Cowboys’ Romo takes optimistic view after lost 2015 season
“You would assume that, but no I don’t think they’ll go quarterback with a top five pick”, Minnix said. A free agent after this season, it’s unclear if Dallas will elect to re-sign him. But the 27-year old pass rusher has struggled ever since, only posting 3.0 sacks in his last nine appearances.
Garrett didn’t offer much when asked what he had learned about Hardy that he hadn’t known previously.
The Cowboys ended the 2015 season with a 34-23 loss to the NFC East champion Washington Redskins, splitting the season series, but the Cowboys finished the year 4-12 overall, giving them the fourth draft selection in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Judging by his answers and reactions to questions about Hardy, it’s easy to draw a conclusion that Garrett may not want the defensive end back in 2016. If indeed Garrett remains head coach, that’s a decision he’ll be involved in later this year. “Again, today was about wrapping things up with our team in a team meeting and then trying to speak with everybody individually and we’ll do that here over the next couple of days as well”.
Hardy earned a $1.3116 million workout bonus, almost $588,000 in base salary and $6.9375 million in per-game roster bonuses.
This quarterback situation will be very interesting to watch this offseason, and as always, the Cowboys will most likely make it exciting to watch play out.
Jason Garrett’s job is safe with the Dallas Cowboys, at least until the beginning of the 2016 season. In November, Jones and Hardy had a one-on-one conversation.
“Let me be real clear: There’s no thought of replacing Jason”. “Try to coach them on the field”. You try to be a positive influence. “Hopefully some of those things that we’ve done with all members of our football team have had a positive impact on him”.