We're Baaaaaaaaack!!!

[kartr]

With a halfway decent kicker Bledsoe would have done it last year.

It wasn't a kicker who threw to a double covered Terry Glenn in crunch time and it wasn't a kicker who the ball at Glenn's shins when Jason Witten was wide open in the end zone.

 

[kartr]

Says the man who's the epitome of carried away. hell, you're still giddy about a flop.

It was the first year in a new system. What did you expect?

Our defense allowed only 19.3 points per game which was good enough for 12th in the NFL.

It was also an improvement over 2004 and this despite a lot of injuries. Especially to the LB corps which if you know anything about a 3-4 scheme is the driving porce of the scheme.

WR is a question mark? I disagree.

We added OL and are getting guys back healthy. If you don't think that's improvement then by all means continue being wrong.

I'd say backup QB is a question mark, but the starter isn't.

I don't see RB as a question mark either beyond health. If you mean health then I agree. I also addressed that in my post if you bothered to read.

I didn't put the playoffs on the shoulders of Bledsoe and TO. Go back and look. I put it on the defense and the Special teams.

No writers believe in Quincy Crankcase, only a couple of dim blubs really believe that he can do what he was never able to do in his entire career.

When you run out of ideas, play the Q-card. The starting qb has been a question mark each of the last 4 years of his career. No one believes in him but you homers and that crack pot Peter King who probably was the team water boy in school and third string at that.

 

[superpunk]

When you run out of ideas, play the third string water boy card.

 

[Doomsday101]

Kartr, You still harping on that CFL reject?

 

[Hostile]

When you run out of ideas, play the Q-card. The starting qb has been a question mark each of the last 4 years of his career. No one believes in him but you homers and that crack pot Peter King who probably was the team water boy in school and third string at that.

You're the one playing the Q-card, I just trumped it as usual.

Know when to fold 'em krankcase. You haven't had a hand worth betting on yet.

 

[MikeD17]

I think our defense is going to destroy teams this year. If you factor in guys like Spears, Canty ,Ware all getting Bigger , meaner and Smarter you can see how there going to create great pressure . Then you got what I call the second tear Pressure guys , Ellis will make his impact like always , you got ferguson who's still a beast in the middle and then you throw in some wild inexperienced youth in there like Stanley and the dude from grambling. Bobby Carpenter I believe is going to become a fan favorite , he 's going to show his toughness and smarts, very much a dat nyguen type of mentality but a different type of backer.

Bradie James and AKin in the middle , can you say beasts?? big fast .....young ....

lets move to the secondary Roy williams, Tnew, Glenn, Henry , and lets see if Coleman can come in and start . In any case I like the secondary .


I just see a dominating defense this year.....it should happen:starspin

 

[MikeD17]

how weird above i just made my 666 post on 666 , and I didnt even mean to ....................freaky

 

[Hostile]

how weird above i just made my 666 post on 666 , and I didnt even mean to ....................freaky

Do you owe anyone $666? Not that it matters, you wouldn't pay 'em.

:wink2:

 

[superpunk]

Someone get the holy water...

 

[WoodysGirl]

Someone get the holy water...

That would be Father Trickblue's job.

 

[Hostile]

That would be Father Trickblue's job.

Bad day to need him. He's been drinking again.

 

[DWelch1775]

Good post Hostile, and that part about our deffense is so true. And i can't wait to get them out there and watch them dominate the league. Hopefully Roy gets to play closer to the line because thats where he is the most dangerous.

 

[AsthmaField]

Great post Hos! I can't wait for this season either. I think it's going to be a fun one.

Typical and expected post by Kartr though... too bad.

 

[Cbz40]

Hos you got the old juices flowing..........Can't wait to see that D start hitting people.

Great post Hostile.

 

[JPM]

Kartr, You still harping on that CFL reject?

Sing it with me. "Always and forever."

 

[Alexander]

It wasn't a kicker who threw to a double covered Terry Glenn in crunch time and it wasn't a kicker who the ball at Glenn's shins when Jason Witten was wide open in the end zone.

So when Carter threw interceptions right to Sheldon Brown and Ralph Brown that either cost us the game or could have cost us the game, why did he get a free pass?

Anyone else complaining about Bledsoe's errors has some credibility. Given your standards for fine QB play, you don't have a shread of it.

 

[The30YardSlant]

Tried to think of something for post 25k and one thing kept standing out to me. I have a tendency to wax philosophical and posts get long at these times. So my apologies to your eyes, but the soapbox is mine and it's comfortable.

Brothers and sisters, the Cowboys are back in the saddle and the limelight. Mark my words when the football magazines and fantasy magazines start hitting the shelves you're going to see a Cowboys bent in them.

I opened Foxsports.com's football page earlier today and 3 articles about the Cowboys were front and center. Okay, so 2 of them were about TO, and the other was about Ellis whining for "committment," but the point is, we're news again.

From where I sit that is a very good feeling. For the first time in a while I've got some good feelings about an upcoming season. A lot of things are contributing to that.

I've been down on our QB situation ever since Troy retired. Though I'm not a fan of retreads at QB because I'm spoiled by the history surrounding Don, Roger, Danny and Troy, I'm forced to admit that Bledsoe is a comfort for now. He's not mobile and he gets sacked and I'm one of the first to stand up to the overwhelming syrup support some give him, but one fact remains, he can throw the football, and it looks like we are going to open up the offense.

