SB Nation User Blog: Beasticon

Mavs Were Offered B Diddy and Caveman for Kidd?

Beasticon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:56:00 -0000

I may be late to the party here, but just read that Dallas said no to a reported offer of B Diddy and Caveman. I know they may be injured/injury prone, but I think that has more to do with motivation.

I don't see how adding Davis and Kaman for Kidd would make the Mavs worse. Obviously we aren't going to the finals with this current team and Kidd is likely gone in the off season. Davis and Kaman are probably better than any free agent we would have a chance at now or in 2010 because realistically Wade and LeBron aren't coming here and Bosh will likely be traded to someone else to lock him before he hits free agency.

If they dealt Kidd for Davis and Kaman we'd have a SL of Davis-Wright-Howard-Dirk-Kaman with Dampier, JJB, Green, Bass, etc. on bench.

Any Chance At Peppers?

Beasticon — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:06:00 -0000

Do the Cowboys have any chance at being able to afford Peppers to replace Canty/Spears?

He has asked the Panthers to release/not franchise him.

"The front office has been informed of my desire to explore opportunities with other NFL teams following the expiration of my contract next month," Peppers said in a statement released by his agent Carl Carey. "At this point in my NFL career, I am seeking new challenges that will allow me to grow, develop and reach my personal potential on the football field.

Peppers and Ware would be mighty scary.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3839736

Garrett Considered Frontrunner

Beasticon — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:10:38 -0000

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/maybe-jason-garrett-is-in-the-wrong-busi.html

Recall that last year, Garrett wowed owners in Atlanta and Baltimore during job interviews and was offered head coaching jobs in both towns. Now comes word that Garrett is the leading candidate to fix the ills of the Detroit Lions. Showtime's Inside The NFL tonight takes time from covering the NFL playoffs to examine what's up with Garrett.

Paging Jerry Jones

Beasticon — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:02:20 -0000

How does an organization go from Troy Aikman to Quincy Carter, Chad Hutchinson, Drew Henson and Tony “Big Game” Romo? Or from Michael Irvin to Joey Galloway, Rocket Ismail, Antonio Bryant, Terry Glenn, Terrell Owens and now Roy E. Williams? I'll give you a hint, his initials are the same letter and he shares the first name with a former television sitcom star from New York.

I will give Jerry this, we have been somewhat successful with our running backs . I mean, not counting the seasons dwindled away by the likes of Troy Hambrick and Julius "One Cut" Jones.

Don’t get me wrong, the Cowboys are heading in the right direction. Tony Romo is a very good quarterback for the majority of the regular season. He’s the ‘Marley and Me’ of the NFL. Everybody loves him. We watch him make mistake after mistake, but ultimately forgive him. Then the ending comes and Marley dies, leaving everyone in the theatre empty and upset. The same can be said for Romo. He’s very good for 2/3 of the season. Then December and the playoffs come and he starts throwing 40 yard bombs blindly to Ed Reed or starts coughing up the ball like T.O. does pain killers. I mean, you really have to wonder if Gurode greases the ball. I’ve always had a suspicion that he wanted to be quarterback, and honestly, who wouldn’t want to listen to Owens cry for the ball 20 times a game?

We may soon be rid of Owens though. Hey, I’d much rather have Roy E. Williams complain about not getting the ball enough at 9 million and 27, than Owens at 10 million and 35. Jerry gift wrapped two first round picks, one this year, which is top 16, and one next season, which will in all likelihood be top 10 after a year of disarray and preparing for the departure of Wade, for a guy who we could have signed in free agency after this season. The only possible reasoning for this deal is that Jerry was helping bail out the motor companies the best that he could. Things are looking up for Ford!

Luckily, we got 19 receptions from Permian Roy. Without those 19 receptions, we surely would have finished 7-9, maybe even 6-10. Then we’d be stuck with Crabtree or Jeremy Maclin, whew, that was a close one. Be sure to thank Jerry for that.

This all would be mute if Jerry would do the right thing and fire "Not Bum" Phillips. His coaching is like a car with no engine. Sure we’re there and trying to get it going, but the car is stuck and not going anywhere. Do we really want to open the new Cowboys stadium with Mr. Stay Puft coaching?

We need Shanahan to bring some new energy to this team. Not only will he revitalize most of the players, but he’ll solve the offensive woes of the Sparanoless Jason Garrett. Then Jerry can get his man, Dom Capers in here to run the 3-4 and suddenly the Cowboys are looking good. Hey, Shanahan even likes T.O., maybe he could salvage another season or two out of him. Maybe he could solve Romo’s turnover troubles. Maybe.

But before Shanahan and the maybes, Jerry needs to fix the definite problem: Wade Phillips. To have any chance at accomplishing something this year, we cannot have a team go through the season waiting for the next head coach. If Jerry sticks to his guns and drags out another season of Wade and Jason Garrett, we are in for another long, playoffless season.