Should we let Newman walk?

[McCordsville Cowboy]

I really like this player and his abilities, however he turns 30 on 09/04/08. (NFL.com)

How many great corners play deep into their 30's?

He was talking on DC.com about making a huge salary like Clements 8 years 80 million.

If the front seven plays well and applies pressure; do you need to sign him to a huge long term deal?

What about using the franchise tag on him and buy yourself sometime to replace him?

Romo, Julius and Flo are going to be up for new contracts and JJ told Colombo he would get paid if he played well.

Who stays and who goes?

Let him walk... So I don't have to see this again..

 

[peplaw06]

Let him walk... So I don't have to see this again..

:jerk:

If he walks, you'll see a lot more of that.

 

[VA Cowboy]

Its a question?

Maybe you are too stupid to understand the title?

Real Genius?

My post wasn't meant to be directed toward you.

 

[Seven]

*Slap*

....as a line starts to form.

 

[tunahelper]

*Slap*

Slip it and right cross your punk *** is out!

 

[tomson75]

Let him walk... So I don't have to see this again..

Now THAT is a well thought out and compelling argument right there.

 

[bbgun]

Employers ask me to leave all the time. Tnew's no different.

 

[dallasfan]

They put a rule in place here in TX many years ago to stop that. Players can only play 4 years of high school ball no matter how many years they are in high school.

There have been some overzealous fathers that have held their sons back in the 8th grade, thereby giving them a "redshirt season".

It was actually 2nd grade I believe. Back when Newman was drafted or about to be, it was in some article.

But I believe he'll sign a 7 or 8 year deal before the 08' season starts, after he makes the All-Pro team

 

[28 Joker]

I didn't see the Detroit game, the defense was in complete disarray in that game.

Newman didn't give up one touchdown in 2005, and he gave up one that I can remember in 2006.

He sure shut down T.O. down for 2 1/2 quarters in 2004. He was on an island with him, and McNabb threw at him all day before Owens was hurt. In 2005, Newman played a key role in shutting T.O. down again. The week after in Denver, T.O. torched Champ "the King of Cornerbacks" Bailey for a 91 yard TD, and he hung 150+ yards on Denver.

Newman is an elite player, and he is going to be a rich one while playing the rest of his days in Dallas.:starspin

 

[AbeBeta]

Employers ask me to leave all the time. Tnew's no different.

Tnew is one of the top "employees" however.

 

[CowboyJeff]

There is no way that Romo plays out his current deal this year.

You can't have the face of your franchise as a potential UFA at the end of the year. Midway through camp -- probably the week that someone from ESPN is spending time at TC -- Jerry will make a splash and announce Romo's new deal.

You're assuming Romo wants to sign any offered deal.

 

[AbeBeta]

You're assuming Romo wants to sign any offered deal.

he obviously does

 

[NextGenBoys]

keep him, then when he's too slow turn him into a FS

Newman isnt big enough to play safety. Bigger DB's work well when converting them into safeties later on in their career, but I dont think Newman would work out very well at FS

 

[dallasfan]

You're assuming Romo wants to sign any offered deal.

The Colts did with Manning. We need to see Romo before we commit top dollars to him

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Terence Newman is the best man to man cover corner in the league. His ability to man up against very fast receivers in the slot go unappreciated by most of the national media. However, the coaches in the league see the game film, and they see his value.

Newman can play an entire game and go unnoticed during the game, because Newman has his man covered during the game. Therefore, quarterbacks shy away from him.

Go back and look at the monster numbers Steve Smith has put on Tampa Bay during the past four years. Ronde Barber doesn't man up on him, and Steve Smith has his way, and T.B. loses just about all of the games.

Newman deserves to be recognized among the best in the league.

I believe Champ Bailey would have an arguement here...

 

[Hoofbite]

You gotta keep him. Hes the only corner on the team who can be counted on week in and week out.

Pay him.

 

[TNCowboy]

Yeah, let's let him walk and then replace Ware with T. Suggs. [/moron]

:laugh2:

And yet they still voted to keep you out.

 

[CowboyJeff]

The Colts did with Manning. We need to see Romo before we commit top dollars to him

you mean Manning signed the deal the Colts offered. Who's to say Romo doesnt want to test the free agent market and get more than Jerry is willing to pay?? I'd love to see Romo finish his career with the Cowboys, but let's not assume too much this early in the process.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Newman will not be allowed to "walk". Won't happen.

I'm thinking Romo is signed to contract extension before we play our first regular season game.

 

[28 Joker]

True. However, Champ Bailey doesn't play in the slot like Newman does. Bailey stays outside close to the sidelines where he makes many plays. He's very good.

Newman plays multiple very fast receivers in the slot, and he plays them man to man. He plays them one on one in the middle of the field; therefore he has to play the entire field. Those receivers in the slot are speed demons, and they could break in any direction from the middle of the field. Newman may have help over the top at times, but you still have to play your man and shut him down. Newman's job description is more difficult than Champ Bailey's.

Champ Bailey will never be asked to shadow Steve Smith or Santana Moss all over the field, because Denver will shield Bailey from the responsibility.

Newman's man to man skills while playing in the slot differentiate Newman, not only from Bailey, but from every corner in the league. He is the best.

The media leads us to believe that there is some huge gap between Bailey and the rest of the corners in the league. This is simply not true. You can make an argument that Bailey is the best, but this imaginary gap between him and the rest of the league is a mirage.

Terence Newman, Ronde Barber, Asante Samuel, Lito Sheppard, Nate Clements, Rasheed Mathis, and Ty Law are corners that can all sit at the table and eat with Champ Bailey.

If you want to put him at the head of the table, that is fine. However, don't be like John Clayton and make the other elite corners in the league eat in a separate room.:starspin