NFL Free Agency Rumors: Tampa Bay Trying To Sign Cowboys' Doug Free

by JasonB on Jul 26, 2011 11:08 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

If something bad happens to the Cowboys, it is generally good news for the Eagles... and this is good news. Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports says that the cap space rich Tampa Bay Bucs are after Cowboys free agent LT Doug Free.

Tampa, Dallas in a dogfight for doug free. Could get REALLY expensive.

This is scary for Dallas for a few reasons. They started the day almost $14 million over the cap and have been furiously shedding veterans (Leonard Davis, Marion Barber, Roy Williams) in an attempt to get under that cap and give them some flexibility to keep Free. And now, the team with the most cap space in the NFL is competing with the team with the least for Free.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a whopping $59 million in cap space to spend. Not do they have that space available, they have to spend $47 million of it just to get to the league mandated salary floor. So if they are in a fight with Dallas for Doug Free, the Cowboys are massively outgunned.

And if the Cowboys lose Free, their already shaky offensive line is in trouble. Free was easily their best offensive lineman last year and he was one of the few that wasn't over 30. So if they lose him, they would not only have to go out and spend in the free agent market for lesser replacements, but also potentially depend on starting rookie Tyron Smith at LT.

Combine this with the fact that the Giants gutted their offensive line today and Jim Washburn is licking his lips...

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by The Legend on Jul 26, 2011 11:10 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed. Haha.

by Eagles suck on Jul 27, 2011 4:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Tampa helped us out in 2008 by beating the Bears and helping us get to the playoffs (44-6)

Don’t let us down Tampa……

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by macjack09 on Jul 26, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Tampa

Actually, the raiders beat Tampa which let the eagles into the playoffs. Also, Houston beat Chicago.

by outsyderz34 on Jul 26, 2011 11:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

This

by greenage on Jul 26, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Right that was the game with that great michael bush run

by Daniel Solomon on Jul 26, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

MUAHAHAHAHA love it!!!!

by bleedgreen89 on Jul 26, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

I could care less about the Cowgirls at this point… they’re no threat either way…

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:14 PM EDT reply actions

Tampa-Easily my second favorite NFL team. Would love it if they got Free from the cowboys

by Daniel Solomon on Jul 26, 2011 11:15 PM EDT reply actions

Thank you!

I like them as well, which apparently is a crime for a Philly fan. People need to get over the last game at the old stadium or whatever the beef was with them.

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by DeSean10 on Jul 26, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Who put you in charge of what people need to get over?

People need to get over telling other people what they need to get over lol

I’m playing with you, but that comes off as an arrogant thing to say.

Anyway, whoooooo hoooooo Tampa Bay, steal Doug Free! <—- See, I’m over it. And Matt Bryant’s 62-yard FG.

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by D3Keith on Jul 26, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I like Tampa also even if they fucked us in the playoffs before, and they were my favorite team when I was a little kid because I liked their uniforms and name (before my dad turned me over to the dark side), and I like where the team is going now

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by Djax10 on Jul 26, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions

This is pretty much the same for me. Though the 60 yarder did sting a little

by Daniel Solomon on Jul 26, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I still see Levon Kirkland trying to run after Jurevicius all game long…. grrrrrrrrrrr, we shud have been in the super bowl that year…

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Dont forget about Blaine effin Bishop

Everything favored us during that match-up. It still stings.

That game and the 63 yarder game place that team on my “do not root for” list. (Unless playing an NFC East rival of course)

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by goodfella46er on Jul 26, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions

I can’t root for any other team, period. Unless it helps us somehow. Blaine Bishop, such a distant memory…

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha Cowboys are so fucked

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by Djax10 on Jul 26, 2011 11:18 PM EDT reply actions

Ike Taylor’s gone

by Daniel Solomon on Jul 26, 2011 11:19 PM EDT reply actions

Gone where?

by LegendKnight22 on Jul 26, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Staying with the Steelers.

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Steelers resign him I take it?

Byahhh!

by begforme4484 on Jul 26, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Per Adam Schefter...

@AdamSchefter: Pittsburgh reached agreement with veteran cornerback Ike Taylor on a four-year deal.

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by WorldWiEdWard on Jul 26, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Nnamdi, JJ, and DRC – Pick one Andy and Howie

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by Djax10 on Jul 26, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d rather see them lose out on DRC too and then they’ll have to go after Nnamdi, hopefully.

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

This will be absolutely great. Really. I love the Bucs this year.

