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Um, who's playing next to Melton? That journeyman turd from Houston? No thanks.
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Um, who's playing next to Melton? That journeyman turd from Houston? No thanks.
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Your sis said he was
Aren't Melton and Donald both three techs?
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Melton might not be here long term though.
Still, signing Melton gives us more options on draft day.
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Glad we went with the younger guy.. 1 yr deal with a 3 year option sounds a little too smart for us. There's gotta be a catch.
Now go sign Pat Sims and bring back Spencer. Then draft a DLineman with one of the first two picks. Then again in the fourth round just to be safe. DLine fixed.
Now go sign Pat Sims and bring back Spencer. Then draft a DLineman with one of the first two picks. Then again in the fourth round just to be safe. DLine fixed.
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Donald will be long gone
Glad we got Melton... One of the few FAs I wanted
Might as well trade down at 16 barring somebody falling
Glad we got Melton... One of the few FAs I wanted
Might as well trade down at 16 barring somebody falling
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I'm giving Jerry the prop here . At least he didn't overpay Melton all at once.
Agree.
Unless Clinton-Dix is there for us. I'd love for us to get a real safety.
And hopefully he's actually good. I can't remember the last Alabama secondary player to come and be worth a shit.
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Henry Melton move a good start
Cowboys take solid step in rebuilding defense with deal for one-time Pro Bowler
By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday agreed to a deal with defensive tackle Henry Melton, a player they wanted and needed.
It's a good move, the kind of smart maneuver the Cowboys haven't made often enough over the past few years.
Think about it, the Cowboys essentially replaced soon-to-be 32-year-old defensive tackle Jason Hatcher with a 27-year-old Melton.
And if they spent less on Melton, who agreed to a one-year deal with a three-year club option, than the Redskins did on Hatcher, then it was an even better move.
Hatcher was tremendous last season with 11.5 sacks and a litany of other big plays, which is why he earned his first Pro Bowl selection.
But the worst thing you can do as a general manager in today's NFL is pay age. The game is too violent for that. So the Cowboys, as they should have, let Hatcher walk.
He signed a four-year, $27.5 million deal with the Washington Redskins, with $10 million guaranteed.
Melton also has Pro Bowl pedigree. He was a dominant player in 2012 with 32 tackles and six sacks. In 2011, he had seven sacks.
Only a few free agents come without questions. Melton is no different. You have to wonder why Chicago let Melton leave a year after putting a franchise tag on him and paying him $8.45 million.
Did they not like his work ethic? His asking price? Melton didn't play that well in the first three games of last season before tearing a knee ligament that forced him to miss the final 13 games; but did that erase all the good things he did in 2012?
Just so you know, the Cowboys are sure Melton will be ready for the start of training camp -- based on the examinations he received Monday during his visit to the club's Valley Ranch training complex.
Perhaps the Bears were just tight against the salary cap and let him go -- much like Dallas did with DeMarcus Ware -- because they didn't have much of a chance to sign him.
Not that Dallas cares.
Melton fills a huge need for the Cowboys. He's expected to be an attacking, disruptive player on the Cowboys' defensive line. To play the Tampa 2 defensive scheme properly, you need stars at defensive tackle, weak side linebacker and safety.
The Cowboys hope they have one spot filled.
They still need another defensive tackle and a defensive end.
Dallas could use the draft to fill the need or they could sign defensive end Jared Allen, who visited the club Tuesday.
Allen, who turns 32 before the season starts, had 11.5 sacks last season. It's hard to believe he's going to settle for less than the $20 million in guaranteed money Ware received from Denver last week.
However, it would be dumb for Dallas to give him that kind of money. If it was going to do that, then the Cowboys should have kept Ware, who was released last week. If Allen is going to take less money at this point of his career, he should go to a winner that has an opportunity to make a championship run.
We all know that's not happening around here any time soon.
