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Just came across below article in Cleveland newspaper re Dallas Cowboy CB Anthony Henry. Some of you will remember that Henry was a Brown until we signed him in FA back in 05. Looks like somebody now thinks we have an abundance of riches at the CB position & cite Henry, Newman, Pacman & Jenkins. Somebody should tell this writer & the Browns that we got a lot more then 4 potential starting CBs; let's not forget Scandarik, Ball, Oglesby & Butler--all of whom the Cowboys are also high on.
Anyway since I believe (based on supposed Wade comments 1-2 weeks ago) we will carry 6 CBs (Newman/Henry/Jenkins/Pacman (unless he screws up) along with Scandarik, that leaves Ball, Oglesby & Butler fighting for that last position. So what do we do if all 3 shine in TC & the preseason games; there's no way we carry 8 CBs. Given the dearth of CBs in the NLF, why cut any of them if we could get something in a trade; if we try getting them thru waivers to put on our PS they'll no doubt be claimed so we'd get nothing for at least 2 of them. Something to think about.
Anyway, we obviously got to see how this whole thing plays out. It not only depends on how all 8 play but also whether any get hurt. In the meantime, it certainly something Jerry might have to ponder later on but a welcome problem considering our needs in 07 at CB position. Maybe we strike a deal for 1 or package them for either future picks or a player they might have on their roster who we could use. Hey, we traded a 6th rounder for WR Terry Glenn back in 03 & he served us well for 4 years.
BTW: Can't help wondering if the need for CBs is high on the front burner of the Browns (and maybe some other teams) so this article came about because it's been discussed by the Browns organization and their fans. You know, just like we discuss getting Lions Roy Williams, Cards Bouldin or Bengals' Chad Johnson.
Anyway, enjoy.
HENRY LIKELY TO STAY IN COWBOYS' CORNER
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Tony GrossiPlain Dealer Reporter
Butch Davis made 28 draft picks in four years as Browns coach. Arguably the best one - considering value - was Anthony Henry, a fourth-round pick in 2001.
A big cornerback with good hands who could also pop a ball carrier with a tackle, Henry had 10 interceptions as a rookie, before he learned how to play the game. Off the field, Henry was shy, receptive to coaching and squeaky clean.
How good would Henry look now in a Browns uniform
He simply would be the perfect player to fill the Browns' void at cornerback. Henry has seven years' experience, the past three with Dallas. The Cowboys signed him to a five-year contract a few minutes after the free-agency signing period dawned in 2005. Former Browns secondary coach Todd Bowles, who joined the Cowboys after the Davis fallout, was the catalyst behind the swift signing.
Phil Savage was only a few weeks into his job as Browns general manager when Henry, vexed by previous cool contract talks, spurned the opportunity to stay. Savage responded by signing Baltimore's Gary Baxter.
Fast forward to the present. Bowles left Dallas to rejoin former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells in Miami. And in the past two months, the Cowboys have used a first-round pick on cornerback Mike Jenkins and traded for former Tennessee first-round pick Adam "Pacman" Jones, who was suspended for the 2007 season. Commissioner Roger Goodell has cleared Jones to participate in practice and exhibition games.
The Cowboys also have another first-round cornerback, Terence Newman, starting at the spot opposite Henry.
This is what you call an abundance of riches at cornerback. A surplus is the No. 1 ingredient for a trade.
Also working in favor of a deal is the relationship Savage has forged with the Cowboys. They've made four draft-day trades in the past two years.
Savage apparently did not harm that relationship by contending in March that the Cowboys planned to sign Derek Anderson in free agency and trade him to Miami. The plot, Savage speculated, was Jerry Jones' way of getting back at the Browns for having a good year and worsening Dallas' draft position as a result of the 2007 Brady Quinn trade.)
So we have a team with a surplus at cornerback and a team that loves to deal with the Browns. What's the holdup?
First, the Cowboys are not yet comfortable counting on Jones. Although they are protecting him from getting into more trouble with a squadron of security people working round-the-clock, they don't want to risk totally depending on him. And Jenkins, after all, will be a rookie, so they don't want to rush him into the starting lineup.
They also have plans on moving Henry to safety in certain packages as a precursor to an eventual permanent position switch. "I'm in constant contact with the Cowboys," said Jerrold Colton, Henry's agent. "They've indicated to me that Anthony is still their starting cornerback and they anticipate that to continue. [A potential trade] wasn't even part of our discussion. The trade stuff would be outside anything I'd be involved in."
Henry turns 32 in November and has missed games because of injuries in two of the past three years. Those factors, added to Dallas' abundance at cornerback, should make Henry expendable.
Alas, the Cowboys paid Henry a $1 million roster bonus last week, according to a league source. If they had any inclination to trade him, they would have done so before paying the bonus.
"Anthony believes he has a lot of good football left in him," Colton said. "He loved playing in Cleveland, but at the time it was time for him to move on."
And now, apparently, is not the time to move back.
Anyway since I believe (based on supposed Wade comments 1-2 weeks ago) we will carry 6 CBs (Newman/Henry/Jenkins/Pacman (unless he screws up) along with Scandarik, that leaves Ball, Oglesby & Butler fighting for that last position. So what do we do if all 3 shine in TC & the preseason games; there's no way we carry 8 CBs. Given the dearth of CBs in the NLF, why cut any of them if we could get something in a trade; if we try getting them thru waivers to put on our PS they'll no doubt be claimed so we'd get nothing for at least 2 of them. Something to think about.
Anyway, we obviously got to see how this whole thing plays out. It not only depends on how all 8 play but also whether any get hurt. In the meantime, it certainly something Jerry might have to ponder later on but a welcome problem considering our needs in 07 at CB position. Maybe we strike a deal for 1 or package them for either future picks or a player they might have on their roster who we could use. Hey, we traded a 6th rounder for WR Terry Glenn back in 03 & he served us well for 4 years.
BTW: Can't help wondering if the need for CBs is high on the front burner of the Browns (and maybe some other teams) so this article came about because it's been discussed by the Browns organization and their fans. You know, just like we discuss getting Lions Roy Williams, Cards Bouldin or Bengals' Chad Johnson.
Anyway, enjoy.
HENRY LIKELY TO STAY IN COWBOYS' CORNER
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Tony GrossiPlain Dealer Reporter
Butch Davis made 28 draft picks in four years as Browns coach. Arguably the best one - considering value - was Anthony Henry, a fourth-round pick in 2001.
A big cornerback with good hands who could also pop a ball carrier with a tackle, Henry had 10 interceptions as a rookie, before he learned how to play the game. Off the field, Henry was shy, receptive to coaching and squeaky clean.
How good would Henry look now in a Browns uniform
He simply would be the perfect player to fill the Browns' void at cornerback. Henry has seven years' experience, the past three with Dallas. The Cowboys signed him to a five-year contract a few minutes after the free-agency signing period dawned in 2005. Former Browns secondary coach Todd Bowles, who joined the Cowboys after the Davis fallout, was the catalyst behind the swift signing.
Phil Savage was only a few weeks into his job as Browns general manager when Henry, vexed by previous cool contract talks, spurned the opportunity to stay. Savage responded by signing Baltimore's Gary Baxter.
Fast forward to the present. Bowles left Dallas to rejoin former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells in Miami. And in the past two months, the Cowboys have used a first-round pick on cornerback Mike Jenkins and traded for former Tennessee first-round pick Adam "Pacman" Jones, who was suspended for the 2007 season. Commissioner Roger Goodell has cleared Jones to participate in practice and exhibition games.
The Cowboys also have another first-round cornerback, Terence Newman, starting at the spot opposite Henry.
This is what you call an abundance of riches at cornerback. A surplus is the No. 1 ingredient for a trade.
Also working in favor of a deal is the relationship Savage has forged with the Cowboys. They've made four draft-day trades in the past two years.
Savage apparently did not harm that relationship by contending in March that the Cowboys planned to sign Derek Anderson in free agency and trade him to Miami. The plot, Savage speculated, was Jerry Jones' way of getting back at the Browns for having a good year and worsening Dallas' draft position as a result of the 2007 Brady Quinn trade.)
So we have a team with a surplus at cornerback and a team that loves to deal with the Browns. What's the holdup?
First, the Cowboys are not yet comfortable counting on Jones. Although they are protecting him from getting into more trouble with a squadron of security people working round-the-clock, they don't want to risk totally depending on him. And Jenkins, after all, will be a rookie, so they don't want to rush him into the starting lineup.
They also have plans on moving Henry to safety in certain packages as a precursor to an eventual permanent position switch. "I'm in constant contact with the Cowboys," said Jerrold Colton, Henry's agent. "They've indicated to me that Anthony is still their starting cornerback and they anticipate that to continue. [A potential trade] wasn't even part of our discussion. The trade stuff would be outside anything I'd be involved in."
Henry turns 32 in November and has missed games because of injuries in two of the past three years. Those factors, added to Dallas' abundance at cornerback, should make Henry expendable.
Alas, the Cowboys paid Henry a $1 million roster bonus last week, according to a league source. If they had any inclination to trade him, they would have done so before paying the bonus.
"Anthony believes he has a lot of good football left in him," Colton said. "He loved playing in Cleveland, but at the time it was time for him to move on."
And now, apparently, is not the time to move back.