Dallas Cowboys Tidbits: Deion Dishes It Out And Other Morsels
by KD Drummond on Jan 11, 2011 9:00 AM CST
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PrintOur favorite football mercenary, Deion Sanders went to town on the Cowboys secondary in an interview with Ben and Skin. In classic Deion form, he brought a metaphor from around the way to say that just because you aren't the top-tier of talent, doesn't mean it's against the rules to fool a few people. DMN.com quotes:
"Some of them are front-runners. What I mean by that is when it's going good, they're going good. When it's going bad, they're bad, they tap. It's not all of them. Some guys are not leaders. Some guys are followers. You need to put a leader in the bunch. There is no Troy Polamalu or Ed Reed's laying around. You can't find those guys. That's why they are so valuable. That's why they are handsomely paid. You can't find those guys. But you can darn near locate what's close to them. Everybody don't need a Louis (Vuitton) bag. Somebody has to get a knock-off. Get a knock-off. You got to get a knock-off. It may not say Gucci, it may say Oucci. But go get it. Go get something close to it. ... We understand the secondary, it's atrocious."
I love it! Now as someone in the tax bracket that would need to go the knock-off route, I can relate. Those Louis bags come with four-digit price tags. Around the way? Two for $80 if you tell my man Chi you know KD. I kid, I kid!
Follow the jump for more tasty tidbits...
Well, if there was any question that the NFL keeps a trained eye on all things Cowboys, we have an answer. Over a week after the team played it's final snap, David Moore reports Felix Jones has been relieved of two and a half stacks from his pocket.
Running back Felix Jones was fined $2,500 for a chop block he threw in the second half of the team's 14-13 victory over Philadelphia in the regular season finale.
They fine for chop blocks now? Someone refresh my memory, was this called in the game? If not, is that the reason for the fine?
We relayed the word earlier in the off-season that Orlando Scandrick would be going under the knife to correct a finger issue that has plagued him since training camp. Two more Cowboys have joined him in the waiting room, and another is already in the recovery wing. David Moore reports:
[Bradie James] is schedule[d] to undergo clean-up surgery next week on his left patellar tendon. Cornerback Orlando Scandrick (finger) and receiver Jesse Holley (knee) are scheduled to undergo surgeries later this week.
...
Guard Travis Bright had surgery on his foot last week.
Hopefully the doctors 'pour some 'tussin on it' and all four make speedy recoveries.
For all those that had concerns about Doug Free going into the season, you were pleasantly surprised that he wasn't the weak link on the offensive line. In fact, many would argue that despite Andre Gurode going to the Pro Bowl again, Free might have been our best lineman. Well the number crunchers at ProFootballFocus.com have the evidence you need to head to the water cooler with. From rotoworld.com:
Free grades out as ProFootballFocus.com's best run-blocking tackle in the NFL this season while more than holding his own as a pass blocker. The labor uncertainty is a factor, but Free has established himself as a nucleus player deserving of a long-term deal.
Don't you just love it when your hunches are validated by respected opinions? I say that on behalf of the BTB community, as compared to the other niches of fans; confidence in Free kind of feels like 'our thing'. I'm sure O.C.C. will have a great breakdown shortly on the play of the offensive line and Doug Free's impact. For now, whet your appetite on the young men that Free blocked for, with O.C.C.'s (should be) award winning series, Dallas Cowboys Position Reviews: Running Backs.
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I had a DVR miscue and couldn’t re-watch the game
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at least Jerry drafted one OL that has worked out
hopefully there will be more in the future
In Romo we Trust
they need at least one high draft pick thats an OL
and one signed as a FA to replace Davis and Colombo.
In Romo we Trust
Yup.
My hope is 1 OL in the firt 3 rounds, 1 developmental prospect late and a high FA. Resign Kosier. Next year look at replacing LG and C.
see most said Free was going to be fine
Free is a good Pro Bowl caliber OL, we just need 3 more like him
its amazing to me we can draft a guy like Doug Free, but at the same time draft OL nothing like him
by Archie Barberio on Jan 11, 2011 9:34 AM CST reply actions
surpisingly, a lot of the former players on NFL Network
are pretty clueless regarding many of todays players. They definitely don’t do their homework. The only former players I’ve been impressed with on that network are Mike Mayock, Brian Baldinger and Sterling Sharpe.
Marshall Faulk and Rod Woodson are total morons.
In Romo we Trust
he's good, but Collinsworth is outstanding as well
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by silverblue5 on Jan 11, 2011 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
And let's not even compare him to Troy
Who is fantastic.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Jan 11, 2011 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
That's your OPINION, Terry
I take it you know what the definition of OPINION is, right?
There’s no clear-cut right or wrong, rating of football analysts here.
