Something just hit me about the CB position.

[Cowboys22]

Have any of you realized that Houston gave a below average CB in Reeves a $20 million deal and we now have Adam Jones, Mike Jenkins, and Scandrick added to our CB lineup at a cost that will not be much more than that $20 million given to Reeves. Now I ask you, is that just plain ridiculous or what?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

That's why the draft rules.

That's also why they're Houston.

 

[bags]

Have any of you realized that Houston gave a below average CB in Reeves a $20 million deal and we now have Adam Jones, Mike Jenkins, and Scandrick added to our CB lineup at a cost that will not be much more than that $20 million given to Reeves. Now I ask you, is that just plain ridiculous or what?

Haha. That's just brutal. Nice observation.

 

[big dog cowboy]

It's always cheaper to build thru the draft.

Look at what we paid Bigg because we missed.

 

[Biggems]

of course Reeves was expensive.....with the rising wheat prices.....you have to pay top dollar for burnt toast these days......

 

[ENGCowboy]

Wheres eduncan when you need him?guess hes in hiding or maybe switched his allegience to the other team in texas

 

[Hostile]

Have any of you realized that Houston gave a below average CB in Reeves a $20 million deal and we now have Adam Jones, Mike Jenkins, and Scandrick added to our CB lineup at a cost that will not be much more than that $20 million given to Reeves. Now I ask you, is that just plain ridiculous or what?

I just got all warm and fuzzy inside and then thought about a certian poster here and crcked up.

 

[triplets92]

of course Reeves was expensive.....with the rising wheat prices.....you have to pay top dollar for burnt toast these days......

:laugh2: Nice!

 

[Eskimo]

CBs, QBs, WRs, DEs and OLTs are horriby expensive in FA - best to groom your own and give them favourable extensions early in their careers when they begin to show development. Philly has been quite good about this. I think our policy of waiting until the final year to renegotiate isn't always a good one. If we had been more aggressive with Canty and Barber at midseason last year we probably could have inked them to much cheaper contracts then they will eventually get. At least we got Ratliff done.

 

[JerryFan]

Goes to show you a couple things. A) The draft is vital to long term success and B) Having a bunch of quality CB's on the roster is going to be the next big thing.

Reeves wasn't horrible, but he sure wasn't great either. I don't know if I'd even put him in the good category, but he gave it his all and that's what you ask of players. How many CB's are we going to keep on the roster?

 

[iceberg]

Have any of you realized that Houston gave a below average CB in Reeves a $20 million deal and we now have Adam Jones, Mike Jenkins, and Scandrick added to our CB lineup at a cost that will not be much more than that $20 million given to Reeves. Now I ask you, is that just plain ridiculous or what?

how many years is that $20 mil for houston and then us? just curious.

 

[Eskimo]

how many years is that $20 mil for houston and then us? just curious.

5 years seems to ring a bell for me.

 

[Goldenrichards83]

of course Reeves was expensive.....with the rising wheat prices.....you have to pay top dollar for burnt toast these days......

 

[iceberg]

5 years seems to ring a bell for me.

just seems like we're adding up 3 players 1 year salaries and comparing it to a 5 year deal for reeves.

we don't even know what jenkins is going to cost but we can estimate.

wonder how much we'll be giggling on CBs salaries when we try to sign newman again.

 

[Stash]

Have any of you realized that Houston gave a below average CB in Reeves a $20 million deal and we now have Adam Jones, Mike Jenkins, and Scandrick added to our CB lineup at a cost that will not be much more than that $20 million given to Reeves. Now I ask you, is that just plain ridiculous or what?

And we also have Houston to thank for getting Jenkins in the draft.

If they hadn't traded down and/or taken Reeves off of our hands, they probably would have taken Jenkins.

So, not only did they rid us of Reeves, but they indirectly made it possible for the Cowboys to draft what some have rated the best cornerback in this year's draft.

Maybe we should send them a Thank You card or something.......

:write:

 

[CrazyCowboy]

That is amazing to comprehend.

 

[DCBoysfan]

I though Reeves did a good job while he was here. I did what he was good at and not give up the big play. The contract he got in Houston is crazy to say the least

 

[burmafrd]

Not giving up the big play was more then compensated for by giving up LOTS OF PLAYS.

 

[LarryCanadian]

That's one of the reasons I'm against giving up 2 real early picks for a WR like Ocho. Roy Williams maybe, because he's relatively young.

But 2 late first round draft picks give you a good shot at getting cornerstone players for your franchise for a long time. Even if their contracts expire, you have franchise options, and get some compensation if they leave and were good players.

But, as the original post brings up, the finances are a big part too. To snag a top player from another team, costs a fortune in signing bonus and salary. Signing guys at the bottom of first round is not usually going to cost the same, plus they are younger and should have more tread on the tires. If they get injured for a year, it's not ballgame over hopefully.

AdamJt13 might be able to give us the annual cost of guys from pick 22 and 25 in draft in an annual cost for their first contract versus what Ocho made annually over his current/last contract. Roy Williams and Boldin too.

As you mentioned you probably get 2 or 3 rookies picks at the 20-32 range for what an Ocho cost or would cost you to snag him away.

LarryCanadian

 

[sago1]

Think where Jones & Jenkins went the cost for 5 years (usual length of their contracts) probably totals no more then $14M; first 3 years for Pacman is around $7M (escalates significant to about $7M) & Scandrick (5th rounder) is probably around $1.5M for 5 years. They have been better off drafting 2 CBs like we did rather then spend that kind of money on Reeves. Of course Reeves can contribute (in his own way) immediately whereas our 3 won't have an immediate impact.