Broaddus tweet on Arkin

[burmafrd]

they just about have to find another guard right soon- the new guy apparently got concussed and even if he CAN play we still have exactly 4 guys for 3 spots that can play this week and next week.

 

[gimmesix]

I think he's much improved and I'd probably be more confident with him starting than some other possibilities (Bern, Cook, Killer). I think Costa deserves a starting spot. He's definitely one of our top 3 interior linemen. Hopefully he could play RG because it looks like Fred will be C. They have been running some offenses with Costa at C and Fred at RG. Who knows.

I don't think he's top three (unless you are counting only the noninjured). There's no indication he's better than Frederick, Bernadeau, Leary, Costa or even Livings. I think it's close between him and Kowalski for the next spot. I'm glad Arkin is getting some first-team work so Dallas can figure out if there's a future with him, but that's as far as I think we can take it right now.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I don't think he's top three (unless you are counting only the noninjured). There's no indication he's better than Frederick, Bernadeau, Leary, Costa or even Livings. I think it's close between him and Kowalski for the next spot. I'm glad Arkin is getting some first-team work so Dallas can figure out if there's a future with him, but that's as far as I think we can take it right now.

I meant I think Costa is top three interior OL. I have more confidence in Arkin than Bern, but i think Costa should be starting. The question is does he start at C or RG?

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

the 1st thing to figure out is if brodiaus is worth a flip. if not, and from what i can tell isn't, what he says doesn't mean much.

but it does feed agendas.

You would be correct. He's been wrong more times than he's been right, which is why he's not longer a scout. My batting average is slightly better than his.

 

[gimmesix]

I meant I think Costa is top three interior OL. I have more confidence in Arkin than Bern, but i think Costa should be starting. The question is does he start at C or RG?

Whoops, read right over the Costa line. Sorry about that.

I still don't know if I agree. The problem is outside of one game, we really haven't gotten a good look at Costa since his awful first year as a starter.

I can't say right now that he should be starting over any of them, but if we had to start him, I think his physical limitations hurt him least at center.

 

[iceberg]

You would be correct. He's been wrong more times than he's been right, which is why he's not longer a scout. My batting average is slightly better than his.

people tend to like him when he supports their views.

he's a hack all the other times.

heh, that's media in general.

 

[iceberg]

Total cop out answer on his part. I didn't say I didn't like him? Um, if he thinks they're "going with someone else," there must be a reason, right? So what the heck is that reason, Broaddus? Some of these guys are ridiculous, too afraid to actually give an opinion, so they come up with non-answers like this.

that's what people like him do. ride the tide. make "investments". their calls are recalled on our whim but we dismiss when we're wrong and go back to yelling at them.

it's a messed up comfort zone of emotional insurance far too many fans run to.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

people tend to like him when he supports their views.

he's a hack all the other times.

heh, that's media in general.

I have nothing against him. He seems like a nice guy with a sizable ego. I'm just aware of his track record. Half of the zone can analyze players on, if not near, the same level as him. In the information age, things have changed.

 

[jnday]

Whoops, read right over the Costa line. Sorry about that.

I still don't know if I agree. The problem is outside of one game, we really haven't gotten a good look at Costa since his awful first year as a starter.

I can't say right now that he should be starting over any of them, but if we had to start him, I think his physical limitations hurt him least at center.

Since he has been out, he must have improved greatly if you believe many of these post. I how he has risen from being a jag is comical considering that he has done nothing to earn all the praise. It is just that time of the year. Hopes and praises are up for players even if they have done nothing to deserve it. If he is so good, Frederick wouldn't have been drafted to replace him. That moved showed exactly what the team feels about his future.

 

[TheRat]

Maybe we can trade Costa for a guard

 

[jnday]

Didn't we go through this same thing last year? Arkin got all the reps in TC because of injury. This year he is getting all the reps, again due to injury. When the season started, they went out and traded for Cook to replace the almighty Arkin. This year they're talking about bringing in a dinosaur in Waters, to sit Arkin back on the bench. If he was so good, they wouldn't consider signing Waters.

I think this is the reality of the situation. Broaddus is looking at Arkin everyday. He has a good eye for olinemen and he is not pushing Arkin. Arkin's reputation has soared during this offseason and training camp due to hope. That is all. Some posters are saying that Arkin will be the starter. I am amazed that training camp hopes and excitement has overrun commom sense.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I think this is the reality of the situation. Broaddus is looking at Arkin everyday. He has a good eye for olinemen and he is not pushing Arkin. Arkin's reputation has soared during this offseason and training camp due to hope. That is all. Some posters are saying that Arkin will be the starter. I am amazed that training camp hopes and excitement has overrun commom sense.

Well to be fair there have been several folks that have said Arkin is better... is he good enough? No idea.

Bern will probably be back at practice next week and with a couple more weeks we'll probably have a better read on who's leading the pack for the starting spot at RG.

 

[xwalker]

the 1st thing to figure out is if brodiaus is worth a flip. if not, and from what i can tell isn't, what he says doesn't mean much.

but it does feed agendas.

There's some good and some not so good with Broaddus, IMO.

He is good at reporting exactly what he see in practices; however, he is not good at processing the information into a good big picture analysis.

He has become the main source that many people quote when his assessment agrees with theirs. A large majority of the opinions on how players are progressing in training camp are derived from his reports. We can't see all the practices ourselves and even if we could, without video to review it's difficult to accurately evaluate the players up to this point.

