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Potential that is never realized is like wishing in one hand and crapping in the other, never ends well.  We have one of the most talented teams in the NFL but not enough leadership to win when absolutely necessary and until we get that leadership we will continue to have incredible regular seasons that are "topped off" by quick exits from the play-offs. 

 

One way I like to view last season is that it was Wade Philips' first season taking over the Dallas Cowboys. I believe history shows us that most first year head coaches do not take their team to the Super Bowl, so it was quite unlikely that Philips would have led the Cowboys to one last year, even with that impressive 13-3 record. The Cowboys probably should have had won vs. the Giants, seeing that the Cowboys had immense talent on their roster. However, we could always take a more realistic look, which reveals to us that this happened to be Romo's first year starting for the entire season (Romo's leadership ability will increase the more games he plays, thus helping the Cowboys in the playoffs), while Owens, probably the biggest threat we had on offense, happened to be partly injured near the end of the season, lowering his performance level. The playoff game vs. the Giants was also Marion Barber's first game starting, so there was a shift in the offense, and although it could be seen as a more positive shift, it can be seen as a somewhat distractive one considering the team had been running a different running offense with Julius Jones starting in the 2007 regular season.

Some people have made an argument that Romo, if given another WR such as Chad Johnson (or if the Cowboys had somehow snatched a stud receiver from a poor WR selection in the 2008 draft), has the capability of generating large numbers in passing yardage and TD throws. Yes, I would agree that a Chad Johnson on this team would benefit the Cowboys' offense with Romo as the QB. However, as others have pointed out on the Chad Johnson subject, signing such a big name receiver would drain the Cowboys' money and ultimately lead them to releasing other players on the team to make up for the spent money. Which players would be released is unknown, although there is a possbility that stars such as Newman or Barber would be among the possible victims, thus leaving gaps at other positions (although one could point out that Felix Jones or Mike Jenkins may step up to take their place, but this an option which we should NOT count on).

The Cowboys' offense ranked 2nd in the NFC and 3rd in the NFL overall last season. Yes, the passing attack could be improved by giving Romo better targets, but those who really want to see the offense improve will point out that it was the running offense last season that could have used a lot of help. Whether or not the Cowboys have addressed improving the quality and depth of their RBs will be seen by the beginning of the season. For now, Jerry Jones and Wade Philips have done the best they can improving that position by drafting Felix Jones and Choice. Considering both players look like they'll become solid contributers for the team next season, I'd say this team has improved its chances from improving from its position as the 3rd best offense in the NFL. With that said, I find it uncessecary to concentrate on getting better targets for Romo considering the Cowboys seemed to do fine last season with the targets he had then (even though Crayton had a bad game vs. the Giants in the playoff loss). Why do I believe that? I believe it because even though the running offense was ranked 17th overall in the league last year, the passing offense still managed to allow the Cowboys to become one of the top 3 offenses in the league, beating other offensive teams such as the Saints and the Colts.

I don't think the question is whether the Cowboys have enough depth at WR for the 2008 season. Instead, I think the question is whether the defense will improve. Last season, the Cowboys defense was solid, but I don't think it reached its full potential. With stars such as Newman, Ware, Ellis, Roy Williams (yes, I said he was a star), Hamlin, and Anthony Henry, this defense had the talent, but at times (and some of these times were crucial) seemed as if it struggled taking the opposing team's offense off the field. Someone here mentioned that defense wins championships, probably one of the most famous quotes in the league, and I agree. The Cowboys defense did not win it in the playoff game when they let the Giants score a TD with less than 2 minutes remaining. They did not win it when they let Toomer get a 52 yard TD catch when he broke a couple tackles on a seperate drive.

Do I think the defense will improve? Yes, I'm confident it will. Drafting Jenkins and Scandrick gives the Cowboys much needed depth at CB. This defense will also have had more experience under Wade Philips. Whether Roy Williams will make more plays next season is unknown, but I think it helped that they signed Campo as the secondary coach. This defense does have the potential to improve from the 9th spot in the NFL.

So..... Can't wait till next season arrives .

