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Froy King Shit *board owner*	posted on 03-27-2001 @ 10:52 PM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01	Oh shit, I guess we're going to have to wait a little longer before we start putting our dynasty back together IRVING, Texas (AP) -- The Dallas Cowboys have found Troy Aikman's successor. Free agent Tony Banks, who began last season as Baltimore's starting quarterback, agreed to a one-year deal with Dallas, the Cowboys announced on their Web site Tuesday night. ``We think he's going to fit in well in our offensive system,'' Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said. ``Our coaches are excited about getting him in here.'' Banks will earn a base salary of about $500,000, fitting the Cowboys' needs of a starting quarterback at a low price. The deal also includes incentives that can increase its value. Jones and Banks' agent, Marvin Demoff, finalized the deal while both were at the NFL owners' meeting in Palm Desert, Calif. ``They have a lot of history and no one thinks of Dallas as rebuilding,'' Banks said on the Cowboys' Web site. ``More or less reloading. That's part of why it's attractive to me. I don't want to be on a rebuilding team. I don't want to have to be the savior again.'' The 27-year-old Banks was Trent Dilfer's backup when the Ravens won the Super Bowl in January. A year ago, Banks had been considered Baltimore's quarterback of the future. But he was cut by the Ravens on March 1 because of salary cap concerns. He was due $2.8 million on a four-year, $18.6 million contract he signed in February 2000. The Cowboys cut Aikman, a 12-year veteran who won three Super Bowls, this month for salary cap reasons and health concerns. Aikman was due a $7 million bonus and an extension through 2007 if he had still be on the Dallas roster March 8. The 34-year-old quarterback played in only eight games last year because of two concussions and a chronic back problem. He had four concussions in his last 20 starts. The Cowboys have $23 million counting against their salary cap this year for players no longer on the roster. That includes $10 million for Aikman. Banks was the only free agent quarterback who visited the Cowboys this offseason, and did so March 6, the day before Aikman was released. In his five-year NFL career, Banks has started 61 games. Last season, he completed 150 of 274 passes (55 percent) for 1,578 yards, eight touchdowns and eight interceptions. Banks played at Michigan State and was taken by St. Louis in the second round of the 1996 draft, when Cowboys offensive coordinator Jack Reilly was the Rams' quarterbacks coach. Banks played his first three seasons with St. Louis, then was traded to Baltimore in 1999, throwing a career-high 17 touchdown passes that season. The Cowboys had also considered Steve Beuerlein, who was recently waived by Carolina and is coming off reconstructive surgery on his nonthrowing shoulder. Beuerlein played for Dallas in 1991 and 1992. Ryan Leaf was another possibility, but the Cowboys didn't have salary cap room to claim him off waivers and couldn't work out a trade with Tampa Bay. When Aikman was released, the Cowboys were left with Anthony Wright and Clint Stoerner at quarterback. Wright started and lost the last two games last season, and Stoerner was 3-for-5 passing in his only game last season. Dallas also had veteran Randall Cunningham last season, but he met various performance incentives in his contract that made him a free agent. ~Matt/Froy from Jersey Official Protector of Gay Marco & SwampJunk...if he ever decides to post.
Francine Banger	posted on 03-27-2001 @ 11:46 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00	Its going to be a LONG couple of seasons for Dallas. Thats the price you pay for 3 Superbowl Rings with the Cap these days.
Dan-O	posted on 03-28-2001 @ 12:35 AM
Psychopath Registered: Nov. 00	LOL, I noticed it took you a couple days to start this thread... actually I think Banks will do well, because in Dallas they know how to run an offense, and he's talented... "I laughed! I cried!" -- A Manic Depressive
Calm Your Nut	posted on 03-28-2001 @ 9:52 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Nov. 00	Banks sucks he wont do nothing with the team look what he did for the ravens he played like shit.
TFEC Coming Soon!!! The Grand Opening of The Junkyard Bar & Grill!	posted on 03-28-2001 @ 11:11 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00	Unitl they get an offensive line down there that does not do drugs and knows how to block they will never be able to have a QB without a concussion!!! FUCK 5 MINUTES!!! THE BOMBING STARTS NOW!!!!!!!!!!! LONG LIVE SYNDICATION UNDERGROUND!!! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!! LET'S GO GIANTS!!!! YOU MAY NOW FUCK OFF AND DIE!!!
Froy King Shit *board owner*	posted on 03-28-2001 @ 11:45 AM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01	The offensive line isn't the problem, if it was Emmitt wouldn't rush for so many yards every season. They need a quarterback who has at least some mobility and has a quicker release. Aikman was the most accurate passer you may have ever seen, but he didn't have a quick release, he took too long on his reads. ~Matt/Froy from Jersey Official Protector of Gay Marco & SwampJunk...if he ever decides to post.

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