For those who doubt Bledsoe:

[parchy]

I only want to see Bledsoe do 2 things. Don't force throws and don't throw more interceptions than touchdowns.

 

[Bizwah]

For the season.... I would consider him a success if he's able to throw for 3500 yds. 28 TDs w/15 ints and QB rating 88 or higher. Pretty reasonable expectation imo.

You do realize that this would be one of the best seasons by a Cowboy QB ever?

I would be happy with 3200 yards, 20 TDs, and 12 or fewer INTs.

I want to see a CONFIDENT QB in the pocket this season. I think Vinny T had it at times last year, but we haven't had a calm, cool QB that took command of the huddle since our third game in 1999.

I want DB to make the right hot reads in blitzes, and make teams pay.

I think we'll struggle mightily against SD......I think a good game for Bledsoe would be 17-24 for 220 yards and a TD....no INTs....I think the fewer times he has to throw, the better he'll be.....that's because JJ will be controlling the game.

 

[adbutcher]

I only want to see Bledsoe do 2 things. Don't force throws and don't throw more interceptions than touchdowns.

 

[Hostile]

I am a teleological guy Hos.
I expect forum arguments to be towards some aim beyond getting carpal tunnel.

Part of bringing value to this board or any other is being mature enough to see logical arguments made by other people and accept them as being such. Yet far too often we see people wed to pure opinion based on a subjective take. In those instances discussion is useless.

Anyone on this board who hasn't been wrong and admitted it really needs a reality check.

I am fairly certain Drew Bledsoe will have the best year in a long while by a Dallas QB. I am also fairly certain plenty of folks will argue til their green in the face that they were never wrong about Drew at all.

Ah, therein lies the rub, the proverbial conundrum as it were. You see JT what you have outlined in that first sentence is problematic. It cannot be quantified in any way, shape, or form so that it will ever come to this "aim" you speak of. So in other words, what you are basically saying is that you want acclimation for your ideas or the point of discussion is useless. Please don't deny it JT. Look at it closely.

What defines the "aim" so perfectly that all can agree that this indeed is the "aim?" You see it is quite possible (in fact probable) that you and I will not agree on the "aim" any more than we agree on the sides we debate. It is the equivalent of 2 steps forward, 2 steps back.

On a message board to stringently define an "aim" to every thread, topic, or discussion and to attempt to steer those discussions within that "aim" and nowhere else is simply not plausible. Imagine that forum for just a minute.

"Today the topic of discussion is 'what do you expect out of Peerless Price this year?' Here are the goals of this discusson. Here is how you get there. Have fun."

See, I call that brainwashing. I much prefer open debate.

Your mind is made up on how Bledsoe will do. That works for you. Why do you insist it has to work for everyone else because it works for you? See, I don't get that.

Let's say just for giggles that this thread accomplished the "aim." Everyone here agrees on what we expect out of Bledsoe. Fine, what next? For every new member that joins the site and asks a question on Bledsoe do we give them the link to this thread? Do I force them to read this thread before I activate their accounts?

Sounds awfully robotic and emotionless from where I sit JT. Rather vanilla as I like to say. If it's all the same to you, I think I'll pass on coming to some forordained "aim" to all topics.

The debates may be pointless to you, but to others it might be a reminder that difference of opinion is fun and even a bit exciting. I've been handed my head more than a few times in debates on this forum. I've also handed some folks their head a few times. If the "aim" you have from the outset is to define the debate and therefore steer the outcome to your opinion it was the epitome of preparation for carpel tunnel. You spun your wheels.

There is no way on this earth that the fanbase of any football team on any forum is going to be 100% in accord with each other. To that I would just like to say "thank heavens." The day every person is of the same mind and thought is the day I am no longer interested in reading what someone else has to say. Why bother? I could just as easily say it myself.

In other words, the value of this board (at least to me) lies in the fact that not everyone here agrees with me and occasionally someone will tell me I'm wrong and set out to prove it. I relish days when someone does that. It isn't a challenge of my manhood. It's an invitation to the ball. Let's party.

See, we can't even agree on "value." How do you think we'll ever agree on "aim?" Much less "acceptable expectations?" I just don't see how that is valuable at all. If the goal is avoid carpel tunnell it seems like a strange way to achieve it.

C'est la vie. Enjoy.

:wink2:

 

[Crown Royal]

I won't be able to answer this until after the season. As far as stats are concerned, I want to see one thing - more TDs than INTs. We haven't had that in half a decade.

All I care about otherwise is consistency. We all know Bledsoe will have good games - he always does. He'll have a 300 yard passing day here, a 2-3 TD day here. I am more worried - will he have 5-6 123 yard passing days with 2 INTs. Bledsoe can be awfully streaky game to game. Looking brilliant 2 games and sloppy the next isn't good enough for me. He doesn't have to be lights out all the time, but don't lose us 5-6 games on your own arm.

Whereas a QB can take a game over and win it, he can also lose it for you. Bledsoe has shown the ability to do both, usually the latter in the most inopportune time.

What was it they said about him in Buffallo? Just good enough to break your heart? If he can prove to me after the season that that isn't true, he'll have won me over. In the meantime, I defer until then.

 

[Danny White]

I'd like to see the Cowboys make the playoffs and Drew make the Pro Bowl.

To do that, I think he'll have to pass for 250+ yards and 2 TDs a game, and throw no more than 1 INT per game... so those are the numbers I'd like to see from him in week 1.

I'm not a Drew-doubter, so I don't know if I should be responding to this thread... but that's what I'm looking for.

Year end, I hope he has around 4000 yards passing, 30 TDs, less than 15 picks, and at least 10 wins.

I think that would earn him a spot in the Pro Bowl fairly easily.

 

[Mike 1967]

My questions is what would it take from him to make you happy?
Talk to me about game 1 numbers and then season if you wish.

One of my greatest frustrations with message board culture is the fact so often people refuse to change their mind about anything, anytime. I'd like to know what Drew needs to do performance wise?

Will a 2 TD 220 yard passing day on Sunday with 86 QB rating do the job?
Does no INTs, 1 TD and 200 yards sound good to you?

I would really just like to hear some tangible goals set for him.

For what it is worth I changed my opinion on the guy.

I was slamming him after the Cards game.

I am now on his bandwagon after the last 3 games.

I said I would base my opinion off of what I saw. And IMO what I saw over the last 3 games was very promising.