Why Ray Ray won't work.

I agree that you cant just bay leadership. Ray coming in here and demanding accountability would not go over well. On hte DMN blog I read a post saying that when D Ware gets signed he will probably become a vocal leader. Im not sure if it will work that way, but I beleive that would be whats best for the team

Then, da King wouldn’t have to worry about cutting him.

And BSPN would run out of their effective yellow journalism features on TO.

Which would cause our Beloved Boyz to go from bad press to no press.

And it would all be #52’s fault.

What would that do for marketing?

These are the thoughts of one Jerry Jones.

And that’s the real, untold reason why he won’t sign Ray Lewis.

You can’t buy leadership…Lewis is on the downslide of his career and not worth what he will command.

Upon further review, after reading the write up, I’m on board. Ray probably couldn’t do much to salvage the mentality of the team.

And yeah, Ware emerging as the leader of the defense would thrill me to no end. If anybody in the NFL has a right to be loud, rally the troops, whatever, it’s him.

I know he chose to leave them behind, but I bet it’s not accurate that he couldn’t have done it if his heart had been in it. He probably just came to the conclusion that at this point in his life who needs the trouble. He knew he would be hired somewhere else whenever he wanted.

A lot of the clowns we talk about strike me as being very child like. I think under the right coach they would break and cry quite easily, sort of like they do under pressure in big games.

Just because he’s a great leader with the Ravens doesn’t mean he can transfer that leadership to our locker room and then automatically our team chemistry would improve and players would be held accountable.

Players on the Ravens love Ray Lewis and respect the hell out of him, Cowboys players don’t respect anyone else on the team and Ray Lewis would be no different. If he tried to yell at T.O. like he does his players, you’re looking at a major locker room royal rumble.

Apply this to your own everyday life. When your company hires some new manager to come in and "clean up the operation," how is that guy received? What is said about him when he is beyond earshot? Have you ever been to a local concert, and the lead singer from a band you’ve never heard of tries to start a mosh pit?

Come on Glory terrible comparisons, this is not some nobody, this is Ray Lewis. Everyone knows and respects Ray Lewis. You brought up your TO feud but come on TO made fun of the Cowboys star and look where he is now. Bad examples man.

Ray Lewis, like you said, has the resume, and a good resume at that, to back it up. I am tired of all the age talk and skills diminishing. He had 117 tackles last year. Add in his leadership qualities and this guy is a bargain for what we would have to pay for him. For all I care I would love for TO to step up to Ray Lewis because I will tell you what the team probably would sway to the side of Ray and maybe we could finally get him to shut up and play some football.

I don’t mind seeing them both draft someone while also getting a bargain basement free agent that has some size and simply plays his position solidly and a little under the radar.

All this talk of bringing in even more high priced celebrities, approaching the end of their careers makes me feel like Dan Snyder is secretly running things and not Jerry. I thought he learned his lesson when he took apart the 90’s team so quickly but he may take apart this one before they’ve even won playoff game.

I really hope these Ray Ray rumors are just that… Rumors. Football is not like baseball. In Baseball any given position is played the same regardless of where you play; i.e. The responsibilities of a Shortstop don’t really change from Red Sox to the Yankees to the Rangers etc… The same cannot be said of Football. A middle linebacker’s responsibilities can be vastly different from one team to the next. Even though Ray has experience in the 3/4 it does not mean he would be asked to the same things in Dallas. He may have a completely different set of responsibilities that don’t particularly utilize his skills
  

A psycho who tries to kill himself on the football field..

is because this team doesn’t have anyone who would oppose Ray for the leadership role. There’s no one on this roster who A) is a leader, and B) wants to lead.

I don’t think T.O. would oppose Ray. T.O. has never tried to be the leader on any team he’s been on. He’s too selfish/self-indulged for that role and I think he knows that and is comfortable with it. He just craves attention and wants to win.

Judging from some of the comments made by the players this year, it seems they’re craving leadership and accountability in the locker room.

That leadership has to be homegrown. If that’s the case how come their is a coaching carousel each offseason involving coaches from other teams.

Look at the 2 teams in the Superbowl. Both head coaches are imports. And what’s even crazier is that Wisenhunt got snubbed by the Steelers.

If you are talking about locker room leadership let’s focus specifically on the LB position. Antonio Pierce, Jonathan Vilma, James Farrior, London Fletcher, all imported linebackers and I would consider them to be the defensive leaders of their respective teams.

I agree no to Ray based on the amount of money he will cost for his age. If he was cheaper I wouldn’t mind the age, if he was younger I wouldn’t mind the money.

I must admit tho that I am truly biased because after witnessing his Super Bowl performance I consider him the greatest linebacker to ever play the game based on knowledge,performance, and leadership. But let’s save that discussion for another thread.

I mean if we had this defensive leader people would not be out there pre-snap, with their hands in the air wondering who and where they are supposed to cover. If Bradie James is conducting this then maybe someone else needs to step forward.

He seemed sincere about getting a deal done for Ray Lewis. I don’t think he’s going to leave Baltimore, and I’m glad. Not that he isn’t a certain HOF player, but let’s not sign these veterans on the down slope of their career to fat contracts. It’s just not the answer.

Glory, I couldn’t agree more with your statement

You can not just rent a leader; not with this team

GloryDayz88 -

Your thoughts on Channing Crowder?

The Cap is not an issue. 2010 will be an uncapped year. And no there has not been any indication from players, the league, or the owners that the CBA will be negotiated before then.
That being the case. I would take his enthusiasm. I like the ray lewis, brian cox, hugh douglas types. at least lewis can play.
Good post, though.

If he was anything special I really think The Tuna would have made a better effort at resigning him he did have a lot of tackles but I am not sold that he could play better than Burnett could at the position

Don’t have the link, I just saw it in the paper while standing in line…Terrell Suggs came out and said he, Ray, and Bart Scott should be open to giving Baltimore a home team discount/package deal. All three want to stay in town, and Bisciotti desperately wants to re-sign all three. Suggs named Adalius Thomas an example, saying they don’t want anymore of their brothers to leave…bad news for us, I guess…

Wanted to come on your most recent fan post and congratulate you… We usually have similar views on Cowboy topics-except TO-LOL..
Glad you decided to become a front page blogger.