 

WOW, I go lay my head on my Pooh pillow to catch a few sugar plums and SB rings, and you guys are at each other. All of this over a #3 WR that is signed to a long team deal and isn't going anywhere. Wasting space to argue over what should've been done, tch, tch. He is ours and we must make the best of it. Glenn is 50/50 and we must make the best of it. Evidently, our coaching and scouting staff didn't see the need to draft a WR and our WR Coach, one of the very best in the game, has publicly supported Stanback. I have followed Ray Sherman's career and the man doesn't just throw out compliments. One of these vet WRs will cost at least a #! and #2 and will hit the cap at 9-10M. Does this last sentence have any impact on thiose that keep posting we need to go get one of them? We have some serious decisions to make with 6 players THAT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF ON OUR TEAM! This is a team ready to take the next step and some want to bring in Chad Johnson to disrupt it? Boldin and Williams want more money. If we get either, then TO must go. Does anyone on this forum want that? We have more than enough weapons to take the next step and that's all that matters. Does is matter that we were the #2 O and #4 passing attack with this core of receivers?

CouchCoach:

WOW, I go lay my head on my Pooh pillow to catch a few sugar plums and SB rings, and you guys are at each other. All of this over a #3 WR that is signed to a long team deal and isn't going anywhere. Wasting space to argue over what should've been done, tch, tch. He is ours and we must make the best of it. Glenn is 50/50 and we must make the best of it. Evidently, our coaching and scouting staff didn't see the need to draft a WR and our WR Coach, one of the very best in the game, has publicly supported Stanback. I have followed Ray Sherman's career and the man doesn't just throw out compliments. One of these vet WRs will cost at least a #! and #2 and will hit the cap at 9-10M. Does this last sentence have any impact on thiose that keep posting we need to go get one of them? We have some serious decisions to make with 6 players THAT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF ON OUR TEAM! This is a team ready to take the next step and some want to bring in Chad Johnson to disrupt it? Boldin and Williams want more money. If we get either, then TO must go. Does anyone on this forum want that? We have more than enough weapons to take the next step and that's all that matters. Does is matter that we were the #2 O and #4 passing attack with this core of receivers?

Trouble maker

The best recievers in the draft arent as good as the young recievers we have now IMO. I think we have enough depth at reciever but only time will tell if the depth we have is good enough to push us to the superbowl

CouchCoach:

WOW, I go lay my head on my Pooh pillow to catch a few sugar plums and SB rings, and you guys are at each other. All of this over a #3 WR that is signed to a long team deal and isn't going anywhere. Wasting space to argue over what should've been done, tch, tch. He is ours and we must make the best of it. Glenn is 50/50 and we must make the best of it. Evidently, our coaching and scouting staff didn't see the need to draft a WR and our WR Coach, one of the very best in the game, has publicly supported Stanback. I have followed Ray Sherman's career and the man doesn't just throw out compliments. One of these vet WRs will cost at least a #! and #2 and will hit the cap at 9-10M. Does this last sentence have any impact on thiose that keep posting we need to go get one of them? We have some serious decisions to make with 6 players THAT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF ON OUR TEAM! This is a team ready to take the next step and some want to bring in Chad Johnson to disrupt it? Boldin and Williams want more money. If we get either, then TO must go. Does anyone on this forum want that? We have more than enough weapons to take the next step and that's all that matters. Does is matter that we were the #2 O and #4 passing attack with this core of receivers?

And when you say this corps of recievers... your major emphasis is placed on TO and Witten... and if one of them goes down again, throw all stats away! I am willing to bet that one of them goes out for a few games this year... and with Glenn at 50/50... count him out.

No one said we had to sell the farm to pick up Johnson... and no where was it mentioned about drafting a reciever.

But, you are entiteld to your opinion... and when we have our buts handed to us once more this year... maybe then people might stop trying to play the blind loyalists...

But you guys just keep following the teachings of Mickey!

Fan since 1975:

CouchCoach:

WOW, I go lay my head on my Pooh pillow to catch a few sugar plums and SB rings, and you guys are at each other. All of this over a #3 WR that is signed to a long team deal and isn't going anywhere. Wasting space to argue over what should've been done, tch, tch. He is ours and we must make the best of it. Glenn is 50/50 and we must make the best of it. Evidently, our coaching and scouting staff didn't see the need to draft a WR and our WR Coach, one of the very best in the game, has publicly supported Stanback. I have followed Ray Sherman's career and the man doesn't just throw out compliments. One of these vet WRs will cost at least a #! and #2 and will hit the cap at 9-10M. Does this last sentence have any impact on thiose that keep posting we need to go get one of them? We have some serious decisions to make with 6 players THAT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF ON OUR TEAM! This is a team ready to take the next step and some want to bring in Chad Johnson to disrupt it? Boldin and Williams want more money. If we get either, then TO must go. Does anyone on this forum want that? We have more than enough weapons to take the next step and that's all that matters. Does is matter that we were the #2 O and #4 passing attack with this core of receivers?

