Camp Tranquility

heres some pics from camp to all my DALLAS DISCIPLES http://www.lhgpsmusic.com/html/2005TC05.htm

That’s nice work, Jess.

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hope you all like the pics. GO DALLAS

Thanks Jess for the pics

Marcus Spears is a big boy!! Thanks Jess.

Jess,
Those are great pics!

Thanks Jess!

Thanks for the pics Jess. I still love the fact that BP doesnt let the Rookies wear The Star on their helmets until they have offically made the team. Even the First Rounders are without them. Make ’em earn it and they will respect it even more.

Thanks for the pics Jess. I still love the fact that BP doesnt let the Rookies wear The Star on their helmets until they have offically made the team. Even the First Rounders are without them. Make ’em earn it and they will respect it even more.

I am a season ticket holder and have tickets to both pre-season games as well as all home games except Philly and Washingotn. I am going to travel from virginia to see those. Anyone interested in the others let me know. Pre-seasons are on e-bay now under seller artj92000. E-mail me from there if your interested or in the other home games.

Great picks!! And the rookies not wearing stars is another psychological mumbo-jumbo, not that I’m complaining….

Forget the players — nice pics, BTW, Jess — do you see the sweaters!
The windbreakers! The long sleeves!!!!! After the last two months in the
Texas sun that looks wonderful.

good job jess, keep them coming!!!! GO COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!! PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!!! dont forget to take pictures of the man Roy Williams

awesome pics jess, and your right we are extremely fortunate not to have merriman, or any of the others. i think merriman signed though, still. and the injury bug got a lill worse with petitte spraining his ankle, hell be back in a couple days.

Merriman and Ware will be compared for the rest of their careers I just hope for once we got the better of the two.

Thanks Jess!! Great pics………

Jess,
WOW! Thank You!

Henson sure did look uncomfortable.

la is a HUGE man, all i got on that

nice pics Jess

Have you seen if Romo is doing good in camp. Everything I read keeps pointing towards Romo being better than Henson so far. You can really see why Parcells likes to have bigger players on the field. I mean can you imagine getting hit by such beast of players.

Thanks Jess, Awsome Job

I knew LA was big but all I have to say is WOW!!!

clevelands chris crocker safety, i guess the boys are looking at him. i dont have any stats or even heard of the guy, anyone know him/???

mike:

He’s a 5-11 and 192 pounds defensive back that has been used more on the nickel at FS, he’s athletic enough but kind of short… Now that Cleveland has Brian Russel (ex-viking) and Brodney Pool (this year 2nd rounder) he’s third in the depth chart and expendable.

JRich:

Yes, LA is big and BRUTE, seen dallascowboys.com note on him pushing and making Canty fall spinning? That’s the LA of old…

more pics guys..GO DALLAS http://www.lhgpsmusic.com/html/2005TC07.htm

keep em coming jess,
i just read corey chavous is being looked at again, i doubt the vikings will cut him or trade him though, maybe…

Raf,

Another good column……this camp has a good feel about it…
 lots of competition at many positions some of which were not
expected.Its going to be a good camp when your are talking
about free agents and late round picks in the first couple of
practices.
Also much of the controversy over Ellis/glover too small/3-4
has vanished…..funny how strapping on the pads helps and
the emergence of k.Coleman too.
B.P. didn’t make anyone cry……….so far.
Time for some praise:

Chandus great call on T. Thompson you took some heat
from people but you look dead on with this guy…..can you
say reshard who?

EricR,
You took a ton of crap name calling (idiot etc.) for saying
A. Gurode would challenge A. Johnson and he is …great
call.
And myself for predicting eagle turmoil excluding T.O.
LOL
Jess great picks thanx

Becker,

Thank you.

Nice job too, recognizing some other bloggers previous calls. .. Chandus did make a nice prediction with Thompson. .. I am still waiting for back lash for my “try Ellis at LB” comments. But training camp still has a long way to go, and I haven’t given up on that yet.

Do you have any more predictions? Maybe a “sleeper” to make the final cut? I like Goolsby, because of his special teams play. .. You?

