NFLN: Eagles Were After Free

[Hoofbite]

Just heard the Eagles were "really strongly after Doug Free last night".

Thankfully they lost out.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Just heard the Eagles were "really strongly after Doug Free last night".

Thankfully they lost out.

No one ever had a chance.

Jerry wasn't going to lose Free. No one else should have even wasted their time or breath.

 

[Direwolf63]

At least it's nice to know that other teams think highly of him. Makes me feel a bit better.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Then I'm that much happier that he's still a Cowboy. Don't like the Eagles. Don't want Free blocking for the reformed dog killer.

 

[Hostile]

No one ever had a chance.

Jerry wasn't going to lose Free. No one else should have even wasted their time or breath.

Exactly right. I told people Free had no desire to go anywhere else. Jerry wanted him back. The hand wringing was funny though.

 

[hornitosmonster]

The Eagles never had a chance. Them going after our players is :laugh2:

 

[JsnSA]

They may not have had a chance but going after Free was smart. If anything it had the chance of forcing the Cowboys to spend more on free than they might have otherwise, thus reducing how much they have available for other players.

It seems we still ended up with a good deal though.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

At least it's nice to know that other teams think highly of him. Makes me feel a bit better.

and it's funny that many of the so-called football media experts labeled Free a "human turn-style" before the start of last season.

 

[Bigdog]

it is not official until Friday right? Adam Shcefter did reprot that teams can come in take FA away until they sign on the dotted line. He compared it college recuirts who give verbal committments but until they are sign to that school, they can go to other schools. I am pretty sure that Free won't go back on his word though.

 

[STSINAZ]

Exactly right. I told people Free had no desire to go anywhere else. Jerry wanted him back. The hand wringing was funny though.

what else are you hearing out there for us?

 

[STSINAZ]

and it's funny that many of the so-called football media experts labeled Free a "human turn-style" before the start of last season.

i dont agree with that and i dont think the boys spent more than he was worth..avg 8 mill a year is what he is worth right now....he is pretty good

 

[67CowboysFan]

and it's funny that many of the so-called football media experts labeled Free a "human turn-style" before the start of last season.

Jamie Dukes?

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

i dont agree with that and i dont think the boys spent more than he was worth..avg 8 mill a year is what he is worth right now....he is pretty good

nowhere in my post did I say he wasn't good or not worth what he was paid. In fact I meant the opposite and expressed how I found it humorous how little these media experts really know or how willing they are to bash anything Cowboys.

 

[Dallas]

Exactly right. I told people Free had no desire to go anywhere else. Jerry wanted him back. The hand wringing was funny though.

It wasn't funny. I had hoped we could keep him. I was in the camp of "Let's not overpay and get into a bidding war for Free", camp.

Glad he will stay.

 

[Direwolf63]

nowhere in my post did I say he wasn't good or not worth what he was paid. In fact I meant the opposite and expressed how I found it humorous how little these media experts really know or how willing they are to bash anything Cowboys.

I think he hit the "Quote" button on the wrong post. He was referring to the post above yours.

 

[TNCowboy]

Exactly right. I told people Free had no desire to go anywhere else. Jerry wanted him back. The hand wringing was funny though.

:laugh2:

 

[JohnsKey19]

Free is a good solid starting OT on the upswing. Any team needing OL help should've reached out to him. Not an elite guy but better than average. His versatility makes him even more valuable...

 

[ZeroClub]

It would have been a good move for the Eagles. Get a productive player and hurt a division rival all at the same time.

If the Cowboys were "the team to beat" in the East, maybe the Eagles would have offered enough to make Jerry's knees buckle. We'll never know.

 

[Reality]

Makes you wonder if the Eagles were simply trying to drive up the cost to keep Free to make it harder for the Cowboys to sign other free agents like Nnamdi ..

#reality

 

[Joe Realist]

Makes you wonder if the Eagles were simply trying to drive up the cost to keep Free to make it harder for the Cowboys to sign other free agents like Nnamdi ..

#reality

yep..