Cowboys Closing In On Multi-Year Deal With Free

[Greg]

Guess there won't be another 1st round OLmen drafted this year in the draft after all. Maintain that team identity Jerry. They've always preferred Free over Parnell anyway.

 

[UK Cowboy]

Great news

 

[jarntt]

Unless it's relatively cheap, A multi-year deal with Free would worry me unless structured so that we could cut him after 2 years. I'm happy with the Free of the last two years, but I'm worried about him trying to block speed rushers a couple of years from now. Personally I'd go with Parnell if it was a "multi-year" deal, but honestly as long as we sign one of the two I'm happy. We can't go into the draft with neither of them IMO

 

[cowboycolors]

Link to this info ?

 

[R.J. MacReady]

Unless it's relatively cheap, A multi-year deal with Free would worry me unless structured so that we could cut him after 2 years. I'm happy with the Free of the last two years, but I'm worried about him trying to block speed rushers a couple of years from now. Personally I'd go with Parnell if it was a "multi-year" deal, but honestly as long as we sign one of the two I'm happy. We can't go into the draft with neither of them IMO

Not really that important but at least he is no longer a flag magnet.

 

[snookdad]

Unless it's relatively cheap, A multi-year deal with Free would worry me unless structured so that we could cut him after 2 years. I'm happy with the Free of the last two years, but I'm worried about him trying to block speed rushers a couple of years from now. Personally I'd go with Parnell if it was a "multi-year" deal, but honestly as long as we sign one of the two I'm happy. We can't go into the draft with neither of them IMO

You took the word out of my mouth. Free was certainly a good player last year, but I hope he's on a team friendly contract. No need to further elaborate you pretty much said it all.

 

[GNG]

Nice news.

 

[PDay8810]

very good news

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I like it, I can't imagine we'd handcuff ourselves completely over Doug Free, so I'm confident they'll do the right thing. Also avoids us having to fill a hole in the draft or free agency. I'd be totally on board taking a RT in the mid to late rounds and hope we can groom him to take over in a year or 2 when we inevitably cut free.

I feel like chemistry is an underrated aspect of the o-line so keeping the same unit intact is huge.

 

[Greg]

It's official, 3 year deal. Like the move as he adds leadership and stability to a young and still developing group.

 

[cowboycolors]

The deal is worth $15 million and includes $6 million in guaranteed money, according to a source
per ESPN
That's a fair contract and so now on to the other FA's

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

Good news. Now can draft cb peters or gordon. Gordon would gain 1400 yards. Total stud

 

[PDay8810]

The deal is worth $15 million and includes $6 million in guaranteed money, according to a source
per ESPN
That's a fair contract and so now on to the other FA's

Yep...

 

[Greg]

Good news. Now can draft cb peters or gordon. Gordon would gain 1400 yards. Total stud

Designating Carr a June 1st cut and drafting Peters, would be a move worth considering imo. I know there would be some dead money in money in 2016 for cutting Carr, but the money saved after drafting Peters and releasing Carr (and not just reducing his salary), with Peter's potential coming out, would be worth it imo. Could only see drafting Gorden or Gurley at the top of 2nd round if they both slide because of the devaluation of the position recently. Getting both a top RB and DT in the 2nd round (trading down out of 1st round) would be a sheer stroke of genius for this team if they could pull it off.

 

[jarntt]

I like it, I can't imagine we'd handcuff ourselves completely over Doug Free, so I'm confident they'll do the right thing. Also avoids us having to fill a hole in the draft or free agency. I'd be totally on board taking a RT in the mid to late rounds and hope we can groom him to take over in a year or 2 when we inevitably cut free.

I feel like chemistry is an underrated aspect of the o-line so keeping the same unit intact is huge.

This I definitely agree with