Eric,

The guy i liked as a sleeper of sorts was sean ryan so
i will have to wait and see but it ain’t lookin too good.

I don’t think your Ellis as a LB is really much of reach
if the D can master the 3-4.I’m thinking more of a stand
up de than a pure LB.

Thanks jess, great pics man, but i need more!

its a deffinete possibility using him there on special occasions. i would deffinetley not put it past bp to at least try it out, especially if you want your best players out there. only downside is hes prolly a lil slow, maybe..

BATTLE OF THE WEEK
Keith Davis vs. Lynn Scott and Izell Reese for starting FS. Scott ended last season as the starter and remains with the first team. But this will be a two man battle between Davis and Reese. Reese is the veteran free agent the Cowboys signed to handle the job in case Davis wasn’t ready to take over. Davis is the guy everybody is rooting for. He was the Cowboys’ best special teams player and has a knack for being around the ball. He is just inexperienced.

OTHER BATTLE FRONTS
Al Johnson is off to a good start in his battle against Andre Gurode at starting center. Bradie James is already distancing himself in battle against Scott Shanle at inside linebacker. James was told by coach Bill Parcells on Sunday to ease up after a crunching hit on running back Julius Jones.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
RB Tyson Thompson. This undrafted free agent is bidding to become the first player born in Irving – home of Texas Stadium — to make the Cowboys roster. He has 4.2 second speed in the 40 and is already making impression. He has routinely busted plays to the outside for long gainers during the first two days of practice.

ROOKIE REPORT
Considering the two guys expected to make the biggest impact — Demarcus Ware and Marcus Spears — missed the first day practices, there is little report here. … The two draft picks drawing most attention were sixth round pick safety Justin Beriault and seventh round pick defensive end Jay Ratliff. Beriault has made a name for himself with several crunching hits. Ratliff has been all over the place. The Cowboys are even using him as a tight end on goal line situations.

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Those are real good pics. Even though it’s only been like 5 days of camp and there hasn’t been a game situation yet, IMO:

Jacob Rogers looks like he could be our RT this year.

Tyson Thompson will make more than the practice squad (good call)

Justin BerryO will be a force on Specail Teams.

Romo may grab the backup QB spot.

Crayton could grab the 3rd WR spot.

And finally, our draft class looks like the best I have ever seen ( ive been following the Boys for about 7 years)

Ware and Canty look like beasts, Burnett and Spears have so far looked real solid. Our D is set for the future.

Can anyone tell me Aaron Glenn and Anthony Henry’s jersey numbers?

Crayton is my pick to do something this year.

This a little off topic but does anyone find N. Eatmans video/
audio reports on DC.com annoying???All the guy has to do
is tell us who looks good/bad etc. and he manages to screw
it up….one report contained nothing but the fact that Petitte
ankle was hurt which i already knew.His thoughts are
completley disorganized and he seems to ramble…….one
poster i think it was James said he was an idiot.. boy were
you ever right…….Raf any chance of you leaving for camp
early….lol

mike,

He may not be incredably slow on the strong side, and we have Ware’s speed out there on the weak side. With 9 sacks last year it shows he can turn the corner pretty well, even with a TE in his face. Having Ellis at strong side OLB could be a very nice combo with Burnett on 3rd and long. With Burnett at strong side ILB, Ellis’ abilty to shed the TE and cut that corner should really open up blitzing lanes for Burnett.

There are other factor here, like saving a roster spot and getting much needed size at LB in the 3-4. Also Spears, Fergie, Glover, Coleman, and Carson would make a decent rotation at D-line in that set. Now if Canty can be that guy that we all are hoping he can be, Ellis may fall back as the 3rd or 4th most effective end in that set, so he may have more value at LB. Moving Ellis, also like you said, gets your best “football players” out on the field together. … Playing Ellis at strong side DE, and DE in the 3-4 has only made him a better “football player”. Playing him at strong side DE last year, surely got him used to the OT/TE double team, the same double he will have to face at OLB in the 3-4. … Parcells may have been preparing for this move for a long time.

becker,

I am glad that those guys are out there giving us those updates. Personnally I like them.

