6 players who cannot get hurt in 2010
by Antonio S on Aug 26, 2010 2:23 PM CDT
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Print*This is my first ever Fanpost. I'm feeling a little brave but go easy on me*
I hate to remember 2008. I think most of you probably feel the same way. I don't want to get into the all the facts why that season went down the toilet but I will say as all of you remember, injuries certainly did not help our cause that year. Flash forward to 2010 and once again the Dallas Cowboys find themselves along the superbowl contenders. with all the injuries happening in training camp, It occurred to me......Which 6 players we definitely cannot lose due to injuries? Who could we live with and who we just cant do without?
Originally when I was writing this Fanpost I wanted to narrow it down to 5 players but someone kept coming up I just could not ignore (Austin) but looking up and down the current roster (which I know Its far from being completed), I give to you my 6 players who we cannot afford to miss for an extended period of time.
6 - Jay Ratliff. Behind Jay Ratliff we have Junior Saiivi and Josh Brent. Saiivi has been decent back up but I'm strongly stressing the word backup. Josh Brent is a rookie who as not taken a regular season snap although is a promising young player. Can any of them anchor the middle of Phillips' 3-4 Defense for an extended period of time? I'd hate to find out
5 - Jason Witten. 94 receptions, over 1000 yards, 6-time pro bowler and Tony Romo's security blanket. Could the combination of Martellus Bennett and whoever else makes the roster be able to fill in the gap at not only catching the ball but also help with the blocking? Not so sure about that. I know the Wide Receivers could help pick up the slack as receptions goes but I would definitely miss 82.
4 - Doug Free. As long as Doug Free does not get hurt I'm a firm believer that he will do just fine in 2010. Now if he gets hurt and misses any amount of games Im going to pray that Alex Barron holds the fort down but I really don't think he can.
3 - Miles Austin - If your number wide receiver goes down that production is hard to make up especially the way Austin produced since the KC game. Roy Williams can talk all he wants about being the number wide out but he is not nor he ever will be. That tittle belong to Miles Austin and he has earned it.
2 - DeMarcus Ware - While the outside linebackers look promising and Anthony Spence may be into to fill in say if D-Ware we're to go down for an extended period of time, there is only one DeMarcus Ware.
1 - Tony Romo - I think this the Obvious number One choice here. Flash back to 2008 and how horrible the Cowboys offence looked during his absence, Do we really need to see that again? While Kitna is a much better back than Brad Johnson do you really want to see him if say Romo goes down and we have to play the Saints, the Colts and the Eagles? There goes our season.
Honorable mentions - Mike Jenkins and Terrence Newman.
I realize my list is not perfect by any means but feel to post your thoughts.
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Of course
Any team cannot sustain an injury to their QB and expect to goto the playoffs especially a team without a young and upcoming QB.
I look at it like this. The Cowboys can sustain through injuries but if your talking season ending then thats a different story.
Season Ending.. The Cowboys can lose one OL maybe two since the backups are getting quality time right now. Thats it. Hopefully Gurode and Free arent one of them.
The rest of the list I dont think its as important unless you lost them all. If you just lost DWare or just Lost Austin I think the Cowboys have enough Depth to cover.
The only place there is no depth is OL and QB.
Really?! Really?!
Bad idea. I did this last year for the Eagles (I did their Top 20), and as soon as I published it, they started dropping like flies.
http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2009/6/7/893374/rankings-what-20-eagles-can-we
1. McNabb – Missed 2 games
2. Westbrook – Missed most of the season
4. Peters – Missed a couple games
5. Andrews – Missed the whole season
7. Bradley – Missed the whole season
8. Jackson – Missed a game
14. Herremans – Missed the first 5 games
15. Andrews – Missed most of the season
17. Curtis – Missed most of the season
ok deal.
Grizz somebody delete this fanpost please
Really?! Really?!
by thebigham on Aug 26, 2010 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 8 recs
Hey, JimmyK
Do another list for the Iggles. Please.
