Jaylon Big Daddy Smith say be afraid. Be very afraid

[Ring Leader]

Reminds me of all the talking we did in 2015 then went 4-12

Without Romo we would have seen a constant diet of 4-12 for a lot of years.

 

[Jake]

I hope Jaylon can get all the way back, but until he does it's just talk. If healthy, he could be a big part of an improved defense. Get well, Jaylon.

 

[big dog cowboy]

NEWS FLASH: WE DRAFTED THIS GUY TO PLAY IN 2017 AND HE IS FULLY ON COURSE.

Funny how that fact seems to be forgotten.

 

[TNCowboy]

I don't know if JS will get back to 100%, or whether he'll be any good even if he does.

But why is a reporter or blogger's opinion of any value whatsoever when talking about his knee?

From DMN a couple weeks ago:
How does Smith know his nerve is regenerating in his leg? Is it because doctors have told him or is it something he's feeling now that he wasn't feeling before?

"Both. Doctors and tests all of that good stuff, feeling," Smith said. "There are things I didn't have before that I'm definitely getting now."

So according to Smith, the DR did tell him his nerve was regenerating. Perhaps Smith lied about that. Spagnola and others are evidently asserting that he did. We won't know the truth of that for a while unless Smith tells us. But given the way Jones & Jones have talked the last few weeks, seems as though they're fairly confident he'll be ready to play in 6 months.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I don't know if JS will get back to 100%, or whether he'll be any good even if he does.

But why is a reporter or blogger's opinion of any value whatsoever when talking about his knee?

From DMN a couple weeks ago:
How does Smith know his nerve is regenerating in his leg? Is it because doctors have told him or is it something he's feeling now that he wasn't feeling before?

"Both. Doctors and tests all of that good stuff, feeling," Smith said. "There are things I didn't have before that I'm definitely getting now."

So according to Smith, the DR did tell him his nerve was regenerating. Perhaps Smith lied about that. Spagnola and others are evidently asserting that he did. We won't know the truth of that for a while unless Smith tells us. But given the way Jones & Jones have talked the last few weeks, seems as though they're fairly confident he'll be ready to play in 6 months.

The nerve regenerating is not the same as the nerve reinnervating. Regenerating just means that it is growing back to the muscle. Once it gets to the muscle it needs to recreate the interface and start firing to actuate the muscle.

 

[Blackspider214]

We are far removed from 2015 my fellow fan. We are coming off of a dominant season in which we just came up a tad short with two rookies running the show. Incredible days ahead.

Tad bit short? We almost got ran off the field by a hot streak, overrated, banged up Packers team early in the game. Had to fight and claw just to tie it. We didn't even win one playoff game and this was as a 1 seed.

Teams like GB, Pitt and the loser of the Super Bowl came up a tad bit short.

Also, I remember hearing this a lot after the 2007 debacle. That was Romo's first season starting. Barber/Jones were still young. TO was young. Everything was on the rise. Didn't even make the playoffs the next year and only won 2 playoff games the next 9 seasons. No one knows what is in store for us.

Panthers were supposed to be a team that was here to stay with Cam and they didn't even get close to the playoffs and this was with Cam already being established and they got their best WR back that was hurt all of 2015.

 

[IrishAnto]

We are far removed from 2015 my fellow fan. We are coming off of a dominant season in which we just came up a tad short with two rookies running the show. Incredible days ahead.

You haven't factored in the "Jones" effect.

That can derail your "Incredible days ahead" in a heartbeat.

 

[IrishAnto]

Tad bit short? We almost got ran off the field by a hot streak, overrated, banged up Packers team early in the game. Had to fight and claw just to tie it. We didn't even win one playoff game and this was as a 1 seed.

Teams like GB, Pitt and the loser of the Super Bowl came up a tad bit short.

Also, I remember hearing this a lot after the 2007 debacle. That was Romo's first season starting. Barber/Jones were still young. TO was young. Everything was on the rise. Didn't even make the playoffs the next year and only won 2 playoff games the next 9 seasons. No one knows what is in store for us.

Panthers were supposed to be a team that was here to stay with Cam and they didn't even get close to the playoffs and this was with Cam already being established and they got their best WR back that was hurt all of 2015.

People have short memories.

10 years ago we had an up and coming QB In Romo, a top flight TE in Witten, and up and coming star in Ware and where did that get us?

Now I’m not saying there aren’t grounds for optimism but the same guy who ran the show then, is still running the show now.

 

[Bleu Star]

Whatever....

A last place schedule makes that 13-3 record irrelivant. This franchise has a ton of work to do. And a coaching staff that still doesn't have clue.

