Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:28 pm Post subject: Weaknesses (from another board)
No in any certain order....
Defense:
S - Ball, Hamlin and AOA are the question marks at FS...lack of experience is the main problem here...the talent is there just how are these guys going to play????? I really don't think we go and get a veteran FS....i think that SS is well manned with Sensabaugh and Watkins....but FS just doesn't seem to have the experience that we need....but again AOA has blazing speed and has CB cover ability....although Ball is quick he is not fast....but does a good job playing center field back there as he showed us that the last 5 games or so last season....... I am not as sold on M Hamlin as most of you are....i hope he continues to get better but i am certainly not impress with him yet....hopefully he will change my mind....i really thought we signed AOA as a replacement for him.....JMO
CB.... Again no weaknesses here as a whole i just thought........well..... the only thing here that i thought is we need a rock solid 4th CB.....now yeah Ball and AOA both can play CB and maybe thats what Dallas is thinking....but Newman (who gets hurt alot), Jenkins and Scandrick i am happy with as long as none of those three gets hurt....but i really would have rather seen the cowboys pick up a rock solid 4th CB.....Instead of relying on FS to convert back to CB's......JMO
OLB's - No weaknesses here at all.... even the depth is good (Butler, B.Williams)
ILB - No weaknesses here at all.... even the depth is good (Lee / J. Williams)
DE - No weaknesses here at all.... even the depth is good (Hatcher/ Bowen)
NT - Jay Ratliff.....Thats all i need to say....however we need another NT guys and i am not sold on Siavii and the kid from Minn St. has alot of upside but he is a project maybe a couple years he would be ready and i never thought we address this problem this off season to date.....yeah i know they think that Bowen can play that position as well and possibly Spears in a pinch....but i have always thought we should have gotten C Thomas from NC in the 5th round.....he was there for the taking and i would i like for us to move up a little and got him...JMO
Offense:
QB - My problem here has to do with Depth.....i am not big on Kitna....who has been getting older and not playing much.....so i see rust and age as a problem for him......I am certainly not sold on McGee either and i was not impressed with his rookie preseason work......so this concerns me very much....i wish we would have kept Moore (Ore St) when we had him a year or two ago... trying to sneak him on the P/S instead of carrying 3 QB's really bothered me.....big mistake in my mind....JMO
RB - No weaknesses here at all... I like Miller as well i thought that was a good rookie F/A pickup.....
TE - No weaknesses here at all... except will someone please place some adhensive tape over Bennett's mouth....Firmly and tightly......what an imature ....ass
WR - I really like our WR's regardless of the little bit of drama with R Williams and crayton......Austin, Bryant and Olgetree plus the two Drama Queens and Hurd still make this a much stronger group....so i am actually for once OK here.....
Oline - T.....I think the cowboys solved any worries i had over LOT with the acquisition of Barron and for that matter the tackle position in general...also adding Young was a good thing to as well as having McQ....colombo is solid at RT and we have more than ample depth here ...(Finally for Once) OG.... well Kozier and davis are soild so i am OK there but more importantly resigning Holland made me feel much more better over this position... bright is coming on and developing as well.....C... well Gurode is one of the best in the league but i am concerned here with Costa as the primary backup...he was OK in college but this is the pro's and i am not conveniced that he is our answer there so depth at center continues to be a problem for us in my mind.....i understand that bright is getting a look see at Center.....have any of you heard that as well????
Kicker - I keep hearing good things about Buehler....maybe he is the real deal.....but the question begs...how will he kick with the game on the line....that is the million dollar question....more to come here lets just wait and see.........
Do ya'll have anything else to add??? or statements to make?????
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:40 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
The coaches consistently come out a lot higher on Mike Hamlin than you are. I've heard he's the real deal several times this past off season. The guy was hurt his rookie year, so you might as well call him a redshirt freshman. He'll be ok IMO.
Phillips said when he reviewed the season tapes Junior Savii was much better in games than he gets credit for. I don't worry there.
Doug Free has been consistently described as an upgrade on Flobee. I don't worry there.
Kitna as #2? Well, if Romo goes down the season is over anyway. Look at it realistically, if Payton Manning or Tom Brady go down, their seasons (Colts and Pats) are over too. Kitna might drive the bus to the end of the season, but the Superbowl is out of the question if Romo goes down. The only silver lining might be if McGee would get some real reps, in real games. And that would just be to see if he's a keeper for the future. But 2010 would be a wash--done.
I don't see any worries personnel-wise. I know hand-wringers will always find something, even if it's who gets kept on the PS. But this group just needs to tee it up and play--and pray to stay healthy.
