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Please, unburden us of Alan BallNo, the general manager will stay the same. The head coach will return. Chances are, the defensive coordinator is back (I mean, who on Earth gives him a head coaching job?).
The quarterback will be the same, barring injury. Or sudden retirement.
What won't remain the same (outside of the song) is half of the 53-man roster. Maybe.
The Cowboys have 21 free agents this off-season. This includes Bradie James, Anthony Spencer, Mat McBriar, Keith Brooking, Martellus Bennett, Abram Elam, Alan Ball and Kevin Ogletree.
Cutting those guys -- Ball, Bennett, Ogletree -- alone improve your football IQ by 100 points. Chances are, I can see McBriar coming back along with Elam (Rob Ryan's boy) and Kevin "Special Teams" Ogletree.
Otherwise, there's no way the Cowboys can bring James, Brooking, Spencer (76 games, 21.5 sacks), Bennett and Ball back. No way. Impossible. Right?
Those 21 expiring deals do not include possible cuts elsewhere, meaning guys still under contract that might (probably should) get cut. The short list is Terence Newman (due $10 million), Jon Kitna (D-U-N, done), Marcus Spears (unlikely ... not impossible), David Buehler (unbelievable he was on the roster) and Phil Costa (unlikely ... but probably not starting at center in 2012).
At the very least, 20 guys currently on the Cowboys' roster will not return. This includes three semi-starting linebackers, two semi-starting cornerbacks and possibly any number of surprises. This time last year, did you think Andre Gurode wasn't returning?
Get ready for the upheaval. It's coming.
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