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Cowboys should consider releasing contract in 2024 offseason – Christopher Knox, Bleacher Report
Even though linebacker is one of the Cowboys' most obvious roster needs, Leighton Vander Esch may not factor into the team's future plans.
LB Leighton Vander Esch
It would be pretty surprising to see the Cowboys allow linebacker Leighton Vander Esch to expire the two-year contract he signed last offseason.
First, Dallas needs to improve its linebacker corps and a defense that has been vulnerable to runs the past few seasons. Second, Vander Esch has struggled to maintain his health. His neck injury limited him to five games in 2023.
Vander Esch has been productive when healthy, recording 30 tackles and one touchdown in five games, but Dallas can't really count on him staying on the field. Considering his history of neck injuries, Vander Esch may have to consider taking a break from soccer.
“Given the nature of his potential injury here, it really made us think long-term, beyond what it meant next week or what it meant next month,” franchise owner Jerry said. Jones told 105.3 The Fan (h/t ESPN's Todd Archer).
Releasing Vander Esch would incur a $2.3 million dead cap hit, but would also save $2.1 million in 2024 cap space.
Cowboys need new additions to receiver corps – Richard Paolinelli, Inside the Star
The Cowboys could surround CeeDee Lamb with some new playmakers next season.
I think we can all agree that the Cowboys continued to use the wrong players when they extended Michael Gallup's contract and shipped Amari Cooper to Cleveland.
In two years with the Browns, Cooper averaged 55 catches, 1,200 yards, and seven touchdowns. All of those numbers were better than they were in Dallas.
During those two years, Gallup totaled 842 yards on 73 catches and six touchdowns.
You cannot reverse the trade, but you can cut your losses. Gallup should disappear.
Let's continue cooking
In his first year in Dallas, Brandin Cooks had 54 catches for 657 yards and eight touchdowns.
The Cowboys would have to move heaven and earth to keep Cooks in Dallas next year. Both he and his CeeDee Lamb were the most reliable receivers in 2023.
Jalen Tolbert will be in his third season this fall, a year in which wide receivers usually break out or disappear.
Jalen Brooks showed signs of promise in his limited rookie season. Brooks caught all six passes thrown his way, four of which resulted in first downs.
2024 is the time for young receivers to step up.
Top LBs for the 2024 Senior Bowl: Peyton Wilson, Cedric Gray at the top – Owain Jones, Pro Football Network
The Cowboys have a number of standout players to shore up their defense this season, and have been eyeing a potential Senior Bowl for some time.
Senior Bowl LB Rankings
The 2024 linebacker class needs someone to step up. Currently, a group of players are considered late Day 2 to early Day 3 prospects, and no one is leaving that group.
Who will get a chance at the 2024 Senior Bowl?
1) Peyton Wilson north carolina
Peyton Wilson has little left to prove on the football field. He's exactly what teams want in a modern-day linebacker. Wilson has the size, instincts and awareness, but he also has the mobility. He can cover passing downs or crash downhill to stop the run.
The most important part of the pre-draft process for Wilson is his medical. The North Carolina State linebacker has had very little health so far, having already suffered two torn ACLs and a season-ending shoulder injury in 2021. If he clears his medical record, he will be one of the first linebackers taken in the 2024 NFL Draft.
2) Cedric Gray, North Carolina
One of the most impressive aspects of Cedric Gray's game is his strength. This allows him to miss blocks and put together tackles in the run game. On the other hand, his burst gives him plenty of quickness in short areas.
Gray has some athletic issues that need to be addressed, but he'll get a chance to showcase them at the Senior Bowl. They mainly appear during interviews, where his insensitivity can lead him astray. He can recognize and predict, but he can be caught off guard.
3) Tyrone Hopper, Missouri
The key to Tyrone Hopper's game is speed. Absolute Blazer is arguably the Missouri linebacker's most important asset. His speed gives him immense range. Combined with his toughness, he is a threat coming downhill to protect the run. His endless motor chases down runners, and his overall change-of-direction ability allows him to move quickly from sideline to sideline.
4 Worst Roster Decisions the Cowboys Made in 2023 – Thayer Bedinger, Landry Hutt
The team that made it through wild-card weekend to reach the Super Bowl had a much more dynamic run game than the Cowboys for much of the season.