The new mantra: No more injuries. No more injuries. Everybody now: NO MORE INJURIES!
by Tom Ryle on Aug 26, 2010 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
lol ....
Davie Wilson
how bout them cowboys!!!
by scotscowboyfan on Aug 28, 2010 6:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd have to place Celek higher than 16 on that list.
He’d be in the top 5 if I was making that list. Otherwise looks pretty good. Interestingly enough, your #1 is gone now too.
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
Keep in mind I wrote that in June of ’09, before Celek broke out. The season before I wrote that I think he had something like 320 yards. I was actually ahead of the curve putting him at 16 or whatever it was.
by JimmyK on Aug 26, 2010 5:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Keep in mind I wrote that in June of ’09, before Celek broke out. The season before I wrote that I think he had something like 320 yards. I was actually ahead of the curve putting him at 16 or whatever it was.
by JimmyK on Aug 26, 2010 5:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd throw Spencer in there as well
especially if the defense is going to take it to the next level of elite status among NFL defenses. He should be a terror this year opposite Ware.
In Romo we Trust
I was thinking that also
Spencer keeps improving the way he has, he can make our D elite. But good list Antonio….and burn it now before the curse of JimmyK takes effect!
If you're talking about guys who we can't make a SB run without
I agree. Maybe add spencer. Definitely add Felix – our offense with and without him is very different.
But if you’re talking about guys we can’t win without during the season…the list begins and ends with Romo. I think our defense could even survive without Ware, as long as we’re not facing the Saints or Colts
Everyone who reads this is morally bound to knock on wood while reading it.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
See my signature.
Oddly enough, I was thinking about this last night. I came up with the same names. However, I think Romo is the only guaranteed disaster – the others might be survivable in isolation. Otherwise, the crisis would come if two key players went down together, like Austin/Bryant, Free/Barron, or Ware/Spencer, leaving too big a hole to cover.
One player going down, almost anywhere, may be survivable with the depth the Cowboys have at most positions. Even the OL looks to be able to weather one injury. Romo is the exception. I just don’t see Kitna or McGee being able to get it done if Tony were out for an extended period. 2 to 4 weeks would not end the season, and the defense could probably help us to win a game or two, but a long spell without Tony would have dire consequences.
And now, I have to go get my druid robes and sacrifice a goat to atone for even discussing that.
The new mantra: No more injuries. No more injuries. Everybody now: NO MORE INJURIES!
Nice first post, AntonioS ...
And I agree with Pineywoods = my list would be similar to you two, with Romo standing head-above the others in terms of damage done to our season :)
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We have not ticked them off....yet
I have recently spoken to the Football gods and they said that this is simply a way for the Cowboys to test their Depth. However in order to not tempt Fate please Cease and Desist all further talk on this subject.
by I draft the Cowboys!!!! on Aug 27, 2010 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I had this same thought running htrough my head
and decided NOT to do a fanpost!
Why tempt fate?
But now you’ve done it anyways, here’s my shocker:
Ware does not make the list for me!
Strange, because he is, to me, the 2nd best player on the team.
But because of Spencer’s emergence, and the quality of our LB backups now, I think they’d survive his loss. It’s not just the 6 best players, but what would be the impact.
I also thought about replacing him with the Jenkins/Newman combo, as in either one would hurt-
But, I’d go with any interior OL, as mediocre as they are I don’t think this offense performs well w/backups at tackle. Running game stalls, passing game then stalls, defense is on the field too long and starts to break down…
everything, including even the defense of a team, starts with the offensive line.
Pessimists say the cup is half-empty, while optimists say it's half-full. Well, isn't it both? Realist Larry, 2009
Actually
In my opinion, we can still make the playoffs if any single player is out for the season due to injury, except Romo.
Backup QB
I know Romo is our man, and I would not want to see him get injured, but I am less worried about Kitna playing than I am about any more injuries to the O-line. We do not have alot of depth there, and I am not convinced the depth we have can protect anyone at QB… so my biggest concern is collective injuries to the O-line, not Romo!
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