cowboyeric8
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Hello all zoners. I just returned home from Dallas via plane. First off I would just like to thank you for this opportunity.
Since I was staying with my sister at the time and she lives in Dallas and the camp was in North Richland Hills we had to travel both days. But I didn't mind because I got to see Texas Stadium going to and from. The old stadium still gives me excitement, and by the way it seems to be getting a brand new paint job on the roof.
The camp was located at BISD stadium, which was hot, and the turf seemed even hotter, so I kept my gloves on the entire time. And with me being redheaded and a very light complexion, lets just say I got even redder. lol. But it was well worth it.
I was the oldest camper (only 17 year old). And the ages ranged from 7-17 so I gladly accepted a type of leadership role to the younger campers. The younger kids got really wild and hard to control at times, which was understandable.
The coaches there were excellent and had a drive to push us further than just the football field. Many of them ex-NFL players but none of the names rang a bell. Sorry maybe someone else will know the names.
But there is one coach I do know but only coached a few hours. Was 2-time Super Bowl Champ Ray Crockett. He was very full of excitement. Great guy and has great influences. I was on his team during the scrimmages. We ended in a tie though.
Two other players that talked to us were Zuriel Smith and Super Bowl MVP Larry Brown. I talked to Zuriel for a short period of time. We discussed our knees, he partially tore is ACL (that’s why he left Europe early). He also said that Henson was one of the most accurate quarterbacks he has played with, and that he was far beyond the standards of the Europe league and could easily be staring for many teams in the NFL given the opportunity.
Also talked to Larry, playing for the Cowboys was his greatest experience and after being asked "which receiver was the hardest to cover," he quickly replied, "all of them". I jokingly asked if he likes Neil O'donnell and he just grinned.
We mainly did speed drills which was very understandable considering we had kids who played varied positions and it was tough to do position drills. My 40 time was 4.9 and shuttle was also a 4.9.
The lunches were great, McDonalds and Buffalo Wild Wings both days.
At the end there was an award ceremony. And I pulled down an award for having courage, battling through multiple injuries.
Paparazzi seemed to be everywhere you looked especially when TO arrived.
Well I'm sorry but my opinion of TO has not changed much. He was there probably a total of 2 1/2 hours, which I completely understand because of Cowboys mini camp. But when he talked to us his words seemed forced and uninspired, but that may just be my impression. But the younger kids loved it. He signed probably just 10 autographs (I wasn't there for that and didn't want it). But we got bags at the end of camp with a picture, TO rubber band, and a pair of gloves. He said he took the time to autograph them all but they were all printed sheets with a fake name, so he basically lied. But like I said this was just my impression.
I hope this report didn't sound like I was down on the camp because I definitely was NOT. I had a great time, learned a lot, and its something I will never forget. And I really can't thank all of you enough.
Oh yeah, there should be many pictures; Tanin's dad took quit a few. But mine were with a disposable so I will have to get them developed first.
Thanks Again
Since I was staying with my sister at the time and she lives in Dallas and the camp was in North Richland Hills we had to travel both days. But I didn't mind because I got to see Texas Stadium going to and from. The old stadium still gives me excitement, and by the way it seems to be getting a brand new paint job on the roof.
The camp was located at BISD stadium, which was hot, and the turf seemed even hotter, so I kept my gloves on the entire time. And with me being redheaded and a very light complexion, lets just say I got even redder. lol. But it was well worth it.
I was the oldest camper (only 17 year old). And the ages ranged from 7-17 so I gladly accepted a type of leadership role to the younger campers. The younger kids got really wild and hard to control at times, which was understandable.
The coaches there were excellent and had a drive to push us further than just the football field. Many of them ex-NFL players but none of the names rang a bell. Sorry maybe someone else will know the names.
But there is one coach I do know but only coached a few hours. Was 2-time Super Bowl Champ Ray Crockett. He was very full of excitement. Great guy and has great influences. I was on his team during the scrimmages. We ended in a tie though.
Two other players that talked to us were Zuriel Smith and Super Bowl MVP Larry Brown. I talked to Zuriel for a short period of time. We discussed our knees, he partially tore is ACL (that’s why he left Europe early). He also said that Henson was one of the most accurate quarterbacks he has played with, and that he was far beyond the standards of the Europe league and could easily be staring for many teams in the NFL given the opportunity.
Also talked to Larry, playing for the Cowboys was his greatest experience and after being asked "which receiver was the hardest to cover," he quickly replied, "all of them". I jokingly asked if he likes Neil O'donnell and he just grinned.
We mainly did speed drills which was very understandable considering we had kids who played varied positions and it was tough to do position drills. My 40 time was 4.9 and shuttle was also a 4.9.
The lunches were great, McDonalds and Buffalo Wild Wings both days.
At the end there was an award ceremony. And I pulled down an award for having courage, battling through multiple injuries.
Paparazzi seemed to be everywhere you looked especially when TO arrived.
Well I'm sorry but my opinion of TO has not changed much. He was there probably a total of 2 1/2 hours, which I completely understand because of Cowboys mini camp. But when he talked to us his words seemed forced and uninspired, but that may just be my impression. But the younger kids loved it. He signed probably just 10 autographs (I wasn't there for that and didn't want it). But we got bags at the end of camp with a picture, TO rubber band, and a pair of gloves. He said he took the time to autograph them all but they were all printed sheets with a fake name, so he basically lied. But like I said this was just my impression.
I hope this report didn't sound like I was down on the camp because I definitely was NOT. I had a great time, learned a lot, and its something I will never forget. And I really can't thank all of you enough.
Oh yeah, there should be many pictures; Tanin's dad took quit a few. But mine were with a disposable so I will have to get them developed first.
Thanks Again
