DeMarcus Ware, is at practice today working with the Cowboys defensive linemen.

Tyron Smith (groin), Dez Bryant (knee, ankle) and Jeff Heath (concussion) were not at the open portion of practice to the media. Sean Lee (hamstring) is going through rehab off to the side but will not practice. Byron Bell took the first team snaps at left tackle. With three games in 12 days, the Cowboys are not practicing in pads like a normal Wednesday.

My first mock for 2018...man I forgot how many picks we are going to have:

17: R1P17
WR JAMES WASHINGTON
OKLAHOMA STATE

What better way to get Dez some help than to add another OSU WR.

49: R2P17
LB DANTE BOOKER
OHIO STATE

Time to think about the next Sean Lee.

81: R3P17
CB HOLTON HILL
TEXAS

Obvioulsy some character issues to be addressed but best value on the board and a big outside corner to revamp the secondary

119: R4P17
RB MARK WALTON
MIAMI

Will have to watch how his ankle injury develops but explosive back with good value to be backup for Zeke as DMAC and Morris are gone

136: R4P34
CB ADONIS ALEXANDER
VIRGINIA TECH

Again best value and another big corner on the outside.

173: R5P35
G SCOTT QUESSENBERRY
UCLA

First team all PAC 12 center who will slide out to guard.

176: R5P38
S STEVEN PARKER
OKLAHOMA

FS type who provides depth behind Byron Jones

196: R6P17
LB KENNY YOUNG
UCLA

MLB insurance for Jalyon Smith and depth behind Anthony Hitchens

213: R6P34
DL MICHAEL HILL
OHIO STATE

1-tech candidate

239: R7P17
OT COLE MADISON
WASHINGTON STATE

Played RT in college but drafted for depth

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My first mock for 2018...man I forgot how many picks we are going to have:

17: R1P17
WR JAMES WASHINGTON
OKLAHOMA STATE

What better way to get Dez some help than to add another OSU WR.
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I gotta start taking a look at these guys. When I did my mock last week, I didnt know a single one of them

Zeke drops appeal, will accept full 6 game suspension.

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Zeke drops appeal, will accept full 6 game suspension.

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There wasnt much of a point as any decision would have come after the 6 games were up.

Hopefully he finds some loophole way to sue the crap out of Goodell for slander or similar.

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Zeke drops appeal, will accept full 6 game suspension.

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There wasnt much of a point as any decision would have come after the 6 games were up.

Hopefully he finds some loophole way to sue the crap out of Goodell for slander or similar.

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I thought the hearing was between the 3rd and 4th games?

I'm not sure I'd **** with Goodell. Dude is obviously a gangster who had his caporegimes make Jerry an offer he couldn't refuse.

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I'm not sure I'd **** with Goodell. Dude is obviously a gangster who had his caporegimes make Jerry an offer he couldn't refuse.

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Jerry has his own posse
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/11/15/report-more-than-half-of-owners-want-to-wait-on-goodell-extension/

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There wasnt much of a point as any decision would have come after the 6 games were up.

Hopefully he finds some loophole way to sue the crap out of Goodell for slander or similar.

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I thought the hearing was between the 3rd and 4th games?

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The hearing was going to take place between games 4 & 5. But a decision would likely not be issued before he served all 6 games. Plus, he had almost no chance of winning.

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DeMarcus Ware, is at practice today working with the Cowboys defensive linemen.

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I'm not sure I'd **** with Goodell. Dude is obviously a gangster who had his caporegimes make Jerry an offer he couldn't refuse.

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Jerry has his own posse
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/11/15/report-more-than-half-of-owners-want-to-wait-on-goodell-extension/

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Not a big Cuban fan - I've known him long before he was rich and famous - but here goes;

Mark Cuban on Jerry Jones: Sometimes you have to fight city hall
Posted by Charean Williams on November 15, 2017, 6:22 PM EST

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reminds Mark Cuban of Mark Cuban. The Mavericks owner had his share of knock-down-drag-outs with Commissioner David Stern and the NBA office early in his career. Jones now is embroiled in a public tug-of-war with the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell.

"At the beginning, I was threatening to sue them every other minute for incompetence," Cuban said, via Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News. "And then my lawyer would remind me that I'd have to pay their legal bills as well. I was on a crusade to do what I felt was right for the league. On the flip side, there was a time after the 2006 finals where they wanted me out, too."

