BTB Exclusive: Jay Ratliff Interview (6/18/2009)

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The dude has a motor that is non stop, definitely one of my favorite Cowboys.

has anyone ever told you that your voice sounds a lot like Mel Kiper’s? Nice interview of the Rat. I don’t care what the Chinese calendar says, this will be the year of the Rat!

I think Phillips was the one who wanted to draft Williams. Wade definitely has an eye for pass rushers.

Thanks to Grizz and Jay Ratliff for the interview. He’s one of my favorite players, I still marvel how he overcame being a seventh-round pick to become one of the best defensive linemen in the league.

Much appreciated.

is my FAVORITE defensive player. I give him the nod over Demarcus because of his awesome sack move and enthusiasm.

I appreciate this interview. Great work!

that would have an awesome question to ask, maybe next time.

Though many others have suggested this, including myself, I don’t think Spears will back up Rat unless Junior doesn’t pan out. They just want to keep their options open.

I like the idea of the first thing he mentioned was that the player harmony is back. I think it’s underrated in today’s game. Players need to concentrate on the game, and they can’t focus as well when they have to worry about politics.

The Rat likes the rooks. Good news. Does Wade know his defenders or what? Wouldn’t it be something if the Pokes had a top 3 defense this year?

Thanks Grizz. You Raf, Carl, Aaron, & Dave have a great thing going here. Props.

You couldn’t have picked a better guy to interview.

Great job Grizz, not only by getting Ratt to participate, but for asking the questions we’ve all been pondering but never got direct answers to. Hope we can get more like this in the future.

Much obliged!

…to ask the GOOD questions. Thanks alot Grizz! Rec’d.

awesome

Grizz, if you want my $.02, keep doing these interviews. I got more out of this interview than any player interview I’ve seen on DCHN (The Dallas Cowboys Hater Network).

Rat is my fav on defense. I like what he said about guys being versatile. There seems to be so much concern about who is gonna back him up, but I think the Boys are cool with what they’ve got. We can’t go into every season being three-deep at every position.

Prediction: I think Siavii will show his strength this preseason and we can sneak that Seawright guy on the PS. If necessary, Spears or Bowens can swing inside, which could help get Hatcher some playtime at End.

Remember, Wade’s D won’t be too heavy on the standard 34 alignment—like BP’s was. He likes players with versatility, which means they will be running more 4 and 5 man fronts depending on the game situation. If any defense can survive and be productive w/o some mammoth tackle, it’s this one. Obviously, the staff feels the same way because they didn’t address the position at all in the draft.