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Sherrington: Jimmy Johnson might be in Ring of Honor someday, but not until ...


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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) is consoled by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) at midfield following the Cowboys 49-17 loss at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, November 10, 2013. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)


Question: Why hasn't Jimmy Johnson been considered to be in the Ring of Honor? Or for that matter, the HOF? Taking a team from 1-15 to back-to-back championships in 5 years is nothing short of amazing.

Kevin Sherrington: The Ring of Honor is Jerry's call, and his alone, so who's to say he hasn't been considered? Even at that, it's going to take awhile before Jerry recognizes Jimmy. He knows what the public here thinks, that Jimmy built those three Super Bowl winners, not him. Jimmy doesn't have a chance until the Cowboys get back to a Super Bowl and probably win one. As for Jimmy's HOF chances, he didn't have a long NFL career. Only nine years as a head coach. Yes, he's won two Super Bowls, but his overall record is just 80-64. Didn't exactly blow anyone away in Miami.

Question: With the number of offensive linemen that were brought in and are doing a fairly decent job, assuming that everyone heals over the off-season, and one or two good draft picks, is there a chance that this team could actually have a very deep defensive line next year?

Kevin Sherrington: I assume you meant offensive line in that last part of your question. They're still a draft or two from being considered deep, but they're definitely improving there. Still need another guard and tackle.

Question: Do you see both Austin and Spencer back next year?

Kevin Sherrington: No to Austin; maybe on Spencer. Not a good idea to be signing guys to long-term deals at 30, which is what Spencer will be. But they're so thin on the DL, I don't know how you fix that in even a couple of years without keeping either Spencer or Hatcher.

Question: I might be old school but isn't it obvious that we need a fullback on the roster. TE's in the backfield are lucky if they set a 'basketball' pick in this offense. What do you think?

Kevin Sherrington: I'm with you on that. When your OL isn't great, go with a FB. When Murray first started out, they had a good thing going at FB until he got hurt, and they've given up on it since. Most of their yards have come with one back and three receivers and a TE, so that's what they're going to do.

Question: This league is all about getting pressure on the QB. Are you surprised that Kiffin doesn't draw up more blitzes? How many times are we going to see the fake 'A' gap blitz?

Kevin Sherrington: If you're going to blitz, you're going to expose your corners to a lot of man-to-man coverage. The Cowboys' corners are OK man-to-man, not great.

Question: My least favorite 2013 draft pick, second rounder TE Gavin Escobarf, caught 1 pass per game in 4 of the first 5 games for a total of 65 yards and 1 TD. He has caught ZERO passes in the last 5 games. FIRST, why is he even active on game day? The offense would be better served by activating Andre Smith, who can at least help block since the OL appears to have forgotten how after the loss of Waters. SECOND, is E-barf still practice squad eligible? We know Jerry won't dump his pet cat on the side of the road, but perhaps E-barf can be surrendered to the practice squad shelter until another team adopts him. Your thoughts, please, Kevin.

Kevin Sherrington: Now, let's not be calling names. I wasn't crazy about the Escobar pick, either, as I've written. He's not going anywhere for awhile, which is not just Jerry's policy. No NFL team is going to give up on a second-rounder in his rookie season. Get used to him.


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