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NFC Notes: Eagles, Packers, Bears, Cowboys

By | at January 29, 2014 8:55 am

While the Eagles have made significant splashes in free agency a handful of times during the last several years, GM Howie Roseman says the team isn’t necessarily looking at big-name free agents this winter, as Sheil Kapadia of PhillyMag.com details. According to Roseman, the club doesn’t want to compromise its flexibility in the long-term by committing heavily to one or two pieces that may not work out.

“If you only sign two guys in free agency and you put a lot of resources in them, and for one reason or another a guy doesn’t work out, you’re hamstrung,” Roseman said. “But if you go after a bunch of guys that you think may fit and a couple don’t work out as much as you want every one of them to work out, you feel like, you know what, as long as I have a good batting average on these guys, I’m improving the quality of our football team.”

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NFC East Notes: Shanahan, Cowboys, Redskins

By | at January 28, 2014 9:21 pm

The latest out of the NFC East..

  • In a conversation with Chick Hernandez of CSNWashington.com, Redskins GM Bruce Allen said he didn’t fire Mike Shanahan as coach sooner because he wanted to give him a chance to change his mind with wins over the Cowboys and the Giants. “We wanted Mike to have an opportunity to rectify the ship and sail it in the right direction and get a win against the division teams,” Allen said. “It didn’t happen. And that left us really with no choice. …He understood it. It was the right thing for this football team at that point.”
  • Before today’s announcement that Bill Callahan would be retained as Cowboys offensive coordinator, Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com argued that rather than creating potential distraction, the club should let Callahan out of his contract if he wants to take a job where he’ll be happier. Callahan was also linked to the Browns’ OC job.
  • In today’s mailbag, a reader asks Mike Jones of the Washington Post what the Redskins‘ gameplan will be in free agency. Upgrading the secondary, Jones writes, figures to be high on their list. Some of the top defensive backs expected to be available are cornerbacks Aqib Talib and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Bills safety Jairus Byrd, and Browns safety T.J. Ward.

Luke Adams contributed to this post.

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Cowboys Promote Rod Marinelli To DC

By | at January 28, 2014 8:03 pm

The Cowboys announced that they have promoted Rod Marinelli from defensive line coach to defensive coordinator. Former DC Monte Kiffin, meanwhile, has been shifted over to an assistant coaching role on defense. The newly-hired Scott Linehan will serve as the Cowboys’ passing game coordinator and play caller.

Dallas’ announcement also infers that Bill Callahan will remain with the staff in 2014 as offensive coordinator. Callahan was rumored to be in the mix for the Browns’ OC vacancy and even though the Cowboys said he wouldn’t be available, speculation persisted following the hiring of Linehan. However, with Linehan at passing game coordinator, it would seem that there will still be room on board for Callahan.

Marinelli has 17 years of NFL coaching on his resume and is best known for a difficult three year run as the Lions’ head coach. Detroit went 10-38 during Marinelli’s time on the sidelines including their infamous 0-16 season in 2008. He served as the Bears’ D-Line coach in 2009 and got bumped up to DC in 2010. After a three-year stretch, he left Chicago even though incoming coach Marc Trestman said he wanted to keep him.

Kiffin, 74 in February, is one of the most highly-regarded defensive coordinators in NFL history. Unfortunately, his Dallas defense was pitiful in 2013, allowing a league worst 415.3 yards per game.

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Coaching Notes: Ravens, Cowboys, Browns

By | at January 26, 2014 1:41 pm

The Ravens are likely to decide on a new offensive coordinator by Monday, tweets Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. The choice is expected to be either former Redskins offensive Kyle Shanahan or current Ravens receivers coach Jim Hostler. Shanahan, the son of former NFL head coach Mike Shanahan, also has play-calling experience with the Texans, while Hostler spent the 2007 season as offensive coordinator with the 49ers. Either candidate would be replacing Jim Caldwell, who left to become the head coach of the Lions.

  • Scott Linehan may be offered the title of Cowboys’ passing game coordinator, according to Ed Werder and Chris Mortensen of ESPN. In such an arrangement, Linehan would be installed as the primary play-caller, a responsibility that currently belongs to offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Bill Callahan. Linehan, the former head coach of the Rams, was most recently the offensive coordinator of the Lions.
  • If Linehan takes the Cowboys job, the Browns may look at Callahan as an offensive coordinator candidate under new head coach Mike Pettine, notes Albert Breer of NFL Network (via Twitter).
  • Breer also tweets that former Titans offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains is a possible choice as quarterbacks coach in Cleveland.
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NFC Notes: Peterson, Packers, 49ers, Bailey

By | at January 24, 2014 4:38 pm

Adrian Peterson mused last month about the possibility of finishing his NFL career in his home state of Texas, but if that comes to fruition, it won’t be anytime soon, according to Vikings GM Rick Spielman. In a conversation with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Spielman shut down any Peterson trade rumors before they began.

