RELEASED Lucky Whitehead Cut **merged**

[DMX690]

Damn 25 pages for a garbage player, Jaylon Smith's nerve is jealous!!!

 

[ConstantReboot]

I hope Linehan and Garrett doesn't try to use the jet sweep with Switzer. Say what you want about Lucky but he made defenses respect his speed on the jet sweep. Switzer may be quick but I doubt he can hit the corner as fast as lucky could. I still remember the sweep he ran against Green Bay that got the Cowboys out of their own end zone and they were able to get a td on that drive.

I hope they do use it and many other plays which Switzer can run effectively. Switzer may not be as fast as Whitehead. But he's plenty fast to run a jet sweep. Teams will have to respect his quickness and his ability to cut on a dime full speed. Something Whitehead wasn't able to do.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

They said they issued a warrant for failure to appear. That means there was a warrant before the case was dropped.

The only question is whether he received it. They had his real name and SS#, so it's possible they had his address.

I agree that it's moronic to jump to conclusions. I said the Lewis DV case was likely bogus and indeed it was.

It still say there was no evidence on Greg Hardy and that the charges and subsequent media coverage was more than he could handle.

It was delivered to a Manassas, VA address. Lucky resides in Texas.





YR

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Well hell friend, let me help you out in the understanding dept.
Just where is the lack of grasp in your reading comprehension?
Have I misspelled some words?
Have I failed to add a comma or period Or lack of basic punctuation?
Maybe my dangling participle thew you for a loop? I could suggest you read it word for word as written and should you still suffer the lack of mental comprehension get back with me and I'll try something different cuz' there's more than one way of skinning cats

No it wasn't you. It was somebody else. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I guess this thread is so strange I'm not even making sense. lol

 

[Zimmy Lives]

Damn 25 pages for a garbage player, Jaylon Smith's nerve is jealous!!!

No kidding. And if you live in Dallas, sports news is nothing but Lucky and how unfairly he was treated. Poor Jerry had to defend his track record of dealing with second-chance players; I do believe it speaks for itself.

Me thinks the media is using this opportunity to sensationalize the situation. Typical of the Dallas media. The Cowboys and Jerry can't win: they either give too many chances or not enough; they have weak leadership or they are too strict.

All this over a player who barely merits mention for his football skills. So he got fired, it happens.

 

[CrownCowboy]

I don't know, man. It seems kind of clown showish for that to be a nail in the coffin when it's actually a legit case of mistaken identity.

I don't really care that Lucky isn't a part of the team anymore since I agree he was unlikely to make the team, but for the staff to make it seem like they are saying, "enough is enough" by cutting this guy? Come on.

I agree.

To me, it just proves that Jason Garrett has no idea what in the hell he is doing. I'm sure that people will remind me that Jerry Jones calls the shots and is the one that makes the final call on releasing players, but this situation screams Jason Garrett to me. Of course that's just my opinion and how I have perceived this situation.

All of this culture talk from him and RKG stuff with his T-shirts and all of that crap. It is definitely a clown show. I can just see Garrett learning of the situation when everyone else did and putting his foot down and making a big deal to release Lucky. We are going to change the culture darn it. Let's not wait until all of the facts come out. I'm going to make an example out of this guy no matter if it turns out that it's the wrong guy who really didn't do a damn thing wrong.

Lucky isn't a player to get all bent out of shape about. He is nothing special. This coaching staff and front office though just keeps on proving that they don't have a pulse on who their players are. All of the T-shirts and signs on the wall and uninspired locker room speeches and robotic company lines from our head coach hasn't fooled me at all.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

No kidding. And if you live in Dallas, sports news is nothing but Lucky and how unfairly he was treated. Poor Jerry had to defend his track record of dealing with second-chance players; I do believe it speaks for itself.

Me thinks the media is using this opportunity to sensationalize the situation. Typical of the Dallas media. The Cowboys and Jerry can't win: they either give too many chances or not enough; they have weak leadership or they are too strict.

All this over a player who barely merits mention for his football skills. So he got fired, it happens.

Jerry should tell them that Lucky's gone. end of story. He isn't worth all the headlines. Wasn't even worth the headlines when everyone thought he was guilty. Dallas Cowboy star WR. lol The guy was lucky he was still on the team.

 

[big dog cowboy]

There is no doubt that cutting Lucky Whitehead was a terrible blunder

Not really. Cutting him in July or August...what is the difference? Bottom line is that there wasn't room for him on the 53 anyway.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

I don't get the angst over cutting Lucky either. It maybe a bad look to cut someone seemingly misinformed (i.e re: his participation in theft or whatever) but he was definitely on the roster bubble already. He could have been a perfect angel off the field and it still wouldn't have prevented him from being cut.

 

[erod]

No kidding. And if you live in Dallas, sports news is nothing but Lucky and how unfairly he was treated. Poor Jerry had to defend his track record of dealing with second-chance players; I do believe it speaks for itself.

Me thinks the media is using this opportunity to sensationalize the situation. Typical of the Dallas media. The Cowboys and Jerry can't win: they either give too many chances or not enough; they have weak leadership or they are too strict.

All this over a player who barely merits mention for his football skills. So he got fired, it happens.

This morning, there are rumors surfacing (heard it on The Ticket and The Fan) that there looks to be a lot more to this.

Sources within the Cowboys suggest that Lucky has a connection to both the shoplifting incident, as well as the dognapping situation. And apparently, multiple other similar things that haven't hit the media.

