My Funny Cowboys Ex-Player Moment Today...

[BlueStar22]

I joined a gym today. 24-hour fitness in Valley Ranch. I speak with this guy over the phone and I make an appointment to see him on my lunch today. I get there an get the tour of the facility and talk Cowboys. He brought it up and we're both happy where the Boys are. So we go back to his desk to start the paperwork and he has a team photo of the 2000 Cowboys on his desk. While he's away, I started playing a game to see how many of those guys I could name. I laughed to myself as most of the guys are out of the league. He asks what i'm smiling about and I say it's funny that most of these guys are out of the league. I go on to say that this is when it started going all down hill. He disagreed and started laying blame at the coaches and Jerry Jones. I said man, there were some pretty bad players on those teams, evident by the fact that a majority of those guys never amounted to anything in the NFL. He reveals that he was on that team. I was working with Damon Hodge. I vaguely remember the name from back in the day but, not really. He said he played for Dallas, then Seattle, and then went to Canada. His explanation for why a lot of guys from that team didn't get another chance was because of politics. He said something to the effect that once you get a bad rep in Dallas, it's hard to catch on anywhere else. I wanted to say, it's not hard if you don't SUCK! He agreed that Jerry was a huge part of the problem and that Campo was a good coach but Jerry was too involved. Other than that, he said he has a huge amount of respect for the organization and he likes they way the guys are having fun playing. I think it pissed him off that I threw them under the bus. Well, they sucked, right? Just wanted to share this. I can't lie, it did get a bit uncomfortable for me. You never know who you're talking to.:starspin

 

[WoodysGirl]

Ha! That's very funny...

I remember Damon Hodge. Was one of the backup WRs during the 5-11 days.

 

[theebs]

that is kind of lousy to say that to him....

he probably threw in an extra charge somewhere!!!

 

[rathalarge]

Hodge caught a TD pass from Aikman in the Meadowlands. The 'Boys lost a chance to upset the G-Men, as they gave up a late TD, something very common in the Campo era!

 

[92DoverTiger112]

He was the only WR vs the Giants that made plays that game....I think Aikman threw 5 picks that game and Dat Nguyen BLASTED Joe Jurevicius on
a slant route and dislocated his shoulder...I remember that game like yesterday...I thought that Hodge would be a good player....

 

[ajk23az]

that is kind of lousy to say that to him....

he probably threw in an extra charge somewhere!!!

He said he didn't know who he was. Only VAGUELY remembers his name.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Nope, sorry don't remember the bum!

 

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

Pardon me if I don't remember Damon Hodge.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/HodgDa00.htm

 

[2much2soon]

He was the only WR vs the Giants that made plays that game....I think Aikman threw 5 picks that game and Dat Nguyen BLASTED Joe Jurevicius on
a slant route and dislocated his shoulder...I remember that game like yesterday...I thought that Hodge would be a good player....

you sure you aren't thinking of Jason Tucker?
I swear it was against the gints he had some near team-record combined receiving/kick and punt returning performance against them. Then he hurt his foot and was never the same.

I know, I know, those were some forgettable times.

 

[cowboyeric8]

Nope, sorry don't remember the bum!

Eh playing in 2 games as a Cowboy even on a crappy team would be a dream come true for most of us.

 

[kmp77]

I remember the name...faintly.

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/7184...DCB1DD8387ABB54A66793FA03DB5A284831B75F48EF45

Only photo I could find...

 

[Hostile]

I joined a gym today. 24-hour fitness in Valley Ranch. I speak with this guy over the phone and I make an appointment to see him on my lunch today. I get there an get the tour of the facility and talk Cowboys. He brought it up and we're both happy where the Boys are. So we go back to his desk to start the paperwork and he has a team photo of the 2000 Cowboys on his desk. While he's away, I started playing a game to see how many of those guys I could name. I laughed to myself as most of the guys are out of the league. He asks what i'm smiling about and I say it's funny that most of these guys are out of the league. I go on to say that this is when it started going all down hill. He disagreed and started laying blame at the coaches and Jerry Jones. I said man, there were some pretty bad players on those teams, evident by the fact that a majority of those guys never amounted to anything in the NFL. He reveals that he was on that team. I was working with Damon Hodge. I vaguely remember the name from back in the day but, not really. He said he played for Dallas, then Seattle, and then went to Canada. His explanation for why a lot of guys from that team didn't get another chance was because of politics. He said something to the effect that once you get a bad rep in Dallas, it's hard to catch on anywhere else. I wanted to say, it's not hard if you don't SUCK! He agreed that Jerry was a huge part of the problem and that Campo was a good coach but Jerry was too involved. Other than that, he said he has a huge amount of respect for the organization and he likes they way the guys are having fun playing. I think it pissed him off that I threw them under the bus. Well, they sucked, right? Just wanted to share this. I can't lie, it did get a bit uncomfortable for me. You never know who you're talking to.:starspin

Yeah, he was All World if not for Jerry Jones.

I don't remember ever being impressed by the guy. Must have been Jerry's Jedi Mind tricks again.

 

[morieeel]

I joined a gym today. 24-hour fitness in Valley Ranch. I speak with this guy over the phone and I make an appointment to see him on my lunch today. I get there an get the tour of the facility and talk Cowboys. He brought it up and we're both happy where the Boys are. So we go back to his desk to start the paperwork and he has a team photo of the 2000 Cowboys on his desk. While he's away, I started playing a game to see how many of those guys I could name. I laughed to myself as most of the guys are out of the league. He asks what i'm smiling about and I say it's funny that most of these guys are out of the league. I go on to say that this is when it started going all down hill. He disagreed and started laying blame at the coaches and Jerry Jones. I said man, there were some pretty bad players on those teams, evident by the fact that a majority of those guys never amounted to anything in the NFL. He reveals that he was on that team. I was working with Damon Hodge. I vaguely remember the name from back in the day but, not really. He said he played for Dallas, then Seattle, and then went to Canada. His explanation for why a lot of guys from that team didn't get another chance was because of politics. He said something to the effect that once you get a bad rep in Dallas, it's hard to catch on anywhere else. I wanted to say, it's not hard if you don't SUCK! He agreed that Jerry was a huge part of the problem and that Campo was a good coach but Jerry was too involved. Other than that, he said he has a huge amount of respect for the organization and he likes they way the guys are having fun playing. I think it pissed him off that I threw them under the bus. Well, they sucked, right? Just wanted to share this. I can't lie, it did get a bit uncomfortable for me. You never know who you're talking to.:starspin

Just stay away from the tanning beds/sauna for a while. :laugh2:

 

[DallasCowpoke]

Damon Hodge caught 4 passes for a whopping 60 yards and NO TD's.

I'd venture that the reason he didn't catch on w/ another team, stems more from his lack of ability as opposed to the organization having a bad rep.

 

[dcowboysfan76]

Damon Hodge caught 4 passes for a whopping 60 yards and NO TD's.

I'd venture that the reason he didn't catch on w/ another team, stems more from his lack of ability as opposed to the organization having a bad rep.

Good read.....I remember the scrub, he was shining in training camp, but couldn't make it in the big scene

 

[Future]

Who's gonna snatch up the Hodge sig pic first?

 

[QT]

I saw Pete Hunter at that gym. He had a nice PH on his arm to show that he was in fact Pete Hunter.