DMN Blog: Dallas makes sense as destination for Jason Taylor
by Tim MacMahon
At least NFL Network reporter Adam Schefter thinks so. He mentioned Dallas as one of five potential destinations for the disgruntled Dolphins pass rusher/Dancing With the Stars stud.
ยป Dallas -- Of all the potential landing spots, none is more intriguing than Dallas. It is a longshot, granted, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones never can be ruled out. The Cowboys have debated the merits of trading for Taylor and they already hold additional draft picks in 2009 -- Cleveland's in the third round, Detroit's in the fourth. Dallas could decide to package picks and/or a disgruntled player such as defensive end Greg Ellis or safety Roy Williams that former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells knows well. Dallas knows its loaded at defensive end now with Ellis, DeMarcus Ware and last year's first-round pick, Anthony Spencer. But Cowboys owner Jerry Jones never bypasses big-name, talented players such as Taylor. He has thought about the possibility of Taylor in Dallas and, despite the long odds, could wind up taking action.
(Pretend that Schefter wrote outside linebacker instead of defensive end.)
Todd Archer explained some of the salary-cap complexities of an Ellis-for-Taylor trade yesterday. And that's what this would have to be.
You can't bring in Taylor and keep Ellis. It'd simply create too much drama. If Ellis is all worked up about splitting reps with Anthony Spencer, just imagine how he'd feel if the Cowboys added one of the league's best players at his position.
Plus, as we've gone over before on this here blog, the Cowboys need Roy Williams this season. They simply don't have enough depth at safety to send him packing.
I'm sure Bill Parcells would try to pry a pick or two from the Cowboys, but Trader Jerry has big plans for those extra picks. He talked on draft Sunday about bundling a bunch of them together to move up for an elite receiver next year.
At least NFL Network reporter Adam Schefter thinks so. He mentioned Dallas as one of five potential destinations for the disgruntled Dolphins pass rusher/Dancing With the Stars stud.
ยป Dallas -- Of all the potential landing spots, none is more intriguing than Dallas. It is a longshot, granted, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones never can be ruled out. The Cowboys have debated the merits of trading for Taylor and they already hold additional draft picks in 2009 -- Cleveland's in the third round, Detroit's in the fourth. Dallas could decide to package picks and/or a disgruntled player such as defensive end Greg Ellis or safety Roy Williams that former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells knows well. Dallas knows its loaded at defensive end now with Ellis, DeMarcus Ware and last year's first-round pick, Anthony Spencer. But Cowboys owner Jerry Jones never bypasses big-name, talented players such as Taylor. He has thought about the possibility of Taylor in Dallas and, despite the long odds, could wind up taking action.
(Pretend that Schefter wrote outside linebacker instead of defensive end.)
Todd Archer explained some of the salary-cap complexities of an Ellis-for-Taylor trade yesterday. And that's what this would have to be.
You can't bring in Taylor and keep Ellis. It'd simply create too much drama. If Ellis is all worked up about splitting reps with Anthony Spencer, just imagine how he'd feel if the Cowboys added one of the league's best players at his position.
Plus, as we've gone over before on this here blog, the Cowboys need Roy Williams this season. They simply don't have enough depth at safety to send him packing.
I'm sure Bill Parcells would try to pry a pick or two from the Cowboys, but Trader Jerry has big plans for those extra picks. He talked on draft Sunday about bundling a bunch of them together to move up for an elite receiver next year.
posted by The Gryphon at 10:31 PM
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