Cowboys Crumbs

Maybe Jerry is playing a little hardball. Lets be patient and get him cheaper or go after Abraham.

There will be more cuts by teams in June. There might be a DE or two that gets cut.

As interesting to me as what Loomis is reported to have said about Jerry and him is THAT he chose to air it in the press. What does he gain by making it look like it’s Jerry’s fault the deal didn’t get done? Usually that happens when you’re trying to build your excuse with your own people for why you couldn’t do a deal. Or maybe he’s just a loose-lipped guy. Either way, it does seem to bode well for Jerry’s ultimately winning the game of brinksmanship.

If it will make him feel better, I will accept his signing bonus as a restitution for claiming good health when in fact he was damaged goods at the time he signed with the Cowboys.

JV

Trust me when I say this. There are 4 RBs going in the first 10 picks. Therefore, Merriman will be there at 10. Jerry could care less about Howard. Who needs him? Howard is Jerry’s plan B.

Having said that, I will bet anyone out there $1000.00 cash that the Cowboys go at least 11-5 and play in the NFC Championship.

Anybody want it?

Is Howard really worth the money and fustration. I think not. If he can be signed baised on the current criteria, well…maybe he might be worth it. Let’s build the DL around the draft and if we get lucky; Abrams. If only I could get in Jerry Jones head for a few minutes and learn what thought process as well as direction he’s going in that would be great. Having said that, I’m convinced he learned his lesson in the years following the departure of Jimmy Johnson. Surprisingly, Jerry Jones has a handle on things and I’m sure he will guide the ship to the NFC Championship then the mother load (The Super Bowl). I am ready for some football.

John my thoughts also, I was wondering if I was alone or what. Does Merriman looks as undersized an End as Bert Berry is, as Jason Taylor is, as Robert Mathis is and as Terrell Suggs is (he’s moving to end in the 4-3 Baltimore will start playing), and all those are 10+ sacks. Granted, Merriman has some rough edges, but there’s something that makes me believe that this time it’s going to work. And I’m also ready for some Football, but the season is far and away.

Rivera offered the signing bonus back? Really? That’s incredible. I say Jerry earns a lot of intangibles if this story is true. As does Rivera. However, nothing changes about the Cowboys buying someone who is 33 y/o and is now damaged goods. Rivera post back problems is not worth the contract he received (in my book, he wasn’t worth it prior to the injury — mostly due to his age). That aside, should we view Jerry’s unwillingness to take back some (all?) of the bonus due to Rivera’s injury being minor? I’ve never heard of a minor back problem with 33 y/o football players. But I’ve heard of career limiting and ending back injuries quite a bit. I think the boys have a real cap problem with the money invested in Rivera.

Before we put the dirt on Rivera’s grave……….let’s let him rehab, get on the field and play. Offensive lineman have made it well into their thirties and even 40s. Who were those brothers……..Matthews I think it was………the Offensive Lineman seem to sustain less injuries than most other position………

Woodson had a ciatic nerve act up. As a complication from back surgery. Nerve pain cannot be treated with pain medicine. It just takes time and is extremely painful. That was unfortuante but hopefully will not be the case with Rivera. Anytime you work on the spine there is inherent risk, but I think Rivera can get back out there. If he does he makes our O Line that much better.

Ferguson and Henry certainly look like performance players…….and we have 11, 20 and 42 yet to come on board.

If Howard or Abraham are available for a good price great, if not………lets let Bill draft us another John Abraham, to go with our other D Lineman………hey we just got 2 picks in the 6th round too……..he found Ferguson in the seventh………..get us a couple of guys like that in the 6th and I will be happy.

I think we can compete this year. We were close last year, but we just lost the close games that we won the year before. Other than a few blowouts. We played a lot better with Jones in the backfield, and if Glenn had not been injured who knows how those last few games would have turned out. I think we are 10-6 minimum. Bledsoe is an improvement over Vinny, but he needs to control his INTs as well. However, handing off to Jones and having a Witten across the middle will make Bledsoe a better QB than he was in Buffalo. The guy can still chuck it.

Didn’t we have Bledsoe on our team for like a week, before we traded him to Buffalo after he left NE? Never played but I thought we had em, wondered why we did not keep him at that point………guess we were awestruck by Quincy and Hutchinson?

There’s no way the Jets are going to trade Abraham. Let’s all stop living a pipe dream here. Howard is there, but the Cowboys aren’t going to sacrifice any of their top three drafts for him. As far as Merriman is concerned, don’t be surprised if he plays LB for the Cowboys and not DE.

Class act by Rivera to offer to return the bonus and even more class by Jerry for not taking it. Let’s not give up on Rivera just yet. Keep in mind, if Rivera is willing to give up the bonus now maybe he would be willing to give some back later if he turns out he can’t play at all.

I think the Cowboys stand a great change to get Merriman with the #11 pick. The top 10 picks are bound to be 2 QBs, 3 RBs, 2 WRs, 2 CBs, and 1 LB. That would leave Merriman there for the picking.

I’m wondering if Merriman goes higher. What is clear is that there is no consensus on these top guys. Really, what’s to stop Cleveland from taking Merriman at 3 if Romeo Crennel wants a thumper to play OLB in his 3-4?

What I do like is that it seem highly unlikely that BOTH Merriman and Johnson will go in the top 10. I’d be very happy to get one of them.

As for whether we can get Howard or one of the linebackers. Why limit yourself? After nine years with an anemic rush, I’d like to have a SURPLUS of them. I say if you can get Howard for the 42 and Johnson/Merriman at 11, get them both.

Nothing is ever a pipe dream in the ever changing NFL. Anytime a team Franchises a guy, it frustrates the player. Abraham would love to get out of NY. Press hounded him, Parcells would love to have him. Maybe his stock dropped a bit on the injury in the playoffs. I think the Jets would rather trade now for a pick, than be stuck with having to franchise him again. Besides they need to address RB, and WR. Martin had a great season, but he is in the over thirty expendable age bracket for a RB, unfortunately for fans and running backs………ask any of us Cowboy fans that had to endure Emmit in Arizona and George in Dallas………this is the broken part of free agency.

2 QBs in the first 10? I thought Aaron Rodgers was falling out of the top 10 due to questions about Cal QBs. Smith said to have had a Troy Aikman like Workout for the pro scout stock rose……..I think 2 WR go in top 10, three RBs probably…….is Cleveland Drafting a QB in the first round or are they getting Derrick Johson?

I guess we will all know in April. Maybe Johnson or Merriman will fall to 11th…….or who knows maybe one of the three WRs will be left………and there sure looks like some good corners in this draft……..so maybe we will come out allright………

Alright, work with me here:

When you say crumbs, I’m thinking, late in the day, down 2 scotches, a horribley mistyeped memo, and after having gone through the 1979 Thanksgiving day game play by play…Earl’s 2 TDs, Mike Renfro somehow managing to sneak past Cliff Harris, Pastorini throwing the bomb to Burrough immediately after a Dallas “12 men on the field penalty” because nobody was entirely sure who was supposed to replace Hollywood Henderson on special teams duty…but I digress…

 "Cowboy Crumbs… crumbs, crumbs – as in ‘would not kick out of bed for leaving crumbs after eating crackers.’ " Ah, yes:

http://www.dallascowboys.com/cheerleaders/home.cfm

Can’t you just picture a pleasant Saturday afternoon of shopping at Home Depot with any one of them, debating paint colors, lawn furniture, etc.

Thank you.