
Long Ball
Feb 19, 2010 May 30, 2012 37 557
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Trade Mike Jenkins to Buffalo for Kraig Urbik!
Let him sit behind Drayton Florence, Aaron Williams, Stephon Gilmore and Leodis McKelvin . . . LOL!
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Cowboys Sign UDFA Ben Bass
The former Texas A&M and Plano West DE has signed a contract with the Cowboys and will be going to training camp in Oxnard, CA.
Hey Rome One . . . You Lost Our Bet!!!
Trumaine Johnson was NOT taken in the 2nd round . . . it's time to pay up, brutha! Contact me for my PayPal Swiss Bank Account information . . . LOL!
Dallas Trade Up With KC?
Just got off the phone with a buddy of mine in KC and he confirmed what I had heard on my end that the Cowboys and Chiefs are discussing a potential trade of 1st round selections (14 for 11). Carolina has turned their attention to Coples at #9 and the trade only happens if Fletcher Cox is still on the board. The difference between 14 and 11 is 150 points, roughly Dallas' 3rd round for KC's 5th round if a straight draft choices trade . . . or there could be players involved.
Big Uglies - 5th Installment
Hot off the press for your reading pleasure, this installment covers 3-4 Defensive Ends. Originally, I was going to include DE43 and OLB34 in this segment, but there are so many of those fellers to talk about, decided to make it a separate post (Translation: I'm buying time to finish it . . . LOL!)
Here's the link:
http://www.drafttek.com/2012-NFL-Draft-3-4-DE-Review.asp
Big Uglies - 4th Installment
I jump over to defensive tackles, for both the 4-3 and 3-4 alignments, are covered in this episode . . . hope you enjoy!
http://www.drafttek.com/2012-NFL-Draft-Interior-dL-Review.asp
Big Uglies - 3rd Installment
Since I made you wait so long, a double-dipper treat . . . both guards and centers are covered in this episode!
http://www.drafttek.com/2012-NFL-Draft-Interior-OL-Review.asp
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Jason says "Shut-up Jerry!"
Scroll down to last question:
Jerry Jones said you are likely to draft a defender in the round because of the guards you signed in free agency. Does it look like you have a good grouping of defensive players to choose from?
Garrett: We are not ready to make that comment. We are picking 14th. We are going to start our draft meetings next week and go through the process.
Attaboy Jason . . . now there's some brass ones for ya!
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/03/28/3843434/garrett-says-he-must-learn-from.html#storylink=cpy
Big Uglies - 2nd Installment
This one covers right offensive tackles:
http://www.drafttek.com/2012-NFL-Draft-Right-Offensive-Tackle-Review.asp
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Just for discussion . . .
If Peyton wants his personal center Jeff Saturday at Denver, would you offer Denver the original 3rd round draft choice they used for center J.D. Walton from Baylor?
Big Uglies Series - 1st installment is now posted!
It's b-a-a-a-ck . . . the first installment covers left offensive tackles on Drafttek: http://www.drafttek.com/2012-NFL-Draft-Left-Offensive-Tackle-Review.asp
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Free Agency Big D Style: Answering the Bell on an NFL Screw Job!
Salary Cap Administration 101 by Stephen Jones
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Nate Livings, Bengals starting LG for last 2 years (LSU) coming for a visit!
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4690859/nate-livings-scheduled-to-visit-cowboys
The Question of Leadership
I started to name this post “Jason Hatcher: Point/Counterpoint”, but decided to just concentrate on the leadership issue. With all due respect to ScarletO and Dave, I want to present an alternative point of view.
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Now that the HOF announcements are official . . .
Once again another one of Cuzzin Jerruh’s strategies has gone straight to the sewer systems of Dallas, Texas. I was totally disgusted when this one-man election committee decided that Charles Haley was going into the Cowboys Ring of Honor . . . not that I have anything against Haley, but this move was strictly Jones’ futile attempt to increase the odds of Haley’s Hall of Fame chances. Now this move can rank right up there with his ego-based decision to cut ties with Jimmy Johnson, hiring Barry Switzer, Chan Gailey, Dave Campo, drafting for special teams (and many other faux-GM mistakes too numerous to cite). Intrigued by my rant? There's more . . .
