The A-Train Stops in Dallas

Good move. Depth, particularly for cheap, is always a good thing. Insurance for the “nuclear option.” No, I’m not talking about Republicans eliminating filibusters. I’m talking about if Julius Jones gets hurt. ’Cause if that happens, our whole season could go KA-BOOM.

We are going to pound teams to death.. We are going mostly 2 TE sets with Cambell back. Now we can run 40+ times a game, and grind out wins.
Julius 20+
Barber 10+
A-Train 8+
Kincade 2+

And we can control the clock, keep pur defense even extra fresh, on top of the rotation well be having.

Dare I say playoffs everyone?

ron,

dont forget maybe lee, bickerstaff, polite, and/or barnes

i personally think that polite is better than barnes and that barnes and Lee will get released.

but i mean do we keep that many still? i mean we’d have, kincade, JJ, a train, bickerstaff, polite, and barber, or maybe tyson thompson, too…so who do we cut???

does anyone know CROWDER’s 40 time?

I actually was expecting them to draft this type of RB. I liked the A-Train at points last season, he looked like a man possessed, but some of the efforts I saw were disappointing too. Evidently, he’s resigned himself to the fact that he won’t start in the league unless pressed into duty and hopefully, the Cowboys won’t be pressed. It’s a crowded backfield already, but I guess a veteran guy, “power” back makes sense.

I was hoping to hear some other name(s) being signed…

no i dont know his time sorry man. i like the pick up it gives the opposing teams defense something to think about now jj is more illusive a-train is what his nickname is a train straight runner hard nose. i like this pickup to me he replaces richie’s role lil fb/hb. hes deffinetely big enough to do some blocking, he can catch, and run, hes a former rookie of the year, which i know doesnt mean anything now but he has alot of upside. if bp can get it out of him hell be ALOT better then eddie george was for us last year and better then richie anderson was as well.

i posted this already but lance shulters from the titans might be getting cut as well hes a fs former pro bowler if im not mistaking his stats are.

        
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  DEFENSE STATS
YEAR TEAM G GS TOT SOLO AST PD SACK FF REC INT YDS TD
1998 SF 15 0 15 12 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 SF 13 13 62 57 5 9 0.0 0 0 6 127 1
2000 SF 12 12 91 70 21 3 0.5 3 1 0 0 0
2001 SF 16 16 61 52 9 10 1.0 0 1 3 0 0
2002 TEN 16 16 84 77 7 11 2.0 0 1 6 56 0
2003 TEN 16 16 85 66 19 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 TEN 3 3 14 12 2 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER 91 - 412 346 66 43 5.5 3 - 15 183 1

hard to read sorry i got it from espn

A Train can’t get away from the Jones brothers

Nice observation Ric…when A-T was released by the Bears and speculation arose about him coming to Dallas, I wondered why he would want to.

Tom Crowder, Arkansas (6-1 1/8, 203)
Crowder ran a 4.42 in the 40. He’s a wide receiver who does not have great hands but can run and make plays on special teams. He had a 381/2-inch vertical, an 11-0 long jump and is a tough minded player.

I like the signing because it is cheap and he is not going to get alot of carries. Parcells said he doesnt want Jones carrying the ball 25+ a game. He will get the ball 20 times, and Barber and A Train about 6-8 times a game. Lee is the odd man out because Barber can return the ball. Polite will start at FB and Barnes will be a backup.

lou,

so where will kincade and bickerstaff fit in to all of this???

maybe they dont who knows, are you questioning this move ryan?

If Reshard Lee can learn to block he will be a Dallas Cowboys…….he already showed he can carry the rock.

Thomas is a good addition to the backfield though, Julius has that quickness than bring in a Thomas to pound it out, and a guy like Barber and Polite……..nice mix in the backfield. A Train had one heck of season a couple years back………before injury. He is better than Eddie George!

any word about wide-out?

you know it would be nice to have a 1-2 punch like Atlanta and Tampa have.

