10-Pack: Cowboys, Redskins oddly quiet during first few days of NFL free agency
Article By mflorio.tsn on 8th March, 2010
ProFootballTalk.com's Mike Florio weighs in on the biggest story lines of the free-agency period:
1. Where have all the Cowboys gone? It was long presumed that, with the disappearance of the salary cap, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would behave like Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, spending as much money as necessary to ensure the purchase of a berth in a Super Bowl that will be hosted at Jones' brand-new stadium in 2011.
Jerry Jones and his Cowboys have been quiet players in the free-agency market so far. Even though the Cowboys fall within the confines of the "Final Eight Plan," they can still blow the budget for one unrestricted free agent, as long as his first-year salary exceeds $5.8 million.
But they haven't, and by all appearances they won't. The Cowboys have shown no interest in any of the available players. They've also shown no interest in locking up one of their own, receiver Miles Austin.
Though Austin, a restricted free agent, has been limited by the highest possible tender, which would require compensation in the amount of first- and third-round picks in the 2010 draft, the Cowboys' decision not to lock him up for the long term leaves him exposed. It's a risk the Cowboys shouldn't have to take in the absence of a salary cap.
So what's going on? The Cowboys already have lined up significant cash commitments for '10, because of contracts signed in the recent past based on the assumption that the salary cap will go away. Also, Jones still has that brand-new stadium to pay for, and the thinking is he simply doesn't have the cash on hand to spend like everyone thought he would.
2. Optimism returns to Chicago, again Last year, a trade that brought to Chicago the team's first franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman triggered a flood of euphoria.
Then, the season started.
In the wake of expectations that the organization failed to manage and the team fai...
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1. Where have all the Cowboys gone? It was long presumed that, with the disappearance of the salary cap, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would behave like Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, spending as much money as necessary to ensure the purchase of a berth in a Super Bowl that will be hosted at Jones' brand-new stadium in 2011.
Jerry Jones and his Cowboys have been quiet players in the free-agency market so far. Even though the Cowboys fall within the confines of the "Final Eight Plan," they can still blow the budget for one unrestricted free agent, as long as his first-year salary exceeds $5.8 million.
But they haven't, and by all appearances they won't. The Cowboys have shown no interest in any of the available players. They've also shown no interest in locking up one of their own, receiver Miles Austin.
Though Austin, a restricted free agent, has been limited by the highest possible tender, which would require compensation in the amount of first- and third-round picks in the 2010 draft, the Cowboys' decision not to lock him up for the long term leaves him exposed. It's a risk the Cowboys shouldn't have to take in the absence of a salary cap.
So what's going on? The Cowboys already have lined up significant cash commitments for '10, because of contracts signed in the recent past based on the assumption that the salary cap will go away. Also, Jones still has that brand-new stadium to pay for, and the thinking is he simply doesn't have the cash on hand to spend like everyone thought he would.
2. Optimism returns to Chicago, again Last year, a trade that brought to Chicago the team's first franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman triggered a flood of euphoria.
Then, the season started.
In the wake of expectations that the organization failed to manage and the team fai...
Read Complete Article at Latest Sporting News Articles for NFL
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