Price In, Morgan Out

WILLIE PILE SIGNED, SAFETY FREE AGENT FROM KC, OGBOGU RELEASED

I was about to say that the one guy that I saw on the WW that I was interested in at S was Arturo Freeman, but I guess Parcells wasn’t on the same page.

Anybody know about Pile? I can’t find any bio on him.

Willie Pile

Athletic safety entering his third training camp with the Chiefs in 2005 … Versatile performer can work at either safety position, but is expected to compete for a reserve role at free safety … Rangy defender appeared in every game last season on special teams and earned a total of five starts … Saw his first NFL action on defense when he stepped into the strong safety position on Opening Day in 2004 at Denver (9/12) after S Greg Wesley suffered an injury … Made his first career start the following week vs. Carolina (9/19) … Improving coverage specialist has shown a knack for finding the ball, recording 37 tackles in 2004 with four passes defensed … Earned a reputation as an opportunistic performer in the collegiate ranks, producing a pair of INT returns for TDs at Virginia Tech … Gained valuable game experience working with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 2004 … Spent final three weeks of the 2003 season on the Chiefs practice squad and remained there for the clubâ€â"¢s playoff outing before cracking the clubâ€â"¢s 53-man roster a year ago … Has seen action in 16 regular season games (five starts), producing 37 tackles (23 solo), four passes defensed and one QB pressure, as well as seven special teams tackles … Originally joined the club as the second of Kansas Cityâ€â"¢s two selections (252nd overall) in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Thanx, Kenny! No surprise on the release of Morgan. I was hoping that they could get a late round draft choice for Ogbagu but if teams know that you’re eventually releasing him you don’t have any leverage.

Oh, and Pile is 6-2 and 210 pounds… if that says something… Kenny already said everything else…

Everyone:
Looking to hear BP press conference?

JUST SAW THE FUNNIEST THING IN MY LIFE:

IDIOT Joe Thiesman picks the REDSKINS to WIN THE NFC

hahahahahahaahhahahaha

Lou, Are you joking?

And ESPN drops the Cowboys 7 spots from #12 to #19, after our 3-1 Preseason, signing of Price, best D in the preseason, makes alottttt of sense to me. I cant wait until Mid Season when all these mediots are jumping on the Cowboys bandwagon.

Anyone look at who KC has on their roster at S? They have 4 quality safeties still on the roster. I say that because Pile may have been a guy they wanted to keep, but that the numbers didn’t work out. He seems to be a decent from Kenny’s scouting report.

Chandus,

Bills Press conference will be on 1310 the ticket,or Dallas Cowboy.com at 2:30 EST

I’ll say it again; IT IS A SHAME THAT LT WAS NOT ABLE TO BREAK THEISSMAN’S LIPS INSTEAD OF HIS LEG.

WHAT A RETARDAMATED CORNPACKING SONOMBEECH!

You think ESPNs rankings are bad, have you seen the FoxSports.com ones? I’m usually a FoxSports.com fan, but they have the Cowboys 27th. Granted it’s before the preseason, but still, they weren’t even that bad last year, and we had one of the best offseasons in the NFL.

Don’t know if this was mention before, there is a little article by Adam Rank on NFL.com. He mentions that Parcells is counting on the “Over the Hill Gang” of Bledsoe, Glenn, Glover, and Johnson to win this coming season. Nothing about the young RBs or the young LBs we have. Of course, this article was written before the final roster was conceived. Wonder if Mr. Rank would like to rebutt this now that he knows that we have 10 rookies on the roster and approximately 30 of the 53 players with no more than 3 years of experience.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/8797993

I can’t believe I’m saying his, but Merrill Hodge and Chris Mortensen might be the smartest guys on that panel. Actually, they both do a good job on some of the stuff they do, especially Hodge.

It’s going to be soooo funny seeing what these guys are saying when Minny can’t win 6 games this year. I really think they will be quite bad this year. No Moss means no offense for them. They have no WRs and their running game only worked because the safeties were both 30 yards down the field.

I have to say, with Johnson, Glen, and Price, we just may have the best recieving trio in the Nfl….Indy is the only team close.

NW:
Are you saying something good out of KJ? Is this an impersonator? Wasn’t he a TE? Ok, I’ll stop being funny… They’ll be definitelly good, to be honest, but not great, I still don’t see Bledsoe passing for over 3500 yards, number that won’t make the trio great and you need to remind that Crayton is also there, you know him, the guy that took that comparison with Hines Ward made from BP, who isn’t a known praiser.

Oh, sorry, I read AW… LOL…

Whoa NW, don’t speak too soon. Detroit and ‘Zona both have excellent trios, and all of them are younger than KJ, Glenn, and Price. I do have to agree that our recieving corps look a lot better than they did at the beginning of the offseason. We have three starting quality recievers, Crayton looks like the real deal, and we know what Price and Glenn can do with Bledsoe throwing it their ways. Just remember that BP is still going to run the ball as much as he can, and he definitely won’t forget about J-Wit. Our recievers are not going to get the ball as much as the guys in ‘Zona, Detroit, or Indy will this season. But you know what, that’s okay with me—when we do turn to them, we have three proven guys who will make the catch and score the TD. This year is looking better and better.

I sure hope that Price is worth the cap hit, the release of veterans that it made necessary, the possible dousing of Craytons’s developmentetc. He swears up and down that he will not have ego problems and will block while he is here. We gave up a lot to get this guy.

James:
That wasn’t a lot, a one year deal worth a mill and a half if he doesn’t reach his incentives isn’t much, you don’t know how reachable are his incentives, maybe those are unreachable…

How many vets did we have to release at key positions to clear cap space for this guy? At least he got rid of Morgan for us. At last. I will be watching Price closely. Dumbass Mr Wal-Mart just couldn’t resist a bidding war could he. At least he was smart enough to limit it to a 1 year deal.

We didn’t lose any vets to add space, we already had space, there were 6 mill of available money, the only guy that makes me think twice is Robinson, but he was waived more on the fact that Condo has the potential to be as good, younger and cheaper.

You are not thinking critically Chandus. Also, what does signing Price say about the team’s confidence in Glenn to stay healthy?

also don’t forget about moss,porter,curry that’s pretty dangerous to me. i would even go as far as to say that is the best trio in the league.

