Audio: What the heck is Jesse Holley talking about?

[jterrell]

Originally Posted by Alexander

There is no significance to grasp. Other than the fact that there are two young teams that appear to be on the upswing does not mean that this is a future dynasty in the works anything close to the team in that era. "Exact circumstances" are a bit more concrete than making flimsy comparisons simply because we'd desperately like them to fit. There are simple facts that are missed. We cannot say that team was "where we are now" because we don't have the same quality of a head coach, the playing field is different because of free agency and frankly, the talent is not at that level.

That team recognized weaknesses and took bold steps immediately to correct them. The Haley trade was the following summer and we took Kevin Smith to upgrade the cornerbacks in the draft. Those are two big moves that we honestly will not be able to make.

[View Full Quote]When it becomes significant is when the team shows even more progress, as the team immediately demonstrated the following season. So start making these analogies when we start threatening for the Super Bowl next year.

Otherwise it is fans drawing irrelevant conclusions and analogies to make themselves feel better after what should be recognized as a disappointing end to a season that could have been special.

The analogy is quite apt.

This is a young team that had been in a serious drought and had to learn how to win. They had to develop a belief that they can win in the playoffs. They are an arrow pointing in the right direction.

That applies to the coaches as well, enough said.

That doesn't mean the 2010 Cowboys will be anything like the 1992 Cowboys but it does mean this team is the closest to the 1991 circumstances of any Cowboy team since.

If you don't like the analogy feel free not to use it but for cripes sakes stop crying because others do.

[JBond]

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What the heck is Jesse Holley talking about?

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Yesterday Jesse Holley was sitting in on The Michael Irvin Show and in this clip he pretty much makes himself look like a guy who is just happy to be on the team rather than someone who is doing everything he can to actual find a role for himself on the active roster by studying the team and working overtime on knowing this offense in and out (he was on the Practice Squad all season)...

Jesse Holley on Irvin Show

[View Full Quote]Marc Colombo didn't move over to Left Tackle when Flozell Adams got hurt against the Vikings. Doug Free went in and played Left Tackle for the rest of the game.

I don't know if Kevin Kiley was just being nice in here or he didn't know Holley was completely misinformed on the subject he was talking about.

Now Nate mentions Doug Free in mid sentence and I think he was talking about Free playing the Left side.

Whatever the case. If Holley is this misinformed about his own football team only a week after the game ended then do us a favor and stay off the radio.

Maybe I sound a little more annoyed than I should be about this. But I think the Cowboys offensive line failing the team in Minny and the idea that some changes may be coming for that unit in the near future is a pretty big story right now.

With that said you would think a player on the team would have a clue here.

Like he is the only one that says really stupid things? You are the same guy that called the entire Cowboyzone board stupid homers. Go pimp your garbage elsewhere please.

[TheSkaven]

Originally Posted by Alexander

First of all, Phillips is not Jimmy Johnson. End of story. Move along, now.

Other than winning a playoff game and getting bounced in the divisional round, I can't find a single other viable comparison. There is no running back on this roster that will break the all-time rushing record. There is no spark plug game-changing wide out. There is no Charles Haley, Darren Woodson, or young and dominant offensive line about to emerge.

And most important, as you wrote, there is no Jimmy Johnson.