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by Tom Ryle on Mar 6, 2012 11:00 AM CST in Dallas Cowboys 2012 Free Agents
Decide the approach for the offensive line. The conventional wisdom is that the Cowboys are going to sign some help in free agency, either a center or a guard. I am not so sure. Recent information that the team has been working David Arkin exclusively at the center position since the 2011 season started may offer another choice. But the team has to have confidence that it can give Tony Romo better protection than he had last year before it goes into the draft. I am still a fan of David DeCastro, and he is my best case scenario for the first round, but I am not very confident he is going to be there when Dallas goes on the clock. Hopeful, but not confident.
Here is where I think the team will go for a veteran center on a short term deal in free agency, and possibly for a reasonable contract, since so many of the available players are getting rather long in the tooth. As for a big name signing like guard Carl Nicks, this is not off the table, but would severely limit what else the team could do. However, if the CB situation can also be addressed, it would be a big step to getting this team back into contention. It might force the team to part ways with Laurent Robinson - or maybe there is enough financial magic to be worked to have it all.
Decide the approach for the offensive line. The conventional wisdom is that the Cowboys are going to sign some help in free agency, either a center or a guard. I am not so sure. Recent information that the team has been working David Arkin exclusively at the center position since the 2011 season started may offer another choice. But the team has to have confidence that it can give Tony Romo better protection than he had last year before it goes into the draft. I am still a fan of David DeCastro, and he is my best case scenario for the first round, but I am not very confident he is going to be there when Dallas goes on the clock. Hopeful, but not confident.
Here is where I think the team will go for a veteran center on a short term deal in free agency, and possibly for a reasonable contract, since so many of the available players are getting rather long in the tooth. As for a big name signing like guard Carl Nicks, this is not off the table, but would severely limit what else the team could do. However, if the CB situation can also be addressed, it would be a big step to getting this team back into contention. It might force the team to part ways with Laurent Robinson - or maybe there is enough financial magic to be worked to have it all.
