Don't Expect Any Big Splashes in Dallas This Offseason

An article by Kelly Horn    Comments Off

Did Cowboys fans realize free agency started yesterday? There hasn’t been a peep from Valley Ranch and I believe Jerry already warned us there wouldn’t be many changes.

I’m sure you heard about the huge Albert Haynesworth signing with the Redskins. An astonishing $100 million over 7 years immediately made Haynesworth the top paid defensive player in the league. The truth is he may only get half of that money, but that’s beside the point.

The Washington Redskins actually made a lot of noise yesterday, and early. They released Shawn Springs, signed DeAngelo Hall, Derrick Dockery, to name a few. The ‘Skins had scheduled to met with Free Agent Chris Canty, but later cancelled on him.

Speaking of Chris Canty, he is being labeled as one of the best free agents on the market right now. Canty said that there is little to no chance he will be a Cowboy. He has scheduled visits planned with 49ers, Packers, Seahawks, Titans and meets with the Giants tonight. I would definitely prefer he go to a team outside of our division. We will just have to wait and see who grabs him.

The Cowboys still have to make decisions with quite a few free agents. There’s linebackers Zach Thomas, Kevin Burnett, and Carlos Polk; safety Keith Davis; back up quarterback Brooks Bollinger; and defensive tackle Tank Johnson.

I expect the Cowboys to lock up Keith Davis, who came back to the team after serving some time with Parcells down in Miami early last season. Davis plays an important role on our Special Teams unit and brings leadership to that part of the game.

I’m pretty confident the Cowboys will part ways with veterans Zach Thomas and Tank Johnson. Brooks Bollinger could be kept, just because the Cowboys released Brad Johnson. Bollinger didn’t get much time on the field last year. After last year, I hope the Cowboys will take the role of backup quarterback more seriously and find a suitable backup, but it’s highly unlikely.

With three free agent linebackers (Thomas, Polk, Burnett), we could be left with some big holes to fill. We need to really do our research for the draft and hope we get lucky and secure some fresh future stars.

Don’t expect an exciting offseason with big signings, it’s not likely the Cowboys will be making any splashes. Jerry has been known to surprise, but considering the salary cap and the big names already on the team, I don’t think he has much of a choice.

Keep in mind, this could all change in an instant, if safety Roy Williams is let go…