Does Crawford remind anyone else of Tony Tolbert? - Dallas Cowboys Forum

newlander · 04-29-2012

I like this kid: athletic, smart, solid guy. His measurables and tape remind me of Tolbert......whom I have high regard for. Crazy or not guys?

cowboy_ron · 04-29-2012

We can only hope

speedkilz88 · 04-29-2012

Different body types so not really to me, Cowboys were comparing him to Ratliff: motor and work ethic wise.

RS12 · 04-29-2012

Tony Tolbert is easily one of the most under rated and under appreciated Cowboys along with Thomas Everette ever. They would do cart wheels is he turned out that good. Big difference though, Tolbert was a 4-3 DE. Crawford was brought in as 5 tech who can provide a pass rush.

Eskimo · 04-29-2012

Tolbert came into the league at 235 pounds as a LB. He was a long, lanky guy who played with good leverage and was a good complementary player to Haley. He was a pretty good value for the 4th round where he was drafted.

Crawford is more of a power guy with quickness and will be a 5-technique in the pros.

He is quite similar to Ratliff in some ways - my guess is he must have longer arms.

BAT · 04-29-2012

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Originally Posted by Eskimo

Tolbert came into the league at 235 pounds as a LB. He was a long, lanky guy who played with good leverage and was a good complementary player to Haley. He was a pretty good value for the 4th round where he was drafted.

Crawford is more of a power guy with quickness and will be a 5-technique in the pros.

He is quite similar to Ratliff in some ways - my guess is he must have longer arms.

Jimmy tried to convert several OLBs into 4-3 DEs, but Tolbert was the only one that stuck.

newlander · 04-29-2012

[quote=Eskimo;4540476]Tolbert came into the league at 235 pounds as a LB. He was a long, lanky guy who played with good leverage and was a good complementary player to Haley. He was a pretty good value for the 4th round where he was drafted.

Crawford is more of a power guy with quickness and will be a 5-technique in the pros.

......I didn't realize that. I just remember the finished, chiseled product when he was at Def. End: UTEP product as I recall. Selfless, productive and just a VERY good player and person. But I was misguided on the post....Crawford is indeed much bigger than Tony was out of college...damn, wait until Woicik gets ahold of him.

I MIGHT just get my Def. Tackle yet in this kid: he is said to have the ability to play multiple positions on the D.Line: maybe not in year one, but by his second year he should be able to line up inside as well as outside depending on the down and distance.

Chocolate Lab · 04-29-2012

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Originally Posted by RS12

Tony Tolbert is easily one of the most under rated and under appreciated Cowboys along with Thomas Everette ever.

Totally agree. Tolbert was one of my very favorites from those teams, and a very underrated player. He even more than Everett because he was here longer and had less of a pedigree than Thomas did.

But he was essential to those teams, and he did it with no fuss and good character.

BIGDen · 04-29-2012

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Lab

Totally agree. Tolbert was one of my very favorites from those teams, and a very underrated player. He even more than Everett because he was here longer and had less of a pedigree than Thomas did.

But he was essential to those teams, and he did it with no fuss and good character.

Amen. I was huge Tolbert fan. He was incredibly reliable and came up with pressures and sacks at big moments. He was great against the run. I'm pretty sure he is actually one of the all-time postseason sack leaders. Definitely one of the most underrated Cowboys of all-time. Anyway, that aside, I don't think the Crawford/Tolbert comparison is a good one. Crawford is a bigger player.

honyock · 04-29-2012

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Lab

Totally agree. Tolbert was one of my very favorites from those teams, and a very underrated player. He even more than Everett because he was here longer and had less of a pedigree than Thomas did.

But he was essential to those teams, and he did it with no fuss and good character.

Yeah, and its incredible to remember just how deep that line was. They could just wear o-lines out with that rotation.