Trouble maker

That, I am sir. Wait til they put up "Should we pay Barber feature back money?", that will really get us going. Or how about "Should we pay a 35 year old WR 10M a year?" "Should we pay a 31 year old CB 9M a year?" And when you consider what the FA Safeties, not in the pro bowl, just got, what's Hamlin worth on the open market. It's pretty wild that we have those 6 of the top 8 up and just had our LT and QB up, the othet two. I don't recall ever having that many critical positions up in such a short time span. And we've got to save money for Ware because if he keeps improving, he could be the most expensive of them all. He's on his way to being the best pass rusher in the game and could play either D's, what is that worth on the open market? I know I sound like a broken record (records are vinyl objects that used to hold recordings and you would place them on turntables, place your stylus on the reord and music would come out your speakers) but I don't know how we will be able to keep these players. And while I like our starters to go all the way (euphemism for hitting a home run when kissing is considered first base, consumating one's desire for the opposite sex but not used in that reference here), I think our depth at every position is suspect, not just WRs. Every year, certain teams are considered contenders, last year New Orleans, Carolina and Philly and all it takes is one injury to a key player and the season is over. We are no different than those teams going into this year. We have no depth at any position. I don't care how many LBs we have, all that means is we have players with those numbers on their jerseys.

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CouchCoach:

WOW, I go lay my head on my Pooh pillow to catch a few sugar plums and SB rings, and you guys are at each other. All of this over a #3 WR that is signed to a long team deal and isn't going anywhere. Wasting space to argue over what should've been done, tch, tch. He is ours and we must make the best of it. Glenn is 50/50 and we must make the best of it. Evidently, our coaching and scouting staff didn't see the need to draft a WR and our WR Coach, one of the very best in the game, has publicly supported Stanback. I have followed Ray Sherman's career and the man doesn't just throw out compliments. One of these vet WRs will cost at least a #! and #2 and will hit the cap at 9-10M. Does this last sentence have any impact on thiose that keep posting we need to go get one of them? We have some serious decisions to make with 6 players THAT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF ON OUR TEAM! This is a team ready to take the next step and some want to bring in Chad Johnson to disrupt it? Boldin and Williams want more money. If we get either, then TO must go. Does anyone on this forum want that? We have more than enough weapons to take the next step and that's all that matters. Does is matter that we were the #2 O and #4 passing attack with this core of receivers?

And when you say this corps of recievers... your major emphasis is placed on TO and Witten... and if one of them goes down again, throw all stats away! I am willing to bet that one of them goes out for a few games this year... and with Glenn at 50/50... count him out.

No one said we had to sell the farm to pick up Johnson... and no where was it mentioned about drafting a reciever.

But, you are entiteld to your opinion... and when we have our buts handed to us once more this year... maybe then people might stop trying to play the blind loyalists...

But you guys just keep following the teachings of Mickey!

T, I don't follow his teachings and can't to listen to him. If any of our key players go down, throw all the stats away. Just like I said in the previous post, we have no depth at any position, especially the most critical one. It's not blind loyalty, it's opening your eyes to see we've just got so much money to spend and we've got players that have earned the right to remain Cowboys, if we can afford them.

Yeah and I haven't watched Mickey since Annette & Cubby left And what does he have too do with the Cowboys anyway ??

A little off topic here but I see we picked up 2 new OLinemen ! Looks like possibly Kosier will be fighting for a position this season ????

I find it hard to believe that so many people feel we have to have a legit #2 WR as defined by the so-called experts.

It is more important to the Dallas Cowboys that we are able to re-sign our six star Pro-Bowlers next year (assuming they continue producing at the level they have and we have no reason not to expect their productivity to continue) and our star DE the following year than to sign a #2 WR this year at $8-$10 million per year plus a huge part of the contract would be guaranteed as is the trend now in the NFL.  To do this is "selling the farm"!

No one looks short term anymore whether in the business world or in professional sports.  You have to look long range and at the full picture.  Think what you want, that's your right but I would ask that you at least sit back and allow yourselves to be objective about the #2 WR situation.  Ask yourself who you are willing to part ways with next year in order to sign your coveted #2 WR???  Coach has put together the list above.  Who leaves for another team?  Who do we have to replace him?  What will it cost to replace him from FA? 

Signing a #2 for the money being asked is just not logical in the big picture.

