Waters took some 1st team snaps today

Waters said he is ready to play , he said its up to the coaches . If a 6 time probowler says he is ready I'll take his word .
 
My prediction is that he will play a majority of the snaps at RG.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
I don't think that there is any way we can play him. I can not imagine that he has had time to learn, even half the plays. We need him healthy for the season and that probably means more conditioning. The worst possible thing that could happen is that we lose him early because he wasn't in playing condition.
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Yet the Pats did the same thing with him.

And I don't think learning plays is all that complicated for a vet who has seen multiple playbooks and memorized 1000s of plays. Keep in mind that the staff only take a limited number of plays to a game - not the entire playbook. So that is what is getting pushed to him.

How does a player get hurt because they aren't in playing condition? That's more an issue of whether he can go a full game.
 
Ready to play vs ready to start.

Just something to keep in mind...at least for this game.
 
AbeBeta said:
Yet the Pats did the same thing with him.

And I don't think learning plays is all that complicated for a vet who has seen multiple playbooks and memorized 1000s of plays. Keep in mind that the staff only take a limited number of plays to a game - not the entire playbook. So that is what is getting pushed to him.

How does a player get hurt because they aren't in playing condition? That's more an issue of whether he can go a full game.
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I think it's very complicated if your talking about learning protections, audibles and all the rest in a matter of days. I mean your not just talking about this players health, your potentially talking about Romo's health if one block is not picked up.

As for how do you get hurt, working out is not the same as hitting shape. It's just not. I don't know what else to say about that.

This, to me, just is not wise.
 
Cook did it last year, same circumstances, and he did alright.
 
Mr Cowboy said:
Cook did it last year, same circumstances, and he did alright.
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No, Cook did not do this last year. Cook was traded for from Miami. He was in camp and on their roster and our first game was over a month away.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
I think it's very complicated if your talking about learning protections, audibles and all the rest in a matter of days. I mean your not just talking about this players health, your potentially talking about Romo's health if one block is not picked up.
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He's played in the same system. It may seem complicated to you, but not so much for a vet like Waters.
 
AbeBeta said:
He's played in the same system. It may seem complicated to you, but not so much for a vet like Waters.
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Really, I don't know how you would know that.

Just so we are clear, when he signed with the Pats, he actually signed a week before he played and he was not out of football for an entire year. It's not the same.
 
Frederick built an I Phone app for Waters. No problem, Waters has all day Saturday to be up to speed.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
Really, I don't know how you would know that.
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By using my freaking brain? Rookies and dumb players take a long time to learn plays. Waters is neither and has experience in the blocking scheme we presently use. Not brain surgery there.
 
AbeBeta said:
By using my freaking brain? Rookies and dumb players take a long time to learn plays. Waters is neither and has experience in the blocking scheme we presently use. Not brain surgery there.
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If you were using your brain, you wouldn't have said that the Pats did the same thing when the situation was completely different. Try again brain surgeon.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
If you were using your brain, you wouldn't have said that the Pats did the same thing when the situation was completely different. Try again brain surgeon.
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No, it wasn't "completely" different. It was similar. Only real difference is the amount of time of layoff. Yet your argument has been more about the mental (not knowing the plays).
 
I would not be surprised if he plays a couple of series. Especially if we get a lead and use him to close out the game with lots of running plays.
 
AbeBeta said:
No, it wasn't "completely" different. It was similar. Only real difference is the amount of time of layoff. Yet your argument has been more about the mental (not knowing the plays).
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Well yeah, that's the difference alright and it's not an insignificant one. My argument is that this is a dumb move if it is being considered at all. However, if you want to discuss the reasons why, my "argument" was not only the difference in terminology and actual playbook knowledge but also things like understanding and playing with the guys beside you, things like how a QB calls a cadence, all kinds of different things but certainly not least of all, the fact the he has been out of football for an entire year and has had zero time to get in shape. This whole "your argument was about the mental" is some crap you made up. My concerns were never only about the mental aspects and that's pretty clear if you just read back on my original post.
 
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