Cowboys free agent news

by Dave Halprin on Feb 28, 2007 11:06 PM CST in Dallas Cowboys News

Here's a good update on our free agents from the DMN. They are working to sign Marc Colombo, but here's the scoop on some players we haven't discussed recently.

The team has had talks with the agents for kicker Martin Gramatica and defensive end Kenyon Coleman. They do not plan on re-signing center Al Johnson, linebacker Al Singleton and safety Tony Parrish, who will be unrestricted free agents.

We'll be looking for a new backup center unless one of the guys on the roster can move over and handle it. I figured they would dump Al Singleton and Tony Parrish.

Here's some more on the RFA's.

Briefly: The Cowboys will tender qualifying offers to restricted free agents CB Nate Jones, CB Jacques Reeves, WR Patrick Crayton and LB Ryan Fowler. Crayton could receive the second-round tender worth $1.3 million, which would require a team to give up a second-round pick as compensation.

Interesting, a 2nd-rounder to sign Crayton. That's steep, but not overly steep. I'm a little worried about that, let's sign him to a long-term deal and dispense with the whole thing.

Jones, Reeves and Fowler will be tendered at $850,000, which would require teams to give up seventh-round picks for Jones and Reeves. Because Fowler was undrafted, the Cowboys would not receive compensation should he sign elsewhere. Instead of tendering linebacker Junior Glymph, the team re-signed him to a one-year deal worth $510,000.

That last part about Junior Glymph kind of snuck by. It's the 3-4, so you can't have enough rushing linebackers.

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Patrick Crayton

is more valuable than a 2nd round to me but I assume not so valuable that a signing team uses the poison pill to keep us from matching. Do you ever wonder how many negotiators we need to attempt all these last-minute signings?

by lee3022 on Mar 1, 2007 12:00 AM CST reply actions

ya

I want to keep Crayton to, him and Romo really clicked together and I think Crayton will be really solid next season.

by Junit3123 @ Blogging The Boys on Mar 1, 2007 12:34 AM CST reply actions

Crayton

I think that's about the right tender, only because of his injury history. I think he'll want to stay in Dallas anyway, he's had success here, especially with Romo. I'm pretty sure he'll be resigned.

I bet someone steals Fowler though, maybe N.O. They seem to like our LB's. I also wouldn't be shocked if Reeves gets signed by someone, but that would give us 4 7th round picks and we seem to do alright in the 7th.

Al Johnson is going to be overpaid by some team out there, maybe he'll blossom into a solid starter.

by APerfectStar on Mar 1, 2007 2:01 AM CST reply actions

Funny

I had the same thoughts about Fowler and Reeves.

Al Johnson could probably do really well on a team like Denver or Houston that uses zone blocking schemes and rely on speed and quickness.

by dunkman on Mar 1, 2007 6:43 AM CST up reply actions

Cleveland

has a bunch of dead centers, so I could see him heading over there.

At least I don't live in Philadelphia.

by Citilicious on Mar 1, 2007 8:17 AM CST up reply actions

Drew Bennett?

I keep on hearing that Bennett could be someone the cowboys are targeting. Anyone have any more info on this?

Watching since 1989

by alds33 on Mar 1, 2007 9:23 AM CST reply actions

He's gonna cost a lot

What timing, alds33. I just got through reading an SI.com article by Michael Silver on Drew Bennett.

And if you compare his numbers to Deion Branch's numbers over the last five seasons, Bennett has scored more TDs and amassed more receiving yds... and we saw how much Branch got from Seattle.

Click on the link below and read on.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/michael_silver/02/28/bennett/index.html

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" - Ric Flair

by kcbrett5 on Mar 1, 2007 11:09 AM CST up reply actions