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He finds it fitting that mammoth Leonard Davis is getting a hefty signing bonus.  How 'bout the emperor j overpaid another free agent?  Davis has done anything in the NFL at guard or tackle.  Greg Ellis has to give his impression of the signing instead of the coaching staff?  What does that tell you?

I think Mick's column later tonight tomorrow morning goes something like this. . .

'Once again, Jerry Jones didn't wait long to start spending HIS money.  And he spent it on one of the more coveted lineman on the market.  {Insert year by year statistics, comparisons to other lineman drafted in the same year, comparisons to current probowlers, current Cowboy offensive lineman-throw in Larry Allen at the same age comparison, and comparison to other FA offensive lineman and their contracts this year, and oh yea, his versatility}.

Mick continues, 'I know this sounds like a ton of money for a player that hasn't lived up to expectations coming out of college, but ask yourself, really ask yourself (as if this was your money to spend-which I don't need to remind any of you that it's not, nor is it mine) isn't this the price of doing business these days?  Isn't this the best the Dallas Cowboys could have done this year considering Marc Columbo is unsigned and visiting other teams, and who knows what will happen with Marco Rivera?  And Kyle Kosier?  Are you really sure you want to throw a young quarterback, starting his second full season, behind a suspect offensive line?  How many quarterbacks have been thrown to the wolves, into the fire, into the grease, on the job training (whatever cliche works for you), and not produced in the NFL?  Does anyone remember Ryan Leaf?  Or how about Tim Couch?  David Carr?

C'mon guys.  You know you don't want that to happen to Tony Romo.  He needs to have time to see the open receiver and get the ball downfield like he did in four out his five first games. . .  

And then Mick will try to convince us that this contract is not all that bad, and cap friendly, etc.  Let's get more details on the contract first.  If it's like TO's contract, then I'm willing to give it a chance and see if Leonard Davis is worth the money.  Otherwise, this is way too much for this guy.

I am the Master of the New Blog!  All other will cower before me!  At least until something interesting comes on the TV.

Hey Fan4, what's up?

DARNIT, THIRD GUY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Howdy, BigD88...

What's up Coach, fan4life???

So we have LDavis, MGramatica, and BJohnson now.

Brad Johnson just signed, 3 years $7.5 million.

With Johnson it seems like we just handed Romo the keys weather he is the real deal or a one hit wonder, and BJ isn't going to push him, just be the (fragile) safety net...

I agree signing Davis was a good idea and Gramatica also but are we sure that Brad Johnson is the best for the Cowboys please consider his age we let Bledsoe go because of the same reason what's to say we sign somebody like Brad Johnson and he ends not being able to scramble like Bledsoe that is just a thought I think we need to get somebody just a little bit in there mid 20's at least I'm questioning myself because they let Bledsoe go but yet there wanting to bring in somebody that is much older than him in the league that just doesn't add up?

He might not have been the best option, I think Patrick Ramsey might have been best choice, but Johnson has a much better attitude than Bledsoe.  Bledsoe packed it in last season when he was benched, Johnson will be a professional and come to work each day preparing to play if Romo flops or get hurts.  

BJ can be a better mentor, because Drew clammed up and basically faded into the woodwork, but I feel that that should be WW or JG's job...

Brad Johnson has a much better attitude than Bledsoe. Good signings today!

Yes, Brad Johnson is an excellent signing 16 years experience no NFL East and hopefully he want have to play, except in cleanup

Sec3, I thought ramsey would have been a good idea too. I think we will probably still end up with one more, either the guy from the practice squad or a draft pick...

  timothywdennis said:
Yes, Brad Johnson is an excellent signing 16 years experience, knowledge in playing  NFL East football and hopefully he want have to play, except in cleanup

I think a late draft choice is a pretty good possibility for the 3rd QB, I bet Baker doesn't stay around with Phillips here, he might have been a Parcells project.

there's nothing wrong with any of the signings so far..maybe too much for Davis, but we'd have to agree Arizona's intire offensive line stinks. i remember when Flo & LAllen didnt look great b/c of the rest of the line.So give BIG D a break...I think he's going to surprise. Now jus sign Columbo & 'another' badass pass rusher to strike fear in other teams..not jus some good(ellis), someone dominating...mk

Now if we can get a couple of Scrub backups  for the OL and NT. Should be almost ready for Draft

We already have those TWD...