Dallas had it a bit with Johnston and Emmit, but I could see it more now if we had more of a power back in A Train or Polite. Then the guy that can cut up field in a Jones and a Barber. Personally I like a FB that can BLOCK first, and Catch run second, but it definitely can get you nice yardage and help the RB if the FB is a threat to carry it. I think the backfield will not be an issue for Dallas this year like it has been ever since Emmit went to Arizona…….The mix of Duckett and Dunn sure worked well for Atlanta. I have always liked the running of Alstott who in the open field against safeties and corners is hard to tackle. Plus if you have a decent FB/RB that guy is extremely valuable if he can mix into the passing game. Which Julius can certainly do say 25 carries and 5 catches a game………..then you mix in Barber, Barnes or Polite, Thompson Barber and possibly A Train……..yeah………buddy.

you kiddin me ? I’m better than eddie george . I think it makes roster cuts tougher , but like Parcells likes to do, it gives him options. The strong will survive. Whoever is weaker , will get cut. But , wazzup with the safety position ? Inquiring minds wanna know…

I think Bickerstaff will be gone. I think he gets cut. Kincade will come in and show Parcells what he can do, and if he plays like he did in Europe, he could steal that spot from Lee. You know you will have Jones, Thomas, and Barber. Polite will be our FB. Lee, Kincade, and Barnes will fight for it. Is it weird to have only one true FB? If so, then I think Barnes will be cut and either Lee or Kincade will make the roster. I just think that Parcells wants to see what Barber has to offer. Lee wouldnt make it over him because they both can return and Parcells says he doesnt trust Lee when he doesnt have the ball. Plus Barber was a 4th round pick.

Also Was anyone else real suprised by this move? When I heard he had been signed, I said it can’t be to the Cowboys. I go to ESPN.com and see he signed with us. I like the move for depth and everything, I just thought the money could have gone to a FS or WR.

Lou you are right they should have spent the money towards a FS or a OT not WR, they set at WR, they might be old but they are damb good.

Bickerstaff, Polite, Thomas, Barnes can all be FB/RB for that matter LEE could too if he could block

i see Barber and Jones as true Tailbacks……..and the other guys will compete for special teams and carries……..obviously Thomas has a leg up with experience and size……….

Tyson Thompson also guys……….may be best man win!!!!!

Wow isn’t this great. A year ago we could only dream of having these conversations. Dept and talent. Two wonder words that finally found it’s way back to the Cowboys.

Lou you are right. May the best football player win and earn that spot. BP did the same format with the Giants, Jets, and, Patriots, in that he brought in players and the best man won (long sentence). BP must loose plenty of sleep now knowing that he has plenty of talent and potential talent on both sides of the ball. Yes, you dare say playoffs…SB.

FS. Hell with the offense and defense JJ and BP is putting together I could go out in my wheel chair and play FS. LOL with big smiles.

How much cap money is left?

I’m glad we signed him for one reason. 4th down and one to go.

I remember several times last year where BP left the offense on the field on 4th and one. What happened? Nothing. We usually went backwards. And I would throw something at the TV.

If A-Train only carries the ball 8 times next year, he will be worth every penny, if each of those 8 carries converts a 4th down and one.

Did we pay him pennies or millions? Eithe way, he was well worth adding to the O in Big D. Go JJ and BP.

look at staley and bettis last year, worked out good right? and julius dont want to be critical, but the dude had 8 good games, ok real good. yes he looks like hell be fine but how many rb have excellent rookie years then falter after that? what about julius being able to carry the ball 20-25 times without injury? im not saying any of this is true or will happen but i dont want to see another cowboy rb who averages 2-3yds per carry if our starter gets hurt again, i like the depth the veteran move

cooper,

your right on that we had eddie george who was a great rb for years but it was sad watching him run a yd or 2 then get tackled, hes a good guy but past his prime, and we did see alot of times where we would go for it only to wind up short, and if we have options maybe we will get it right…

quality move as long as he’s not expensive. We need some experience, even at RB where rookies seem to always do well each year. I’m guessing that JJ has a good year though not as explosive or surprisng as last year) and Marion Barber is average. The A-Train will be a nice addition and someone who minimizes the guessing game. For sure, he’ll be more dependable than any of the other names (Lee, Bickerstaff, Thompson) who might make the team.

Hopefully its 1M or less for the contract.

