Report: Dallas Cowboys turned down Cincinnati Bengals trade offer for Tight End Martellus Bennett
As one reader points out today in the Fan Posts, the Dallas Cowboys reportedly turned down a trade offer from the Cincinnati Bengals for Dallas Cowboys Tight End, Martellus Bennett before Tuesday's trading deadline. Jerry Jones, who puts a no-trade premium on several of his younger talent, said:
"We had a significant offer for a key player that we turned down, and turned down in getting in more extended dialogue for," Jones said before Wednesday's practice. "So we did have that kind of activity . . . but I shouldn't name the player or the team. It was a very firm, significant offer for one of our young players that we had a chance for a lot of consideration if we had wanted to take it, and we didn't."
The context was generic because no player nor team was mentioned; however, speculation is now that the Bengals were the team and Martellus Bennett was the tight end. In the past two weeks, Bengals tight ends Daniel Coats and J.P. Foschi have been plenty ripped for dropped passes and fumbles -- both fumbles coming at critical junctures against the Texans.
A trade for a young tight end only begs the question, what about Chase Coffman? Bennett isn't some journeyman that would fill the gap until Coffman is ready. He's the type of tight end that would stick around for awhile, in the sense that Coffman would stick around for awhile. So the question is, was the trade proposal an indication of frustration of the tight ends playing now? Or was it an indication of poorly Coffman is developing?
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Was it Henry and a First rounder?
retarded if you ask me, maybe Coles or Simson and maybe a 3rd or 4th rounder…….
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by TennBengalfan on Oct 22, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think it’s a knock on Coffman as much it is on Coats and Foshi. I don’t think they are very positive about Kelly or Utech coming back. I’m guessing they were looking at Bennett and Coffman as the long tearm TE’s with someone like Roland coming in on “Big” packages.
by smoormandiddy on Oct 22, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It had to be Coles or Simpson
There’s no way Dallas would have turned down an offer that involved Henry.
by smoormandiddy on Oct 22, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coffman must have slapped Marvin's momma
Only justification for him not even getting 2 or 3 snaps per game.
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
by btcoop71 on Oct 22, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Henry and a 2nd rounder
"Ghiaciuc's play was a distraction"
by firstPick on Oct 22, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the word on twitter it was Ocho man!!!!
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by TennBengalfan on Oct 22, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what jones said....
“We could have probably made a ‘now’ impact and just bolstered a position, and significantly, and obviously we would have had a takeaway since it’s a young player for the future,” Jones said. “By the same token, and I’m talking about the type of consideration, first- or second-round type consideration, but the bottom line is this: Had I not thought that we needed that player right now as opposed to pushing forward in consideration for picks in the future, then I would have taken the pick option on it rather than the player.”
Calvin Watkins covers the Cowboys for ESPNDallas.com.
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by TennBengalfan on Oct 22, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And
Jones said the team was offered at least one premium draft pick for a player
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by TennBengalfan on Oct 22, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another reason to dislike the Cowboys.
Thanks for nothing, Jerry. I’m sure Martellus will be getting Witten’s snaps anytime now.
/Bitter
by IFChris on Oct 22, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Marvin has made it sound like
he can’t use Coffman on Special teams that’s why he’s not active-let alone getting snaps.
by featherman on Oct 22, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Coffman
Really, now…blocking, schmocking! No substitute for experience…put the guy IN already! If he’s so bad that he couldn’t be swapped with one of our oven-mitt-hands-having TEs, why did he get drafted???
GM! Scouting Department! JEEZ!!! You’d think if we had EITHER of those, we wouldn’t have this problem and be reduced to speculating about trading for Jason Witten’s Backup (since Dallas Clark’s Backup worked out so well for us!) while waiting for the eye doctor to call you in from the waiting room!
No, wait…that last part was just me. Dr. B’s a Bears fan, though, so I’m sure we’ll have plenty to talk about here in a few minutes.
by TheWalrus1971 on Oct 22, 2009 4:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Why ???
I just don’t get why Coffman is not playing at least some. He can’t be as bad as the stone handed TE’s out there now and his receiving skills were a srength at Missouri giving Carson an excellent target……the speculation on this proposed trade is crazy as well. We would have given up way too much so thanks for saying no, Cowboys.
by laibach on Oct 22, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Coffman is great in Madden.
Why wouldn’t he work out in real life? :)
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by Kirkendall on Oct 22, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We need 3 TEs
And we only have Coffman. Okay, Foschi is serviceable. Coats is just terrible. We need another, and Darius Hill doesn’t look like he’s coming off the practice squad anytime soon. Martellus Bennett and Coffman would be an interesting TE duo. Bennett, however , is not worth a premium pick. But I’m glad to see that they are trying to upgrade the TE position. The Bengals NEED to see what they have in Coffman…and now. Even if he sucked, would that be any worse than sending Coats out to add to his calamitous resume’. Really. Hey, I should be coaching this team!
by virginiastripes on Oct 22, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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My first reaction is huh? Did we hire a general manager when I wasn’t looking? Did someone slip Mike Brown a mickey? Actually making a significant mid-season offer mid-season—that’s so unlike the Bengals. Somethings up.
Second reaction is more in line with smoorman. Bennett and Coffman would nail down the TE spot for several years with two good talents. I don’t think its frustration with Coffman, but the reality that the Bengals don’t have a TE. Foschi has a pulse and has played TE in the past, Coats was being groomed to be short yardage blocker/FB—not an every down TE.
As far as Coffman’s development—obviously the Bengals didn’t plan on having Kelly and Utecht go down and it isn’t unusual for a player to take a year to get up to NFL speed. I get the impression that he isn’t up to delivering an NFL blow either as a blocker or as a tackler on special teams. Which of course makes me wonder how he would handle Ray Lewis trying to decapitate him when he catches a pass over the middle.
I’d love to see him in there but if he needs time to develop, let him develop. Its better than having a third TE on IR.
by goffchile on Oct 22, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The need for a TE upgrade is now.
How is Coffman supposed to develop in civvies on game day? It appears that Coffman’s perceived limitations as a blocker are holding him back. Well, that would be on the coaches. Anyway, Coats can’t catch or hold onto the ball. How does that make Coats NFL ready while Coffman sits? Coffman has stellar receiving skills. Coats has none. Coffman can’t block. Coats is okay. Stellar beats okay in my book. At any rate, the TE play against Houston really hurt this team for the first time this year. It was bound to happen. They can’t let the same guy or guys do it to them again. Period.
by virginiastripes on Oct 22, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually think that it’s his special teams ability and tackling skills (or lack there of) that’s hurting him. Or at least that’s what I saw Marvin Lewis say. But there has to be somebody else who could fill that role. I just don’t understand any of their logic on this one. I guess we won’t really know until he gets in the game.
This is our year!
by Carsonorbust on Oct 22, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coats Play...
Has cost the team 3 TD’s the past two games. He can’t make the easy catch that fly right through his hands. He has to twist his body backwards to grab the pass that is slightly off target. Oh, that’s right, he promptly fumbled that one. Coats must go, they need to give Coffman a chance.
by Jay McDonnell on Oct 23, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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