Jalen Tolbert speaks

[RoboQB]

Helmet Hair would've cut him and left him in GB.
Then again, ol' Jimmy never would've drafted him.
At the very least, he'd know how to line up.

(Yes, I will beat that dead horse.)

 

[Rockport]

He really shouldn't talk. That's how bad he was. Extremely bad. So disappointing for a costly 3rd round pick. Showed he had no business being drafted that high. He has so much work to do to prove he even belongs on the team. Last thing he needs to be doing right now is talking.

They have media obligations written into their contracts.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He will likely be selling insurance in a couple of years.

I'll take that bet.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

He should have been given one position to learn and played a ton in the preseason but that didn't happen.

Bingo!!!!! Playing college is one thing, playing in NFL preseason games is a different ball game, and playing NFL regular season at a high level is a different monster altogether. This is how far we expected this kid to raise his game from a 3rd round pick.

 

[GMO415]

Keep an eye on this kid.........

 

[tunahelper]

I'll take that bet.

Not a bet an observation.

 

[Zekeats]

I’m so amazed a kid from South Alabama didn’t just dominate out of the gate.

If the team expected him to even be somewhat productive it was peak naïveté.

Such a homer. Why did they take him in the 3rd round then?

 

[gimmesix]

I’m so amazed a kid from South Alabama didn’t just dominate out of the gate.

If the team expected him to even be somewhat productive it was peak naïveté.

He was a victim of us putting him in a position where he needed to succeed this year. We knew Gallup was going to likely not be able to start the season and all we added veteranwise was James Washington, a player who hadn't proved that he could even be a third receiver. That put pressure on Tolbert to be one of our top three receivers right away. When he couldn't, it put pressure on a UDFA (Dennis Houston) to do it. Dallas' poor planning at the position wasn't fair to either of them.

Fortunately, both this year should have the opportunity to work their way into the fourth or fifth positions (along with Fehoko) and start showing if they have what it takes to earn a larger role. That's how it should have been last year.

 

[Rayman70]

He was good for a decade, like really good. That one hurt me for awhile.

same here

 

[Rayman70]

Jimmy Smith didn't play much for us because he was seriously injured two years straight.

yes but then we traded him. It was a numbers game

 

[Joe Realist]

Instant success and impact can't always happen. Some need more time to learn and grow. Keep working Jalen. in 3 years, Cowboys may have best Jalen in the East.

 

[john van brocklin]

Keep an eye on this kid.........
A break out season would be sweet!

A break out season would be sweet

 

[Portnoy1]

He's following the Dak PR playbook to a T.

Which upsets me even more

 

[Reid1boys]

I honestly dont give one damn about the words that come out of his mouth. Talk is cheap....... just think about all the talk we hear from Dak every time he loses a game with his picks. He says the same stuff over and over, yet nothing seems to change.

 

[817Gill]

Stole the words straight from my mouth….

Very well put and intelligent response.

Thank you!

 

[CWR]

Which upsets me even more

What would be an acceptable answer on Tolberts part? How should he account for last season when questioned?

 

[darthseinfeld]

Offseason puff and fluff isnt going to give me hope that a guy who couldn't beat out rookie UDFA Dennis Houston is going to become a productive pro. My assumption is that sometime between cut day 2023 and cut day 2024 Tolbert wont be a Cowboy

 

[Davidlee1973]

He has a future In xfl maybe.

 

[MikeT22]

Horrific rookie year then hang out with Prescott in the offseason.

Jalen Tolbert

Next thing you know he will have an ankle sleeve tattoo

 

[zrinkill]

Kid got hurt early camp and never got over it ......I think he will impress this year