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04-22-2008, 06:55 PM
Jerry has looked for "Wow", but not from Chad
1:24 PM Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
Contrary to what's been out there, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he has not made a call to Cincinnati to inquire about star receiver Chad Johnson.
He was pretty succinct too. "No" is how he flatly answered the question. But Jerry did say that he has asked another team about the availability of a star receiver. And the smart money says that was either A) Detroit (Roy Williams) or B) Arizona (Anquan Boldin).
"I wouldn't give who it was, but the answer is yes. We have talked (with another team)," Jones said. "I wouldn't give you a timeframe on it either, if you're talking the last week or the last few days. But certainly since (the start of) the offseason."
Jones also left open the possibility that a draft day trade could be made. Whether that's for Boldin or Williams or someone else, who knows? What did seem certain, especially in Jones' mind, was that a "No!" now could be a "Sure" on Saturday. That's just the way these things go, with teams more willing to deal veterans the closer you get to the draft.
"Unquestionably, now and on the clock, but really on the clock during draft day," Jones said. "It is an important time to get the most value for a veteran player, if he's in demand. If I'm the team that's got the player, my best time to move is right then. And the minute the draft is over, picks don't have anywhere near the value and everyone's protecting the players they've got.
"It's amazing at how the perception of these rookie players diminish, minutes after the draft and how it's going to take a lot of work to even get them on the field, when minutes before, they were going to be saving the franchise."
So what to make of all this?
Well, let's put it this way -- If there's a player Detroit or Arizona really likes available at 22 or 28, don't rule out the possibility that Boldin or Williams could be dealt on draft day. Williams is up after this year, and Boldin's got a below-market contract that he wants redone. So either of those teams could save themselves headaches and, perhaps, get value for their star players by dealing them then.
And for those teams, chances are perspective will be quite a bit different with the pressure of a time element thrown into the mix.
1:24 PM Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
Contrary to what's been out there, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he has not made a call to Cincinnati to inquire about star receiver Chad Johnson.
He was pretty succinct too. "No" is how he flatly answered the question. But Jerry did say that he has asked another team about the availability of a star receiver. And the smart money says that was either A) Detroit (Roy Williams) or B) Arizona (Anquan Boldin).
"I wouldn't give who it was, but the answer is yes. We have talked (with another team)," Jones said. "I wouldn't give you a timeframe on it either, if you're talking the last week or the last few days. But certainly since (the start of) the offseason."
Jones also left open the possibility that a draft day trade could be made. Whether that's for Boldin or Williams or someone else, who knows? What did seem certain, especially in Jones' mind, was that a "No!" now could be a "Sure" on Saturday. That's just the way these things go, with teams more willing to deal veterans the closer you get to the draft.
"Unquestionably, now and on the clock, but really on the clock during draft day," Jones said. "It is an important time to get the most value for a veteran player, if he's in demand. If I'm the team that's got the player, my best time to move is right then. And the minute the draft is over, picks don't have anywhere near the value and everyone's protecting the players they've got.
"It's amazing at how the perception of these rookie players diminish, minutes after the draft and how it's going to take a lot of work to even get them on the field, when minutes before, they were going to be saving the franchise."
So what to make of all this?
Well, let's put it this way -- If there's a player Detroit or Arizona really likes available at 22 or 28, don't rule out the possibility that Boldin or Williams could be dealt on draft day. Williams is up after this year, and Boldin's got a below-market contract that he wants redone. So either of those teams could save themselves headaches and, perhaps, get value for their star players by dealing them then.
And for those teams, chances are perspective will be quite a bit different with the pressure of a time element thrown into the mix.