Hunter Luepke being squeezed to keep FOUR TE's

[quickccc]

Where are you hearing this, no way they cut Luepke in favor of McKeon.

Countdown to cut down and reality sets in ... ... tick ...tick ...tick ..tick ...

 

[T-RO]

It wasn't his fault that he saw little to no action the first two (2) games....

Guess what. If Leupke had shown more in scrimmages and practices the coaches would have played him more in preseason games 1 & 2

Hunter is the mother pet cat of the decade around here. Reality is going to hit:
Dallas won't put him on their 53 and no other team will either.

Book it. Lock it down. Put it in 5 inch headlines. You all are fixated on something that isn't there.

But hey, there's a good chance he makes the practice squad.

 

[AsthmaField]

I’m just not seeing it with Leupke. He didn’t do much to impress, IMO, and I can’t see the team keeping on on the 53.

He seems like a practice squad type of guy to me.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Can someone PLEASE tell me why you would risk losing a contributing Swiss Army Knife in favor of a FOURTH TE (Sean McKeon) who will NEVER see the field??? This is such flawed logic!!!

Mckeon is a bubble player in his contract year behind 3 TEs with 3+ years left on their contracts.

Luepke has 4 years on his contract and brings something different to the table.

They don't keep Luepke if they just don't think he's that good and doesn't have a future in the league.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Can someone PLEASE tell me why you would risk losing a contributing Swiss Army Knife in favor of a FOURTH TE (Sean McKeon) who will NEVER see the field??? This is such flawed logic!!!

If so, it is 1 wasted roster for McKeon and 1 wasted roster spot for Lance.
Tha is devastating to any team. Roster spots should be sacred.

 

[Rayman70]

I think Luepke stays. He brings more versatility to the table. The 3 QBs throws a wrench in the plans a little. Should be interesting.

hes just a great football player. U never wanna cut a guy like him. Need guys like that in the locker room.

 

[Big_D]

hes just a great football player. U never wanna cut a guy like him. Need guys like that in the locker room.

Agreed.

 

[_sturt_]

It wasn't his fault that he saw little to no action the first two (2) games

How do you figure? Preseason game time is earned in training camp practice as far as I've ever been aware.

 

[glimmerman]

I think Luepke will be a star. But who do we lose. I am a Hendershot fan also.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

He counts much more than anyone here. Fish spends a lot of time at the Star and does talk to coaches, FO (both on the record and off)

Yeah, he was all over the Lance trade.

 

[charron]

When they really need a short yardage 1st down, Luepke would be my 1st choice.
When they need good pass protection for Dak, Luepke is a good choice.
I like Dowdle, but I think I like Luepke better.
Hunter is a good receiver and he's a power runner.

And that's ok but I think the coaches like others more. I also think none of them are a true power back so they better draw up good plays to get whomever the short yards.

 

[beware_d-ware]

A 4th TE is basically a pure special teamer, and in today's league, a FB is too. It'll come down to whoever.

I remember Mike McDaniel saying last year, that he wanted to run FB packages essentially as an IQ check for defenses. There are so few lead-blocker plays now that defenses don't even prepare for them, and it throws off their normal gapping rules. See if you can get a guy to guess wrong on his run fit.

 

[Cowboys5217]

I’m just not seeing it with Leupke. He didn’t do much to impress, IMO, and I can’t see the team keeping on on the 53.

He seems like a practice squad type of guy to me.

What would he have needed to do to impress you?

He graded high in all areas of FB. He did not fumble. He did not get called for a penalty. He turned a routine pass in the flats into a big play TD. He picked up a 4th and 1. He picked up rushers in pass blocking.

What more did you need to see? 250 yards rushing?

 

[Rayman70]

cut Ball and edoga. THEN we can stash Hunter L . I think we need 2 carry at least 4 backs. I wanna cut McKean as well.

 

[OmerV]

Can someone PLEASE tell me why you would risk losing a contributing Swiss Army Knife in favor of a FOURTH TE (Sean McKeon) who will NEVER see the field??? This is such flawed logic!!!

I'm not at all convinced the Cowboys are planning to keep McKeon on the 53

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Because swiss army knives aren't valuable in the NFL.

 

[Mannix]

WoW....I didn't know all this about Luepke....if you can fight through Fish, there is some awesome info on him. BTW...don't call him a Fullback!!!

 

[Risen Star]

In your faces.

 

[John813]

Jerry Jones saw this thread and changed his mind.
Way to go OP.

 

[CowboyStar88]

This thread was funny.