Reports could be forthcoming soon.

 

[Stash]

Not really. Cutting him in July or August...what is the difference? Bottom line is that there wasn't room for him on the 53 anyway.

Seriously?

 

[Montanalo]

I understand the criticism directed at the organization and, in particular Garrett and Jones, for cutting Lucky in light of mistaken identity. No doubt, the timing and handling of the situation could have been better. That said, I don't think many would argue that Jerry Jones has a track record of giving players second, third, etc. chances sometimes to the detriment of the team chemistry. Although some of these "reclamation projects" infuriates me, I find Jerry's "compassionate" approach all too often lacking in today's world. Maybe I am looking through rose-colored glasses but, I just can't help but feel that, regardless of the way the Lucky situation was handled by the organization, the fact he was cut so abruptly tells me that there most certainly was more to the story -- simply put, I believe the organization just said, "enough is enough" and, bravo for doing so.

 

[Stash]

This morning, there are rumors surfacing (heard it on The Ticket and The Fan) that there looks to be a lot more to this.

Sources within the Cowboys suggest that Lucky has a connection to both the shoplifting incident, as well as the dognapping situation. And apparently, multiple other similar things that haven't hit the media.

Reports could be forthcoming soon.

If facts surface supporting this, I will be the first one to apologize to anyone and everyone that I have disagreed with on this subject, and to Garrett, Jones, and the Cowboys organization.

And if there are facts, they need to be made public.

 

[Stash]

I understand the criticism directed at the organization and, in particular Garrett and Jones, for cutting Lucky in light of mistaken identity. No doubt, the timing and handling of the situation could have been better.

And that's all we're saying. It was mishandled, asckowledge that it was and move on. No sugar coating or imaginary qualifiers.

That said, I don't think many would argue that Jerry Jones has a track record of giving players second, third, etc. chances sometimes to the detriment of the team chemistry. Although some of these "reclamation projects" infuriates me, I find Jerry's "compassionate" approach all too often lacking in today's world.

Completely true and completely unrelated. The fact that Jerry is gracious to a fault with other players doesn't mean they didn't mishandle this situation.

Maybe I am looking through rose-colored glasses but, I just can't help but feel that, regardless of the way the Lucky situation was handled by the organization, the fact he was cut so abruptly tells me that there most certainly was more to the story -- simply put, I believe the organization just said, "enough is enough" and, bravo for doing so.

They said "enough is enough" based on bad information without vetting that information. That's the only point.They shouldn't be praised for a screw-up.

 

[erod]

And that's all we're saying. It was mishandled, asckowledge that it was and move on. No sugar coating or imaginary qualifiers.

Completely true and completely unrelated. The fact that Jerry is gracious to a fault with other players doesn't mean they didn't mishandle this situation.

They said "enough is enough" based on bad information without vetting that information. That's the only point.They shouldn't be praised for a screw-up.

These recent situations are just too absurdly weird and too close together for him not to be living a really strange existence. It just doesn't make sense.

The dognapping thing could result in a charge for filing a false report, according to Mike Fisher.

 

[Montanalo]

And that's all we're saying. It was mishandled, asckowledge that it was and move on. No sugar coating or imaginary qualifiers.



Completely true and completely unrelated. The fact that Jerry is gracious to a fault with other players doesn't mean they didn't mishandle this situation.



They said "enough is enough" based on bad information without vetting that information. That's the only point.They shouldn't be praised for a screw-up.

Look, I really don't disagree with any of your comments and, in particular, how they handled the situation -- My only point is, Jerry Jones' predilection for giving player's multiple chances, leads me to believe that the organization had enough of Lucky. While it may have been the right decision, it certainly appears it was made for the wrong reasons. My real concern in all this is how is perceived by the players: does it undermine the credibility of the organization or does it help bind the team together?

 

[Stash]

These recent situations are just too absurdly weird and too close together for him not to be living a really strange existence. It just doesn't make sense.

I think that's there were tons of valid reasons to cut the guy, the part that sticks in my craw is that they ultimately did it based on false information.

Again, I advocated being rid of the guy last year when he was suspended for not showing up to work while not being good at his job. They chose not to.

The dognapping thing could result in a charge for filing a false report, according to Mike Fisher.

That still wouldn't wash away the stink of how he was released based on false information.

 

[Stash]

Look, I really don't disagree with any of your comments and, in particular, how they handled the situation -- My only point is, Jerry Jones' predilection for giving player's multiple chances, leads me to believe that the organization had enough of Lucky. While it may have been the right decision, it certainly appears it was made for the wrong reasons. My real concern in all this is how is perceived by the players: does it undermine the credibility of the organization or does it help bind the team together?

That's a great summation:

"The right decision for the wrong reasons"

Exactly my position.

I don't see how it helps anything.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

This thread would have been more entertaining if we had a pic of Lucky being escorted out in sweats with headphones.

 

[Sydla]

That is true but lets be honest. The Cowboys really dont need Lucky. Besides Zeke and Wilson NO OTHER starter on this team had legal issues. If Lucky was a starter trust me they would have given him due process. They did Lucky a favor to actually land on another team and play.

They don't need him and I was hoping Switzer would take his place well before this happened.

That being said, it doesn't change the fact that it's not a good look for the Cowboys. I think they were desperate to make a PR move here and send a message given all the issues they have had this offseason with player problems and the Lucky situation presented itself to them and they quickly acted to only then find out that the impetus for cutting him turns out to be a false charge.