Hamlin: 'Yeah, Romo needs to be more vocal...'

[McCordsville Cowboy]

Instead of passing judgment on Tony's leadership qualities on national radio, Hamlin needs to worry about his own underwhelming play.

Or just continue to point out the obvious much to the fans dismay.

 

[Four]

I think dc would be best served leaving the blog schtick for his blog and not twisting crap here to suit his agenda.

he didn't used to be like that, and I used to love his posts.

Even if I like the videos he posts now 9 times out of 10 he puts some BS opinion of his in the title or commentary which boils down to trying to stoke a fire.

What's wrong with letting people have their own opinions and not trying to turn everything into something it isn't?

It's bad enough we have ESPN and NFLN doing that crap to the team, why do we need so called fans doing it to just to trump themselves up?

And criticism is almost always intended to make us better, it's not an insult, just opinions, and some of the best ways I have improved myself is by dropping the guard and listening to how others perceive me.

I dig the videos, I really do, I could do without the attempted ESPN headlines.

 

[Khartun]

Hated the ending...

lmao

:laugh1:

 

[casmith07]

You guys keep killing Hamlin, saying he was "horrible" last year, but seriously look at his help back there:

Roy Williams, Keith Davis, Patrick Watkins, Courtney Brown

Call him horrible if you want, but having been a safety in my heyday it's INCREDIBLY difficult to cover 3 to 5 to possibly 6 receivers counting TEs and RBs in a spread offense BY YOURSELF. And DO NOT tell me any of those other safeties that played back there could cover a statue.

and dcfanatic - please get some direct-feed videos...the audio is brutal.

 

[Big D]

It'd be nice if the chef didn't curl up into a ball and thumb-suck whenever somebody suggests something is too salty, though.

:laugh2:

 

[Alexander]

hamlin needs to shut up and worry about playing better this year. the dude was horrible last year.

He also was covering for a substandard strong safety for the entire season.

I'll give him the mulligan for that.

 

[Idgit]

Passive aggressive.

Weak.

Either I'm all with you, or I'm all against you? Believe me, I have no problems being aggressive/aggressive if I think that's what's warranted. I just happen to think you do a good job, *and* are uber-sensitive to criticism. So, you get a carrot *and* a stick.

 

[zrinkill]

Hamlin: 'Yeah, Romo needs to be more vocal...'

Zrinkill : 'Yeah, Hamlin needs to shut is stupid piehole...'

 

[superpunk]

Ken Hamlin is a free safety for the Dallas Cowboys.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I'm a Hamlin fan. For years people wanted us to get meaner and have more attitude on defense, and he brings that.

And Rome gets bashed a lot -- and I see why -- but that was a good interview. He got right to the point and asked a lot of important questions.

I don't know where you've seen this attitude from Hamlin since we signed him

I'll be the 1st one to admit that he played like a maniac when he 1st came into the league, but I think someone left that attitude on a club parking lot

 

[Hoofbite]

You guys keep killing Hamlin, saying he was "horrible" last year, but seriously look at his help back there:

Roy Williams, Keith Davis, Patrick Watkins, Courtney Brown

Call him horrible if you want, but having been a safety in my heyday it's INCREDIBLY difficult to cover 3 to 5 to possibly 6 receivers counting TEs and RBs in a spread offense BY YOURSELF. And DO NOT tell me any of those other safeties that played back there could cover a statue.

and dcfanatic - please get some direct-feed videos...the audio is brutal.

Speaking of Roy, that excuse didn't work for him so I don't see why it will work for Hamlin. Roy had FAR, FAR less talent to help him after Woody left. That isn't even debatable. Hamlin has more than enough help back there. He shouldn't need a beast at every position around him in order for him to play well. He got paid and got lazy.

He also was covering for a substandard strong safety for the entire season.

I'll give him the mulligan for that.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

He also was covering for a substandard strong safety for the entire season.

I'll give him the mulligan for that.

how was he "covering for a substandard strong safety"?

the safeties don't support themselves, the only help given is the FS giving over-the-top help to one of the CBs

Hamlin's job was to patrol the deep secondary to limit the big plays, that had nothing to do with who the SS was

the simple fact is Hamlin is slow, took poor angles and his tackling became atrocious

 

[Alexander]

the simple fact is Hamlin is slow, took poor angles and his tackling became atrocious

It may be an excuse, but he's stated several times the situation at strong safety kept him from doing the same things he was able to do for much of 2008 and his responsibilities changed. For all we know, he might have suffered along with the CBs under Campo as opposed to the scheme that Bowles employed. The entire secondary was horrible at producing turnovers.

