The wheels finally fell off - Page 3 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

31hammer · 04-24-2005

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Originally Posted by MichaelWinicki

I'm a mod... should I give the "At least bring some usable info to support your negative post or I'll ban you speech?" LOL!

Nah, At least he got a discussion going.

That's something that will never happen on that other board. Where everything has to be Vanilla

Nors · 04-24-2005

Petitti - I took some heat for propping this guy last December/Jan. HE'S A FOOTBALL PLAYER! He was a day 1 pick going into Senior Bowl/combine. Came in a tad overweigh and was hurt. Great value pick.

I don't know anything about the Safety - he was ranked #32 by draftinsiders and the writeup I read said SS and i stopped reading. Can he play ST? LOL

InmanRoshi · 04-24-2005

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be a guard for the Cowboys.

He's not athletic enough to play OT at the pro level.

Think back to former Parcells RT's ... Jumbo Elliot, Jason Fabini ... Parcells thinks that long arms, strength, smarts and technique can make up for footspeed at that position. If anything, he likes his guards and centers more athetic, because they have to pull and trap.

dbair1967 · 04-24-2005

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Originally Posted by lkelly

Rob Pettiti from Pitt.

Horrible pick, IMO. Will be in Parcells' fat camp before the start of minicamp.

lame post of the weekend...complaining about a late 6th rd pick after a sensational first 5 picks...did you expect to draft walter Jones there?

David

lkelly · 04-24-2005

I posted my opinion because I've probably watched him play 20 games. He was often beaten by speed rushers, he showed up at the combine horribly out of shape, and didn't impress.

He started for Pitt for 4 years. Big deal. Pitt was down to walk-ons on the second string recently, so we are talking about beating out guys who couldn't earn 1-A scholarships at even the mid-major level.

It is just my opinion. I think his poor conditioning and lack of athletic ability will result in a training camp cut. Maybe I'm wrong and he replaces Rogers, Tucker, Adams, or Vollers. Considering he blocked for two VERY mobile quarterbacks in Rod Rutherford and Tyler Palko, you'd be stunned at the number of sacks both those guys took.

I'm also not saying this is a bad draft. It looks like a terrific draft. My "wheels falling off" comment was in reference to how good it was going until that pick (once again, in my opinion).

I don't get too excited about how some pre-draft publication ranks a guy if I've seen him play personally. Something about forming my own opinion. If any of you have watched him play and like him, then we simply differ.

TheSkaven · 04-24-2005

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Originally Posted by lkelly

Rob Pettiti from Pitt.

Horrible pick, IMO. Will be in Parcells' fat camp before the start of minicamp.

You're being a bit harsh, yes the kid is heavy but Parcells will get his weight down. The key is he supposedly has a mean streak and will maul people. Susie Kolbert said that he broke Freeney's sack streak in college. I like the pick.

**Sarge** · 04-24-2005

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Originally Posted by lkelly

Rob Pettiti from Pitt.

Horrible pick, IMO. Will be in Parcells' fat camp before the start of minicamp.

This NOT a bad pick at all.

Crown Royal · 04-24-2005

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Originally Posted by MichaelWinicki

I'm a mod... should I give the "At least bring some usable info to support your negative post or I'll ban you speech?" LOL!

I just want to take this time to say ALL of the Mods here are doing a terrific job! Also, thanks for researching servers to ensure that we DON'T have server problems on such an important weekend.

Keep it up, fellas!

Cbz40 · 04-24-2005

Petit.......not a thing wrong with this pick.

edwardo · 04-24-2005

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Originally Posted by lkelly

Rob Pettiti from Pitt.

Horrible pick, IMO. Will be in Parcells' fat camp before the start of minicamp.

doubt this; he played all games; we need some competition at right tackle

kingwhicker · 04-24-2005

Hell, he's already better than Jacob Rogers. I think it was a pretty good pick.

Dayton Cowboy · 04-24-2005

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Originally Posted by InmanRoshi

He was the best tackle left on Goose's board and Beuriault was the best safety left on Goose's board. They were both good values.

Goose said both were solid picks for this point in the draft. He described Pettiti as a blue collar mauler.

Where did Goose have James Butler and Brandon Browning ranked?

YearAfterYear · 04-24-2005

Parcells is the guy to keep his weight down-can be solid if he does

garrett316 · 04-24-2005

I live in Pittsburgh, that doesn't make me an expert on Petiti, but I've seen him play for 4 years. He had surgery on his shoulder before last season and gained some weight because he couldn't work out. He started for 4 years. He's huge, plays nasty and Pitt was primarily a pass first team, so he might be a better run blocker than given credit for because he didn't do that much. Also, Pitt did not emphasize strength training or developing offensive lineman, becuase they were more worried about the skill positions, hence the coaching change to Dave Wannstedt for this season.

I think this guy could develop into a solid right tackle with some coaching by Parcells. He's a Jersey guy which helps. Parcells likes those guys.

DWAREZ · 04-24-2005

Sound Picks....The Wheels are falling off your logic not these picks...Sorry!! Great Value in relation to where they were selected!!