We will be just fine with a debuting Jaylon and a newly loaded defense. Our coaching staff is going to change too. Linehan may likely get a HC job. Marinelli should acquit himself nicely with much better groceries. Garrett... He's a work in progress but even his biggest critics have to see how well he drove the car this year.

I know you of all people haven't lost faith.

 

[Bleu Star]

Tad bit short? We almost got ran off the field by a hot streak, overrated, banged up Packers team early in the game. Had to fight and claw just to tie it. We didn't even win one playoff game and this was as a 1 seed.

Teams like GB, Pitt and the loser of the Super Bowl came up a tad bit short.

Also, I remember hearing this a lot after the 2007 debacle. That was Romo's first season starting. Barber/Jones were still young. TO was young. Everything was on the rise. Didn't even make the playoffs the next year and only won 2 playoff games the next 9 seasons. No one knows what is in store for us.

Panthers were supposed to be a team that was here to stay with Cam and they didn't even get close to the playoffs and this was with Cam already being established and they got their best WR back that was hurt all of 2015.

How many of any of those teams were doing it with a rookie QB and a rookie RB? These guys gained immense experience that will serve them well in the coming years. They're only going to get better and, with an improved defense, GB (or whoever) has no chance against us.

Case in point... Atlanta. Stellar offense. Very stout defense. GB had no chance.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Reminds me of all the talking we did in 2015 then went 4-12

And if they suffer a string of debilitating injuries, they could very well have a repeat of 2015.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

People have short memories.

10 years ago we had an up and coming QB In Romo, a top flight TE in Witten, and up and coming star in Ware and where did that get us?

Now I’m not saying there aren’t grounds for optimism but the same guy who ran the show then, is still running the show now.

The biggest issue 10 years ago was the coaching change it underwent after 2006. The man who built the team quit, and Jones turned it over to someone who wasn't head-coaching material. It was the equivalent of a five-year-old being removed from a structured environment that enforced accountability and put into one with no boundaries or supervision.

 

[IrishAnto]

The biggest issue 10 years ago was the coaching change it underwent after 2006. The man who built the team quit, and Jones turned it over to someone who wasn't head-coaching material. It was the equivalent of a five-year-old being removed from a structured environment that enforced accountability and put into one with no boundaries or supervision.

The biggest issue then and now is Jones.
We've changed everything possible about the organization (quite literally) apart from Jones and his brain trust, yet the results are roughly the same.

 

[JonJon]

Yep.

The only Jaylon thread I ever want to see is when a doctor goes on record and declares him ready.

Doctor gives update on Jaylon Smith's injury and progress.

 

[Hook'em#11]

We are far removed from 2015 my fellow fan. We are coming off of a dominant season in which we just came up a tad short with two rookies running the show. Incredible days ahead.

Dallas doesn't fix the defense, doesn't matter what the two one year players do next season.

 

[waldoputty]

The nerve regenerating is not the same as the nerve reinnervating. Regenerating just means that it is growing back to the muscle. Once it gets to the muscle it needs to recreate the interface and start firing to actuate the muscle.

We now know Jaylon is still wearing the brace - so he still has foot drop.
Has the footdrop improved - no one knows for sure.

Furthermore, the brace ONLY helps with footdrop.
The brace does not help with Jaylon's ability to push off or to cut, but yet reports from Jaylon AND Archer (ESPN) say Jaylon is doing well in running and cutting.
If he cannot push off well, he cannot run a 4.4/4.5
Archer specifically said the agility cutting drills are so good that he cannot tell Jaylon had an injury.
He could only tell because Jaylon is taped up down there.

What does that tell you - he is improving.

Will he be the same - no one knows.
The interesting thing is we all thought one cannot perform at an elite level if one has to wear the brace.
But yet Archer said Jaylon is seeming performing the pass rushing and cutting as if he was not injured.
I dont know if this info is leaked on purpose because Jaylon will require the brace to play.
Since Archer is from ESPN, I suspect he is not in collusion with the Cowboys, but who knows.

 

[waving monkey]

The nerve regenerating is not the same as the nerve reinnervating. Regenerating just means that it is growing back to the muscle. Once it gets to the muscle it needs to recreate the interface and start firing to actuate the muscle.

Now we have to be interns just to be fan

 

[plymkr]

Doctor gives update on Jaylon Smith's injury and progress.

Finally. A legit doctor has given us useful information. I can rest easy now.

 

[Bleu Star]

Dallas doesn't fix the defense, doesn't matter what the two one year players do next season.

The defense is going to get fixed. The problems on that side of the ball are glaring and lessons have been learned regarding things like Jerry's strategy of always thinking he can build troubled players into producers. Just you watch. The defense will not be an area of weakness come training camp. That's my faith talking. I've seen enough to hold true to that faith.

 

[Bleu Star]

Doctor gives update on Jaylon Smith's injury and progress.