Wade Takes More Youngster-Allergy Pills. Will the Cowboys Again Get Healthier?

When you look at the rookies that missed significant playing time last year, it’s hard not get downright giddy about the future of this squad. Consider some of the younger question marks, and then consider if even HALF of these guys emerge as contributers this year and/or in the future:

Brewster / Bright = If we get one interior starter out of these two, our line gets significantly younger and this year’s depth issues at O-Line start to evaporate.

Williams / Lee = If the coaches were right in their grading of Lee, we’re set for years.

AOA / Ball = AOA gets some time to adjust, Ball has proven he capable if not brilliant. But again, if either one plays very well this year, another weak link disappears.

Ogletree / Dez = These two could easily be the future at WR, but with Austin, we only need one to shine this year. Both have already impressed, and it’s hard not to be optimistic about their futures.

O-Line / ILB / Safety / WR … young talent abounds at the spots that concerned us most!!!

if this was 2005, Washington would have a mean fantasy football squad.

People weren’t happy when we let Greg Ellis go, but that worked out well. Youth movement.

would be if RW winds up leaving after another sub-par year, we’ll wish we kept him.

Along with the youth movement and another Jimmy J trait – is how much speed we have across the board. Bill P’s teams were agonizingly lead-footed with the exception of T Glenn.

urgency of taking a lineman wasnt there. I think they feel they have something there. Brewster too.
Brewster of course never praticed but I think they got too work him out and work on his footwork and technique.
Yes I have my homer goggles on high today. Its may and Im feeling optimistic about Lee, Dez, and a few of our younger guys taking another step forward.

From nfldraftscout.com.

Positives: Naturally large man with little extra weight around the middle. … At least adequate initial quickness off the snap. … Good initial punch to stun the defender and can latch on to sustain. … Powerful run blocker; can generate movement. … Aggressive and looks to help teammates if he’s not covered and will pancake unsuspecting defenders. … Rare weight-room strength; 540-pound bench press. … Team captain.
Negatives: Lacks the athleticism to block on the move. … Lumbers off the line of scrimmage and struggles to break down and hit the moving target. … Plays high, negating his strength as a pass blocker. … Relies on his strength and size as a pass blocker and struggles to recover if beaten initially with quickness.

From NFL.com

The BYU offense […] had the components to be one of the nation’s elite inside running teams. Much of the credit is due right guard Travis Bright. Bright has the lateral quickness to hold up in the passing game, but his size and explosive upper-body strength are the characteristics that intrigue NFL scouts.

and this year looks like another winner :)

This Church kid could could really throw a monkey wrench in the plan.

Who are you talking about?

That was my first thought, too…just how I am not surprised at all.

I’m sure at least half the league has used steroids in the last 12 months.

Steroids are everywhere in the NFL, the league just pays lip service to it to keep the media off their back.

And that’s how it should be, steroids aren’t a terrible thing.

Just another example of the media trying to cause a stir to get people reading their crap. I saw the interview well before I saw that article and didn’t even put the two together until I opened it. That’s how twisted they made it sound. As soon as I recognized it I stopped reading. Just lame..

actually i would like someone sayin that, it’s a kinda ochocinco, joey porter comment
marty b should say that, he’s funny

" Not to say that Donovan is a queen or anything like that ". DMN crap writers persuade people to read their crap with controversive tittles. And those blog entries generally don’t give any information at all. It’s complete garbage.

So they have to do something to stir up an extra few out of the rack — off of the street corner buyers to survive another few desperate months

I liked seeing the video of Wade talking to the rookie class where he tells them that we have the best coaching staff in the league. True or not, at least it shows he’s confident in their coaching ability.

but especially here

And it’s a lot easier to start working in rookies when you can set the appropriate expectations for them and put them in the appropriate situations to succeed. This only happens when the players buy into your system as coach.

When you have your solid veterans setting the example and showing the way, you can have younger players out there in a few spots each year.

would have started years back, with the same intellect and better drafting…..w/o goin into a long deliberation on how we lost 3 no 1s on busts,,,surely would have quickened, hopefully this renewal of talent, not to mentionpossibly less moves to strengthen the o-line.

But I’ll bet at a minimum, he’s on a short leash – if he plays like he did in the Eagles playoff game, he’s in. If he plays like the rest of the season, he’s out.

1) Free isn’t a guard.
2) How do they get Jamall Brown and Gaither?