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By RAY BUCK
rbuck@star-telegram.com
FIRST SHOT: If Patrick Crayton could catch, he’d still be running. That’s my feeling after last year’s Cowboys-Giants playoff debacle.
Crayton needs to quit talking trash and catch the ball, then everything else will take care of itself.
And if he’s worried about Terry Glenn, it’s already too late. Because Crayton is not, and probably never will be, a true No. 2 receiver.
— Senior Master Sgt. Burl Stubblefield, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
BUCKSHOT: No matter, Jason Witten already is No. 2.
SECOND SHOT: Patrick Crayton has his own problems without being negatively affected by [Jerry Jones still negotiating] with Terry Glenn.
Crayton should concentrate on catching footballs in big games, not whether he’s the No. 2, No. 3 or No. 4 receiver. He has something to prove, no matter where he lines up.
As for Glenn, sign the $500,000 injury settlement. The Cowboys paid you $5 million for four plays last year. If you’re as healthy as you say, then you’ll be paid $1.4 million ... and then there should be no problem.
— Joshua Rodriguez, Midlothian
BUCKSHOT: Terry Glenn is like Mark McGwire. He’s not here to talk about the past.
THIRD SHOT: The NFL stiff-arm rule is pretty cut-and-dried and will be more effective than NBA flopping, which is very vague ... and left to interpretation.
The stiff-arm rule (to a defender’s head) will actually change the way the game is played. A 15-yard penalty ... hurts the team.
NBA fines for flopping will not be high enough to chip (much less dent) players’ pocket books. I do see the rule [cleaning up] poor flopping in the league, i.e., that poofy-haired guy from Cleveland, Anderson Varejao, and others who fall every time the wind blows.
— David Reynolds, Fort Worth
BUCKSHOT: Perhaps NBA flopping fines should be doubled by the Screen Actors Guild.
FOURTH SHOT: The flop takes away from the NBA game and Manu Ginobili has become an Oscar-winning actor. Enough already ... play basketball!
And the NFL stiff-arm deal will go away by Game 9.
— David Glick, Las Colinas
BUCKSHOT: I didn’t get that memo. You and your Park Avenue contacts.
FIFTH SHOT: Hey, Buck, we don’t need Joe Horn. The guy is done, stick a fork in him. Surely, this cannot be even contemplated.
— Roy Banes, Wichita, Kan.
BUCKSHOT: Nope. Dead rumor.
LAST SHOT: The younger Rangers players and core veterans [will produce] a slightly better second-half record. I’m going with 84-78.
This looks like a team that can contend next year, if the owner will show some faith and get a free-agent pitcher or two in the off-season.
— Bruce Lyndes, Fairlee, Vt.
BUCKSHOT: Dang, there’s always a catch.
Ray Buck, 817-390-7760
rbuck@star-telegram.com
FIRST SHOT: If Patrick Crayton could catch, he’d still be running. That’s my feeling after last year’s Cowboys-Giants playoff debacle.
Crayton needs to quit talking trash and catch the ball, then everything else will take care of itself.
And if he’s worried about Terry Glenn, it’s already too late. Because Crayton is not, and probably never will be, a true No. 2 receiver.
— Senior Master Sgt. Burl Stubblefield, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
BUCKSHOT: No matter, Jason Witten already is No. 2.
SECOND SHOT: Patrick Crayton has his own problems without being negatively affected by [Jerry Jones still negotiating] with Terry Glenn.
Crayton should concentrate on catching footballs in big games, not whether he’s the No. 2, No. 3 or No. 4 receiver. He has something to prove, no matter where he lines up.
As for Glenn, sign the $500,000 injury settlement. The Cowboys paid you $5 million for four plays last year. If you’re as healthy as you say, then you’ll be paid $1.4 million ... and then there should be no problem.
— Joshua Rodriguez, Midlothian
BUCKSHOT: Terry Glenn is like Mark McGwire. He’s not here to talk about the past.
THIRD SHOT: The NFL stiff-arm rule is pretty cut-and-dried and will be more effective than NBA flopping, which is very vague ... and left to interpretation.
The stiff-arm rule (to a defender’s head) will actually change the way the game is played. A 15-yard penalty ... hurts the team.
NBA fines for flopping will not be high enough to chip (much less dent) players’ pocket books. I do see the rule [cleaning up] poor flopping in the league, i.e., that poofy-haired guy from Cleveland, Anderson Varejao, and others who fall every time the wind blows.
— David Reynolds, Fort Worth
BUCKSHOT: Perhaps NBA flopping fines should be doubled by the Screen Actors Guild.
FOURTH SHOT: The flop takes away from the NBA game and Manu Ginobili has become an Oscar-winning actor. Enough already ... play basketball!
And the NFL stiff-arm deal will go away by Game 9.
— David Glick, Las Colinas
BUCKSHOT: I didn’t get that memo. You and your Park Avenue contacts.
FIFTH SHOT: Hey, Buck, we don’t need Joe Horn. The guy is done, stick a fork in him. Surely, this cannot be even contemplated.
— Roy Banes, Wichita, Kan.
BUCKSHOT: Nope. Dead rumor.
LAST SHOT: The younger Rangers players and core veterans [will produce] a slightly better second-half record. I’m going with 84-78.
This looks like a team that can contend next year, if the owner will show some faith and get a free-agent pitcher or two in the off-season.
— Bruce Lyndes, Fairlee, Vt.
BUCKSHOT: Dang, there’s always a catch.
Ray Buck, 817-390-7760
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