Cowboys Cuts: All The Moves, New 53-Man Roster Revealed, What Happen Next
Jerry Jones shapes a revamped roster as surprise cuts and quarterback decisions headline Frisco's final moves. Discover who survived the bubble and which trade targets remain looming.
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I know.
And y- and by the way, when I predict something, a- as you probably have learned after s- 37 years of me doing this for a living around here, I don't pull 'em out of my purse.
You know what I'm saying?
My predictions are fixed, is what I'm trying to tell you.
So it's all real now, and here we go.
5:00 PM Central, Sunday, deadline.
Now, let me say this, if you follow me on social media, you may be aware of our 10% in a teapot.
The Cowboys were going to do Who asked you?
Cowboys were gonna do a 4:15 Sunday press conference.
But the cutdown time is 5:00.
So I tweeted, "Hmm hmm."
And then they moved the press conference to Monday.
So I tweeted, "Hmm that's a beard scratcher."
And some people got all f- some of my media brothers got all flustered th- the- the- the Cowboys moved it.
I'm not suggesting that there I was not suggesting that there's gonna be some m- mag- majestic trade drama.
What I was for sure saying is, "Guys, you aren't really doing a 4:15 press conference 45 minutes ahead of cutdown day.
Won't Shawty be a little bit busy at 4:15 that day?"
So we got it cleared up.
It's moved to Monday, and of course, I'll be there.
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So here we go.
Position by position, including a trade that we told you, somebody, we didn't get the guy, we got the position, was gonna happen.
And here we go.
Quarterback.
I'm told they're keeping three.
Now, that was as of two hours ago.
I was told two hours ago, "Yeah, I think we're keeping three."
And I'm not gonna do my Jerry Jones imitation here on it.
I'm just gonna say they believe they've got two real commodities here.
Okay.
We don't have to agree.
I'm just reporting the facts, sir.
Dak, Joe, and Howell.
Josh, answer this for all of us.
How big is it?
It's What, what?
Jeremy B., "Did they give up too much?
That's the same value they gave up for Pickens."
No, JB.
What are you, a Steelers dipshit?
That's what Steelers people are saying.
"Yay, we got a three for a tackle who turned out to not to be very good."
That's not even close to what happened.
Hang tight.
I'll get you hooked up.
So I was told two hours ago the Cowboy's leaning towards keeping three.
Crystal, "Fish, are the Cowboys gonna keep Pete?"
No.
No, he can't play.
Not at this level.
The Sport, I see that you don't like the trade.
Hang tight.
Let's, let's massage our way through it.
Michael Cox, doing me a favor here.
Guys, take out your number two pencils.
This isn't a bar room right now, this is a classroom.
Running back.
Javonte, Malik, Jayden Blue, Hunter Lipke.
Hunter Lipke is locked in.
There's no controversy here.
He's a s- a core special teamer.
They love him as a fullback.
They like him as a tight end helper.
They even like him as somebody that can carry the ball once in a while.
He's not going anywhere.
The only thing that's changed from my prediction here is that Malik Davis has moved up.
But the four guys are sticking.
Vinnie Hagan.
Vinnie was a winner in the Uncle Fish.
How did Vinnie win?
'Cause he hangs around with us at cowboysroundtable.com and elsewhere.
That's why.
Josh Tucker, "I'd rather give up that third for a Josh Sweat."
That's not what the trade was, nor could you get that happening for Josh Sweat.
Good try, though.
Wide receiver, Lamb-Pickens, Fornoy, Turpin, Mingo.
And the Cowboys telegraphed this last night in their preseason loss to the Saints when Camden Brown dressed and Jonathan Mingo didn't.
Unless they're, they've already got Jonathan Mingo trade in their pocket, there was no reason to do that unless Mingo had already made the team.
And I'm going through this.
Well, I don't know that they feel this way.
This is me.
I can't, I can't keep a six wide receiver just 'cause he had a good preseason, and Camden Brown did, when I need special teams help.
And Camden Brown, my prediction, if I'm wrong, no, I'm not gonna put egg on my head, Camden Brown's He's gonna get cut, not claimed, and brought back to the practice squad.
That's logical to me.
We'll see.
Tight end, Jake Ferguson, no problem.
Some people feel like Jake Ferguson is gonna re-break out.
Michael Clark, "Can't anybody read?
The Cowboys didn't just give them a third rounder."
I know.
It's insane.
And I'm gonna, I'm gonna That's my job.
I'm gonna help you here.
Tight end, Big Biscuit, sir, reverend span forward, sir.
That's one and two, and that's been clear for months.
Scoony.
Michael Trigg got some opportunities, and I don't think took very good advantage of them the other night.
Now, he does have a toe injury.
Ooh, ooh, I think it's broke.