3. Let Ezekiel Elliott go (and don't bring him back at a discounted price)
I think we need to take note of the Dallas Cowboys' decision to let running back Ezekiel Elliott go. Maybe it's time for Sieg to go. Perhaps the ship sailed forever.
We all understood the economic implications. maintain Zeke was great last year, especially when the Cowboys had to acquire Tony Pollard on the franchise tag to keep him. The decision to team up with Pollard necessitates the Cowboys being unable to allocate much of their salary cap pie to the two running backs when it comes to Ezekiel Elliott.
But Elliott is no longer the person he was in 2015, but I think what he and Pollard could have done together The 2022 performance was much better than what we saw from Dallas' running game as a whole in 2023. The Cowboys recorded the second-most rushing TDs in the league (24) and went from a top-10 rushing attack to a middling one. In 2023, he ranks 14th in pucks, yards and 15th in rushing touchdowns.
It would have been tough financially, but the Cowboys may have done more to bring Elliott back in 2023 for a reduced fee. He ultimately signed with the New England Patriots for a mere $3 million annual salary in a very depleted running back market. 1 year contract.
It would have been worth it if Zeke could come back to Dallas and get at least one more ride.
2024 Senior Bowl: How to watch, time, TV, top stories and more for NFL Draft event featuring Michael Penix Jr. – Josh Edwards, CBS Sports
Mobile Senior Bowl practice begins today.
How to watch and what you need to know
date: Saturday, February 3rd | time: 1:00 PM ET
position: Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
tv set: NFL Network | stream: fuboTV (free trial)
A year ago, the annual College Football Showcase, which pits NFL prospects against each other, featured more than 100 draft prospects. More than 900 NFL personnel from all 32 teams will gather for practice and interviews during the week leading up to the game.
Underclassmen welcome
Reese's Senior Bowl has traditionally accepted underclassmen who have completed graduation requirements, but the game will be open to all potential underclassmen who declare for the NFL Draft, regardless of whether they have completed their degree requirements. Became.
Junior prospects who have been invited to the 2024 NFL Draft and have accepted the invitation are Oregon State center Jackson Powers-Johnson, Texas State defensive tackle Byron Murphy II, and Kansas State edge rusher Austin Booker. , Miami safety Kamren Kinchens, BYU offensive tackle and about a dozen others. Kingsley Suamataia. Murphy is CBSSports.com's highest-rated junior participant.
Top prospects for this year's game
UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu is CBSSports.com's top-rated prospect for this week's game. Latu came to Mobile as a potential top-10 overall player after recording at least 10 sacks in two consecutive seasons. Other prospects ranked in the overall top 50 include:
Oregon State offensive tackle Tagliese Fuaga
Toledo cornerback Kunyon Mitchell
Penn State cornerback Karen King
Missouri cornerback Ennis Rakestraw
Missouri cornerback Chris Abrams-Drain
Houston offensive tackle Patrick Paul
Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II
Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
Oregon quarterback Bo Nix
Washington offensive lineman Troy Fautanu
Graham Burton, offensive lineman at Duke University
Oklahoma offensive tackle Tyler Guyton
Ohio State defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr.
TCU Cornerback Josh Newton
Tyron Smith named Cowboys' must-have free agent – Matthew Holleran writes a blog
How big is Dallas' offensive line need this offseason?
The Cowboys have Tyler Smith as an in-house option at left tackle if they don't keep Smith, but letting him hit free agency wouldn't be a wise move. pro football focus They agreed with that sentiment this spring, naming free agent Smith Dallas their “least to lose.”
what is this PFF He had to talk about why the Cowboys can't let Smith go.
Smith is on the back nine of his career and is expected to miss a game or two in any given season, but he's a force to be reckoned with for Dallas, which is now in its 10th year. The Cowboys shouldn't let him take snaps in a different uniform if he wants to keep playing.
Smith played 847 snaps in 2023, the most since 2019, and his 3.6% pressure rate allowed was the third-lowest among tackles leaguewide.
It's hard to agree that if Smith is going to continue playing, the Cowboys will have to do everything they can to keep him in Dallas. Even when healthy, he's one of the best tackles in the league, and bringing him back would eliminate the need for Dallas to select a tackle in the draft.
BTB recently conducted a poll on this very topic and you all agreed. Smith was selected as the most important free agent Tyler Biadasz and Stephon Gilmore will be re-signed in a tight race.
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