We gave up on Amendola way too soon

[adbutcher]

Knew this kid would be good, and he's doing pretty decently in St. Louis.

He catches the ball well plain and simple.

He would have been a great slot receiver for us.

X2

 

[DCBoysfan]

I dont think so, I always though it was a long shot to make the team.

 

[BehindEnemyLinez]

Danny who? He's a bum who'll be playing Arena-ball pretty soon! Some of you haven't let this pet-cat die, yet? He was a cool, Rudy-type story when he was in t-camp here but it wasn't meant for a happy ending...

 

[Dodger]

It appears that the purpose of the original post has been rue-ined.

Oh well...

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Knew this kid would be good, and he's doing pretty decently in St. Louis.

He catches the ball well plain and simple.

He would have been a great slot receiver for us.

sorry, its not like we gave up on wes welker. Amendola will always have limitations and will never be a #2 and at his best can work his way to a #3. not a big loss. if I still could make a choice today, I take Hurd and crayton over Amendola.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

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[zrinkill]

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:laugh2:

 

[CF74]

Rue!!!

 

[Texan_Eph89]

I don't want to make fun because you never know what's going to happen in a player's career. I'd be surprised if Amendola ever becomes anything special in the NFL, but it could happen.

But I think looking back at what might have been is an exercise in futility. There have been several players we've "given up on" who went on to solid careers elsewhere, and there have been several players other teams have given up on that have done the same.

Jay Novacek comes to mind quickly. The Cardinals allowed him to slip away as a Plan B free agent after five mostly mediocre seasons, and where would we have been without him?

They were at least mediocre....
Amendola didn't do anything here, even when given the chance.
He wouldn't have been in the Rams starting lineup had they kept decent receivers.
People look at Amendola as a Welker clone, but outside of the size comparison, they are not the same player.
Where Welker is a dependable pass catcher (and holds on to the ball for dear life), Amendola is not.
Amendola's career is riding on the fact that Welker made a path for him.
He can be a ST guy with some time at WR, but to honest I never saw him being an integral part of the offense.
He's a decent guy no knock on him there, but I don't understand the love when he didn't accomplish anything.
Ogletree has accomplished more, and he had to fight for that roster spot.

 

[vta]

Gotta love him...what he lacked in size he made up for by being slow and making mistakes.

:laugh2:

 

[CIWhitefish]

CBZ Basic Rue Recipe

Add olive oil, one turn of the pan
3 pats of butter
3 tbsp flour
1.5 - 2 cups of stock or milk
salt and pepper

Finally add pet cat that didn't make it

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

JAG.... I swear the overreaction is amazing on this board at times. :laugh2:

 

[bbgun]

JAG.... I swear the overreaction is amazing on this board at times. :laugh2:

Romo is the greatest QB is Dallas Cowboy history. Discuss.

 

[Hostile]

Rue are you?
Rue rue, rue rue.

 

[adbutcher]

CBZ Recipe

Add olive oil, one turn of the pan
3 pats of butter
3 tbsp flour
1.5 - 2 cups of stock or milk
salt and pepper

Finally add pet cat that didn't make it

:laugh2:

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I was a supporter of Amendola before he was born!

Nothing like lamenting a loss of a minor player who looks good at times and then disappears. On a bad team.

Did we give him enough of a chance? I'd say so. If he had showed something, anything, Wade would have kept him fer sure.

On the other hand, we DO tend to hang on to players way too long (Hurd and Stanback come to mind as receivers).

So let's just be happy that Amendol is having his ups and that we have fare better receivers (even Hurd is better) than he.

 

[DallasEast]

CBZ Basic Rue Recipe

Add olive oil, one turn of the pan
3 pats of butter
3 tbsp flour
1.5 - 2 cups of stock or milk
salt and pepper

Finally add pet cat that didn't make it

ost:

 

[AlcoholicNinja]

JAG rue. Blech.

 

[Seven]

All of you. Go to your rue-m's................

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Rue are you?
Rue rue, rue rue.

I rue the day the roux comes out overwrought and rococco and complex, redolent in its rustic and artisan wray . . . I mean way, for ruffians' tastes. That always makes me rueful, guay.