breaking news. CBS Sportsline.com Cowboys make deal for QB Henson The Dallas Cowboys have acquired former Yankee and now quarterback prospect Drew Henson from the Houston Texans, Jay Glazer has learned.
Looks like it was for a 3rd round pick. I was hoping we could squeeze a 2nd out of someone but this will definatly do. Texans | Henson Traded to Cowboys - from www.KFFL.com Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:07:00 -0800 SportsLine.com's Jay Glazer reports the Houston Texans have traded QB Drew Henson to the Dallas Cowboys for a third-round draft choice in this year's NFL Draft.
AWWW MAN! I was really thinking we could get a second rounder for him, but hell, I'm just happy Casserly and the Texans were smart enough to think of taking him and getting that in the first place. I wish the trade wouldn't have been with the boys though because they're weakness has been the lack of a QB, and this will make them better.
Hmmm .... ESPN is reporting that it is for a third-round draft pick in the 2005 draft. I guess we'll have to wait and see who was correct
ESPN is reporting he's signed for the next four years at 3.4 million per. Its a done deal. Can't argue much with this one... basically a 6th round pick for a 3rd round pick... great job Charlie! I'm pretty sure Henson had a little more input in this... thus he probably wanted to goto Dallas and play under Parcells.
The Houston Texans have traded the rights to quarterback Drew Henson to the Dallas Cowboys for a third-round draft choice in the 2005 NFL draft, ESPN.com has learned. Henson and the Cowboys have agreed on an eight-year contract that will void to four years with minimum playing time. The former New York Yankees third baseman will make $238,000 during the 2004 season, and is guaranteed $3.5 million over the next four years. The Texans drafted Henson, a former standout at the University of Michigan, in the sixth round of the 2003 draft. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1758167 Not 3.4M per, but 3.5M guaranteed over 4 years. I agree that you can't really scoff at a 6th round pick turned into a 3rd rounder. The gamble payed off. Plus, I remember hearing that the Texans were asking for either or 2nd rounder, or a 3rd rounder with a stipulation that Drew's performance could bump it to a 1st rounder. We'll see if that 1st round performance clause is a reality.
Kinda agree with this somewhat. But the Texans knew going into this offseason that they were going to have to give in to what Henson wanted as well for this to work. That 3rd rounder may end up being higher than Dallas's spot this year, as I don't see them as a lock for the playoffs, but next years draft may not be as deep as this years. Q will definitely be the starter next year. the boys may still bring in a vet backup qb sometime in case Q falters or gets injured. Maybe Vinny when he gets cut. Well I'm happy about this news.
I'm ok with this as a Cowboys fan, probably more than ok, but to be honest, I know very little about Henson except the little I've heard about him lately. I didn't have a problem with keeping QC at QB this year as long as the other positions were addressed (RB,DE, etc) but the QB job would have to be addressed eventually. I didn't quite expect to get him for a 3rd rounder, especially me only reading the expections from here. I didn't quite want to give up a 1st rd pick for him . While it is important to have the other positions addressed, having a QB who could rifle it into a small target would be nice. And it seems like the Texans did get something good out of the gamble, yet it wasn't too much to hurt the Cowboys too bad, so maybe we can both be happy.
I just saw it on ABC News at 5. I hope a contract gets set so that we get that 3rd round pick.... If no contract, then Henson will be in the draft. EDIT: as posted above, ESPN is reporting the contract has been signed. Sweet! Man that is awesome, a 6th rounder turned into a 3rd rounder! Way to go C!!!!
I can't believe some of you are complaining that we "only" got a third round pick. We got a third for a sixth, that's a great trade.
3rd Round pick in 2005, that doesn't seem anything like the 1st rounder everyone was so sure the texans would be getting. Oh well, turning a 6th into a 3rd is still a good move.
I thought prior reports had the pick going as high as a second rounder or first rounder based on Henson's performance? This Dallas trade says that it's a 3rd rounder, regardless of performance? Think we could have at least negotiated that?
As a Cowboy fan this move makes little sense unless Parcells can talk Testaverde into playing next year. Henson won't be ready to play and Carter will know his days a re numbered. So if the Cowboys can get Vinny to play then I think it's a good move, but if they plan on Keeping Quincy next year as the starter then I don't understand the move.