*insert positive Eagles signature*

by Advent Horizon on Jul 26, 2011 11:20 PM EDT reply actions

That is funny as hell

I was just talking about this at BTB

by greenage on Jul 26, 2011 11:20 PM EDT reply actions

Ugh I could care less about what other teams are doing

I wanna know what the Eagles are up to. UGHHH C’MON FO. Fucking do something.

by LegendKnight22 on Jul 26, 2011 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

Effin A. Reid, probably chowing down on a burrito right now…

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I know

Didnt Joe Banner say something about being very aggressive?

by greenage on Jul 26, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

He said they’re going to be passive aggressive while the rest of the nfl gets all the good players…

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Ike Taylor

He resigned with the steelers for 4 years
Adam Shefter on twitter

by Philly532 on Jul 26, 2011 11:27 PM EDT reply actions

McNabb to the Vikings!!!!

http://rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/207048/report-vikes-redskins-agree-on-mcnabb-trade

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by Spurs Yoda on Jul 26, 2011 11:27 PM EDT reply actions

Lions may be my #2 team, but I really do hope McNabb has a great year.

Byahhh!

by begforme4484 on Jul 26, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions

So when the Giants had these guys on their roster

they were “too old, coming off injuries and declining in skills”. Now that they have been cut to spark a youth movement of players who were drafted the last three years, and have been patiently waiting behind the veterans, the team is “gutting” their Oline. There really is no way you weren’t going to try to demean the Giants Oline.

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by bigbluethruandthru on Jul 26, 2011 11:28 PM EDT reply actions

Frankly, what you posted is absolutely true; you had old guys coming off injuries and declining in skill and now you have young guys who are question marks. What part of that is untrue?

Don’t get defensive because someone points out the obvious.

by The Reddgie on Jul 26, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Jason used the term

“gutted”. That implies that there are not replacements already lined up, which is inaccurate. Maybe it will work out, maybe it won’t, but it’s rather early to make broad statements. If I said the last two years that the Eagles “gutted” their secondary, how would you respond to that?

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by bigbluethruandthru on Jul 26, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions

True

Flaming yawn

by Toddzila on Jul 27, 2011 6:11 AM EDT up reply actions

fuck the giants

how about that for demeaning them?

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by Riley Freeman on Jul 26, 2011 11:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Classy and intelligent

well played sir.

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by bigbluethruandthru on Jul 26, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions

why thank you good man.

i was worried I was being too classy but I said what the hell.

And if R. Kelly goes to jail, I'LL PISS ON YO' CAT!!

by Riley Freeman on Jul 26, 2011 11:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

especially for us classless, immoral, thoughtless Eagles fans

by Daniel Solomon on Jul 27, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

@timring3TV: SOURCE: Eagles tring to squeeze Cards for a 1st round pick plus DRC. Cardinals currently offering DRC and 2nd.

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by WorldWiEdWard on Jul 26, 2011 11:33 PM EDT reply actions

Holy shit pull the fuckin trigger DRC and 2nd is money

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by Djax10 on Jul 26, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously, a 2nd and DRC is plenty given the fact that ARI is basically the only team in the market.

by The Reddgie on Jul 26, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

This is getting ridiculous

There’s no way we’d be this dumb. And there’s no way Cards are THAT desperate when Orton is right there…

WTF?!

by LegendKnight22 on Jul 26, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

wow.

if thats true and they pull it off. bravo. and if they don’t bravo.

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by soman319 on Jul 26, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

If that’s the truth then the Eagles are out of their minds !!!

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

A-fucking-men

by DLawrence55 on Jul 27, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

UMMMMM

NO, I not buying that shit for a second. No Way either team is that fucking dumb.

by greenage on Jul 26, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah this seems a little off

by Daniel Solomon on Jul 26, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions

take drc and a second and run away with it…. because if not then your banking on signing ASO …and i have a gut feeling that isnt happening =[

by bleedgreen89 on Jul 26, 2011 11:34 PM EDT reply actions

take drc n a 2nd and run!

dont look back just run

And if R. Kelly goes to jail, I'LL PISS ON YO' CAT!!

by Riley Freeman on Jul 26, 2011 11:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

and keep running until u get back to philly…

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions

After that deal

Do you yell no take backs? Or do you just sit back and laugh your ass off

by greenage on Jul 26, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions

you just keep running until pass out from exhaustion…

by Eagladelphia on Jul 26, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions

or

you can touch the linc and scream the linc is the safe spot!! and never come out

And if R. Kelly goes to jail, I'LL PISS ON YO' CAT!!

by Riley Freeman on Jul 27, 2011 12:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Wait till they find out that Kolb can’t really play….

by Eagladelphia on Jul 27, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions

we are going to be aggressive on friday haha

by bleedgreen89 on Jul 26, 2011 11:42 PM EDT reply actions

BEAUTIFUL

In a perfect world we’d get Free, but this is without a doubt the next best thing. Now Dallas may feel compelled to make up for it by signing Nnamdi, which would screw them over for the net few years.

by STZ513 on Jul 26, 2011 11:51 PM EDT reply actions

Cowboys sign Free

4 years 32 mill 17 guaranteed

by Scott4044 on Jul 27, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

oh well

by Daniel Solomon on Jul 27, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

Sorry Eagles fans....

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Dallas reached agreement on a four-year, $32 million deal that included $17 million in guaranteed money with OT Doug Free.

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by KJDH2154 on Jul 27, 2011 12:10 AM EDT reply actions