Random thoughts

[Bach]

-- Jerry said two things that are related and it bears watching in the future when Parcells steps down (which many believe will be a year from now). Jerry said he is out of the fullback business and embraces the two tight-end offense. Also, he said Dallas is sticking with the 3-4 for the long run. OK, it will be interesting then, when Dallas begins shopping for a new head coach. Does Jerry tell the candidates that the offense and defense are set? Does he try to find a coach to fit these schemes? Apparently so.

Jerry still hasn't learned a dang thing. :bang2:

 

[Dale]

Jerry still hasn't learned a dang thing. :bang2:

Or, this is foretelling of who our future head coach will be, meaning an in-house guy.

 

[AdamJT13]

Jerry Jones has won 3 superbowls in the 16 years he has been owner ......


How many owners would kill for that ............

At least one really short one would.

 

[fortdick]

Jerry Jones has actually done a worse job than Casserly. We haven't won squat without Jimmy's players.

Misery loves company. Don't worry about the Texans. Let's make our own bed first.

Eddie, no offense, but I have to put you in my ignore filter. I have had to double my Prosac intake reading your posts. My wife has hidden the razor blades and my son is cutting down the only tree that would support my hanging weight.

My dogs keep telling me that you are really not the voice in my head!

 

[big dog cowboy]

Or, this is foretelling of who our future head coach will be, meaning an in-house guy.

Before Peyton went to NO, I thought he was the guy. Now who knows?

 

[adbutcher]

Agreed on all counts, Chief.

If Casserly wasn't already a lame duck, this one would have made him one. Sure, top pass rushers are worth their weight in gold, but the feeling is Bush is the talent not just of this year, but of a generation.

I kept hearing today criticism from analysts saying "You can't pass on a guy who can fill seats". Well, the Texans already fill seats...a high revenue team. Maybe that gave Casserly the idea he could reject the sexy pick...but maybe Bush's contract demands screwed it all up and Charley's not at fault at all. Lucky for CC there were five guys this year who probably would have gone before Alex Smith last.

Are you saying that was a reach at #8? Funny what a drop in defensive statistics will do to you...

Have you followed the Ravens move up thing to get Ngata?
A move made possible by no less than arch rival Cleveland's Phil Savage, the Ravens recent draft genius? A Baltimore columnist had a funny (unintentionally) article today claiming the Ravens got stiffed by Savage and that he 'knew' something about Ngata Ozzie and Brian didn't.

I think it's more likely fear of what Ray Lewis would do (or not do) that made them jump up that one. After Ray's recent refusal to endorse BB and all. That's all Billick needs...to lose the lockerroom in the final year of his Kyle Boller angst..with Fassell and BB, they can't get that O right?

Mosley had one good column this spring. I wish I could remmber the date of it..I'd link to it for ya. But remember, he's gone on record saying we fans don't want to hear techncal stuff like "jammin". That scientific mumbo jumbo must extend to draft analysis.

But I've noticed JT's work has improved since he started trying to impress WG.

PS Another lame duck GM wasn't afraid to saturate the DE and WO positions...props to Accorsi for not sealing his legacy on 'need'. He wanted Holmes tho..had to settle for Mini Moss, but Jints fans are calling it a pure value draft.

And I don't know if you get NFL network, but was it any surprise Mike Mayock pounced on Denver last night for evidencing the best Day One drafting?

That's because Shanny took Mike's boy Cutler..and Mayock has had his nose up the Vanderbilt QB's butt like no analyst I can remember with no player I can remember, ever. Since early January he's made Cutler sound like the best QB prospect since Carson Palmer. Nors' Ty Law fetish pales in comparison.

Pen the Broncos in for the Lombardi. No contest.

And the Pats not getting much attention this year. That's good.

:laugh2:

 

[Chief]

Or, this is foretelling of who our future head coach will be, meaning an in-house guy.

To me, this is a big story.

Jerry basically said this weekend, look, we're sticking with the 3-4 defense and the two-tight end offense for awhile.

If he's serious, that really limits the pool of coaching candidates to take over when Parcells leaves.

We might as well put Zimmer's name at the top of the candidates list right now. Like it or not.

 

[trickblue]

To me, this is a big story.

Jerry basically said this weekend, look, we're sticking with the 3-4 defense and the two-tight end offense for awhile.

If he's serious, that really limits the pool of coaching candidates to take over when Parcells leaves.

We might as well put Zimmer's name at the top of the candidates list right now. Like it or not.

Maybe he is laying the groundwork for a run at Weis...

 

[Chief]

Maybe he is laying the groundwork for a run at Weis...

That would be fine with me, but I think it's a long shot that he would leave Notre Dame. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Nice post.......I agree with you about our draft.

 

[lspain1]

You're right. I just love those 9 straight seaons without a playoff win.