Making Monte Kiffin a defensive coordinator emeritus and promoting Rod Marinelli to defensive coordinator was the first step in fixing the Cowboys' defense.
Acquiring Melton was the second step.
This defense gave up 415.3 yards per game last season and allowed more than 30 points in seven different games last season.
The Cowboys need Melton to regain his 2012 form, when he was one of the NFL's most disruptive players. The former high school and college running back at Texas has a low center of gravity and a quick first step that makes him difficult to block.
Much work remains for Marinelli to make this defense serviceable.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett are trying to rebuild this team without having one of those disastrous 3-13 seasons, which is one of the hardest things to do in sports. Usually, a franchise must bottom out before it can rebuild.
Jerry and Garrett are trying to do it before 34-year-old Tony Romo, who has had two back surgeries in the past year, is too old to be the quarterback.
For now, the Cowboys are stuck in football purgatory. They seem as far away from contending for a Super Bowl than at any time since the end of the 2002 season, when they were finishing their third consecutive 5-11 season.
Melton alone won't change that, but it's a move in the right direction.
Cowboys take solid step in rebuilding defense with deal for one-time Pro Bowler
By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday agreed to a deal with defensive tackle Henry Melton, a player they wanted and needed.
It's a good move, the kind of smart maneuver the Cowboys haven't made often enough over the past few years.
Think about it, the Cowboys essentially replaced soon-to-be 32-year-old defensive tackle Jason Hatcher with a 27-year-old Melton.
And if they spent less on Melton, who agreed to a one-year deal with a three-year club option, than the Redskins did on Hatcher, then it was an even better move.
Hatcher was tremendous last season with 11.5 sacks and a litany of other big plays, which is why he earned his first Pro Bowl selection.
But the worst thing you can do as a general manager in today's NFL is pay age. The game is too violent for that. So the Cowboys, as they should have, let Hatcher walk.
He signed a four-year, $27.5 million deal with the Washington Redskins, with $10 million guaranteed.
Melton also has Pro Bowl pedigree. He was a dominant player in 2012 with 32 tackles and six sacks. In 2011, he had seven sacks.
Only a few free agents come without questions. Melton is no different. You have to wonder why Chicago let Melton leave a year after putting a franchise tag on him and paying him $8.45 million.
Did they not like his work ethic? His asking price? Melton didn't play that well in the first three games of last season before tearing a knee ligament that forced him to miss the final 13 games; but did that erase all the good things he did in 2012?
Just so you know, the Cowboys are sure Melton will be ready for the start of training camp -- based on the examinations he received Monday during his visit to the club's Valley Ranch training complex.
Perhaps the Bears were just tight against the salary cap and let him go -- much like Dallas did with DeMarcus Ware -- because they didn't have much of a chance to sign him.
Not that Dallas cares.
Melton fills a huge need for the Cowboys. He's expected to be an attacking, disruptive player on the Cowboys' defensive line. To play the Tampa 2 defensive scheme properly, you need stars at defensive tackle, weak side linebacker and safety.
The Cowboys hope they have one spot filled.
They still need another defensive tackle and a defensive end.
Dallas could use the draft to fill the need or they could sign defensive end Jared Allen, who visited the club Tuesday.
Allen, who turns 32 before the season starts, had 11.5 sacks last season. It's hard to believe he's going to settle for less than the $20 million in guaranteed money Ware received from Denver last week.
However, it would be dumb for Dallas to give him that kind of money. If it was going to do that, then the Cowboys should have kept Ware, who was released last week. If Allen is going to take less money at this point of his career, he should go to a winner that has an opportunity to make a championship run.
We all know that's not happening around here any time soon.
Making Monte Kiffin a defensive coordinator emeritus and promoting Rod Marinelli to defensive coordinator was the first step in fixing the Cowboys' defense.
Acquiring Melton was the second step.
This defense gave up 415.3 yards per game last season and allowed more than 30 points in seven different games last season.
The Cowboys need Melton to regain his 2012 form, when he was one of the NFL's most disruptive players. The former high school and college running back at Texas has a low center of gravity and a quick first step that makes him difficult to block.
Much work remains for Marinelli to make this defense serviceable.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett are trying to rebuild this team without having one of those disastrous 3-13 seasons, which is one of the hardest things to do in sports. Usually, a franchise must bottom out before it can rebuild.
Jerry and Garrett are trying to do it before 34-year-old Tony Romo, who has had two back surgeries in the past year, is too old to be the quarterback.
For now, the Cowboys are stuck in football purgatory. They seem as far away from contending for a Super Bowl than at any time since the end of the 2002 season, when they were finishing their third consecutive 5-11 season.
Melton alone won't change that, but it's a move in the right direction.
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I hate to even say it, but I'm cautiously optimistic about this offseason so far. I hate to see Ware go, but from a cap standpoint, it needed to be done. That was why I was talking about trading him for awhile now (still think they could have gotten something for him)
Melton on a 1 year prove it deal with club options is a good way to go about business with a guy coming off of injury and off the field concerns. Curious to see what the numbers end up being.
Weeden is a smart move just from the standpoint that they gave him minimum dollars/no signing bonus. Worst case, he's another arm that can actually let you run your offense in camp while Romo recovers that you cut with no real repercussions. Best case, he pushes Orton off the roster, saves the team a few bucks and acts as a bridge for a year in the post Romo years when they draft someone.
I don't really get the Mincey or McClain deals. I understand depth, but why a multi year deal for Mincey for anything more than the minimum?
They've held off restructuring either bad contracts and making them worse (Carr) or aging players (Witten) to give them cap flexibility in the future. They should be in much better shape for '15 and '16 now.
Still a lot of work to do. The DL needs a lot of pieces yet. They are going to need a tackle this year or next. Going to need another LB this year or next. The safeties still suck and they don't appear inclined to do anything about it.
Need to have a good draft. Value your picks. Quit throwing away a 2nd (which should be a starter on an 8-8 team) on moving or luxury picks.
Melton on a 1 year prove it deal with club options is a good way to go about business with a guy coming off of injury and off the field concerns. Curious to see what the numbers end up being.
Weeden is a smart move just from the standpoint that they gave him minimum dollars/no signing bonus. Worst case, he's another arm that can actually let you run your offense in camp while Romo recovers that you cut with no real repercussions. Best case, he pushes Orton off the roster, saves the team a few bucks and acts as a bridge for a year in the post Romo years when they draft someone.
I don't really get the Mincey or McClain deals. I understand depth, but why a multi year deal for Mincey for anything more than the minimum?
They've held off restructuring either bad contracts and making them worse (Carr) or aging players (Witten) to give them cap flexibility in the future. They should be in much better shape for '15 and '16 now.
Still a lot of work to do. The DL needs a lot of pieces yet. They are going to need a tackle this year or next. Going to need another LB this year or next. The safeties still suck and they don't appear inclined to do anything about it.
Need to have a good draft. Value your picks. Quit throwing away a 2nd (which should be a starter on an 8-8 team) on moving or luxury picks.
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Good post, totally agree.
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I'm with Junk, I feel a lot better about this offseason now. Another solid draft and we might be a Wild Card team next year.
If we want to even think about winning the division then that "defense" we have needs some major changes. Hopefully Marinielli can fix it.
If we want to even think about winning the division then that "defense" we have needs some major changes. Hopefully Marinielli can fix it.
We've never signed anyone to a contract like this before. I'm also amazed. Usually we would have just handed him a multi year deal with a pile of cash and then gotten screwed 3 years down the road.
It makes sense to not hand out retarded contracts. I'm glad shitface has finally figured it out.
It makes sense to not hand out retarded contracts. I'm glad shitface has finally figured it out.
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I pretty much nailed this.