I’m anxiously waitng to read what we do at safety and OT. Glaring holes. And Jacob Rodgers is a bust.

ya know if you guys take a look at what the bucs had a couple years ago with the one two punch of alstott at fullback and then dunn as your primary runner that was vicious. i honestly say we move a train to fullback and let the punching begin. plus the man can block, he does it very well actually. and as soon as julius gets tired thwo marion barber in there. guys seriously julius, Barber, A-Train, Reshard Lee etc.. guys the worst one on this list is Lee, and he can be a starter for most teams.. he just has to get some fundmentals corrected. but for real, were greedy bastards when some people dont have one good runningback we have 5 or 6… go Cowboys!

well, looks like the only thing we need now is a WR.. I love Keyshawn and glenn, but lets be honest with ourselves they are starting to show their age. glenn screwed early season and keyshanw was playing 75% half the year cuz of a gimp knee he needed surgery on at the end of the year. who do you guys think we will get or how do you think we will get him? and im also liking the safety situation if we get the tennnesee guy

plus now we can put a train in there when we wanna pass the ball, and take JJ out. no one will know what we are gonna do, and Atrai cna catch. it will be like STL when they put FAULK in cuz no one knows what thye are gona do

Thomas signed a one-year deal with a $600,000 base salary and a signing bonus of roughly $350,000

The following running backs will be shown the door,Lee,Barnes

I think this was a great pick up. It’s sort of similar to what we did at the QB position, basically got the same type of player but a much younger version. A-Train is just a younger version of Eddie George…I can’t see this as being anything but an improvement. So we’ll have Jones as the feature back, hopefully Barber as our versitile back in the mold of a Ritchie Anderson, and the A-Train as our power back.

As far as the other guys are concerned. I’m sure we are only going to keep one fullback on the active roster, probably one other back that can return kicks, and have one on the practice squad. So that would mean Polite and Barnes will be competing for the fullback spot, Bickerstaff will most likely be gone if he can’t show more promise than the A-Train, and Thompson and Lee will battle it out for the return duties. I’m not sure how Kincade fits in here as I really don’t know what kind of back he is.

All that said, just because the Cowboys signed Thomas to a one year deal, I don’t think BP would hesitate to cut him if he isn’t one of the best 4 backs on the team.

everytime i turn around dallas looks better and better, isnt the season gonna start this week?….lol.

Great pickup, kudos to BP and JJ for signing A-Train. The only thing that I wonder, is the number of player being active for game days, there’s depth at DL, LB and RB, and you can’t take to the field 8 (Ellis, Ogbogu, Coleman, Ferguson, Glover, Carson, Spears and Canty), 6 (Burnett, Nguyen, James, Singleton, Ware and Thornton)and 5 (JuiceJ, A-Train, Barber, Lee and Polite/Barnes), in the same order. There’s now serious math work for Parcells in there………

About FS don’t look anymore for a signing, look for Parcells trying to fill the void from within, and if he fails to find the solution, look for june 1st cuts.

I dont get the A-Train deal, I guess he was just too cheap to pass on. I guess it makes sense from an experience standpoint.

i think we had better look from the outside when we go after a safety cuz the only guy i think can get it done is pete hunter, and he has said he doesnt want to.. so instead the guy would rather ride the bench and paly about 8 plays a game in the slot, cuz he aint gettin traded parcells already said he wasent going to be.. so i dunno, i think we need someone else. but thats just my opinoin

Jones, mentioned that the Cowboys have been after ATrain for some time, even trying to trade for him last year.

its a smart signing experience different style rb, change of pace is what you have to. thunder and lightening

Great signing! We needed the veteran depth, with Anderson gone. A-Train is the change of pace back that BP has been looking for. I think Lee and Bickerstaff are gone, since BP likes Thompson, who will probably be the return guy.

I believe Polite and Barnes will be the FBs, but a lot will depend on who shows up come training camp. Having all of these options is really a good thing. Come on, when have we been this excited about the upcoming season? I can’t wait to see all the different defensive alignments!

As for FS, I think that will be addressed soon. I see a veteran being signed soon as insurance, but I really think that Beriault has a great opportunity to be the future at FS, depending on how well he shows up at training camp.

I really think that Crowder will be a surprise at WR, and Pettiti will probably be starting on the right side of the OL. Man, I can’t wait for the season to start!!!

