Waiting by the Window

How much cap space does the Cowboys have?
I hope jj and bp move quick like they did last year and do you think they might go after good value players that are not big name like longwell (packers kicker) over vineteri?

Raf:

I heard the same thing about the cap. Look for a last second deal to go through. Too bad ! I would have loved to see Snyder sqirm. If by some chance it didn`t it would screw up just about every team in the league forcing decisions that they do not want to make. But again I beleive the deal will be struck. That would then make Snyder very active competitor in the FA market.

Interesting point about the Redskins. I am wondering who the two players are that would bring the cap relief? I don’t suppose they named them in that article? Playing all those rookies is bad enough, but without a 1st round pick this year that would really be the dagger in the heart for them.

I’m sure the odds are good that Vinatieri will stay with the Pats, but for the sake of everyone’s blood pressure it would be nice if JJ made him an offer he can’t refuse. I’d rather see him jogging out onto the field to kick a game winner late in the 4th quarter of a game than anyone else. Particularly in the post-season.

Raf,
I stopped by DC.com…. it has become a carbon copy of this blog as far as topics go.I think they’re feeling the heat.Congrats on a great first year.

The collective bargaining agreement is a very large looming albatross that could effect the NFL for the next ten years if one is NOT agreed too, but can you imagine the signings that could come to the Cowboys if they in fact have an off cap year to bring to the table in negotiations for this year…let me see-Julian Peterson; David Thornton; LeCharles Bentley; Jon Runyon; Chris Hope; Adam Venetieri; Sorrow, and Eric Moulds-all with a very large and mushrooming second year pay day….go figure!!

Dear Rafael;
I visit this site everyday,(It’s the best for cowboys news, debates, information and speculation)I live in Wales(UK)and subscribe to a special american sports channel.Iknow this is a little random but it made me think!Today on NFL total access Corey Chavous named Reggie McNeal of Texas A&M as one of the top 10 prospects in this year’s draft. What do you think of him (McNeal!), is he worth the Cowboys taking a look at him, if so would he be within our reach?

Mogz,

He’s within reach, because he’ll be a mid-round selection. The question is whether Dallas takes a QB this year. If the team wants one, he’ll be a definite option.

CCBoy:

Julian Peterson is undersized for a 3-4 OLB and coming off a pretty serious achilles injury. His productivity was down considerably last season when he was under the franchise tag and knew he was up for a big long term contract in the offseason. That should have been motivation for having a career year. The 49ers are not tagging him again and don’t even seem to be active in trying to keep him.

Too many red flags for my taste.

Sterling:

I agree about Peterson. The only major prospects I would consider are Bently or Abraham & it would be a longshot at best that we would see either. Like we said in the previous blog: Kicker, Fabini, Sowell > I can see BP making these moves.

Ranch Report reporting that Parcells lunched with Rosenhaus…..from which you can discern absolutely nothing, but an interesting tidbit nonetheless.

Although usually pretty useless, the ESPN.com Cowboys chat room has a threard on Mike Williams that has some worthwhile posts from Bills fans…not just hating on him either.

C’mon guys, we dont have that much money to sign all these players that everyone is talking about, you can forget about Abraham, thats a pipe dream, Bentley would be a nice signing but he would cost a pretty penny and wants to go back to cleveland, his hometown, Vinateri from what I’ve read is going to sign a long term deal with the Patriots and thats why the franchise tag wasn’t placed on him this year. We have to be a little careful with the money we have available as Roy, Newman and Wittens contracts are coming up in a couple of years and all three are going to command big money to retain them. I would sign Sowell, mike Williams, longwell and chavous and get ready for the draft. I think Fabini will probably be signed, but I’m not a fan of anymore over the thirty club players on the O-line.

Mogz,
I know what channel your talking about and that’s NASN. That channel has been a life saver. I too am in the UK (Lakenheath,England)well for 4 more month’s that is.

Derrick:

You must understand BP `s main concern @ this point is to win the championship in the next two years ! He is not concerned about 3-4 years from now. Fabini would be an excellent fit for us without spending a ton of cap money! Chavous in my opinion would be a waste of cap money. He wants way too much & he isn`t worth it. Forget the notion of he is too old. All BP wants out of any player right now is 2 years of play, Fabini can solidify a tremedous problem for us right now at RT. As I said in a diff blog , I am not happy with the FS position in FA. If we can get a kicker, Solidify the RT position & get a good FB like Sowell those moves would benefit us greatly & still leave us plenty of cap space.

FA is usually about patching up the holes temporarily.

The draft is the main way to build for the future with depth and get 2-3 guys who can contribute right away.

Last year we had two 1st rounders, and a couple of 4th round steals. That will be hard to duplicate 4 rookies making major contributions this season, 5 if you include Pettiti being a starter too. If Parcells can get 3 solid players to come in and contribute like the 4 that did last year, I’d call this draft a huge success.

The rest is just patching holes in FA with guys you know will be able to start and make an impact next season.

Great points, and as for the Joe Theisman comment I used to get sick and tired of his antics, just like all those old 49ers commentators drive me nuts, like their the only ones that one super bowl championships…..

Of course having 2 (1st) round picks last year was a nice bonus & we were a little lucky with Canty but this is nothing new for BP. He has has tremendous success in the 3rd + rounds.

On Peterson, I would gamble on him in a heartbeat…I know that he had some problems last year, who wouldn’t, in a scheme transition status, and coming off an injury as severe as an achiles. I think would well give him the benefit of the doubt, and expect a continued elevation to his base talent, to that of his previous level. He is very good at rushing the quarterback, and has very good pass defense skills…and above all else, is a bonafide playmaker…his most glaring deficiency in San Francisco, was his high cap hit-just as it was for another 49’er that the Cowboys latched onto on another Super Bowl run…does Charles Haley sound familiar, who was a definite role player…as are Ellis and Glover at the present also. He still, is the best defensive player going to hit free agency…enough said for that. Also, he would bring a very high level of veteran experience, and if mixed with a player such as Hope, who will probably push the salary issue into a test of free agency waters, would be a very active pair of playmakers to add to the current mix on the defensive side.

Do I think that Dallas will bring him in…not for a minute.

That, although, does not negate what he would bring to the table…

When you tear an achiles tendon, you never get back to the player you once were, that was clear by his play last year, lost the burst and speed he once had so I would pass on Peterson.He is no Charles haley and charles Haley was no role player, he created Havoc in the back field and was good against the run.

I don’t know how you can compare Peterson to Haley. Shoot, that’s not fair to Haley, lol.

BP has said he’s not going to sell the farm and ransom the Cowboys future. He said it and I’m sure he’ll stick with it. That’s not the way that he is anyway.

if ur trying to compare Peterson to Haley then u must not have ever seen haley play..Peterson is no Haley
with Williams Newman and Witten’s contract being due within the next couple of years there not going to spend much this year there going to get Fabini and Sowell this year to give Petti and Peterson more time and Rodgers another shot at proving himself.. look for us to get a safety in the 1st round to soildy our D were ok at LB with singleton coming back imo