Xavier Woods scored a 39 on the Wonderlic

[haleyrules]

Woods scores 39...Mo Claiborne scored 1.....

 

[Alexander]

I just wonder why he slipped.

I did not get it either.

I know those around the Cowboys and the Twitter crowd talked him up, but it just seems weird.

He stated he had a team call him before Dallas drafted him trying to recruit him as a UDFA.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

I just wonder why he slipped.

I did not get it either.

I know those around the Cowboys and the Twitter crowd talked him up, but it just seems weird.

He stated he had a team call him before Dallas drafted him trying to recruit him as a UDFA.

Bad interview?



Which is ridiculous, they over analyze these football players to the point that everyone has to be impossibly perfect.

 

[Zordon]

Bad interview?



Which is ridiculous, they over analyze these football players to the point that everyone has to be impossibly perfect.

What do you mean by bad interview? I love his demeanor in that video.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

What do you mean by bad interview? I love his demeanor in that video.

What do you mean by bad interview? I love his demeanor in that video.

Just asking? He's a pretty serious demeanor, could come off wrong in a pre-draft combine interview or two, then he slides?

 

[Zordon]

Just asking? He's a pretty serious demeanor, could come off wrong in a pre-draft combine interview or two, then he slides?

lol how is a serious demeanor a bad thing, especially for someone on defense? i wish byron jones had some of that dawg in him.

 

[rambo2]

How recent? There's Randy Gregory, who probably has smoked himself out of the league; Chaz Green, who hasn't stayed healthy; Ryan Russell, who disappeared; and Laurence Gipson, who didn't make the team. That's 2015.

Pointing out those players is not a criticism of the drafting because we actually drafted well that year. It merely shows that you just don't hit on every draft pick. Last year, we hit on more than you usually do, but that isn't the norm. Realistically, we're going to miss on some. (Even last year you could say we missed on Darius Jackson and we don't know on Jaylon Smith, Tapper, Gathers and Frazier yet.)

The reason they had the best record in the NFC last year was because of the guys that they have been drafting.

 

[AbeBeta]

As long as we dont have to live through the pains of watching Heath play safety, I will be very happy.

Yeah, he sure was awful in that last game we played

 

[NotForLong]

Good one. For me Professor X with degrees in Termination & Elimination would be fitting if he turns out to be what we think he is....

And dont forget Public Enemy

 

[CowboyRoy]

He looked good vs GB in the playoffs, so we at least know he can perform on the big stage. To me it's his job at SS to lose.

If heath was any good he would have been starting by now with fodder we have had at safety. Im hoping Woods becomes the guy.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Yeah, he sure was awful in that last game we played

Hes been here 3 years. One great game in 3 years. Yah, hes my hero. Couldnt even beat out the hapless Wilcox for a starting gig in 3 years. Secret weapon no doubt.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I don't know why people have to hate on one player in order to like another. Heath has improved steadily since becoming a Cowboy, and I'm excited to see what his ceiling is. The thing with these Cowboys is that they are young with their arrows collectively pointing upwards.

Not every arrow is pointing upwards when you talk about individual players. Why do people have to like every single player and coach on the Cowboys? Some guys are quality and some wont be here much longer. For my money, I am hoping that Woods can win the starting job. What you hate Woods?

 

[Texas_Pete]

If heath was any good he would have been starting by now with fodder we have had at safety. Im hoping Woods becomes the guy.

Absolutely. I think Woods has the pedigree. I think Heath is being sold short. Too many people think Heath is a scrub because he got torched by Megatron a few years ago. He is not Ed Reed, but he has improved immensely since then. Woods may win the job but I wouldn't be surprised if Heath keeps it. In my eyes it's Heath's job to lose.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Absolutely. I think Woods has the pedigree. I think Heath is being sold short. Too many people think Heath is a scrub because he got torched by Megatron a few years ago. He is not Ed Reed, but he has improved immensely since then. Woods may win the job but I wouldn't be surprised if Heath keeps it. In my eyes it's Heath's job to lose.

I dont even remember anything about the megatron game. My reasoning is quite simple. In 3 years Heath couldnt even beat out Wilcox for playing time. Wilcox is one of the worst safeties I have EVER seen. I want someone better than Heath. Heath is pretty much the ONLY veteran safety on the roster so it would make sense he has the first shot at it.

He is part of the old guard that doesnt make plays. Woods looks like a play maker. I will be rooting for him.

 

[Screw The Hall]

Not every arrow is pointing upwards when you talk about individual players. Why do people have to like every single player and coach on the Cowboys? Some guys are quality and some wont be here much longer. For my money, I am hoping that Woods can win the starting job. What you hate Woods?

Not at all, in fact he might be the better option, who knows? What I do know is that Heath has improved yearly as a Cowboy and Woods looks promising. Does every Cowboy have a promising future here? Of course not, but the team has done a remarkable job of purging it's roster of players who aren't on the come. Does that mean they all will arrive? Nope. What I find curious is that without a whole lot to go on people here regularly paint themselves into a corner on one player vs another without a real need to do so.

 

[tyke1doe]

Hey, relax! I'm not attacking you, far from it. No need to take the Lord's name in vain there.

Thank you.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

I dont even remember anything about the megatron game. My reasoning is quite simple. In 3 years Heath couldnt even beat out Wilcox for playing time. Wilcox is one of the worst safeties I have EVER seen. I want someone better than Heath. Heath is pretty much the ONLY veteran safety on the roster so it would make sense he has the first shot at it.

He is part of the old guard that doesnt make plays. Woods looks like a play maker. I will be rooting for him.

You must not have seen many safeties play if Wilcox is the worst you have ever seen

 

[NextGenBoys]

I think the "dumbest" one of the top five guys taken was Ryan Switzer, and he's far from dumb. All five are very cerebral guys.

I'm a huge believer in this. Of course, they have to be great athletes, but guys that can think make a lot fewer bad plays.

Jaylon Smith is another smart guy to add, too.

A great example is Church and Wilcox. Wilcox is a far better athlete than Church, but Church is a smart dude and did the right things. Wilcox played like a mental midget far too often, and he hurt the team with silly mistakes in coverage constantly that his athleticism couldn't cover up.

Mental midget is my favorite way to describe James Harden and Dwight Howard.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

Yeah, he sure was awful in that last game we played

I really like Xavier Woods, but the anti Heath crowd is really setting themselves up for disappointment, because there is no chance, barring injury that Heath isn't the week one starter. He may not even be the starter all year, but Heath is starting day 1

 

[tyke1doe]

He's smart and I like his attitude:

Every (exaggeration) writer is looking for the "I should have been drafted higher, I'm going to take it out on all of the teams who passed on me in the draft" angle.

Woods was having none of that.