Star Telegram reports Dallas is considering trading Ferguson...*Merge*

[Hostile]

But you can't go out and buy a good NT for 2.4 million. I think people forget how good Fergy is.

I'll be really, really steamed if this goes down.

Yeah, but we will not get rid of Ratliff, and Tank is so cheap that he's a steal.

 

[noletime95]

Well, thanks for the memories Fergy...

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yeah, but we will not get rid of Ratliff, and Tank is so cheap that he's a steal.

Oh, I'd start Ratliff. But IMO a front of Ratliff-Fergy-Canty is much stronger than Spears-Ratliff-Canty.

Even Wade said that it was amazing Rat was doing so well because he was "an undersized end playing noseguard".

And like theebs said, Fergy is a really good guy and very well liked. Definitely a positive for our locker room.

I just don't get it. If you re-sign a 33-year old Flo at this point, you're playing to win now. Ditching a quality NT for someone who could be the next Skylar Green just doesn't make sense.

 

[Hostile]

Oh, I'd start Ratliff. But IMO a front of Ratliff-Fergy-Canty is much stronger than Spears-Ratliff-Canty.

Even Wade said that it was amazing Rat was doing so well because he was "an undersized end playing noseguard".

And like theebs said, Fergy is a really good guy and very well liked. Definitely a positive for our locker room.

I just don't get it. If you re-sign a 33-year old Flo at this point, you're playing to win now. Ditching a quality NT for someone who could be the next Skylar Green just doesn't make sense.

It's all about the money and the age. Just like when we released La'Roi Glover. He was clearly our best DL, but he was gone.

 

[Jaxonsdaddd]

Here are the Fins picks. (* = first pick in that round)

1st. #1*

2nd. #32*

2nd. #57

3rd. #64*

4th. #96*

5th. none

6th. #158*

7th. #190*


Here are our late picks.
5th. #155
6th. #186
7th. #217

Now if we can get their 4th.#96 for Fergy and say our 6th i'd do it. That would give us 5 picks in the top 100.

Not that it really matters but for the record Miami has three #2's. There own, San Diegos for Cris CHambers and New Englands for Welker

 

[Cbz40]

Good Times

Trade Winds Brewing Down In Miami?

Ok, so the Dolphins started with the front office guys. Then they got a head coach and then three more assistants.

They’ve signed a few players who were with the Cowboys at training camp in the past.

And now it’s time for the big-named players.

The Cowboys and Dolphins apparently are close to a trade that will send defensive tackle Jason Ferguson to Miami in exchange for draft picks. But don’t get too excited about that part.
Don’t expect the Dolphins to be sending any first-day picks. It’ll probably be in the neighborhood of a fifth- or sixth-round pick, possibly both.

But should anyone really be surprised?

Ferguson tore his biceps tendon in the season opener against the Giants and spent the rest of the year on injured reserve. He’s 33 with 11 years of NFL experience and if that’s not enough, the Cowboys shelled out big bucks to keep Jay Ratliff and already have Tank Johnson coming back next season, playing for the NFL minimum.

As for Ferguson’s contract, it is hardly for the minimum. He was scheduled to count $5.62 million on the salary cap. While the Cowboys do wipe off his $4 million base for 2008, they will take a signing bonus proration of $3.2 million this season. So add it all up and if Ferguson is not on the team in 2008, the Cowboys will save about $2.4 million.

Ferguson shouldn’t have any problems fitting in. This will be the third time to reunite with Bill Parcells and he’ll even be coached by Kacy Rodgers, the defensive line coach here who jumped ship to Miami to join Tony Sparano, Todd Bowles and Paul Pasqualoni.
--- Nick Eatman

Published Feb 28 2008, 09:21 PM by nickeatman

 

[Chocolate Lab]

It's all about the money and the age. Just like when we released La'Roi Glover. He was clearly our best DL, but he was gone.

Yeah, but IMO that was more about Glover not being the Parcells prototype. His talents were really wasted playing 2-gap all the time. Fergy fits just fine here, and in fact is the only true plugger NT we have.

And as much as I was all for the Tank signing, I don't trust him to play too big a role. One more slip and he's in Goodell's gulag.

 

[speedkilz88]

Any chance they could designate this a June trade? They do have a June cut designation that allows them to split the bonus hit between seasons.

 

[Big Dakota]

Not that it really matters but for the record Miami has three #2's. There own, San Diegos for Cris CHambers and New Englands for Welker

Find me a sight that provideds that info cuz i can't find a site that says Miami has 3 2nds. .

http://www.draftinsiders.com/node/35

http://www.gbnreport.com/trades.htm

http://football.about.com/od/nfldraft/a/tradedpicks.htm

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I remember hearing some talk awhile ago about the release of Shaun Rogers for cap reasons. Cant recall the source but i would love to work out a deal for Rogers. Can someone confirm what I heard or was it just a rumor.

A rumor going around right now about a three team trade, Detroit, Denver and somebody else involving Foxworth, Rogers draft picks and who ever else.

How's the knee?

 

[Vintage]

they used the 2nd rounder for welker last year

 

[Displaced Cowboy]

The 2nd round pick for the Welker trade was in last years draft not this years.

 

[Big Dakota]

The 2nd round pick for the Welker trade was in last years draft not this years.

Yes, it was a 2nd and 7th and BOTH were in the 2007 draft.

 

[Jaxonsdaddd]

Yes, it was a 2nd and 7th and BOTH were in the 2007 draft.

Yep your right...dont know what I was thinking

 

[Yakuza Rich]

But I'd rather see Fergy back at NT and Ratliff at DE with Canty.

I would too. I still think they plan at having Ratliff at DE, but if they can trade Fergy then they can probably pick up a NT in the draft. Still, I think it's going to be hard to trade Fergy for what he's worth, which is probably no worse than a 3rd rounder.




YAKUZA

 

[Eskimo]

I would too. I still think they plan at having Ratliff at DE, but if they can trade Fergy then they can probably pick up a NT in the draft. Still, I think it's going to be hard to trade Fergy for what he's worth, which is probably no worse than a 3rd rounder.




YAKUZA

Miami's fourth is almost a 3rd rounder.

 

[FanSince61]

And like theebs said, Fergy is a really good guy and very well liked. Definitely a positive for our locker room.

I just don't get it. If you re-sign a 33-year old Flo at this point, you're playing to win now. Ditching a quality NT for someone who could be the next Skylar Green just doesn't make sense.

Exactly, why give him up for basically nothing, if its a 6th or 7th.

I read where Miami is in trade talks with Detroit for Shaun Rogers. That BP really likes him. But he certainly has more of a connection with Fergy.

 

[CowboysNumeroUno]

Or maybe Jerry is trying to do ol' Bill a favor and get Detroit to lower their asking price for Rogers by saying that Fergy is on the block.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Or maybe Jerry is trying to do ol' Bill a favor and get Detroit to lower their asking price for Rogers by saying that Fergy is on the block.

I like your scenario.

 

[DeepBleu]

The Cowboys and Dolphins apparently are close to a trade that will send defensive tackle Jason Ferguson to Miami in exchange for draft picks. But don’t get too excited about that part.

Don’t expect the Dolphins to be sending any first-day picks. It’ll probably be in the neighborhood of a fifth- or sixth-round pick, possibly both.

if true, then this is a better deal than i thought.