Uhhhhh…. did you happen to read ANYTHING preventdefense wrote directly above your post, you moron? UNTIL (and if) Spencer signs his tender, THEN he gets paid that amount. The Cowboys are still going to try to put together a long term deal for him IF they do decide to keep him, so keep your inept comments to your self, bro.

In addition to that, the Cowboys will have well over 20 million with the restructured contracts that will be taken care of, not to mention a possible increase in the cap of a few million more to help offset player benefit cost increases. DB Brandon Carr is absolutely on the radar, and if they can land him and a guy like Nicks/Grubbs at G, and/or a C like Wells or Myers, then it is time for the draft. I still target DeCastro at 14 (if he is there), S Mark Barron possibly in rd 2 (if available), and depth at ILB, CB, DT, CB, S, TE, QB depending on FA acquisitions. All are needs, but seriously, the Cowboys will make very astute moves in FA and in the draft. But, a hater like you wouldn’t recognize if it kicked you in the ass. Haters like you really need to get a football life, and worry about your own team issues, Einstein.

Next…….

You guys kill me. In order to criticize the decision to tag Spencer you have to understand what it means.

FIRST of all, Spencer has to sign the tender. Until he does, we can do anything we like; (i.e. Go after Williams or Draft his replacement). Spencer is not going to sign his tender right away, because there is the possibility of this situation playing out and him hitting the market. If he does, he will get a better deal or slightly less than per year but a long term deal. He will wait to see what happens before signing, allowing himself to make some $.

SECOND, regardless of what you think, this was not JJ rewarding mediocrity. This was JJ covering his a$$ while allowing more time to improve the pass rush. Garrett had a lot to do with this, there is no doubt it my mind. By tagging Spencer it gives Dallas the room to work without having to worry about filling a void. That is the difference, with Spencer on the team for next season. Knowing that he HAS to be on the team, they will work towards improving at OLB rather than being forced to fill a hole at OLB. IF they draft an OLB at #14 or sign Williams, they can still let Spencer go.

For those of you who would have let him walk to begin with, you are foolish because what would you have in his place? You are banking on getting an OLB at #14 or sign Williams? There is no certainty by doing that. What if Williams gets $20 million/year and Ingram and Upshaw are gone by #14??? With Spencer gone, where would be, hoping to find a decent OLB in the second round or hoping Butler works out?

THIRD, this moves allows us to go hard after G/C and CB (Nicks and Carr) in FA. By filling those HOLES in FA it allows us to draft for OLB at #14. If not there, then we go for Decastro or BPA.

The whole point behind this is to fill holes and improve. CB and G are holes and OLB needs improvement. It is important to understand the difference.

Good for him.

He could try, but he would fail.

In any case, I suspect they’ll have a long term deal worked out with him before the start of Free Agency on March 13th.