Tennessee and Dallas made a deal yesterday to send Pacman Jones to the Cowboys for a 4th round pick in Saturday’s NFL Draft. If Jones is reinstated for the 2008 season, Dallas will also send a 6th round pick to the Titans in next year’s draft.
The Cowboys and Pacman also agreed on the terms of a 4 year deal when the cornerback is cleared to play.
You know, I am not really surpised that Dallas picked him up. The Cowboys need help in the secondary and a little bit of drama goes a long way.
I am on the late, late ,late show with the blog and I have been trying to keep up with this year’s offseason moves. In my opinion, the Browns, Eagles, Saints and Falcons are the ones that are making sensible moves so far.
Philly got their man in Asante Samuel. The move will add more strenght to the Eagles saging secondary. The addition of Donte Stallworth will definitely make Cleveland better even playoff bound. The Saints are doing everything they can to make their defense stronger. With the addition of Jonathan Vilma, the Saints are well on their way of accomplishing their goal.
While those acquestions were great, I like Atlanta’s signing of Michael “The Burner” Turner the most. While Moss, and Marion Barber are receiving the most press in free agency, Turner is the steal thus far. While subbing for LT, Turner made good on the opportuniy given and now, he will be the starting RB for a team in turmoil.
A big WTF goes out to the Patriots though. Their D is old and Sameul was one of the few strong spots on that unit. NE did not franchise him, did not work out some sort of a deal before hand, and lost him to Philadelphia. They recently resigned Teddy Brucchi.
Now, the word is Randy Moss is frustrated with the Pats’ offers, and he is entertaining his options.
And this is all in the first week.
We still have to consider the Chad Johnson and McNabb issues.
For the first time in 21 months, Kansas City Chief mainstay Priest Holmes will grace a football field when he reports to training camp in two days. This sudden and shocking development adds some extra spice in the Chiefs’ contract talks with Larry Johnson.
Currently, Johnson is threatening the team with a hold out if he doesn’t get a new contract. With Priest returning, Coach Herm Edwards and the rest of the Chief brass is betting on Priest picking up where he left off two years ago before the neck injury. If he does, this can be a perfect out to trade LJ. However, the Cheifs will be stupid to trade LJ away.
I still stand by my statement about LJ and a new contract. However, if Priest can produce on the field and they can come to terms with Johnson, that can be the start of a strong and solid backfield tandem. If Kansas City is smart, they would be betting on this scenereo especially if this tandem was successful in the past.
I wonder what kind of 2007 would the Chiefs have without this? :
According to NFL.com, a season without Larry Johnson could be a reality if there is not a new deal on the table. Like I said in my last entry about this, Johnson deserves a new contract because he played prolific football for the past two seasons. The second best running back in the AFC and in the league should be receiving money that coincides with his NFL elite status, period!
To free up some cap room, Kansas City should wave Priest Holmes and restructure some deals. Regardless, of method, the Cheifs should and better get this deal done becasue going through the AFC without one of your few weapons is a recipe for disaster.
This just in! Finally, the Miami Dolphins does the right thing today by terminating Daunte Culpepper’s contract. Now, teams like the Jaguars, Texans, Lions, and Raiders can get their offers ready. There are many general managers around the league that believes that Culpepper still have some football left in him. These general managers are right. Culpepper did not magically forget how to play football when he went down with an injuy. It seems as if the Dolphins were punishing Daunte for getting injured. It sounds awful and callous but that is the shady side of professional football for you. At the end of the day, it is about business.
However, that does not stop me from saying that the way that the Dolphins did Culpepper was foul. These guys should have waved Culpepper months ago since they were no teams that wanted to trade for him. Don’t be shocked to see Culpepper bounce back and the Dolphins suffer this season.
The 3:00 deadline came and went for Bears linebacker Lance Briggs to sign a long term contract extension with the team. Now, according to league rules, Briggs is only eligible for the franchise tag offer of $7.2 million for the season.
If the Bears and Briggs cannot come up with a comprimise, Briggs will more than likely follow through on his threat to hold out for 10 games. Right now, it looks like Briggs will not suit up because taking the $7.2 million offer will be a bad decision from a marketing standpoint.
If Briggs agree to the deal on the table, it will be difficult to shop for a deal elsewhere. As a franchise player, the Bears have the right to match any offer sheet signed. At this point, the only way to avoid a hold out is if the franchise tag is lifted after the season.
The Indianapolis Colts, signed defensive stud Dwight Freeny yesterday with a 6 year/$72 million deal that includes a $30 million signing bonus. This contract makes Freeny among the highest paid defensive players in the league, if not the highest.
With the offense secure, the Colts made it a priority to keep the centerpiece of thier defense intact. In his five seasons with the Colts, Freeny recorded 56 1/2 sacks and forced 27 fumbles. Last season was the only time that he has been under double digits in sacks.
Let’s hope for the Colts’ sake that his play doesn’t decline when the bank account gets fatter.
The word out of Kansas City is that all pro running back Larry Johnson is threatening to hold out if he does not get a new deal, and I for one don’t blame him.
Usually, I would say that this is a matter of players being greedy but in the case of LJ, this is not the case. The case here is LJ is overworked and underpaid. Right now, Johnson is slated to earn $1.7 million this season, which is not much for the seasons that he came off of.
During the last two seasons, Johnson recorded back to back 1,700 yard seasons, back to back pro bowl appearances, and back to back seasons in the Chiefs’ record books. I believe that deserves a little bit more than $1.7 million a season don’t you?
Currently, LaDanian Tomlinson is the highest paid back in the league, and he have earned every penny. Arizona’s Edgerrin James earns $25 million for the first three years of his contract, and earns a guaranteed $14.75 million but did he have the caliber of seasons that Johnson had? The answer is not by a long shot. Johnson is the second best back in the league and deserves at least $22 to $24 million over first three years with a guaranteed bonus of $19 to 21 million. Kansas City, this figure is more than fair for your premere running back.
Here’s a head start, make some room for Johnson’s demands by letting go of Priest. He’s been chronically injured and he’s getting up there in age. Free up some cap room by waving him.
