Dallas Cowboys: Why Cowboys fans should not "hold their breath" until Dallas signs free agent Eric Berry

Jean-Jacques Taylor, cowboys insider for NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV) and host of JaM Session from 9h to 13h. On weekdays on 103.3 KESN-FM, answered your questions recently by a live chat. Here are some highlights:

Do you expect the Cowboys to call Eric Berry?

JJT: I would not be surprised to see the Cowboys make a phone call to Eric Berry, but the reality is: why do you think Kansas City has released the face of their defensive franchise? They like the guy, but he has only played three games in the past two seasons. If he was healthy, he can help any team but he is not. I could see them asking him to take a physical exam so he could read his physical health. I will not hold my breath until that happens.

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With 3 of the 4 best free agents who are offensive players, who on the defensive side will he be a victim in the coming years? Jaylon? Byron?

JJT: I do not think I would call it a victim. As I have said a thousand times, they have enough money for everyone to be done. But negotiations will be difficult because they wrote so well that all of their guys, for the most part, deserved to be paid at a higher level. I would not call Byron Jones a half of an elite corner. I would say that he is a very good player because he does not create turnovers. I do not see it, nor Chido Awuzie, who earns a lot of money. One of them could end up going there. If we are honest, one of the hard points is that the Cowboys have not always re-signed linebackers. You would like to think that this will probably change with Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch.

What should Cowboys do at DE? They do not have much depth without Randy Gregory.

JJT: You have the merit of not including David Irving in your question because it is not part of the Cowboys' plans for a long time. The Cowboys will probably take a defensive end with one of their first two choices, and then we'll see what happens. I would not panic because their director of player staff did a great job in finding defensive linemen like Antwaun Woods and Daniel Ross. Heck, even Irving was a guy they pulled out of Kansas City's training team.

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