M Lombardi says DAL improves with trade of Free for Donald Penn

This one caught me a little off-guard. He's connecting a few assumptions to make this plausable:
- DAL, 'a SB Caliber team w slight concerns at LT'
- TB isn't interested in signing Penn

Honestly, think the latter is more correct than the former. Just don't see DAL giving up a #1 pick for the 2nd time in 3 years...

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I like Lombardi, but that trade makes no sense whatsoever for the Bucs. Donald Penn might be the most underrated player in the game, and one of the best LT’s in the NFL. You don’t just give up one of the best LT’s in the game for a significant downgrade at LT and a 1, likely a mid-late 1 at that.

Formerly Bye, Dawk :(

by JimmyK on Jul 30, 2010 12:38 PM CDT reply actions

Significant down grade! WTF!!

I dont see it that way. Free is this years Austin. These guys are clueless about up and coming players not drafted on the 1st day.

Ability is a poor mans wealth.
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
Talent is God given, Be humble. Fame is man given, Be grateful. Conceit is self-given, Be careful.
-John Wooden-

by squidlo97 on Jul 30, 2010 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions

You'll have to excuse JimmyK...

He’s still upset that that avg age of the Dallas O-line actually dropped a little when Free replaced Adams.

Rabid and luvin' it

by lonewolfz28 on Jul 30, 2010 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions

LOL!

Ability is a poor mans wealth.
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
Talent is God given, Be humble. Fame is man given, Be grateful. Conceit is self-given, Be careful.
-John Wooden-

by squidlo97 on Jul 30, 2010 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions

I just read the article and liked it. I just think Free is a good player.

Ability is a poor mans wealth.
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.
Talent is God given, Be humble. Fame is man given, Be grateful. Conceit is self-given, Be careful.
-John Wooden-

by squidlo97 on Jul 30, 2010 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions

That entire article stinks of a guy who never even bothered calling the teams in question and asking how they felt about those players.

There was a case to be made that Free was Dallas’ best O-Lineman when he was starting at RT last year and he’s shown nothing yet to suggest that the faith the Boys have placed in him was misguided. Trading him and a first for the opportunity to pay Penn tens of millions of dollars makes little sense for Dallas.

The Hanesworth trade idea is even sillier. If Lombardi is right, and Albert’s trade value is at rock bottom, wouldn’t it make infinitely more sense to let him build it back up before you trade him?

And giving up a starter and a third rounder (potentially a second) for Merriman? Even Daniel Snyder would fire a GM who did that.

by Big D Bam Bam on Jul 30, 2010 1:13 PM CDT reply actions

And now we know...

why there aren’t any NFL teams knocking down Lombardi’s door to be their GM.

Rabid and luvin' it

by lonewolfz28 on Jul 30, 2010 1:48 PM CDT reply actions

+1

i know lombardi has his fans here, but take more than a grain of salt anytime he offers his personnel “expertise” based upon his track record as an executive (although i do like donald penn quite a bit, FWIW). his tenure with the browns, raiders, & eagles was characterized by some exceptionally poor rosters from a talent acquisition standpoint, with the raiders still suffering from his prolonged stint there which relied on over-the-hill vets looking for a final payday.

by NinoP on Jul 30, 2010 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Still not as bad as Matt Millen offering his opinion on players though.

LOL

Rabid and luvin' it

by lonewolfz28 on Jul 30, 2010 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions

I said it last year Jimmy and I'm saying it again

Free is going to be better than Peters!

What Free is
Mobile almost like a tight end
Good at the point of attack, he mauls people on run plays,
Very good against speed rushers
He has a punch that will stop a guy in his tracks
His only weakness last year was he got Bull rushed and I believe he may have fixed that already.

Peters is very good but I think Free is going to be special.

by Musiccitynorm on Aug 2, 2010 7:58 PM CDT reply actions