I'll give you one area of MINOR concern... And that is PK. We won't know what we have in Buehler until he starts hitting or missing in real games. But again, those who know (Bonoil, DeCamillis, Phillips, Jones, etc.) seem to believe he'll be alright. If not, one can always pick up a Suisham or a Cundiff just about anytime. The bottom half of the kickers in the NFL are a continuous game of musical chairs anyway. Your castoff one week, is my signee the next.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
I had a few concerns.
First was at HC. There's a motivation factor lacking and it will cost us a game or two.
I also have a concern about our O-line. Not just that Doug Free is in his first year starting, but that our C and LG are not as good as everybody thinks. They will be fine against some teams, but against the tough schedule we have this year, they are not good enough.
Our D has also had some trouble at the end of the half and the end of the game. They need to stay focused for the whole game.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
emBoy wrote:
I had a few concerns.
First was at HC. There's a motivation factor lacking and it will cost us a game or two.
I also have a concern about our O-line. Not just that Doug Free is in his first year starting, but that our C and LG are not as good as everybody thinks. They will be fine against some teams, but against the tough schedule we have this year, they are not good enough.
Our D has also had some trouble at the end of the half and the end of the game. They need to stay focused for the whole game.
Yeah, Wade has cost us so many games because he didn't have his team motivated. Get a clue. The guy has put together one of the best Defenses in the NFL, won 2 division championships in 3 years, tied the single season record mark for the franchise, and took us further than any other coach has in 14 years, yet you're talking about him costing us games. Don't be a fool and get past your grudge.
Warriors like Keith Brooking and Jay Ratliff seem to have no problems getting motivated playing for Wade. Sorry, but I'll take their word and performances over a bottom dwelling chatboard simpleton such as yourself...anyday.
You're always on the wrong end of things and that is why you end up not pulling for guys like Romo, Austin, Wade (his team essentially) and you look petty in doing so. Start hammering on the one's who don't produce at least if you want to bitch and begrudge.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Jhalp wrote:
nothing personal.
STFU. Dumbass.
90 % of your posts are fighting with somebody.
We should be the favorites this year and a lot of sites count us as being in the top tier of the league. The problem is that we still have the same problems that we have had for the past few years. A HC who has won 1 playoff game in his entire career does not inspire confidence for me. Those that say he's a great DC are over looking the fact that this team does not create turnovers and falls apart at the end of the half and the end of the game. It might be different this year, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
emBoy wrote:
90 percent of my posts involve civil debate. It's only dumbfucks like you and KJJ that bring out my nasty side. KJJ because of his obsession with me and you, because you're arguably the dumbest guy on this board.
Try bringing your anti-Wade, Romo, and Austin BS to the table again this year.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Jhalp wrote:
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90 percent of my posts involve civil debate. It's only dumbfucks like you and KJJ that bring out my nasty side. KJJ because of his obsession with me and you, because you're arguably the dumbest guy on this board.
Try bringing your anti-Wade, Romo, and Austin BS to the table again this year.
I see you're playing cyber stalker already. Are yoy going to follow all of my posts with your namecalling. Haven't you read the articles? Time to grow up already.
BTW, I've never been anti Romo. The only thing I've said about him was a couple of years ago when I said he needed to mature.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
emBoy wrote:
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I see you're playing cyber stalker already. Are yoy going to follow all of my posts with your namecalling. Haven't you read the articles? Time to grow up already.
BTW, I've never been anti Romo. The only thing I've said about him was a couple of years ago when I said he needed to mature.
I'm just jacking with ya because you started in with your Wade BS.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Danderoo_17 wrote:
The coaches consistently come out a lot higher on Mike Hamlin than you are. I've heard he's the real deal several times this past off season. The guy was hurt his rookie year, so you might as well call him a redshirt freshman. He'll be ok IMO.
Phillips said when he reviewed the season tapes Junior Savii was much better in games than he gets credit for. I don't worry there.
Doug Free has been consistently described as an upgrade on Flobee. I don't worry there.
Kitna as #2? Well, if Romo goes down the season is over anyway. Look at it realistically, if Payton Manning or Tom Brady go down, their seasons (Colts and Pats) are over too. Kitna might drive the bus to the end of the season, but the Superbowl is out of the question if Romo goes down. The only silver lining might be if McGee would get some real reps, in real games. And that would just be to see if he's a keeper for the future. But 2010 would be a wash--done.
I don't see any worries personnel-wise. I know hand-wringers will always find something, even if it's who gets kept on the PS. But this group just needs to tee it up and play--and pray to stay healthy.
