Cowboys cap situation and cuts

Free - $9,060,000
Penalty - $6,180,000
Net Gain: 2,880,000

So bottom line if you cut Free & Ratliff only save $3,880,000

Dan Connor - $4,350,000
Penalty - $1,350,000
Net Gain - $3,000,000

Gerald Sensabaugh - $3,750,000
Penalty - $2,250,000
Net Gain - $1,500,000

Marcus Spears - $2,700,000
Penalty - $2,100,000
Net Gain - $600k

Miles Austin - $8,302,000
Penalty - $4,710,000
Net Gain - $3,592,000

Even if you made all these cuts would clear: $12,572,000.

Also would mean you would have $16,590,000 in dead money on 2013 cap.

Sports Corner SHow Notes 1/13/12

Cowboys fire Rob Ryan, hire former Bucs DC Monte Kiffin, 4-3 defense comes back to Dallas.

-          Reason for Ryan firing: Jerry said the defenses performance against the Seahawks and Bears were primary reasons for his dismissal. (The offense and special teams unit turned the ball over 8 times in those 2 games).

-          This move was all Jerry, confirms Jason Garrett is a puppet head coach just as we all suspected all along.

-          Defense moves to 4-3 scheme but more importantly the cover 2 scheme. This puts less a priority on corners in coverage (yr after you traded 2^nd round pick and $50 million for Carr & Claiborne). Puts more coverage responsibilities on the safeties. Also, the corners have to be better run defenders. Neither of which is their forte.

o       Huge questions along Dline, you have DWare but that’s it. Spencer is free agent, cost $8 million a yr over 4-5 yrs. Can’t depend that Jay Ratliff will be impact player with his recent history (durability and declining play prior to that).

-          Team should admit mistakes and pay the financial price for it.

o       Miles Austin, Jay Ratliff, Doug Free, Gerald Sensabaugh, Marcus Spears, Dan Connor need to go. Problem is they will not admit those mistakes since they have no alternative due to constant misses in draft.

Mavericks win two in a row!

-          Beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104 – 83. Key was a tough defensive performance, held the Grizzlies to 39 points in the first half, by far their best performance defensively to date. Other key point is Mavs had six players score double digits vs a team that ranked 2^nd in NBA in scoring defense.

o       Record is now 15-23.

-          Despite Mavericks poor start to the season, Cuban said he has no plans to trade Dirk.

The NHL lockout is officially over and there will be hockey this year.

-          First order of business for Stars will be to lock up Jamie Benn to a new contract. Team wants to sign him to a 3 yr deal for about $6 million a yr. Benn wants a 5-6 yr deal that takes him right to unrestricted free agency to hit a well deserved big payday.

-          Stars first game is Saturday, January 19^th vs the Phoenix Coyotes.

o       Team will not be a overly physical team especially defensively, think will have a hard time holding onto leads.

o       The powerplay should be drastically improved adding capable scorers in the top 6.

o       The lockout shorterned season should help the old vets of Ray Whitney & Jaromir Jagr make a consistent impact this season.

Rangers sign DH Lance Berkman

-          Signed him to one year $11 million deal with a club option for a second year.

o       He will be the switch hitting bat to help give protection to the top half of the lineup. Washington has already said he will hit 3^rd.

o       Berkman will work pitchers and not be the easy out (first pitch swinging) that plagued Josh Hamilton, Mike Young and even Ian Kinsler.

o       Durability is a concern after he played only 32 games in 2012 but team is banking on a performance of 130 games, 30 homers with 90 plus RBIs hitting around .290

o       I really like the signing as gives Rangers a tough out in the lineup and if the team gets off to a poor start or even out of the running for a playoff spot. This along with other veterans a valuable trade piece to send elsewhere and get good prospects in return.