Cowboys won't sit back in free agency

mgb · Mar 4, 2010

Restrictions have been placed on the top eight teams, including the Dallas Cowboys. But that's like saying no one in the Cowboys front office can take a spin on the Texas Giant unless they are 48-inches tall.

The Cowboys aren't above the rules. But Jerry Jones and everyone else in the Cowboys front office stand taller than 48 inches, so those restrictions don't have an impact. Jones insists the Cowboys will be very active and pursue the players he wants.

"If it made sense to us (before the uncapped year), then it makes sense now," Jones said.

"The system allows us to make a lot of change and do some things that make us different and make us better. The thing I'm emphasizing is, make no mistake about it, I expect to see some new faces."

The Cowboys lost in the second round of the playoffs to Minnesota last season. That puts them in the second tier of the Final Eight Plan of clubs under restrictions.

Teams in this tier are given a $5.807 million slot in 2010 to sign a free agent. In addition, they can sign all the free agents they want at $3.672 million or less. If they lose one of their own free agents, they are allowed to replace him at a comparable contract.

Let's put that in perspective. The Cowboys signed three defensive starters in free agency last season. End Igor Olshansky, linebacker Keith Brooking and safety Gerald Sensabaugh each counted less than $3.6 million against the cap in their first season.

Right guard Leonard Davis was the last high-dollar freeagent signed by the Cowboys. His six-year, $42 million deal, which included a $16 million signing bonus, counted less than $5.8 million against the cap in his first season.

Restrictions placed on the four teams that advanced to the conference championship games are much more severe. But then, that's not the Cowboys' problem, is it?

The bottom line is, Jones believes the Final Eight Plan won't freeze him out of any free agent the club has targeted.

"We can do whatever we want to do,'' Jones said
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As a Cowboys fan that makes me happy! And:

Defensive end Julius Peppers will land an eye-catching contract as he leaves the Carolina Panthers. But the list of top players is relatively short: wide receiver Terrell Owens, safety Darren Sharper, defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, and linebackers Karlos Dansby and Aaron Kampman.

The Cowboys probably won't be in the market for those players, with the possible exception of Sharper, coming off his Super Bowl-winning season in New Orleans.

But Dallas will be dangerous because it is such a desirable location for free agents and because, as executive vice president Stephen Jones will tell you, this team doesn't have any glaring needs. That allows the Cowboys to be opportunistic and pounce rather than desperately chase one player or position.

"If an opportunity presents itself to improve in an area, we'll be ready to move," Stephen Jones said.
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I'd love to see Peppers with Ware, but that most likely won't happen. What I'd really like to see is our OL get better, but I haven't seen many OL FA worth going for. Hopefully there are a couple.

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mgb · Mar 9, 2010

BS! Cowboys haven't done a damn thing so far! Now I'm reading Cowboys conten to wait on FA! What for the FA's to be signed by other teams?

DP · Mar 9, 2010

How do you think I feel right now? As the Bears and Lions sign everyone, and the Vikings are in talks with LT, the Packers are fucking releasing players!

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