Here is a brief list of players who need to be seriously evaluated this off-season. I know people say this team has great talent but these players seem to disagree. I'm not against Jerry getting real aggressive and cutting someone mid-season just to send a message to this pathetic squad. Here are a few culprits.
Marion Barber..Sorry dude, you are the Barbarian no more. You can blame Wade and Garrett for making you the #1 back when that was never part of your physical design. Now you are as good as useless. Obviously the offensive line has greatly underperformed but this position needs a pair of fresh legs.
Leonard Davis... The Cowboys biggest and perhaps strongest offensive lineman is also one of their most deteriorated. He was a major force for 3 years when the Cowboys snagged him from Arizona but his Pro-Bowl days are behind him. He has been beat with inside rushes and stunts in the passing game and is generating alarmingly little push for someone of his size. He should retire and live out his days as the bass player for Free Reign.
Andre Gurode-Here's another case of an offensive lineman aging at a frightening pace between seasons. It seems like only a few years back that Gurode was a young Center with a ton of potential. He turned into a solid Pro-Bowler but his skill has also diminished at a surprising rate.
Kyle Kosier- He was never a great lineman but always one of the most consistent of the boys in the trenches. His age and proneness to injuries has now made him a liability.
Alan Ball- Good Lord Alan Ball is TERRIBLE. Somehow the Cowboys sold all of us this off-season that this guy was talented enough that it wasn't necessary to pursue any safeties in free agency. I think a statement of apology from the organization is in order after selling all of us on such an egregious lie. This guy is so bad it actually makes me laugh. He seems to be at least 2 steps behind every time he is defending a receiver man-to-man or when he's filling in over the top in zone. Run defense? Fougettaboutit. He ain't hitting NOBODY!
Bradie James- This is a tough one because he has been such an underrated player with the Cowboys for so long. He has also been one of the defensive leaders. Still, it seems he has aged fast. He is not as feared a run-stopper as he once was and we all saw what the Marcedes wagon did to him this weekend while he was in pass coverage. The problem is that Keith Brooking is even older and we cannot expect him to be around next year and there is no one to take over Bradie's position on defense. It doesn't seem likely that rookie Penn St. linebacker Sean Lee will be able to stay on the field long enough for us to figure out if he's worth anything or not.
This is just a first-glance list. We will have a better idea of who definitely has to go as the rest of this season sludges on. Bottom line, this heartless team cannot be allowed to take the field next year.
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