I actually enjoy Cris Collinsworth’s analysis. He’s very clear, perceptive, knowledgeable and insightful.
And although I do like Mike Mayock’s draft analysis (esp with he’s paired with Charles Davis) and commentary…sometimes the borderline lisp muffles his message.
Again, that’s my OPINION.
We’re not turning this in to measuring dick sizes here.
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
Borderline Lisp? Thuffering Thuccotash, I can't hear a word he says because I can't get past that
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Measuring?
I can dig up a magnifying glass and a four inch ruler for you guys.
If at first you don't succeed - blame someone else.
LMAO!
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by silverblue5 on Jan 11, 2011 10:40 PM CST up reply actions
very funny piney :)
Davie Wilson
"how bout them cowboys"!!!
by scotscowboyfan on Jan 12, 2011 12:49 AM CST up reply actions
Mayock is not only a great analyst
He is a draft genius as well.
He has my vote to be the next Cowboys’ Head of Scouting, Player Personal, and Draft Guru.
"Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable."
"Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control." - Tom Landry
not necessarily........
when you have Jerry having final say so on draft day.
But now, supposedly, JG has that final word power (hope, hope, hope it's true!)
When in doubt, empty your magazine
not necessarily
Jerry said Jason will have final say as to who will be on the roster, thats really different than which college players will be drafted that will get an opportunity to compete for a roster spot.
In Romo we Trust
Jerry will still run the draft and player aquisition trades
That’s what he loves.
But he’s giving RHG command over his own locker room. Jerry decides who comes in, RHG decides who gets kicked out.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Jan 11, 2011 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
Outstanding way of putting it.
D@mn you. You have me agreeing with Terry, you Devil. ;)
Pride, Avarice, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth.
5 outta 7 ain't bad. Working on the other 2.
Yeah, Terry
I agree about Woodson. I never have liked him, and he doesn’t contribute anything.
A one-term limit would ensure that no incumbent would ever waste time in office working for his reelection. The corruption-prone career politician would pass away. ——PAH
Most?!
Most means “majority”. From the hullabaloo pre-season, I wouldn’t be throwing “most” about so Free-ly (see what I did there ;).
Where’s our resident super-hero statistician? Willing to stand corrected on “most” if the numbers show it to be valid.
Pride, Avarice, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth.
5 outta 7 ain't bad. Working on the other 2.
I would say that "most" on this blog thought Free was going to be fine and were more concerned about the right side of the line.
by staubachfan on Jan 11, 2011 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
that was my take as well
‘most’ of the site had relative confidence that he would perform well. Now of course there’s a big difference in relative and ultimate confidence.
Now I need some aficionados to let us know if there is evidence on which side of the line you want your best run blocker.
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by KD Drummond on Jan 11, 2011 10:09 AM CST up reply actions
Both the writers and commentors of this blog had confidence in Free but were raising the alarm about Bigg and Colombo
This is honestly the best media outlet for O-line knowledge I’ve ever been to. That’s not to say it’s something revolutionary, but media-types know NOTHING about O-line play that a place like BTB that at least knows what it’s looking at when watching O-linemen makes all the ignorant Jamie-Dukes-types look as stupid as they are.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Jan 11, 2011 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
I don't discredit the knowledge of many broadcasters....
but then I have never made it a point to hang around the parakeet shop either. Let’s leave it with this, broadcasters now are by and large junkies, and their dope is restating the obvious.
Could be. I wasn't here then...
and therefore deemed it an OCC-level stat job to figure the numbers. After all, it’d take an heroic effort. ;)
Pride, Avarice, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth.
5 outta 7 ain't bad. Working on the other 2.
Free proved himself in substitution for Colombo 2009
Many (staying away from the dangerous ‘most’) thought Colombo came back early for the MN game where we were handed our collective asses.
When in doubt, empty your magazine
True, he played RT much more in 2009
But when he came in for Flo in the MN game, he held his own. The rushes kept coming over Colombo & Bigg.
When in doubt, empty your magazine
With all due respect to Deion and his primetime h.o.f talents.......
He is the absolute last former player I would listen to about how to run a team. For him to call anyone out about effort is absolutely rediculous. After all he was the inventor of the term “Buisness Decision”. Deion was an amazing talent and he is a shoe in hall of famer but Deion was always about Deion. We just couldn’t bitch about it because he was just that damn good.
My little rant comes from more than this little tid bit. I read that entire article on the site it came from and I have listened to him many many times bag on guys like Jenkins (who does deserve it but not from Mr. Buisness Decision himself).
We're here to win football games. The way to do that is to tell him and to get on him at the right times. I do that when you guys (media) don't see and watch.''
What else makes a strong leader?
"You win,'' Romo said. "You're a very good leader once you win.
"That's' what we're going to do.''
