ESPN LennyP: Dallas Defection Rumors...Crayton, Julius, Flozell blurbs

[WoodysGirl]

• Dallas defection rumors: Hard to say which is more preposterous -- the notion that the Cowboys kept wide receiver Patrick Crayton away from Parcells by signing him to a four-year contract extension on Thursday night, or that The Tuna will be interested in plucking Julius Jones from Dallas when he is an unrestricted free agent in March.

There have been suggestions that Parcells was poised to raid his former employers, to snatch up their free agents when they became available, but in the cases of Crayton and Jones, nothing could be further from the truth.

When Parcells was in Dallas, he viewed Crayton as a No. 3 wideout, nothing more. For openers, there was no way that Parcells, even as much as he needs to upgrade the talent in Miami, would have given a No. 3 wide receiver a $6 million signing bonus, as the Cowboys did as part of a deal worth $14 million, to keep Crayton off the unrestricted market. Plus, Crayton didn't enjoy playing for Parcells and wanted to stay in Dallas.


As for Jones, well, he didn't enjoy his time under Parcells, either. And Parcells never embraced the tailback, who was constantly the subject of trade rumors when he was under The Tuna. The one pending Dallas unrestricted free agent in whom Parcells might have some interest is left offensive tackle Flozell Adams. And Parcells, while he needs to fix the Dolphins' blocking unit, isn't going to overpay for a 10-year veteran who turns 33 in the spring.

 

[pgreptom]

How old was Ferguson when Parcells' made him rich?

 

[khiladi]

The ironic thing is that it is ESPN fomenting the rumors that this is what Parcells was going to do...

 

[GhettoxCowboy]

I don't see the tuna taking a shot at JJ, i see more him going after FLO. man that would suck for us if he were to pick him up..

 

[Yakuza Rich]

to Mort thinking that Flozell enjoyed playing under Parcells.




YAKUZA

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Didn't Crayton just sign again?

 

[GhettoxCowboy]

Didn't Crayton just sign again?

Yeah 4 year deal.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Didn't Crayton just sign again?

That point was referenced in the article. The point of this was ESPN attempting to debunk the Crayton interest rumor.

 

[bbgun]

How old was Ferguson when Parcells' made him rich?

There's a difference between making a starting nose tackle rich and a third wideout rich.

 

[McCordsville Cowboy]

• Dallas defection rumors: Hard to say which is more preposterous -- the notion that the Cowboys kept wide receiver Patrick Crayton away from Parcells by signing him to a four-year contract extension on Thursday night, or that The Tuna will be interested in plucking Julius Jones from Dallas when he is an unrestricted free agent in March.

There have been suggestions that Parcells was poised to raid his former employers, to snatch up their free agents when they became available, but in the cases of Crayton and Jones, nothing could be further from the truth.

When Parcells was in Dallas, he viewed Crayton as a No. 3 wideout, nothing more. For openers, there was no way that Parcells, even as much as he needs to upgrade the talent in Miami, would have given a No. 3 wide receiver a $6 million signing bonus, as the Cowboys did as part of a deal worth $14 million, to keep Crayton off the unrestricted market. Plus, Crayton didn't enjoy playing for Parcells and wanted to stay in Dallas.


As for Jones, well, he didn't enjoy his time under Parcells, either. And Parcells never embraced the tailback, who was constantly the subject of trade rumors when he was under The Tuna. The one pending Dallas unrestricted free agent in whom Parcells might have some interest is left offensive tackle Flozell Adams. And Parcells, while he needs to fix the Dolphins' blocking unit, isn't going to overpay for a 10-year veteran who turns 33 in the spring.

Wow.. guess I am not the only 'troll' that thinks Crayton was overpaid.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

That point was referenced in the article. The point of this was ESPN attempting to debunk the Crayton interest rumor.

I heard most of this on the radio today, I just kind of skimmed the article. My bust. I thought I was going nuts.:

 

[goshan]

whoever thought (did anyone think that?) Parcells would go after JJ is clueless. Bill doesn't like JJ at all and thought he was a weenie.

 

[AmishCowboy]

Wow.. guess I am not the only 'troll' that thinks Crayton was overpaid.

You got one point right.

 

[SDogo]

Boy they are right on. It's not like Parcells to over pay for players getting a little long in the tooth........./sarcasm

 

[McCordsville Cowboy]

You got one point right.

Thanks shipmate!

 

[sago1]

Besides isn't Parcells' job to hire the GM and then the rest of the hirings to him. If Parcells intends to make the trades and other stuff then it sounds to me like his future GM doesn't have the final authority and thus the GM job is nothing but scouting. Assume Ireland isn't interested in that job cause he's doing the same thing for the Cowboys.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Parcells will flop by year 2.....:laugh2:

 

[iceberg]

• Dallas defection rumors: Hard to say which is more preposterous -- the notion that the Cowboys kept wide receiver Patrick Crayton away from Parcells by signing him to a four-year contract extension on Thursday night, or that The Tuna will be interested in plucking Julius Jones from Dallas when he is an unrestricted free agent in March.

There have been suggestions that Parcells was poised to raid his former employers, to snatch up their free agents when they became available, but in the cases of Crayton and Jones, nothing could be further from the truth.

When Parcells was in Dallas, he viewed Crayton as a No. 3 wideout, nothing more. For openers, there was no way that Parcells, even as much as he needs to upgrade the talent in Miami, would have given a No. 3 wide receiver a $6 million signing bonus, as the Cowboys did as part of a deal worth $14 million, to keep Crayton off the unrestricted market. Plus, Crayton didn't enjoy playing for Parcells and wanted to stay in Dallas.


As for Jones, well, he didn't enjoy his time under Parcells, either. And Parcells never embraced the tailback, who was constantly the subject of trade rumors when he was under The Tuna. The one pending Dallas unrestricted free agent in whom Parcells might have some interest is left offensive tackle Flozell Adams. And Parcells, while he needs to fix the Dolphins' blocking unit, isn't going to overpay for a 10-year veteran who turns 33 in the spring.

pluck julius hell, take him with our compliments.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Rumors are just that.....

 

[iceberg]

There's a difference between making a starting nose tackle rich and a third wideout rich.

it's not as if crayton broke the bank, bb.