SPECULATION: Cowboys' Set To Tender Barber.....
Originally posted by WFRYE from another sports forum:
.......for 2.35 mil with 1st and 3rd round picks as compensation by Thursday's deadline. It makes sense when you think about it from a business standpoint and not just that of a fan. Jerry will more than likely find a way to draft DMac (for those of us in the real world and not just fans of Barber) to finally make a splash and add that "wow" player to his offense. Jerry is no fool and sees this opportunity as something much more than drafting a player, but rather the marketing of a player with his new stadium and high profile franchise....what he finally does pay DMac will be but peanuts compared to what he will make in years to come in his new stadium...or what he could pay when the salary cap expires after the 2010 season as expected. So when Jerry continues to put on a show by throwing up smokescreens about money and draft picks considerations being an obstacle during his news conferences over the next two months when he is asked about trading up for DMac, don't believe him.
Jerry knows that several teams will be looking for a quality RB in FA, and by tendering Barber for a 1st and 3rd round pick, he is essentially killing two birds with one stone. If no teams bite by April 18th, Jerry get's to keep Barber at a reasonable price to team with DMac for a season and possibly force Barber into a one year deal at much less then what he and his agent were asking to make a SB run. You also save the heartache of having to explain to you're fans why you did not resign Barber if he is traded away for 1st and 3rd round draft picks...which is a no brainer. Why extend Barber to a long term deal when you already know that he will not be you're starter long term as proved by the way he has been used since day one as a Cowboy (even though he ran better then Julius), and you will still need to bring in another RB? To use the 22nd pick in the draft on another RB only to watch him back up Barber or out perform him, makes little sense. It is much easier to draft the RB of the future and to pay him as your franchise RB and not as your backup franchise RB, and then later finding a respectable backup at a reasonable price.
.......for 2.35 mil with 1st and 3rd round picks as compensation by Thursday's deadline. It makes sense when you think about it from a business standpoint and not just that of a fan. Jerry will more than likely find a way to draft DMac (for those of us in the real world and not just fans of Barber) to finally make a splash and add that "wow" player to his offense. Jerry is no fool and sees this opportunity as something much more than drafting a player, but rather the marketing of a player with his new stadium and high profile franchise....what he finally does pay DMac will be but peanuts compared to what he will make in years to come in his new stadium...or what he could pay when the salary cap expires after the 2010 season as expected. So when Jerry continues to put on a show by throwing up smokescreens about money and draft picks considerations being an obstacle during his news conferences over the next two months when he is asked about trading up for DMac, don't believe him.
Jerry knows that several teams will be looking for a quality RB in FA, and by tendering Barber for a 1st and 3rd round pick, he is essentially killing two birds with one stone. If no teams bite by April 18th, Jerry get's to keep Barber at a reasonable price to team with DMac for a season and possibly force Barber into a one year deal at much less then what he and his agent were asking to make a SB run. You also save the heartache of having to explain to you're fans why you did not resign Barber if he is traded away for 1st and 3rd round draft picks...which is a no brainer. Why extend Barber to a long term deal when you already know that he will not be you're starter long term as proved by the way he has been used since day one as a Cowboy (even though he ran better then Julius), and you will still need to bring in another RB? To use the 22nd pick in the draft on another RB only to watch him back up Barber or out perform him, makes little sense. It is much easier to draft the RB of the future and to pay him as your franchise RB and not as your backup franchise RB, and then later finding a respectable backup at a reasonable price.
posted by The Gryphon at 7:51 PM
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