Cuban said he respects "the hell out of Jerry Jones," adding "there's times when you have to fight city hall."

Jones has threatened to sue the NFL if the league's compensation committee approves a contract extension for Goodell. He also publicly has feuded with Goodell over Ezekiel Elliott's six-game suspension, which Elliott will serve after dropping his appeal and legal action Wednesday.

"Jerry, he's not getting enough respect from the fans for the battle he's fighting," Cuban said. "It is a brutal battle. It's him against the world, which he's used to, and I think he likes.

"But he has 100 percent of my respect. What he's doing is the right thing."

League tells Jerry Jones to that his conduct is detrimental.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/11/15/nfl-says-jerry-jones-actions-detrimental-league-some-owners-want-jones-out/868804001/

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League tells Jerry Jones to that his conduct is detrimental.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/11/15/nfl-says-jerry-jones-actions-detrimental-league-some-owners-want-jones-out/868804001/

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... note from Goodell to tell Jerry to stop messing with Goodell...

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League tells Jerry Jones to that his conduct is detrimental.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/11/15/nfl-says-jerry-jones-actions-detrimental-league-some-owners-want-jones-out/868804001/

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beat me to it.

If Jerry has over half the owners on his side, this could get very interesting.

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League tells Jerry Jones to that his conduct is detrimental.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/11/15/nfl-says-jerry-jones-actions-detrimental-league-some-owners-want-jones-out/868804001/

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... note from Goodell to tell Jerry to stop messing with Goodell...

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beat me to it.

If Jerry has over half the owners on his side, this could get very interesting.

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Roger getting amnesia. Forgetting America's Team butters his bread.

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League tells Jerry Jones to that his conduct is detrimental.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/11/15/nfl-says-jerry-jones-actions-detrimental-league-some-owners-want-jones-out/868804001/

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beat me to it.

If Jerry has over half the owners on his side, this could get very interesting.

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Roger getting amnesia. Forgetting America's Team butters his bread.

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Jerry is an amazing businessman. The NFL and the NFLPA owe probably half their cash flow to Mr Jones. Absolutely brilliant.

Doesnt make him less of a pain in the ass but I can live with that.

Looks like Jerry vs the NFL is going to come to blows

"League owners have discussed Jones' removal, according to the WSJ. His removal would have to be based on conduct that would be detrimental to the league, which was covered in the aforementioned letter from the NFL to Boies."

http://deadline.com/2017/11/nfl-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-roger-goodell-1202209516/

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Looks like Jerry vs the NFL is going to come to blows

"League owners have discussed Jones' removal, according to the WSJ. His removal would have to be based on conduct that would be detrimental to the league, which was covered in the aforementioned letter from the NFL to Boies."

http://deadline.com/2017/11/nfl-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-roger-goodell-1202209516/

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They are playing with fire in terms of a backlash from Cowboy fans and given how Dallas has carried the NFL TV ratings they might want to be careful.

When are the people going to wake up and see the light? When the Cowboys are in the playoffs/super bowl, ratings soar. Don't ever bite the hand that feeds, that's law.

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Looks like Jerry vs the NFL is going to come to blows

"League owners have discussed Jones' removal, according to the WSJ. His removal would have to be based on conduct that would be detrimental to the league, which was covered in the aforementioned letter from the NFL to Boies."

http://deadline.com/2017/11/nfl-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-roger-goodell-1202209516/

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They are playing with fire in terms of a backlash from Cowboy fans and given how Dallas has carried the NFL TV ratings they might want to be careful.

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Agreed, Roger is a lot of things, self aware isn't one of them.

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League tells Jerry Jones to that his conduct is detrimental.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/11/15/nfl-says-jerry-jones-actions-detrimental-league-some-owners-want-jones-out/868804001/

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League tells Jerry Jones to that his conduct is detrimental.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2017/11/15/nfl-says-jerry-jones-actions-detrimental-league-some-owners-want-jones-out/868804001/

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beat me to it.

If Jerry has over half the owners on his side, this could get very interesting.

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Roger getting amnesia. Forgetting America's Team butters his bread.

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Jerry is an amazing businessman. The NFL and the NFLPA owe probably half their cash flow to Mr Jones. Absolutely brilliant.

Doesnt make him less of a pain in the ass but I can live with that.