I'll give you one area of MINOR concern... And that is PK. We won't know what we have in Buehler until he starts hitting or missing in real games. But again, those who know (Bonoil, DeCamillis, Phillips, Jones, etc.) seem to believe he'll be alright. If not, one can always pick up a Suisham or a Cundiff just about anytime. The bottom half of the kickers in the NFL are a continuous game of musical chairs anyway. Your castoff one week, is my signee the next.
LOL.......no weaknesses all of a sudden.
20 of 22 starters returning, but all of a sudden, this roster is stacked. LOL
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
CowboyRoy wrote:
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LOL.......no weaknesses all of a sudden.
20 of 22 starters returning, but all of a sudden, this roster is stacked. LOL
No weaknesses all of a sudden. Yep...it's been 3 long years of Staypuft, but "All of a sudden" the roster is now stacked. Three-years-all-of-a-sudden."
I told you I call em like I see em. Now the roster is in fact, "stacked." Last year it wasn't. Period. Nobody has to be a homer or a hater for a designated period of time. When the roster gets better...I say so. When the roster gets pathetic...I say so. Straight up.
In fact, this roster is so deep they could trade Marty B, Spears, Cricket and a 5th WR tomorrow (of your choice), and nobody would even know they left. And I hope to God Jed doesn't get rid of all the promising new talent to keep some of these older guys.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:05 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Danderoo_17 wrote:
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No weaknesses all of a sudden. Yep...it's been 3 long years of Staypuft, but "All of a sudden" the roster is now stacked. Three-years-all-of-a-sudden."
I told you I call em like I see em. Now the roster is in fact, "stacked." Last year it wasn't. Period. Nobody has to be a homer or a hater for a designated period of time. When the roster gets better...I say so. When the roster gets pathetic...I say so. Straight up.
In fact, this roster is so deep they could trade Marty B, Spears, Cricket and a 5th WR tomorrow (of your choice), and nobody would even know they left. And I hope to God Jed doesn't get rid of all the promising new talent to keep some of these older guys.
LOL....whatever you say pal. LOL
Just know the ONLY changes to this roster is the loss of Adams, Hamlin, and basically the addition of Dez and Lee. Thats it pal.
Yet.......all of a sudden, miraculously, you now see the roster as stacked? LOL
This roster has been stacked since 2007, FACT!!!
The ONLY difference with you now, is you actually had to see this team actually HAVE some success to believe it or realize it.
"duh......I guess they are good after all" Dugghhhhh
So you call it like you see it? So what, this is the first time you called it right. Congrats, you made it.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Danderoo_17 wrote:
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No weaknesses all of a sudden. Yep...it's been 3 long years of Staypuft, but "All of a sudden" the roster is now stacked. Three-years-all-of-a-sudden."
I told you I call em like I see em. Now the roster is in fact, "stacked." Last year it wasn't. Period. Nobody has to be a homer or a hater for a designated period of time. When the roster gets better...I say so. When the roster gets pathetic...I say so. Straight up.
In fact, this roster is so deep they could trade Marty B, Spears, Cricket and a 5th WR tomorrow (of your choice), and nobody would even know they left. And I hope to God Jed doesn't get rid of all the promising new talent to keep some of these older guys.
LOL.......by the way, staypuft is now probably thinner then you now. 30 pounds he lost. Too funny, Wade has even made a mockery of that too.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:13 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
CowboyRoy wrote:
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LOL.......by the way, staypuft is now probably thinner then you now. 30 pounds he lost. Too funny, Wade has even made a mockery of that too.
That's right. These crybabies are going to need to look for new material because they've all been shut the fuck up by Wade. They can still call him staypuft or Wad but now it seems trite and petty.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:17 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Jhalp wrote:
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That's right. These crybabies are going to need to look for new material because they've all been shut the fuck up by Wade. They can still call him staypuft or Wad but now it seems trite and petty.
I find it quite hilarious that all of a sudden, the exact same roster from last year is all of a sudden stacked and ready for great things. Yet, last year, when we would try to explain this, we were homers and didnt know anything about football. LOL
Oh, and the year before that, and the year before that too.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
CowboyRoy wrote:
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I find it quite hilarious that all of a sudden, the exact same roster from last year is all of a sudden stacked and ready for great things. Yet, last year, when we would try to explain this, we were homers and didnt know anything about football. LOL
Oh, and the year before that, and the year before that too.
Yeah, a great defensive performance turned in by Wade and his players, a Division Championship, a playoff victory, and what looks to be a good draft has changed things.
