The Goose on dfw sports beat talking about cowboys recap

[28 Joker]

That was good stuff from the Goose.

I agree with him on the Cowboys' biggest needs.

I don't agree with him about Felix Jones.

He can be the feature guy, and he has to be that guy, like he was at the end of last year, if the Cowboys want to live up to their potential.

Feed Felix the rock and dominate.

 

[jobberone]

What if, and just hear me out now..what if the legit number two WR is already on this team, and his name is Roy Williams? I mean, he can't play much worse than last year. I'm not holding my breath on this, but it could actually happen that he plays better than last year.

I've said this very thing in other posts. If they start to click then watch out. We could have something. I do think they will be quicker to pull him this year. So they need to start clicking in TC, IMO.

I agree the offense was a problem...but not because of the reason many think. We have a terrible return game...which meant the offense have to generate longer drives to score points....hence the ton of yards. But drives/playbook bogged down because of how hard we had to work to get to the opponents 30 yard line. We also had a lot of yards on offense because we had a lot of penalties...which also forced us in to bad down and distances. The OL was also bad in short yardage, which affected points. And our FG kicking was bad which affected points. And lastly, our MOST explosive players did not touch the ball enough...too many touches for Witten and Barber. Not enough for guys that have a better chance of getting in the endzone. We ALL love Wittne. But he touches the ball too much for someone who cannot get in the endzone. And frankly, there is some truth to the theories out there that teams ALLOW Dallas to go to Witten. Before you take me to the gallows....I think Witten will be in the HOF one day, but again, teams know they can get him on the ground when he catches it. Tony has to develop better chemistry with Roy. Martellus Bennet HAS to become more reliable. You cannot have an offense that is heavy on handing off to Barber and throwing to Witten.

I don't have a problem with anything you said. The problems on offense are multifaceted. Some of it is the penalties. Some of it is field position. Part of it is play calling at times. I don't think Witten is a problem. He gets a lot of first downs. And last year was the first time he's been kept out of the endzone that much. I don't think he's a huge redzone threat though. And I agree Bennett needs to be more of a factor in the redzone. So does Roy. It's not a simple answer to the offenses problems.

Agreed across the board. I would not stop thinking Ogletree, Hurd (baha), Johnson (heehee) and Holley (snicker) are solutions for the future. If there is an opportunity to take an elite WR, we should jump all over it.

Can you imagine an Austin/Dez Bryant/Witten combination? I can and it is very arousing.

I think Bryant can come in and immediately affect the offense positively. I do think Otree can help some. How much will depend on how RW does. If Otree gets a lot of snaps then I think he'll get his share of completions. I'm impressed with him. He doesn't have the talent of a Dez Bryant though. I hope I'm wrong about that though.

 

[28 Joker]

I think Dallas can take the best player available.

I agree on offensive line.

Get them early.

I'm not too crazy about drafting the 6th or 7th best offensive tackle, though.

The better value would be Pouncy or the big guard from Idaho. They could be gone.

A CB, like the one that ran a 4.38, would be the best value, but I'm telling you guys.

Don't under-estimate Terence Newman. He has only played 7 years, and he's built to last and for warp speed. He's built (his body type) for the long haul, and he's built for speed. He can flat out fly. He's faster than Woodson and Bailey ever were, and those guys are still going strong. They have played much longer than Newman, too. Newman is faster than both of those guys.

Newman is going to play a long, long time if he avoids major injury. He takes care of his body. I can see him at 35, running like a 25 year old. I'm absolutely confident that Newman will continue to play at a very high level at 32, 33, and 34. If he can avoid serious injury, he'll be doing it at 35, too. I can see that.

The "old man" put it on DeSean Jackson 3 times last year, and he was banged up in the second game. He put it on Steve Smith, again. That was sweet. Are there 2 quicker, faster receivers in the NFL than those two guys? Newman shut them down. Don't under-estimate Newman's skill set or his experience, either. He has elite speed, quickness, agility, and leaping ability, and he has good ball skills. His experience is invaluable.

If you go CB, he will end up like Carpenter, only he may be really good and worthy of the pick.

Terence Newman isn't going to let anyone take his job. You can take that to the bank and cash it. Newman's 8th, 9th, and 10th seasons will be prime years for him, imvso. When Newman turns 34, he's not going to be like, "Oh, no. I'm 34". It's just a number to guys like him. Trust me. I know.

Newman is a freak, and when he's 34 (his 10th year) , he will still be just like he is now, all things being equal. Guys that have Newman's body type defy their age. It's just a number.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I think Dallas can take the best player available.

I agree on offensive line.

Get them early.

I'm not too crazy about drafting the 6th or 7th best offensive tackle, though.

The better value would be Pouncy or the big guard from Idaho. They could be gone.

A CB, like the one that ran a 4.38, would be the best value, but I'm telling you guys.

Don't under-estimate Terence Newman. He has only played 7 years, and he's built to last and for warp speed. He's built (his body type) for the long haul, and he's built for speed. He can flat out fly. He's faster than Woodson and Bailey ever were, and those guys are still going strong. They have played much longer than Newman, too. Newman is faster than both of those guys.

Newman is going to play a long, long time if he avoids major injury. He takes care of his body. I can see him at 35, running like a 25 year old. I'm absolutely confident that Newman will continue to play at a very high level at 32, 33, and 34. If he can avoid serious injury, he'll be doing it at 35, too. I can see that.

The "old man" put it on DeSean Jackson 3 times last year, and he was banged up in the second game. He put it on Steve Smith, again. That was sweet. Are there 2 quicker, faster receivers in the NFL than those two guys? Newman shut them down. Don't under-estimate Newman's skill set or his experience, either. He has elite speed, quickness, agility, and leaping ability, and he has good ball skills. His experience is invaluable.

If you go CB, he will end up like Carpenter, only he may be really good and worthy of the pick.

Terence Newman isn't going to let anyone take his job. You can take that to the bank and cash it. Newman's 8th, 9th, and 10th seasons will be prime years for him, imvso. When Newman turns 34, he's not going to be like, "Oh, no. I'm 34". It's just a number to guys like him. Trust me. I know.

Newman is a freak, and when he's 34 (his 10th year) , he will still be just like he is now, all things being equal. Guys that have Newman's body type defy their age. It's just a number.

the problem is...he does not play with the swag a guy with his physical tools should play with. Don't believe me, take it from Deion, one of the best. He said Newman needs to re-gain his confidence. Hopefully Mike Jenkins emergence will inspire Newman to make more plays.

 

[dbair1967]

The offense failed this team last year. I think we need a legit number two WR but we need to score the points commensurate with the amount of yardage gained. We generated about 500 yards of offense to be number two in the league. We only scored at about 56 points per 1000 yards of offense though. We should have scored 500 points off our yardage last year not in the 300s. That mitigates against the OL being the complete culprit. We got the yardage but not the points. Some of that is red zone offense and some of that has to be on the WRs.

This is not true at all. Failure would have been something like the offense under Quincy Carter and some of those guys, or when Dave Shula was running the offense in 89/90.

Folk falling off the face of the earth cost us alot of points. The penalties and OL breakdowns certainly hurt us in the redzone, as did a few untimely turnovers. But to say the "offense failed the team" is over the top.