erod
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Football equals injury. Injuries drive the plot of each season. They determine far more than draft expertism, choice of scheme, or coaching acumen.
We all know that. But our chosen team seems especially hung in purgatory, as if sitting blindfolded in the dark waiting for a 2x4 to the nether regions at any moment. It's palpable in the air.
Our quarterback's potential back-clavicle catastrophes loom over every snap of every game. Our star receiver plays like a bull still pinned up in the chute, always a danger to injuring himself, as he often does. Our running back has a long history of leg injuries, and his capable third-down replacement is lightning in an easily shattered bottle. Our tight end never misses, but is always hurt. Our defensive stars are a litany of oft-injuredness, and it bleeds throughout the front, middle, and back of that group. Lee, both McClains, Claiborne, Scandrick, Church, Crawford, Lawrence.....each has missed significant time.
This doesn't even include the handful of unpredictable key players that suffer from rectal-cranial inversion. Gregory will miss the early part of the season, and Hardy played and postured himself out of grace, at least until panic sets in.
I can't help but think this has Valley Ranch at a bit of loss. What to do? Whom to draft? What contingencies are most pressing? What are the worst and best case scenarios for a season almost certain to be riddled with necessary finagling and difficult decisions.
It makes me wonder if the upstairs aristocrats are full steam ahead for 2016, or if they're quietly preparing more for seasons to come than the months ahead. I hope both, but I certainly only Jerry is eyeing this season as make or break - like Romo - because their football worlds are facing an asteroid pretty soon.
Perhaps draft weekend will tell much, especially if Dallas goes QB at #4, or even more so if they trade up to ensure they grab their next franchise prize. If you think about it, it would be much easier to hold our attention if the coming season is lost again to injuries. They could still point to a clear plan.
The past two seasons are diametrically opposed to each other, and it must have the front office in constant debate. The coaches likely don't want a QB high. You know Romo and the long-timers don't. The front office probably does, as do many of us. Jerry is most certainly torn.
Most teams picking this high are awful. This one isn't. But most teams aren't seemingly this brittle and unpredictable either. So the right path isn't so clear.
We all know that. But our chosen team seems especially hung in purgatory, as if sitting blindfolded in the dark waiting for a 2x4 to the nether regions at any moment. It's palpable in the air.
Our quarterback's potential back-clavicle catastrophes loom over every snap of every game. Our star receiver plays like a bull still pinned up in the chute, always a danger to injuring himself, as he often does. Our running back has a long history of leg injuries, and his capable third-down replacement is lightning in an easily shattered bottle. Our tight end never misses, but is always hurt. Our defensive stars are a litany of oft-injuredness, and it bleeds throughout the front, middle, and back of that group. Lee, both McClains, Claiborne, Scandrick, Church, Crawford, Lawrence.....each has missed significant time.
This doesn't even include the handful of unpredictable key players that suffer from rectal-cranial inversion. Gregory will miss the early part of the season, and Hardy played and postured himself out of grace, at least until panic sets in.
I can't help but think this has Valley Ranch at a bit of loss. What to do? Whom to draft? What contingencies are most pressing? What are the worst and best case scenarios for a season almost certain to be riddled with necessary finagling and difficult decisions.
It makes me wonder if the upstairs aristocrats are full steam ahead for 2016, or if they're quietly preparing more for seasons to come than the months ahead. I hope both, but I certainly only Jerry is eyeing this season as make or break - like Romo - because their football worlds are facing an asteroid pretty soon.
Perhaps draft weekend will tell much, especially if Dallas goes QB at #4, or even more so if they trade up to ensure they grab their next franchise prize. If you think about it, it would be much easier to hold our attention if the coming season is lost again to injuries. They could still point to a clear plan.
The past two seasons are diametrically opposed to each other, and it must have the front office in constant debate. The coaches likely don't want a QB high. You know Romo and the long-timers don't. The front office probably does, as do many of us. Jerry is most certainly torn.
Most teams picking this high are awful. This one isn't. But most teams aren't seemingly this brittle and unpredictable either. So the right path isn't so clear.