I think it was a solid move adding Thomas, he’s a good back with quite a few years left. Has shown he can get it done and will only be better behind our big 0-line.

he’ll be great on the goal-line

we basically never lefdt the football season. we have been so damn busy since the superbowl making offseason moves and planning for the team to get better, sierously ever week or so there is something going down with this team.. i think A Train was an AWESOME MOVE, hell i have been calling it for a while now, i knew he would be cheap and i think he gives us a good shot at change of pace style running. FS i think will and should be adressed as well as the WR position.. i just think were getting to old there to be relying on key and glenn.. they are still my go to guys but their age is getting to them and i think that was obvious last season. we have one of the best D and o lines in the league right now. o we got allen, and adams who parcells claims to have gotten better ten fold. and then we have rivera as well as johnson.. the only unsolved problem is right tackle and they have a lot of good competetors there right now.QB we didnt get much better but we got younger and lets be honest with ourselves anyhting is better than vinny.Dline… need i say more, glover, ellis, ferguson,ware, spears and the list goes on.DBs without FS, we got TEN TIMES BETTER! thank god were finally getting deep at corner! thank you aaron glenn!and our LB’s are a solid group of young guys that are gonna work hard and be playmakers for years to come.. again next year i think we focus on our only two problems left, WR and QB, marcus vick, i know this guy is a shot in the dark but the man can run, not just like his brother but he can get up with the fastest in the league right now. and he has better accuracy than mike, he just doesnt have as much arm strength for the deep ball, and it really doesnt seem like mike needs it too much, so i think he might be a go to guy next season. and pick up a prime time WR.. damn the possibilities spell out dynasty all over again

Yeah Barnes is probably gone and so is either Lee, Kincade, or Bickerstaff. I don’t know why everyone seems to not be sold on Julius. The guy is a monster. After his injury he averaged 27 carries and 115 yards and a TD a game. With NO blocking. Add Rivera, Campell, and Polite, along with a healthy WR corps, and he is going to be HUGE next season. I’ve seen enough of him to say he is going to be a star for many years to come. And for all those who say he only had 2-3 real good games, he carried us every game he was in there and had no one to spell him. He’s got depth behind him now and a year on his belt, if he learns to catch the ball outa the backfield better he’s going to be a top 3-5 RB.

I think Julius is a stud, but nothing wrong with having another guy that can carry the rock.

I ain’t making no predictions may the best man win.

I do see true tailbacks as Jones, Barber, and Thompson (kincade?)

FB/RB A Train, Bickerstaff, Lee, Barnes, Polite……….

Darryl Johnston used to carry the ball a few times every game and usually gained good yardage with everybody focusing on the Man Emmit…….and then the hands of a guy like that is almost like having another TE……..hopefully Barnes, Polite, or A Train can give us another power option out of the backfield…….

I like the addition……..we are getting younger at almost every postion and adding veterans that got tread left on their tires.

Lou: I’d be psyched if Julius performs at superstar level for the whole season, but he’s still only a 2nd year player with only 8 games of experience. Lots of RBs flash their skills in one year and dissappear the next. A-Train is such a back. I know JJ is at worst a good player. He’ll be dependable and occasionally break few nice runs. However, he’s not yet a Tomlinson nor a Priest Holmes.

If he runs for 1400 yds this season and defenses begin to skeam to stop him first (thus openning up passing lanes), and he takes over games (as he did twice last season) then yes, I’d say we’ve a superstar running the ball for us.

Lee has been released.

where did u hear that lee was released?

never mind I saw it

where is it at link, please.

http://www.cowboysplus.com

Jones is going to be a stud, and he has other guys around him that can carry it so he does not break any more of Earl Campbells records.

One of the biggest problems last year was we had to pass…….we actually did ok passing…….but that stops the clock a lot and is not ball control.

Jones, Barber, Thompson, Thomas, Polite, Barnes…….throw in Bickerstaff, Lee, and whoever else we brought in……..

that is a lot better than the backfield we had last year or the year before……….and I think Jones rushes for 1600 yards if he is healthy!!! That is only 100 yards a game…….he showed he can do that plus some last year. Also he did it on Nationally Televised games……….Thanksgiving, Monday Night and Sunday Nights………now you mix in another Halfback like Barber, Thompson or whoever………then you come with a bruiser like Thomas or Polite……….add in an improved Offensive line with Rivera and the possible improvement of 2nd and 3rd year line guys plus the rookies……….look out for the kid from Syracuse too………rookie FA……..not to mention Pettiti……..we are gaining the kind of football team not only Bill Parcells liked……..but so did Jimmy Johnson in our Super Bowl years……..a ball control running game and a stingy defense……….uh………Playoffs here we come……