“Adrian’s not going anywhere,” Spielman said. “We have him under contract, he is the face of our franchise, he is a blue-chip player, and we have a new coaching staff coming into place, and you know, [we’re] very excited about what’s coming ahead for us.”

Let’s round up a few more Friday notes from around the NFC…

  • Heading into the offseason, the Packers figure to be seeking an outside linebacker to play opposite Clay Matthews in the team’s 3-4 scheme, writes Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  • The 49ers already have 11 picks in hand for May’s draft, and expect to add one more compensatory pick at the end of the third or fourth round, according to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com.
  • Adding a veteran safety appears to be a goal for the Falcons this offseason, as Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com outlines.
  • While the Bears will likely be eyeing defensive tackles in May’s draft, their specific targets will depend on their defensive scheme, says Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times, citing a few possible options for the club.
  • Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com has the financial breakdown on Dan Bailey‘s new seven-year deal with the Cowboys, which includes a cap number of $1.7MM for 2014.
  • A number of NFC players saw their 2014 base salaries escalate or de-escalate based on their 2013 playing time, and Brian McIntyre provides the details on a handful of them in a series of several tweets.
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Extra Points: Bailey, Titans, Saints, Cards

By | at January 23, 2014 10:14 pm

They say that kickers don’t get any respect, but the Cowboys know how important a reliable leg can be. Kicker Dan Bailey got a six-year deal from Dallas earlier this week and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network (via Twitter) has the goods. The deal, starting in 2015, can be worth $22.5MM in total including a $4MM signing bonus and $7.5MM in guaranteed money. More from around the NFL..

  • The Titans are likely to target the tackle position in the 2014 draft, writes John Glennon of The Tennessean. The Titans could part ways with veteran right tackle David Stewart, a nine-year veteran who has missed a combined eight games over the past two years and is due a $6.4MM salary. Even if they keep him, they could still fortify the position.
  • Saints GM Mickey Loomis has some tough decisions to make in the offseason, writes Katherine Terrell of the Times-Picayune. For starters, he’ll have to decide the fates of longtime Saints such as safety Roman Harper ($5.9MM cap hit in 2014) and linebackers Will Smith ($13.9MM) and Jonathan Vilma (free agent in 2014).
  • The Cardinals announced that they have promoted Terry McDonough to vice president of player personnel. He replaces Jason Licht, the new Buccaneers GM.
  • Clifton Brown of CSNBaltimore.com (video link) analyzed Terrell Suggs‘ contract situation with the Ravens.
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NFC East Links: Avant, Eagles, Cowboys

By | at January 23, 2014 4:57 pm

Here’s the latest out of the NFC East:

  • Coming off his least productive season since 2008, Jason Avant still believes he has plenty left in the tank, as he tells Tim McManus of PhillyMag.com. However, the Eagles will have to make a decision in the coming weeks on what to do with Avant, who is scheduled to receive a $1MM roster bonus in March, on top of his $2.25MM base salary.
  • The Eagles figure to be targeting safeties again in the 2014 draft, writes Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, detailing a number of possible options for the team.
  • Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones indicated that the team is open to drafting a quarterback in May, according to Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com.
  • On the heels of kicker Dan Bailey inking a seven-year contract with the Cowboys, Watkins explores a few candidates for the next Dallas player to receive a long-term extension, starting with Dez Bryant.
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By | at January 21, 2014 11:45 am

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DeMarcus Ware Expects To Rework Contract

By | at January 20, 2014 4:07 pm

With two years and $26MM+ remaining on DeMarcus Ware‘s backloaded contract, the Cowboys will almost certainly have to make a move with their longtime pass rusher this offseason. According to Calvin Watkins of ESPN Dallas (via Twitter), Ware doesn’t expect to be waived and doesn’t anticipate taking a pay cut, but figures to restructure his deal.

Ware’s cap number exceeds $16MM in 2014 and $17MM in 2015, and the Cowboys are projected to be over the cap in both seasons, so cutting the 31-year-old would increase the team’s flexibility significantly. Restructuring the contract would create some short-term relief, but could pose problems for Dallas again down the road. Still, it sounds as if Ware isn’t open to the idea of accepting a pay cut, so we’ll have to wait and see whether or not the club pushes that idea.

After recording seven straight seasons of 11+ sacks, Ware was slowed by a quad injury this past season, and posted just six sacks in 13 games. He’s also expected to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow this offseason. While that procedure is a minor one and shouldn’t affect his availability in the summer or fall, it’s another signal that it will be challenging for Ware to regain his old form going forward.

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