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Doug Farrar / FootballOutsiders.com
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In the NFL, two things happen every year: The league-mandated salary cap grows larger, and the subsequent shopping lists for teams in need of talent seem to become ever more competitive.
2005 marked the Year of the Cornerback, as the stock in players like Ty Law and Ken Lucas split and went straight through the roof. In the wake of the league's extended Collective Bargaining Agreement, the cap went over $100 million for the first time in 2006, and will rise to nearly $110 million in 2007. What this means to the haves and have-nots in the future is yet to be decided — but many teams filled their personnel bags this season with millions left in their respective checkbooks as they adjusted to the new financial realities.
This off-season did not feature one dominant position in the free agent market — rather, teams responded to specific needs in a more general sense. In one case, two franchises traded poison pills ... and in another, the most potentially dynamic and damaging player in the game today switched from one NFC East address to another. Through the eyes of Football Outsiders, we look at the ten most important off-season free agent acquisitions of 2006. 3. WR Terrell Owens from Philadelphia to Dallas
3. WR Terrell Owens from Philadelphia to Dallas
Well, THIS ought to be interesting. Owens' crash-and-burn in Philly, and Dallas owner Jerry Jones' desire for dominance, led to the Cowboys taking the ultimate flyer on the ultimate risk/reward player. When his head's on straight, Owens is still nearly unstoppable, but he does need a system around him that works, and he prefers to be the alpha dog (there's an understatement). It's quite possible that he'll find neither of these scenarios in Big D. The Cowboy offensive line is full of questions, and WR Terry Glenn and TE Jason Witten each caught over 60 passes in 2005. For everyone to get the touches they want, Bill Parcells will have to return to his 1996 New England days, when Drew Bledsoe heaved the ball 623 times. The problem? Parcells now has the 2006 Drew Bledsoe, and the potential for explosive drama all around him.
for more updates visit http://gryphononcowboys.blogspot.com/
THE GRYPHON
Posted: 1 day ago
Complete list: Link
In the NFL, two things happen every year: The league-mandated salary cap grows larger, and the subsequent shopping lists for teams in need of talent seem to become ever more competitive.
2005 marked the Year of the Cornerback, as the stock in players like Ty Law and Ken Lucas split and went straight through the roof. In the wake of the league's extended Collective Bargaining Agreement, the cap went over $100 million for the first time in 2006, and will rise to nearly $110 million in 2007. What this means to the haves and have-nots in the future is yet to be decided — but many teams filled their personnel bags this season with millions left in their respective checkbooks as they adjusted to the new financial realities.
This off-season did not feature one dominant position in the free agent market — rather, teams responded to specific needs in a more general sense. In one case, two franchises traded poison pills ... and in another, the most potentially dynamic and damaging player in the game today switched from one NFC East address to another. Through the eyes of Football Outsiders, we look at the ten most important off-season free agent acquisitions of 2006. 3. WR Terrell Owens from Philadelphia to Dallas
3. WR Terrell Owens from Philadelphia to Dallas
Well, THIS ought to be interesting. Owens' crash-and-burn in Philly, and Dallas owner Jerry Jones' desire for dominance, led to the Cowboys taking the ultimate flyer on the ultimate risk/reward player. When his head's on straight, Owens is still nearly unstoppable, but he does need a system around him that works, and he prefers to be the alpha dog (there's an understatement). It's quite possible that he'll find neither of these scenarios in Big D. The Cowboy offensive line is full of questions, and WR Terry Glenn and TE Jason Witten each caught over 60 passes in 2005. For everyone to get the touches they want, Bill Parcells will have to return to his 1996 New England days, when Drew Bledsoe heaved the ball 623 times. The problem? Parcells now has the 2006 Drew Bledsoe, and the potential for explosive drama all around him.
for more updates visit http://gryphononcowboys.blogspot.com/
THE GRYPHON