Julius Jones will outperform Steven Jackson , Chris Perry and Kevin Jones…….this year………..Jones in Detroit probably has the next best year…….but hey with all the WRs on that team they are going to be pass happy too……..so Julius will lead the NFC in Rushing Next Year!!!!!

carioca,

so please inform me of all these “guys who have great rookie years then disappear?”

stupid to release lee. that man was averaging 4.8 yrds a carry when given the chance, and EVERYONE knew he was getting the ball and they still couldnt stop him! plus he had a shitty o line on the right side last season. seriously think how dumb that was to get rid of a guy like that!!! anyone who picks him up will have a goldmine. the only thing i think that prevented him from starting was his pass blocking and that takes anyone time in the NFL to learn, he just got thrown in their to perform and i thoguth he did great, i dont think the boys gave him a fair chance. however im not complaining cuz we still have 5 awesome backs

I was surprised that we released lee instead of bickerstaff. The guy is always injured and really hasn’t proved anything. At least with lee we knew he could return kicks and run. Too bad he never picked up the blitz because this guy could have had alot of potential. Have you guys looked @ our roster? We have about 90 players. How are we gonna get down to 53 by the start of the season and then make the official game roster of 48 (i think it’s 48 correct me if i’m wron) this has to worry some of you guys too like it does me. Now i’m glad that we have to worry about cutting bad players because we have plenty of good to great players but it’s something else that we could talk about. Who do you guys think will get CUT from out current roster to make the 53 man roster?

Lilbeast, you are awesome. What a great site and you were great enough to share it with the rest of CB fans. Isn’t this an awesome times for us CB fans.

Well I think the reason they released Lee instead of Bickerstaff, may have to do with versatility. Bickerstaff can compete for the FB or TB job.

Bickerstaff was a Janitor for the Wisconsin Badgers……..and BP loves having a guy that was a janitor around to point out to any primadonnas hey………shut UP or I will replace your sorry but with a JANITOR………

You know he loves that!!!! I agree though Reshard looked pretty good on rushes……..but hey Bill wanted a guy that could block………any chance T New returns some kicks this year with the depth we now have CB? He is probably the most talented returner on our team but did not get the chance.

Just incase anybody was wondering I watched Tyson Thompson last year, when he played for San jose State. He is big and pretty fast. I think he can help the boy’s this year.

i heard BP was talking up Polite and Thompson…….not something he usually does lightly

carioca,

so please inform me of all these â€Å"guys who have great rookie years then disappear?”

lilbeast very good question……what or who rather do you think will be cut to get down to the 53 man roster limit? I’m not sure at this point,i’ll need traning camp info to give a decent answer on that one….but good question!

guys we have depth at a lot of positions and we have very talented players, i think we now need somone on the offense (particularly a WR) that is feared other than julius, cuz then we become one demensional, i mean if what happens to our WR’s last year, happens this year… were in for some trouble cuz then all we have is the run and while julius is good, he isnt barry sanders

Guys you keep mentioning acquiring a guy at wide or at FS, who r you planning to get?

Brock Marion? That’s a no, according to cowboys.com, the speed needed to play FS isn’t there anymore. Eric Brown? Shawn Wooden? Cory Hall? They all sound like a Lynn Scott or Keith Davis to me, nothing thrilling, really. Ty Law? Got reservations, those Poston brothers mean serious business, they r Law agents. Lance Schulters sounds interesting but he won’t be free until June, so I say look to adress this need from within, else take a June 1st cut.

At wide: Az-Zahir Hakim? Ike Hilliard? Tai Streets? Curtis Conway? They don’t sound to be better than Quincy Morgan, they might be better than Copper or Crayton, but do you really want to over pay for a 4th receiver? And at receiver I don’t see much meat in the June 1st market.

casual, what are you on son?

One dimensional? what? Have you heard of Jason witten and our wide recievers are just fine. All this garbage of our recievers are old and slow is just nonsense.terry Glenn can run by anyone in this league. Kewshawn’s job, is not to run by people, its to make the tough catches over the middle. If you had listened to the press conference on Sunday, Bill stated that the recievers he has “are fast enough”. Remember, we never had a accurate look at Morgan since he hurt his hamstring in the Green bay game.We also have Copper and Crayton who can fly in the wings.
And with regards to injuries,well bud, their part of the game. We didn’t have a viable backup to Julius lones last year, and that hurt. when you lose Campball, Glenn,Jones, Kewshawn, who played with a torn miniscus in his knee for parts and if not all the season, then what the heck do you expect the offense to do.
Barry Sanders was a highlite film guy, but inside the twenty he was useless.I’ll take Emmitt Smith over Barry anyday and I’m not saying that because I’m a cowboy fan, Emmitt moved the pile and Barry tried to run around it.

