Cowboys Contact S Abram Elam Tuesday Morning

by Chris Pokorny on Jul 26, 2011 3:37 PM EDT in General News

All offseason, Dallas Cowboys fans made the connection between safety Abram Elam, new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, and the vacancy they have at the safety position. According to Cowboys beat reporter Clarence Hill, as soon as teams were allowed to contact free agents, Dallas took advantage:

On the safety front, Abe Elam is the first safety the Cowboys called at 10 am this morning..they like him more than Mike Huff.

Teams cannot start signing free agents until Friday, so if the Browns are interested in retaining Elam, they still have time to negotiate with him. With that said, the Cowboys might drive his price up, and Elam might feel more comfortable playing with the defensive coordinator and system he's been in the past two years.

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Was gonna comment this is the free agent list article.

Classic mode button! =D

by SpecialBrownie on Jul 26, 2011 3:44 PM EDT reply actions

wot

"It is unlikely that anyone has ever read Nietzsche or Derrida and has been inspired to open a soup kitchen"

by troy145 on Jul 26, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I believe he meant “in” the free agent list article.

"Quote goes here."

by Adrock2099 on Jul 26, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, indeed.

Classic mode button! =D

by SpecialBrownie on Jul 26, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I honestly really like Elam too. Dunno why but I think the kid can game and think at times last year he definitely showed it.

"It is unlikely that anyone has ever read Nietzsche or Derrida and has been inspired to open a soup kitchen"

by troy145 on Jul 26, 2011 3:46 PM EDT reply actions

No interest for Wright?

"I wasn’t asked to catch the ball and go out in the flats and run routes, because that wasn’t how our offense was," Lawrence Vickers said. "Now people are lying and people think I can’t catch. I guess I shouldn’t have started knocking people out."

by Villeslgr on Jul 26, 2011 4:25 PM EDT reply actions

Good luck with that, Dallas.

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by rufio on Jul 26, 2011 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

Not an Abram Elam fan?

I guess there's only one thing left to do.....win the whole ******* thing. - Major League

by 24rubikscube on Jul 26, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions

If they think they are going to sign him and be set at safety for the next 5 years, I disagree.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Jul 27, 2011 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions

hope dallas grab elam and weddle...

Ill fill good then.. huff or q.mikell will do.

by lostar2009 on Jul 26, 2011 4:35 PM EDT reply actions

you want Dallas to take Elam and Weddle? you must not be a Browns fan…

Yvan Eht Nioj.

by Brownsbacker488 on Jul 26, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Nope, check the avatar. Plus the use of the subject line.

Apparently it’s unBrown.

by Villeslgr on Jul 26, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Lost-Ar? i dont get it.

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by pwndabear on Jul 26, 2011 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions

i thought it said tostar at first glance. i’m like, “toaster, what?”

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by Brownsbacker488 on Jul 26, 2011 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

what don’t you get, the man can’t find his “ar.” duh.

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by Dawg Nuts on Jul 26, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m hella confused. The Cowboys.

by Villeslgr on Jul 26, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

how much do agents make nowadays?

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by pwndabear on Jul 27, 2011 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions

I like Elam and I’d like to keep him, but I’d rather have Weddle or Mikal.

by Onyx Lightning on Jul 26, 2011 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

Sorry: Mikell

by Onyx Lightning on Jul 26, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Is Melvin Bullitt a FA?

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by rufio on Jul 26, 2011 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

I believe so.

by Bernie19Kosar on Jul 26, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes but isn’t he a SS? I think we need a FS more.

by HenryDawg on Jul 26, 2011 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

We could get him on the field without an issue.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Jul 27, 2011 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Please, Dallas, take him.

He is really, really good.

by Bernie19Kosar on Jul 26, 2011 6:14 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

lolololol

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by pwndabear on Jul 26, 2011 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s not bad. He mailed it in at the end of the season, but he had a stretch where he was the best playmaker on our defense last season.

by Roger Dorn on Jul 26, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep.

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by golanbatrac on Jul 26, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m thinking if Weddle isn’t available we should target Michael Huff. I think he has a lot of potential and is coming into his prime. He is also a good deep rover, free safety type with plenty of speed.

by HenryDawg on Jul 26, 2011 9:43 PM EDT reply actions

The problem is that with Boss Ward’s relative shortcomings in coverage (and true excellence in run support) we need a FS who excels in the former. Abe Elam ain’t him. Who is? I cant profess to know but Mikell would’ve been nice . . .

by Les Fleurs Du Mal on Jul 26, 2011 9:47 PM EDT reply actions

Weddle

by Roger Dorn on Jul 26, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Weddle is a warm weather, west coast guy and I havent seen much to lead me to believe he would consider becoming a Brown.

by Les Fleurs Du Mal on Jul 27, 2011 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions

This dude is making it sound like we have a shot at Ray Edwards. Don’t know who he is.

by Roger Dorn on Jul 26, 2011 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

(don’t know who Schein is, not Ray Edwards)

by Roger Dorn on Jul 26, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Apparently, he is “Co-host Loud Mouths on SNY, host the SiriusXM Blitz on SiriusXM NFL Radio, host Cosmic Schein & write weekly NFL column for FOXsports.com” Haha, I’ve never heard of him either but it’s encouraging. Hope it’s true.

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by Simmsinns on Jul 26, 2011 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I listened to Adam Schein every Sunday when I had Sirius NFL Radio. I was entertained by the structure of the show and thought he was fine, but I wouldn’t say he was an “expert” or anything like that.

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by Chris Pokorny on Jul 26, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I like it. If the Browns sign Edwards do you think they would still have money for Weddle?

by C.b.I on Jul 26, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ve just been scavenging Twitter, it seems like we aren’t in on Weddle which is a bit disappointing. The stuff on Twitter makes it sound like Donte Whitner wants to be a Brown, but the Browns are seeing how the market for safeties plays out before making a move.

by Roger Dorn on Jul 26, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Seems like Chris’s new post indicates we might actually be pursuing Weddle.

by Roger Dorn on Jul 26, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

This would be nice. We need some serious help on the line.

by Off-the-Chain on Jul 27, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions

I’d be fine with letting Elam go. We need an upgrade.

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by golanbatrac on Jul 26, 2011 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

Any of the hidden comments not showing up grey for other mods?

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by rufio on Jul 27, 2011 1:27 AM EDT reply actions

They might show up yellow if they are new. Refresh and see if they are greyed out.

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by Chris Pokorny on Jul 27, 2011 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Elam has started as the Browns strong safety for two years, with no detriment to his play, he´s been reliable and even exciting, to me he´s a stalwart. Show some class, why must every player be defeated by the ole´ regime change, what´s in it for you that this method prevails? Same goes for the ole´ predisposition for people to tend towards their old breadgivers, why is this tendency so important to you? We did not draft a safety to replace him, there is no one on the team that was able to take the position from him, what makes you so sure he´ll be without a job in Cleveland?

by mooncamping on Jul 27, 2011 5:35 AM EDT reply actions

And the main thing is, why don´t you see the merit of players earning the right to be in one team´s uniform for a long time? What´s the endemic, syndromatic, compulsive rationale at work here? A mass gambling indication?

by mooncamping on Jul 27, 2011 5:38 AM EDT up reply actions