Webber:

I find it hard to believe that so many people feel we have to have a legit #2 WR as defined by the so-called experts.

It is more important to the Dallas Cowboys that we are able to re-sign our six star Pro-Bowlers next year (assuming they continue producing at the level they have and we have no reason not to expect their productivity to continue) and our star DE the following year than to sign a #2 WR this year at $8-$10 million per year plus a huge part of the contract would be guaranteed as is the trend now in the NFL.  To do this is "selling the farm"!

No one looks short term anymore whether in the business world or in professional sports.  You have to look long range and at the full picture.  Think what you want, that's your right but I would ask that you at least sit back and allow yourselves to be objective about the #2 WR situation.  Ask yourself who you are willing to part ways with next year in order to sign your coveted #2 WR???  Coach has put together the list above.  Who leaves for another team?  Who do we have to replace him?  What will it cost to replace him from FA? 

Signing a #2 for the money being asked is just not logical in the big picture.

Well everybody is entitled to their own opinons and concerns or worries ! I just believe we are all pumped for the preseason to start regardless of our differences of opinons !!

CouchCoach:

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CouchCoach:

WOW, I go lay my head on my Pooh pillow to catch a few sugar plums and SB rings, and you guys are at each other. All of this over a #3 WR that is signed to a long team deal and isn't going anywhere. Wasting space to argue over what should've been done, tch, tch. He is ours and we must make the best of it. Glenn is 50/50 and we must make the best of it. Evidently, our coaching and scouting staff didn't see the need to draft a WR and our WR Coach, one of the very best in the game, has publicly supported Stanback. I have followed Ray Sherman's career and the man doesn't just throw out compliments. One of these vet WRs will cost at least a #! and #2 and will hit the cap at 9-10M. Does this last sentence have any impact on thiose that keep posting we need to go get one of them? We have some serious decisions to make with 6 players THAT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF ON OUR TEAM! This is a team ready to take the next step and some want to bring in Chad Johnson to disrupt it? Boldin and Williams want more money. If we get either, then TO must go. Does anyone on this forum want that? We have more than enough weapons to take the next step and that's all that matters. Does is matter that we were the #2 O and #4 passing attack with this core of receivers?

And when you say this corps of recievers... your major emphasis is placed on TO and Witten... and if one of them goes down again, throw all stats away! I am willing to bet that one of them goes out for a few games this year... and with Glenn at 50/50... count him out.

No one said we had to sell the farm to pick up Johnson... and no where was it mentioned about drafting a reciever.

But, you are entiteld to your opinion... and when we have our buts handed to us once more this year... maybe then people might stop trying to play the blind loyalists...

But you guys just keep following the teachings of Mickey!

T, I don't follow his teachings and can't to listen to him. If any of our key players go down, throw all the stats away. Just like I said in the previous post, we have no depth at any position, especially the most critical one. It's not blind loyalty, it's opening your eyes to see we've just got so much money to spend and we've got players that have earned the right to remain Cowboys, if we can afford them.

I know coach... but without depth and talent... Money does not mean anything... nor does the future... our future slipped away last season... we were primed, but could not pull the trigger... I have a small hunch, this year is our last in the window... we have too many contracts to oblige this season, and something is going to give... I say Tnew and Barber (if he continues his issues) Nice knowing both of you. Now, if they are willing to accept less money... then heck, welcome back... but to me it seems Barber thinks he is Barry Sanders or something.

Ware is a must and so is Owens... Ware is a quiet leader, taking over for the somehow absent Roy Williams, whom likes his highlight reels a little too much.

Yes, it is a sticky situation here, but, oh well... we havent won anything in 12 years and I guess I should be use to disapointment.

Fan since 1975:

Webber:

I find it hard to believe that so many people feel we have to have a legit #2 WR as defined by the so-called experts.

It is more important to the Dallas Cowboys that we are able to re-sign our six star Pro-Bowlers next year (assuming they continue producing at the level they have and we have no reason not to expect their productivity to continue) and our star DE the following year than to sign a #2 WR this year at $8-$10 million per year plus a huge part of the contract would be guaranteed as is the trend now in the NFL.  To do this is "selling the farm"!

No one looks short term anymore whether in the business world or in professional sports.  You have to look long range and at the full picture.  Think what you want, that's your right but I would ask that you at least sit back and allow yourselves to be objective about the #2 WR situation.  Ask yourself who you are willing to part ways with next year in order to sign your coveted #2 WR???  Coach has put together the list above.  Who leaves for another team?  Who do we have to replace him?  What will it cost to replace him from FA? 