Parcells said in his PC that he thinks he knows who will claim Robinson off waivers. Was there a possible trade there? They released Robinson in favor of Condo anyway.

anyone else think we should sign S ernest shazor to our practice squad. he was released by the cardinals.

Bp also said that he will be working out 2 S tomorrow. Wasn’t Shazor claimed by someone off of waivers?

Looks like backup tackle at both sides will be Tucker.

I suspect if Pettite or Adams goes down early LA would be right back in the mix there.

james i didn’t hear anything about shazor being picked up by someone but stuff happens quick in the nfl so it is possible

Seattle released Jamaal Brimmer. Is he still unsigned?

i think we will end up picking up grag after week 1

easy on joe thiesman there fellas, he has to pick the redskins now since they are still tied for first, u want him to look really dumb and pick them after they`re 2-6?

si.com was giving the cowboys love the other day dr. Z also had us ranked #9

anthony
i saw that someone even picked the cowboys as a possible contendor for the super bowl. hope hes right.
peerless price conference is also a must listen to as well. bp’s conference is next cant wait to hear this.

john claytons cap report just came in, we sit at 5.9 million

heres the breakdown for every team if your interested we sit at i think 3rd most left, raiders have under a million. and so long jerry rice you were great gave us some fits.
Arizona Cardinals
$6.4 million

Atlanta Falcons
$2.82 million

Baltimore Ravens
$3.55 million

Buffalo Bills
$3.45 million

Carolina Panthers
$1.77 million

Chicago Bears
$5.9 million

Cincinnati Bengals
$5.73 million

Cleveland Browns
$5.59 million

Dallas Cowboys
$5.9 million

Denver Broncos
$1.3 million

Detroit Lions
$2 million

Green Bay Packers
$3.9 million

Houston Texans
$7.8 million

Indianapolis Colts
$5 million

Jacksonville Jaguars
$5.1 million

Kansas City Chiefs
$3.1 million

Miami Dolphins
$3.6 million

Minnesota Vikings
$4.3 million

New England Patriots
$1.4 million

New Orleans Saints
$5.6 million

New York Giants
$2.05 million

New York Jets
$2.2 million

Oakland Raiders
$927,000

Philadelphia Eagles
$12.6 million

Pittsburgh Steelers
$1 million

St. Louis Rams
$6.5 million

San Diego Chargers
$3.3 million

San Francisco 49ers
$3.4 million

Seattle Seahawks
$3 million

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
$672,000

Tennessee Titans
$168,000

Washington Redskins
$1.96 million

thanks for the info, mike.

What do I know after hearing Parcells conference:

- He might take 5 receivers with him to games if he sees something really good among them and Copper will be one of them for every game, he’s his best ST player.

- Price could be left behind for the San Diego game, he hasn’t experienced Parcells schemes and language in his stops with Kevin Gilbride and the West Coast Offense he played in Atlanta.

- Fujita is right behind Singleton on the SS, Burnett was moved to the WS and now is Ware backup.

- Parcells isn’t comfortable with his depth at Safety, but he said that he can live with a combination of Reeves and Nate Jones playing some FS. So, for now, 6 corners is what he’s going to take for the season. Thornton is right there with Reeves as the 4th best corner on the team. And is a better corner overall, he’s just too inconsistent.

- And said that Robinson couldn’t match Condo snap hability, potential and price.

Where do you guys get your Cowboys updates? You always have the up to the minute info!

Let me know!

Thanks!

Thanks for the info Mike…..

Chandus,

Few other things,
Gurode is back in the hunt at RG. Tucker will backup both RT and LT. Both Tucker and Gurode have “earned playing time”.

BP is gonna miss Ogbougu and Carson.

Just thought of something really funny.

At the end of the season last year, didn’t Parcells say the only postion that was safe was long snapper?

Yes, Jim, in that team, that comment kind of makes you think that this team and that team have a minor difference…

Mike,

Thanks, great job. 5.9 million isn’t bad, especially this time of the year when teams are releasing quality players.

Also Mike when I said earlier that there were two more things in the works it was because i have a friend who lives in KC and he was telling me the paper there and sports radio talk shows were saying that KC was working a possible couple of deals with the Cowboys,I just didn’t want to say anything until it happened……

getting rid of antonio bryant for quincy morgan was a dumb move, but now we dumped antonio bryant for in essence peerless price, for now i can live with that a whole lot better.

sharkz
no worries man i was hoping for something big but thats ok

also on bp’s news conference he said some teams were trying to trade for ogbogu, but nothing happened and he said hes gonna be on a team shortly

and bp said they been trying to get fujita since spring, but kc was holding out on them.

cap space i think is awesome we have alot of room left for another FA or save it dont matter.

Dr. Z on SI.com has us as a 10-6 team this year and his predictions are usually pretty good so hopefully it pans out.

i was watching the redskins and ravens games, and joe was saying that he think that the redskins are easy the better team between them and dallas. he also said that when the redskins beat dallas in week 2 that will be a big boost for their confidence. he said that blocking for bledsoe is like blocking for a statue, and they will line up on the line and make bledsoe beat them. he also said that the new 3-4 defense will be easy for the redskins to run against.

i have heard the saying that it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are stupid; then to open it and remove all doubt. right now; i have no doubt. he must have taken to many head shots from the cowboys in his day.

theisman is a homer big time, he NEVER has anything to say about the dallas unless it is negative. im gonna hate next years monday night football. i hope dallas sweeps them again so theisman can shut the !@#$ up.

It’s one thing to be loyal to your team,but for Theisman to blindly make those predictions and assumptions shows what a total idiot he really is!And he’s going to be really embarrassed midway thru the season…..

people say negatives about our qb? look at the deadskins qb, what a joke.

Trading for Antonio Bryant wasn’t a dumb move at all. Talent wise AB has all the potential in the nfl to be a top receiver. But he was way too selfish to be a cowboy. BP wants a patriot ego free enviornment around Dallas, he wants his players to care about winning more than caring about their own individual stats. And the jersey throwing incident was just icing on the cake. He had to go.

Terry Glenn has played only 2 full seasons out of 9 years in the league. Getting Price was a smart move. And with Crayton stepping up his game, we have some depth at WR. Now i love the cowboys as much as any of us on this site but our receivers are still not top 5 in the league, not even close.

The biggest worry we have this year is Drew Bledsoe. He has alot of weapons to go to and a top notch defense. He has no excuses.

