2011 Free Agents

With the possibility of massive changes due to the upcoming contract negotiations, any list is going to be iffy.
 
arglebargle;3659025 said:
With the possibility of massive changes due to the upcoming contract negotiations, any list is going to be iffy.
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Forget the free agents, the 2011 season is iffy.
 
I think it will determine what the new CBA looks like.

If free agency is dropped from 4 yrs to 3 yrs (as has been rumored), you are going to have a ton more players hitting the open market.

So until we know what the new CBA looks like, kinda hard to determine who is and who is not going to be a free agent.
 
OK, if you want to start rebuilding the offensive line in a hurry, you probably ought to think about going out and signing a veteran starter or two in free agency... looking down the list, these five stand out to me (listed in my personal order of preference):

Justin Blalock, OG/OT, Falcons... 6-4, 330 pounds, 5.1 second 40... has started all 53 NFL games in which he's played... will be 27 at the start of next season... Justin would be the perfect fit in the Cowboys' offensive scheme, but he won't come cheap...

Robert Gallery, OG/OT, Raiders... 6-7, 325 pounds, 5.05 second 40... has started 82 of the 83 games he's played... his biggest knock is that he'll be 31 at the start of next season... he was pretty much a disappointment at OT (given how high he was drafted), but seemed to come into his own when they moved him to OG... his playing style reminds me a little of Kevin Gogan...

Khalif Barnes, OT/OG, Raiders... 6-5, 325 pounds, 5.0 second 40... has started 59 of 73 games in which he's played, which says he can start for you if needed, or come off the bench if needed... will be 29 at the start of next season...

Uche Nwaneri, OG, Jaguars... 6-3, 316 pounds, 5.3 second 40... has started 36 of the 48 games in which he's played, again demonstrating a certain versatility that offensive line coaches look for... will be 27 at the start of next season... on the down side, he is the least mobile of the lineman on this list, and while I like a big offensive line, I like for it to be able to run too (which is why the others on this list are more attractive)...

Davin Joseph, OG, Buccaneers... 6-3, 316 pounds, 5.1 second 40... has started 62 of the 63 games in which he's played thus far... will be 27 at the start of next season...

Gimme any 2 of these, draft an offensive lineman or two early and one late (Marcus Cannon in the 2nd, John Moffitt or Justin Boren in the 4th or 5th round, Zach Hurd or Trevis Turner in the 7th would work for me), and you might be able to turn around the offensive line in a hurry...
 
well i'm hoping that the CBA will done before the draft so that we can draft some good players & sign some good free agents. i can't imagine not having football even for one season.
 
If the CBA gets signed before FA or the draft, Jerry better be a player in FA signings. To turn our OL around immediately, I believe we've must add 2 OL (Tackle & Guard) who will start immediately for us. Also believe we must add either a starting caliber FS or SS. But whether our scouting department can identify such players & Jerry willing spend the money is something else. If we wait to fill all our needs in the draft, we can't turn around the team in 2011. Just too many needs.

To keep priorities in perspective:

1. At least 2-3 OL
2. FS/SS
3. CB
4. ILB
5. DL
6. RB

If we draft in the top 5 & can't get a trade done, sign BPA who fits our needs & that would be the CB (Peterson?). If we get a top 5 pick but able to make a trade which still keeps us in the top 12 teams selecting (and depending on whether we've been successful in signing a FA OL starter), we pick up either the best F/SS available or take best OL available--w/o reaching. , , .
 
casmith07;3659246 said:
Miles Austin-Jones? Error.
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More like lame satire by "Walter Cherepinsky" of BAN-INCOMING-IN-3-2-1.

http://BAN-INCOMING-IN-3-2-1/emmitt2014_02.php

JERRY JONES MAKES SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT AT HIS WEDDING

By Alex Rodriguez, Special to the NFL Bible Network
Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014

Jerry Jones has been known to go a little overboard as owner of the Dallas Cowboys. When he built the largest JumboTron in the world and installed it in Cowboys Stadium in 2009, people thought he was nuts. Well, if that was nuts, Jones might have to be sent off to a mental institution this time.

