The Landry Hat » cj spiller http://thelandryhat.com A Dallas Cowboys Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Free Conundrum http://thelandryhat.com/2011/07/17/the-free-conundrum/ http://thelandryhat.com/2011/07/17/the-free-conundrum/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:43:35 +0000 http://thelandryhat.com/?p=7002 Doug Free has been a consistent and fortifying member along the offensive line the past two seasons. In 2009, he replaced Marc Columbo at right tackle and played better than Columbo; he replaced Flozell Adams against the Vikings in the 2nd round of the playoffs with mixed results. In 2010, Free made the transition to [...]

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]]> Doug Free has been a consistent and fortifying member along the offensive line the past two seasons. In 2009, he replaced Marc Columbo at right tackle and played better than Columbo; he replaced Flozell Adams against the Vikings in the 2nd round of the playoffs with mixed results. In 2010, Free made the transition to left tackle. Arguably, right tackle was a more suitable position for the fourth year player, but Free has been commended by a variety of sources for performing well above average at left tackle.

Enter the 2011 NFL Draft. The Cowboys selected Tyron Smith 9th overall. In 2010, the 9th pick overall, CJ Spiller, signed a contract for 5 years for $25 million dollars with $20.8 million guaranteed. While the collective bargaining agreement has not been finalized, it is certain that Smith’s first contract will be roughly half that of Spiller’s. Consequently, Smith will be paid a very manageable 2.5 million dollars per year.

For a right tackle, that is a bargain. For a left tackle, that is an outright steal. (more…)

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