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Dallas Makes the Early Grade

March 7, 2005

Just five days into the new NFL year, the Cowboys are the early leaders for the Dan Snyder Trophy, better known as the free agency Super Bowl title. Fox, CNNSI and ESPN have all given the Cowboys good to great reviews.

As Snyder’s Redskins have shown, winning the spring championship does not guarantee regular season success. But it does offer hope after last season’s meltdown.

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Signing First May Be Signing Best

March 7, 2005

Recent NFL free agency has shown that teams that strike first often pay the most outlandish prices. Teams are flush with cash and the desire to impress fans and to get the biggest names has led some owners and GMs to spend foolishly.

The Cowboys certainly led many to wonder if they were being impulsive when they signed former Browns CB Anthony Henry to a five year, $25 million deal with a $10 million bonus less than 24 hours after the free agency period began. While Henry is respected by personnel experts, he is hardly a household name.

The other CB signings in the last week suggest that Dallas, by moving quickly, may have secured a good value. Consider the major contracts handed out so far:

  • Anthony Henry, Cowboys, 5 yrs, $25 M, $10 M bonus
  • Ken Lucas, Panthers, 6 yrs, $36 M, $13 M bonus
  • Gary Baxter, Browns, 6 yrs, $30 M, $10.5 M bonus
  • Samari Rolle, Ravens, 6yrs, $30.5 M, $11.0 M bonus
  • Fred Smoot, Vikings, 6 yrs, $34 M, $10.8 M bonus

In this money-mad context, Henry’s contract begins to look reasonable.

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