Werder's latest rant (on WRs)

Chocolate Lab · Oct 20, 2009

I'm sure DC will have this up, because I bet 103.3 podcasts it, but until then...

Werder was just on reiterating what he said on Irvin's show last week that Miles' best position is the same position Roy plays. (Never mind that Irvin totally disagreed and thought that Miles with his deep speed and Roy with his good hands and big body were perfect complements to each other... Werder insists a source -- maybe Garrett himself -- told him this.)

So he then uses that to go on a rant about Bill Belichick benching Adalius Thomas despite his big contract and Bill Parcells having "churn" tryouts on Friday so the players can see that someone could be coming after their jobs.

What he was getting at, via a huge reach IMO, is that Roy should be benched so Miles could play his best position. Which means that Miles and Crayton would be your starters.

Does that make sense to anyone? Does anyone really think that Crayton is a better WR than Roy? I know Roy hasn't produced a lot yet, but would you bench him so Crayton could start?

Just wondering.

CATCH17 · Oct 20, 2009

Uh.... No....

ElGatoGrande · Oct 20, 2009

Something needs to be done to get these guys open,,, I'm hoping that having a deep threat on the field will stop the DBs from sitting on all the routes. So maybe just having Austin on the field is enough, doesn't matter which side.

CATCH17 · Oct 20, 2009

Its not even about a deep threat to me.

Teams are playing deep zones against us. We need to do more shorter routes and start taking what they are giving us and just getting the ball in our receivers hands.

We need to use the run and short passing game to either drive up the field or make them play up and then burn them deep.

Kangaroo · Oct 20, 2009

I am sorry that is just an idiot statement we had them reveresed during the SuperBowl years. Then again why would you make the team worse. I mean Miles did light up a pathetic KC team please writers get a grip on yourself

UVAwahoos · Oct 20, 2009

I think we have to start the players who give us the best opportunity to win, no matter how many draft picks we traded to acquire them. I personally cannot stand Crayton, but if the Crayton/Austin combo works...than Roy needs to get his *** on the bench.

ArmyCowboy · Oct 20, 2009

The whole thing about one receiver being a better wide receiver and the other being a better flanker is way overrated, IMO.

Just get your best two receivers on the field at the same time, for God's sake.

It's not really that complicated.

LucaBrasi · Oct 20, 2009

Things must be terribly boring without TO around for little Eddie Werder.

bootyhunta · Oct 20, 2009

Then just throw it to the open one.

Chocolate Lab · Oct 20, 2009

Exactly.

How is Miles only able to run certain routes? He's scored on both long bombs and shorter passes that he turned into long runs (as at KC).

And like I said, Irvin didn't even agree that Roy and Miles didn't complement each other well. But even if they don't, you still get your two best players on the field. (And never mind all the times that we play three WRs anyway.)

But if we did what Werder wants, Roy would be on the bench so Crayton could play. Does he really think that's the best arrangement? Does anyone else think Crayton is better than Roy?

RS12 · Oct 20, 2009

Roy E in a no win situation, not as good as we thought he was, and will never justify the contract. I do think based on some of what he said lately he could use a wake up call, but I would trot Miles and him out there this week to see if this is the most productive combo. Besides its not who starts, it's who makes plays.

speedkilz88 · Oct 20, 2009

So this explains why Harper never became a star, he was playing out of position because of Michael Irvin. The Cowboys just needed to bench Michael.

TheCount · Oct 20, 2009

If Miles isn't going to be #2, I don't understand what his problem is.

Duane · Oct 20, 2009

I'm not a huge Roy Williams fan but he is much better than Crayton, especially blocking.

jobberone · Oct 20, 2009

I don't have the slightest idea what nomenclature this offense uses nor whether or not it uses option trees on every route by every receiver. That makes a huge difference on knowing your routes and reads both by the receivers and the QB. Does anyone here know?

And do we use traditional X, Y and Z receivers who run particular routes for one play or like above? Does Roy sometimes run the X then the Z route? Do they fiip flop?

My guess is Roy will be more of a possession receiver and Austin will get more deep and intermediate routes but I'm doing this by the SWAG method.

Unless Werder knows all the above and how Garrett is paring down the routes and/or trees for each receiver then he's talking out his ***.

NextGenBoys · Oct 20, 2009

Exactly.

Watch NE, or NO, or any of those teams. They run plays FOR their RB's, and run short patterns as primary reads. We use our RB's as check downs, and short routes as checkdowns too.

If we draw up plays specifically for our RB's defenses will counter, and that's when the big plays come. Only problem is we dont have any underneath receivers like other teams.

I think we need to work the short passing game and take our shots deep occasionally.

WoodysGirl · Oct 20, 2009

Is this the podcast, CL?

Galloway & Co.: 10/20
ESPN's Ed Werder gets in a cat fight with GAC's Randy Galloway over the Dallas Cowboys.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/player?id=4580864 (12:53)

Edit: Yeah, this is it. Starts at the 4:30min mark.

And just to add...Werder really is a boob.

burmafrd · Oct 20, 2009

why give any credence to the mindless rantings of a worthless hack?

theebs · Oct 20, 2009

it makes perfect sense for 103.3

They just had watkins on with mosley, galloway and ian crapfest.

It was basically just 10 minutes of how bad the cowboys are and how dare anyone say they can improve.

Watkins was joking that the last time we beat a quality opponent was NY last year and they were missing jacobs and burress, yet he said nothing about the missing felix, barber, kosier, mcbriar etc.....

I havent heard anyone downgrade philly's win over the giants in the playoffs because they didnt have burress, just that philly is awesome. I guess when Dallas beats that same team while missing key players its cause the giants are injured.

I want to win so bad just so all these local rick with a p's cant just sit there and giggle and chuckle at the organization.

dbair1967 · Oct 20, 2009

No, its just the usual continued massive overreaction to stuff...Roy is not the 3rd best WR on this team, while Austin had a huge game vs KC, one game doesnt make him the #1 guy either.

At some point Roy is gonna have some big games, then hopefully this kind of non sense (as well as that blooming idiot JJT's stuff today) will go away.

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