I loved those drafts where we basically threw away every single pick we had.

I loved how Seattle went to the Super Bowl on the backs of the picks WE gave them for Joey Gagoway and James McKnight.

Yep ... let's NEVER question Cowboy management. They're the experts.

Instead, let's point fingers at other teams and laugh at their misfortunes.

Hey, at least we're not the Bengals. What's the battle cry now? At least we're not the Texans???

Sorry, Jerry Jones has done a sorry job since Jimmy left. He's NOT an NFL maverick, and he's basically ruined this franchise.

Oh yeah, I forget. If I don't like it, I can choose another team. Typical reply.

If you guys enjoy losing ... go celebrate, cuz Jerry Jones is really good at that.

Pretty tough indictment Eddie. Jones has clearly made a whole lot of errors, and your criticism is mostly valid. However, since the arrival of Parcells, a fresh wind has blown at Valley Ranch. Our upgrades in talent have been immense and our drafting has gotten much much better. The franchise drafts now with purpose and a plan. Even if we may not like the plan or the selections, it is so much better than the rudderless years in the late nineties and early in this decade.

Jones has made a lot of errors, but he seems to have learned something from his mistakes. The Cowboys are moving in a good direction now and I believe this is the year we see things come together.

 

[dmq]

-- The DMN draft blog was a joke. Take a look at this line from Matt Mosely: "I'll be providing you with much more information on this pick when someone from Cowboys P.R. brings over the information." :lol: While he sits on his rear end, posting about Suzy Kolber's hair

Yeah, he should have been talking about her kissable lips.

 

[Eddie]

Pretty tough indictment Eddie. Jones has clearly made a whole lot of errors, and your criticism is mostly valid. However, since the arrival of Parcells, a fresh wind has blown at Valley Ranch. Our upgrades in talent have been immense and our drafting has gotten much much better. The franchise drafts now with purpose and a plan. Even if we may not like the plan or the selections, it is so much better than the rudderless years in the late nineties and early in this decade.

Jones has made a lot of errors, but he seems to have learned something from his mistakes. The Cowboys are moving in a good direction now and I believe this is the year we see things come together.

I agree, we've made lots of inroads in improving our over-all talent.

That's why I'm abit upset at this year's draft. We needed another A and we wound up with a C.

If it brings comfort, a C is better than 10 straight years of F drafts thanx to Jerry Jones.

 

[Chuck 54]

To me, this is a big story.

Jerry basically said this weekend, look, we're sticking with the 3-4 defense and the two-tight end offense for awhile.

If he's serious, that really limits the pool of coaching candidates to take over when Parcells leaves.

We might as well put Zimmer's name at the top of the candidates list right now. Like it or not.

I don't think it's a big deal...if we have a top defense, a coach isn't going to want to change it...even Parcells stuck with the 4-3 after a year in which we had a top ranked defense.

If our defense is as good as it looks like it's going to be, there's no way any coach is going to have a problem running the 3-4....the bottom line is that we wouldn't have a real problem switching right now to a 4-3...we'd have great DT's in Canty, Ferguson, Johnson, and the draft picks...we'd have excellent De's in Ware, Spears, Ellis...We'd have better linebackers in Carpenter, James, and Adele than we've had in the past at times.

As for the two TE set, that's the easiest one....it's not a big transition to bring in an FB or 2 and release a TE.

I don't really see any problems transitioning to a new coach.

We also have to consider that we'd become an attractive site for coordinators who want to be head coaches from teams like NE, Pitts, etc.

It's not a bad situation even if JJ wants to hire someone from the outside.

 

[Chuck 54]

With all JJ's faults, there aren't many owners I would swap him for....I love having an owner that truly loves the Cowboys and is involved, a guy who apparently does learn from his mistakes, a guy who's willing to spend whatever it takes and take a risk to win....not a guy who just raises ticket prices, cuts high priced vets, refuses to be involved in free agency, and looks only at his bank account while never winning anything.

There are owners in this league who've been owners since long before Jerry ever entered the NFL, guys who are considered good owners, guys who hired football guys as gms, gms who are also well respected as football men, yet have never won a SB.

I'm proud to have jerry jones own the Cowboys.

 

[Eddie]

With all JJ's faults, there aren't many owners I would swap him for....I love having an owner that truly loves the Cowboys and is involved, a guy who apparently does learn from his mistakes, a guy who's willing to spend whatever it takes and take a risk to win....not a guy who just raises ticket prices, cuts high priced vets, refuses to be involved in free agency, and looks only at his bank account while never winning anything.

There are owners in this league who've been owners since long before Jerry ever entered the NFL, guys who are considered good owners, guys who hired football guys as gms, gms who are also well respected as football men, yet have never won a SB.

I'm proud to have jerry jones own the Cowboys.

Sounds good to me ... I just don't want him as our GM.