I agree that Newman is probably not going anywhere. Something about him just bothers me. One year he had a physical confrontation with Campo on the sidelines, one year he was a tattle-tale when Pat Watkins did something wrong on the field, and last year he got into a shoving match with Sensabaugh. I just wonder if he is a Jason Garrett kind of player. Also, Stephen Jones appears to have more control each year and he really appears to dispise having overpaid players with or without a salary cap.
The salary info that I have seen lists Igor at 4.5 million base for 2011. It seems like we could get someone better for that price...possibly Spears; although, I think that Josh Brent, Ratliff and Bowen will be the 3 DL with the most playing time with either Brent or Ratliff getting significant snaps at DE.
I'm curious about Parnell. Anytime a teams puts a player on the 53 man roster at mid-season that does not play special teams, they must be really impressed with his potential.