Trading AB for Quincy i meant…

look what antonio did compared to quincy, i agree if he had a bad attitude trade him and now that we got peerless who is only 2yr from being the most sought after free agent wide receiver, i feel alot better about our wr depth, my point is what is the better deal antonio bryant for peerless price or antonio bryant for quincy morgan?i`d rather take a shot with price and apparently bill and jerry feel the same way.

Paul, while I understand what you are saying about Bledsoe, I think the way you worded it is completely off-base, at least the way I understand it. We are discussing Bledsoe, playing in Dallas, in Parcell’s ball-control, play-action offense—not Harrington, playing in Detroit, in Mariucci’s West Coast version. Yes, Bledsoe is the most important player on his team, in the same way Tom Brady is—he has to avoid throwing to the wrong jerseys and putting his defense in tough positions. If you have watched New England much at all, Brady does not win many games, he keeps his team from losing them. Brady takes what he is given, the punter maintains field position, the defense stops people, and Vinatieri wins the games. Brady does a good job of it, and will be a Hall of Famer when his career is over, just like Starr, Griese, and Aikman, who did the same thing.

Given this analysis, the most glaring hole on the Cowboys currently may be at place kicker. Unfortunately, most teams do not have anyone as good at money time as Vinatieri.

look who the head coach is for new england. is he a protege of BP yes he is, he plays the same way BP does. field position run it down your throat and tough defense. thats how you win super bowls. if a high powered offense is the key to winning, indy would have 2 super bowls by now.

The Antonio Bryant trade (or GIVE-AWAY, as it’s turned out) is an arguement that may never go away. Not so long as some Cowboys fans are honest enough to admit it was a bad move, and still others are dishonest enough to contend that it wasn’t. Now maybe if we’d have as least GOTTEN something for him, even a high pick- but nope. Nothing. We GAVE him away.

Parcells just wanted him gone. And mind you, I believe that Parcells instigated that jersey-tossing thing. I think he pushed Antonio with his preferential treatment of his boy, Keyshawn, but I know some of you guys won’t believe that- cuz you don’t want to.

The only thing that’s gonna tilt this thing either way is when we see Antonio Bryant perform with Clevelend this year, paticularly with Braylon Edwards coming up. Now I know he has some maturity issues, but if he’s so selfish and disruptive, like Parcells wants everyone to believe, then we’ll see it- this year.

But on the other hand, if Bryant plays well, on the field and with others, ya’ll better be ready to eat some serious crow….

Here’s some extra reading material for ya’ll-

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news_room/news/arts/4503.0.html

Pretending we got Price for Bryant ain’t gonna cut it, guys.

Imagine our WR corp consisting of:

Keyshawn
Glenn
Crayton
Price
BRYANT.

Now THAT might have been something special.

Actually Chandus, Bp said that Robinson came out “slightly” ahead of Condo on the SNAPPERMAN evaluation.

rich
you cant do that, if you did imagine if the buccs still had steve young for those years or the falcons having farve dont work that way. at the time is wasnt a bad move, ab was a cancer. hes turned out to be a good player, maybe he doesnt under BP, maybe he does. anyways the trade is almost a year old lets let it go and move on.

I just found out that the Saints & Giants game has been switched to Monday Night Sept. 19th at Giants stadium. The game will be telivised on ABC at 7pm (ET) & then they will switch to the Cowboys vs Redskins game at 9pm (ET). Well in the New York area, they are going to show the entire Giants game. I happen to live in NJ and I will end up missing the 1st half of the Cowboys game. I can’t believe they are doing this. Why not just show the Giants game on ESPN? Does anyone else live in the New York area?

mike, thank u. cmon guys forget AB, ya he had potential, but he also caused problems. im not gonna sit here and pretend that AB for morgan was equal cuz morgan is gone and AB is the #1 in Clevland (for now), but lets move on, we got opening weekend in less than a week and i for one have been counting down the days the past week or so, so bring it on SD.

dan i do, i didtn here that i live in rochester so looks like ill be missing the first half as well…that really sucks, i cant believe they are doing that.

Here is the article from ESPN:

The New Orleans Saints-New York Giants game will will be played as part of a nationally televised doubleheader starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 19.
The game, already moved to the Giants’ home in the New Jersey Meadowlands, will begin on ABC, then be switched to ESPN at 9 p.m., when ABC goes to the regularly scheduled game between Washington and Dallas in Irving, Texas. In New York and Louisiana, as well as other parts of the Gulf Coast, ABC will continue to carry the Giants-Saints game, switching to Redskins-Cowboys when the Saints game ends.

The scheduling does not totally satisfy the other NFC East teams because the Giants get an extra home game from the switch — even if they are officially listed as visitors.

“I’d be smart not to comment on that,” Dallas coach Bill Parcells said Monday.

The Cowboys are also looking forward to having the national attention on Sept. 19 that they’ve scheduled the Ring of Honor induction of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin for halftime of that game.

Hey New Yorkers. I am truly sorry, you ARE getting bent over. The way the NFL is handling the Saints issue is idiotic. They must have appointed Theissmann to head up that comittee!

This was the game I was much looking forward to. Playing the Redskins on Monday night & the Triplets getting inducted to the Ring of Honor. This really sucks!!!!!!!!

it jsut really makes me mad because new yorkers get to see very few cowboys games to begin with. o well, i guess ill just have to catch the second half and deal with it. thanks for the heads up dan

i hear ya dan

Cowboy bert,

What you just said is exactly what I meant when I said Bledsoe has no excuses. Im not implying Bledsoe has to take the offense on his back and carry them to the playoffs. Just don’t lose the game. A 200 something yarder and 1 td with no int’s is what I would consider a good game from Bledsoe this year.

I just went to www.ABC.com and sent an e-mail to express my disappointment about the Cowboys Monday night game vs the Redskins. I’m not sure if this will change anything but, anyone who is upset with the decision to show the Giants game, can go to the website and send an e-mail to ABC.

Thanks

Thanks Dan, im doing the same.

Yeah Me 2. Everyone needs to remember that AB was going to be a free agent this year. He would have left, everyone knows that. He and Parcells didnt get along. I liked AB and he had a world of potential, but some guys like Price just cant play on certain teams in certain offenses and systems. Everyone cries about how we didnt take Moss, but we cant be certain he going to be this good on the Cowboys. Our QB situation was a mess. We did get the worse end, but its over now and we walk away with Peerless Price, so Im happy.

