FRESCO – Robert Quinn, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year who renewed his career at Dallas in 2019, doesn’t seem to want to leave his current team, the Chicago Bears.
“I (don’t) expect to go anywhere, or want to go anywhere, but then again, this is crazy business,” Quinn said recently.
But the rumors persist. Thus the man once described by his Cowboys teammates as a “black cobra” for his curvature in fast passes—”Queen once told me. ‘I take it with honor…I wear it with pride’—is naturally associated, at least by my fans. Hungry Cowboys, Dallas again.
Is there a match in Dallas?
It’s an exciting idea – with two justifiable flaws.
One, while still very productive — he had a staggering 18.5 sacks this past season, the Bears franchise record — was under contract for three more seasons with max numbers of $17 million, $18 million and $17 million.
One Chicago website called it a “team friend”; We’re not sure what team they’re talking about, but it’s not the Cowboys. (And with Chicago still rebuilding, the Bears might not be, either.)
Second, Quinn is remarkably athletic. Teammate Tyrone Crawford nicknamed him “Black Cobra” at training camp because of Quinn’s unusual “bow” – the flexibility he has as a passer who excels on the edge.
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“They say I don’t have any bones in my body, and that I move somehow like a snake,” Quinn said then, realizing that owner Jerry Jones referred to him as “Gumby.” I’ve heard it before, but the Black Cobra is more ferocious than Gombe.
Indeed, Quinn, Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, Dorence Armstrong (“Best Kept Secret”), Dante Fowler and Sam Williams? “Fierce” is right. But Quinn is 32 years old; How “ferocious” and “flexible” will he remain as he approaches his mid-30s?
Quinn came to Dallas on a one-year, $8 million contract. It was an arrangement that worked exactly as designed for both parties. this is Situation… no who – which Situation. And while some will attack the Cowboys for their lack of deep interest, all things considered—including Quinn’s talent in “Black Cobras”—Dallas’ stance is justified.
The Cowboys, even in the wake of Randy Gregory’s withdrawal, rebuilt the depth of their defense’s end…and they did so without multiple commitments of $18 million. If the Bears decide to dump Quinn, he’ll give another team a big boost. But Dallas already thinks it’s been boosted — at a reasonable cost.
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