arglebargle;1402476 said:
That looks like hindsight talking. At the beginning of last year our right tackle was....ah... Fabini was insurance that the team would have someone at least half assed. It would have just been a prediction that Colombo would step up. Hell right now Fabini is probably our starting right tackle.... And should something change with that, he will probably net the Cowboys a draft pick as some other team gets nervous about their line situation. Looking at the Oline signings, Fabini is a cheap fallback.
Last year at this time, on this very board, Rob Petitti was supposed to be doing so well and on his way to being our starter.
How did that work out?
Colombo actually had results, and now he could leave.
Are we supposed to assume that since we signed Fabini last year, that it should have a carry over affect and be okay now, especially since we allowed the player who beat him out convincingly to leave?
Hannam was a nod to the 'two tight end offense' that the team hoped would protect Bledsoe. Which really does require that you have 4 reasonably capable tight ends. Only if Hannam was signed with an injury that the Cowboys didn't catch, would this be an error.
Boiman was brought in as an all around back up and ace special teamer. Note that he does have a super bowl ring now. Given the climate of the time, with the unsure status of Greg Ellis it was hedging the bet.
Players came through that could not have been predicted. Some of these signings did not pan out, but but more due to injury and others stepping up to the plate.
Now Vandershank and Rivera were much more suspect in my opinion. Large contracts to older players are always risky and that one showed exactly why. Vandershank ditto.
Of course it is hindsight talking.
And it is that failure that appears to be directing Mister Jones' thoughts now.
He and Stephen have both said they overdid it with these types of signings. And nobody can argue that.
But it is obvious to me that right now, this moment, we are reeling.