Lee was released as soon as we signed Barber. Barber III can return kicks and carry the rock so I knew when we drafted him. I think that Thomson and Kincade will beat Bickerstaff out in training camp to make the roster. Maybe Thomson can make it and Kincade to our practice squad

I agree with Derrick, Barry was a human highlight, but Emmitt scored TDs inside the 20. Only Rice has more TDs alltime than Emmitt.

I think we’re fine at WR, especially if Crowder’s conversion goes as good as we’ve been hearing, and don’t forget about Dan Campbell. He’s known more for his blocking, but has also caught a few passes in the clutch. Our two TE sets with Campbell and Witten are going to be fun to watch!

FS will be sorted out before the season begins. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hunter decides to switch, if not then we’ll just have to make do with Lynn Scott, Keith Davis, or Jason Beriault. Regardless who we have at FS, with our SUDDEN depth at CB and our front seven, I don’t think we’ll be hurting too much at FS! Let the season begin!

will parchman has a great article on cowboys.mostvaluablenetwork.com

where did you hear that lance shulters could be released i think that would be an excellent signing

why would it be good? i mean this guy was hurt last year wasnt he? he doesnt look that good even for a S.

gimme some analysis on him to think otherwise or to prove your point

Yeah, Yeah we had a great draft. Okay, we singed some solid free agents. After all this can we beat the eagles?

we almost beat the eagles 2nd time around last year…….

we did beat em in Dallas year before……….

the eagles aren’t that great……….yeah we can beat em…….my hope is with TO so they have no excuses………

Mr.McNabb……….meet Mr. Ware and Mr. Spears………..Mr. Westbrook like you to meet Mr. Burnett……..oh and let me get that other guy out here do you know Mr. Canty………How about some old friends……Ellis and Glover?

The Eagles won’t be as powerful this year. They still don’t have depth at WR and their RB situation is iffy. Westbrook shouldnt have been a Pro Bowler last year. There secondary is still great but our defense is alot bigger now and can do ALOT more things. The series against the Eagles will be different now that we can confuse them with the 4-3 and 3-4. Shut down TO and we can win pretty handily. The biggest thing will be to PROTECT BLEDSOE. they blitz alot so look for Glenn downfield. I see us at least splitting the series.

Also if anyone saw on sportsline.com Pete Prisco, who I think knows absolutely NOTHING about football, ranked us 21st. You gotta be kidding me, we are defiantly a top 15 team now, and should be higher. I know the guys brain dead, but come on, 21st??

Ryan,

Thanks for the website.

Sanders was a good back and he deserves some of what he gets, but I really believe he had no heart for the game. Emmitt on the other hand had heart and skills. I see some of the same in JJ. If he can stay healthy and the O line improves look for some great things from him. I would agree with the assessment of our WRs, they are a little long in the tooth. Speed is overrated and we have had our share of overrated. Fortunately we have also had some Pearsons, Irvins, and Johnsons. Clutch receivers who do nothing but move the chains and score. The defense could be special and there is a lot of talent there for a change. I like the moves made by this coach. I trust him for one. Don’t rule out the importance of the veterans on this team. Great talent needs direction so look for the vets to give us their best this year. I am very optimistic about our chances of taking the East away from all them neverwas’s. Well maybe they won some super bowls but how many of them since the last time we did. I believe a lot of people are going to be picking through our castoffs this year. That will be a great feeling as well.

