In memory of those “Pet cats” of the past

Bobhaze

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This time of year, its always fun to see how many of our diehard fans break out their pet cat stories. You know, those favorite players that are often at the end of the bench or deep in the depth chart but have captured the heart and imagination of some fans. Sometimes they pan out...often they don’t.

So I thought it would be fun to make a list of some of the most popular “pet cats” around here the last few years and how they turned out- either playing here, elsewhere or not at all.

I will start- Here’s a list of some guys I’ve seen mentioned often by some fans on these fan boards as pet cats, that I never quite understood what the big deal was. In no particular order:
  • Rico Gathers TE- I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a sixth round draft pick with no college football experience on their resume garner so much hype and drool. He was definitely a great athlete. Football player, not so much. He looked great in shorts and preseason games against 3rd string guys who had no shot at making it in the NFL, but if you listened to some, he was headed to the ROH and maybe Canton. Cut in 2018. Somehow his HOF run has ended.
  • Matt Johnson- S- a 4th rounder out of Eastern Washington, he was hailed by some as “the steal of the draft” in 2012. Unfortunately, he pulled every muscle known to science and never could get on the field. But man was he hyped. He somehow lasted on the roster 3 seasons before announcing his retirement in 2015. Good athlete but just couldn’t stay healthy.

  • Charles Tapper- DE- Another 4th rounder in 2016 that had several fans frothing that he was going to bookend our DL with DLaw. Heard him hailed a lot between 2016-17. Again, injuries did him in. Was released here in 2018, landed with the jets but they released him again recently.
This list could go on and on...I’m interested in some fun memories you have of other pet cats that didn’t quite have nine lives.

Who’s on your list?
 

MikeB80

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There are so many

remember reshard lee? his dad was telling the local media in 04 after julius jones came back from his injury that Parcells didnt know what he was doing and lee should be the starter. LOL.

04 was a crazy season...one of the all time crazy.
 
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RoboQB

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There are so many

remember reshard lee? his dad was telling the local media in 04 after julius jones came back from his injury that Parcells didnt know what he was doing and lee should be the starter. LOL.

04 was a crazy season...one of the all time crazy.

I coached youth football for 17 years.
Once, a kid's dad walked up to me and told me I should put
his son at RB. The boy was 8 and scared to death. He would
fumble all the time in practice.

Anyway, I shared my evaluation with the dad. His response was "I breed running backs"....lol/smh
 

leeblair

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Drew Henson- who really was pretty good but Parcells couldn't stand him.
Big John Dutton- from the Landry era. I thought for sure he'd add more to the Cowboys Too Tall Jones, Harvey Martin and Randy White mystique of Doomsday.
Steve Pelleur- who resembled a young Roger Staubach in the way he played, but he did more damage than good when Landry started him over Danny White.
Anthony Wright was also a good quarterback, but never panned out.
But the biggest quarterback disappointment was how Dave Campo wasted Clint Stoerner and blamed him for the losses. Stoerner was very talented.
But, by far, Tashard Choice and Kellen Moore have been the two most wasted talents by piss-poor coaching and management in Dallas.

Oh, and by the way: I wanted Jerry to hire Bill Belichek when the Cleveland Browns fired him when they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens.
 

PhillyCowboysFan

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Drew Henson- who really was pretty good but Parcells couldn't stand him.
Big John Dutton- from the Landry era. I thought for sure he'd add more to the Cowboys Too Tall Jones, Harvey Martin and Randy White mystique of Doomsday.
Steve Pelleur- who resembled a young Roger Staubach in the way he played, but he did more damage than good when Landry started him over Danny White.
Anthony Wright was also a good quarterback, but never panned out.
But the biggest quarterback disappointment was how Dave Campo wasted Clint Stoerner and blamed him for the losses. Stoerner was very talented.
But, by far, Tashard Choice and Kellen Moore have been the two most wasted talents by piss-poor coaching and management in Dallas.

Oh, and by the way: I wanted Jerry to hire Bill Belichek when the Cleveland Browns fired him when they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens.

Good list Lee, let me add first rounder Danny “Guns” Noonan. I would have bet my life he was the next Randy White.
 

ItzKelz

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This guy will be my favorite "cat" for awhile.....
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