DMN Blog: Big moves coming?
Albert Breer
Over at the Sporting News, Mike Florio has 10 predictions for the NFL offseason. And one has Cowboys owner/GM playing the role of aggressor.
Prognostication No. 7 holds that "Jerry Jones will make a big splash". While Florio does address the Darren McFadden rumors, there's another potential bombshell he has in mind.
That's not the only power play Jones might make. With wide receiver Randy Moss hitting the open market Feb. 29 -- unless the Patriots use the franchise tag on him -- hauling in the single-season touchdown receptions leader would create a compelling Texas tandem of Terrell Owens and Moss.
There is only one football, though, and that could create a problem. Likewise, Jones would have to give Owens, who is entering the final year of his contract, a big raise to ensure there would be no locker-room rivalry.
My feeling is that this offseason will probably be more about tweaking than turning heads. But if you really want to look at the Moss possibility, a couple things need to be considered.
First, the Patriots have to franchise Moss to keep him off the open market, because he can not receive an extension, per NFL rules, until free agency starts since his deal was renegotiated at the time of his trade from Oakland. Which means there's increased motivation for New England to tag Moss. Second, Moss has always had a chip on his shoulder over the Cowboys passing on him in the 1998 draft, although that's something that surely could be worked out.
So while the story above is more speculative than anything else, I'll turn this idea over to you: Do you want the "Other 81" joining the "Original 81" at Valley Ranch?
Over at the Sporting News, Mike Florio has 10 predictions for the NFL offseason. And one has Cowboys owner/GM playing the role of aggressor.
Prognostication No. 7 holds that "Jerry Jones will make a big splash". While Florio does address the Darren McFadden rumors, there's another potential bombshell he has in mind.
That's not the only power play Jones might make. With wide receiver Randy Moss hitting the open market Feb. 29 -- unless the Patriots use the franchise tag on him -- hauling in the single-season touchdown receptions leader would create a compelling Texas tandem of Terrell Owens and Moss.
There is only one football, though, and that could create a problem. Likewise, Jones would have to give Owens, who is entering the final year of his contract, a big raise to ensure there would be no locker-room rivalry.
My feeling is that this offseason will probably be more about tweaking than turning heads. But if you really want to look at the Moss possibility, a couple things need to be considered.
First, the Patriots have to franchise Moss to keep him off the open market, because he can not receive an extension, per NFL rules, until free agency starts since his deal was renegotiated at the time of his trade from Oakland. Which means there's increased motivation for New England to tag Moss. Second, Moss has always had a chip on his shoulder over the Cowboys passing on him in the 1998 draft, although that's something that surely could be worked out.
So while the story above is more speculative than anything else, I'll turn this idea over to you: Do you want the "Other 81" joining the "Original 81" at Valley Ranch?
posted by The Gryphon at 8:24 PM
<< Home