The 1st pre-season game will allow everyone to see most of the players ourselves which is a welcome relief from being reliant on media reports.

 

[TheRomoSexual]

I think this is the reality of the situation. Broaddus is looking at Arkin everyday. He has a good eye for olinemen and he is not pushing Arkin. Arkin's reputation has soared during this offseason and training camp due to hope. That is all. Some posters are saying that Arkin will be the starter. I am amazed that training camp hopes and excitement has overrun commom sense.

Common sense? Unless you have actually witnessed him in practice, knock it off with the "common sense" garbage. Just say what you mean -- "If you don't agree with my position, well then you're stupid." Arkin looked solid in the Blue and White scrimmage and Broaddus is backing off his complete writing-off of Arkin.

 

[TheRomoSexual]

Well to be fair there have been several folks that have said Arkin is better... is he good enough? No idea.

Bern will probably be back at practice next week and with a couple more weeks we'll probably have a better read on who's leading the pack for the starting spot at RG.

Wasn't he back at practice yesterday? He was taking snaps at 2nd team RG.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Wasn't he back at practice yesterday? He was taking snaps at 2nd team RG.

I did read where he participated to some extent... I figured it was kind of a prelim thing to see how the hamstring was going to hold up and if it did he would probably be in the mix for starting RG after the HOF game.

 

[TheRomoSexual]

I did read where he participated to some extent... I figured it was kind of a prelim thing to see how the hamstring was going to hold up and if it did he would probably be in the mix for starting RG after the HOF game.

Yeah, I have no idea the extent to which he practiced. Here's to hoping he can play in the HOF game. I want to settle this RG situation soon as it seems every other position is practically set.

 

[speedkilz88]

Mackenzy Bernadeau was on the field and with the first team for the first time this camp since injuring his hamstring in the conditioning test when the team arrived in Oxnard, Calif. Bernadeau said he doesn’t plan on playing in the Hall of Fame Game, but he’ll get into the afternoon practice Friday if he can move around without any pain or issues.

“Just working my way back in,” Bernadeau said. “It’s feeling a lot better. I’m just trying to get some reps in and see what I can do. As long as there are no setbacks, I’m going to keep moving forward.”

Bernadeau, who’s dealt with a variety of injuries since joining the Cowboys, including hip, shoulder and hamstring problems, knows it’s more important right now to play it safe. However, he also realizesNate Livings is out, as well as three other guards.

“You don’t want to reinjure anything,” Bernadeau said. “It’s unfortunate we have a lot of injuries in the interior of the line. I’m at a comfort level where I feel all right. It’s not going to hurt me. It’s only going to get better.”

Bernadeau wanted to practice Friday, particularly because next week is a short week after the Hall of Fame Game. He said he ran well Thursday and hasn’t experienced any setbacks. He also said the Cowboys’ second preseason game against Oakland could be a goal, but right now it’s tough to say.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/a...-To-Work/9d33a345-fb88-43bc-a2df-97fadb5dd236

Mackenzy Bernadeau passed his physical and conditioning test Friday and practiced for the first time in this camp. He sustained a hamstring injury on his initial conditioning test on July 20. Bernadeau said he won’t play this week but could get on the field for the Oakland game next Friday.

Mackenzy Bernadeau– Like Hanna it was his first day back in camp after missing the work in Dallas and the first two weeks of camp. Worked today with the second offense but that was expected because he will not play against the Dolphins. Movement was good, not sluggish or lazy. Has some nice pass sets with some pop with his hands. Got out on a red zone screen and was able to adjust on the move. Will be back with the first offense beginning Monday.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/a...on-Games/aa7547ef-92d5-457a-804b-8ec48193aa8f

 

[jnday]

Common sense? Unless you have actually witnessed him in practice, knock it off with the "common sense" garbage. Just say what you mean -- "If you don't agree with my position, well then you're stupid." Arkin looked solid in the Blue and White scrimmage and Broaddus is backing off his complete writing-off of Arkin.

Just so you can understand, my opinion is that while Arkin may have gotten stronger, it is foolish to assume that he is a starting quality guard considering that he has done nothing to deserve those type of predictions. You have been wanting to bet people in other threads that Arkin will start and Broaddus has relayed that they are giving him kinda of a last look . Broaddus's opinion doesn't match yours and he has seen every practice. That doesn't fit your agenda. You can dis agree with me all you want and we can revisit this topic during the season so you can admit to bring wrong.

 

[TheRomoSexual]

Just so you can understand, my opinion is that while Arkin may have gotten stronger, it is foolish to assume that he is a starting quality guard considering that he has done nothing to deserve those type of predictions. You have been wanting to bet people in other threads that Arkin will start and Broaddus has relayed that they are giving him kinda of a last look . Broaddus's opinion doesn't match yours and he has seen every practice. That doesn't fit your agenda. You can dis agree with me all you want and we can revisit this topic during the season so you can admit to bring wrong.

Funny, I didn't realize that Broaddus is the only reporting who is covering the Cowboys.

...oh wait, he isn't, he's just the one who (barely) supports your position. Nearly verbatim, Broaddus has said, "I like [Arkin], I just think the Cowboys will go in another direction." That's not nearly as strong of an opinion as you are painting.