Last Minute News: Will Dallas Pursue Reche Caldwell?
By Matt Cordon (kh). Filed in Dallas Cowboys News in Brief |
The injury to receiver Terry Glenn has dominated the Cowboys’ news this week, for obvious reasons. Although Dallas has some talent in other receivers, including Patrick Crayton and Sam Hurd, none have Glenn’s experience or big-play ability.
Former Patriots’ receiver Reche Caldwell has reportedly expressed interest in coming to Dallas. This is from SI’s FanNation:
The agent for WR Reche Caldwell contacted the Cowboys yesterday. Caldwell led Patriots’ receivers with 760 yards and four TDs last season but was cut after New England significantly upgraded its WR corps. Wade Phillips should know Caldwell well. The Chargers drafted Caldwell with their second-round pick in 2002, and he had four mostly mediocre seasons in San Diego. But he left a much better impression on Phillips the last time they met. Caldwell had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD in the Patriots’ playoff win over the Chargers. Caldwell isn’t considered a great deep threat, but he had a 49-yard catch to set up New England’s winning field goal.
At least coach Wade Phillips has the right attitude. He says the team won’t whine about its injuries. On the other hand, I may whine about my prediction from the other day:
And in all honesty, a loss in the opener is really inexcusable unless all of the injured players (Terry Glenn, Terence Newman, Greg Ellis) end up missing the game.
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Several of us really wanted Dallas to take a receiver early in the draft. It is possible that Isaiah Stanback could contribute this year, but I will continue to watch some other players that Dallas could have taken in the first three rounds:
Dwayne Bowe (Kansas City, 23rd)
Robert Meachem (New Orleans, 27th)
Craig Davis (San Diego, 30th)
Anthony Gonzalez (Indianapolis, 32rd)
Sidney Rice (Minnesota, 44th)
Dwayne Jarrett (Carolina, 45th)
Steve Smith (N.Y. Giants, 51st)
Jacoby Jones (Houston, 73rd)
Yamon Figures (Baltimore, 74th)
Laurent Robinson (Atlanta, 75th)
Jason Hill (San Francisco, 76th)
James Jones (Green Bay, 78th)
Mike Walker (Jacksonville, 79th)
Paul Williams (Tennessee, 80th)
Johnnie Lee Higgins (Oakland, 99th)
Sunday, September 9th 2007 at 9:53 am
yikes. seeing that list freaks me out. I like Bowe.
Friday, September 14th 2007 at 9:09 pm
Ok, but really, Kickholder, the only realistic choices there are the 3rd rd receivers, who could have been taken instead of James Marten. Taking Bowe would have meant no trade with Cleveland, who is in all liklihood going to give us the overall top pick of the ‘08 draft! So are you saying Dwayne Bowe is a #1 overall talent? Taking any of the other 1st or 2nd rd receivers listed would have meant not taking Anthony Spencer, and in a few cases a serious reach as well at #26, since our 2nd wasn’t until #53, unless we had traded further picks to move up instad of trading down and out of the 2nd to gain some more picks after moving back into the 1st to nab Spencer. And with Ellis still hurt, that turned out to be a great move. I have always liked the pick of Spencer, and I really think he will be a great player for us. And as they showed last Sunday night, both Crayton and Hurd have talent. So does Austin, I believe. And I think Stanback will emerge in a couple of years. So don’t sweat receiver; we are fine!
Friday, September 14th 2007 at 9:14 pm
I’m not going to give up completely on my opinion about the receiver, Melonball, but Crayton and Hurd certainly looked better last week than anyone on that list. I’m not completely sold on Stanback, though he has some great speed. If the guys we have now can continue to contribute consistently against the defenses we will face in the first half of the year, we may not miss Glenn after all.