Dallas Cowboys Offseason Thus Far

Jerry Jones, known as the Fascist Dictator down in Big D, is at it again.

Making controversial decisions that leave us as Cowboy fans wondering what he's doing. So in this article I'm going to break down our offseason thus far.

The release of Terrell Owens took me by surprise, I didn't think Jerry had the stones to do so. The fact is, Owens was tearing the locker room apart; he has the talent but can't keep his mouth shut. The biggest winner of this move is Tony Romo; now he won't have to worry about getting T.O. the ball to keep him happy. Roy Williams stock has also gone way up. I'll give Jerry a thumbs up for this.

The release of Roy Williams (the safety) was a move we had to get done. I was sick of seeing him out on the field; he can't hit anymore, nor can he cover a tight end. He missed the majority of the 2008 season with an arm injury, accumulating six tackles in two games. This move freed up about $2 million of salary cap space in 2009. I'll give Jerry another thumbs up.

The Roy Williams release triggered the move of the Cowboys signing former Jaguars safety, Gerald Sensabaugh, to a one-year deal. The fact that we might lose Kieth Davis also contributed to this signing. Sensabaugh managed to record more tackles and interceptions combined then Kieth Davis and Roy Williams (Davis and Williams: 45 tackles, 0 interceptions; Sensabaugh: 82 tackles, 4 interceptions). I will be interested in seeing how he performs next year with Ken Hamlin. I will give Jerry another thumbs up.

Kieth Brooking, the cheaper alternative to Ray Lewis, also had showed signs last year that he couldn't cover tight ends very well, most notably Steve Spach in the playoffs. Should do good for us playing two downs at a time. He is the younger and faster version of Ray Lewis. Brooking out-performed Zach Thomas last year, who we lost to free agency. Another thumbs up for Jerry.

Igor Olshansky, former defensive end of the San Diego Chargers, should be a good replacement for Chris Canty who signed with the New York Giants. Olshansky is not as good as Canty in my mind, but is not a bad replacement for a position we needed to address. Another thumbs up.

Here is my most hated move of the offseason: the trade for Jon Kitna. We traded a very underrated corner back in Anthony Henry for an old, washed up Jon Kitna. Defensive back is another position of need; I don't see why we traded Henry. CB depth is important and we of all teams should know that. The reason I hate this trade the most is, a couple years ago, when Kitna called out Terrence Newman, Newman said Kitna should hope he doesn't get called for a blitz. This all led to a huge DeMarcus ware hit on Kitna. This move doesn't sound good to me. I would've rather had Rex Grossman who we could have picked up. Definitely a thumbs down.

Overall, I say we've had a decent offseason so far, I look forward to the NFL draft, even though we lack most of our draft picks.