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Old 01-07-2012   #1
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Star Fox: Cowboys stocked with stars, lack role players
Cowboys stocked with stars, lack role players
By Keith Whitmire

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There's a way to fix the Cowboys that doesn't involve trading a star player or signing a bunch of high-priced free agents. It's simple really.

Go get some guys.

By "guys" we mean football players. The kind that are the bedrock of championship teams.

The Cowboys already have the stars you need to make a title run. Ware, Romo, Bryant, Austin, etc. …

What the Cowboys sorely lack are football guys — players who aren't necessarily big names but can play the game smartly, innately.

Assembling a group of "guys" seems like a simple concept, but it's actually the hardest thing to do in the NFL because it requires a sixth sense about players....
There's no right way to do the wrong thing.

To compete for the playoffs, Dallas has to improve here: Only four sacks against Eli Manning over the past six games!
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Hm.. Do we need "role" players or an offensive line.
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Yet again the media over rates the talent on the roster. Mediocre to weak 10-53.
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It was Sean Payton that urged Parcells to bring in Romo. Parcells didn't even know who he was. I do agree with the writer on having smart, instinctive football players. That is what I want in the draft and I think Garrett and the scouting dept. can found those type of players.
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Akin is a JAG. Who cares if he starts for the Dullphins?
Did you know there are only 5000 Snow Leopards in the wild now and they are confined to Central Asia? However, the effective global population (those likely to reproduce) is less than half that number.
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It was Sean Payton that urged Parcells to bring in Romo. Parcells didn't even know who he was. I do agree with the writer on having smart, instinctive football players. That is what I want in the draft and I think Garrett and the scouting dept. can found those type of players.
Just wondering why you think that? We need blue collar players, they haven't seem to be able to find many of those as of late.
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It was Sean Payton that urged Parcells to bring in Romo. Parcells didn't even know who he was. I do agree with the writer on having smart, instinctive football players. That is what I want in the draft and I think Garrett and the scouting dept. can found those type of players.
of course BP did not know who Romo was. Remember where he went to school?

I give BP props for keeping Romo when Jerruh was in his Q, Hutch, Henson love triangle.
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of course BP did not know who Romo was. Remember where he went to school?

I give BP props for keeping Romo when Jerruh was in his Q, Hutch, Henson love triangle.
Good point. I'm not a huge Parcells fan, but this is a valid kudo for him.
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Good point. I'm not a huge Parcells fan, but this is a valid kudo for him.
Bill did have a good eye for a JAG that actually could make a contribution and add to team focus areas.
There's no right way to do the wrong thing.

To compete for the playoffs, Dallas has to improve here: Only four sacks against Eli Manning over the past six games!
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Romo - Star
Ware - Star
Lee - Star
Witten - Star

We have some players with star potential like Dez, Tyron, Murray, Jenkins, and Austin, but we only have 4 stars. Try again media.
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"stars" who play small under the bright lights are not really "stars" at all
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Yet again the media over rates the talent on the roster. Mediocre to weak 10-53.
Romo
Witten
Austin
Dez
Lee
Ware
...and Tyron is close

I'd consider all of them stars. There is hardly another team on the league with six guys to match them imo.
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The Cowboys had a guru who could recognize talent in players that others didn't see. His name was Bill Parcells.

The Tuna could drive a team crazy, but he knew a football player when he saw one.
I really could not stop laughing when I read that. All I could think of was Barbie.

This is a team who is battling several major injuries to
key players including Pro Bowl talents like Lee, Austin, Jenkins, Murray,
Carter and Ratliff. Other key starters missing include Costa, Smith, Church and
Coleman. That is 11 key players - that's half the starting lineup. Yet we still went 8-8.
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