Hey guys,

Greate discussion, Im glad i finally found a site with knowledgeable posts and not just childish smack talk. I think the Cowboys are fine at WR. A healthy Quincy Morgan is a definite weapon. Add to that Witten and a powerful running game and the offense should be okay. Lets not forget that its easier to cover when their defense does not respect the running game. And you definitely don’t want to have to pay more than a veteran minimum for a fourth receiver. Lets give Copper and Crayton a chance, they showed flashes in 2004. You never know, we could be sittin on the next Jimmy Smith(that one still bothers me).

is it just me or is mickey spag’s new story on dallas’ site doesnt come up? i click on it and hten a page comes up and ssays error

Ryan: no, i get the error-message, too

Quincy Morgan will be good, he´s faster, bigger and younger than glenn

we will run many doubleTE formations with Witten, Cambell

remember KJ is one of the best blocking WR, so i think maybe morgen, Crayton or Copper will be the other WR, who ever brings the best combination of blocking, speed and catching

Barry Sanders was Babe Ruth, He hit a lot of Home Runs………..but he struck out a lot too. He never played with the talent Emmit had, or the quality of Coach that Emmit had in Johnson, or the quality organization in Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys.

Anybody that rushes for 10,000+ yards in the NFL…………there is no reason to question his heart!!!!

I am a big Emmit fan, and think he will go down as the greatest back ever. His yards and touchdowns prove it. However, Barry Sanders was a warrior on the grid iron………you do not do the thing he did in the NFL without heart. Likewise all those folks that said yeah but it was the Line Emmit had, hey the guy ran for 937 yards for the Arizona Cardinals as a 33 year OLD………he proved himself as well………..as did Barry.

A blitzing overpursuing defense like the eagles is perfect for the old draw play and Julius Jones breaking some big ones!!!!

quincy has been working his a55 off this offseason with drew henson. cmon guys the eagles are powerful till someone knocks them off, hopefully us you have to respect them. wr i think we are fine we have two solid starters a backup that was a starter and a couple guys that need to show something, what more do you want there? some teams have 1-2 decent wr we have a possible 3. we will be fine offensively, defensively as long as the rookies are what bp and jj claim they are we could be great. lance shulters i heard might be getting released on espn.com i believe, i put something up just to see options and for discussion, he would be a decent pick up as well. barry sanders had heart he played for a crappy club is all, they did nothing to help this guy out, he was 1 of the best rb ive ever seen play.

the eagles have had their run……just like in the 80s and early 90s when Randall Cunningham, Reggie White and company were good but never WON the Big one……

I saw an Eagles team that looked beatable in the NFC Game if the Falcons had a few less mistakes. I also saw an Eagles team that looks a bit less fluid in the offseason with Westbrook and Ownes holding out?

I think those guys will be on the field, but I see a lot of rats leaving that ship soon enough. They are starting to age along both lines, and they are due for a few more injuries. They have some depth at most positions, except WR and RB? Let westbrook or 30something Owens get injured and see how good McNabb and company are………he is an ok qb but he needs a target……..and i dont see too many other than owens……he was always looking Owens direction last year just nobody could cover TO…….

Our nickel defense can shut down the Eagles passing offense. When we put just Ellis, Spears, and Glover on the line and Ware, Dat, and James/Burnett, at LB, then we can put Henry, Newman, Glenn, Hunter, and Roy. That’s coverage to shut down any amount of recievers. There will be no more stupid screens to Westbrook that go for 20-30 yards. Finally we can stop seeing that once or twice a game.

(1) There seems to be a spattering of Quincy Morgan fans out there. I’ve not seen anything from him that makes me excited. What have other fans seen that I’ve not seen? Mike – Glenn was our hottest receiver before he went down last year. I just don’t see anything close from Quincy. Maybe he’s bigger but has he ever shown up during games?

(2) Its the offseason so its time to dream about our free agents. Have you seen this highlight reel? Jamaica Hector looks impressive here – even if its against lesser talent. He certainly has make some nice grabs.

http://www.northwestbearcats.com/movies/rector.mov

However, he’s on the short side and according to SI, isn’t quite as quick as you’d like for a shorter guy. check out SI’s entry on him: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/players/80715.html

wow, we were 6-10 last season couldnt stop anyone, now we can shut them down? you wont find a bigger cowboys fan then me but i do know when the cowboys had there run in the early-mid 90’s people respected us and said it goes through dallas. thats how we should be, this eagles team has an excellent defense, good enough offense that they have been to the nfc champ game what 4 years now in a row? people cmon and saying mcnabb is an ok qb. now thats just silly, if he was on our team hed be the best, i hate the eagles, but i do have ALOT of respect for them. till we knock them off the top, we have to go through philly.

