Terry Glenn could be held out of Sunday's game due to expected rain in Washington

[burmafrd]

40% chance of rain/sleet after noon. That is the current forecast. So its not definite that the weather will be that bad.

 

[iceberg]

Again Iceberg, this isn't just any Wide Receiver, this is arguably our best and most consistent receiver last year.

Why in the world would you relegate a weapon like that to Spot Duty?

mick - thanks for asking vs. going the ROFL route that the 'beatiful posters' resort to when they disagree. : )

i give him spot duty and ramp up. if he can play, his playing time will increase. i'd just not throw *any* WR back into a full force fire after being out the entire season due to an injury that kept nagging his rehab.

start off slowly and build up as he can take it. if he can't, back off. that's all.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

He's been around the team, I don't see how Garrett has anything to do with it. He knows the offense. If your main concern is getting him some "bumps and bruises," just have him go through contact drills at practice.

And what's the alternative? Send him out there regardless of the conditions and risk it even more than he would be by playing in perfect conditions?

Add in the fact that we don't know how long Romo will play, if at all. He definitely doesn't need game work with Brad Johnson.

All I'm saying is Glenn's the ultimate professional. He'll be prepared no matter what game is his first one.

I really love your matter of fact OPINION posts.

BUT... the bottom line - GLENN probably NEEDS REAL GAME TIME PLAYING TIME as opposed to NOT NEEDING IT.

 

[big dog cowboy]

BUT... the bottom line - GLENN probably NEEDS REAL GAME TIME PLAYING TIME as opposed to NOT NEEDING IT.

 

[TheSkaven]

Better safe than sorry. I'd like to see Stanback out there anyway.

If Terry plays, he's only going to get 10 to 20 snaps anyway. I think we'll see both. I hope that they don't hold him out because of the rain. They can make him active and just use him selectively, to get him in rhythm. Remember, this is a new offense for him.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

mick - thanks for asking vs. going the ROFL route that the 'beatiful posters' resort to when they disagree. : )

i give him spot duty and ramp up. if he can play, his playing time will increase. i'd just not throw *any* WR back into a full force fire after being out the entire season due to an injury that kept nagging his rehab.

start off slowly and build up as he can take it. if he can't, back off. that's all.

NP.

This is a message board, so just because someone disagrees with my opinion, doesn't mean they are wrong, at least 1% of the time :laugh2: .

I don't know if they will just throw the guy into the fire. I personally think you see some Multiple Receiver sets and Glenn runs a good deal of Decoy routes.

I think his playing time will increase incrementally if he plays well.

 

[iceberg]

I really love your matter of fact OPINION posts.

BUT... the bottom line - GLENN probably NEEDS REAL GAME TIME PLAYING TIME as opposed to NOT NEEDING IT.

this is what i'm saying. give him some game time ASAP. let's see what he can do w/o hurting himself or regressing. if he doesn't, great. even better. let him grow back into full time vs. just saying 'my god man, this is glenn!!!'

if he were that much of a superman he'd not have been out for the year.

 

[iceberg]

NP.

This is a message board, so just because someone disagrees with my opinion, doesn't mean they are wrong, at least 1% of the time :laugh2: .

I don't know if they will just throw the guy into the fire. I personally think you see some Multiple Receiver sets and Glenn runs a good deal of Decoy routes.

I think his playing time will increase incrementally if he plays well.

all i've been saying. if he shows he can still play, i rethink things about him and his future around here. but i'm just not one to assume the world is good cause glenn didn't swell up in 1 or 2 practices.

spot duty, grow out if you can, pull back if you can't. pretty simple to this unwashed poster.

 

[Hoofbite]

I really love your matter of fact OPINION posts.

BUT... the bottom line - GLENN probably NEEDS REAL GAME TIME PLAYING TIME as opposed to NOT NEEDING IT.

No doubt he needs real game time. However, there is also no doubt that when he is ready to go, you put him out there.

If not, how does he get real game time? Hope for a blow out or wait until next year?

I'd have no problem with Glenn going out there on the 1st down in the playoffs if he didn't play this week. The simple fact that he is there completely changes how teams defend the Cowboys. And if it doesn't, easy yards and points going to TG.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

No doubt he needs real game time. However, there is also no doubt that when he is ready to go, you put him out there.

If not, how does he get real game time? Hope for a blow out or wait until next year?

I'd have no problem with Glenn going out there on the 1st down in the playoffs if he didn't play this week. The simple fact that he is there completely changes how teams defend the Cowboys. And if it doesn't, easy yards and points going to TG.

Sure. Agreed.

If Glenn turns out to be a decoy that makes a catch or two in the playoffs THEN THAT = win situation.

Anything else is just gravy.

 

[skinsscalper]

Regardless of whether or not Glenn plays on Sunday, come playoff time Glenn will be a spot player (like it or not). There's no way Glenn is going to start after a full season out of the game. He'll come in on 3 and 4 WR packages. Crayton and Romo have an entires year's worth of reps together and have a damn good chemistry built up. Glenn will compliment the existing offense. He won't turn it upside down regardless of his health.

With that being said, he can be effective even if he doesn't play this weekend. I know Rack disagrees, but Glenn's most effective role (considering his situation) is as a slot receiver. I know many think that Glenn is more effective as an outside WR to take advantage of his speed for the deep threat. I'm not so sure that Glenn's speed is going to be "Glenn's speed" just yet. His most important asset, right now, is going to be his veteran savvy. Let him work the field like Welker does and have TO and Crayton do exactly what they've been doing. Besides, being on the outside isn't the ONLY way to be a deep threat. The corner route from the slot position is a route that Glenn runs very well. So is the deep seam with Crayton or TO running an underneath route forcing the safety to commit quickly. A nanosecond of hesitation and it's either 6 or a large gain.

 

[peplaw06]

I really love your matter of fact OPINION posts.

BUT... the bottom line - GLENN probably NEEDS REAL GAME TIME PLAYING TIME as opposed to NOT NEEDING IT.

What are we even arguing about in this thread. It's obvious we want him to get time. But to what end? I don't think anyone's saying start him this week and give him 100% of the snaps. If we put him out there in bad conditions, the risk is he reinjures himself. If we don't risk it, he has more rehab time... what's wrong with that?

He's probably NOT going to be the starter in the first playoff game even if he gets some work in this game.

So where do we disagree?

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

What are we even arguing about in this thread. It's obvious we want him to get time. But to what end? I don't think anyone's saying start him this week and give him 100% of the snaps. If we put him out there in bad conditions, the risk is he reinjures himself. If we don't risk it, he has more rehab time... what's wrong with that?

He's probably NOT going to be the starter in the first playoff game even if he gets some work in this game.

So where do we disagree?

Right...
about...
Here....

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I think you overestimate the importance of game time with Glenn.

"we talkin bout praciss man.... practiss?"

He's a vet who is the epitome of a professional. He knows there's a difference, but he's been there before,

Being a professional does not equate to real time game experience.
Nor does knowing the difference of being there before.

and I'm sure his practice regimen includes as close to a game simulation as he can get.

Is he playing Madden for this "simulation"?

How long did it take Greg Ellis to be a beast when he came back from injury?

AND... Greg is a totally different player... playing a totally different position. I would get into that one though. Its just a poor comparison.