Pretending I Am the GM

[Nav22]

Have to disagree, Hos. A few points...

1) It wouldn't save us money to cut Owens. It would cost us more to cut him than to keep him.

2) Remember how we'd struggle mightily on offensive back in the '90s whenever Michael Irvin got hurt? Even though we had a terrific OL and run game? Prepare to see much more of the same if we kicked Owens to the curb. Ball control offense works when the defense can't stack the box. You need the threat of a potent passing game more than ever nowadays. Ask the Giants how they've fared offensively without Burress... they've scored less than 20 in 3/4 of the games without him.

3) WR would turn into a mediocre position... instead of the area of strength that it is now. There has been no evidence since we acquired Roy Williams that he is a #1 WR. He was struggling in Detroit this year before we traded for him as well. By his own admission he's not a speed guy, and his route running and attitude have come into question as well.

Miles Austin? He has proven that he can burn mediocre CBs deep when there's no safety help over the top. Why hasn't there been safety help? Because of #81.

4) T.O. makes QBs better. Check out Garcia's and McNabb's numbers WITH him vs. their numbers WITHOUT him. There's no reason to believe Romo wouldn't fall off without his big-play guy who draws multiple defenders every down. The #1 objective for defensive coordinators when game-planning for the Cowboys is "don't let Owens kill us".

5) You say the team would be less distracted, but I believe the team would become disgruntled if you ousted T.O. Despite the media's portrayal, he has a LOT of friends on the team. Remember how 19 Eagles went to his birthday bash even AFTER he was ousted from the team? Or how guys like Jeremiah Trotter were openly pining for his return, "stabbing McNabb in the back" in the process?

6) Last but not least, we're the Dallas Cowboys. As long as we aren't a bottom-feeder... we will constantly be all over ESPN and we'll have "distractions". If we can't win while "distracted", we can't win period.

I'm sure I kinda repeated a few points there, so I apologize for that. To sum up, I don't think a move that, even in your opinion, would cause us to score less is a move we should consider. Our problems down the stretch have been that we could no longer score consistently... nor stop the opposition from scoring. Owens hasn't been the problem.

 

[bbgun]

It wasn't a sleep with, it was a hit.

Did Pac recommend someone?

 

[Hostile]

Did Pac recommend someone?

Yeah, someone of a higher caliber.

 

[lane]

terrell owens being cut tomorrow would be a good thing.

tashard choice being our starting running back would be a better thing.

flozell adams
andre gurode
anthony henry
roy williams

being cut tomorrow would be the best thing.

 

[Nav22]

flozell adams
andre gurode
anthony henry
roy williams

being cut tomorrow would be the best thing.

What's your beef with Romo? Clearly, you want to see him killed.

 

[Everlastingxxx]

I would definitely get rid of Owens. Not because he is a bad player, he isn't. Not by any wild stretch of the imagination.

Not because the fans and media are calling for it. Screw that. Who cares? I don't.

Not because it could drive Garrett or Sherman away. I'm the biggest Garrett shill on the forum. I have a serious agenda for him to be the next Head Coach.

There are three reasons why I would do this. Felix Jones, Marion Barber, and Tashard Choice.

I love ball control Offense. I love to pound the other team to death. I love to see the Defense getting rest while the Offense moves the chains.

Roy can be a #1, Austin #2, Crayton the #3. Witten is the best weapon in the passing attack anyway and Bennett could be utilized more.

The money saved could shore up the O-line which is badly needed. I'd like to spend on Defense so that they can be the attacking disruptive force I want. 59 sacks in 2008 was great, but they gave up too many points, too much yardage and wore down.

The payoff would be less distractions. Sorry Owens fans, but denying he is a distraction is wearing blinders. Guy is one hell of a football player, but he is high maintenance and what this team needs is a new focus. Ball control is the answer.

We'd still have some home run hitters with Roy, Austin and especially Felix.

We might score fewer points, in fact we probably would. But I'd trade that for a more focused, less distracted team that wins more and I think we'd win more in 2009 with Owens gone and a new focus on Offense.

It's just my opinion and you're free to disagree.

I agree 100%. I can get excited about this.

 

[lane]

What's your beef with Romo? Clearly, you want to see him killed.

hilarious!!!


flozell adams is the most overpaid, half ***, penalty prone, first down converting takeaway ,lazy slob i've ever seen.

anyone that would want this dip**** on this team is lost.

andre gurode would be an excellent guard........not a center.
i guess you enjoy watching his stupid snaps week after week.

as far as me wanting romo killed?

no..........but he is what he is.

a serviceable backup until proven wrong.

do i want to be proven wrong?

yes.

 

[28 Joker]

Everyone knows how I feel about the situation. I wouldn't think twice about icutting his rear-end. He better be glad I''m not in Jerry Jones' ear, or he would be out the door faster than he could say "ididn'tdoit".

In my opinion, the offense could be built around running and throwing the football to Felix Jones. He's a great player. You can use him just like Brian Westbrook. I hope his toe heals like they say it will, because Felix is for real. I knew he would be great, and he didn't disappoint when he was healthy and getting the ball.