I am not completely dismissing what he did last year, I am acknowledging there could be reasons why his performance dipped beyond the "he's slow, can't tackle, he sucks now" mantra I keep seeing. A year ago, he was a savior.

 

[xWraithx]

Zrinkill : 'Yeah, Hamlin needs to shut is stupid piehole...'

to you, and a few others who apparently didn't watch the video or read the thread: lol.

 

[GoBoys41]

Hamlin's job was to patrol the deep secondary to limit the big plays, that had nothing to do with who the SS was

If that's all his job was, then considering Dallas was 5th in least amount of 20+ yard passes allowed and 13th in 40+ yard passes allowed, why does everyone believe he had a poor year?

And without even researching, I can name 4 of those 7 40+ yarders we allowed that had nothing to do with Hamlin (Keith Davis getting burned by Vernon Davis, Santana Moss's 50 yarder against Newman, DeSean Jackson's 60 yard gain in Roy's/Pac Man's zone, Donnie Avery blowing right past Henry and Roy without any resistance).

His tackling was down, but people bury Hamlin much more than he deserves to be. He didn't play that poorly. His defense was #5 against the pass and one of the better defenses in the league at limiting the big play.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

Appreciate the videos DC. Keep em coming!

 

[casmith07]

Speaking of Roy, that excuse didn't work for him so I don't see why it will work for Hamlin. Roy had FAR, FAR less talent to help him after Woody left. That isn't even debatable. Hamlin has more than enough help back there. He shouldn't need a beast at every position around him in order for him to play well. He got paid and got lazy.

I'm not saying you need a beast. I'm saying you need someone that's not out of position on 10 out of 10 plays.

 

[casmith07]

If that's all his job was, then considering Dallas was 5th in least amount of 20+ yard passes allowed and 13th in 40+ yard passes allowed, why does everyone believe he had a poor year?

And without even researching, I can name 4 of those 7 40+ yarders we allowed that had nothing to do with Hamlin (Keith Davis getting burned by Vernon Davis, Santana Moss's 50 yarder against Newman, DeSean Jackson's 60 yard gain in Roy's/Pac Man's zone, Donnie Avery blowing right past Henry and Roy without any resistance).

His tackling was down, but people bury Hamlin much more than he deserves to be. He didn't play that poorly. His defense was #5 against the pass and one of the better defenses in the league at limiting the big play.

:bravo:

 

[dcfanatic]

When I interact with folks like dcfanatic, it makes me wish I took more psych classes in college. Truly fascinating stuff.

It appears you post the multimedia to get the "thanks". And so when you get anything other than a "thanks", you feel that you're being wronged instead of appreciated.The operative word was "more". You falsely included "more" in your title, which implies that Hamlin believes that Romo currently isn't as vocal as he needs to be.

Watch the clip again and tell me if Hamlin is meaning to imply that Romo is not currently as vocal as he needs to be.

The question from Rome was something along the lines of, "Does the QB have to be a vocal leader?"

To which Hamlin replied that the QB DOES have to be a vocal leader. But he never implied that that's not what Romo currently is.

It was a minor, contructive piece of criticism. Which you couldn't handle.

The only "whiner" in this thread is you. The only one who's been "petty" is you.

You were either criticized too much as a kid, or not enough... because you clearly can't handle any semblance of criticism in your adult life.

Man, I wish I had taken more psych classes...

Thanks Dr. Phil.

And Hamlin is talking about Romo changing is ways this season and being MORE vocal in the OTA's and Minicamps.

You couldn't be any more dense.

And I post the stuff to get a 'thanks', lol. I post them so my fellow Cowboys fans can check the stuff out.

Here's a lesson for you.

For every 'Nav22' who whines there are 10 other members who just watched the video, were fulfilled in seeing it and moved on with their day without a thank you or a complaint.

That's who I post the video for.

You are a minority.

 

[dcfanatic]

Nailing yourself up on the cross again I see. You were the one that brought up Stewart and Stewart wasn't even discussed on the interview. Quite frankly if you think that posting the TV/radio stuff entitles you to not have your opinions argued then I think you should just go away as you are 'threatening' to do.

Forrest chimes in, lol.

Wade was the focus of my point. You would think with you being the smartest man on the planet you would have understood that.