Signing a #2 for the money being asked is just not logical in the big picture.

Well everybody is entitled to their own opinons and concerns or worries ! I just believe we are all pumped for the preseason to start regardless of our differences of opinons !!

Not I sir. I am pumped up for 9/7 at 3:15pm, the start of the real season. We haven't learned anything in preseason except the tickets are the same price, the weather is flat miserable and the football is bad. Not a starter going 100% for fear of injury with a bunch of backups playing a bunch of backups. Although, we should have a pool on which player will be the tease this year. Every year we see some player and everyone starts posting about him and he seldom plays when the games count. Preseason is a scam and if one starter is lost because of it, can be a team's undoing for the real season.

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CouchCoach:

WOW, I go lay my head on my Pooh pillow to catch a few sugar plums and SB rings, and you guys are at each other. All of this over a #3 WR that is signed to a long team deal and isn't going anywhere. Wasting space to argue over what should've been done, tch, tch. He is ours and we must make the best of it. Glenn is 50/50 and we must make the best of it. Evidently, our coaching and scouting staff didn't see the need to draft a WR and our WR Coach, one of the very best in the game, has publicly supported Stanback. I have followed Ray Sherman's career and the man doesn't just throw out compliments. One of these vet WRs will cost at least a #! and #2 and will hit the cap at 9-10M. Does this last sentence have any impact on thiose that keep posting we need to go get one of them? We have some serious decisions to make with 6 players THAT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF ON OUR TEAM! This is a team ready to take the next step and some want to bring in Chad Johnson to disrupt it? Boldin and Williams want more money. If we get either, then TO must go. Does anyone on this forum want that? We have more than enough weapons to take the next step and that's all that matters. Does is matter that we were the #2 O and #4 passing attack with this core of receivers?

And when you say this corps of recievers... your major emphasis is placed on TO and Witten... and if one of them goes down again, throw all stats away! I am willing to bet that one of them goes out for a few games this year... and with Glenn at 50/50... count him out.

No one said we had to sell the farm to pick up Johnson... and no where was it mentioned about drafting a reciever.

But, you are entiteld to your opinion... and when we have our buts handed to us once more this year... maybe then people might stop trying to play the blind loyalists...

But you guys just keep following the teachings of Mickey!

T, I don't follow his teachings and can't to listen to him. If any of our key players go down, throw all the stats away. Just like I said in the previous post, we have no depth at any position, especially the most critical one. It's not blind loyalty, it's opening your eyes to see we've just got so much money to spend and we've got players that have earned the right to remain Cowboys, if we can afford them.

I know coach... but without depth and talent... Money does not mean anything... nor does the future... our future slipped away last season... we were primed, but could not pull the trigger... I have a small hunch, this year is our last in the window... we have too many contracts to oblige this season, and something is going to give... I say Tnew and Barber (if he continues his issues) Nice knowing both of you. Now, if they are willing to accept less money... then heck, welcome back... but to me it seems Barber thinks he is Barry Sanders or something.

Ware is a must and so is Owens... Ware is a quiet leader, taking over for the somehow absent Roy Williams, whom likes his highlight reels a little too much.

Yes, it is a sticky situation here, but, oh well... we havent won anything in 12 years and I guess I should be use to disapointment.

I usually approach our seasons with guarded pessimism with our recent past. But T, I think we've got more than one shot at the title and I'm not an optimist by nature. I don't think any of our key players are retiring, except maybe Glenn and he wasn't key last year, so we have a chance to keep the nucleus together. We will lose a couple and I think the drafting of two RBs and CBs isn't a coincidence but very good planning. If Barber signs his tender and we don't extend him, look for Choice to get more work to see if he can fulfill that role. I hear a lot more positives about Tashard coming in than I did Barber and he's an excellent receiving back. Adam Jones and our two rookie CBS will get plenty of work to see if we can let Newman walk. Those two would save us about 13-14M a year. Unless one of our many backup O linemen steps up, we will have to re-sign Columbo just as we had to with Adams. Maybe a year under the tutelege of Hudson "Howdy" Houck and we'll have something. When he was with us, during the glory years, he was really good at bringing young O linemen along. All of these situations we are in with FAs is because of mediocre drafting in the past. Our young players need to be able to step in and allow us to let some older overpaid players seek their fortunes elsewhere. Got to say, with "Howdy" and Camps as coaches, I feel a whole lot better about our chances with these youngsters. Now if Maxie could just bring Brown or Watkins along.

