FWST Blog: Stanback needs big game/Practice Time/QB Play

[Doomsday]

Even if Stanback has a great game, I still think they should keep Ogletree over him. He hasnt done much all of camp, is one outing really going to make up for that?

 

[TD-33]

Easy to see why Stanback may not make the team and why some may be happy for it but I don't get why some of you have all this hate or animosity for the guy. It's not like he's "free-loading" his way through or lazy.
Too bad some of you 'warriors' can't get out there to field a kickoff on MNF. That would fun to watch! :laugh2:

 

[dbair1967]

He's not even a good WR. I'll never understand all the Matt Jones love.

me either...the guys been a scrub since the day he set foot in the NFL...yet a bunch of boneheads think the guy is Jerry Rice or something.

 

[dbair1967]

Even if Stanback has a great game, I still think they should keep Ogletree over him. He hasnt done much all of camp, is one outing really going to make up for that?

Ogletree is on the team...Stanback could have 10 catches for 200 yds and 2 tds, and nothing is going to change that

Stanback might somehow stick on the roster, but it would be as the 6th WR and he'd basically be inactive every game barring injuries.

That said, I dont think he's making the team because I doubt they keep 6 WR's.

 

[dbair1967]

Romo not playing at all?

Would be nice to see at least series. Couple throws at least.

No real reason to risk it. Romo's been sharp all preseason and TC. If he was "off" or struggling, I could see the argument for it. But he hasnt been.

There's a large handful of guys I dont want to see play Friday for us, and he is definitely on that list.

 

[Stash]

me either...the guys been a scrub since the day he set foot in the NFL...yet a bunch of boneheads think the guy is Jerry Rice or something.

And yet, here you are, obsessing over every mention of the guy's name...



An inordinate amount of attention for such a trivial 'scrub' player.

 

[dbair1967]

white and fast.

I think people need to give up on this "fast" argument. He isnt fast on the football field. He might have ran a fluke 40 time once with shorts and a tee shirt on, but on the football field with pads on, he is not "fast"

He doesnt run away from anybody...he doesnt get alot (if any) separation, and he doesnt make any big plays.

 

[dbair1967]

And yet, here you are, obsessing over every mention of the guy's name...



An inordinate amount of attention for such a trivial 'scrub' player.

And thats different than your 6000 posts about how good he is how exactly? (Even though nobody has signed him for months)

 

[Stash]

And thats different than your 6000 posts about how good he is how exactly? (Even though nobody has signed him for months)

Simple.

If he's as 'bad' as you say - and he isn't - why do you care so much whenever his name is mentioned?

I'm interested because I think he's a good player or at least has the potential to be one.

I'm not sure I understand your obsession.

 

[dbair1967]

Simple.

If he's as 'bad' as you say - and he isn't - why do you care so much whenever his name is mentioned?

I'm interested because I think he's a good player or at least has the potential to be one.

I'm not sure I understand your obsession.

I guess I'm opinionated about him because he's been lousy in the NFL, and I see no reason to support bringing him here.

Just because he caught a bunch of short passes last yr doesnt make him a "good" WR. It just means he was thrown to alot. He did very little with all those catches (and the one's he had in previous yrs).

Then there's the baggage. Drug head, poor work ethic, supposedly dumb as a box of rocks etc etc.

 

[Stash]

I guess I'm opinionated about him because he's been lousy in the NFL, and I see no reason to support bringing him here.

Just because he caught a bunch of short passes last yr doesnt make him a "good" WR. It just means he was thrown to alot. He did very little with all those catches (and the one's he had in previous yrs).

Then there's the baggage. Drug head, poor work ethic, supposedly dumb as a box of rocks etc etc.

Your 'info' is as dated as it is inaccurate.

Arrested once with drugs = 'drug head' - in your book.

Poor work ethic? Yeah, until his wake-up call last season.

'Dumb as a box of rocks' must be an original of yours.

I've never seen anyone who knows what they're talking about say that.

You'll even try to discount the fact that he caught almost as many passes as the Cowboys' entire receiving corps as somehow a 'negative', that's beyond reaching.

He's not signing in Dallas, don't get worked up about it.

We'll just see what he does in Tennessee and talk about it then.

If he sucks, you can tell me all about it.

 

[DBOY3141]

I'm not a Jones supporter but Jones >>>>>>>>>>>>Austin. We keep wanting to give guys like Austin and Stanback chance after chance yet they have proved nothing. Austin's had 1 good game in his career and what happens he gets hurt, like he always does. Stanback, please he has more injuries than catches. At the end of the day Jones has proven he can play in this league. Austin/Stanback have not. They are nothing but Jerry Jones pet cats.

