Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

5RINGS,

It's an improvement, no doubt. I was simply saying that he's not known as a good coverage guy. But he's a solid player who is still young, and at 1yr $2.5M, it's also a low risk move. On paper it looks like a good move for you. Frankly I think your defense overall will be vastly improved in the Wade Phillips era...

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

[quote=hesscl34;290710]Dallas BLOWS!!!![/quote]

thats right

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

[quote=Mattyk72;290712]He's pretty solid safety.[/quote]


yeah but f**k him just another safety for santana moss to run by

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

Wasn't Hamlin drafted as a corner? I would think his coverage skills would be pretty good for a safety.

5 Rings is spot on, though. That defense needs better coverage out of the safeties. Roy isn't going anywhere and they need someone to pick up the slack back there.

On paper a good and necessary move for them.

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

I hate to admit it, but Dallas' defense is going to be downright scary next season. I don't spot a single area of need on the Boys D and they have a lot of playmakers/intimidators.

Their projected starting lineup is as follows:

LDE - Marcus Spears
NT - Jason Ferguson
RDE - Chris Canty
OLBs - Al Singleton, Demarcus Ware
ILBs - Bradie James, Akin Ayodele
CBs - Terrance Newman, Anthony Henry
FS - Ken Hamlin
SS - Roy Williams

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;290923]I hate to admit it, but Dallas' defense is going to be downright scary next season. I don't spot a single area of need on the Boys D and they have a lot of playmakers/intimidators.

Their projected starting lineup is as follows:

LDE - Marcus Spears
NT - Jason Ferguson
RDE - Chris Canty
OLBs - Al Singleton, Demarcus Ware
ILBs - Bradie James, Akin Ayodele
CBs - Terrance Newman, Anthony Henry
FS - Ken Hamlin
SS - Roy Williams[/quote]

I agree for sure. AND they just hired as their head coach a D-Coordinator who had a scary unit of his own in San Diego the past few seasons. Our offense will be no slouch, so I think the Skins-Cowboys games this year are going to be super competitive and really fun to watch.

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;290923] I don't spot a single area of need on the Boys D .....[/quote]

Au contraire mon ami.



LDE - Marcus Spears - somewhat of a bust as his 1st round draft position should mean more production out of him. The hope is that the one gap nature of the phillips 3/4 will help this softie.

NT - Jason Ferguson - Love him. We have no back up for him tho..
RDE - Chris Canty - Great 4th round pick up - Run stopping animal. Limited pass rush

OLBs - Al Singleton - will probably get cut in TC depending on Ellis' achilles recovery and where they are going to put Bobby Carpenter.
Demarcus Ware - Love him.

ILBs - Bradie James - Can't take on Guards (a must as a 3/4 ilb) can't cover the flat. Signed a big contract in the 2006 off season. Not looking good.
Akin Ayodele - Love him
CBs - Terrance Newman, Anthony Henry - Solid. I hope Henry stays healthy this year.

FS - Ken Hamlin - is he a Coverage fs? can he play center fielder?
SS - Roy Williams - Just has to be better in coverage. Even a SS needs to cover once in awhile...

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

[QUOTE=5RINGS;290926]Au contraire mon ami.

LDE - Marcus Spears - somewhat of a bust as his 1st round draft position should mean more production out of him. The hope is that the one gap nature of the phillips 3/4 will help this softie.

NT - Jason Ferguson - Love him. We have no back up for him tho..
RDE - Chris Canty - Great 4th round pick up - Run stopping animal. Limited pass rush

OLBs - Al Singleton - will probably get cut in TC depending on Ellis' achilles recovery and where they are going to put Bobby Carpenter.
Demarcus Ware - Love him.

ILBs - Bradie James - Can't take on Guards (a must as a 3/4 ilb) can't cover the flat. Signed a big contract in the 2006 off season. Not looking good.
Akin Ayodele - Love him
CBs - Terrance Newman, Anthony Henry - Solid. I hope Henry stays healthy this year.

FS - Ken Hamlin - is he a Coverage fs? can he play center fielder?
SS - Roy Williams - Just has to be better in coverage. Even a SS needs to cover once in awhile...[/QUOTE]

Well, you made me feel better. I'm certainly not going to argue with a Cowboys fan about how good their defense is.

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

good signing.

Re: Cowboys Sign S Ken Hamlin
 

Well, they certainly improved their safety situation with this signing, but--if anything--deep coverage is going to be even more of a glaring weakness now than before.