Dallas Cowboys Should Sign Ex Chiefs Pro Bowler Eric Fisher for Massive O-Line Upgrade

FRISCO – We don’t fake to know all of the ins and outs of the Dallas Cowboys’ personnel-related decision-making. We might agree with the powers that be on a possible gap within the roster … however we might not share the intricacies in why we would see the reply otherwise than personnel boss Will McClay and the Cowboys see it.

Cash? Accidents? Private points? An NFL workforce is clearly extra aware about these particulars than most of us are.

Which brings us to the Cowboys’ offensive line points – and the view that Dallas is “hangin’ out,” as Jimmy Johnson used to say, on the deal with place.

Left deal with Tyron Smith dinged an ankle; he’ll be wonderful, however as he hasn’t performed a full season since 2015, there’s a concern there. The Cowboys needed handy the job being him (and behind proper deal with Terence Steele) to late-round rookie Matt Waletzko, however he is received a shoulder damage which may price him the season.

Subsequent man up is second-year man Josh Ball, who has not impressed, with one other shot at it in Saturday’s preseason sport on the Chargers.

Is not it apparent that Eric Fisher – as soon as the No. 1 general choose within the 2013 NFL draft, who performed eight seasons with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and was within the Professional Bowl as not too long ago as 2020 – is an improve over Ball? And over Waletzko? And possibly even nonetheless proficient sufficient to in principle even push Steele?

Fisher moved to the Indianapolis Colts for the 2021 season and was a full-time starter, adequate for the Colts to attempt to convey again earlier than the 2 sides could not agree on contract phrases.

Getting into final season, he was coming off a torn Achilles; notably, Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones not too long ago boasted about Dallas’ success with gamers in that circumstance.

Is he too previous? Fisher is 31, identical age as Tyron and fellow future Corridor of Fame proper guard Zack Martin.

Is he injured? Once more, even after the Achilles, he began in 15 video games for the Colts.

Is he costly? Ah, there may be the rub, although it is perhaps untimely to “blame” the Cowboys right here.

Fisher was a $12 million APY man in his last years with the Chiefs. Final season he took a discount with a one-year, $8.4 million take care of the Colts. Presently, Professional Soccer Focus’ projection has him being worthy of a three-year, $16 million contract.

Are the Cowboys handing out three-year contracts to backups of their 30’s? No. Are there different guys who ought to be on this dialog, like Payments ex Daryl Williams and others? Positive. However you choose a reputation and ensure he is superior to Ball or Waletzko, and take into consideration this: If Tyron – the protector of Dak Prescott’s blind aspect – goes down, are they going to want that they had an inexpensive model of an Eric Fisher-level participant to plug in at left deal with?

Based mostly on what we all know, that reply is an apparent “sure.”

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