We couldnt stop anyone because our defense was on the field for most of the game. Come on, i got respect for philly, but they wont repeat what they did last year. They still don’t have a good running game. Westbrook is only good when he catches screens and goes into the slot. TO is great, but other than that they have no1. Reggie Brown won’t be that good. We now have the secondary to play TO. Henry and our FS can worry about TO and our speed at OLB can worry about McNabb. Their D is great but you know they take alot of chances with that blitz. Run the draw and let Julius break one. Without injuries we weren’t 6-10 last season. We were probably a playoff team.

Quincy Morgan has failed to impress me. That is one trade that I disagree with although Antonio was a head case, and Parcells basically has said he is too old for that *%#@!!!

I thought Cooper and Crayton looked at least as good if not better than Morgan!!!!

I’m not sold yet that Morgan isnt that good because of his hamstring. We had to play him because Randal Williams didnt show up and Glenn was hurt. I didn’t like the trade either but Im not going to write him off just yet. Give him a year in our system.

well morgan has been at the ranch all offseason working with drew henson getting ALOT of reps in, sounds good to me, at least hes not sitting around with his agent cryin because hes not starting. we might have made the playoffs last year without injuries, but alot of teams have injuries and still did fine. steelers losing a starting qb, youd think they were screwed but nope ben stepped in and did what he was supposed to do. thats the difference, we had injuries quite a few but the people who came in did nothing, thats the difference. antonio bryant was a player with alot of talent but if you dont respect the tuna enough not to throw your towel at him what do you think bp was gonna do? maybe quincy was all thery could get for him, better then releasing him and geting nothing right? im not saying we arent gonna beat philly im not gonna sa we are gonna beat them, all i know is that until we do it goes through them…..

I AM ALL FOR ANTONIO OUT, I just have yet to see much from Morgan.

In my opinoin Antonio had plenty of chances and never lived up to his rookie season. He is a head case, and BP is too old for that.

You are correct Morgan shows up and immediately has a hamstring………uh that does not raise his stock any in my book. Perhaps we are wrong…….he has better size and speed than A Bryant had………but he is yet to show anybody in the NFL much either.

I was curious as to David Terrel and Ike Hilliard both of those guys looked better than any 3rd reciever on our team, but I guess Dallas is set to go with what we got.

With Campbell Healthy and BP loving two tight end and occassionaly two RB backfields……….perhaps the WR is less important……….I just know we went from having one of if not the best TRIO at WR in the beginning……..to NOTHING by the end of the year………..Glenn Hurt. KJ HURT……..BRYANT TRADED……….I give Crayton and Cooper credit they ran Randal Williams out of town, but all they had to do was catch a pass or two. That is how bad we are at WR DEPTH!!!!!

I hope the position is addressed next year in the draft……..

I think we will be fine at WR, barring injuries, but I think Crayton and Copper will be much better this year, and Quincy will do a lot better after having this off-season to learn the Cowboys system.

As for the defense, how soon do we forget that two years ago, we were ranked #1. The loss of Woodson and the amount of time they spent on the field last years was a big problem. However, with the additions we’ve made to our running game and a healthy Jones, and Campbell, the defense should be on the field less often.

My only concern, other than FS, is WHO takes the leadership role vacated by Woodson? Who’s gonna be the QB of the defense? Woodson was a HUGE loss, because he was THE COACH on the field.

david terrell is not as good as morgan not even close, i live by chicago so i see all the bears games hes not bad but id take morgan over him any day.in 4 years qunicy has 155 catches take away last year in 3 years he had 123, thats onver 40 catches a year. for a guy thats gonna be our third receiver thats real good. he has 15 td’s in 4 years.

david terrell has in 4 years has 128 catches 9 td’s. hes 2 inches taller. he will prolly thrive on the pats team with there leadership and atmosphere, but here i think quincy is deff the better of the 2.

Leadership on Defense……

Nguyen, Roy Williams sure look like the most likely candidates. One of those two, and most likely both is pretty much going to be on the Field Full Time.

I would say those two guys are it on Defense. Figuring you go with either the Safety or LB as the Defensive on the Field Coach……….don’t see too many DEs or DT calling shots on that side of the ball……not that they could not but you know what i am saying.

Let the rookies worry about their assignments but in a few years Burnett or Ware as LBs……..or Hopefully Nguyen is a long time Cowboy! So he and Roy would be my choice.