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Im sure like me most fans thought the biggest problem Dallas had was lack of leadership. Glad to say i believe that is no longer a problem. I see 3 leaders and 1 in the making. Not just leaders who are vocal but who actually improve the team with their play on the field. A talk to talk walk the walk type of player.
Sean Lee, is the leader of this team period. Not Romo, Witten, Ware and for damn sure not their HC. But LEE. This guys could end up being the nfl's DEFMVP. He is the best tackler in the nfl, probably the best covering LBer in the NFL and is the smartest LBer in the NFL. Nobody reads a def better. What was his biggest hurdle was the injury bug. Lee is nowhere near the most athletic LBer in the NFL but that dont matter when you know your posistion and everybody elses and you study film. Add in the desire this guy has to be the best. Dat had this desire in him but i dont even think to the extent Lee has. The great thing about Lee is we still havent seen him hit his ceiling. He's still getting better and thats amazing. You see improvement in him every week.
Jason Hatcher, IDC what anybody says. Hatcher is a MUST sign this offseason. He is what makes this DL function the way it does right off the snap. Say what you want about his age, but he has limited wear on his body because early in his career Dallas didnt know if they wanted to bulk him up to play inside or play him at DE. Truth be told Parcells almost ruined a few players careers in Dallas to name a few were Gurode, Romo and Hatcher. Hatcher creates so many mismatches inside its not even fair. Teams cant single him with the Center because he goes right over him, and he has the speed to split the the gap and beat that double team. And he plays both inside spots so teams cant gameplan him at one single spot because he's on both sides. Doing different things. Then there that intimating look he has now. The attitude to go along the skill. The attitude is what is most different about him. Now he just seems to expect to beat his man. When he gets a penalty whereas before he was arguing with refs now he's yelling at himself. ACCEPTING responsibility for his penalty. He's going to cost a little but you dont let a player like him walk. Because he has something that you cant buy, and thats LEADERSHIP.
Brian Waters, This OL has gotten better and is to the point where they are protecting Romo so much that for long periods of the game he isnt getting touched. Water brings that nasty attitude thats rubbed off on Fredrick and Free. You see him yelling out the assignments along the OL. You see him pulling and pounding LBers and DBs. IMO now the problem with the running game is not the OL. Its the quality of the RB Dallas has. They dont have a RB to run inside. Or they dont have the exp and vision to see the hole. Because if you watch the OL closely you will see there are big holes to run through out there. These RBs just arent hitting them. Murray is a one cut RB and as many RBs have said this about him he runs into darkness and leaves yards on the field. Dallas needs a pounder running the ball IMO. Murray could be that guy is he wasnt made of glass. Without Waters on the OL i think we see alot of what we saw last yr. Romo having to create and then comes the INTs. There no secret why Romo hasnt thrown many picks this yr its because this OL is protecting him.
Leader in the Making, Travis Fredrick. You see alot of Waters rubbing off on Fredrick. The extra punch to the chest he gives a LBer in the 2nd level, or the elbow he puts on a DL. I love see that. He still struggles against the stunt a little but experience will get rid of that. If its not clear Dallas traded down for Fredrick was the right choice then youre blind to your own wants for the Dallas Cowboys. Because Fredrick is on his way to becoming one of the best Cs in the NFL while Floyd has 3 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Kinda reminds you of his College career right?
This team is moving in the right direction no matter how pessimist you want to be. No matter how much you hate Jerry Jones or in my case JG and Romo. This team is doing the right things to get to where they want to go.
Sean Lee, is the leader of this team period. Not Romo, Witten, Ware and for damn sure not their HC. But LEE. This guys could end up being the nfl's DEFMVP. He is the best tackler in the nfl, probably the best covering LBer in the NFL and is the smartest LBer in the NFL. Nobody reads a def better. What was his biggest hurdle was the injury bug. Lee is nowhere near the most athletic LBer in the NFL but that dont matter when you know your posistion and everybody elses and you study film. Add in the desire this guy has to be the best. Dat had this desire in him but i dont even think to the extent Lee has. The great thing about Lee is we still havent seen him hit his ceiling. He's still getting better and thats amazing. You see improvement in him every week.
Jason Hatcher, IDC what anybody says. Hatcher is a MUST sign this offseason. He is what makes this DL function the way it does right off the snap. Say what you want about his age, but he has limited wear on his body because early in his career Dallas didnt know if they wanted to bulk him up to play inside or play him at DE. Truth be told Parcells almost ruined a few players careers in Dallas to name a few were Gurode, Romo and Hatcher. Hatcher creates so many mismatches inside its not even fair. Teams cant single him with the Center because he goes right over him, and he has the speed to split the the gap and beat that double team. And he plays both inside spots so teams cant gameplan him at one single spot because he's on both sides. Doing different things. Then there that intimating look he has now. The attitude to go along the skill. The attitude is what is most different about him. Now he just seems to expect to beat his man. When he gets a penalty whereas before he was arguing with refs now he's yelling at himself. ACCEPTING responsibility for his penalty. He's going to cost a little but you dont let a player like him walk. Because he has something that you cant buy, and thats LEADERSHIP.
Brian Waters, This OL has gotten better and is to the point where they are protecting Romo so much that for long periods of the game he isnt getting touched. Water brings that nasty attitude thats rubbed off on Fredrick and Free. You see him yelling out the assignments along the OL. You see him pulling and pounding LBers and DBs. IMO now the problem with the running game is not the OL. Its the quality of the RB Dallas has. They dont have a RB to run inside. Or they dont have the exp and vision to see the hole. Because if you watch the OL closely you will see there are big holes to run through out there. These RBs just arent hitting them. Murray is a one cut RB and as many RBs have said this about him he runs into darkness and leaves yards on the field. Dallas needs a pounder running the ball IMO. Murray could be that guy is he wasnt made of glass. Without Waters on the OL i think we see alot of what we saw last yr. Romo having to create and then comes the INTs. There no secret why Romo hasnt thrown many picks this yr its because this OL is protecting him.
Leader in the Making, Travis Fredrick. You see alot of Waters rubbing off on Fredrick. The extra punch to the chest he gives a LBer in the 2nd level, or the elbow he puts on a DL. I love see that. He still struggles against the stunt a little but experience will get rid of that. If its not clear Dallas traded down for Fredrick was the right choice then youre blind to your own wants for the Dallas Cowboys. Because Fredrick is on his way to becoming one of the best Cs in the NFL while Floyd has 3 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Kinda reminds you of his College career right?
This team is moving in the right direction no matter how pessimist you want to be. No matter how much you hate Jerry Jones or in my case JG and Romo. This team is doing the right things to get to where they want to go.
