HoustonFrog
Dallas Frog
I kept hearing this on the radio yesterday and found it in the Cowboy blog. This just makes no sense to me except in one department...someone to knock heads in the locker room. In fact after the Ravens defeat at the end of the season there were many announcers that said Dallas lacked a Ray Lewis to keep things in order. Maybe that is what started the wheels turning. On the negative side...1) 3 years would be too much time and tie up too much money for an older vet 2) age. He played at a PB level last year but if you take his last few years into account he was declining and I think it will continue soon. 3) The arrest stigma. The guy hasn't been a cancer or a bad guy...adn he was acquitted but that just keeps the fires burning for haters 4) why would he leave a team that just missed the SB...with rookies at key positions?Ryan leaving may be one thing. He wouldn't leave the Ravens..a better TEAM.
Overall I think it would be a move to fix locker room problems but all in all it would be a waste of money and years for an older guy.
http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/a...-lewis-join-the-valley-ranch-ci.html#comments
Overall I think it would be a move to fix locker room problems but all in all it would be a waste of money and years for an older guy.
http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/a...-lewis-join-the-valley-ranch-ci.html#comments
The Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston is hearing buzz that the Cowboys will make a run at Ravens LB Ray Lewis if he hits the open market.
The speculation is that the Cowboys are willing to give Lewis a three-year deal worth between $27 and $30 million, with $25 million guaranteed.
Dallas owner Jerry Jones believes his team is in the serious hunt for a Super Bowl title next season, and that Lewis could help solve some of the team's problems inside the locker room.
Jerry said during the final week of the season that he doesn't anticipate the Cowboys making a splash in free agency, but that doesn't necessarily mean it won't happen. Lewis, who is still playing at a Pro Bowl level, would fill the hole created by Zach Thomas' expected departure and provide the Cowboys a take-no-bull vocal leader.
It'd take some creativity for the Cowboys to sign DeMarcus Ware to a long-term deal and have enough room under the salary cap to sign Ray Lewis. But Stephen Jones and Co. could certainly pull that off, especially with an uncapped season on the horizon.
The biggest roadblock between Lewis and Valley Ranch is the fact that he probably won't leave the Ravens. He's played his entire career in Baltimore, and the Ravens just came up one game shy of the Super Bowl with a rookie head coach and rookie quarterback. Why leave now?
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