Cowboys sending wrong message with Jenkins/Scandrick battle

[jterrell]

Ok back in the Jimmy days, do you think Jenkins would be starting ahead of Scandrick as the #2 CB? HECK no! Jimmy always sent the right messages to his players. One of those messages were that if you were simply better than someone at your position, you would play and start! Everyone on this board knows that Scandrick is a better player than Jenkins at this point in their careers. But why is Jenkins going to start again? Oh yeah, because we have no leadership and authority at the head coaching position and the GM/owner is most likely pushing for Jenkins to start because he was a "1st round pick." Ahh I miss the old days!!

ROFL!

I love posts with absolutes that are absolutely wrong.

Scandrick was heads and shoulders above Jenkins LAST year through about week 10. As Scandrick started being asked to man cover slot guys and some other he things he fell off a bit. OR he just hit the rookie wall. Jenkins started awfully and slowly ramped up. By the end of the year he was nearly unbeatable in man coverage.

I've said all along Jenkins would start but it is because Jenkins the better cover guy. He can turn and run with anyone and his quickness in and out moves is truly impressive. He has along way to go but he is the one with the potential to purpass Newman not Scandrick.

Both of these guys are good and both of these guys will play.

And I wish people would shut up with the Jimmy nonsense. Jimmy catered to high picks as much as any coach. He started guys like Russell Maryland over better players but used a rotation to keep all those guys playing.

 

[tomson75]

All I'm asking is for this coaching staff to grow a pair and start the BETTER PLAYER, whoever that may be. I have serious doubts about this coaching staff with getting the BEST players on the field to give you the best opportunity to win ballgames.

No, that's not all you're asking. You're asking them to start Scandrick. Perhaps they have a better sense of who the better player is.....you know, because they've actually seen them in the last 6 months. I'm pretty sure they want to win football games more than they want to feel justified in their drafting prowess.

....but I'm sure you could voice your concerns on the DMN blog about the coaching staff "growing a pair"....they love that stuff.

 

[UnoDallas]

what a thing to upset with at least we got two young an good DB 's

 

[adamknite]

All I'm asking is for this coaching staff to grow a pair and start the BETTER PLAYER, whoever that may be. I have serious doubts about this coaching staff with getting the BEST players on the field to give you the best opportunity to win ballgames.

I guarantee you regardless of who's better, Wade will start Jenkins because of pressure from Jerry

So if Wade and his staff think Jenkins is the better player, what you're saying is you'll refuse to believe it and just blame it on Jerry pressuring Wade?

 

[jterrell]

I guarantee you regardless of who's better, Wade will start Jenkins because of pressure from Jerry

I guarantee you not a single thing you say in this thread is anything close to a fact.

You took 3 or 4 opinions and strung them together to make a thread. Good job....

 

[tomson75]

So if Wade his staff think Jenkins is the better player, what you're saying is you'll refuse to believe it and just blame it on Jerry pressuring Wade?

Pretty much.

 

[5Stars]

I guarantee you regardless of who's better, Wade will start Jenkins because of pressure from Jerry

:laugh2: :laugh2: You do that!!

 

[ethiostar]

why do you think scandrick is better?

seems about a push, and with that you start the first round guy.

Not to mention scandrick is a natural in the slot coverage role. That's harder to find than people realize.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

To me it's not even about who's starting or not. The fact is either Jenkins and Scandrick will both play about 85% of the snaps. Teams are constantly going three wide and Scandrick is a beast in the slot because of his quickness. Jenkins is a better press corner on the outside. Newman can play either slot or outside which makes him an elite corner. It's really just that simple.

 

[Aikbach]

They've got July and August to sort it out.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Dumb thread.

 

[casmith07]

Dumb thread.

Quoted for truth.

 

[sonnyboy]

No, that's not all you're asking. You're asking them to start Scandrick. Perhaps they have a better sense of who the better player is.....you know, because they've actually seen them in the last 6 months. I'm pretty sure they want to win football games more than they want to feel justified in their drafting prowess.

....but I'm sure you could voice your concerns on the DMN blog about the coaching staff "growing a pair"....they love that stuff.

Why do you want to go and do this?
Can't you see the man very much enjoys a good conspiracy theory?
Why do you want to go and inject common sense in an attempt to blow it up?

 

[Big Dakota]

I'm leery of Wade as a head man but i also have enough respect for his 40 years in the game to trust he wouldn't allow Jerry to name a starter. I just don't think it goes down that way with Jerry.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

It could be that Scandrick's abilities are better suited to be the slot corner than the starting corner. Some players play better as a starter, which may be the case for Jenkins. Some players play better not as the starter but as a role player, which may be Scandrick.. not ever pitcher is suited to be a starter and not every starting pitcher can come out of the bull pen.. every team has role players and there is nothing wrong with being one.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Scandrick is a better player than Jenkins at this point in their careers.

Oh really?

 

[Texan_Eph89]

I think Scandrick is better because he was playing the hardest position in the secondary last year as a ROOKIE and played it better than Newman. Jenkins I like, it's just that he isn't a playmaker, just steady. I believe with Scandrick as a starter in the base defense, the kid will be a playmaker.

Jenkins is a playmaker, just watch. The only negative he had last year was that missed tackle on Ward. He had a pick as well.
The kid has a good eye for the ball.
Scandrick is good, but Orlando has the slot down, if it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

[Hoofbite]

Oh really?

Yes, really.

Jenkins is gonna start, not because hes a 1st round pick but as other have mentioned Scandrick is a slot-fiend right now.

Just because a guy is 1st rounder doesn't mean hes locked into a starting spot. Right Bobby? Right Spencer?

 

[dbair1967]

Ok back in the Jimmy days, do you think Jenkins would be starting ahead of Scandrick as the #2 CB? HECK no! Jimmy always sent the right messages to his players. One of those messages were that if you were simply better than someone at your position, you would play and start! Everyone on this board knows that Scandrick is a better player than Jenkins at this point in their careers. But why is Jenkins going to start again? Oh yeah, because we have no leadership and authority at the head coaching position and the GM/owner is most likely pushing for Jenkins to start because he was a "1st round pick." Ahh I miss the old days!!

 

[dbair1967]

Dumb thread.

I second that