Im glad Price was signed to only a one year deal. Lets see how much he can help. We need some young studs at WR for our future. I think Dallas will prolly draft a WR with our #1 pick next year.

i e-mailed the ABC’s network in my area, and informed them of the importants of the "Deadskins and the Cowboys game. I live in Mississippi and I will be very upset if they are wanting to show the Saints and the Gaints on ABC just because they feel sorry for the Saints people. However, I do have the NFL Ticket so it better not effect my viewing of the game. IF it does; I will request a discount or a refund. Even though it may not effect my viewing; I still informed them that they are about to get some major nasty grams if they show the Aints vs. the NY Migets instead of the Cowboys vs. the Deadskins that is suppose to be on as scheduled. I would hope that everyone would do the same.

rich,

I’m with you on the Bryant deal. I hate the fact that we gave him away. I said it then and I’ll say it now. It was a mistake. The fact that the guy wanted to start isn’t an attitude problem to me.

Regarding Bryant and Moss as ones the Cowboys sent off or let get away:

Can we all agree that Jerry Rice is the greatest receiver ever? He has the numbers and rings to prove it. I will give the man his due. In his time, he was electric.

Now—would it have been a trade up for the Cowboys if the 91 team had traded Irvin for Rice? HELL NO! Irvin was a far better player IN THE DALLAS SYSTEM. He did all of the little things that made that offense go. Most of them never got onto highlight reels, and people saw less of him on Sportscenter than they saw of Rice, but he was far more valuable to Dallas than Rice could ever have been.

I will say it again. The problem with losing Bryant is not that Parcells didn’t get value for him, so much as that HE NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRAFTED BY DALLAS. He did not fit the system here, as talented as he was, because he did not, could not, or would not do the kinds of things that make the system here work, such as maintaining the downfield blocks necessary for Julius to make first downs and hit the open field. This is not a knock on his talent or ability, but an indication that he was a poor fit here. Moss on this team would be a disaster, not because he is a head case but because he is a poor fit for the system.

Systems based around a QB and his receivers, by the way, almost never win big. Marino and Fouts made the HOF, but they never won the big one. Warner got one. Winning usually involves teamwork, toughness, and field position. I like what the team has now far better than I would like its chances with all the Mosses and Bryants in the world.

Cash:

I understand what you’re saying but you still can’t act the way he did. It wasn’t as much the jersey incident as it was his inability to be a professional, like running out routes, not taking play off, doing the little things that make an all-round receiver. The jersey incident was the straw.

Maybe he has grown up since then and will be successful. I hope so. But maybe it was the exit from Dallas and the way it happened that caused that maturity to evolve.

In either case, Dallas didn’t get what they could have out of AB, either from when they drafted him or when they traded him.

WILL YOU PEOPLE RELAX. You’re not missing one minute of the cowboy game on Monday night against the redskins. The Saint/Giant game will start at 7:30pmEST on ABC and at 9:00pm EST, the Saint/Giant game will switch from ABC to ESPN and the Cowboy/redskin game will start on the national ABC network,at its rugular time, so you dont need to email or call and complain about the gameto ABC.

Price’s contract is a $1M deal with a $500K bonus. That’s $1.5M this year. If he achieves his incentives, the $1M extra counts against next year’s cap. So, in essense, it’s a $1.5M deal – not bad for a guy that was the #1 FA a couple years ago.

And if he performs, Dallas could sign him to a multi-year deal later in the year…

Derrick:

We know … but it’s the redskins! :shock:

RAUL, I KNOW ITS THE REDSKINS, IT JUST SO MANY THINK THEIR ONLY GOING TO SEE THE SECOND HALF OF THE COWBOY GAME, WHICH ISN’T THE CASE, I’LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER REDSKIN SMACKING

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-jerry rice would do just fine in the cowboys system. and the cowboys would also do just fine. replacing michael irvin with jerry rice doesnt subtract or add any super bowls to that era.
-if the cowboys had any talent on offense when AB was here, maybe he fits. troy hambrick + quincy carter + mediocre line = crap. im not making any excuses for AB, but if he has the potential to be a top flight receiver you should be able to make him fit.

that was for cowboy bert.

derrick,
its the people in new york, lousiana, and other effected areas that are getting the short end. myself included. they wont go to the cowboys game until the saints game is finished, which will be around 10:30 or so. whihc will be around halftime during the cowboys games, so i will miss the first half and thats why im angry

Nate just log in on the now world famous “open Thread” and we’ll do our best to keep you informed till you can see the game……

jeff robinson was picked up by the rams earlier today. which is good for him, figured hed get a job right away. world famous for sure sharkz.

COWBOY BERT- interesting points about Bryant being a better fit in systems based around the passing game and those systems never winning big. I’ll have to think about that one. BUT I still think we should have been patient enough to AT LEAST have worked out a better trade for Bryant. I’m guessing there isn’t a Cowboy fan who doesn’t wish we’d at least got something for him.

L. Bowser- DISAGREE. “Replacing Irvin with Rice doesn’t add or subtract Superbowls in that era.”? I think Irvin was more of a LEADER than Rice was. His connection with his teammates, particularly with Smith, were crucial to the Cowboys’ success in the 90’s. Rice was a performance leader, of course, but not the emotional heart and soul that Michael was.

Rice is greatest receiver ever, but I’d draft Irvin instead.

ANYBODY- Does anybody know what the INCENTIVES are in Price’s contract?

sharkz, i have been all preseason and its greatly appreciated the job all of u guys do keeping us up to date, its jsut not the same as watching the game. but o well at least ill catch the second half and hopefully itll be a good game

Guys:
The AB subject is going to be like the Moss one, how many years since that, and we still hear from it… Taking Moss with the team and the coach we had would have contributed for some worst records on those years, there weren’t leaders in those teams, Aikman wasn’t ever a leader, Emmith wasn’t also, Woodson was, but he wouldn’t have serve for nothing in a losing team with a shortage of talent. Moss known lack of teammate ethic, as in I’ll play my best when I want to, would have been as destructive as JJ tactics to keep his winning team as long as possible. AB was like that on that team, just look at what we have now from that team and you’ll find out that half of that team is gone, is it for the better, hell yes! And I’m waiting for the first set of evidences to be displayed on Sunday.

I’m ready for some Football!!!