The one thing that I would say about Eatman is: a lot of what he says is just a recap of Parcells’ press conference … nothing of what he sees with his own eyes. Tell us who made a string of nice blocks, or who is consistantly shutting down the WRs in 7-on-7 drills. He could do a little more of that .. but I am sure glad they are out there.

when bill uses the term journeyman when describing lynn scott, that cant be good. I think he’ll be cut.

I think that Gurode is about to be traded, maybe to cleveland for crocker, a safety the cowboys have been keeping an eye on.

Art, you lucky fellow. I have tickets for the MNF on 11 Sep 05. Maybe I’ll see you there.

Derrick,

We better get more than Crocker, a special teamer, for a proven guy who can walk in and start C and G.

Derrick,

Are you nuts???

Trade Gurode? He is challenging for the starting C position. Crocker is the third string FS, and Dallas has their eye on him because Cleveland will probably cut him. Maybe its more likely that Dallas trades a player that they are going to cut to Cleveland for him, therefore neither player hits the open market, but Gurode isn’t that guy. One of the most important back up positions is the C position, when you have 2 good ones that is a big plus, kinda like having a good back up RB.

Tyson Walter would be a more likely candidate.

Gurode might end up starting BP likes his size at center.

Eric R,
Actually spaggs has been saying he might be working first team for that exact reason, trade bait.
also i agree ellis could be an lb on the strong side expecially with the speed of ware on the weak and dat in the middle, that could be what parcells is seeing as well, get your best 7 out there in some kind of formation.

and again like ive said for months, chavos is the man if hes available, IF.

1 more thing TO was hurt in practice today which i feel is funny.

Mike,

Where did you read Spags considers Gurode trade bait? .. Listen, its just my opinion, but I have seen Gurode bust open wholes. His problem has been the mental part of the game. The effort has been there too, so I say its a matter of time that he comes on and explodes onto the scene. Gurode is capable of moving the 3-4 NT out of the way, probably more so than Johnson, so he has a good shot here. … If Gurode establishes himself here, it gives Parcells more flexability. Johnson may see time at guard, and LA may see time at RT, especially if Rogers doesn’t hold it down. .. I would be willing to bet that Parcells wishes Gurode had Peterman’s nastiness, but also visa versa, he also wishes Peterman had Gurode’s talent. .. Like I said though, if Gurode starts to establish consistant play, it will be a good “problem” to have, trying to figure out where they all play.

i can’t remember having so many " problems" in training camp. It’s just funny that our “problems” are in a positive way. There are actually some training camp battles because the guys competing can actually be starters for the team, instead of just having guys battle it out because they are just ok players. Battles like the 3rd WR spot, the C spot is drawing alot of attention, There is just so much depth at RB that one of the guys competing for a RB spot is being moved over to compete as a FB so he has a better shot at making the team, the fact that our CB are competing for a 4th spot and not a 2nd spot like last year because we have 3 quality CB’s already, or could it be that our Draft class was actually a good one that we don’t know who to cut to make room for our Rookies. Heck you can even add now the fact that some of last years D-line are pushing each other and are going to make it hard for Parcells to make his roster cuts. Man i really do like having all of these “problems”. I can’t wait to see some preseason action much less some regular season action. Go COWBOYS!!!!!!!!

Eric,

Spags was on the ticket today stating the fact that Gurode could be playing alot on the first team to be dangled as trade bait. He also said there is only a 9lb difference between Gurode and Johnson, but Johnson has more of a burst off the line. Gurode lost his job at guard last year because he keeps making the same mistakes over and over, and not a great pass blocker and you think that he is going to be better at center where is has to make all the line calls and adjustments, well I dont think thats the case. Johnson is a center, period,for the next ten years here and he’s not going to play guard, in fact if peterman hadn’t tore his knee up, he would of been the starting right guard, and believe me, peterman has a nasty streak and is a much better player than Gurode. three years and were still waiting for Gurode to be consistant, time is running out for him. Spaqs also said the cowboys are talking to other clubs about player availability and the names that keep coming up are Chavous out of Minnesota, who’s not happy there and crocker who was a third round pick for cleveland two years ago.

ty derrick, i couldnt remember where is what from but i know i heard it. i would like to see him make it but if he and a draft pick could bring us a good fs then so be it. we all know al johnson is a good center and young.

