pittdawg;1212975 said:
thanks for attempting to put some fact behind my feelings. some here appear skeptical or disbelieving of what actually happens to players behind the scenes. i don't need to defend rob nor myself for retorting to posters who i believe are overly critical of rob. rob was thrown into a situation to cover the gross miscalculation of the coaching staff as to the abilities of other players on the roster. rob never played RT nor was he in nfl shape, yet he played through numerous injuries for what he thought was the good of the team. through eleven games, rob had given up 7 sacks. after suffering a concussion and a severe high ankle sprain, julius jones 5 weeks, in the detroit game, rob's play begain to spiral down surrendering 6 1/2 sacks the final 5 games. my problem is that with a severe injury and a rookie reaching the wall he should not even been playing. the team had made no contingent plan for this having used a roster spot for the future in columbo. that move payed off well for this year , but left the team without a real option at either tackle last year.
well that's history and neither rob nor me is crying over spilt milk. rob is comfortable in NO, liking both the team and city. NO is playing extremely well as is their offensive line. the coaches have identified the technique problems rob had, but unlike in dallas have found a way to correct them. if this is a knock on dallas coaches, so be it. i view this a a simple statement of fact.
thanks for all that have supported my son and read my posts with interest. i appologize for nothing regarding my feelings toward my son nor the posting of things i know to be true. i have no need to post here nor do i think that by posting does anything change. i have a clear understanding of both the opportunity given and then taken away from rob in dallas, posting here only to give an inside point of view.
I liked Petitti's play early on. I was of the "he's only going to get better crowd." I recall a number of posts here where people were pleased we'd get any production out of a late pick. Personally, I thought it was a stretch to rely on the oft-injured Colombo going into this season. I'm highly surprised he's developed the way he has.
It looks like, in the end, the move has benefitted everyone. It appears Rob's development is doing well in New Orleans and the Cowboys might have found their answer, too.
I agree with the assessment that Rob was put in an unfair situation. I think the flip side, though, isn't much better: Imagine him not playing and becoming nothing more than an afterthought a year or two in the league, with no footage showing what he can do. To have film of a rookie late-round pick starting (hurt, no less) 16 games is pretty impressive on a resume, I'd imagine.
Also, on Parcells, it seems to me that a number of players he releases walk away "bitter." I don't use that word in a negative connotation here in Rob's case; all I mean is it seems they feel they were lied to. Antonio Bryant is one of the rare cases I recall of a guy being cut in Dallas and crediting Bill for basically waking him up. I remember guys like Ekuban and Wiley being totally displeased with how they were handled. Didn't Ekuban basically insinuate he wanted to laugh in Parcells' face when they beat the 'Boys on Thanksgiving?
Parcells has a reptuation for being totally up front with his players. At the same time, it seems like he can burn bridges easily with some players/coaches that move on (his relationship with Belichick come to mind).
I don't have any knowledge of what went on behind the scenes. And it's a shame if Parcells said one thing and did another, or if he gave Rob any assurances that turned out to be false. With that said, I think most of us can relate to similar things happening in the work place. Never know what the future has in store, and assurances one day can become a mere afterthought the next.