I keep hearing folks say they don't want him because he got busted for coke. Are you the same people that cheered Irvin? What if Witten got busted, would you want him kicked off the team?

I don't want Jones because of the drugs. I don't believe in adults that make that mistake. If Witten, Ware, Romo got busted for any illegal drug I would want them gone. 1 strike in my book when it comes to drugs.

 

[RS12]

I think Jerry is interested. When they say monitering the situation I think they want to how low of a risk contract can they get him to sign, based on what others are willing to offer. Alot of people here have their head in the sand when it comes to Austin and Hurd durability, and Ogletree never plaid a down in a meaningful game.

 

[dmq]

Any interest in Jones would be if we had a receiver or 2 go down. Anything else would make me question Jerry's sanity, which I do from time to time.

 

[dbair1967]

You'll even try to discount the fact that he caught almost as many passes as the Cowboys' entire receiving corps as somehow a 'negative', that's beyond reaching.

I dont have to discount it, but I am not impressed with it either. The fact is he caught alot of short passes there for them, he got the PT because the rest of their WR's were so bad. SOMEBODY is gonna catch passes on any team. SOMEBODY will catch alot of thm if 1) the team has nobody else and 2) you throw enough times to the same guy.

They overdrafted him to start with, then spent the next several seasons trying to replace him as soon as they could. It took them almost no time to discover he had all sorts of issues.

I just dont see where he upgrades anything here. He isnt better than Roy Williams or Patrick Crayton. He is not as fast on the football field as Miles Austin. He doesnt work as hard as Sam Hurd. He doesnt have the upside Ogletree has. He's a tall guy who has build up speed, that never runs away from anyone. Despite this great "speed" many keep harping on, he caught 60-something passes last yr and his longest play was only 35 yds. The longest play in his carrer is 49 yds. He averaged less than 12.0 yds per catch. A number of TE's average more yds per catch than that. (Including both guys we had last yr)

 

[Stash]

I dont have to discount it, but I am not impressed with it either. The fact is he caught alot of short passes there for them, he got the PT because the rest of their WR's were so bad. SOMEBODY is gonna catch passes on any team. SOMEBODY will catch alot of thm if 1) the team has nobody else and 2) you throw enough times to the same guy.

They overdrafted him to start with, then spent the next several seasons trying to replace him as soon as they could. It took them almost no time to discover he had all sorts of issues.

I just dont see where he upgrades anything here. He isnt better than Roy Williams or Patrick Crayton. He is not as fast on the football field as Miles Austin. He doesnt work as hard as Sam Hurd. He doesnt have the upside Ogletree has. He's a tall guy who has build up speed, that never runs away from anyone. Despite this great "speed" many keep harping on, he caught 60-something passes last yr and his longest play was only 35 yds. The longest play in his carrer is 49 yds. He averaged less than 12.0 yds per catch. A number of TE's average more yds per catch than that. (Including both guys we had last yr)

Doesn't the lousy offense he played in factor in at all?

How often does that team go downfield?

They're an archaic, three yards and a cloud of dust offense.

And what receiver has flourished since Del Rio's been there?

Not to mention a guy who hadn't played the position and needed solid coaching?

Jones was a lazy, unmotivated player with a sense of entitlement who got by strictly on athleticism.

Then he got arrested and realized that he was throwing it all away.

And he actually worked at it.

And he had his best season as a pro.

I agree with you that I wouldn't expect the Cowboys to sign him.

They have 5 good candidates who are currently healthy (for the most part) and know the system.

No reason to bring in Jones at this point.

And they won't.

 

[casmith07]

He could be our Wes Welker!1!

Just because he's white!!?1 That's racistism!!1!!

 

[cowboys#1]

bye bye stanback

 

[NextGenBoys]

QB play
Tony Romo is not expected to play Friday night against Minnesota. That means Jon Kitna will start and fourth-stringer Rudy Carpenter will finish. Carpenter, an undrafted free agent from Arizona State, said he expects to play close to three quarters. Carpenter's only snap this preseason was a kneel-down at the end of the Tennessee game.

"I'm just so happy I'm going to get a chance to play, and play a lot, on Friday," said Carpenter, who started 43 consecutive games at Arizona State.

-- Charean Williams



Posted at 03:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Carpenter is auditioning for another team come Friday.