Let’s not get too caught up about letting AB get away. He’s a third-rounder with supposedly first-round talent. 31 other teams let him get away. I agree with Cowboy Bert about R. Moss. He played his first few years with a huge chip on his shoulder because he fell out of the top ten on draft day. Imagine the size of his head if he was selected at number eight. Who do you think would have won the battle of wills between Chan Gailey and Moss?

Oh, how the world works!

I was at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden for that draft in ‘98. It’s fun, I recommend it. I was pulling for us to draft Moss.

We were 3-0 heading into Philly that year. I was at the Vet that day. Irvin played his last game. If Moss was on the team, would that linebacker have been able to drop into coverage and knock Michael head first into the turf?

Irvin probably comes out of the game injury free.

The Cowboys become the first team to go 16-0 and win thier sixth Super Bowl.

Of course, Jerry, sensing he’s at the high end of return on his investment, sells the team to Mr. Xen Hashimoto (my sister’s childhood imaginary friend).

Hashimoto moves the team to Tokyo. He makes so much money owning the Cowboys, that he successfully builds a time machine.

Traveling back in time, he takes a job as a ball boy and adds extra “stick-um” to Jackie Smith’s gloves. Smith catches ‘that ball’ and the Cowboys win Super Bowl 14 increasing the value of the team.

EVERYONE, GET OVER IT.

Antonio Bryant isn’t on the team.
We didn’t draft Randy Moss.
We cut Quincy Morgan.
Peerless Price is a Cowboy.

Bottom line, we had a 3rd round pick (Bryant) that didn’t work out.

There is a WR we didn’t draft who is almost as bad a character as TO – I know we could have used him – but how many SB’s has he won at this point? He’s been in the league 8 yrs now – with that bad hair cut – and I’m not expecting the Raiders to win it this year either.

We cut a receiver that can’t catch (Morgan), an equivalent anomaly to ‘military intelligence’.

Such is life in this NFL.

I like what we have.

Any thoughts on BP moving Burnett over to back up Ware on the weak side so the new LB could be on the strong side? I thought burnett would take over from Singleton by mid year but now i don’t know what the plans are. fujita fairly good i think but is burnett being put out as a backup long term?

Burnett may be better off on the weak side. He is fast but also smaller than the prototypical strong side LB.

So did we use a 2nd rnd pick on backup??

I’ve heard a lot of mediots talking about Burnett being better suited to one of the inside positions in the 3-4. However, with the depth we had inside and the lack of talent outside, Burnett was filling a need and did not practice inside.

Next year, he could be moved inside, with a complete offseason to bulk up. That would give us a pretty formidible LB corps.

Agreed, next year.

All Bradie James has to do is keep playing like he has been and Burnett will get his shot at starting this year. The kid is too fast and too good not to be used in the mix. I think he would be great next to Dat, and James back on the bench.

Rich,

I want to point one thing out to you. You say that the AB issue is all Parcells fault, but you don’t realize that the team had problems with him before BP came here. In fact, that was the very reason that he slipped to us in the second round. When he was drafted, they said that he had first round talent, but that there were character issues. Well, they came out.

As far as the jersey throwing incident, I don’t know how you could possibly pin that one on BP. If you remember the story, Bryant got mad because he was playing TOO MUCH in practice. How stupid is that. “Hey coach, take me out, I don’t want this much attention, I just want to sit on my butt.” KJ went over to talk to him after he got pulled out of practice and told him that a good WR never wants to come out, even if it is just practice. Then Bil came over and the whole “incident” took place. So, are you saying that BP was playing Bryant too much and he should have known that Bryant didn’t want on the field? That BP was incensitive and Bryant was right to do what he did to teach the mean onld man a lesson? I just don’t see how you pin that on BP.

BP has done some dumb stuff in his day, but I don’t put that one on him. They tried to trade the guy for 4 months (from June until Oct 19) and the best deal they could get was Quincy Morgan. Is it BPs fault that only the Browns were willing to take the guy? You can say all you want about how Morgan wasn’t a fair trade for Bryant, but 2 facts remain, Bryant had done everything he could to get out of here, and we got the very most we could have for him.

Big Jim:

Jacob Rogers was a 2nd rounder and nobody’s complaining about his outright release. Maybe because it’s an OL and not a WR, I don’t know. But I agree – those that are here are here. Those that aren’t, aren’t. Let’s win with who we have.

ty, im sick of all the talk about ab its over done gone let it go. lets worry about our team now, which i think will be good. 5 more days and we get a real test.

The question I have (which no one has yet to answer) is, if Parcells wanted to get rid of Bryant all along, and intentionally instigated that jersey-throwing incident as an excuse to do so, then, why did it take so long for Parcells to carry out his planned action?

As for Parcells showing preferential treatment to Johnson, if it was true, there is a good reason for it — Johnson was better and much more reliable than Bryant at that time.

Had Bryant taken Price’s attitude, that he had to fight for his roster slot, and had Bryant paid attention to his coaches and actually learned from them, Bryant would have found his place in a rotation, just as Price will this year. But, that was beyond Antonio Bryant. He resented being ONLY the #3 receiver on that team — exactly where he deserved to be, at that time — and he showed it through every action and attitude. That is why he is gone! It is remarkable that we actually got something (although of little value) for him.

In his last press conference, Parcells stated that he will be playing a lot of backups this year. Why this year, and not last year? I doubt that his philosophy in this matter has changed. It is just that this year we have a number of high-quality reserves, who are only a short step below the starters. So, he is giving those reserves a chance for playing time, and perhaps to improve their lot. [This also has the added benefit of resting the starters.] He would have done the same with Bryant last year, if Bryant had only been willing.

Raul just beat me to the punch. Everyone is outraged about “wasting” a third round pick on AB, how about the more valuable 2nd round pick wasted on jacob rogers?? at least while he was here AB contributed somewhat, Rogers barely even saw the field, save a few special teams plays.

Also, someone mentioned how great our WRs would be with our current top 4 plus AB… that would never work in a million years. KJ, Glenn and Price are all more proven than AB, so he would still be 3rd or 4th on the depth chart. if he couldn’t accept that last year, then why would he do it now?? The fact is that AB was a me-first type of player with Dallas, like so many other NFL prima donas. While it’s a shame that we essentially wasted a 3rd rounder on him, at least we cut him off when we did, and did not waste more time and $ on him.