That's Al Cervik's from Caddyshack, by the way, if you don't know.
So, m- maybe Michael Trigg will come down with a broken Al Cervik's because he's got something there, but it looks like three tight ends with Scoony as the third.
Did he earn it?
Not exactly.
All right.
Here we get to the trade.
Offensive lineman.
Number two pencils, please.
Tyler Guyton, left tackle.
He's actually been good this summer.
Tyler Smith, so good at guard that Shoddy said the other night regarding the idea that, "Why can't we just make him the swing tackle?"
He go, "We don't wanna move him around.
Got an all pro sitting right there."
Center, Cooper Beebe, good one.
That's a hit.
Tyler Booker, right guard.
That's a big hit.
Right tackle, Terence Steele.
And here's what I told you this morning.
Guyton, Tyler Smith, Beebe, Booker, Terence Steele, T.J. Bass, Nick Leverett, drew Shelton.
And I wrote and told you, "And a newcomer."
The newcomer that we've talked about was the Browns tackle, DeJuan Jones.
Instead, 'cause Nate Thomas has done nothing, Drew Shelton, you cut a draft pick, fourth round draft pick?
Can you move Cornelius to IR?
I think you can.
And then I said, they're gonna chase help at swing tackle, and they've done it.
They have traded for Steelers starting, but struggling, starting tackle Broderick Jones, 6'5", 311, Georgia.
He was a first round pick, and he's still on his rookie contract.
Some people are saying he's gonna compete with Steele.
Maybe.
But for now, he's the swing tackle, and he's way better than any swing tackle you've got.
Nate Thomas is the guy that took a dip.
A month ago, he was a contender to start at left tackle.
Now, I'm not keeping him.
So, let's do the trade.
And, listen, if you're a First of all, I'm not making fun of anybody that doesn't dig into the trade value chart like I do.
I'm just here to help, but I'm seeing Steeler fans saying, "We traded a bad tackle for a third round pick."
That's not what happened.
It's not even close to what happened.
Look at the trade value chart.
You gave a third, and you gave a six.
Jeremy Bramlett says the Steelers didn't do him any favors by moving around.
He did play left tackle and right tackle, and had some ups and downs.
He also had a serious surgery, so there's issues.
This isn't a perfect player, but he's got a first round pedigree.
It's true, Michael Clark, everybody has a weakness.
Every line has a weakness.
Most NFL teams have more weaknesses in the offensive line than the Cowboys have, especially now, 'cause they just added a pedigreed swing tackle.
You can say that I don't like Broderick Jones as a starting tackle if you want to.
You can't say you don't like him as a swing tackle.
Before you worry about competing with Jones, understand that he's better than Nate Thomas and Drew Shelton.
That's that.
Dan Grigsby.
Wish my name was Dan Grigsby.
BJ, yeah, Trey Mendenhall finally got in here and got the circle and star.
How do I get the circle and star?
Ask the fellas.
They'll show you how.
Greg Cummings.
Greg, I don't recognize your name.
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I don't like Broderick Jones as a player.
That's fine.
Do you like him better than Nate Thomas?
JT, "Fish, let everybody know you're not a hater."
I'm not a hater and I'm not a lover.
I'm just a reporter, just a broken down old sports writer.
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You can not love Broderick Jones.
You have to acknowledge that he's a s- way step over what you had, then you have to understand the trade, Fork.
So we didn't give up a third?
Not without the rest of the information.
You give up a third and a sixth.
You get back a fourth.
If the Cowboys are good and the Steelers are mediocre, the difference between the third you gave them and the fourth that you're getting is gonna be like 13 slots, 15 slots.
So you slid down 15 spots maybe, and then you gave up the sixth round pick, which is worth 12 points.
So don't worry about the sixth round pick.
Leave that out.
You gave up a third for a fourth and a player, and the difference between your third and your fourth might be 15 slots.
Now think about it.
Now, are you shy on picks next year?
Yes.
It's a good question, Nardo.
I don't care.
You just gave up a sixth round pick, that's what you're shy.
You kidding me?
JTB, "Fish, was this Jerry's big move?"
Nope.
Do you understand what I'm tr- what I'm trying to tell you here?
You did not give up It's not Cowboys gave up a third round pick for Broderick Jones.
This, there's no val- vacuum here.
That's not what happened.
You gotta do the math, Drew Dozier, as you do.
I gave them a nothing six round pick for a potential starting player, but certainly a swing tackle that I need.
By the way, need matters.
And I'm hoping that the Steelers are mediocre and I'm good, in which case I just slid down 15 spots to get Broderick Jones, a former first round pick.
Smiley, "$2 pitch in.
Let's really go all in and get Max Crosby."
Let me continue with my 53-man roster projection.