I agree on too much for Davis, but that was the going rate for slightly above average offensive lineman.  Let's hope Tony Sparano can work miracles for Big Leonard like he did Colombo. I say pass rusher before Colombo, especially if that pass rusher is Joey Porter.  I still think we can get a quality offensive lineman with the 1st or 2nd round pick.

The problem if we get Porter is that is will stunt Carps growth (I think he will beat out Ellis from the start because of the injury).

whats all this I here about Porters bad behavior. I guess I'm the NFC dark. I really want Porter, but the last thing I want is whole bunch of thugs...

what position should we go for in the draft?

If we can get Columbo resigned...I love Davis as a guard.  However, if we let Columbo slip away I don't like the idea of replacing a young player who was only going to improve with a guy who has essentially underachieved during his first six years in the league.  To me...Columbo has to be resigned for this Davis signing to be considered a good move.

I think I'm liking the way things are shaping up so far . I think BJ will be a decent back up (hopefully that's all he'll have to be ) Also I keep reading about how Davis never lived up to expectations but hey Cmon he was on the Cardinals. How many other players have we seen be so so for one team and then get traded and thrive somewhere else. I'm willing to give anyone that big a chance. Maybe he'll do something to bust loose our running game more consistently. Who next ?? Joey Porter ??
Goooooo COWBOYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Porter might be a bit of a thug, but he plays with some serious passion, like my boy Mike Irvin used to play with.  The defense would never be lethargic with Porter, which has been a bit of a problem in the past when Roy Williams decides to disappear for a short time.  I think DB is becoming the consensus with the first round pick, and possibly a lineman if Colombo doesn't re-sign.

My vote is WR. everyone knows Glenn & Owens age, but remember Owens didnt cause problems in Philly untill his second year...jus pointing out the obvious. I fiirst round WR is what we need..is not to start this year, but a year or two consider this..
Glenn & Owens gone: first round WR on one side and PClayton/Austin on the other

thanks Coach

I've been wanting a wideout in the first round for years, but I love offense.  You should be able to get a pretty damn good wideout at the 22nd pick, maybe Dwayne Jarrett or Robert Meachem, Ted Ginn Jr. if we're lucky.

Davis gives us the ability to go either T or G in the draft. I like a NT early and a WR sounds good to me, but we are already young there behind the starters.

I agree with you guys on the Davis signing being "good" only if they sign Columbo...at 360 I don't know how great Davis would be covering those speedy DE's...

FB pick:  Brian Leonard from Rutgers...guy is an absolute monster

Guys I am out, catch you all later.

FB, yeah we need that too. OK out now, lol...

I would have to agree with a young WR as our first pick if one of them falls...Owens and Glenn are getting up in age...Owen coming off a finger surgery which as a WR seems to be a very significant one

We better not get Joey Porter!  That would be the worst possible move other than picking up an FS that we can make.  Porter is not the player he once was and he's getting up there in age.  He will cost too much money and he's too expensive.  And it's not like "Well he can come here if the price is right"  Because the price is NOT RIGHT for Joey Porter to come to Dallas.  We just unloaded money at Leonard Davis.  The last thing we need to do is unload a ton more money towards a position which, let's face it, is one of the strongest areas of the team.  Don't forget we still need to sign Colombo (he's being a greedy SOB btw) and we need to lock up Romo and newman this year as well.  Signing Joey Porter would handcuff us money wise and bring more negatives than positives to this team

I don't think Jerrah is done with free agents yet. Still need 1 or 2 more O lineman.
Porter wouldn't be such a bad idea either. He plays with a fire in him. He might
even wake up Brady James.