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"We should just be thankful he (Jerry) hasn’t put on pantyhose and white boots and appointed himself head cheerleader."
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-01-04/gm-jerry-keeps-cowboys-irrelevant
Mort adds legs to my Sparano Christmas Wish!
Sunday NFL Countdown - Mort says Cowboys are considering bringing Sparano back on board, but will have competition for his services from other teams.
Let me start this by saying I am a Jason Garrett Fan!
But the bottom line is, he lost this game . . . skip to the jump (and screw you Big Ham, this is not a Fan shot!):
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Protecting the Shield . . . My A$$!
“Protect the Shield!” Well, once again Sheriff Goodell has demonstrated that his empty battle cry embarrasses the NFL shield as much as the Tin Star he wears on his chest!
Let’s see, he has fined players for uniform violations, end zone celebrations, not wearing a microphone, flipping the bird . . . and then suspended players and coaches for NCAA violations that were not committed “under the NFL Shield” . . . and has even suspended assistant coaches for using drugs under the care of a doctor for quality of life issues.
Oh, and let’s not forget the massive fines levied under the guise of “protecting the players”, new penalties and rules that totally confuse referees and turn the game of NFL football into a glorified “7 on 7” flag football contest.
But let two head coaches acting like 5th grade banty roosters, full of testosterone during school recess, put on a disgracefully immature show after a game and the NFL simply wants to “sweep it under the rug” because they promised “never to do it again”! My gawd almighty, the ghosts of Curly Lambeau, George Halas, Paul Brown, Vince Lombardi, Tom Landry, not to mention the still alive Don Shula, Chuck Noll, . . . I think you know where I’m going with this . . . cannot put a combined spit shine on the now tarnished “NFL Shield” that will remove this lack of sportsmanship.
There are a number of things I can accept from players . . . they are all prima donnas who have had everything given to them throughout their playing careers, not to mention totally embarrassing sums of money; however, their leaders should be adult enough to represent the team in a distinguished manner.
What is Jerry thinking (or drinking)???
Sorry boys, but when I read that Cuzzin Jerruh is not going to sign a F/A offensive lineman, my blood started to boil . . . jump on down with me and yours will too . . .
Thoughts and musings on the Cowboys Draft . . . after the move!
Yep, old Long Ball moved during the draft . . . doesn’t say much for my ability at strategic planning, eh? The last time I moved, I was much, much younger and have discovered sore areas of my body that I think used to be muscles . . . but that’s not what you came here to read, is it?
Dadgomed Technology, #2
Yes, I know the lines are wavy (that's the reason I tried the PDF links to make it pretty) -- and no, I'm not drinking, dadgomed it LOL! 2008 results below:
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Dadgomed Technology!
My apologies to all that had trouble with the PDF links on the "Big Uglies - Grand Finale" -- below is the information for 2010 and 2009, 2008 will be on a separate post:
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If you don't read anything else before the draft . . .
You need to read "The Grand Finale" of the Big Uglies series on the Drafttek Forum -- here's the link:
Now make the jump for the preview . . .
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The Problem With The Running Game
I have been frustrated with Garrett’s play-calling, especially the over-utilization of the draw play as the running game offset to the passing game. I could not figure out why one of the biggest offensive lines in the league cannot just line up and impose their will on the defense with basic running plays. I think I have the answer: the Cowboys offensive line’s run-blocking technique (with the exception of maybe Doug Free) is pitiful! They do not come off their stance low and with leverage – if you stop and think about it, in a draw running play you allow the defensive line to take their pass rush lanes and then continue to push them that direction and allow the back to pick the hole. In essence, you can “big body” shield them out and not execute a standard block – and the worst of the bunch is Leonard Davis. I have been hard on Brewster, but he actually outplayed Davis in the San Diego game.
What does DeMarcus Ware think of Doug Free?
