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DARYL UEJO - ANAHEIM, CA: Do you think the Cowboys should go after safety Bob Sanders?
Rob: Can't imagine any team would pursue Sanders - and that includes the Cowboys - without some sort of incentive-laden deal tied to games played. Sanders is everything you want in a free safety . . . when he's healthy. The Cowboys would hopefully need him in December, at the end of a division race, not just the first month. And they'd need a capable backup behind him due to his injury history.
Josh: I could see that, because it's a low-risk, high-reward situation. I can't imagine him commanding a big salary, and the Cowboys could offer to insert him directly into the starting lineup. If he stays healthy, they're in great shape there, presumably. But they would have to be comfortable with what they have behind him.
JOSH LEE - CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY: Why do you think the Cowboys passed on O.J. Atogwe during free agency last year? Could this year be any different?
Rob: I believe they passed on him, in part, because they were trying to make a smart business move. They were trying to continue their hot streak of parting with aging veterans (Greg Ellis, Anthony Henry, Terrell Owens) for younger guys. They'd gotten burned by two expensive safety contracts (Roy Williams, Ken Hamlin) and didn't want to overpay for just an average safety. It didn't work out, and Atogwe would indeed be an upgrade, even though his numbers have dropped off the past two years (five interceptions, 14 pass deflections combined).
Josh: They thought they could get by with Alan Ball. It didn't work out as well as they might've hoped, and now they're back to the drawing board. They'll have no shortage of options for fixing the safety position this offseason.
Rob: Can't imagine any team would pursue Sanders - and that includes the Cowboys - without some sort of incentive-laden deal tied to games played. Sanders is everything you want in a free safety . . . when he's healthy. The Cowboys would hopefully need him in December, at the end of a division race, not just the first month. And they'd need a capable backup behind him due to his injury history.
Josh: I could see that, because it's a low-risk, high-reward situation. I can't imagine him commanding a big salary, and the Cowboys could offer to insert him directly into the starting lineup. If he stays healthy, they're in great shape there, presumably. But they would have to be comfortable with what they have behind him.
JOSH LEE - CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY: Why do you think the Cowboys passed on O.J. Atogwe during free agency last year? Could this year be any different?
Rob: I believe they passed on him, in part, because they were trying to make a smart business move. They were trying to continue their hot streak of parting with aging veterans (Greg Ellis, Anthony Henry, Terrell Owens) for younger guys. They'd gotten burned by two expensive safety contracts (Roy Williams, Ken Hamlin) and didn't want to overpay for just an average safety. It didn't work out, and Atogwe would indeed be an upgrade, even though his numbers have dropped off the past two years (five interceptions, 14 pass deflections combined).
Josh: They thought they could get by with Alan Ball. It didn't work out as well as they might've hoped, and now they're back to the drawing board. They'll have no shortage of options for fixing the safety position this offseason.