About Gurode,

It would be nice if these reporters actually had the capability (and inclination) to observe things for themselves, rather than just parrot what Parcells feeds them. They are, after all, present at all practices. Then we might have a better idea as to whether Gurode is a genuine candidate for starting center, or just being pumped up as trade bait, as Spagnola has suggested.

Spagnola actually admits to not being able to tell, when it comes to line blocking. At least he is honest about it.

Thanks for the recognition of me making the point of Thompson, guys. But he’s far from not being known as another Reshard, as far as I know, he isn’t known as having any blocking hability, which can hamper his status… I just made the point that if he realizes how to block, he can be a hell of a change of pace back…

One point that’s coming too, is the one of Bickerstaff, I don’t know why, but I like the guy, he’s one of those hard workers looking for recognition… I can see him making it at FB and making A-Train expendable as a red zone hammer.

Eric R:

You might be getting close on Ellis as LB, be it Inside or Outside, Canty is coming along, which’s the only setback I was putting in place for the move… He might be something close to a 4 (He’s a dice reference).

theres a good article on the ranch report about the cowboys being so-called to old by alot of (expert) analysts. we seem to be right in the middle of the pack as far as age is concerned. i think we are right where you want to be with a good mix of older guys at certain skilled posistions qb, o-line where its hard to jump right in and produce, and young guys at other skill positions rb, d-line, te where you can jump right in and produce.

About Gurode,
If his only problems are the mental aspect of the game, then he is less suited to play center then guard. The center is responsible for calling out blocking assignements and adjustments. If Gurode can’t handle his own position, what makes you think that he can handle the entire line.

As I have said before, TunaMan likes to play head games. Not just with his own players, but also with the media, AND OTHER TEAMS. Gurode may indeed be being shown off to interest another team for a trade.

If we do make a trade for a FS, IMO it has to be Chavous, He is the most qualified, I just wonder if we could fit him under the cap if we got him.

Hey Jess,

It’d be nice if you give the original poster of the pics credit for his work. Wouldn’t you think?

Hey guys, Mickey Spags also reported that the Cowboys were well on there way to cutting Quincy Carter two years ago during training camp, then the very next week Parcells named him the starting QB. So counting on Mickey Spags as your best source is kinda weak. … Trading a player who is seeing a lot of reps with the first team, just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. Moving a player, to have him start playing better, only to trade him doesn’t make a lot of sense either.

Becker,
On the Eatman thing. Someone had mentioned that Eatman had said a certain thing about a certain player. My post was in response to that, where I stated how absurd it was for Eatman to make such a judgment. Unfortuneately, that thread is out of date so I don’t recall exactly what the subject was.

Eric R,
Of course it doesn’t make sense to do what you posted. But since when have mediots and practioners of psychology made any sense?

john,sorry i thought i did give props to him, to everybodyelse ive shwon these too i tell them my buddy got them .i dont take credit for taking them, i just wanted to share them with other cowboys fans if its not cool then by all means i wont post any more.i just know they were great pics and i loved seeing them so i figured everyone esle would too.my bad

Jess,
No shame man, thank you!

Jess those pics were great wether you took them or not and it was definitely nice too see such good pics like the ones you posted. I know when i was looking at the pics i wasn’t thinking " oh my god who took those pics" It was more like man these pics are nice to look at and what a nice gesture it was for someone to post them on this wonderful site for us to look at. And also, the pics that you or whoever took them are actually better quality pics than i have seen on any other site like dallascowboys.com or cowboysplus.com. Thanks for the pics and keep them coming.

It seems that everyone’s darkest fear may have just surfaced. Marcus Spears was injured and carted off the field.