Timothy, I like that assessment except for the whole FS thing.  We already have our answer in Watkins.  Impatience with someone with as much upside as Watkins is what makes you spend big money on quick-fix free agents that never work and gets GMs fired.  

I'd be weary of overpaying Colombo, you don't want to overpay for two OL, one who has underachieved and one who might be a one hit wonder with a history of injuries.  While Porter is definitely a bit of a character, he would challenge the rest of the defense, and his production didn't drop off, he had 7 sacks and 2 picks in 14 games.  Romo and Newman definitely need to be locked up long term, but there will be plenty of money with the cap continuing to increase and the exits of other aging vets such as Marco Rivera and probably Greg Ellis next year.

i still think we need a break out corner if we dont sign one in FA then that should be our 1st pick

Uhh.....there are no breakout corners left in free agency

What's up guys?

So according to his agent, Brad Johnson is our 2nd QB.  The guys 38 so I hope we score well with another QB.  No more going into the season with only 2 guys nonsense.

BigD88 said:
"We better not get Joey Porter!  That would be the worst possible move other than picking up an FS that we can make.  Porter is not the player he once was and he's getting up there in age.  He will cost too much money and he's too expensive.  And it's not like "Well he can come here if the price is right"  Because the price is NOT RIGHT for Joey Porter to come to Dallas.  We just unloaded money at Leonard Davis.  The last thing we need to do is unload a ton more money towards a position which, let's face it, is one of the strongest areas of the team.  Don't forget we still need to sign Colombo (he's being a greedy SOB btw) and we need to lock up Romo and newman this year as well.  Signing Joey Porter would handcuff us money wise and bring more negatives than positives to this team
March 5, 2007 7:54 PM "


Agreed, why another LB? He is still not signed yet folks for a reason probably... he wants a TON of CASH!

We better not get another FS high in the draft.  We have our young stud in Watkins and he will be a great player, but not if we keep bringing in a new starting safety EVERY SINGLE YEAR!  And I don't trust alot of those mock drafts anyway.  Most of them had us taking Santonio Holmes last year.  And Kiper had us taking Jason Allen (who???).  Kiper's an idiot.  The guy we'll probably get is Justin Blalock

I thought they were going to sign Collins. I like the Brad signing

c'mon guys... you guys are talking about Davis being "just above average" lineman.... do you guys have firsthand knowledge or what?  stop re-iterating what the darn media says....

Davis underachieved you say?  look at the line he came from, look at the team he came from (points far out in the distance to Arizona)  Give the guy a break, Davis will fill-in quite nicely here.

oh no pro bowls to speak of for Davis?  Take another look at the team he played for that never had a running game and its only bright spot on offense is the great white hope in Matt Leinart.

Just wanted to jump in....again stop repeating lame comments from the media, the so-called NFL.com experts... and fu adam shefter!!!

I would like to see us get a good running back

I do not think that either Julius or Barber can help this team. We need a great back like the old Cowboys had. TD, ES

dwayne thomas

disagree on picking up a rb jj and mb3 will be fine behind a revamped o line IMO

hope so. I do not see consistantsy with these guys. Every great Cowboy team had a great runner

They had great balance.

true 33 but it seems that the 2 back punch is the way of the nfl of late

but then td had herschel so you have a good point

Wat's up Cowboy Faithful?

I 90 percent sure we pick a CB with our 22 pick..say Chris Houston CB,

True, seems like any team can win a superbowl nowadays. I just hope that we can build a team that can repeat and not just the one year wonder, BR, TBB, PBS

im sticking with o line or nt dc4

Mock Drafts have us picking a corner

Listen so far Jerry is going with the script, so don't jinx it with talk about Porter.
OL,PK,BupQB...so far, so good.

Corner will not be a bad selection

Just listening to NFL Network and they are saying that Joey Porter is more than likely to end up in Miami.

DC4L
That could also be safety

I'm telling you it's writing on the wall, we pick a CB.
We have nobody in case one of our guys go down,
we need to groom some young stud,CB.

miami is a good place for porter i dont want him

TDorsett33 said:
DC4L
That could also be safety

I'm hearing either Chris Houston or Merithwether from Miama.

