Are we too hard on Taco?

[Hawkeye0202]

I mean are his struggles more attitude or lack of talent. Is it not a bit premature label him a bust?

 

[Denim Chicken]

Overused puns incoming.

 

[Killerinstinct]

It's not too late for him to turn it around but so far he is looking bust-a-rific.

 

[Sydla]

Less talk, more proving, Taco.

If he can develop into what they envisioned from him when they took him, that would be fantastic.

But unfortunately, some of the concerns, if I recall, when he came out was tied to work ethic and maturity and thus far in two seasons, he hasn't shown a whole lot reasons to think he's gotten better there.

 

[cmoney23]

Yes, "we" are too hard on Taco.

I'm not, I think he will be just fine... he was slow to develop at Michigan... he's coming along here.

 

[ItzKelz]

Taco will be supreme this season

 

[Sydla]

Yes, "we" are too hard on Taco.

I'm not, I think he will be just fine... he was slow to develop at Michigan... he's coming along here.

I ask because I am curious. What has he shown to think he's coming along here? He was actually deactivated for games last year which is never a good sign of where the team thinks you are at.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

One thing truly concerns me .......it doesn't appear he has the thickest skin I've seen in a player. It's a hard game.....thin-skinned players generally don't last long.

 

[Batman1980]

It's lack of heart.

 

[DoctorChicken]

I definitely think most fans are too hard on him.

Fans have ridiculous expectations for most prospects. And regarding Taco, fans seem to have this bitter sense of dislike towards him for no apparent reason. I don’t get it.

 

[Sydla]

I definitely think most fans are too hard on him.

Fans have ridiculous expectations for most prospects. And regarding Taco, fans seem to have this bitter sense of dislike towards him for no apparent reason. I don’t get it.

He's a first round pick that was actually so inconsequential he got deactivated for games in his 2nd season. I don't think the problems are the high expectations of fans as to why he gets criticized. It's the fact that he's done pretty much zero in two seasons as Dallas.

It's not too much to expect more than that out of your first round pick, is it?

 

[DasSchnitzel]

People following the draft that year should know that one of Tacos biggest knocks was that he was a projection. It was pretty well accepted from what I saw that Taco would not hit the ground running and would require 1 to 2 years to start showing up.

So I haven't given up yet, we knew (or should have known) when we picked him that we were drafting a projection. But we're in year 3, so we're in the time frame now where he either hits the projection or doesn't.

Ask me again in 12 months but personally I'm not feeling optimistic.

 

[AbeBeta]

Overused puns incoming.

Not really puns. Puns are funny.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I ask because I am curious. What has he shown to think he's coming along here? He was actually deactivated for games last year which is never a good sign of where the team thinks you are at.

For whatever reason, he landed in Marinelli's doghouse which not altogether bad UNLESS you handle it the wrong way.
Rather than sucking and pouting, use as motivation to prove him wrong. You can overcome the concerns he had. In fact, not sure if many remember, it took Jerry's comment to get back on the field. That's apparently how pissed Marinelli was.....

 

[SoupcanSam]

I mean are his struggles more attitude or lack of talent. Is it not a bit premature label him a bust?

We need to be hard on the soft taco.

Dont let up until he is nice and crunchy.

 

[ConceptCoop]

I definitely think most fans are too hard on him.

Fans have ridiculous expectations for most prospects. And regarding Taco, fans seem to have this bitter sense of dislike towards him for no apparent reason. I don’t get it.

He's been a bust, to this point. I think that explains everything. It's nothing personal, but we're all dissapointed--1st round busts hurt.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Nope!

 

[Hawkeye0202]

We need to be hard on the soft taco.

Dont let up until he is nice and crunchy.

LOL

 

[Floatyworm]

I blame the Cowboys for not designating him to one position. They keep yo yo-ing him between left DE and Right DE. He loses weight to play on the right side which lessens his effect on the left.

He should be strictly a strong side DE that plays on run downs....to help keep Lawrence fresh.

It's not rocket science. Yet for Marinellie...It's the dead sea scrolls.

 

[Hardline]

He's not TJ Watt or Reuben Foster.
Thats the main reason I'm hard on Taco.