Also, Theismann is the WORST commentator in any sport. I have disliked him since the very first time i had to endure his stupid banter on ESPN. even though he consistently hates on the boys, it’s his ridiculously stupid and unfounded comments in general that make him the worst analyst.

RParr, I’d rather listen to Theismann that Paul McGuire.

Yes McGuire is pretty bad, too. Having them together in the booth makes those games almost unbearable. At least the play-by-play guy, i forget his name, is pretty good

Did anyone even notice how many snaps Jon Condo got in preseason? Nothing worse than a long snapper with the yips.

Also, If we bemoan Burnetts lack of size at olb then how do we feel about him backing up Ware?

I think Burnett is going to move inside later this year or next year.

I think Burnett is going to move inside later this year or next year.

AlanTdot,

At least Burnett will be on the weak side, backing up Ware, not on the strong side, backing up Singleton.

I wonder if we will use Burnett in Ware’s role as a down lineman in the 4-man fronts (nickel or otherwise). If Ware needs a blow in those 4-man fronts, we can always use Ellis and Spears as the DEs, with Glover and Canty as the DTs. Does anyone recall if Burnett played at all with his hand down, in that last preseason game?

Condo got most of the long snaps in preseason. Pierce got a decent share, and Robinson, only a few. I didn’t notice a single bad snap in preseason, regardless of who it was snapping the ball.

Cutting Robinson and Morgan gave Dallas more cap space just in case of an injury to say somebody sort of important like the starting QB.

Ware could be a DE Burnett could not. I see him on the inside personally, and I hope BP moves him there this year. Once he learns the Defense I think he will be a contributor for years to come. I don’t think we need to line up a 235lb LB as a DE. Ware is a beast and is actually stronger than spears despite giving up 50lbs in weight. Burnett is more of a speedster and smaller guy, I say move him inside.

I don’t know much about Fujita. Are the Chiefs Stacked at LB all of a sudden. I did not know the Chiefs were the place to go shopping for defense. I don’t think I have watched much of KC football in years. Was this guy a good pick up and an immediate starter?

I like the addition of Peerless Price. I even thought he might get cut in the Atlanta scheme, and am glad he decided to reunite with Bledsoe. That means two of our recievers have had their best seasons with the starting QB and Crayton might be the best of the bunch……..add in a Witten and this team is not just a Julius Jones one prong attack. All of a sudden we have some youth and speed to go with the age and experience at WR. I like it, I like it a lot!

I think the Rogers/Peterman picks are 2 things that we can put on BP. Peterman is still on the team, yes, but if he were all that we heard he was, we wouldn’t have had to sign a high priced, aging vet.

On Burnett, I think he’ll see plenty of PT this year. Ware is alot more of a pass rusher than Burnett, so he might get in on some running plays and coverage plays in the 3-4. Anyone remember how Terrell Suggs was used his rookie year? I expect Ware to be on the field more than that, but I don’t expect him to be there more than 2/3 to 3/4 of the game.

I also think that Fujita was a great pickup. One of the biggets knocks I’ve had on Singleton is that he never seems to be involved in the play. He’s also not always a sure tackler. You get both of those things in Scott Fujita. I had him on my FFB team the last 2 years, so I started watching him. You never really see him on the field, but he always ends up in the stats column. He tends to get mixed up in the mass of humanity in the line on running plays, but ends up making the tackle. On passing plays he seemed to be very good. He has good speed and never seemed to get beate. The one knock on Fujita is that he isn’t a playmaker. He’s not going to get many sacks, ints, fumbles, or tackles for a loss. What he will do is keep you from getting beaten by a TE or a RB. With BPs emphasis on making plays, I think it’s good to have a guy like this who will keep you out of the big play.

I’d rather be forced to have dinner with Theismann and McGuire than endure any more Antonio Bryant talk.

Mr Bill,

Canty as DT? and Spears as DE? not the reverse? I thought Canty would be on the end.

Peter King has good things to say about Canty in his MMQB on CNNSI.com.

What is Canty’s best position? A DE in the 3’4, or DE in the 4/3 or nickel 4/2? I don’t have an understanding of where he is best placed. Is he like La’Roi? I pure football player who can play anywhere on the line?

Jon,

Good point about shopping for Defensive talent in KC.

Canty, is a starter at DT in the nickel packages. And I would assume any 4-3 packages we employ.

jon if u think crayton is the best receiver we have then ur insane

he might wind up being the best of the bunch though but not yet.

Nate
Crayton could be by the end of the year. Getting Price has nothing to do with Crayton but to do with the two old guys. I hope we still draft a WR next year. I would be happy if only two of the top four are back next year and one of them would be Crayton.

In the ESPN preview, on the subject of chemistry and use of talent, the Chiefs are singled out as the worst offenders of gettting good talent and wasting it with poor chemistry/schemes.

Fujita, who is 6 freakin’ 5, 250 lb monster of a linebacker said in an interview that he is perfect for the 3-4, even though he never played in the scheme. Also, he mentioned that the SOLB that he played in KC was nearly identical to our scheme. Add the fact that he lead the Chiefs in tackles the past two years and is only a 4-year player, and I’d say we got a heck of a player. Great pickup BP.

As far as the Rogers/AB busts…you win some, you lose some…but BP’s record on the draft gets an A grade from me. Canty, Pettiti, Beriault, Ratliff, Reeves, and a host of others make up for the mistakes…in spades

AW
i think at the end of the year either KJ or Glenn will be gone depending on the season. crayton will stay and be either our 2 or 3 receiver, but all i was saying at this point in time crayton isnt our best wide out.

nate
You are right he is not right now.

i think crayton returns punts fulltime and will rotate as the teams number 3 with price for a while to see who earns it. 2 yrs ago we would have been jumping for joy having won the peerless price sweepstakes in my opinion he`s still the same player, by yr end we`ll be arguing who was the better steal , price or fujita

I can see next year two or three of the staring LB gone or not starting. I think Dat will be gone next year and it will be a surprise. Burnett will be on the inside with James if he gets his head right.

Ken-I see Crayton as the primary punt returner but with our depth at corner now I can see BP letting Newman get a return or two each week.