How big of a threat do you see London Fletcher to us? Dont know much about him

lvchevellenut said:
miami is a good place for porter i dont want him

Yeah i'm with ya on that, the day b 4 i was maybe
but today i'm more of the no way,,we can do without.

i think fletcher is alot like porter ..... best years behind them

Theme seems to be Texas boys this year

O22. DALLAS COWBOYS
AARON ROSS CB | Texas | Scouting Report
  The Cowboys have two clearly defined needs at offensive guard and free safety so some may be surprised to see a cornerback here but there is a logical explanation. Word has it that Anthony Henry will be moving to free safety, which is probably a good thing since both Reggie Nelson and LaRon Landry figure to be gone by this point. However by filling one hole with that move they create another at cornerback opposite Terence Newman, which is where Aaron Ross comes in. After biding his time behind a talented stable of Longhorn defensive backs for most of his career Ross finally got a chance to start as a senior and boy did he take advantage of the opportunity, coming through with a number of impact plays and winning the Thorpe Award in the process. A great athlete who can also contribute as a return man, Ross will need to run well in workouts to secure a spot in round one but as of now all signs point to him going higher than some would expect. A guard like Ben Grubbs or Arron Sears could both be options here as well.

The Cowboys' website says that we're close to finalizing a deal with Brad Johnson. So, I guess we'll have Kurt Russel in a Cowboys uniform.

Not heard much from the Giants or Eagles in FA. Have thet done anything?

yo jj listen up big fella................. get colombos deal done!!!!!!! please i like a line with him and davis on the right side

TDorsett33 said:
Theme seems to be Texas boys this year

O22. DALLAS COWBOYS
AARON ROSS CB | Texas | Scouting Report
 The Cowboys have two clearly defined needs at offensive guard and free safety so some may be surprised to see a cornerback here but there is a logical explanation. Word has it that Anthony Henry will be moving to free safety, which is probably a good thing since both Reggie Nelson and LaRon Landry figure to be gone by this point. However by filling one hole with that move they create another at cornerback opposite Terence Newman, which is where Aaron Ross comes in. After biding his time behind a talented stable of Longhorn defensive backs for most of his career Ross finally got a chance to start as a senior and boy did he take advantage of the opportunity, coming through with a number of impact plays and winning the Thorpe Award in the process. A great athlete who can also contribute as a return man, Ross will need to run well in workouts to secure a spot in round one but as of now all signs point to him going higher than some would expect. A guard like Ben Grubbs or Arron Sears could both be options here as well.


Yeah Ross is moving up fast..he might be interesting as well..

Good one TD.

What's happenin' guys!

sup 88

Big D wat up?

What is the story with Columbo? Has he visited with anyone?

Big D....JJ following the script or what ?

What about nose tackle in our 3-4 scheme? Fergie is good, but getting old. We need to find his replacement. Maybe someone in the 6th round?

We don't need to mess with the secondary in the draft. Watkins just needs room to grow. The guy makes a mistake against Philly AND THAT'S IT!!!!!!!! Don't ever breed race horses, whatever you do.

havent heard of any visits yet td33 i say give him a good one year deal and let him play this year for a big payday next off season

TDorsett33 said:
What is the story with Columbo? Has he visited with anyone?

I think he still he is contact with Jerry, so we going to have to wait as al ways.

Anyone see Romo interupt the news conference today to say hello to big LD

darth read my earlier post we are thinking alike on this one

6 3 340 nt would be a dream pick

I agree with the 1 year deal. Show us that he is not injury prone

heck 6 2 wide body would be even better

DarthVader said:
What about nose tackle in our 3-4 scheme? Fergie is good, but getting old. We need to find his replacement. Maybe someone in the 6th round?

We don't need to mess with the secondary in the draft. Watkins just needs room to grow. The guy makes a mistake against Philly AND THAT'S IT!!!!!!!! Don't ever breed race horses, whatever you do.

