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A Win Win for the Cowboys & Raiders
Posted by Joel on March 19, 2008
Yesterday, the Oakland Raiders acquired CB DeAngelo Hall from the Atlanta Falcons for a 2nd and 6th round pick i this year’s draft. The Raiders then gave Hall a 7 year, $70 million extension. This gives the Raiders an upgrade in the secondary, Hall a much needed break from getting burned twice a year by Panthers WR Steve Smith, and Atlanta 4 picks out of the first 40 selections in this year’s draft. So why could this mean a win win for the Cowboys and Raiders???
Oakland has this year’s #4 pick. Picking ahead of them are Miami, St. Louis, and Atlanta. The Cowboys have two 1st round picks this year, thanks to Cleveland giving them this year’s #1 pick so the Browns could trade for the new rainbow warrior, Brady Quinn. Jerry Jones has stated that he wants some wow on Dallas’ offense this year. Jerry Jones should be on the phone with Raiders owner Al Davis now and offer both picks to the Raiders for the #4 overall pick. The Cowboys could then be in great position to take Darren McFadden. Jones would be happy to have an exciting fellow Razorback on his team, and the combination of Marion Barber and McFadden in the backfield would give the Cowboys that “wow” that Jones covets, and would instantly generate more of a buzz than the Cowboys already possess.
As for the Raiders, they would have 2 picks in the opening round, and since the picks would be lower than #4, they would not have to pay those selections as much money as if they kept the pick. They could then use those picks as trade bait, or use both to fill in holes on the offensive line, backfield, or linebacker.
Wait a minute, these are the Oakland Raiders we are talking about. Doing things that make sense are not what this franchise are about. Al Davis is as unpredictable as they come. They have a coach that really doesn’t wanna be there and is waiting to be fired, but Davis won’t because he would have to pay him a nice lump sum of money. Lane Kiffin wouldn’t even wear anything with the team logo on it at the Senior Bowl. Davis sues everyone that he can to prove his point. He has sued the league (and won), sued cities, and even sued the Tampa Bay Bucs a few years ago for copyright infringement (which the case was tossed out). Davis is 100 years old and looks every bit like Capt. Jack Sparrow after 90 years of hard sailing on the seven seas. Their fan base of bikers, dope heads, and Darth Vader fans are just as dysfunctional as the franchise is, and no one cares. Any Raider home game could also be substituted for the pep rally in the upcoming film “Doomsday”.
Maybe if Jones threw in a lifetime supply of white and black tracksuits and a rest of his life supply of Denny’s Grand Slam Breakfasts, then Davis would make the deal……………
Stay classy, Raider fan!!!
MoonDog said
I doubt, even in jest if the Cowboys would make such a move. They can’t afford it anyway. Not enough room under the cap. But I do like the Raiders and they’ve made a good move in acquiring Hall. Some players in the league are just made to play for the Raiders, at least there was a time when that was the case. I miss those days of the true Raiders.
Al is getting a little senile in his old age. Perhaps that time has come for him to step aside.
Nice scribble.
Joel said
Jerry Jones would figure out a way for it to work. It is not like the Cowboys couldn’t afford to pay a luxury tax…
I was surprised a couple of years ago when I went to Texas Stadium for the Thanksgiving Day game and they were selling a Cowboys spa, in the shape of the star logo. You should have seen the lemmings lining up left and right putting in orders for the thing.
All the while I saw Jerry Jones looking down upon the huddled masses with his billion dollar botox filled toothy grin. Capitalism at its best…
zigzag said
Jerry Jones has never been known for his brilliance in picking players, Quincy Carter comes to mind, and the man behind the current Cowboys (19 of 22 starters in 2007 were acquired by Parcells) is now in Miami. Jones, redneck sucker that he is, dealing with Davis is like Neville Chamberlain dealing with Hitler.
Joel said
Jones may just have to settle for Felix Jones, but if he can wake Al Davis up and give him a dose of Namenda then Jones could cherry pick them.
Either way, I think the Giants have the Cowboys numbered next year. I still can’t believe Eli Freakin Manning won the Super Bowl…
MoonDog said
The NFL doesn’t have a luxury tax. You can only spend the alloted cap money and that’s it. If you’re over the cap, you have to cut a player.
I’d really like to see the Cowboys use one first rounder to get a CB, then use the other first round pick to trade down and acquire additional picks. The secondary needs help before the offense does.
Should be interesting to see how it plays out.