WILLIE PILE #35
Pro Career
Pileâ€â"¢s NFL Stats – PDF

Athletic safety entering his third training camp with the Chiefs in 2005 … Versatile performer can work at either safety position, but is expected to compete for a reserve role at free safety … Rangy defender appeared in every game last season on special teams and earned a total of five starts … Saw his first NFL action on defense when he stepped into the strong safety position on Opening Day in 2004 at Denver (9/12) after S Greg Wesley suffered an injury … Made his first career start the following week vs. Carolina (9/19) … Improving coverage specialist has shown a knack for finding the ball, recording 37 tackles in 2004 with four passes defensed … Earned a reputation as an opportunistic performer in the collegiate ranks, producing a pair of INT returns for TDs at Virginia Tech … Gained valuable game experience working with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 2004 … Spent final three weeks of the 2003 season on the Chiefs practice squad and remained there for the clubâ€â"¢s playoff outing before cracking the clubâ€â"¢s 53-man roster a year ago … Has seen action in 16 regular season games (five starts), producing 37 tackles (23 solo), four passes defensed and one QB pressure, as well as seven special teams tackles … Originally joined the club as the second of Kansas Cityâ€â"¢s two selections (252nd overall) in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Transactions: Signed a two-year contract with Kansas City (1/27/04) … Added to Kansas Cityâ€â"¢s practice squad (12/10/03) … Released by Kansas City (8/31/03) … Signed a three-year contract with Kansas City (5/12/03) … Drafted as the second of Kansas Cityâ€â"¢s two selections (252nd overall) in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
2004
Played in 16 games on special teams and eight games (five starts) on defense … Accumulated 37 tackles (23 solo), one stop behind the line, four passes defensed, a QB pressure and seven special teams tackles … Played in his first career NFL game on defense and special teams as a reserve in place of an injured S Greg Wesley at Denver (9/12), recording four tackles and a special teams tackle … Amassed six tackles, including one tackle for loss, two passes defensed and a QB pressure in his first NFL start at SS in place of an injured Wesley vs. Carolina (9/19) … Registered two tackles vs. Atlanta (10/24) … Recorded a career-high eight tackles and two passes defensed in a starting role vs. San Diego (11/28) … Posted seven tackles at Oakland (12/5) … Produced eight tackles and a career-high three special teams stops at Tennessee (12/13).

NFL Europe: Started 10 games for the Amsterdam Admirals … Ranked third on the team with 53 tackles (41 solo) … Also had a sack, six passes defensed and an INT (30 yards) … Added five special teams tackles.
College Bio
Played in 39 games, including starts in his final 36 outings at Virginia Tech … Recorded 267 tackles (160 solo), 6.0 tackles behind the line and a sack (-9.0 yards) … His 14 INTs ranked third in school history, while his 276 INT return yards ranked second on the Hokies career chart … Started 14 games at free safety his senior season, finishing second on the squad with a career-best 105 tackles (67 solo), a pair of fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … Added five passes defensed and returned four interceptions for 171 yards with one TD … Was a second-team All-America choice by The Sporting News and a second-team All-Big East selection … Opened all 11 games at free safety as a junior, producing 94 tackles (53 solo), 2.0 stops for loss, four interceptions for 77 yards, six passes defensed, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … Started all 11 games at free safety in 2000, registering 56 tackles (35 solo), 2.0 stops for loss, 10 passes defensed and returned six INTs for 22 yards with a touchdown … Appeared in three games as a redshirt freshman, recording 12 tackles (five solo) and a sack (-9.0 yards) … Did not appear in the clubâ€â"¢s final six games due to a neck spine process fracture suffered vs. Rutgers … Redshirted as a true freshman … Graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Sport Management.
Personal Bio

• A three-year letterman as a quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back at West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Virginia.

• A first-team Group AAA All-Virginia selection by the Associated Press and first-team all-metro by the Washington Post.

• Named the Northeast Region and Patriot District Offensive Player of the Year when he rushed for 652 yards and passed for 560 yards as a senior.

• Added nine rushing TDs and passed for four TDs.

• Recorded 96 tackles and set a single-season school record eight interceptions to go with four fumble recoveries.

Sean
That is what is happening right now.

AW
unfortuantely i agree. i think this is dats last year with us. we will draft wr lb and o-line next year, unless theres a super stud not takin at another position.
i also agree dats spot is burnetts next year.

Still trying to upgrade a wide receiver corps that was inconsistent through the preseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday signed free agent wide receiver Quincy Morgan, who was released Monday by the Dallas Cowboys.

Details of the one-year contract Morgan signed were not immediately available. To create a roster spot for Morgan, the Steelers released fourth-year wide receiver Lee Mays.

His struggles in Dallas aside, Morgan could provide the Steelers a quality No. 3 receiver, once he is able to assimilate the offense. The Steelers’ starting wideouts are Hines Ward and Antwaan Randle El, but no one has yet stepped up and solidified the No. 3 spot.

Fifth-year veteran Cedrick Wilson, the team’s only high-profile addition as a veteran free agent in the spring, struggled with drops in the preseason. The Pittsburgh coaches still feel the former San Francisco starter will come around, but were seeking an alternative. Fourth-round draft choice Fred Gibson, who many felt would replace Plaxico Burress as a deep threat, was released.

Morgan, 27, was a second-round draft choice of the Cleveland Browns in 2001, the 33rd player chosen overall that year. He was traded to Dallas in October for Antonio Bryant in a deal featuring two young but enigmatic wideouts. Bryant has flourished with the Browns, seemingly overcoming the immaturity that had marked the early years of his career, and is a starter in Cleveland now.

In camp this summer, Morgan plummeted to fourth on the Dallas depth chart, and when the club signed Peerless Price over the weekend, he became extraneous. Even before the release, Morgan had intimated he might be better served with a change of scenery.

In four NFL seasons, Morgan has 155 receptions for 2,316 yards and 15 touchdowns. His best season was in 2002, when the former Kansas State star posted 56 receptions for 964 yards and seven touchdowns. In nine games with the Cowboys in 2004, he caught just 22 passes for 260 yards and no touchdowns.

At 6-feet-1 and 215 pounds, Morgan has excellent size and very good speed. The pricey contract extension to which the Steelers signed Ward on Monday might preclude the club from being able to retain Randle El when his contract expires after this year. Although he signed just a one-year deal, Morgan might have an opportunity now in Pittsburgh to play himself into the team’s long-term plans.

Mike
Burnett will become a big time player on the D for many years. James is starting because we need to find out if he can do it. If BP didn’t put so much work in on him Burnett would be starting now.

AW-I was addressing Ken’s assertion that Crayton would be the “fulltime” punt returner. Not sure if he meant the “only” punt returner. The “right now” you refer to is a preseason experiment that I see continuing in the regular season against select coverage units.

