I think Mike Jenkins is going to be a very good cornerback for the Cowboys. But he'll need to prove...

I think Mike Jenkins is going to be a very good cornerback for the Cowboys. But he'll need to prove it to live down this play,

8 months ago Dave Halprin (Grizz) Comment 52 comments 0 recs |

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I just got done reading the book “Boys will be Boys” and there is a part where they talk about Deion Sanders pulling a similar play. Sanders told the coaches during film review that he made a “business decision”.

Ridiculous

by Barrett14 on Nov 4, 2008 11:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

yeah but Sanders was also the greatest cover CB

in the history of the game, if Jenkins can shut down any CB he ever faces, he can get a pass as well.

Until then, c’mon man, TACKLE!!!

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 4, 2008 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

agreed, I nearly spin kicked my tv when I saw that play..

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Nov 4, 2008 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Jenkins is a physical corner.

That’s why this play boggles me. Think he just got caught thinking that Ward was gonna bounce outside and he had containment. Hey, with all the white jerseys in the middle of the field (K.Burnett for one), somebody shoulda had him.
Does look like Jenkins coulda at least swiped at the ball there.

George Teague did it all.

by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Nov 4, 2008 11:23 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Proof

Here at the 45 second mark.

George Teague did it all.

by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Nov 4, 2008 11:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Jenkins will NEVER live that down

I like the kid but lost alot of repsect for him after watching him sunday…What a joke that was…We do not need players like that on this team..what a joke

by canty99 on Nov 4, 2008 11:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Jenkins

will easily live that down. No one is going to care two weeks from now that he was lacking effort in a blow-out regular season loss to the Giants when the entire team was pathetic.

by MeanMr.Mustard on Nov 4, 2008 1:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

here, here!

George Teague did it all.

by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Nov 4, 2008 1:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

-1

you must be related to wade…he would say the same thing….POOR EXCUSE…

by canty99 on Nov 4, 2008 2:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Who cares.....this is getting overblown

Should he at least tryed..yes. Would he had made a difference if he attempted to make the tackle….no way!!. Ward was blowing by him and whoever was around him regardless. The last thing we needed him to do was stick his hand, arm, body…whatever in there and get injured. That is the last thing we needed. He made a rookie mistake. So learn from it and move on. I think we have much more serious matters going on with this team than wasting time talking about this. Jenkins is going to be a very good CB in this league. He is a rookie and rookies don’t grow into Deion Sanders type players overnight.

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 4, 2008 2:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

agreed.

I know he is getting the business in film study though..

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Nov 4, 2008 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I hope this team still has a sense of humor.

A rookie needs a little hazing after a stunt like that. RoyW1’s got time to think up a good prank.

George Teague did it all.

by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Nov 4, 2008 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Showing as: Video no longer available.

Anyone else?

by Parl on Nov 4, 2008 11:45 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I just don't believe he flat out gave up on the play...

It looks more to me like he’s waiting on Ward to bounce the run back outside with Bradie and Kevin Burnett coming from the middle…

by N41D on Nov 4, 2008 12:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

thats the problem with the defensive mindset

thinking another guy is going to make the play instead of just being aggressive and making it yourself.

Like LT once said, if you’re going to make a mistake, make it going full speed.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 4, 2008 12:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

whatever the reason...

that was just ugly. my 4th grade ymca coach would have pulled me out of the game and chewed me out after a play like that.

by g8tgod on Nov 4, 2008 12:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That's a GUTLESS turd of a player right there

Scared and indifferent. Wade should have made him inactive the next 4 games and stated why during the press conference. He’s making about $1,000,000 a season, more money per game than I make in a year, and he can’t even lower his head and tackle a running back.

by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Nov 4, 2008 2:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

nicely put....he is pathetic

by canty99 on Nov 4, 2008 2:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey Guys...OVER REACT MUCH???????

Not like he blew it on a game winning (or losing) play!
What about the drive that got them into position for that play????
Oh C’mon guys surely you remember how the Giants shoved it down our throats during that Drive.
I don’t remember hearing your namesake(CANTY99) having his name called….You know why….he spent the majority of that drive getting dominated!!!!

Jeez guys….You think Jaque reeves or Nate Jones makes that play……If you say yes you’re full of it!!!
Give the kid a break!

You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach

by TrueBlue24 on Nov 4, 2008 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah and to think he gave us 7 points on defense.

more than other player on defense has done the whole season. Who cares if it was bad throw by Eli. He made the catch and went to the house with it.

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 4, 2008 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you mean that Larry Brown INT?

yeah, every blogger on this site could have caught that ball and took it back to the house. Talk about a qb gifting an INT and TD, that was it.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 4, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lord knows Romo hasn't thrown any of those.

by Mandmeisterx on Nov 4, 2008 11:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It was a bad pass granted, but there are many on this team that would have dropped it.

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 5, 2008 10:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you shouldn't be playing pro ball

if you drop that pass, pure and simple.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 5, 2008 12:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll Give A Break..

