Babe: Time To Seriously Consider Cutting McClain

[CF74]

why is it Jerry's responsibility to get counseling and babysit multimillionaire FOOTBALL PLAYERS, that's not what he's paying them for...when is the onus on the player to take responsibility for his own life, after All he's an ADULT, not a child!!

It's his hobby...

 

[xwalker]

James did have a great year with the sacks when Wad brought back the bear that one season that later got exposed but the rest of his career he was just a liability in pass coverage. He was best suited for short yardage goal line type situations but got burned by full backs, TE's, and everyone else quite often...

Did he ever make diving catches like this? There's absolutely no comparison in the physical talent between the two...


Bradie James might be the worst LB in coverage that I've even seen.

 

[xwalker]

So we should only be concerned about morality in church?

Is smoking weed a question of morality?

 

[perrykemp]

Did he ever make diving catches like this? There's absolutely no comparison in the physical talent between the two...

I think Rolando is a fine player when he is on the field and when he is motivated.

Having said that, I think he is what he is at this point.

He has been in the league for 5 years.

He has averaged fairly paltry 81 tackles per season playing ILB/MLB in the 4 seasons he actually played.

There are times when he looks absolutely all world, unfortunately, for most of his career, those periods of greatness are typically brief and surrounded longer periods of lackadaisical approach to practice, his multitude of off the field issues, etc.

I accept the situation the Cowboys are in -- they need him to come back and play to his potential those last 12 games (and hopefully the playoffs). Having said, I think anybody who thinks that Ro is finally going to become all he can be and become a 100+ tackle a year consistent force in the middle is fooling themselves.

 

[xwalker]

Did Ro ever have 116 tackles, 8 sacks, 4 Passes Defensed, and 3 Forced Fumbles in a single season like James did in 2008?

It too bad that stats don't show how bad Bradie James was in coverage.

Jasper Brinkley is an equivalent player to Bradie James. He just didn't find a team willing to completely alter their scheme in an attempt to hide his deficiencies.

 

[visionary]

Overpaying for an elite talent is better than overpaying for an inconsistent, above average player.

Lol
McClain is easily a top 5 MLB
Easily

 

[xwalker]

http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***...ider-cutting-cowboys-lb-rolando-mcclain.html/

I have a feeling that we are going to be tired of Babe this year in his new job as a newspaper guy. He'll be trying extra hard to be in the middle of controversy to make a name for himself all over again.

 

[perrykemp]

Lol
McClain is easily a top 5 MLB
Easily

Based on what, potential?

Typically 4-3 MLBs are the leading tacklers in the NFL.

McClain was the 76th leading tackler in the NFL last season. He was on the bottom half of 4-3 MLBs in tackles.

I agree with you that Rolando McClain, when playing to his potential is an incredible talent, however, over his 5 year career in the NFL when he has never broken 100 tackles I'd say he is what he is at this point -- and that isn't a top 5 MLB... except for a game or two a year where he really brings it and shows his potential.

 

[robjay04]

Lol
McClain is easily a top 5 MLB
Easily

I thought we were talking about Carter.

 

[Garrettop]

Is smoking weed a question of morality?

Exactly my first reaction. I think doing drugs is a poor choice, but hardly immoral in itself.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Fans opinions on weed don't really matter
The point is. It's against the rules so it hurts the player and the team
Should the rule be changed is a whole different argument
I could care less if a guy smokes weed other than the fact it can cost him games
Not judging him over smoking weed just the fact he broke the rules and caused him to be unavailable to help the team
I suspect a good portion of us here have sampled in a little weed, probably a good portion still do. But that's not really the point since most aren't calling for him to be cut because he smoked weed but because he broke a rule that caused him to miss games
I'm not for cutting him myself but I probably would not bring him back after this year
Not because he gets high which I could care less about, but because he makes decisions that not only hurts him financially but hurts the team

Let me be clear. I think it was dumb for him to smoke weed. He shouldn't have done it. Calls for his head? Comparing this situation and Josh Brent? That's just silly hot sports takes.

 

[conner01]

Let me be clear. I think it was dumb for him to smoke weed. He shouldn't have done it. Calls for his head? Comparing this situation and Josh Brent? That's just silly hot sports takes.

I agree
Drunk driving is much more serious
Even in cases you don't kill someone because the potential to do so is there
My point was calls for his head, which I don't agree with, in most cases is not about the weed but the stupid behavior that costs him games

 

[CF74]

I think Rolando is a fine player when he is on the field and when he is motivated.

Having said that, I think he is what he is at this point.

He has been in the league for 5 years.

He has averaged fairly paltry 81 tackles per season playing ILB/MLB in the 4 seasons he actually played.

There are times when he looks absolutely all world, unfortunately, for most of his career, those periods of greatness are typically brief and surrounded longer periods of lackadaisical approach to practice, his multitude of off the field issues, etc.

I accept the situation the Cowboys are in -- they need him to come back and play to his potential those last 12 games (and hopefully the playoffs). Having said, I think anybody who thinks that Ro is finally going to become all he can be and become a 100+ tackle a year consistent force in the middle is fooling themselves.

Yeah he's clearly a head case and probably only good for about 10 games or so per year, consider him depth and draft his replacement if it falls to us.

 

[erod]

Coddling and excusing McClain doesn't bode well for managing Randy Gregory and his demons in the future.

 

[arglebargle]

I have a feeling that we are going to be tired of Babe this year in his new job as a newspaper guy. He'll be trying extra hard to be in the middle of controversy to make a name for himself all over again.

And wasn't it just last year's preseason commentary from Babe that declared Romo was 'done!'?

While I find Babe's schtick to be engaging, it won't travel far if it's just dumb attention getting blather.

 

[arglebargle]

Coddling and excusing McClain doesn't bode well for managing Randy Gregory and his demons in the future.

Well, it provides Gregory with a clear 'bad example' of what happens when you mess up. And McClain is probably going to make less money than Gregory this year, despite Gregory being a rookie.

 

[dfan32]

I would say hang on to him with cheap thin thread. He is probably one of the most talented low cost insurance policies in the league.
It's a shame he's apparently not smart enough to know how much money his behavior is costing him. Idiot!

 

[Kaiser]

He is talented. But if you can't depend on him then what is the point of having him on contract? He already knew what another positive test would get him. He clearly doesn't care. This suspension basically wipes out all his salary escalators - so clearly the financial losses don't bother him.

I love the talent but enough is enough

He was a bigger risk last season and we got 13 games and 81 tackles out of him. The team has insurance in place with Brinkley and Gotchkar, why would the team throw away the upside McClain might give them for nothing? If he does step on his crank again, cut him immediately. If he doesn't, he will give you above average play at a key position.

 

[Kaiser]

I would say hang on to him with cheap thin thread. He is probably one of the most talented low cost insurance policies in the league.
It's a shame he's apparently not smart enough to know how much money his behavior is costing him. Idiot!

Exactly, but we aren't paying him for his SAT scores. We are playing him to play a violent game violently.

 

[JDSmith]

Exactly, but we aren't paying him for his SAT scores. We are playing him to play a violent game violently.

Which he unfortunately won't be doing for the first 4 games since he's so damned dumb. And with a minimum of 2 failures in the last 4 1/2 months he might never get back on the field because he's 1 failure away from an additional 10 games (or year depending on the substance).

My issue with him is simple, I hate to see the team giving all or most of the first team snaps in training camp to a guy who's this unreliable. I'd rather use that same time and effort to get one of the other guys ready to play at a higher level.