Hartwig is off the market!

[Cowboy4ever]

Pat Yasinskas, of the Charlotte Observer, reports the contract free agent OC Justin Hartwig (Titans) agreed to Saturday, March 11, with the Carolina Panthers is for five years and worth $17 million, including a $7 million signing bonus and $11 million in the first two years. That will put Hartwig among the NFL's top five paid centers. Tennessee made a nearly identical offer to keep Hartwig, but he said he chose Carolina because he viewed them as a title contender.

I hope BP is right about Gurode, because this guy was in our ball park and we could have signed him for that.

 

[AmishCowboy]

I don't think we were interested, I never saw his name linked to us.

 

[Woods]

Pat Yasinskas, of the Charlotte Observer, reports the contract free agent OC Justin Hartwig (Titans) agreed to Saturday, March 11, with the Carolina Panthers is for five years and worth $17 million, including a $7 million signing bonus and $11 million in the first two years. That will put Hartwig among the NFL's top five paid centers. Tennessee made a nearly identical offer to keep Hartwig, but he said he chose Carolina because he viewed them as a title contender.

I hope BP is right about Gurode, because this guy was in our ball park and we could have signed him for that.

I think with the Gurode signing, Hartwig wasn't on the radar any longer.

Now, I wonder what happened with all the Neal (Pats) talk from yesterday? Are we still interested?

 

[AbeBeta]

I think with the Gurode signing, Hartwig wasn't on the radar any longer.

Now, I wonder what happened with all the Neal (Pats) talk from yesterday? Are we still interested?

doubt it -- I think we are going to get someone in here to play RT though. Fabs or Ashworth I'd think.

 

[Woods]

doubt it -- I think we are going to get someone in here to play RT though. Fabs or Ashworth I'd think.

I still think Kosier may be playing RT for us.

Maybe if JJ has a press conference to introduce Kosier we will get some information.

 

[sago1]

Fabini last VR on Saturday w/o signing a contract. Unless we/he rethinks situation, doubt we bring him back. I'd like to see us bring in a young, but good RT so we don't have to worry about that position for number of years. If in time Pettiti really develops, then either we have a good backup in him or maybe the new RT we sign can move to LT if Adams gets hurt/is cut. Given how much these contracts are going for now, doubt know what Ashworth would cost but probably comparable to the Atlanta RT who just signed with somebody??

 

[iceberg]

I don't think we were interested, I never saw his name linked to us.

oh that doesn't matter. every time a FA is signed by a team NOT us, we'll have some fans upset we didn't bust a move for the sake of busting a move.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I still think Kosier may be playing RT for us.

Maybe if JJ has a press conference to introduce Kosier we will get some information.

No way on the RT thing. Kosier's agent already said we was told "guard".

 

[SouthernStar]

Maybe if JJ has a press conference to introduce Kosier we will get some information.

Anybody know where Jerry really is? Last time I checked, his jet was just leaving the U.S. heading south to Mexico......

 

[big dog cowboy]

I still think Kosier may be playing RT for us.

Maybe if JJ has a press conference to introduce Kosier we will get some information.

The word on the street is that the Cowboy brass said guard.

 

[Eddie]

Radar? $11 mil for the first two years ???

 

[Bobo]

The Shark does it again. Glad he's not a Cowboy.

 

[AbeBeta]

Radar? $11 mil for the first two years ???

someone gets it.

thought the Kosier and Hartwig deals seem to only differ by $2 over the 5 years, Hartwig got an amazing contract. 2/3rds of the money is guaranteed -- that's very different from Kosier's deal which only has 1/3rd in bonus. Hartwig's is front loaded. Kosiers is likely backloaded. Basically we gave a guy 5 million now and have years 3-5 in place if he does well.

 

[visionary]

someone gets it.

thought the Kosier and Hartwig deals seem to only differ by $2 over the 5 years, Hartwig got an amazing contract. 2/3rds of the money is guaranteed -- that's very different from Kosier's deal which only has 1/3rd in bonus. Hartwig's is front loaded. Kosiers is likely backloaded. Basically we gave a guy 5 million now and have years 3-5 in place if he does well.

but abersonc the difference to me is that Hartwig is a proven center, a position of great need to us. i would rather have signed a center and RT and taken a guard in the draft in round 2-3 to take over next year from LA. the gurode contract is for only 1 year, if he does not work out we are looking at turnstile city just like last year and if he does work out he is a FA next year and we are back to square one. unless we intent to go center in the draft (nick mangold- scouts are saying best center prospect in 15 years) i dont like what we did in the short run or the long run.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

i would rather have signed a center and RT and taken a guard in the draft in round 2-3 to take over next year from LA. the gurode contract is for only 1 year, if he does not work out we are looking at turnstile city just like last year and if he does work out he is a FA next year and we are back to square one. unless we intent to go center in the draft (nick mangold- scouts are saying best center prospect in 15 years) i dont like what we did in the short run or the long run.

wait, did Al Johnson suddenly get released?

 

[neosapien23]

wait, did Al Johnson suddenly get released?

No, but he just got pushed back again.

The Cowboys will draft a tackle either in the 2nd or 1st round.