I'm Enjoying Eating My Words

by Lord Humungus on Oct 26, 2009 7:42 AM CDT

And when I'm apparently wrong about a Cowboys player, I'll happily admit it.

Mike Jenkins is playing some great football. His coverage skills have sharpened considerably, and apparently Wade did in fact send him to 6 year old pee-wee leagues over the summer so he could ~~learn how to tackle~~ learn how to handle contact. He had a great open field tackle of Turner (I believe) in the 4th quarter, and Turner is a much more intimidating back thank Derrick Ward ever was.

Kudos, Mike. I'll take a little salt with my crow if you don't mind.

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Yeah I always knew Jenkins had what it takes

he was a physical corner at South Florida and has great recovery speed. I was really happy we got him where he landed in the draft.

by quincyyyyy on Oct 26, 2009 8:47 AM CDT reply actions

The poor tackler slam was never valid

He’s was a beast in college.

What I credit Jenkins for is improving his technique in coverage. He admitted that at his level in college he was just better thant he other guys and never really had to work at it. I think he carried some of that into the pros but has since wised up. Good on him.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Oct 26, 2009 9:47 AM CDT reply actions

Jenkins really got away with illegal contact

or PI on his INT, he clearly shoved Mike Jenkins to the ground right before he picked off that pass.

The kid is super aggressive, I’ll give him that.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 26, 2009 10:05 AM CDT reply actions

I thought he was within 5 yards of the los then?

you are just mad your boy Scandrick is not as good as Jenkins

by quincyyyyy on Oct 26, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions

dude I'm not mad at all

I love the fact Jenkins is playing well, but I still think before it’s all said and done Scandrick will be the better player. Give it some time.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 26, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions

I love them both

But they are going to be some growing pains with them both. earlier this year OSCAN appeared to have distanced himself, recently though Jenkins play has really improved…The INT’s look good for him too!

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

by TrueBlue24 on Oct 27, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions

How did Scandrick distance himself?

He looked completely lost in his first (and only) start.

by Mandmeisterx on Oct 27, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions

He's turning into a downright NASTY player.

I love it. It’s what we need in our secondary. Besides the solid open field tackles and big hits on receivers, he put the other Mike Jenkins on the ground several times bumping him at the line. This is the physical Mike Jenkins we all thought we were getting.

by Mandmeisterx on Oct 26, 2009 11:55 AM CDT reply actions

+21

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by Aaron Novinger on Oct 26, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly my thoughts...

Nice to see our secondary has guys in Jenkins and Sensabaugh finally willing to really lay the wood.

And on another note, even Alan Ball made a good play yesterday. This secondary is looking better than it has in a while.

If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.

by Cowboyfan729 on Oct 26, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Jenkins had a great game

but all our guys were hitting. I’ve been mad as hell about the way they were backing off WRs and then making plays after the ball was caught. Not so yesterday. Jenkins, Sensei, Scandrick , Ball and Brooking all making plays on the receiver as the ball is coming. It was great to see them contesting that way. Let them play the receivers like that every game and watch them have fun.

by oldboysfan on Oct 26, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions