Tim MacMahon: Early Roster Prediction

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By Tim MacMahon http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/

full write up with added color on each area within the link. Some surprises with his projections.

QUARTERBACKS (3)
Tony Romo
Jon Kitna
Stephen McGee

RUNNING BACKS (3)
Felix Jones
Tashard Choice
DeMarco Murray

FULLBACKS (1)
Shaun Chapas

TIGHT ENDS (3)
Jason Witten
Martellus Bennett
John Phillips

WIDE RECEIVERS (5)
Miles Austin
Dez Bryant
Kevin Ogletree
Dwayne Harris
Jesse Holley

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (10)
Doug Free
Kyle Kosier
Andre Gurode
Montrae Holland
Tyron Smith
Sam Young
David Arkin
Phil Costa
Bill Nagy
Jermey Parnell

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6)
Jay Ratliff
Marcus Spears
Igor Olshansky
Kenyon Coleman
Josh Brent
Sean Lissemore

INSIDE LINEBACKERS (4)
Bradie James
Keith Brooking
Sean Lee
Bruce Carter

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (4)
DeMarcus Ware
Anthony Spencer
Victor Butler
Brandon Williams

CORNERBACKS (5)
Terence Newman
Mike Jenkins
Orlando Scandrick
Alan Ball
Josh Thomas

SAFETIES (6)
*Abram Elam
*Dashon Goldson
Barry Church
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
Danny McCray
Andrew Sendejo

SPECIALISTS (3)
Mat McBriar
Dan Bailey
L.P. Ladouceur
 
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I know I'm the resident pessimist but that does not look like a playoff roster. 3rd WR is cast of guys who would struggle to make most rosters, RG and the Interior OL depth is terrifying, and in this projection, we are trotting out two Strong Safety types (translation, not cover guys). Hopefully, we will still have some transactions to pull off.
 
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Plymkr said:
It's like I flashed back to the early 2000's...

Fuck.
Keep reading...

You must have the same amount of brains as your brother SBK then, because this team is eons more talented than those teams were, and there's no comparison at all between the coaching staffs.
 
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dbair1967 said:
You must have the same amount of brains as your brother SBK then, because this team is eons more talented than those teams were, and there's no comparison at all between the coaching staffs.
Keep reading...

LOL my brother.

Yes, because this team , with the SAME PLAYERS mostly has suceeded so far.

I have the brains to realize that this team still needs better players.

Course, I am seeing all this the most non homers see it. And not through my glass stomach.
 
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dbair1967 said:
Looks like a 12 win team to me
Keep reading...

Yup, no depth on the offensive line, no RG to speak of, two run supporters at safety, no proven third receiver, and many of the same underachievers of the past playing the same if not larger roles. Champion. Ship.
 
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That looks pretty accurate to me. We'll win more than 7 games for sure. We won 6 games last year after that horrendous start. This is a more talented, better coached team. We'll be better at WR, RB, QB, OL, FB/TE, S, and K. The defense should be better all across the board.
 
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I'm taking the positive approach until they prove me wrong. Let them start off 1-4. Then I'll be back to my negative self.

10-6.
 
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Sheik said:
I'm taking the positive approach until they prove me wrong. Let them start off 1-4. Then I'll be back to my negative self.

10-6.
Keep reading...

I think we have enough talent to go 11-5 but I'm done predicting our record. I'm never right.
 
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we still need to add a decent o lineman or two, safety help, a vet receiver and maybe another vet linebacker for me to be happy.
 
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Jon88 said:
That looks pretty accurate to me. We'll win more than 7 games for sure. We won 6 games last year after that horrendous start. This is a more talented, better coached team. We'll be better at WR, RB, QB, OL, FB/TE, S, and K. The defense should be better all across the board.
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At WR we lost Roy and Hurd and gained a rookie. How is this better?
At RB we lost Barber and gained an injured rookie. How is this better?
At QB we are status quo with an aging backup. How is this better?
At OL are right side is arguable weaker than last year. How is this better?
At FB/TE we are status quo. How is this better?
At S we are still up in the air, but we can't get much worse than last year.
At K I hope we are better.
 
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Rock Slamdance said:
Yup, no depth on the offensive line, no RG to speak of, two run supporters at safety, no proven third receiver, and many of the same underachievers of the past playing the same if not larger roles. Champion. Ship.
Keep reading...

From 1-7 to 5-3 with a backup QB, bad defense, worse OL and no Dez Bryant for the last 4 games

This team right now is better than the one they trotted out at the end of the yr last yr by a long ways.
 
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Rock Slamdance said:
we still need to add a decent o lineman or two, safety help, a vet receiver and maybe another vet linebacker for me to be happy.
Keep reading...

Dont see the need for another LB, they'll definitely have two veterans starting at safety...they'll probably wait and see at WR and OL, which is the right thing to do
 
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