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It looks like two of the best running backs in professional football will be free agents next year. It would appear unlikely that either the Seahawks or the Colts will have the luxury of paying to keep their marquee running backs.
If either are resigned by their current teams at current market value, it will probably spell cap hell in the near future for their respective franchises or require a watering down of talent at other positions. If they resign them to new deals, they will be making the same mistake Jerry Jones made when he committed to Troy Aikman, E. Smith and M. Irvin late in their careers.
If the Seahawks and Colts let their marquee backs walk in free agency, which is probably a smart move, capwise, the balance of power could rapidly shift in the NFL. Teams could go from a pretender to contender overnight by signing them. On the other hand, it is going to take an immense amount of cap room to sign either one of them, and statistics say that the shelf life of an NFL back can be somewhat limited.
There is also the danger of injuries sending the team's investment in these backs tumbling. E. James has had a history of injuries before at the Colts, but it is pretty safe to say that James, despite the injuries, can still play at a high level.
Both backs are quite versatile and are arguably the most versatile backs in the NFL, outside San Diego's L. Tomlinson.
Signing either would be an INSTANT upgrade for the Cowboys. They would have the cap room to do it, and could probably trade one of of our backs for a decent draft pick. The $64,000.00 question is "Should we do it"?
The Jerry Jones of old would pull the trigger on this. I won't fault the Cowboys either way on this one, but if I were making the decision, I would probably pass on both of them, for one reason and one reason only. The salary cap.
There is no question, that if either of them were healthy and were signed by the Cowboys that the Cowboys would have an opportunity to win it all for about 2 years, before the cap started making things dicey. I hope the Cowboys exercise some self resraint here, and continue building this team for the long term haul. This recipe for success has served the Patriots pretty well over the years. We have been on this course for a few years, lets not bail before we see where it takes us.
If either are resigned by their current teams at current market value, it will probably spell cap hell in the near future for their respective franchises or require a watering down of talent at other positions. If they resign them to new deals, they will be making the same mistake Jerry Jones made when he committed to Troy Aikman, E. Smith and M. Irvin late in their careers.
If the Seahawks and Colts let their marquee backs walk in free agency, which is probably a smart move, capwise, the balance of power could rapidly shift in the NFL. Teams could go from a pretender to contender overnight by signing them. On the other hand, it is going to take an immense amount of cap room to sign either one of them, and statistics say that the shelf life of an NFL back can be somewhat limited.
There is also the danger of injuries sending the team's investment in these backs tumbling. E. James has had a history of injuries before at the Colts, but it is pretty safe to say that James, despite the injuries, can still play at a high level.
Both backs are quite versatile and are arguably the most versatile backs in the NFL, outside San Diego's L. Tomlinson.
Signing either would be an INSTANT upgrade for the Cowboys. They would have the cap room to do it, and could probably trade one of of our backs for a decent draft pick. The $64,000.00 question is "Should we do it"?
The Jerry Jones of old would pull the trigger on this. I won't fault the Cowboys either way on this one, but if I were making the decision, I would probably pass on both of them, for one reason and one reason only. The salary cap.
There is no question, that if either of them were healthy and were signed by the Cowboys that the Cowboys would have an opportunity to win it all for about 2 years, before the cap started making things dicey. I hope the Cowboys exercise some self resraint here, and continue building this team for the long term haul. This recipe for success has served the Patriots pretty well over the years. We have been on this course for a few years, lets not bail before we see where it takes us.
He would not have drafted any of those guys. He would have drafted someone else that everyone would hate. although he probably still would have drafted Koren Robinson and Robinson would be gone just like he is from Seattle.
