Why don't they release the QB, Tony Romo. He has never won and as long as Dallas has him, it will be he same ole same ole.
PLAYERS:
Gerald Sensabaugh,
Anthony Spencer,
Ken Hamlin,
Keith Davis,
Brodney Pool,
Ed Reed,
Justin Beriault,
Pat Watkins,
Alan Ball,
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah,
Barry Church,
Danny McCray,
Matt Johnson,
Bill Parcells,
Buddy Ryan
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers
Your Dallas Cowboys have released safety Gerald Sensabaugh in a salary cap-clearing move. They subsequently slapped the franchise tag on outside linebacker and soon-to-be defensive end Anthony Spencer.
Keeping Spencer, who is coming off a stellar 2012 campaign, may prove to be a good move. But creating a bigger void at the the team’s most chronically troubling position may not.
Dallas Cowboys beat writer and ESPN columnist Todd Archer made some excellent observations regarding your hometown heroes and their struggles to find a safety net for the not-so-Doomsday Defense:
Another reason why the move is risky is that the Cowboys have not been able to find a long-term safety since Darren Woodson.
And everybody believes the Cowboys struggle to identify quality offensive linemen?
Roy Williams had a good run for a few years but then tailed off badly. Ken Hamlin had one good season with the Cowboys, signed a big contract and then didn’t seem to like playing much again. Keith Davis was a spe...
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According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Dallas Cowboys will be releasing safety Gerald Sensabaugh.
#Cowboys are set to release starting safety Gerald Sensabaugh, I’m told.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 4, 2013
Releasing Sensabaugh will free up another $3.8 million in cap room for the 2013 season.
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