Bobby Carpenter, Alex Barron Trade Likely for Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams

May 6, 2010   ·   Jonathan Bales   ·   Jump to comments

Pro Football Talk is reporting that the Cowboys and Rams are closing in on a deal that would send nickel linebacker  Bobby Carpenter to St. Louis for offensive tackle Alex Barron .   The St. Louis Post-Dispatch  is reporting the deal will happen as soon as tomorrow. The main deterrents to a possible trade are the contracts of both players.  Carpenter is in the final year of his contract and Barron is a restricted free agent.
 
Assuming the teams are able to overcome the financial issues, the deal appears to be a good one for Dallas. In our  projected 53-man roster , we had Carpenter being cut .  We feel the Cowboys will be lucky to receive anything for him.  The Rams likely feel the same way about Barron.
In our  Inside Linebacker Grades (run defense stats shown to the left), we gave Carpenter a "D+" .  He is very limited in Coach Phillips’ 3-4 scheme.  The addition of second-rounder Sean Lee and the po...

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