Cowboys: Brandon Carr is winning the civil war in Dallas

Dallas Cowboys are in a stalemate with cornerback Brandon Carr, who is gaining leverage with a thinning free agent market. But who will get the last call?

The services of cornerback Brandon Carr might be in demand after all.

With cornerback Patrick Robinson taking his services from San Diego to the Indianapolis Colts, the Cowboys find themselves in a peculiar situation at the cornerback spot.

Robinson did a weird dance where he changed agents in the middle of contract negotiations with Dallas. The five-foot-eleven corner, who turns 29 this September, signed a three-year, $14 million contract to be a Colt.

The Cowboys turn back to their current starter — the 50 million dollar man.

With Robinson out of the free agency pool, the tide has turned in Carr’s favor. Despite playing 32 straight regular season games the last two seasons, Carr does not have an interception to his name during that time span.

The Boys needed some outside help in the secondary, but with each passing day it looks more and more like Carr will get the opportunity to wear number 39 in Dallas again.

With the cornerback free agency market thinning, Carr keeps winning the battle against the Cowboys.

He gets to determine how the Cowboys value him, which means he can stay mum about contract negotiations that would potentially reduce his salary. According to Spotrac.com, Carr counts $13,817,000 against the 2016 cap, which is 9.26% of the entire Dallas Cowboys cap.

To put that into perspective, returning cornerback Morris Claiborne will count $2,687,000 against the cap, which is 1.80% of the 2016 cap.

Unless the Cowboys dip back into the free agency for new corners — Sterling Moore is available — the 2016 NFL Draft is the next (maybe last) chance to upgrade before the 2016 season commences.

Jalen Ramsey out of Florida University is widely held as the top defensive back in the draft. But there’s a good chance he won’t fall to the fourth spot when the Cowboys are on the clock.

The Tennessee Titans and the San Diego Chargers, who will need to fill Robinson’s role, are potential landing sites for the talented player with safety and cornerback experience.

Even with Orlando Scandrick and Mo Claiborne leading a return charge in Dallas, the Cowboys got to feel like Carr is the 11th man “ghost” on the field. Carr hasn’t lived up to the 50 million dollar hype, and it makes sense that both parties reach a new contract now that the return on investment is diminishing by the day.

Carr turns 30 this May.

The Dallas Cowboys must find leverage in the draft, otherwise, it’s back to handing tons of dollar bills to a cornerback clearly empty on battlefield ammunition.

Carr might be winning the battle, but the outcome of this civil war will be up to Dallas.

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