Captain staying

[Snake]

I think the one year deal was good for both parties.

[rayzor]

Captain was wise to take a 1 year deal and wait for next offseason to possibly cash in.

or completely foolish.

there is no indication that the cap will be significantly higher next year and most FAs are signing one or two year deals well under previous years market value. CBs are getting paid what they did in 2004. other positions are facing the same thing. these guys signing one year deals are going to be hitting the market again with capt. next year along with more who had longer deals which have run out and the usual cuts. the market will be just as or more crowded next year and the cap situation for teams will be likely just as bad.

capt. essentially got smacked down. he had a multi-year deal on the table and he passed it up trying to play hardball and then got stuck with a cheap one year deal. i think he made a wise decision in signing that latest offer because he could have wound up without a job. it would have been wiser to sign the other deal.

[Montsta]

If Dockery gets cut, it's because the other corners all went to CB school and improved their game ten fold over the offseason. If you watched the last quarter of the season, you'd see Dockery is the best corner we have right now and it's not really that close.

[Mr. Scot]

Wasn't expecting him back. Glad to hear it. He's a good nickel.

[XClown1986]

If Dockery gets cut, it's because the other corners all went to CB school and improved their game ten fold over the offseason. If you watched the last quarter of the season, you'd see Dockery is the best corner we have right now and it's not really that close.

Thats a huge stretch. Dockery is being built up to be a decent corner and he really hasnt shown that. He got burned repeatedly on short routes and made no splash plays. Josh Thomas is our best corner on the outside right now. And its close. They all need to greatly improve. Josh Norman is still the best athlete at corner but needs to really hone in on the fundamentals of the position.

[The Huddler]

NORMAN WILL NOT BE CUT

[Dash Global]

I think it is scheme with alot of the cb's. we give to much cushion / play to soft of a zone.

[Swaggasaurus]

I think it is scheme with alot of the cb's. we give to much cushion / play to soft of a zone.

I disagree, we do play a lot of zone, but with Norman it was more than scheme. To me, he gave a slightly larger cushion and would keep backpedaling too long, keeping that same 10 yard cushion he started with. I don't really like that and prefer when corners play trail technique, but that's just me.

[Squirrel]

3-3-5 here we come!!

[MHS831]

I could be wrong but I don't think Nakamura was re-signed because he wasn't a free agent this year/offseason.

You are right. He was to be cut but took a pay cut instead.

[rayzor]

I think it is scheme with alot of the cb's. we give to much cushion / play to soft of a zone.

of course then you end up with the coaches blaming it on the players when it fails.

[MHS831]

If Dockery gets cut, it's because the other corners all went to CB school and improved their game ten fold over the offseason. If you watched the last quarter of the season, you'd see Dockery is the best corner we have right now and it's not really that close.

I remember thinking, "Who is 31?" when I first noticed him out there. He was impressive. I do not know enough about the position and the TV angles are so bad for DBs that I cannot say he was better than Thomas, but I left the season feeling somewhat better about CB. Dockery, many people may not realize, is the big CB teams are coveting now (6' 1") and he is only 24.

Thomas was considered a small-school stud in college, projected as high as the second round but third in most mocks. Dallas needed so much help at CB, they drafted a project and cut him when he did not perform right away. That was a huge mistake because he has gotten better in 2 years.

Munnerlyn and Moore will be the nickel and dimes. Florence could start, but is (hopefully) is a veteran reserve. I think we are better at CB than people think. Safety too.

I have a feeling Gettlemen starts to focus on the big boys after signing Ginn.

[Zod]

I don't see both of them making the final roster. Could be a really good camp battle to keep an eye on.

[panfan32]

To be honest with you, When Gamble when down and the benched Josh, they secondary looked and played better. I happy with Cap, He's our Steve smith on Defense. Just needs to limit his PI penalties and were are good.