ARE COWBOYS WAITING FOR A TRADE OFFER?

It’s a known fact that the Dallas Cowboys tried to trade safety Roy Williams before cutting him, calling multiple teams and getting no interest. This time around, could it be that the Cowboys have delayed announcing the decision to cut the player in order to try to finagle a trade market? By waiting to announce the move, the Cowboys might be hoping that a team that would like to acquire his services will call up and make an offer. Though he’s going to be released in any event, in some cases a team will make a trade in order to get the contract. With Owens owed only $5.77 million in compensation this year (which is roughly half the amount of the franchise tender at the receiver position) maybe someone would offer a draft pick in order to secure T.O. without having to write a big bonus check. And although we’re listing the various teams who have said, on the record or otherwise, that they’re not interested in Owens, we’ve been saying for years that 31 teams can say no -- and that it only takes one to say yes. In the case of conjuring a trade market, it only takes two to say maybe. So who might actually be interested? Some readers have suggested that Chiefs G.M. Scott Pioli could give Owens the same “one-strike” arrangement that Randy Moss received in New England two years ago. The only problem? Todd Haley is the head coach, and like so many other coaches throughout the league Haley has a history with Owens that would prompt Haley to prefer pounding nails with his foreheard to having Owens on the team. The Broncos make some sense, if Brandon Marshall ends up missing a big chunk of the year as a result of his most recent arrest. The Raiders will continue to loom as a possibility until owner Al Davis says otherwise. The Jets continue to intrigue us, given the need to replace Laveranues Coles -- and the importance of selling popcorn and PSLs. The Colts have one of the only quarterbacks who would tell T.O. to shut the f--k up when he whines for the ball. The Pats would make sense for the guy who likes to wear No. 81, but only if there already wasn’t a pretty good receiver there who wears that jersey. The Bucs could be in play, if/when they get a quarterback whom Owens deems worthy of dropping his passes. Speaking of dropped passes, the Jaguars are always looking for a few capable receivers. Finally, Chargers G.M. A.J. Smith might be sufficiently desperate to punch through to the Super Bowl to give Owens a shot, especially if Smith thinks he might land in Oakland or Denver. We’re probably missing a good possibility -- and it’s probably the team that will sign him. At least we can count on PFT Planet to point that and other stuff out in the comments.