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An organization with goals! So, the Cowboys agreed to a four-year, $32 million contract late last night with Free that includese a $17 million signing bonus.
So much for the Bucs.
As of right now, the only starters from last year's offensive line still on the team are Free, Marc Columbo and center Andre Gurode.
The cuts have already happened and more are to come.
With Free in the fold and Tyron Smith getting drafted, the end is here, so most think, for Columbo. Kyle Kosier is still technically a free agent.
Plus, the Cowboys went to the chopping block yesterday.
Guard Leonard Davis, running back Marion Barber, kicker Kris Brown and receiver Roy Williams were cut. The team was $19 million over the new cap and are now just $2 million over after saving about $17 million after those cuts. Cutting Davis and Williams, alone, saved them $11 million.
Brown was a bit of a surprise. The Cowboys want to create competition for the kicker's job with David Buehler. However, Brown's die was cast when the Cowboys agreed to terms with free agent rookie Dan Bailey, the leading kicker in college football from Oklahoma State. It'll be mano y mano in training camp.
I think Davis, aside from being kind of pedestrian last season, was just too expensive. Keeping him longterm as opposed to possibly seeing Free walk was not in the cards. Davis would have been gone in a few years anyway. It still leaves you with a hole in left guard unless the Cowboys have something up their sleeves.
Barber's departure was a long time coming. To put it bluntly, he was not very good. He was like a candle in the wind. He burned bright, and he burned hot. He also burnt himself out. His style resulted in injuries. A so-so offensive line hurt and I don't know if he was ever a favorite of Jason Garrett. It just doesn't feel like he was.
Finally, Williams. In professional sports, bad teams are bad for a reason. Mostly because they are inept. Someone in that organization picks that awful player you see on the field. That someone pays that player good money to be awful. Every team has bad players, it's just that some teams have less bad players than others.
The Cowboys, seemingly, are the bad team. The Detroit Lions -- in hindsight -- took the Cowboys behind the shed and whipped their ass raw. The Cowboys gave up a first-, third-, sixth- and seventh-round pick for Williams.
The Miami Dolphins, a year later, gave up two second-round picks for Brandon Marshall. The New York Jets gave up a FIFTH-ROUND pick for Santonio Holmes. Both receivers are monumentally more effective than Williams.
Williams sucked and he, along with Joey Galloway, are shining examples of how Jerry Jones has run this organization into the ground.
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