Hundreds gathered at Jones' wedding in Dallas on Saturday afternoon. Emmitt, who was fortunately enough to be in town for the Cowboys-Patriots game on Monday night, was Jones' best man. The groomsmen were Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Wade Phillips and Nate Newton. Of course, all eyes were on Jones' bride to be, Miles Austin.

At the altar, Jones and Austin exchanged wedding vows.

Jones told Austin, "You're the greatest receiver of all the time. I love the way you play. You are very fast and you have great hands. You're so much better than Terrell Owens."

Austin grimaced and read off a piece of paper, "Thank you, Jerry for those kind words, and thank you for this $500 million wedding signing bonus you've given me. I will never forget this day."

As tears poured out of Jones' eyes, the Cowboys owner turned to the crowd and made his surprising announcement: "I am renaming Cowboys Stadium! It will now be called Miles Austin-Jones Stadium!"

As the wedding guests gasped, Jones made an even more shocking proclamation: "I am getting rid of the JumboTron! In its place, will be an even larger JumboTron - the Miles Austin-Jones JumboTron! It will be three times the size of the old JumboTron!"

Jones wiped the tears from his eyes and turned to Austin.

"This is my wedding gift to you, Miles Austin. You deserve it for being the greatest receiver who has ever lived!"

Jones and Austin were pronounced owner and receiver, and all of the guests roared in approval.

At the wedding reception, we caught up with Emmitt and the groomsmen to ask them what they thought about the wedding and the Miles Austin-Jones JumboTron.

"I can't stop crying," Irvin said. "Not because of the wedding, but because Jerry once told me that I was the best receiver who has ever lived. Now he's moved on without me."

Unfortunately, Phillips was not available for comment. He spent the duration of the wedding trying to convince the guests that Austin was nothing but a gold-digger. Predictably, no one listened to the man known by many as Mr. Turkey Neck.

Nate Newton, who was selling what looked like spinach to some of the kids at the reception, wished the two all the luck in the world.

"I remember the first time Jerry saw Miles," Newton recalled. "It was love at first sight for Jerry. Miles was engaged to a fat woman working the docks of the stadium. Come to think of it, they were engaged for years, but they never got married for some reason. Maybe it's because the fat woman treated Miles poorly. Once she left him at a minor-league hockey game up in Scranton. Or maybe it's because Miles knew that Jerry would give him a huge wedding signing bonus. In the end, love and money won out."

Troy Aikman and Emmitt, meanwhile, were the two guests who weren't choked up with emotion.

"That's right, Joe," Aikman said. "This is a great day to have a wedding. What a great moment for Jerry and Miles, and the entire Dallas Cowboys organization. That's absolutely right, Joe."

Emmitt mulled over Jones' decision to make him the best man.

"I am not just proud, I am very, very proudly," Emmitt said. "Jerry Jones make me the best man. I do not know how many people live in this planet, maybe 2 million or 3 billion or maybe even 4... uhh... the number that come after billion, I forget, maybe gazillion. But the fact of the manner is, he says I am best man out of all the people living in the planet."

Emmitt smiled and looked pleased with himself.

"Before the sun downed on this day, I only consider myself the head coach of the New Zealand Patriots. Now I know that I am the head coach of the New Zealand Patriots, I am also the best of all menkind in this planet, and maybe even in this country."
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silverbear;3659484 said:
OK, if you want to start rebuilding the offensive line in a hurry, you probably ought to think about going out and signing a veteran starter or two in free agency... looking down the list, these five stand out to me (listed in my personal order of preference):

Robert Gallery, OG/OT, Raiders... 6-7, 325 pounds, 5.05 second 40... has started 82 of the 83 games he's played... his biggest knock is that he'll be 31 at the start of next season... he was pretty much a disappointment at OT (given how high he was drafted), but seemed to come into his own when they moved him to OG... his playing style reminds me a little of Kevin Gogan...
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Wow, it is like Leonard Davis part II -- except this guy has not played to the level that Davis did pre-FA.
 
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