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Looks like Jerry vs the NFL is going to come to blows

"League owners have discussed Jones' removal, according to the WSJ. His removal would have to be based on conduct that would be detrimental to the league, which was covered in the aforementioned letter from the NFL to Boies."

http://deadline.com/2017/11/nfl-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-roger-goodell-1202209516/

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They are playing with fire in terms of a backlash from Cowboy fans and given how Dallas has carried the NFL TV ratings they might want to be careful.

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So, Dallas leaves the NFL to start a new league. Wonder who would come with them? Raiders for sure. Jerry and the Davis family are tight.

DALLAS COWBOYS
Can the Cowboys Afford to Keep DeMarcus Lawrence?
By Jess Haynie
Published on November 15, 2017

After 10 weeks of the 2017 NFL season, Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence is the current sack leader for the entire league. His breakout is a welcome sight for sack-deprived Cowboys fans, but it may have a bittersweet ending. If Lawrence stays on his current pace, he may become far too expensive for Dallas to re-sign.

DeMarcus' 11.5 sacks are not only best in the NFL but mean he could potentially threaten the single-season record of 22.5 sacks, set by Michael Strahan in 2001. Even if he doesn't top Strahan, Lawrence could easily get to the Cowboys team record of 20 sacks. No surprise; DeMarcus Ware has that distinction with 20 sacks in 2008.

Barring an injury setback, Lawrence should hit 2018 free agency as one of top players at any position. Let's take a look at what that translated to in dollars last year.

The biggest contract given for a pass rusher last year went to Chandler Jones, who signed with the Arizona Cardinals for $83 million over five years. That's $16.6 million per season, which is a daunting figure when you consider that the cost of the DE franchise tag was $16.9 million.

Generally, the idea of signing elite guys to long-term deals is to get some cap relief from what the franchise tag would cost you. For the Cardinals, Chandlers Jones only had a $10 million cap hit in 2017 and will count $15.5 million next year. That's good relief now and a little in 2018, but then the contract jumps to $19 million cap hits over the final three years.

A major difference between Chandler Jones and DeMarcus Lawrence is their track record. Jones had 47 career sacks from four seasons in New England and one year with Arizona. Including this season, Lawrence has just 20.5 and more than half of that's come in a contract year.

The contract year is one of the scariest factors for any team trying to make a free agent decision. There is a well-documented history of players giving max effort to get a big contract extension, or a new deal in free agency, and then seeing a major drop in performance.

For DeMarcus Lawrence, the lack of production in his first three years can be attributed to health issues more than lack of effort. He had a slow start as a rookie but then looked ready to breakout in 2015, getting seven sacks in the final eight weeks. Last year he had a four-game PED suspension and then was set back by injuries.

There's no denying that there are red flags with Lawrence, but he will also be a year younger than Chandler Jones was as a free agent. If his sack production keeps up, he could be coming off one of the best seasons any pass rusher has ever had. He's had lower lows than Chandler Jones did, but is about to have a much higher high.

Therefore, assuming Lawrence will be this highly attractive free agent commodity, what can the Cowboys do to keep him? Do they have the salary cap space to do it, or at least moves to clear the space needed?

It's hard to estimate all of this now, but right now OverTheCap says Dallas has about $10 million in cap space. This is important as any unused cap space rolls over into the following season. OTC also assigns us with about $24.3 million in dead money counting against the 2017 cap and only $13.7 million next year, so that's about $10.6 million becoming available.

Sound great, right? Just one problem; DeMarcus Lawrence isn't the only player on the team.

The Cowboys have to re-sign Zack Martin. While he is secured for 2018 by the fifth-year option on his rookie deal, that would cost Dallas $9.3 million in cap space for just one season. They want to get a long-term deal done with Martin similar to what they have Travis Frederick before 2016.

The good news there is that even if Martin gets a big contract, Dallas can immediately restructure that first year to bring the cap hit low. Like with Frederick, the Cowboys are rightfully confident in Martin's long-term value and that he'll be a starting guard for them for at least the next 5-7 years. They don't pushing guaranteed money into later years because there's no foreseeable scenario where they would part ways with Martin or Frederick.

David Irving is another player Dallas has to make a move on. Closely behind DeMarcus Lawrence in terms of breakout defensive linemen, Irving will thankfully be only a restricted free agent in 2018. Dallas will likely give him the first-round RFA tender, which should pay about $4 million. The big decision on Irving will be in 2019, but a $3.5 million raise is still a solid chunk of space Dallas had to account for.

