Waters signing? tweet from brad sham

[ElGatoGrande]

I love that Sham is getting the info first!

Sham sportin' the fast tweet!!!

Pretty hip for an old guy (Heck, I've never even tweeted before)

 

[BAT]

we made a trade before for Cesar Raymond that puts us back at 53, right?

Who was the trade for?

 

[CowboyStar88]

I think it's probably a combination of all those things. Leary is unreliable, Free has never played guard and Parnell is JAG.

What's strange is that they were just glowing about free from JG to JJ to even Fred. So I am curious as to what the plan is.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Before I get bashed to death, what's so special about Waters again? All I know is Romo won't be the oldest on the team while this guy is 36.

Waters is a six time Pro Bowler who, even at 36, is a better option than a career backup (Bernadeau) or a converted tackle (Free) at right guard.

 

[reddyuta]

Is this because Parnell isn't good or that Free is struggling? Or is Leary not really ready? I'm not confident that a 36 year old guy who didn't play last year is going to come in and light the line on fire

Berny sucks,its that simple.

Before I get bashed to death, what's so special about Waters again? All I know is Romo won't be the oldest on the team while this guy is 36.

he has to be better than Leary and berny and i bet he can do that.

 

[kTXe]

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[Echo9]

Is this because Parnell isn't good or that Free is struggling? Or is Leary not really ready? I'm not confident that a 36 year old guy who didn't play last year is going to come in and light the line on fire

Waters is a guard. This is an upgrade over Bernadeau

 

[Mr Cowboy]

A ringing endorsement for Arkin! I see no reason for keeping him.... He will never see a meaningful snap as a Dallas Cowboy!

 

[DOUBLE WING]

What's strange is that they were just glowing about free from JG to JJ to even Fred. So I am curious as to what the plan is.

Well you can take what JJ says with a grain of salt. As a whole, I wouldn't expect them to say anything other than "he's playing great" because the Cowboys are master PR spinners. They're not going to say publicly if something is wrong, even if it is.

With that said, I don't think it's necessarily that Free was playing bad. But he's never played a regular season NFL game at guard and with Waters, you have more depth along the line as a whole, plus you aren't forced to start Parnell at RT. You can actually let Free/Parnell compete again and play whoever is better.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Waters is a guard. This is an upgrade over Bernadeau

But we were not counting on Bernie starting. From all reports we've heard is that Leary was healthy and ready to go and Free has looked good. But we haven't heard much on the Parnell front and I'm wondering if that's why.

 

[Cowboys=SuperBowl]

SSSSSSWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Risen Star]

It's an improvement even if Waters has absolutely nothing left.

Definitely...but allow me to hope for more.

 

[jday]

Is this because Parnell isn't good or that Free is struggling? Or is Leary not really ready? I'm not confident that a 36 year old guy who didn't play last year is going to come in and light the line on fire

Bryan Water's pinky is better than anything we currently have playing OG. I'm not looking for him to "light the line on fire;" just be consistent, and that would be marked improvement.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

From what I have heard, Free was having his best camp since 2010 at right tackle. I didn't understand why they would want to mess that up and make him start learning guard. Now, with Waters on board, Free can stay where he belongs.

 

[TheCount]

This IS Madden. lol, crazy last few days. Happy to see Waters coming onboard. Hope he's still got something left in the tank, considering that lazy bum escaped every conceivable non-regular season workout!

 

[mullet]

@nickeatman: Cowboys worked out veteran guard Brian Waters Tuesday ...Still working on a deal. If signed, trying to get him ready for Week 2 in KC return

 

[iceman117]

It's official , guys on the fan said he already signed .

are you sure its official.... i dont want to get all excited for nothing

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Just make sure he does not hurt his back while running on a tread mill

 

[acer941]

Deal has been done!

 

[CowboyStar88]

Well you can take what JJ says with a grain of salt. As a whole, I wouldn't expect them to say anything other than "he's playing great" because the Cowboys are master PR spinners. They're not going to say publicly if something is wrong, even if it is.

With that said, I don't think it's necessarily that Free was playing bad. But he's never played a regular season NFL game at guard and with Waters, you have more depth along the line as a whole, plus you aren't forced to start Parnell at RT. You can actually let Free/Parnell compete again and play whoever is better.

Well it's not just JJ. So actually JJ wasn't even the first one to come out and give Free am endorsement first IIRC. I am not as excited as some because the guy hasn't played in a year and he is 36 and those are legit concerns. But my other questions are 1. Is Leary ok? Because Brad speculates Bernie starts this week? Since when was that? 2. Is free struggling? 3. Parnell just not ready? Listen I think Doug has had a very good TC by far our most consistent linemen this TC. I think this has more to do with Parnell.