Patriots Sign Isaiah Stanback to Practice Squad

[Hypnotoad]

This is why you cant solely blame Jerry for poor drafting... its the coaching process that can turn a reject like Stanback into a player.


the Pats have a proven track record, Jerry has Wade...

You should atleast wait until the pats shine that turd before you go buying it.

 

[Bluefin]

Isaiah Stanback headed to Patriots' practice squad as QB



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Isaiah Stanback appreciates the opportunity to play receiver for the Cowboys, but he's looking forward to returning to what he considers his best position. He'll get that chance in New England.

Stanback, who was cut by the Cowboys on Saturday, signed with the Patriots to play quarterback on the practice squad.

After playing quarterback at the University of Washington, opinions were split on whether Stanback's future was under center or at receiver. The Patriots were one of the NFL teams that evaluated and interviewed him purely as a quarterback. He met with Cowboys QB coach Wade Wilson and WR coach Ray Sherman during his pre-draft visit to Valley Ranch. He didn't know that the Cowboys planned to move him to receiver until after they selected him in the fourth round of the 2007 draft.

Stanback, who struggled with a series of injuries beginning with a broken foot as a college senior, never complained about playing receiver. But he never felt comfortable at the position, either.

"I tried very hard at receiver," said Stanback, who had several teams interested in him after he cleared waivers. "I busted my butt at receiver and did whatever was asked of me. I think I could do it, but I was never comfortable with it.

"Quarterback is what I've done my whole life. It's what I'm comfortable with."

 

[Hoofbite]

You should atleast wait until the pats shine that turd before you go buying it.

 

[casmith07]

This is why you cant solely blame Jerry for poor drafting... its the coaching process that can turn a reject like Stanback into a player.


the Pats have a proven track record, Jerry has Wade...

Great post.

To stay on topic - good luck to Stanback trying to play QB in the NFL after not getting any reps for two years.

 

[MetallicBlue]

Well, he did zilch with us. So either its him or our coaches, you decide.

 

[dbair1967]

they see something in him. will probably become a top 10 wr in the next few years.

And the rueing begins.

 

[Bonecrusher#31]

Watch him fellas....The light will turn on for him as a Pat and we are gonna be PISSED !!!!!!!!!!!!!:bang2:

 

[Hostile]

And the rueing begins.

I wonder how many "we never should have let him go" threads there will be?

 

[Hoofbite]

I wonder how many "we never should have let him go" threads there will be?

I'm guessing none because he sucks.

 

[Hostile]

I'm guessing none because he sucks.

Oh, I bet there will be at least one. He'll have a good game or something. Heck even one good kick return and someone who couldn't stand him will rue his being gone. I have faith in the rueing fans.

 

[casmith07]

It wouldn't be CowboysZone without the resident hand-wringers. They get bent out of shape no matter what happens. We could win the Super Bowl and some would complain about the way Romo raised the trophy.

 

[CowboyMike]

It actually took Crayton several years to develop into a respectable wide receiver. But he and Randel El saw playing time early because they didn't have anyone ahead of them that were better at the time.

The earliest Stanback could have seen the field was 2008. And with so many good WRs ahead of him, that wasn't going to happen.

I have no doubt that you could have stuck Stanback in that 2004 Cowboys roster and he would have come up with at least 12 catches to match Crayton's.

Several years?

Crayton had two decent games at the end of his rookie year when he was pulled off the practice squad.

Then his second year he had an above average year for a third WR with 22 catches.

I'd say it took him a lot less than 'several years' before he became a respectable wide receiver.

 

[skinsscalper]

I wonder how many "we never should have let him go" threads there will be?

Well, I don't think I'll ever be in THAT camp, but I DO think he should have been brought in to study at the QB position from the start. Regardless, I have no ill-will towards the guy. If he finds his niche in NE , so be it. If not, so be it.

 

[newlander]

The only thing I RUE about Stainedglass is that we wasted a 4th round pick on him. He won't amount to anything: I certainly doubt even the Pats will tap his supposed "talent"

 

[Alexander]

i still think we should have brought him in as a QB from the beginning.

I think you are right.

That way we could have learned even sooner that he can't play and not wasted three years on him.

Stanback isn't an NFL caliber QB, WR or anything else. Phenomenal athlete, but there are lots of those in the NFL.

 

[Alexander]

It actually took Crayton several years to develop into a respectable wide receiver. But he and Randel El saw playing time early because they didn't have anyone ahead of them that were better at the time.

The earliest Stanback could have seen the field was 2008. And with so many good WRs ahead of him, that wasn't going to happen.

I have no doubt that you could have stuck Stanback in that 2004 Cowboys roster and he would have come up with at least 12 catches to match Crayton's.

You are delusional if you think the reason he didn't develop was because of the depth chart.

He couldn't stay healthy and that was the major reason why he failed. Even when healthy, he didn't seize the opportunities presented to him and that too was why he was a bust. So if you make him tougher, then yes, perhaps he could have matched Crayton's production.

 

[Alexander]

Several years?

Crayton had two decent games at the end of his rookie year when he was pulled off the practice squad.

Then his second year he had an above average year for a third WR with 22 catches.

I'd say it took him a lot less than 'several years' before he became a respectable wide receiver.

Crayton also did one other key thing: he didn't throw his shoulder out of joint every time he was tackled.

 

[theogt]

You are delusional if you think the reason he didn't develop was because of the depth chart.

He couldn't stay healthy and that was the major reason why he failed. Even when healthy, he didn't seize the opportunities presented to him and that too was why he was a bust. So if you make him tougher, then yes, perhaps he could have matched Crayton's production.

My point was that if there wasn't anyone in front of him and we had to (if and when healthy), we could have stuck him on the field last year and he could have easily matched Crayton's 34 catches in his first two seasons.

The point being, it really doesn't take a "developed" receiver to match 12-15 catches a season.

 

[theogt]

Several years?

Crayton had two decent games at the end of his rookie year when he was pulled off the practice squad.

Then his second year he had an above average year for a third WR with 22 catches.

I'd say it took him a lot less than 'several years' before he became a respectable wide receiver.

Crayton played in half the games that season. Don't try and portray it as if he came off the PS late in the season and lit it up. And 22 catches is probably not "above average" for a 3rd receiver. That may be "respectable" to you, but it's nothing to write home about. You give any receiver enough snaps and he should bring down at least that many catches.

So, yes, it took him several years to become a reliable and productive contributor to this team.

 

[igtmfo]

So weird in so many ways. It "passeth all understanding" ....

- The Pats already have an emergency QB/wildcat guy in the guy Julian Edelman who was a QB at Kent State last year, converted to WR by the Pats. (Edelman made the team, seventh-round pick, had a 75-yard punt ret. for TD in preseason. Why didn't we draft this guy?)

- Stanback's QB skills you would think have eroded anyway.

- Stanback was on the 53 for two years here, how can he qualify for anyone's practice squad? (Yet it looks like a guy like Chauncey Washington, the Jags RB we put a claim in for, who was active for six games as a rookie last year, may not be eligible by the definition I read ... ???) ... I stare at the new PS rules and I get tired head because of all the arcane definitions: "free agent" "accrued season" etc .. Anybody out there who has stumbled across the practice squad rules explained in plain English would get a hearty handshake from me ....