Those two position are dangerously low in depth,, if Fergy goes down then who?
And if Henry or Newman go down than who?  tough call,,,very tough.

I'm still sticking with a CB in the 1st round.

JJs doing alright!  And I wouldn't mind drafting someone like Aaron Ross.  HOWEVER, definitely not because of moving Henry to free safety.  I want a young corner in ehre because Aaron Glenn is getting old and we need some younger depth at CB.  Watkins is gonna be a great player and it aggravates me everytime people say we need to move Henry over to free safety because it would be a big mistake.  
I would rather take a WR in the first round anyway simply because TG and TO are both startying to get really old for WRs and the talent at CB in the draft is so dep that we can get a really good player in the 3rd/4th round that would normally be a 2nd round pick in last years draft

Great job by Jerry to get some much needed O line help. Signing Gramattica makes sense because he kicked very well since he became a Cowboy. Brad Johnson was signed as I predicted and he will be a very good back up and mentor to Tony. Lets hope a good safety, corner or D lineman fall into our hands in the draft. I also love that WR from Tennessee...meachem I think....Terry Glenn and T.O. wont be around much longer.
Go Cowboys!

Ferguson has not been the dominent player that I expected. Glover seamed to get to the QB with even 2 guys on him

I would have rather picked up Porter than Davis and Brad Johnson is getting long in the tooth for this game it is a young mans game but the great "JerryJones" knows all or he thinks he does at least. I just hope everything works out over the next few years because Jones has put his faith in a lot of guys that I dont think are all that good but we will see in September.

i just gotta say im sure excited about the off season so far

Dorsett, Fergie's been great for us I don't know where you're coming from.  Fergie's been the anchor for such a great run defense.  The man's a NT, how many times do you expect him to get to the QB?  He is NOT a pass rusher, he's the farthest thing from it.  He's a run stuffer and does a dam good job at stuffing the run!  With that said, he is up there in age and we need a young guy to come in and back him up for a bit before turning over the keys

Watkins will be a good FS. As the D-Line gets more pressure, our backfield will get better

Aric, Joey Porter is too expensive and will not live up to his price in fre agency.  I'm thankful for every night that I go to bed and he still has not signed with the Cowboys.  Same goes for Ken Hamlin and moving Henry to FS

I guess I expected more pressure from the middle like other 3-4 defenses

BigD88 said:
JJs doing alright!  And I wouldn't mind drafting someone like Aaron Ross.  HOWEVER, definitely not because of moving Henry to free safety.  I want a young corner in ehre because Aaron Glenn is getting old and we need some younger depth at CB.  Watkins is gonna be a great player and it aggravates me everytime people say we need to move Henry over to free safety because it would be a big mistake.  
I would rather take a WR in the first round anyway simply because TG and TO are both startying to get really old for WRs and the talent at CB in the draft is so dep that we can get a really good player in the 3rd/4th round that would normally be a 2nd round pick in last years draft

But with the money JJ has invested in the WR corp, we have enough depth at that position. What scares me is CB and NT...we have no 1 if those positions fall to injury. Pat is going to show us why he was the steal of the draft last yr..leave him alone. CB is were we ned to go.

well gang a sin city good night to yall 4am comes early i gotta run

What if Newman ask for crazy money next yr, do you think JJ is not think about some insurance..."i know i am".

lvchevellenut said:
well gang a sin city good night to yall 4am comes early i gotta run

Later bro..ttyl.

Later chevellenut!

DC, I agree but there's so much talent in the draft at CB we can get a quality player in the early 2nd day last 1st day and he can still contribute.  Aaron Glenn is getting up there in age and his career's almost done, we need a young guy to come in and play the nickel once Glenn leaves. As far as WR goes, I say we draft one this year in Round1.  It takes 2-3 years for a WR to fully develop and by that time T.O would be what 36??? and Glenn 34???  One of them would have lost a step and would experience a sharp decline and we need to be ready when that happens.  Sam Hurd, Miles Austin, and Patrick Crayton are not #1 options at WR.  We need to draft a stud like Meachem or Jarrett and develop him into the #1 WR for the future.  None of this 6-7th round crap!