I want Miles Austin to get single coverage. I want Roy Williams to get single coverage. The Cowboys invested big money in Williams, you might as well pass the torch and get rid of the divisive trouble maker in the lockerroom. If Williams gets hot, he will get some double coverage. #11 doesn't have to be "Terrell Owens". He just needs to move the chains and be a factor in the redzone. I want the ball going to Martellus Bennett. I don't know why he didn't get it more this year. I know Jason Witten isn't going to whine about blocking if Bennett gets some passes. In fact, he will love it.

Barber can wear them out, and Felix Jones can finish them off. Tashard Choice gets on the field, too.

You see all that talent on offense. This team doesn't need Terrell Owens to win. In fact, they will not win anything with him, imo. The Giants got rid of Shockey and Tiki Barber. Barber undermined Manning in the lockerroom.

It's like Hostile said, you could run two tight ends, play the two big WRs and one RB and have plenty of options for Tony Romo. Bennett and Witten can both split wide. The Cowboys had Bennett rated with a very high second round grade. He needs to play. He's a freak.

Barber
Felix
Choice

Run it. Smash mouth. Balance.

Without Owens, you still have plenty of weapons. Tony Romo is free to spray the all around.

 

[bbgun]

What's your beef with Romo? Clearly, you want to see him killed.

On the contrary. He's trying to save him.

http://img442.*************/img442/126/ch21sunoct122008055516ppb4.jpg

 

[Nav22]

as far as me wanting romo killed?

no..........but he is what he is.

a serviceable backup until proven wrong.

Hahahahaha... thanks, I needed that.

http://www.nfl.com/players/tonyromo/profile?id=ROM787981

Consider yourself "proven wrong" .

On the contrary. He's trying to save him.

With Doug Free and Cory Procter? Yikes... good luck, Tony!

 

[Beast_from_East]

You would never hear me griping about going for Shanahan.

No matter who the coach is, TO has to either be gone or shut up. We will start winning again when he does. The more he talks, the more we're going to lose.

I want Shanny so bad I cant taste it!!!

As for TO, I have to respectfully disagree Hostile. I would keep TO because he is the one receiver that still scares opposing defenses.

If TO is not that good, why is it that TO is the WR that almost all teams double with a safety??? The only team that played him man-to-man all year was S.F. and he lit them up like a freaking Christmas tree.

You dont get rid of players that the opposing defense doubles 95% of the time, you just dont.

Also, TO has not changed. He is still the same TO that was in S.F and the same TO that was in Philly. He wants the ball every freaking play and when the team is losing he usually goes off on the sideline.

This is nothing new, so if it is such a distraction how come we were able to go 13-3 with TO in 2007???

Nobody on this board has ever explained how we go from 13-3 to 9-7 and it is TO's fault and he is a distraction, ect...............TO was the same TO in 2007 when we won 13 games and had the #1 seed, so he just became a distraction in the offseason???

Nobody has given a reasonable, logical explanation as to why TO has to leave for us to win when we won 13 games with him in 07. How is it TO's fault we went from 13 wins to 9 wins (what did TO do in 2008 that he did not do in 07 or in Philly or in SF???)..............somebody explain.

 

[ddh33]

I'll give a big AMEN to the original post.

 

[RainMan]

I'm not sure I'm adverse to any ideas of change at this point. I think this team is a team in desperate need of a shakeup. I'm a T.O. fan who opposed this idea not too long ago. I wouldn't be that against it at this point.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

I really dig these ideas. All 3 of our RBs can catch out of the backfield and do it well. We have one future HOF TE and another TE who is just a man among boys physically. I'm a bit down on RW11 at the moment because of the poor route running we saw at the end of the year, but the Lions did warn us that if he's not getting passes thrown his way, he stops working as hard. If he's the #1, he's going to get passes thrown his way.

That's just the passing game and we'll be more of a run-focused team.

The running game really needs no explanation. We have 3 stud RBs, and a huge o-line that I believe if we actually started running the ball on a regular basis come hell or high water, would get better at it.

There are so many good ideas here and so many approaches we could take.

 

[Zaxor]

It sure make sense...IF <notice the big if> the oline gets its act together

 

[Arch Stanton]

I've been saying this for a couple of weeks now. Welcome aboard.

2009 - the year of running the THREE HEADED MONSTER instead of appeasing the ONE HEADED MONSTER!

 

[Rampage]

I agree about the run game hos. just look at the current playoff teams.

Tenn-run team
Baltimore-run team
Pitt-run team
SD-i'd say about even(will probably get eliminated tommorrow go chargers! go!)
NYG- run team
Philly-pass team(will probably get elinated tommorrow though i think they might win)
Carolina-run team
Arizona-pass team (that will probably get elininated tommorrow)
that's 5 running teams 2 passing teams and 1 i'd call even but slightly lean towards passing(chargers). coincidence?

 

[Doomsday]

If it wasnt for the salary cap I would agree, I just dont see how we can afford to release him financially.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

If it wasnt for the salary cap I would agree, I just dont see how we can afford to release him financially.

From what I've read, it would only cost us $750k.

 

[lcharles]

When I first read the title of this thread I thought Jerry had written a note to the forum. :laugh2:



Then I read the post and agreed 1000%