Cowboys deal Ayodele and Fasano to Dolphins

after Zach Thomas was signed and I thought that with out depth at Tightend after Fasano with the development of Curtis and a raw but with alot of potential in Hannah, that there was a possibility that fasano could be traded, great trade for both teams..

love it

I can’t believe they would trade both for only a fourth rounder. However, I do like the fact that Dallas worked to get this trade done before the draft tomorrow so that they can get as much as they can out of the trade this year.

At his press conference “Now’s not the time to get good value for players” yet he does this? Obviously he either values that early 4th rounder more than we do or like Brandon says, there’s something else in the wind.

If it was a salary cap move. I understand getting Ayodelle out, but Fasano looked to be doing alright. I would have rather picked up a 3rd for two players though. I think Ayodele alone was worth a 4th. Throw a former Parcells’ second round pick in there and to me that equals a 3rd.

Think of it as a 4th round pick + cap room. Akin was a goner for sure. This leaves an opening for Zach Thomas to play, and Burnett/Carp to take over within a few years. Also gives some cap space for our 2 #1 picks to sign, or possibly to add the veteran receiver.

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you weren’t getting a fourth rounder for him, you’d be lucky to get a sixth rounder for him, and Fasano wasn’t going to see alot of time here behind Witten, and with the way Curtis came on last year and the development of Hannah on the practice squad, a player the cowboys really like, fasano became expendable, I really like this trade, an early fourth round pick for these guys.

Is this Jerry’s way of making room for a DMAC trade?

Though I think it’s a bit light. I imagine that this will probably have some other conditions to it, but it’s primarily freeing up more money for the 2 first rounders we’ll sign.

I’ve got a strange feeling Jerry’s gonna do something real crazy tomorrow!

We basically got rid of two mediocre players from last year who were tying up cap space, for what amounts to a late third round pick. Fasano was underwhelming with only his blocking making him better than a waiver wire tight end, and that was probably due to coaching. Adell was a blocking magnet last year.

At some point, the smart teams know when to cut their losses. Dallas at least got some value in dumping their’s.

NE lost a pick.

Because like most of you implied, this is like an end of the 3rd round draft pick on Sunday.

And it’ll recoup the 4th rounder dealt (to Tennessee) for Adam “Bonehead” Jones.

Except the 4th rounder from Miami is a better draft position than where we would’ve selected in the 4th round before the Jones trade.

I’m intrigued and compelled as to what da King will do next.

I knew Ayodele was going to be dealt…..And I sensed Fasano would end up in Miami as well….......But a 4th for both ??? They were deserving of a 3rd at least for the pair….....or a 4th & 5th…....I think Jerry got fleeced….Hopefully it’s to just keep Tuna engaged in good spirits for future considerations…..All being said…I am glad we pushed off these two cap mungers….This is two trades that went in Miami’s favor…....Fergie deal was a bit of a rib shot as well…...Tuna OWES us…..

I believe there is something else coming up …...maybe Miami will sweeten the pot and move up for a QB ?? ....or maybe Jason Taylor for our 2nd rounder…..hmmmm…..I can’t wait 17 more hours….....bring it on…..

AND…...btw….NO..It’s not like a 3RD ROUNDER….. ...It’s a 4th rounder…plain and simple….

if we turn that pick into John Carlson, who’s a faster, better version of Fasano.

cuz we’ll probably be looking for another one…and the Cowboys have been inviting them into Valley Ranch…...

I was surprised we still had Akin. With Burnett and Carp, Ayodele could easily have been released if not for a trade. Fasano is good, but not great. More like a 5th or 6th round trade value. Forget 3rd/4th… this is a top-100 pick. GREAT VALUE!

The CAP room is icing on the cake… GREAT MOVE in a deep draft!

about his talent evaluations and trades, but I personally think he’s done a good job on this trade and the Jason ferguson trade for a change while most everyone ese thinks this is a bad trade. I never thought I’d be defending Jerry as a GM on this,LOL!!!!

My tea leaves say that Jerry is making room for a trade tomorrow. I’m guessing of the WR variety.

Or maybe not, but the timing of this is potentially meaningful.

So basically we got Pac-Man for Akin Ayodele and Anothony Fasano.