The worst part about 2005 for me was the absence of Jason Witten in the passing game as a target. I felt he had an overall better year than 2004, but his stats didn't say so. He improved as a blocker though and matured as a receiver. With an improved line and the addition of Fasano I look for him to have a Pro Bowl caliber year. Especially with the upgrades at WR meaning he'll face some mismatches.

Speaking of the OL, my goodness will it be nice to have the Hotel back. I'll miss LA a lot, but seeing an anchor on the QBs blindside will ease that angst a lot. I like the reports that Al Johnson has beefed up to 307 and is stronger. With Rivera back healthy and a healthy Petitti. I don't think we'll be near as soft up the middle. I thought the interior of the OL was worse than the ends last year though the ends took a beating. If Al Johnson avoids bringing back the fist pump snap tipoff it could be a much better year. Fabini adds depth and it sounds like Columbo is showing promise. Here's hoping. It's not the OL of the early 90's by any wild stretch, but it has a chance to be solid and right now that's what we need.

If you're going to open up a passing game it pays to have some weapons. Welcome to the cameras being on our WRs because a camera magnet came to town. I've always admired TO's talent. I've never cared for his attitude. I can't deny a level of excitement that he can be a catalyst here. I also can't deny a fear that there's more than one thing he can be a catalyst for. I like the reports that he is happy. I really like the fact he's doing football camps for youth for the first time in his career. He said he was going to embrace the star. I think that is a great way to start. I was thrilled to get to be involved in the registration and donation process to send 3 youth from this forum to his camps. Tanin, Eric, and Andre, I hope you enjoy it very much and learn a lot. I always loved summer football camps. Mine always had coaches, never a star of this magnitude.

The guy who I think benefits the most from TO coming is Terry Glenn. If they focus on TO too much, Glenn will kill them deep, and trust me they are going to focus a lot on TO. There are dangerous WRs all over the NFL. In my mind the most dangerous ones are the ones who have great hands. Both our starters have great hands, and they also run precise routes. Please let me be reading things right and we're going to have a wide open offense.

The key on offense is going to be Julius Jones. He'll be running out of a 1 back set with an H-back lead blocker more than the I or the split backfield. For a quick RB with shifty moves, this can signal a big year. He needs one. He needs it for himself, and we need it from him. Parchy's report that he was catching more passes than the other backs had me smiling from ear to ear. He's about to get his chance to shine a bit because defenses won't be able to key on him as much if the line gives Bledsoe time and opens him some lanes.

I'm more excited about the defense than the offense. Spears is healthy and bigger. Canty is healthy and stronger. I need to see pics of Ware that the media is telling us because this kid was already my favorite player to read about and imagine as a difference maker. Throw in Hatcher and the praise he's getting and I like our pass rush. I wish Ellis were on board, and maybe he is. We all know the media can overblow things, but I'm disappointed in him. Right now he appears to be the weak link of this team because he's whining so much.

On the interior I am going to miss Glover, but if Ferguson is healthy he's solid. I gotta admit I became an instant Montavious Stanley fan from his phone call to Norm. My favorite line was when Norm asked him about playing NT. "Shortest distance to the QB baby! Ha ha!" I was sold on him right there.

I like our LB corps so much better than last year. I was so happy when we took Bobby Carpenter. I think he fills the SOLB needs perfectly. If Burnett comes back healthy and James builds on last year it's going to be a fun year. I like everything I read about Ayodele so far. No doubt the depth is so much better than last year when we paid Michael Barrow for 1 play before he went back into retirment.

Our secondary will be dangerous if someone steps up to be the Free Safety. Paging Mr. Watkins, Mr. Pat Watkins, please report to center field and show your skills. I'm excited about a full year from Anthony Henry. He tried to come back too soon. The kid was physical and he made plays. Newman shut down the other side. If Watkins (or anyone else can man the middle) Roy is going to be dangerous.

Make no mistakes about it, this D is going to hit people 3 ways, hard, fast, and continuously. When the D is on the field I won't be sitting down much. This is our meal ticket.

I hate kickers, but I'm finally not afraid to see one of them on the field for a FG try. We also added some Special teams performers in Coleman, Watkins, Boiman, and Beriault coming back. There will be hitting here too, but more important, I think we'll win the field position battles.

Bring on training camp because we're back. You can say I'm drinking the koolaid if you want. I haven't had real good feelings about a season in a long time. This year I'm feeling like something fun is going to happen. It will start with the magazines hitting the stands this weekend. When the media and Vegas pay this much attention to a team, drink the koolaid.

Cliff Notes anyone?

 

[Hostile]

Cliff Notes anyone?

I got a brother-in-law who could prescribe some Ritalin instead.

 

[The30YardSlant]

I got a brother-in-law who could prescribe some Ritalin instead.

Nah, apparently that stuff really jacks you up

 

[Apollo Creed]

Great post, but our crop of rookies last year are going to be the deciding factor whether or not we make it to the big game. Barber is a great 3rd down back, Canty is going to be a beast when he hits stride, I'm not completely sold on Spears yet but I'm sure he'll improve, and dont get me started on D Ware. We haven't even seen Beriault or Burnett touch the field yet. We have plenty of reason to be excited. While teams like Washington have had such poor drafts they have to rely on nothing but free agent stop gaps for depth.