Cowboys rookie Lucky Whitehead set to make debut as return man

[conner01]

And yet if we would have used Lucky earlier in the season then we'd still have Lance Dunbar who was about our biggest offensive weapon, and most productive receiver, with Dez and Romo being out.

They treated lucky exactly like they did Harris
And Dunbar for that matter, he has been returning in pre season since he got here but very seldom in games

 

[dallasdave]

Let's hope we can at least force New England to punt.

True !!!

 

[Wolfpack]

I wish they'd bring in some WRs who can play the outside and not keep being in the specialty guys.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

I think it's a good time to test him. If he fumbles in this game, it probably won't have as much of an impact on whether we win or lose.

Sure it will. If we get pressure on Brady, and can get turnovers, of course it can help. But if it's us turning it over, no chance obviously.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

Everybody feelin confident?

Not that big a deal, NE won't be punting much, and the KOs Wii, be touchback!

 

[big dog cowboy]

Doubt he'll be anywhere near Dwayne Harris. But I'm hoping for the best.

And I'll be honest, I'm regretting more and more that we let him go in the offseason.

We didn't let him go.

 

[big dog cowboy]

And yet if we would have used Lucky earlier in the season then we'd still have Lance Dunbar who was about our biggest offensive weapon, and most productive receiver, with Dez and Romo being out.

Been waiting for that response. Valid point.

 

[mattjames2010]

We didn't let him go.

We certainly didn't try hard to bring him back.

 

[big dog cowboy]

We certainly didn't try hard to bring him back.

Because of the money he got offered from another team. This is the same as the Murray story. We wanted him back but weren't going to overpay just to keep him.

 

[RunDMC]

Because of the money he got offered from another team. This is the same as the Murray story. We wanted him back but weren't going to overpay just to keep him.

Right now that looks like a serious mistake.

We're left scrambling because of Dez's injury and having to rely on scrubs like Devin Street and our current stable of backs have not gotten the job done and cannot make anyone miss when the offensive line cannot perfectly execute on their blocks.

 

[mattjames2010]

Because of the money he got offered from another team. This is the same as the Murray story. We wanted him back but weren't going to overpay just to keep him.

We can't continue to keep developing these players and then just let them all go without having someone to replace them. Harris wasn't just a receiver, he was also one of the better special teamers and returners in the league (Look up his stats, outside of one year, he was always ranked highly).

We didn't do much to replace Murray and we didn't do much to replace our WR depth. Harris was with us since 2011, his experience with us would have been highly useful right now along with his return ability to shorten the field for our banged up offense.

You can say it's all hindsight, that's fine, but the fact remains that we continue to not replace players we let walk with a reliable option.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Right now that looks like a serious mistake.

It would have been a bigger mistake to overpay for him.

 

[Junglist]

He just needs to dye his dreads blue instead of red.

 

[Floatyworm]

Anyone wanna make a bet he fumbles..... then is cut?

I'll even bet he hasn't learned to carry the ball in the right hand yet (away from the defender)......which- I'm not sure who is to blame...the coaches that let him get away w/ it or him..for not knowing better

 

[RunDMC]

It would have been a bigger mistake to overpay for him.

It's one thing to allow a guy to leave, but you better have competent replacements and so far Dallas doesn't. Randle can't make anyone miss unless he gets to the second level and McFadden just looks so slow right now. No burst, no explosion, maybe age and atricion has caught up because right now he doesn't look anymore explosive than DeMarco.

 

[Junglist]

Anyone wanna make a bet he fumbles..... then is cut?

I'll even bet he hasn't learned to carry the ball in the right hand yet (away from the defender)......which- I'm not sure who is to blame...the coaches that let him get away w/ it or him..for not knowing better

I bet he does. We haven't had a return guy as an actual threat in ages.

 

[dupree89]

I think it's a good time to test him. If he fumbles in this game, it probably won't have as much of an impact on whether we win or lose.

I agree with your way of thinking. In a game that I expect to be something like Pats 48 Boys 13......There will be a lot more going wrong than just a rookie free agent putting the ball on the ground. Lets see what he can do.

 

[DogFace]

I think he's ready and has a decent game.

 

[Craig]

This is a game in which you have no choice but to gamble. If the cowboys play to make no mistakes, this game will be a blowout. Theyre going to need to take chances and have all of them work out to be in this game.

 

[Craig]

It's one thing to allow a guy to leave, but you better have competent replacements and so far Dallas doesn't. Randle can't make anyone miss unless he gets to the second level and McFadden just looks so slow right now. No burst, no explosion, maybe age and atricion has caught up because right now he doesn't look anymore explosive than DeMarco.

Someone hasnt been watching demarco.