myhousekey Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 From PFT HORN JUMPING TO DALLAS?Posted by Mike Florio on June 27, 2008, 7:10 a.m. As the Cowboys are still at impasee with receiver Terry Glenn regarding whether the veteran with the rickety knee will agree to accept a significant pay cut if said knee implodes, their backup plan could be to swing a deal for disgruntled Falcons receiver Joe Horn, according to Adam Schefter of NFL Network. Horn has made it clear that he wants to be traded out of Atlanta, and so a deal to Big D would make sense. The Cowboys need to do something/anything to improve their capacity at No. 2 wideout across from Terrell Owens. Sure, they didn’t have Glenn for most of 2007. But if they aspire to win a playoff game for the first time since 1996, they need a stronger option than Patrick Crayton or Sam Hurd. But why do the Cowboys think Horn is the answer? Though not plagued by the same knee problems, Horn is exactly six months older than Glenn, and Horn hasn’t racked up more than 1,000 receiving yards since 2004. From NFL.com Wide receiver Joe Horn: Atlanta doesn’t want to pay Joe Horn’s $2.5 million base salary, which has a skill/injury guarantee. But Dallas might. In the event that it cannot reach a compromise deal with wide receiver Terry Glenn, Dallas already is eyeing Horn. He now has become Plan 1A. Should Dallas trade a late-round pick for Horn, he would be the latest big-name acquisition for a Cowboys team that this offseason already has acquired linebacker Zach Thomas, cornerback Adam Jones, running back Felix Jones and cornerback Mike Jenkins. Horn could help the Cowboys on and off the field. On the field, Horn is not the receiver he once was, but he still could contribute to Dallas’ high-powered attack. Off it, he could provide an example for the way professionals are supposed to act. Horn is one of the league’s more respected players and the Cowboys locker room would be better with him in it. Dallas is debating the merits of trading for Horn; those efforts could be, and will be, ramped up depending on what happens with Glenn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I saw that on the Network last night...speaking more for veteran leadership in clubhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 if this happens, Dallas will be one and done in the playoffs again with another ancient receiver.... bring it on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 if this happens, Dallas will be one and done in the playoffs again with another ancient receiver.... bring it on.. He doesn't have much left but may have more than Glenn. Austin and Hurd will get heir chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 If it is a one year deal I could go along with it, but I wouldn't want much more than a one year deal for Horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKnight Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Who isnt going to Dallas? Old Man Jones seems to have caught a bit of the Snyder Virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Who isnt going to Dallas? Old Man Jones seems to have caught a bit of the Snyder Virus. Hardly. So far most of his free agent moves have been fairly inexpensive and low risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKnight Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hardly. So far most of his free agent moves have been fairly inexpensive and low risk. TO and Pacman are low risk? I guess if you dont mind risking your image as "Americas Team". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 He doesn't have much left but may have more than Glenn. Austin and Hurd will get heir chances. I'm not sold on Hurd anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 TO and Pacman are low risk? I guess if you dont mind risking your image as "Americas Team". TO's fist contract with Dallas was very low risk due to the dollar amount on the line. Pacman's contract is even lower risk. I was talking about risk as in salary cap risk. With regard to image, with America's team you either love them or you are jealous of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 TO and Pacman are low risk? I guess if you dont mind risking your image as "Americas Team". TO has had a few hiccups but basically has kept his nose clean and put up fat numbers. We got Pacman for a song . It remains to be seen if he pans out and keeps his nose clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 if this happens, Dallas will be one and done in the playoffs again with another ancient receiver.... bring it on.. With a top tier TE like Witten I think dallas can afford to take a chance on their wr2. Crayton/Hurd/Glenn one of them will step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'm not sold on Hurd anymore... Yeah, but I agree with Whomper. One of those guys will step up. Maybe the next Welker - Danny Amendola. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Yeah, but I agree with Whomper. One of those guys will step up. Maybe the next Welker - Danny Amendola. it's possible, they'll make the playoffs regardless... it how well these guys perform during the playoffs that raises questions because they just added a WR that tends to disappear in big games... not to mention the injury-proneness....but he'd still be a very good #2 when healthy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 He doesn't have much left but may have more than Glenn. Austin and Hurd will get heir chances. Isaiah Stanback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 From Mickey Spagnola @ cowboys.com-- First of all, to all of you who are jumping on this Joe Horn thing, I just listened to what NFL Network's Adam Schefter said, and his exact word was the Cowboys were "debating" if adding the veteran wide receiver makes sense (another if coming) "if" the Terry Glenn thing does not work itself out. Lot of ifs there, especially since he's still property of the Falcons. Now I'm told the "debate" wasn't a long one, and that it's highly unlikely the Cowboys would show any interest in the veteran receiver if he comes available. But here, here are some facts and you guys decide for yourselves. Horn is 36, heading into his 13th NFL season. In the past three seasons he's caught 49 passes and 37 passes for New Orleans and then 27 last year in Atlanta. He's totaled six touchdown receptions over those three years. Injuries cut into his 2006, and last season in New Orleans, but most felt he was healthy at season's end. Yet new head coach Sean Payton kept him inactive for the playoffs and was more than ready to release him after the season. Certainly the Cowboys could lean on Payton for inside info on Horn. He then signed a deal with Atlanta guaranteeing him $7.5 million over the first two years of the deal, and while he started 12 games, Horn began taking a backseat to Roddy White (83 catches) and Laurent Robinson (37 catches), and then found himself running behind those two guys during the May minicamp. I'm assuming Jerry Jones, whose name came up in Bobby Petrino going to Arkansas, probably could lean on Petrino for more info on Horn, too. So what do you guys think? And please factor in Atlanta, if its sheds him, would be willing to eat a huge portion of the $7.5 million they guaranteed him last year. So why would they just throw money and cap space away? As for Glenn and Horn on the Cowboys, come on. I don't think so. My receiving corps then would be 36, 35 and 34. Yikes. I'd treat this report very, very skeptically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Big Head Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I still think Hurd or Austin will make a little noise this year for the Cowboys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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