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Hurd & Co. prepared for anything
1:01 PM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | Permalink
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So now we know that Terrell Owens is working himself out of the boot that was over his high left ankle sprain. But that's hardly confirmation that Owens will play on Jan. 13, and why the Cowboys receivers are readying for all possibilities.
"We get prepared for both, we’re going to be prepared for ‘With him’ and we’re going to be prepared for ‘Without him,’" Sam Hurd said. "You just don’t look at one aspect of the game. I know it’s a lot of hoping, and he said he’s going to be ready so we think he’s going to be ready. We’re going to prepare, first, to be with him, because he said he’s going to be ready and we believe in him."
I think if you watch the tape from Sunday closely, and you know what you're looking at, it's pretty clear that the Commanders' options were much more open (playing man without safety help, blitzing, etc.) from a play-calling standpoint with Owens absent.
"It does go to a lot of man-to-man," Owens said. "Teams have to fear him in a lot of aspects of the game, because of who he is and what he brings to the table. We do see a lot of man. When he’s out there, teams will jump from man to zone and back to test us, but we gotta handle it the same way."http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/2008/01/hurd_co_prepared_for_anything.html#email
Salary cap news
12:49 PM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | Permalink
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This kind of got lost in Monday's paper, but the Cowboys re-signed tight end Tony Curtis to a one-year deal worth $445,000.
Why is it newsworthy? The Cowboys added a million not likely to be earned incentive in his contract - playing 55 percent of the special teams' snaps and blocking four kicks - that would add $3.5 million in cap room in 2008.
Since Curtis didn't block four kicks, the Cowboys have added $3.5 million in space.
That brings their total space up to about $16.75 million for next year, but don't get too excited. That room doesn't include the tender offers they will make to restricted free agents, like Marion Barber and Chris Canty, exclusive rights free agents and the practice squad players they will sign to future deals. And it doesn't include the incentives the players hit this year, like Flozell Adams' earning $500,000 for a Pro Bowl trip.
Take away that money - and we're guessing Barber will receive the first- and third-round tender and Canty a first-round tender - and the Cowboys will have about $10 million or so in room for free agency.
http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/2008/01/salary_cap_news.html#email
1:01 PM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | Permalink
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So now we know that Terrell Owens is working himself out of the boot that was over his high left ankle sprain. But that's hardly confirmation that Owens will play on Jan. 13, and why the Cowboys receivers are readying for all possibilities.
"We get prepared for both, we’re going to be prepared for ‘With him’ and we’re going to be prepared for ‘Without him,’" Sam Hurd said. "You just don’t look at one aspect of the game. I know it’s a lot of hoping, and he said he’s going to be ready so we think he’s going to be ready. We’re going to prepare, first, to be with him, because he said he’s going to be ready and we believe in him."
I think if you watch the tape from Sunday closely, and you know what you're looking at, it's pretty clear that the Commanders' options were much more open (playing man without safety help, blitzing, etc.) from a play-calling standpoint with Owens absent.
"It does go to a lot of man-to-man," Owens said. "Teams have to fear him in a lot of aspects of the game, because of who he is and what he brings to the table. We do see a lot of man. When he’s out there, teams will jump from man to zone and back to test us, but we gotta handle it the same way."http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/2008/01/hurd_co_prepared_for_anything.html#email
Salary cap news
12:49 PM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | Permalink
Todd Archer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/blogs/images/email-icon.jpg E-mail http://www.***BANNED-URL***/blogs/images/email-icon.jpg News tips
This kind of got lost in Monday's paper, but the Cowboys re-signed tight end Tony Curtis to a one-year deal worth $445,000.
Why is it newsworthy? The Cowboys added a million not likely to be earned incentive in his contract - playing 55 percent of the special teams' snaps and blocking four kicks - that would add $3.5 million in cap room in 2008.
Since Curtis didn't block four kicks, the Cowboys have added $3.5 million in space.
That brings their total space up to about $16.75 million for next year, but don't get too excited. That room doesn't include the tender offers they will make to restricted free agents, like Marion Barber and Chris Canty, exclusive rights free agents and the practice squad players they will sign to future deals. And it doesn't include the incentives the players hit this year, like Flozell Adams' earning $500,000 for a Pro Bowl trip.
Take away that money - and we're guessing Barber will receive the first- and third-round tender and Canty a first-round tender - and the Cowboys will have about $10 million or so in room for free agency.
http://cowboys.beloblog.com/archives/2008/01/salary_cap_news.html#email
I'm confused with this paragraph!
