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Roster Rundown
Sensabaugh's 2-Year Stint Could Be Over
Rob Phillips
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
(Editor's Note: Throughout the offseason, DallasCowboys.com staff writers will take a closer look at the roster, analyzing each player's impact last season and how he fits into the team's 2011 plans. Today's featured player is safety Gerald Sensabaugh.)
Name: Gerald Sensabaugh
Position: Safety
Height/Weight: 6-1/210
Experience: Six seasons
College: North Carolina
Key stat: The Cowboys' takeaway total jumped from 10 to 30 in the final eight games under interim defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni, and Sensabaugh produced four interceptions during that stretch, tying Terence Newman for most on the team.
Contract Status: Free agent.
2010 Impact: Sensabaugh played out his one-year restricted tender ($1.809 million) and started at strong safety for the second consecutive season, this time flanked by first-year free safety Alan Ball. He tied for third on the defense in pass breakups (9), tied for fifth in sacks (2) and ranked seventh in total tackles (53). Formerly a core special teams player for Joe DeCamillis in Jacksonville, Sensabaugh also added four tackles on the Cowboys' coverage units.
Where He Fits: The Cowboys haven't had substantial contract talks with Sensabaugh over the past year. A six-year veteran, he is likely to test the market as an unrestricted free agent under the next Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Writers' Analysis:
Rob Phillips: Re-signing Sensabaugh is still possible at a certain price, but the Cowboys don't seem willing to enter a bidding war with other teams. Like defensive end Marcus Spears, it appears Sensabaugh will get a chance to go find the best offer he can. Although the overall secondary needs improvement, Sensabaugh has done a decent job at strong safety the past two years and was much more active in the second half of the 2010 season with those five interceptions. For the most part, he's provided an upgrade in coverage from his predecessor Roy Williams.
Nick Eatman: While Sensabaugh has said he wouldn't mind coming back to the Cowboys, it doesn't seem like he's going to take less money to stay. Whenever free agency begins, he's going to be able to test the waters and if he does return, it'll be because the Cowboys gave him the best deal. As a player, I think the Cowboys can win with this guy, but he does need some help with a good free safety alongside him.
Sensabaugh's 2-Year Stint Could Be Over
Rob Phillips
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
(Editor's Note: Throughout the offseason, DallasCowboys.com staff writers will take a closer look at the roster, analyzing each player's impact last season and how he fits into the team's 2011 plans. Today's featured player is safety Gerald Sensabaugh.)
Name: Gerald Sensabaugh
Position: Safety
Height/Weight: 6-1/210
Experience: Six seasons
College: North Carolina
Key stat: The Cowboys' takeaway total jumped from 10 to 30 in the final eight games under interim defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni, and Sensabaugh produced four interceptions during that stretch, tying Terence Newman for most on the team.
Contract Status: Free agent.
2010 Impact: Sensabaugh played out his one-year restricted tender ($1.809 million) and started at strong safety for the second consecutive season, this time flanked by first-year free safety Alan Ball. He tied for third on the defense in pass breakups (9), tied for fifth in sacks (2) and ranked seventh in total tackles (53). Formerly a core special teams player for Joe DeCamillis in Jacksonville, Sensabaugh also added four tackles on the Cowboys' coverage units.
Where He Fits: The Cowboys haven't had substantial contract talks with Sensabaugh over the past year. A six-year veteran, he is likely to test the market as an unrestricted free agent under the next Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Writers' Analysis:
Rob Phillips: Re-signing Sensabaugh is still possible at a certain price, but the Cowboys don't seem willing to enter a bidding war with other teams. Like defensive end Marcus Spears, it appears Sensabaugh will get a chance to go find the best offer he can. Although the overall secondary needs improvement, Sensabaugh has done a decent job at strong safety the past two years and was much more active in the second half of the 2010 season with those five interceptions. For the most part, he's provided an upgrade in coverage from his predecessor Roy Williams.
Nick Eatman: While Sensabaugh has said he wouldn't mind coming back to the Cowboys, it doesn't seem like he's going to take less money to stay. Whenever free agency begins, he's going to be able to test the waters and if he does return, it'll be because the Cowboys gave him the best deal. As a player, I think the Cowboys can win with this guy, but he does need some help with a good free safety alongside him.