Nice pull of info on Morgan/Steeelers

Sean
BP has said they are both going to return punts.

Honestly, I think JAmes will lose his spot before Dat does. Dat may not have the size that BP likes in his LBs, but he has the work ethic and the playmaking ability that he loves. Plus, in a 3-4 you can get away with an undersized ILB.

Chandus,

Earlier on this thread you posted this:

“there werenâ€â"¢t leaders in those [Cowboys] teams, Aikman wasnâ€â"¢t ever a leader, Emmith wasnâ€â"¢t [a leader] also….”

-what are you talking about?

problem with dat is salary compared to bradie james. i also feel burnett will be a starter by week 7-9 right in there. he has to much upside not to be, im sure for james not dat. the reason i say dat is gone is for salary numbers not because of production.

also reported is herrion died of heart disease, to bad sounded like he was a good kid. also good bye to gilligan, loved gilligans island

Altercall
If one of them was to lost their spot this year it would be James but I think Dat will be let go next year. Al is not going to be the starter next year for sure James I think has the best shot to remain a starter if he plays well. Burnett will be a starter on the inside next year he is too good and has too much upside not to be.

AW: I hadn’t seen/heard BP say that but I’m not suprised if I missed it. Did he say how he would distribute the returns? What situations favored which returner? My guess would be 80/20 to Crayton with Newman getting the long field returns.

Sean
No just that they both will.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT PRICE’S CONTRACT INCENTIVES ARE??

Rich,
I have heard hide nor hair about Price’s incentives anywhere.

Guys,
AB was a 2nd round pick. As another poster pointed out, AB was a “Lacewell Special” among others of that variety after Larry lost his groove. So maybe he should have never been here in the first place. You win a few, you lose a few. We lost this one.

GO COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rich:
Aikman and Emmith were players on Rice mold, they were leaders by example, not vocal leaders, that’s what I’m talking about. A team needs vocal leaders, just like right now we have Dan Campbell, Dat Nguyen and Aaron Glenn, those guys are vocal leaders that can talk another player into doing something.

AW, there’s one problem with your statement, James hasn’t really played well here. In my view he is a slightly below average to average player. If he plays well he’ll stay, because he makes less, but I think the chances of him playing that well are few and far between. The thing about Dat is that he makes plays. As far as salary goes, guys you’re way off. He only makes $1.625 mill next year. Now, he may get cut before 2007 (he makes $2.5 mill in 2007), but I really think he’s here for awhile. You listen to how BP talks about Dat now, and I think he likes him. Now, granted, he would take a bigger guy if he thought he could help him more, but I don’t think BP is looking to replace Dat.

James

Bryant was the 31st pick in the 2nd rd, I’ll give leeway on the 3rd round stuff.

Back to Theismann, if only for a short break/
I just got finished watching the “Best 25 moments in Monday Night Football” or something like that ….celebrating 25 years of it. Fitting that Dorsett’s 99 1/2 yard TD run from scrimmage with 10 offensive players on the field was one of them. Of course the other of note was the skill of vision and movement in the pocket of Theismann when he got his leg shattered and career flushed. That was the only moment for the Redskins and it was a big awful moment.

I don’t know if all of AB problems can be laid at the feet of Lacewell.
I think the way jj ran the team before B.P. arrival had alot to do
with AB development or lack of it.JJ was and is a very hands on
owner to say the least.I’m sure it was hard for a coach to enforce
rules if the player feels he can just go over his head to the owner.
After all JJ drafted them and signs their checks.The Dallas roster was
filled with players though talented were lacking in fundamentals.
Alot of former dallas players though signed by other teams have
been cut and bounce around the league as bubble players.

Altercall,

Peterman was a third-round draft pick, who missed his entire season with a torn ACL and MCL. Do you really think it would have been prudent for the Cowboys to have relied on Peterman and not brought in Rivera?

AlanTdot,

Canty is listed as a DE, but has been playing inside in the nickel. When Ellis got his sack last game, he and Ware were the DEs, with Canty and Glover the DTs.

We have a lot of interchangeable parts on the defensive line. Remember, Ellis played inside a lot the last two years in our nickel. Spears and Canty can both play inside or outside in our 4-man fronts. This year we can do a lot of mixing and matching, depending on our opponent.

Altercall
I said if James gets his head right he will be here because he has all the tool to be good. This is a big year for Dat if he just plays well I think he is gone. Burnett will start next year.

AW, I understand what you were saying about Dat, but I don’t think his salary is high enough to warrant being cut just because of that next year. As far as James goes, I just think there is too much that he needs to do. I really don’t think that he can make it to where he needs to to keep his job for next season, and he might even lose it this season. I do agree with you that BP will try to get Burnett in the starting lineup by next season, but I think it’ll be either James’ or maybe Singleton’s spot that he takes.

I completely agree on Peterman, we couldn’t take the chance, but that was my point. Peterman never showed us before he got hurt that he could handle the job. Even this season he had a shot at getting a starting spot, moving Allen back to RT, but he didn’t show the ability. From what Parcells said about him and Rogers after the draft, both have been HUGE disappointments.

Altercall
Burnett is not going to take Al place next year because it that was the case he would take it now. Al is gone next year. So the new guy will be there or we will draft someone. Burnett is going to the inside. Dat and Ellis are going to have to show they can play this year. I think one of Dat back ups will end of starting next year with Burnett. Peterman is not a disappointment if he didn’t get hurt last year he would have played. Moving Allen to RT was plan Z. Think about this way we have only three OT and we have 5 OG with one backing up center. If we need Allen to play RT he will right now we don’t.

I respectfully disagree on Dat. He will be here next year. On Burnett, the first place he was put was as Singleton’s backup. I’m not saying that he will be playing there next year, I am saying there’s a chance he could. I also think he would start at SOLD before he takes Dats job. I expect him to be playing next to Dat inside, though, next year.

I still don’t see the financial arguement that you make, though. Cutting Dat would only save us $1.3 mill on the cap next year. I don’t think BP thinks it’s worth it when we will already have cap room. It would cost more to replace Dat’s production than it would to keep him, and that is what it always comes down to. We don’t have a backup that can make plays like Dat can.

That’s why I said its going to be a surprise cut next year. Dat is not a all pro, but he has turn out to be a great pick where we got him.