Wade has a great handle on this team, and he has a great D scheme, and has been nothing short of exceptional regarding his personnel input, and he's brought this team to new heights all while having to overcome the RW debacle, and an unorthodox organizational approach (Jerry) that tends to undermine his authority to some degree. But Wade is the perfect personality to fit in with Jerry BUT STILL remain productive and somewhat in command of the daily football operation...at least in terms of game day preparation and control.
He still has more work to do obviously, and none of us are completely satisfied until he wins a ring..or two, but the trend line looks good, and his results have been better than most coaches in the league over the last 3 years, without question.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Jhalp wrote:
The improved defense is #1 in my book. Romo's maturation is #2. The continuity in the scheme and the players and coaches is #3.
I still feel like in order to win deep in december, this team is going to have to run the ball better and be more committed to the run. To close out good teams, keep the defense fresh, and keep the heat off of Romo, Garrett is going to have to run more early and often. Although with the Addition of Dez Bryant, and probably the 3 WR set being more of our standard formation, I see Garrett going even more pass happy. I do like the emphasis on the screens, however. It tells me he knows the pass rush could be an issue and wants more options for slowing it down.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
CowboyRoy wrote:
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The improved defense is #1 in my book. Romo's maturation is #2. The continuity in the scheme and the players and coaches is #3.
I still feel like in order to win deep in december, this team is going to have to run the ball better and be more committed to the run. To close out good teams, keep the defense fresh, and keep the heat off of Romo, Garrett is going to have to run more early and often. Although with the Addition of Dez Bryant, and probably the 3 WR set being more of our standard formation, I see Garrett going even more pass happy. I do like the emphasis on the screens, however. It tells me he knows the pass rush could be an issue and wants more options for slowing it down.
I agree with most of your analysis. I'd like to see them run Felix out of the 3 WR sets. He'd have a lot of space on draws and dump off passes.
I like the signing of Barron at swing Tackle also....good move.
If we remain healthy and Garrett takes a big leap forward this year as he seemed to do late last year sans the Minnesota game, we should be pretty tough to beat this year and the division should be ours based on where we are at in relation to the rest of the teams. I'll talk playoffs and beyond once we get closer.
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Jhalp wrote:
As always with this team, health will be the key. I am still not convinced this Oline is championship caliber. One of two things needs to happen for us to go all the way:
1. This defense needs to become top 3 and a turnover machine
2. or this Oline needs to become a dominant Oline with the defense remaining top 10.
I think #1 is much more likely if I had to pick.
I do see Free being a better run blocker then Flozell, however.
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:05 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Jhalp wrote:
[..]90 percent of my posts involve civil debate.
You forgot to mention BULLSHIT and WAFFLING.
Jhalp wrote:
It's only dumbfucks like you and KJJ that bring out my nasty side.
It's being exposed as a WAFFLING BULLSHITTER that brings out your nasty side.
Jhalp wrote:
That's right. These crybabies are going to need to look for new material because they've all been shut the fuck up by Wade. They can still call him staypuft or Wad but now it seems trite and petty.
If the Cowboys don't go further than they did last season the old material will work just fine. LOL Speaking of crybabies being shut up weren't you crying for Wade to get his candy ass on the next flight out of Dallas after the KC game last season? All you did was WAFFLE on Wade all season and you'll WAFFLE again if things don't go well this season. LOL
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:02 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
While we did win our first playoff game in 13 years, and Wade got his first ever that win came against a hapless Eagles team that we owned last year.
Then came the Vikings and we got our ass handed to us.
I do not trust Wade to motivate this team against Championship caliber teams, and I still do not trust Romo against a team that can consistantly get in his face.
We do have a talented team that is deep at some positons, but with the schedule we have, I figure 10-6 or 11-5 and a playoff win against a wildcard team,,,, pretty much the same as last year.
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:34 am Post subject: Re: Weaknesses (from another board)
Dooms wrote:
God Wad stinks. You can see his finger prints on this team already. Talent out the ass. Less than great football.
But he did bring us to new heights. 1 play off win in 3 years!
And what about Garretts stamp? Now I can freely admit that as head coach, you do take ultimate responsibility for how your team and your offense performs. But you lay ZERO blame on the woes of the offense on Garrett.
In reality, it has been the defense that has gotten progressively better and is now the better unit.
It is the offense that continues to be inconsistent and seems to have the same problems over and over again. Most of the blame falls on the OC. Now if Wade is hammering Garrett about the inconsistencies, then he has fault. But with these same problems of execution especially in the red zone, who's fault is that? There is alot to go around, but to blame Wade for them and not note Garrett, AGAIN, is short sighted and biased.
Help me understand why Garrett always gets a pass with you? Wade is crucified for any little thing, but Garrett is left unscathed for the woes of the offense.
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