The Dallas Cowboys have signed safeties Abe Elam and Gerald Sensabaugh to one year deals worth $2.5 million each. I think these are good moves for the Cowboys as it gives them some veteran leadership and experience at the safety position. The one year deals allow the team to reassess some things next season, like their cap space and the development of their younger safeties. Sensabaugh had a tough year last year and so did anyone on the Cowboys defense not named Demarcus Ware. I mean he was playing alongside of Alan Ball who was in his first year as a starting safety and he was playing in Wade Phillips’ predictable defense. Remember, it was just two years ago Cowboys fans were happy to have Sensabaugh from Jacksonville because his production was a great upgrade over the Cowboys had before.
Also, Terrance Newman is out for the preseason with a groin pull, which is good because it will give the other corners more exposure to the new defensive system. The bad news is that we have to deal with another year of questions marks regarding Newman and his injury issues. I would have to say this is likely his last year in Dallas due to his age, salary and injury issues. There are two players I think gain immediate value from this move and they are Orlando Scandrick and Josh Thomas. I have heard a lot of scouts rave about Thomas’s ability to jump and his speed, so now he will get a lot of work in this new system. I actually expect that Jerry Jones may look outside the team for some cornerback help given Newman’s propensity to be injured. Look for the Cowboys to add a veteran cornerback in the next few days/weeks to give the team some added depth.
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