To a player that tries. Mike Jenkins doesn’t fit that criteria.

by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Nov 5, 2008 8:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Bet Scandrick woulda stuck him

forced a fumble
recovered it
and took it the other way.

George Teague did it all.

by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Nov 4, 2008 4:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

absolutely

now that kid will be a stud CB, no question about it.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 4, 2008 4:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Nov 4, 2008 7:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

reeves and jones were n ot drafted in the first rd either.

by canty99 on Nov 4, 2008 2:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

No they weren't

and theres a reason Jenkins and O Scan are here
And reeves and Jones are not.

You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach

by TrueBlue24 on Nov 4, 2008 3:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

RE: canty

this guy has dissapointed me too…but i never seen him give up on a play like that…if you have please post the link…ty

by canty99 on Nov 4, 2008 3:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

ok I am done with killing jenkins for now lol

maybe it is a overreaction due to my frustrations with the season…I just hope he learns from this and moves on…sorry for ranting

by canty99 on Nov 4, 2008 3:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This was a waste of a thread..

I guess Grizz was running low on material….lol

Totally overreaction…….

Like I said, Jenkins should be the least of our problems….

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 4, 2008 3:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

what are those problems?

lack of effort? well, that play by Jenkins pretty much sums up what our problems are and he’s definitely a part of it.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 4, 2008 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Just call 'em like I see 'em

What I saw was an NFL defensive player standing right next to a running back with the ball and making no effort to tackle him. I rarely see that in an NFL game. But, I can still like a player and call out his failings, it doesn’t have to be all or nothing with me. I can walk and chew gum, too!

by Dave Halprin (Grizz) on Nov 4, 2008 3:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I watched the play and he doesn't appear as close to Ward as the camera angle shows

I was at the game, on the same side about 20 yards from the play. Like another poster already pointed out he may have thought Ward was bouncing outside protecting the sideline. In the end he wasn’t stopping him. Ward had a head of steam and was blowing by everyone. Like I said he should’ve at least tryed, but who knows what he was thinking at the time. It would be interesting to hear what he says about the play. He was a phsyical CB in college and has been for the most part here so let’s not be so judge-mental about a rookie because, he has been one of our best CB’s this season. As I keep saying people are in denial if all they can pick out is a rookie CB failing to make a tackle. There are some major problems on this team from the coaching on down. Jenkins is the least of our worries. Let’s focus on the real problems and not what a rookie failed to do.

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 4, 2008 5:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Ward woulda Bozworthed him anyways.

George Teague did it all.

by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Nov 4, 2008 6:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Looked to me like he was expecting an outside move and got caught flat footed. If you got benched four games every time that happened, you wouldn’t be seeing Bradie James all season.

by Mandmeisterx on Nov 4, 2008 11:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

haha

yup

George Teague did it all.

by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Nov 5, 2008 12:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

exactly.....probably had his weight shifted to the outside.

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 5, 2008 10:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm a big fan of Canty's

I watched him play 4 years at UVA and was ecstatic when we drafted him.
But he has been a disappointment this year….I thought this year would be canty’s breakout year(AKA contract year) but you only hear his name called maybe once a game. But no…I’ve never seen Canty “Give up” on a play…..But I also know that chris can dominate,I just haven’t seen it this year.

You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach

by TrueBlue24 on Nov 4, 2008 3:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I feel the same with you on canty...

I also was a big canty fan when he played a uva…I thought this year would be a big year and he has let me down also…hoping he steps it up quick because we need someone too

by canty99 on Nov 4, 2008 3:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

I live close to the UVA campus and my best friend is a season ticketholder so I get to see quite a few games(being a UNC grad….I hate to admit I was in C’ville for the cavs overtime victory over my tar heels). But Yeah…Canty REALLY needs to step it up!

You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach

by TrueBlue24 on Nov 4, 2008 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If you are disappointed in Canty than I don't know how you feel about Spears

Beacuse he should’ve been benched a long time ago.

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 4, 2008 3:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Our D

Needs an upgrade at coach..

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Nov 4, 2008 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree Spears

Is a waste….I doubt he gets a new contract.
We should have packaged him and Barbie for a Backup QB last offseason!

You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach

by TrueBlue24 on Nov 4, 2008 3:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

lol i hear that

by canty99 on Nov 4, 2008 3:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Ok so would you guys want Reeves and Jones back.

I sure as hell don’t. Jenkins is a very talented player that had a rough game besides his pick six. He played a great game against the Bucs. Scandrick was responsible for a td given up as well.

by houseofprime on Nov 4, 2008 8:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

rookie

Making rookie mistakes.

What is Wade’s excuse?

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Nov 4, 2008 10:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 4, 2008 9:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

They just mentioned on DC.com Ellis could be replaced

by Spencer. Wade hinted as such yesterday and they just did a piece on ESPN First Take about it. I say..IT’S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!!!

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 5, 2008 10:56 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I think the only reason it took this long

was that Spencer couldn’t stay on the field. Probably the only reason Burnett hasn’t unseated James, and probably the reason Burnett will be a starter elsewhere next season.

by Mandmeisterx on Nov 5, 2008 11:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs