ESPN: Colombo resigns with the Cowboys

[Manster54]

Sweeeeet! Dump Rivera and draft OL in the first round!

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Your joking right? .90 is less than a second no where near a minute.....

whoops, brain-fart, but whatever the case may be, the differential is greater than .50, which means incredibly quick

 

[daynje]

Great news!

Cowboys resign Colombo to two-year, $7M dealBy John Clayton
ESPN.com

A week after the Cowboys paid more than $49 million to add Leonard Davis to the right side of their defensive line, the Cowboys filled out the rest of the right side by re-signing right tackle Marc Colombo.


Colombo received a two-year, $7 million deal that included a $4 million signing bonus. The Jets were among other teams pursuing the former Bears No. 1 draft choice, but Colombo opted to stay with the Cowboys.


With Colombo under contract, Davis can now concentrate on playing right guard. Columbo's re-signing was considered a top priority of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. He re-signed center Andre Gurode before the start of free agency and then added Davis last week. The return of Colombo ends any uncertainty about the offensive line.

Fantastic!!!
:lombardi:

 

[hardcorebob]

This is great news! Way to go Cowboys in getting a important piece of the line signed to play. This opens up the draft for us even more, whoo hooo!!!!

 

[bringinthehurt31]

I'am as happy as a billygoat in a briar patch. Love this move. Now lets get to the draft.

 

[COWBOYSNUM1]

[SIZE=+2]Colombo signs two-year deal

[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]03:47 PM CST on Friday, March 9, 2007

[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]By TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News
tarcher@***BANNED-URL***[/SIZE] Marc Colombo will be back with the Cowboys.
Colombo, who started every game at right tackle in 2006, signed a two-year deal worth $7 million, ending a stop-and-start negotiation that went back to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Colombo will receive a $4 million signing bonus and base salaries of $1 million and $2 million the next two seasons.
"He's very happy," said Ken Kremer, Colombo's agent. "He wanted to stay with the Cowboys. He loves them. He had some interest from several other teams but wanted to stay with the Cowboys."
The Cowboys did not want to commit a large bonus to Colombo because he has played just one full season since Chicago took him in the first round of the 2002 draft. By taking a shorter-term deal, Colombo will be 30 when his contract expires, but if he has another solid season, the Cowboys could sign him to an extension.
Picked up in 2005 as a project after a serious knee injury with Chicago put his career in doubt, Colombo won the starting job over Rob Petitti and Jason Fabini in last summer's training camp.
By re-signing Colombo, Leonard Davis, the Cowboys' big free-agent pickup with a team-record $16 million signing bonus, figures to settle in at right guard.
It also brings into question Marco Rivera's future. Rivera, the starter the last two years at right guard after receiving an $8.125 million signing bonus as a free agent, is coming off a second back surgery in three years. He turns 35 in April and returning from a second disk surgery is always difficult.

 

[Q_the_man]

Hawaii OG/C Samson Satale, this man is incredibly quick, the difference between his 40 time and his short-shuttle, is nearly a minute, .90 seconds, plus he's played OG, C and OT

the difference in his 40 time and short shuttle is a minute, dang how slow is he.............

 

[Bob Sacamano]

the difference in his 40 time and short shuttle is a minute, dang how slow is he.............

if you calculate a .90 differential, it's alot in comparison to the other prospects, a 5.23 isn't slow for a 300lb man

all you have to do is subtract the 20-yard short-shuttle time from the 40 time, anything over .50 differential is considered more quick than fast, so a .90 differential shows great quickness, anything under a .50 differential means your speed is more straight-line, quickness is more important for an Olineman than straight-line speed

btw, Satele's short-shuttle time, 4.29, was the best for all linemen at the Combine

 

[yesfan]

Lets not short change Kosier,he has started in 79 games.I
think we have a very solid line.

 

[Cowboys22]

Accepting that deal when Davis just got $49 million is good faith on Colombo's part. If he has another solid 16-game season this year, he needs to be extended long term for decent money next offseason.

 

[Kalyan]

Any one know if Tony Sporano/Jason Garret will implement the zone blocking scheme of Parcells or more man blocking schemes that Norv/Garret prefer?

 

[Rampage]

good news, now i just wish we could find a replacement for kosier

 

[lyrclcipha12]

so now who do we draft with our offensive line solidified for the most part. I suppose the only lineman we need to focus on is a replacement for hotel after a year. thats not worth a first round just yet however.

I'd say whoever the best player is out of a defensive back, linebacker, or wide receiver.



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[Bob Sacamano]

Any one know if Tony Sporano/Jason Garret will implement the zone blocking scheme of Parcells or more man blocking schemes that Norv/Garret prefer?

the O will largely stay the same, except for Garrett will be implementing new terminology and a few wrinkles

 

[Dallas]

This was the last deal I really wanted to get completed before the draft.

Outstanding Jerry!!!!

Still need a FS but its all coming together.

 

[Encore]

According to ESPNews ... 2 Year Deal.

Sorry if repost.

 

[Kalyan]

Thanks. I was hoping that they use more FB and man blocking schemes could help Julius better than the current schemes

the O will largely stay the same, except for Garrett will be implementing new terminology and a few wrinkles

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yep, it's in the DMN blog and on Vela's blog.

March 9, 2007
Colombo re-signs

Todd Archer just checked in to let us know that the Cowboys have re-signed tackle Marc Colombo. More to come.

Posted by Pete Aldrich at 3:32 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (0)


http://cowboys.beloblog.com/

Vela:

TheBoysBlog has confirmed that RT Marc Columbo has re-signed with the Cowboys.

Colombo’s deal is the deal that has been on the table: 2 years worth $7 million. He will receive a signing bonus of $4 million signing bonus.

Cap Hit:

* 2007: $3 million ($1M salary, $2M bonus)
* 2008: $4 million ($2M salary, $2M bonus)

More details as we get them …


So where are all those guys crying that we let him get away?

 

[5Stars]

This is great news and it's also a lesson for another team on how to do business!

Guess what "other team" I'm talking about!



The Cowboy are going to roadgrade teams this coming season!

 

[Bob Sacamano]

question for Adam:

will the re-signing of Colombo count as an 'addition', in terms of compensatory picks?