Defensive tackle, Quinnen, Kenny Clark, Otito, Overton, Jonathan Bullard.
Need Jonathan Bullard to be healthy.
If Bullard is not healthy, then Jay Toye might sneak in there, but I think I got my five.
Outside linebacker/edge.
I'm giving you six of them.
Rashan Gary, Donovan Easy, Malachi Lawrence, Von Miller.
There's four.
Now it gets tricky.
And you gotta get Y- you gotta work your way through who deserves it, gotta work your way through the money.
You gotta at some point cut bait.
For instance, the Jets just cut Moise Smith.
They, they cut bait.
He can't play.
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Straight dope, no bullsh.
It's like a leathery It's, it's really sweet.
So I'm going Gary, Easy, Malachi, Von.
Every time they put James Houston in position to play, in position to succeed, he succeeds, like a lot.
I'm keeping him.
And then I'm going like this on Sam Williams.
I'm nail biting on Sam Williams.
But you know what?
Marist Liufau is getting surgery.
Tough break.
Ooh ooh, I think it's broke, except it really is.
Craig DeMoranville, "I like Houston.
Cut Williams."
I think I can keep them both.
Von Miller put the back end of that group in danger, but now Marist Liufau opens up the spot, unless they trade for Max.
Yes, I think Dallas should be circling back.
They should be calling on Max Crosby of the Raiders.
They should be calling on Josh Sweat of the Cardinals.
Now, I'm w- running really low , running really low on draft picks next year.
But I, I wouldn't be done, and I don't think they are.
Inside linebacker, DeMarvion Overshown.
Just stay healthy.
Nigel, "Fish at 6:00 on a Saturday?
What's going on here?"
I'll tell you what's going on.
Cats are sleeping with dogs.
Rain is turning into sun.
It's anarchy around here, I tell you, anarchy.
Overshown, D. Winters, Barhammer.
Two Texan, Max is fool's gold, put down the crack pipe.
Okay.
And then Shamar James.
Here's why Shamar James over Justin Barron, experienced special teamer.
Here's the next question about the linebacker group, because I'm keeping four.
Do I need Bobby Waggs?
Do I need to trade for Jordan Brooks?
Or did Barhammer solve that?
Brooks would come in here and run this group.
Like, Bobby Wagner would come here and run it leadership.
Brooks would come in here and be the best of the group.
But I don't know that I want to get anybody in Barhammer's way.
Progress stopper, you know what I'm saying?
Cornerback, Deron Bland, healthy.
Kobe Durant with the slightest of edges over Siobhan Revel.
They're both going to play.
Devin Moore, I don't know.
Are they, they're gonna, they're gonna cut a rookie?
Here we go again, right?
With merit versus investment.
And then I put in my notes to you this morning at cowboysroundtable.com and a newcomer.
I think they're looking at the Kalen Carsons and that group and going, can we, can we do better than that?
And I'm gonna give you, I'm gonna give you a Dory Jackson again.
I think, I think they're not done.
I think they're gonna look, they're gonna make their cuts, and I think they're gonna add a cornerback that's not on this team right now in the next three days.
Just like they just added an offensive tackle that's, that wasn't on this team.
They just did it.
Let's do it again.
Safety, Caleb Downs.
By the way, I got six safeties, which seems like too many, but think of what they do.
Caleb Downs isn't just a safety.
Jalen Thompson isn't just a safety.
Malik Hooker, that's three.
PJ Locke, sure, special teams, there's four.
Marquise Bell, special teams, there's five.
Elijah Clark, special teams, there's six, I think.
Dallas thinks Marquise Bell is a special teams star, and they could use that after saying goodbye to CJ.
And then special teams, three, Brandon Aubrey, Trent Sieg, Brian Anger.
Now, you could play trick 'em dick 'em, as Kevin Pup Smith used to call it.
You could cut Trent Sieg, the long snapper.
Nobody's claiming him.
But I'll just sit with those three.
So there's my 53.
I traded for the offensive lineman.
I'm adding another cornerback, I say.
And I got a 53-man roster that inarguably is better than the Cowboys roster was in January and better than the Cowboys roster was last September.
No argument.
Now let's make a couple more moves and get it a little bit better.
I will, I will probably spring-- Well, you know what?
We'll probably have to do this tomorrow because the Cowboys are making cuts.
I need to announce the Bob Lilly situation.
And all I can tell you right now, I'll just tell you right now, you know how this works around here.
You already are signed up for cowboysroundtable.com to be in the community, right?
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Where did Bob Lilly play his college football, where he is the greatest player in that school's history?
Not to mention maybe the greatest Cowboy in history, Mr.
Cowboy.
He played for the Cowboys and he played for, what roundtable.com?
You know where I'm going?
I think you do.
Fish out.