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WOW, I go lay my head on my Pooh pillow to catch a few sugar plums and SB rings, and you guys are at each other. All of this over a #3 WR that is signed to a long team deal and isn't going anywhere. Wasting space to argue over what should've been done, tch, tch. He is ours and we must make the best of it. Glenn is 50/50 and we must make the best of it. Evidently, our coaching and scouting staff didn't see the need to draft a WR and our WR Coach, one of the very best in the game, has publicly supported Stanback. I have followed Ray Sherman's career and the man doesn't just throw out compliments. One of these vet WRs will cost at least a #! and #2 and will hit the cap at 9-10M. Does this last sentence have any impact on thiose that keep posting we need to go get one of them? We have some serious decisions to make with 6 players THAT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF ON OUR TEAM! This is a team ready to take the next step and some want to bring in Chad Johnson to disrupt it? Boldin and Williams want more money. If we get either, then TO must go. Does anyone on this forum want that? We have more than enough weapons to take the next step and that's all that matters. Does is matter that we were the #2 O and #4 passing attack with this core of receivers?

And when you say this corps of recievers... your major emphasis is placed on TO and Witten... and if one of them goes down again, throw all stats away! I am willing to bet that one of them goes out for a few games this year... and with Glenn at 50/50... count him out.

No one said we had to sell the farm to pick up Johnson... and no where was it mentioned about drafting a reciever.

But, you are entiteld to your opinion... and when we have our buts handed to us once more this year... maybe then people might stop trying to play the blind loyalists...

But you guys just keep following the teachings of Mickey!

T, I don't follow his teachings and can't to listen to him. If any of our key players go down, throw all the stats away. Just like I said in the previous post, we have no depth at any position, especially the most critical one. It's not blind loyalty, it's opening your eyes to see we've just got so much money to spend and we've got players that have earned the right to remain Cowboys, if we can afford them.

I know coach... but without depth and talent... Money does not mean anything... nor does the future... our future slipped away last season... we were primed, but could not pull the trigger... I have a small hunch, this year is our last in the window... we have too many contracts to oblige this season, and something is going to give... I say Tnew and Barber (if he continues his issues) Nice knowing both of you. Now, if they are willing to accept less money... then heck, welcome back... but to me it seems Barber thinks he is Barry Sanders or something.

Ware is a must and so is Owens... Ware is a quiet leader, taking over for the somehow absent Roy Williams, whom likes his highlight reels a little too much.

Yes, it is a sticky situation here, but, oh well... we havent won anything in 12 years and I guess I should be use to disapointment.

I usually approach our seasons with guarded pessimism with our recent past. But T, I think we've got more than one shot at the title and I'm not an optimist by nature. I don't think any of our key players are retiring, except maybe Glenn and he wasn't key last year, so we have a chance to keep the nucleus together. We will lose a couple and I think the drafting of two RBs and CBs isn't a coincidence but very good planning. If Barber signs his tender and we don't extend him, look for Choice to get more work to see if he can fulfill that role. I hear a lot more positives about Tashard coming in than I did Barber and he's an excellent receiving back. Adam Jones and our two rookie CBS will get plenty of work to see if we can let Newman walk. Those two would save us about 13-14M a year. Unless one of our many backup O linemen steps up, we will have to re-sign Columbo just as we had to with Adams. Maybe a year under the tutelege of Hudson "Howdy" Houck and we'll have something. When he was with us, during the glory years, he was really good at bringing young O linemen along. All of these situations we are in with FAs is because of mediocre drafting in the past. Our young players need to be able to step in and allow us to let some older overpaid players seek their fortunes elsewhere. Got to say, with "Howdy" and Camps as coaches, I feel a whole lot better about our chances with these youngsters. Now if Maxie could just bring Brown or Watkins along.

Personally, I think that Watkins is primed to move up the ladder... and from what I read in a scathing article about Roy Williams, I think we might just see it sooner. Rot has yet to understand the errors of his ways... and he needs to start playing like he is auditioning... because he is, and I don't feel that other teams find him as an asset as much as they did 3 years ago. That is his problem, and he needs to realize that, yes, he was handed an outstanding contract, and yes, he is Jerrys kid... but that will only allow you to live a high life for a couple of seasons... he better hope that his Gravy train wife puts out a couple more albums, he will need the money in a few years!

I am actually sad for Kelly... she thought she married a stud... but his work ethic is not there, I wonder if it ever was?