Theebs Post in April About Tom Ciskowski

[DallasCowpoke]

The thought crossed my mind that this opens the door for WP to move into a "front office" position within a season or two, and Jason G. to move up to HC.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

Funny... hardly anyone seems to recognize the origin. But a high school friend of mine and I got in touch a year or so ago after not having spoken or corresponded for many years. My e-mail address was shaketiller@... His was billyclydepuckett@... A few of us are Dan Jenkins fans.

:laugh2:

I was trying to get Hubert 'Bad Hair' Wimberly@... a few years ago, but that damned gmail kept denying it.

 

[Concord]

Here is something from an old "The Way We Hear It" item in Pro Football Weekly...

"The guy everyone expects to take over for retired director of college and pro scouting Larry Lacewell is Jeff Ireland, who has been the Cowboys’ national scout the past three years. But Lacewell’s departure indicates just how much head coach Bill Parcells is running the show these days. There are many in Dallas’ front office who aren’t thrilled with move and believe that assistant director of college scouting Tom Ciskowski was more deserving of the promotion."

Nice find.

 

[theogt]

While I hope the Cowboys' off-season doesn't begin for several more weeks, it surely will be interesting. I don't recall a time when there was enough talent on the roster to really allow Dallas to draft to the board.

Sure, there are needs: Youth and depth at DB, a young wideout with number one potential (and deep speed, if Terry Glenn's gone), a young backup QB, probably a RB, since Julius Jones appears to be a certain departure... but there isn't one hole so glaring that it dominates the conversation.

I'm not as certain as some others that Jerry Jones will confine most of his free agency interest to signing players already on the roster. He surely has seen what a "jolt" did for the Patriots. I don't expect him to break the bank, but I'd be surprised if there isn't one reasonably significant move for outside talent. And I agree that Wade Phillips could help in that regard.

Ciskowski seems to be a viable replacement for Ireland, and I've heard for years that Ciskowski is a top-drawer scout. And who knows... if Ireland was Parcells' pet project, and if Jerry Jones has long-term respect for Ciskowski, the latter might have as much or more influence than the former. I'm optimistic Ciskowski could do the job very well.

While I do believe that Jones likes to send out "smoke signals" to confuse folks about Dallas intentions for the draft and free agency, I have a feeling that his recent comment about wanting to add... I forget the word he used... dazzle or spark, whatever, to the offense, probably reflects his true thinking.

The Parcells era found Dallas putting lots of meat and potatoes on the table. Regardless of who gets fault/blame, Dallas now has a strong OL and some depth, a solid DL and some depth, a good LB corps and some depth... In other words, the Cowboys are in good shape with regard to the 12 meat and potatoes positions (the OL and the defensive front seven). Add the TE position to that, if you want.

Dallas probably could use one more home run hitter. The impact of Owens' loss is evidence. Besides, both Owens and Glenn are well north of 30.

I also recall when the Cowboys added Tony Dorsett to what was already a good offense. They traded up for some sizzle, and that worked out pretty well.

I doubt that a trade for McFadden is in the cards, as the price would be too high. But I look for Jones to try to find an impact offensive player, and if he doesn't think his draft positioning will allow him to get that done, he might look to make a trade or sign a free agent.

It should be fun, if nothing else.

92 posts in 3 years is simply not enough. Please, post more often.

 

[Use Your Illusion]

Here is something from an old "The Way We Hear It" item in Pro Football Weekly...

"The guy everyone expects to take over for retired director of college and pro scouting Larry Lacewell is Jeff Ireland, who has been the Cowboys’ national scout the past three years. But Lacewell’s departure indicates just how much head coach Bill Parcells is running the show these days. There are many in Dallas’ front office who aren’t thrilled with move and believe that assistant director of college scouting Tom Ciskowski was more deserving of the promotion."

Nice find. However, at the risk of sounding "negative", all the guys who thought this are probably more of Jerry's "good ol' boys" who were chaffed over Lacewell getting the boot.

 

[big dog cowboy]

It should be fun, if nothing else.

Except for those under high blood pressure medication.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I think the main key is what philosophy Jones takes in the draft.

If he continues to take the philosophy of accumulating draft picks, not drafting guys with off the field issues, and drafting players with good work ethic..chances are the drafting should be fine. It may not be great, but good enough to get Dallas to the promiseland.

When Jones started to follow those rules (2003) that's when Dallas started to draft well. And in the case of Jacob Rogers, they went against those rules and drafted a guy with a poor work ethic and paid the price for it.




YAKUZA

 

[Big Dakota]

Great job in this thread guys!

 

[DEA_dad]

Wasn't he an assistant coach at New Mexico State University back in the 1980s or early 1990s?

If so, he would probably like to erase that from his resume. Congrats to him for overcoming it.

Whoa...Easy there chief :laugh2:

 

[CrazyCowboy]

This should be the thread of the year.....oh, it is early 08 though

Great job Zoners!

 

[khiladi]

Here is something from an old "The Way We Hear It" item in Pro Football Weekly...

"The guy everyone expects to take over for retired director of college and pro scouting Larry Lacewell is Jeff Ireland, who has been the Cowboys’ national scout the past three years. But Lacewell’s departure indicates just how much head coach Bill Parcells is running the show these days. There are many in Dallas’ front office who aren’t thrilled with move and believe that assistant director of college scouting Tom Ciskowski was more deserving of the promotion."

Which pretty much seems to explain why Jerry didn't panic when Ireland left..