theogt;5078065 said:
How many players have the embarrassing distinction of being asked to take a massive pay cut, so that they can remain on the team only for the chance to compete for a spot when the only competition (Parnell) wouldn't even make the roster of most other NFL teams?
The team has openly stated that he played poorly. Hell, they did their best to bench him, but his replacement wasn't any good either.
His play is not significantly different than Smith's and they aren't asking Smith to do anything publicly although I suspect they are working hard with all the tackles and entire OL.
Smith is on a first round 4 year contract that paid him 12.5million.
Doug FreeTackle 7/29/2011: Signed a four-year, $32 million contract that was restructured in 2012. The deal contains $17 million guaranteed, including a $10.3 million signing bonus. 2013: $7 million, 2014-2016: $8 million, 2017: Free Agent.
2011 4 yr/32M 10.3M signing bonus 8M avg salary
2011 700k base 2,166,250 0 Misc 2,866,250 cap hit
2012 _ 1.2M__ 2,060,000_ 960K_ 4,220,000
2013 __7M ___2,060,000 960K 10,020,000 10,020,000 dead
2014 __8M __ 2,060,000 960K 11,020,000
2015 __8M __ 2,060,000 960K 11,020,000
2016 __8M ___________960K _ 8,960,000
2017 UFA
Here's the breakdown of the OL:
9 OFFENSIVE LINEMEN - $23,866,948
Doug Free
$7,000,000 – Salary
$4,175,000 – Prorated Cap Charges for previous signing bonuses
$11,175,000 – Total 2013 Cap Charge
Nate Livings
$1,700,000 – Salary
$700,000 – Prorated Cap Charges for previous signing bonuses
$2,400,000 – Total 2013 Cap Charge
Tyron Smith
$1,511,009 – Salary
$1,897,018 – Prorated Cap Charges for previous signing bonuses
$3,408,027 – Total 2013 Cap Charge
Mackenzy Bernadeau
$1,750,000 – Salary
$812,500 – Prorated Cap Charges for previous signing bonuses
$2,562,500 – Total 2013 Cap Charge
Jermey Parnell
$1,023,088 – Salary
$333,333 – Prorated Cap Charges for previous signing bonuses
$1,356,421 – Total 2013 Cap Charge
David Arkin
$555,000 – Salary
$125,000 – Prorated Cap Charges for previous signing bonuses
$680,000 – Total 2013 Cap Charge
Ryan Cook
$1,100,000 – Salary
$150,000 – Prorated Cap Charge for previous signing bonuses
$1,250,000 – Total 2013 Cap Charge
Darrion Weems
$480,000 – Salary and Total 2013 Cap Charge
Kevin Kowalski
$555,000 – Salary and Total 2013 Cap Charge
Free is getting paid like a LT and he's playing in the bottom half of the average RT group. Three people are making that kind of money for the Cowboys: Free, Spencer and Romo. It's not a coincidence is it that all three are vastly over paid in the minds of many is there?? That coupled with the Cowboys' cap problems and the fact Parnell looks like a viable OT starter gives them leverage to try to force Free into restructuring his contract. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, Free played well the last part of 2012, is as good or better than Winston and Clabo, who may be better (or not), signed with Miami. If Dallas cuts Free post-June 1st he'll count as 4.175M against the 2013 cap (meaning we save almost 3 million) and 5.6M against the 2014 cap. My guess is Dallas can get Free to restructure his contract again for 5.0-5.5M a year for the next two years. I don't see a reason for Free to sign for less than that (despite all the media and fan speculation of lower). That's what it will cost Dallas to cut him or play him so why not have the guy for at least insurance.
Another part of Free's problem is that he allegedly was resistant to doing what Calahan was asking him to do technique wise and that was part of the reason, again allegedly, that he was put in rotation with Parnell. That and the fact the team felt Parnell needed the experience as well as wanting to see what they had after he did well spelling an injured Smith at LT game 11.
Also, where do you get the fact that Parnell couldn't start for any other team? You have absolutely zero facts to base that on. It's either clear you haven't watched any of the coaches film you claimed to have watched multiple times or you are entirely isolated in your view that Parnell didn't play well in 2012. Even the media thinks Parnell is a viable starting candidate for 2013. You certainly aren't basing that on any stats on Parnell which are better than the other two tackles. Having watched the last few games of 2012, Parnell is absolutely ready to compete at tackle. He just might be a better LT than Smith or Free is much less a RT. We'll see.
If you would show me where Calahan stated Free played poorly I'd appreciate it. I can't find him or another coach saying that although I can find many in the media and more fans saying it. Not saying they didn't I just couldn't find it.
Here's what Calahan said recently about the OL.
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2013...men-doug-free-nate-livings-mackenzy-bernadeau
Here is what Stephen said about Winston and Free before the draft and before we heard they aren't interested in Winston but were Clabo. "He's obviously somebody that we're taking a look at," Jones told the Elf & Slater show on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. "We certainly haven't dismissed Doug [Free]. We really felt like when we went to rotating him and
Jermey Parnell that he really picked up his game in terms of the competition, not to mention the fact that I think he got some clarity as to what [offensive line coach] Bill Callahan was after."
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/4/17/4234094/dallas-cowboys-eric-winston-doug-free-decisions
Your agenda is showing.
And you say??