Now, I admit that I have not attended every Cowboy practice; however, I would have to think that Ware has probably gone up against Free in practice a time or two. The link below is not exactly a vote of confidence from our Pro Bowler, who obviously knows what a legitimate NFL Left Tackle looks like:
Does this bother anyone else as much as it does me?
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McNabb Trade: Connect the Dots
The Redskins are still in the Sam Bradford Derby -- why, you ask?
- The Redskins did not require a contract extension before trading for McNabb -- he has one year left on his contract.
- Jason Campbell is young and has value around the league.
- The Rams have many needs, including QB.
- The Redskins offer Jason Campbell (plus maybe another draft choice) to the Rams to swap first round draft choices. The Rams get a young QB and draft choices to fill other positions.
- The Redskins draft Bradford to spend a year behind McNabb learning the pro game.
- If McNabb is successful with the Redskins, they extend his contract; if not, he becomes a free agent and can go to Minnesota after Brett Favre's 317th annual retirement.
- Sam Bradford is the Redskins QB of the future.
Aren't you glad I was around to clear this up? LOL, what do you think?
Youth Versus Experience
While wringing your hands over the decision-making process that the Cowboys may take as to the release of veterans, let's take a quicky comparison of last year's team to the 1992 squad that won their first Super Bowl:
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POS | EXP | 2009 | POS | EXP | |||||
| OFFENSE | OFFENSE | |||||||||
| Alvin Harper | WR | 3 | Roy Williams | WR | 6 | |||||
| Mark Tuinei | LT | 10 | Flozelle Adams | LT | 12 | |||||
| Nate Newton | LG | 7 | Kyle Kosier | LG | 8 | |||||
| Mark Stepnoski | C | 4 | Andre Gurode | C | 8 | |||||
| John Gesek | RG | 3 | Leonard Davis | RG | 9 | |||||
| Erik Williams | RT | 2 | Marc Columbo | RT | 8 | |||||
| Jay Novacek | TE | 8 | Jason Witten | TE | 7 | |||||
| Michael Irvin | WR | 5 | Miles Austin | WR | 4 | |||||
| Troy Aikman | QB | 4 | Tony Romo | QB | 7 | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | RB | 3 | Marion Barber | RB | 5 | |||||
| Daryl Johnston | FB | 4 | Deon Anderson | FB | 3 | |||||
| TOTALS | 53 | 77 | ||||||||
| DEFENSE | DEFENSE | |||||||||
| Tony Tolbert | LE | 4 | Marcus Spears | LE | 5 | |||||
| Tony Casillas | LT | 7 | Jay Ratliff | NT | 5 | |||||
| Russell Maryland | RT | 2 | Igor Olshanksy | RE | 6 | |||||
| Charles Haley | RE | 7 | DeMarcus Ware | WLB | 5 | |||||
| Vinson Smith | LLB | 3 | Keith Brooking | ILB | 12 | |||||
| Robert Jones | MLB | 1 | Bradie James | ILB | 7 | |||||
| Ken Norton | RLB | 5 | Anthony Spencer | SLB | 3 | |||||
| Kevin Smith | LCB | 1 | Terence Newman | LCB | 7 | |||||
| Larry Brown | RCB | 2 | Mike Jenkins | RCB | 2 | |||||
| Thomas Everett | SS | 6 | Gerald Sensabaugh | SS | 5 | |||||
| James Washington | FS | 3 | Ken Hamlin | FS | 7 | |||||
| TOTALS | 41 | 64 | ||||||||
| GRAND TOTALS | 94 | 141 |
Need I use the old expression "Youth Be Served"?
Cowboys don't use early picks on OL???
Anyone questioning the idea of Dallas selecting an offensive lineman with an early round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft need only to look at the draft pedigree of the current starters:
RT - Marc Columbo - 1st Round - #29 in 2002
RG - Leonard Davis - 1st Round - #2 in 2001
OC - Andre Gurode - 2nd Round - #37 in 2002
LG - Kyle Kosier - 7th Round - #248 in 2002
LT - Flozelle Adams - 2nd Round - #38 in 1998
Now, tell me -- who is the current starter that everyone seems to want to replace?
Zach Signed?
According to Pro Football Talk, he is:
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