There are other impending free agents to consider. Guard Jonathan Cooper has earned his way into the starting lineup and they may want to keep him. Linebacker Anthony Hitchens is a solid, versatile player that they may not want to part with. If they don't keep these guys, money may need to be spent on replacements. However, none of these moves should break the bank.

Because they are no longer burdened by the full force of Tony Romo's massive cap hit, Dallas has more flexibility than they used to. They can certainly keep DeMarcus Lawrence, Zack Martin, and anyone else they want to this season. They will even be able to look at acquiring some new talent.

The Cowboys have moved to a much wiser cap-management model over the last few years. They don't want to reward players for past performance with big contracts without some certainty of continued results.

DeMarcus Lawrence is going to put present them with an interesting decision; a guy who broke out in his contract year but is still young enough to have several more seasons in his prime.

Dallas can afford to keep him, but will they want to risk? DeMarcus Lawrence is going to put their new philosophy to the test.

https://insidethestar.com/can-cowboys-afford-keep-demarcus-lawrence/[url=https://insidethestar.com/category/dallas-cowboys/][/url]

Good god. How the **** does bellicheat do it year in and year out?

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Looks like Jerry vs the NFL is going to come to blows

"League owners have discussed Jones' removal, according to the WSJ. His removal would have to be based on conduct that would be detrimental to the league, which was covered in the aforementioned letter from the NFL to Boies."

http://deadline.com/2017/11/nfl-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-roger-goodell-1202209516/

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They are playing with fire in terms of a backlash from Cowboy fans and given how Dallas has carried the NFL TV ratings they might want to be careful.

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So, Dallas leaves the NFL to start a new league. Wonder who would come with them? Raiders for sure. Jerry and the Davis family are tight.

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Why can't just one stinking thing go right in our world!!!!!!! So frustrating.

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Looks like Jerry vs the NFL is going to come to blows

"League owners have discussed Jones' removal, according to the WSJ. His removal would have to be based on conduct that would be detrimental to the league, which was covered in the aforementioned letter from the NFL to Boies."

http://deadline.com/2017/11/nfl-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-roger-goodell-1202209516/

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They are playing with fire in terms of a backlash from Cowboy fans and given how Dallas has carried the NFL TV ratings they might want to be careful.

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So, Dallas leaves the NFL to start a new league. Wonder who would come with them? Raiders for sure. Jerry and the Davis family are tight.

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Maybe the Redskins as Snyder and Jones do see eye to eye a lot. LA Rams as Kronke basically owes Jones for making his move to LA happen.

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Good god. How the **** does bellicheat do it year in and year out?

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Looks like Jerry vs the NFL is going to come to blows

"League owners have discussed Jones' removal, according to the WSJ. His removal would have to be based on conduct that would be detrimental to the league, which was covered in the aforementioned letter from the NFL to Boies."

http://deadline.com/2017/11/nfl-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-roger-goodell-1202209516/

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They are playing with fire in terms of a backlash from Cowboy fans and given how Dallas has carried the NFL TV ratings they might want to be careful.

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So, Dallas leaves the NFL to start a new league. Wonder who would come with them? Raiders for sure. Jerry and the Davis family are tight.

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Maybe the Redskins as Snyder and Jones do see eye to eye a lot. LA Rams as Kronke basically owes Jones for making his move to LA happen.

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Losing the Skins and Cowboys would do some serious damage to the NFL

NFL Network's Jane Slater reports Cowboys LT Tyron Smith (groin) won't play Week 11 against the Eagles.

It's a huge blow to a Cowboys' offensive line that yielded eight sacks in last week's loss to Atlanta. After being manhandled by Adrian Clayborn last week, Chaz Green will revert to the bench with Byron Bell filling in at left tackle. Smith remains week to week.

next guys up

Alshon Jeffery (ankle) says he'll play through his ankle issue against the Cowboys.

"I'll play definitely," Jeffery said after popping up on Thursday's injury report. He said he's been battling the issue for "a while." At least right now, Jeffery should be taken at his word. Rounding into form before the Eagles' Week 10 bye, Jeffery has three touchdowns over his past two games

Someone leaked footage of Jerry making a racially charged comment. When asked why the source said "f*** Jerry Jones"

https://theblast.com/jerry-jones-racial-video/