The Dallas Cowboys have the same offseason plan every year. Attempt to re-sign players they want to keep, let others go and supplement them with lower cost external free agents to build their team. The process breaks down into months.
In March, the Cowboys will test the open market, but only if it comes cheap and after all the top free agents are gone. The month is strictly for patching up holes on their roster. Come late April when the draft arrives, the franchise tries to cover any holes they haven’t addressed. The draft is rarely used for the best player available, but rather filling the biggest needs on the team.
When the draft is over, the Cowboys begin to look for more veteran help in May when it won’t hurt the compensatory pick formula. Dallas will try to grab some extra depth or strengthen any position they didn’t sufficiently address in the draft.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
The draft is now over, and the Cowboys did a solid job of filling most of their question marks, but the job is not done. It’s May and the Cowboys could be looking to add some veteran help to improve the depth and quality of their roster.
Here are five veterans they should consider signing.
WR Emmanuel Sanders
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The Cowboys drafted Jalen Tolbert in the third round to help ease any concerns about the depth in the receiver room. Tolbert helps, but he’s a rookie who may struggle making the jump to the NFL, especially since he played at South Alabama, where he didn’t face the stiffest competition every week.
With Michael Gallup expected to miss the early part of the season and Tolbert having a sharp learning curve, the offense could use another quality player. Veteran WR Emmanuel Sanders would make a nice fit with the Cowboys.
Sanders is a Texas kid, played at SMU and still has some gas left in the tank. Last season with the Buffalo Bills, Sanders caught 42 passes for 626 yards and four scores. Sanders would…
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