Good point DC. I wonder what the future holds for FA cornerbacks now tha Clemmons signed the large deal with San Fran. I believe we will go CB

If Newman and Henry go down, we can count on Jacques Reeves and Nate Jones! Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But, yeah, I don't know who there is to back Fergie. We need to draft someone. You know, and let them learn the position and share time until Fergie goes off into the sunset.

From what I'm seeing, I think Jerry Jones is going to take on dump on Columbo and not resign him. That's the impression I get from Leonard Davis' signing. I think we need to cut Rivera. But it might be too much of a cap hit, so I doubt that will happen.

Darth Vader's O-Line prediction: Flozell at LT, Kosier at LG, Gurode at C, Rivera at RG, and Davis at RT. Now, I'd like to see Davis at RG and then Columbo at RT. But, I doubt that will happen.

D.C4Life said:
What if Newman ask for crazy money next yr, do you think JJ is not think about some insurance..."i know i am".
March 5, 2007 9:49 PM

***That;s why we dont go out and sign an overrated guy like Joey Porter who won't live up to his price tag.  That's why we don't move Henry over to FS and spend money on a DB.  There's no need and we have thing we will need to take care of in our own backyard in the near future.  Signing someone like Joey Porter would be costly for us and we'd be pretty tight for money at a time when Newman and Romo both need to sign long contracts to stay with us for the long-run

That's good news if Joey Porter goes away to Miami. Good gosh. We have enough linebackers. Can you imagine if Parcells were still here? He'd sign Porter AND draft an LB in the first round.

D you got some good points,,,but this is a win NOW league,,,,not down the road..We need quality CB now,,if TW were to go down who do we put in some guy 3rd or 4th round we need a stud who can play Nickel and come to start if needed.
What about NT,, I rather get a NT than WR...Fergie goes down we have squat!!
I'm just saying think to win this yr and next yr or next we'll take care when they come....feel me?

Yeah, I see Newman and Roy being in our secodary forever. Sort of like Deion and Woody.

Anyone else absolutely disgusted with the way Colombo's acting now?  We take him in from the scrap heap, give him a chance, resurrect his career, and now that he's had ONE FULL healthy season in the league, he's gonna blow us off and go somewhere for a few extra bucks.  And I haven't heard much about him visiting teams or anything like that so maybe he'll realize that he's not mr almighty because he had one good year out of about 5.  I don't know about you guys, but I've lost all respect for Colombo this off-season.  I still want him to resign with us because of what he brings at RT but as a person, I don't respect him one bit.  He's been on greedy SOB this offseason.

How many WR's do we have on our roster? Crayton, Hurd, Austin, anyone else?

Big D yeah i don't get Marc,,,he needs to wake up and snap out of he's greedy ways. Listen i'm not here to say don't go get the MONEY, but "don't forget the hand that feeds ya"............Columbo wakeup!!

We're not gonna draft a NT in the 1st round, Alan Branch will be long gone by then, and there's no other NTs with a first round grade.  It's a win now league, but you need to think about the future.  The Redskins have been taking this WIN NOW approach for several years now and they have been signing "big name" "high priced" free agents left and right instead of developing their young talent and look where that's gotten them.  I'm all about trying to win at the present, but you need to think about the futre and we need a 1st rd WR.  If not this year then next years draft without fail!

I think everyone's disgusted with Columbo, I havent heard any other teams interested in him. Columbo doesnt have much bargaining power, I think he will sign with the Boys soon.

DarthVader said:
How many WR's do we have on our roster? Crayton, Hurd, Austin, anyone else?

TG and TO ...........makes 5.

Where's Rector, anybody know that ??????????

Remember Columbo came out of College as a high draft pick to the Bears. You cant blame him for at least testing the market. The guy has skills which we saw last year. Whether it is greed or  pride, that is what FA has done to the league. Look at what the Olinemen are getting paid this year.

Columbos deal on the table from what I hear is a 2 year deal, not sure on the dollar amount but I assume generous.