Signed by Cowboys Jeff Heath signs four-year deal with Cowboys

[LittleD]

It's time for Nick Hayden to cash in on all his hard work and his exceptional performances on Sunday. Pay the man!

Nick Hayden is a "free agent" and is likely not being retained this year. I think they signed his replacement.

 

[Idgit]

Given the status of Wilcox and Church next offseason, this makes sense.

 

[LittleD]

Wilcox on the bubble

Wilcox or Church could be on the bubble to make the team this year. More money could
be saved by waving bye to Church.

 

[stilltheguru88]

I like Heath as a backup/sp teams guy. Thats the homie right there.

 

[revospeed]

I think he's a better player than Wilcox. More athletic, smarter, makes more plays. But we all remember what Calvin Johnson and Adrian Peterson's offensive line did to him.

 

[Vinnie2u]

Nick Hayden is a "free agent" and is likely not being retained this year. I think they signed his replacement.

Party pooper

 

[Seven]

Wilcox on the bubble

He's been living there for years now, IMO.

For the life of me I don't understand how this dude got thru the college level with Pop Warner fundamentals.

 

[The Quest for Six]

WHY!!!!

 

[chagus]

He's a solid special teamer, got a couple of INT's in a limited role, a RKG, and lays down some lumber. He earned his contract, plain and simple.

 

[RS12]

Jeff Heath signs four-year deal with Cowboys

Should be a guy you are looking to upgrade from, not attach yourself to.

 

[Idgit]

Should be a guy you are looking to upgrade from, not attach yourself to.

Every guy is a guy you're looking to upgrade if you're doing it right. And every team has guys like Jeff Heath they rely on to fill roles that need filling.

 

[coogrfan]

Should be a guy you are looking to upgrade from, not attach yourself to.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Championship!

Next time, mate, could you let me have first dibs on writing "Championshp!" or "Super Bowl!"
I have to keep up this pretense of being clever . . .

 

[coogrfan]

Every guy is a guy you're looking to upgrade if you're doing it right. And every team has guys like Jeff Heath they rely on to fill roles that need filling.

They do...they just don't sign them to 4 year deals.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

An awful and very unnecessary decision by the front office. Shante Carver-level bad.

No it's not. It's a sound football decision that keeps a core special teams player on the roster and offers depth in the secondary. Let me guess, you would have signed Eric Berry for peanuts, drafted Ramsey at #4 and we would all skip whistling merrily down the yellow brick road.

 

[LittleD]

He's been living there for years now, IMO.

For the life of me I don't understand how this dude got thru the college level with Pop Warner fundamentals.

You have to remember he was a RB for most of his college career. I think he only played Safety his senior year.
He pretty fast but, he's limited on the defense because he doesn't have good reaction skills. He can run but, he
can't cover. Enough said!

 

[coogrfan]

No it's not. It's a sound football decision that keeps a core special teams player on the roster and offers depth in the secondary. Let me guess, you would have signed Eric Berry for peanuts, drafted Ramsey at #4 and we would all skip whistling merrily down the yellow brick road.

Fine. Why give a guy like that a 4 year deal?

 

[gmoney112]

Fine. Why give a guy like that a 4 year deal?

How can you judge it without seeing the money?

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

Fine. Why give a guy like that a 4 year deal?

Why wouldn't you? What would you expect a guy like Heath to get signed to? 4 years seems about right for a 25 year old core special teams player.

 

[remdak]

How can you judge it without seeing the money?

Correct. 4 yr deal means nothing. What's guaranteed and what would it cost to release him at any time. Probably won't hurt at all to release him after 2 yrs.