Beat the Press

May 18, 2005

We are less than two weeks from the June 1st cuts, which constitute the last major player swaps before training camps open. Just as importantly from a fan’s perspective, June marks the beginning of the pre-season annual rollouts. Lindy’s, Althon’s, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly and others will offer their takes on the upcoming season.

I’d like to canvass the community and learn what annual or annuals you buy? Which of these do you find useful and which are larded with hype? I’d like to create a database of player values, using these annuals as a guide. From this, we can make our own assessments as to how far the Cowboys have improved, based solely on the upgrade in talent. We will consider coaching value at a later date.

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