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Biggems
10-10-2011, 08:01 PM
if not, how would you feel about Dallas taking a run at him.
Imagine Hillis and Jones sharing carries. If anything, Hillis gives us a legit red zone running threat.
I would love me some Hillis in Big D....of course, I wouldn't break the bank to get him though.
IAMKING
10-10-2011, 08:18 PM
Be nice to have a bruiser back but Garrett wouldn't use him properly of course. He would be a waste of money and there would be endless threads of wahh wahh wahh how we wasted money, Hillis suck, Garrett sucks, sprinkle in Romo sucks, etc
Why bother
casmith07
10-10-2011, 10:37 PM
No thanks. Marion Barber 2.0 minus the athleticism.
The NFL is no longer a Mike Alstott league.
Thomas82
10-10-2011, 10:38 PM
He would also cost too much.
Unless he can make multiple defenders miss in our backfield i don't see the point, he'd be just as ineffective as every other back on our team
silverbear
10-11-2011, 08:20 AM
if not, how would you feel about Dallas taking a run at him.
Imagine Hillis and Jones sharing carries. If anything, Hillis gives us a legit red zone running threat.
I would love me some Hillis in Big D....of course, I wouldn't break the bank to get him though.
I like Hillis a lot, but I also know the history of power backs who carry a big load; they don't last long... this concerns me when I think about your proposed scenario...
It might be a hell of a move for the short term, though...
silverbear
10-11-2011, 08:22 AM
Unless he can make multiple defenders miss in our backfield i don't see the point, he'd be just as ineffective as every other back on our team
So, you're assuming that next year's offensive line will be bad??
I stand in awe of your amazing ability to see the future...
tyke1doe
10-11-2011, 09:07 AM
I'd like to see Trent or Lattimore in a Cowboys uniform next year. (x) as in crossing my fingers.
Manwiththeplan
10-11-2011, 09:43 AM
Normally I get annoyed with these type of ideas (let's bring in someone's over rated player), but I gotta admit, if the money was right, I would. We sorely need a RB with a nose for the endzone.
But we also need an interior o-line that can push a d-line.
So, you're assuming that next year's offensive line will be bad??
I stand in awe of your amazing ability to see the future...
Given our recent OL history it's safer then assuming it's going to be good or even decent. If our offseason efforts are spent going after players like Hillis instead of doing something about it then it will be
InmanRoshi
10-11-2011, 01:42 PM
Hillis is grossly overestimating his value around the league.
joseephuss
10-11-2011, 01:51 PM
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/10/cleveland_browns_rb_peyton_hil_6.html
Cleveland Browns RB Peyton Hillis admits he probably would've tried to play vs. Miami had his agent not advised against it
BEREA, Ohio -- Peyton Hillis admitted Monday that he probably would've tried to play against the Dolphins on Oct. 2 if his agent hadn't advised against it.
"He was just looking out for me," said Hillis of agent Kennard McGuire. "That's what he's there for, so I have to give him thanks, too. Because I'm stubborn and hardheaded and I like to go out there and play even though I was probably not up for it."
Conversely, Hillis said if McGuire had endorsed playing with the strep throat and flu-like symptoms, he would've heeded that advice.
"By the way I was feeling, I just needed somebody else's opinion," said Hillis. "If he'd have said, 'Peyton, you probably can do your thing,' I'd have listened to that. But he is my agent and he does help me out and I think we made the right choice, because I was definitely not healthy enough to play."
visionary
10-11-2011, 03:34 PM
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/10/cleveland_browns_rb_peyton_hil_6.html
"He was just looking out for me," said Hillis of agent Kennard McGuire. "That's what he's there for, so I have to give him thanks, too. Because I'm stubborn and hardheaded and I like to go out there and play even though I was probably not up for it."
Conversely, Hillis said if McGuire had endorsed playing with the strep throat and flu-like symptoms, he would've heeded that advice.
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wow!
:laugh2:
way to throw someone else under the bus peyton
1Star5Rings
10-11-2011, 09:31 PM
I would definitely like to see him wearing the star next year but he's just too expensive.I think he could really help us when it comes to the redzone...
silverbear
10-11-2011, 09:57 PM
Given our recent OL history it's safer
You mean, the recent history where the Boys drafted what looks like a future Pro Bowl OT in the first round??
My point is that our recent OL history is irrelevant, because we have Jason Garrett as our head coach now, and Jerry appears to be set on giving Jason the players that he covets...
The first evidence of that was the draft last year-- Smith, Arkin, Nagy... this clearly demonstrated that Garrett wants to address the offensive line issue aggressively... so it would not be a stretch to imagine the Boys again going OL heavily in the draft (and perhaps in free agency) the next time around...
So, here's a brief hypothetical for you-- the Boys move Tyron to LT, Free to RT, and the Boys draft a Peter Konz, Ben Jones or Michael Brewster early... that rookie is then plugged in at center...
You starting to feel a little more optimistic about the OL prospects for next year yet?? The thing is, that's an eminently plausible scenario I've just thrown out...
Which is all my long-winded way of saying that I believe the rebuilding of our offensive line is only just begun, and more of the project will ensue next offseason... Jason Garrett played for a team whose secret to success was arguably the best offensive line in the history of the game, naturally he'd believe that the secret to success in the NFL is a dominating offensive line...
If our offseason efforts are spent going after players like Hillis instead of doing something about it then it will be
So, going after a Hillis would preclude them going after any more offensive line help?? What interesting logic...
Galian Beast
10-12-2011, 12:59 AM
If Hillis would make us legit in the redzone, I would be all for having him here.
The problem with Barber is that we made him the starter. We wasted him, instead of using him in the closer role.
It's really similar to baseball. You don't make your relief pitcher a starter, and expect him to have the same type of success. That said you rely on that fastball in the 9th.
You get a guy who will drive into the endzone in the redzone, it completely changes the dynamic of our team.
8FOR!3
10-12-2011, 08:38 AM
No thanks, put a bruiser back behind our O-Line and he'll be averaging 2 yards a carry.
BraveHeartFan
10-12-2011, 09:00 AM
At what it would cost to get him all we'd see 2-3 games into his being here is how Jerry Jones was once again a moron and paid too much for a player who isn't as good as advertised.
Thanks but no thanks.
InmanRoshi
10-12-2011, 09:07 AM
You can find a guy like Hillis in the 5th round. We probably already have one on the roster in Phillip Tanner. A big guy who can just put his head down and slam into a defense isn't that hard of a commodity to find.
gambit187
10-12-2011, 10:20 AM
Madden Curse Lol...........
You can find a guy like Hillis in the 5th round. We probably already have one on the roster in Phillip Tanner. A big guy who can just put his head down and slam into a defense isn't that hard of a commodity to find.
Hillis is 240 lbs bruiser with some giddy up, there are no RB like that on the Cowboys roster. Unless you think Fiametta is a RB? While he is closer in size, no where close as a runner, or even receiver.
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