Well the Cowboys have asked Free to restructure his contract. I have to believe he will do that, considering that the team needs help on the O Line (big time), especially after signing Romo to a big time contract.
The way it's structured now , Free is due a bid increase in base salary coming into 2013. And he caught a lot of heat from fans and the media on last year's performance.

Doug Free or Jamarkus Webb? Doug Free or Gabe Carimi? have Bears given up on carimi as a tackle and moving him inside?

(04-09-2013 08:24 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  Doug Free or Jamarkus Webb? Doug Free or Gabe Carimi? have Bears given up on carimi as a tackle and moving him inside?

Nope. Emery said Carimi will have shot at RT next year but he's not bad inside so wouldn't be surprised if he's starting at G next season

As for Free, if he doesn't take a paycut, he'll be released. He was not good at all last year.

Restructuring may not be a paycut necessarily. It could me a paycut but more money guarenteed.

(04-10-2013 10:11 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  Restructuring may not be a paycut necessarily. It could me a paycut but more money guarenteed.

It will be a pay cut. Free is not in a strong bargaining position. The Cowboys don't feel he's played up to expectations.

He should changed his name to Doug Expensive.

(04-10-2013 10:19 AM)timxlydon Wrote:  He should changed his name to Doug Expensive.

As long as he donated to the CPC, he can be as expensive as he wants.

(04-10-2013 10:19 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(04-10-2013 10:11 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  Restructuring may not be a paycut necessarily. It could me a paycut but more money guarenteed.

It will be a pay cut. Free is not in a strong bargaining position. The Cowboys don't feel he's played up to expectations.

Jerry Jones & Tony Romo don't live up to Cowboy fans' expectations! Many of them wish Jones would back out of meddling and dump Romo. Sadly, the Cowboys are going nowhere fast.
Hope all works out ok for Doug.

(04-11-2013 10:23 AM)HuskieFootball Addict Wrote:  

(04-10-2013 10:19 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(04-10-2013 10:11 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  Restructuring may not be a paycut necessarily. It could me a paycut but more money guarenteed.

It will be a pay cut. Free is not in a strong bargaining position. The Cowboys don't feel he's played up to expectations.

Jerry Jones & Tony Romo don't live up to Cowboy fans' expectations! Many of them wish Jones would back out of meddling and dump Romo. Sadly, the Cowboys are going nowhere fast.
Hope all works out ok for Doug.

Thanks for saying that about Dallas....Romeo did not exactly perform up to expectations and you could say that about the entire team..even talk about Jones being on the hot seat in Dallas...

(04-11-2013 10:23 AM)HuskieFootball Addict Wrote:  

(04-10-2013 10:19 AM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(04-10-2013 10:11 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  Restructuring may not be a paycut necessarily. It could me a paycut but more money guarenteed.

It will be a pay cut. Free is not in a strong bargaining position. The Cowboys don't feel he's played up to expectations.

Jerry Jones & Tony Romo don't live up to Cowboy fans' expectations! Many of them wish Jones would back out of meddling and dump Romo. Sadly, the Cowboys are going nowhere fast.
Hope all works out ok for Doug.

Here's the bottom line:
1) Free has NO leverage....he's had two bad seasons, especially the latest one
2) Tony Romo is not an elite QB, but give him a better O line and he can make some plays
3) Jerry overpaid Free after one good season......that's JJ's problem, he's done it before
4) Most fans want JJ to fade away and turn things over to his son......who will finally hire a REAL GM (not Mr. Jocks & Socks)
5) JJ is still making money.....he is signing more college football marquee games, and he has the Final Four coming to Jerry World next year......he sucks as a GM, but the dude knows how to make money