Earlier this week, I was talking to my friend who was letting me know about Chad Johnson’s rant on becoming a Cowboy. Hey, if there wasn’t such a thing as the salary cap, I’d bee all for it. I’d love for them to work it out in such a way that we could sign him, sign Barber up to a long term deal, sign two first round draft choices, and still not be setting ourselves up for cap hell in the future. No doubt, T.O. and Eighty-Five could be a dynamic duo to rival any in the NFL.

And then, there’s all the news about Pacman. Let me see if I get this straight: Pacman’s agent lets loose that Dallas might be in talks with Tennessee, starting a nice snowball of a rumor that Pacman will be a Cowboy. Dunno about all that. I wouldn’t put it past an agent to start a rumor just to try and get something going for his client.

As for Pacman, I suppose I’d be willing to risk the veteran minimum on him on a one year deal. But I’d hate to see the Cowboys throw anything more at a player that might not make it a full season before he’s suspended again. And I don’t trust that Pacman has learned to stay away from the titty bars quite yet.

All is still quiet on the Cowboys front, but they’ve let slip why they’ve been so quiet: They are looking to the near future when they’ll need to secure new deals for Terence Newman and DeMarcus Ware. Both guys are going to command a healthy sum of cash-dollars, and both are quite worth it.

But, back to guys that could be in a Cowboys uniform next season. I’m with the Dallas Morning News on this one: Draft Chris Johnson.

This guy gives a new meaning to the word ’speed’. And, it’s not all just running really fast. He makes cuts on a dime and keeps at full speed. He’s also a kick returner, so can make an immediate impact, and would be a great change-of-pace compliment to Barber. A risk? Sure. But a good risk to take in my opinion.

Here’s the clip in case you haven’t seen it yet: