Any News on Amendola in the OTA's?

[TheCount]

Ive also heard Chris Long is just like Aaron Schoebel, Patrick Kearney, and Kyle Vanden Bosch. When hes really like a Strahan, high motor, can play run and pass equally well.

Chris Long isn't like anyone except Chris Long, he hasn't played a snap.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Pretty bold statement considering he wasn't drafted through seven rounds and has yet to participate in a practice with pads on.

Just because he wasn't drafted didn't mean he didn't have NFL eyes on him. Romo wasn't drafted and he certainly had NFL teams watching him.

Some teams think players will go under the radar and they can grab them as UDFA or in later rounds. Sometimes that doesn't happen. With all the noise from Welker last year and all the comparisions, he probably won't sit on the practice squad.

While he may be similar to Welker, I still think Welker is just a better player physically and obvisouly a more mature football player. If the Cowboys can hold on to him, maybe he can become a good football player too. The problem I see is I don't think you should protect a player for that long if he doesn't have the poential to be a bigger asset. I'm just not sure he will turn out as productive as Welker, and if he does. It will probably be a few years and then he will become a 3rd receiver. Do you hold a spot on your roster for someone that probably won't play his position in a game and might become a 3rd receiver? Thats an expensive proposition.

Now, if he can beat out some other receiver on the roster today, then he will have earned his spot. I'm just not sure he can do that today especially of Glenn stays with the team. Who's place will he take? TO, Glenn, Crayton, Herd, Austin, and Stanback. Not even bringing up the fact that the Cowboys want Pacman to play some on offense.

 

[McCordsville Cowboy]

If he is lucky he'll get on the practice squad.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Unless someone gets hurt, it's likely the practice squad or nothing.

 

[Velvet Jones]

It will be a battle between him and Hurd. Stanback and Austin will have to work to lose their spot on the team, I think.

 

[AmishCowboy]

It will be a battle between him and Hurd. Stanback and Austin will have to work to lose their spot on the team, I think.

Yep, that's how I see it too, But we might have to throw Mark Bradford in that mix.

 

[dogunwo]

Not me.... I would let Glenn go.... Hurd is probably expendable. We already have a 3rd WR in Crayton... maybe Austin could deep speed guy.

I am on the Amendola bandwagon.


TO - Super Freak WR
Witten - Pass Catching TE
Crayton - Good 3rd WR
Austin/Stanback - Deep Speed threats
Amendola - Quick. Big things come in small packages.

You would keep him before even seeing him in a live practice or pre-season game?

 

[Clove]

CowboysZone: Where everyone is too cool to root for an UDFA with potential.

Not me my friend. If he shows some serious promise, i'll be the first to lead the bandwagon. I'm ONLY interested in results, not names or status.

 

[dogunwo]

. It will probably be a few years and then he will become a 3rd receiver. Do you hold a spot on your roster for someone that probably won't play his position in a game and might become a 3rd receiver? Thats an expensive proposition.

Aren't we already doing this with Stanback?

 

[InmanRoshi]

While he may be similar to Welker, I still think Welker is just a better player physically and obvisouly a more mature football player.

I follow the Texas Tech program pretty closely. My parents have season tickets to Tech games. Amandola is no Wes Welker. And if Amandola went to McNeese State, I doubt anyone would be talking about him.

Wes Welker was a superstar at Tech. You held your breath everytime he touched the ball because he was a threat to take it to the house. His lateral quickness and stop to start burst is an A to A+ tool, and that's how he gets seperation in the NFL ... it's not just smarts. If just being smart and small was all you needed to get open as a slot WR, there would be a huge influx of smart and small slot WR's from the Ivy League playing in the NFL.

Amandola was no superstar in college ... just a solid, dependable guy was overshadowed most of his career by other WRs on his team ... be it Michael Crabtree, Joel Filani or even Jarrett Hicks. The last couple of years, he's even been overshadowed at times by an even smaller, whiter slot guy Eric Morris. I'm not saying Amandola is a bum ... he's smart and he is fearless, but he's going to have a horrible time getting seperation in the NFL. Even Mike Leach has said that Amandola doesn't have nearly the quickness that Welker has. He's smart and polished enough that he can look good in rookie mini-camps against awestruck rookies who's heads are spinning and haven't played football in 5 months. But when minicamps and training camp comes around and he's starting to go up against veterans who aren't guilible, easily fooled and know what they're doing I'm afraid Amandola is going to be driving down the 101 with a 4 cylinder Hundai. Notice we really haven't heard that much from him since he started practicing with the veterans at OTAs.

 

[TheCount]

It will be a battle between him and Hurd. Stanback and Austin will have to work to lose their spot on the team, I think.

Hurd isn't going anywhere, and neither is Stanback. Everyone thinks we need a burner, and that's why we need Austin, but we had one of the best offenses in football last year without Terry Glen and with Austin's 5 catches. We, by no means, need Miles on this team.

Hurd has already proven to be a better football player than Miles, so you'll have to pardon me if I don't get excited about articles saying, "Miles Austin makes a catch in practice!" and immediately proclaim his spot on the roster safe.

 

[Clove]

Hurd isn't going anywhere, and neither is Stanback. Everyone thinks we need a burner, and that's why we need Austin, but we had one of the best offenses in football last year without Terry Glen and with Austin's 5 catches. We, by no means, need Miles on this team.

Hurd has already proven to be a better football player than Miles, so you'll have to pardon me if I don't get excited about articles saying, "Miles Austin makes a catch in practice!" and immediately proclaim his spot on the roster safe.

Yeah we pretty much struggled down the stretch because Hurd/Crayton couldn't get opened. The last 4 or 5 games were not very good, but that burner known as TO saved us.

If Austin can play this year, he's your front runner. That's how it is, if you're extremely talented physically, and you also bring talent in the catchin department (assuming he has matured in his 3rd season as most WRs do) then this is your possible future.

 

[Stash]

It will be a battle between him and Hurd.

I agree. I think if Amendola proves to be a better route runner and slot receiver, he gets Hurd's spot on the roster.

You can't have too many receivers who do essentially the same thing.

 

[TheCount]

Yeah we pretty much struggled down the stretch because Hurd/Crayton couldn't get opened. The last 4 or 5 games were not very good, but that burner known as TO saved us.

If Austin can play this year, he's your front runner. That's how it is, if you're extremely talented physically, and you also bring talent in the catchin department (assuming he has matured in his 3rd season as most WRs do) then this is your possible future.

That's kind of an important assumption for a wide receiver isn't it? And what does mature mean, that he goes from 5 catches to 10? When it comes to Miles, I'll believe it when I see it. If he's made a gigantic leap, then more power to him, but I'm not going to pin my hopes on a guy that has 5 catches in two years and assume he's suddenly a 30+ catch guy in year 3.

If the battle is between Amendola and Hurd, then Amendola isn't making the roster.

 

[Velvet Jones]

Hurd isn't going anywhere, and neither is Stanback. Everyone thinks we need a burner, and that's why we need Austin, but we had one of the best offenses in football last year without Terry Glen and with Austin's 5 catches. We, by no means, need Miles on this team.

Hurd has already proven to be a better football player than Miles, so you'll have to pardon me if I don't get excited about articles saying, "Miles Austin makes a catch in practice!" and immediately proclaim his spot on the roster safe.

I am higher up on Hurd as well but anytime I read an article about the receivers or the Cowboys talking about them, Austins name is always shown. Hurd is rarely mentioned. It just seems that the organization is more in love with austin than they are Hurd.

 

[TheCount]

I am higher up on Hurd as well but anytime I read an article about the receivers or the Cowboys talking about them, Austins name is always shown. Hurd is rarely mentioned. It just seems that the organization is more in love with austin than they are Hurd.

His name is always shown because we lack speed and he's the only speed WR we've got right now that has two working knees. The fact of the matter is that there simply is nothing there to be in love with, as far as WR skills are concerned. The only thing he's got in his favor is that mystical word, "Potential".

 

[Stash]

That's kind of an important assumption for a wide receiver isn't it? And what does mature mean, that he goes from 5 catches to 10? When it comes to Miles, I'll believe it when I see it. If he's made a gigantic leap, then more power to him, but I'm not going to pin my hopes on a guy that has 5 catches in two years and assume he's suddenly a 30+ catch guy in year 3.

I'm hopeful for Austin as well, but I'm taking a wait-and-see approach also. I have less confidence than others than he can suddenly develop great hands. Too often he has that deer-in-the-headlights look on the field where he's nervous and unsure of himself -stagefright.

And the one-catch highlight reel ddidn't make me feel a whole lot better. I hope for the best but don't want to have to count on it.

If the battle is between Amendola and Hurd, then Amendola isn't making the roster.

Quite possible.

But I think their 'games' are similar and that Amendola would have give the team something Hurd didn't in order to stick around.

 

[Stash]

His name is always shown because we lack speed and he's the only speed WR we've got right now that has two working knees. The fact of the matter is that there simply is nothing there to be in love with, as far as WR skills are concerned. The only thing he's got in his favor is that mystical word, "Potential".

Amen brother!

 

[kevwun]

I heard from someone that knows such things that his performance at the first rookie camp was really overblown.

 

[Velvet Jones]

His name is always shown because we lack speed and he's the only speed WR we've got right now that has two working knees. The fact of the matter is that there simply is nothing there to be in love with, as far as WR skills are concerned. The only thing he's got in his favor is that mystical word, "Potential".

Again, I agree. But I am not debating whom I like more or whom is the better receiver. Just from what I have read, it seems the organization is more in love with Austin than Hurd. I feel they will try to find a way to hold onto both Austin and Stanback. But training camp and a couple of preseason games could definitely change that. If the choice were to happen tomorrow, I feel the choice is between the two similar WR's and Austin is kep for his... wait for it..... potential.