2 guys who can start for the Dolphins for pick #100? I ‘d say they got a little bit better of Jerry. But I guess he wanted that 4th round pick for something. If it turns into another TE, then we got shafted. I guess I had a little better opinion of Fasano than some bloggers do. I thought he was a good backup to Witten. Maybe his shoulder problem is something that could become chronic. In that case, it was probably a good deal. I’m surprised Jerry traded any players right before the draft, since he seemed to think you get the minimum value in return for players right before or during the draft.

I like the trade in theory-dumping two players who weren’t going to be put in a position to produce, gaining some cap space, and replacing the lost Pacman draft pick with one in an even better position-but it seems to me that it should have been for more. I know we tend to overvalue our players, but these guys both had talent enough to start (in some formations, anyway). More importantly, they were players from Parcells’ watch, so he should have made a trade that makes it at least look like he values both players as much as he should. I, too, would have asked for a seventh in addition.

It’s interesting that Jerruh keeps misdirecting everyone who follows what he says closely, first with the “Pacman talks are not going anywhere” line and then with the “I don’t like to trade players this close to the draft, when they are devalued” bit. It makes me wonder what other things he’s going to shock us with this weekend. With this draft positioning, it should be a great draft for us, but now I’m thinking we all had better say our prayers or keep our fingers crossed!

it was alright for the cowboys too, but i think they should’ve gotten a bit more for two guys that could start for the dolphins. but i guess that’s cap room.

if the trade had been ayodele and fasano for pacman, maybe i would’ve been happier. and since jerry did slightly better than that, maybe i should lay off.

The cowboys traded a backup tightend in Fasano and an aging veteran linebacker in Ayodele, who wasn’t going to be on the team anyway and was going to be traded this weekend at some point, especialy after Zach Thomas was signed, for a Pac-rat, a top ten pick with alot of talent and a difference maker on the field if he can keep his head straight,, although a complete knucklehead and a valueable first pick in the fourth round, moving up 29 spots into the top 100 in the entire draft . If you think of the trade that way, it surely looks alot better…

but if the Pats get Moss for a 4th rounder, and we get Pacman, it’s about right. Akin was a goner and frankly I think the team was disappointed in Fasano and weren’t going to give him as much playing time as Curtis. So two back-ups to replace the 4th they gave up for Jones? Not a bad deal.

we’ve got the 28th pick in the 3rd and the 1st pick in the fourth….lots of ammunition to move up or trade…..say a 1st and a 3rd for Roy williams….don’t really lose anything since we’d still have the 1st pick in the fourth….Guys I really think this is a setup for a bigger deal

a wasted pick after we abanded the (2) tight end set, but now that he and Ayodele (who by the way would have been a cap casualty) all of the sudden now have more value than a 4th rounder? You can’t have it both ways…

We got that valuable 4th rounder back that many thought was too much for Pacman.

I personally thought both deals look good and we have lots of options for today.

Anyone out there know why we gave up on it? Would have been nice to see, IMHO.

They had to recoup that fourth rounder. Akin was a goner anyway. If someone told you we could basically get Pacman for Fasano and trade up from our spot in the fourth round into the Dolphins spot at the top of the round, I doubt anyone here would have a problem with that.

Ayodele was going to be cut if no trade value could be found. And Fasano might have ended up as the third tight end on the roster in 2008. I like Curtis and think he can be just as good a backup as Fasano. It was highly unlikely that either player was going to be a contributor to the Cowboys. Getting the 100th pick in the draft gives Jerry much added flexibility to wheel and deal today. Hopefully he has learned his lesson about drafting backup tight ends in the second round.

Fasano is a solid if not special tight end. But he was expendable in Garrett’s offense. Akin was on his way out. Getting pick #100 seems like good value in a deep draft.

It gives us flexibility in terms of trades today, as well as a shot at yet another RB or CB project… you gotta like adding value without losing much (assuming Curtis is not a drop-off means we lost NOTHING but cap!)

obviously Akin was on his way out so we got something for him…. however i thought Fasano was a realy solid back up, not a great TE himself, but a very solid back up and second tight end….

i agree with a few above, unless something more comes of this the fish got the better of this deal.

in case the Pac-Man gamble doesn’t work out.
Jerry Jones moves up into the top 100 and moves up in the fourth round.
If PacMan works out, its a great deal.
If PacMan isn’t able to play this year or gets into trouble, its a save your rear end type deal because you recoup and improve your fourth round pick.
If Jason Witten gets injured…well, I’d rather not think about that. That’s the only hole.
Brad Cottam anyone?

since Jerry stupidly gave ours away for the thug.