Yeah...
Deion is a hypocritical jackass.
His entire persona I find highly irritating. He keeps saying “I know Jerry Jones” and yet every prediction he makes about Jerry he’s wrong on, so how fng much does he know him?
Not only is he a jackass but(and I’m sure I’m not the only one has noticed) he’s a borderline racist.
AFB Condensed- New name, same flavor.
Deion is why
there is a MUTE button on the remote.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
ha - I thought the MUTE button was for Theismann
"....the Cowboy way...." (Head Coach, Jason Garrett)
Theismann and Millen
How the NFLN could follow up the Bryant Gumbel debacle with those two yahoos is scary. Then again, outside of Mayock there isn’t anyone on their staff that really impresses me.
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by KD Drummond on Jan 11, 2011 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
agree completely.......
when all the T.O. stuff was happening, Deion was all over Garrett and bashing him. Now, he’s saying that Garrett is a good guy-sounds a little hypocritical to me. Also, wasn’t he the one that accused Aikman of being a racist when they had some locker-room problems in their last Super Bowl year?
I respect Deion for what he did on the field
However, his whole holier than thou, preacher with an attitude style really get’s under my skin. Anybody hear the interview with him on Ben and Skin awhile back. They kept asking him questions about the cowboys (surprise surprise on a dallas espn radio show) and he just kept saying “Michael Vick” everytime they asked him something. It was right after he had that big game against the skins.
Iron Fist is spot on. He claims to have the inside track on everything Cowboys, and is constantly wrong. As much as I respect the guy, I wish he’d get looked over this year and not get into the HoF until next year. Just for a nice gut-check to bring his ego back down to earth. It’ll never happen though, because he was that good on the field.
You aint been around in awhile, maybe you haven't heard........I don't shine shoes no more
Deion loves him some Deion.
I heard him in an interview ask what he thought about the rumors that the Cowboys didn’t want Dez hanging around Deion. Rumor was they said he needed to buddy up to Irvin and stay away from Deion. Deion turned left on the interviewer and said that was a ball face lie and pretty much said he was done. You could tell that really got to him. I loved it.
Lock n Load
yeah, and what ever happened to Deion and Pac-Man?
Remember how was working with the Pac etc.? Now, you never hear anything out of Deion with him do you?
well, I'd have to argue that
if you can completely eliminate an entire half of a defensive secondary, then you are allowed to make that business decision. I’ve never seen anyone avoided the way Deion Sanders was, never. Deion was also, IMHO, not built to be able to make football hits. He was such a unique specimen that the normal rules just didn’t apply to him. As it relates to secondary play, I will definitely listen to his analysis as an authority.
However, I do not put ANY stock into his ‘inside’ knowledge of Cowboys happenings. He’s done absolutely nothing as an analyst to prove to me that he has sources outside of direct conversations with players. Front office information, I do not believe him at all.
Now, this is 10 year hindsight jaded by the fact that I just liked the guy as a player.
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by KD Drummond on Jan 11, 2011 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
I think he's the best CB of all time...
but just from things I’ve read he didn’t put too much time into his craft.
AFB Condensed- New name, same flavor.
I would have to argue that
once you become the member of a team you lose the right to make selfish decisions that will only benefit yourself. As in shying away from contact everytime it came your way. No one has the right to put themself above the team. I don’t care what your body type is. Yes he did cut the field in half like no one else has, but the fact that he made “Buiness Decisions” when it came to making tackles hurt the team. Teams constantly ran to his side of the field because they knew he wasn’t going to step up and even attempt a tackle.
And I for one will not listen to him as an authority on secondary play. Does he know more than me? Absolutely by a million miles. His amazing skill made him what he was. Not his knowledge of the position. He didn’t even go to the defensive huddle. He would stand out there by himself because all he had to do was cover his guy. He had no idea what anyone else was doing or was supposed to be doing. He knew one thing. Cover his guy. And no one did it better. I have even heard his own secodary teamates (Woodson, Kevin Smith, Larry Brown) all say that he didn’t even stay awake in meetings. That he had a freaking reclining leather chair in the meeting rooms!
I am not debating his greatness as a cover corner. One of the greatest of all time with out a doubt. But to hear him critize other db’s for working hard or shying away from contact or being a front runner? No way. I just aint gonna buy it. He has ZERO credibility when it comes to those things. In my eyes anyway.
We're here to win football games. The way to do that is to tell him and to get on him at the right times. I do that when you guys (media) don't see and watch.''
What else makes a strong leader?
"You win,'' Romo said. "You're a very good leader once you win.
"That's' what we're going to do.''
by TARHEEL PAUL on Jan 11, 2011 1:09 PM CST up reply actions
Completely agree on the cover aspect of his play
However, it is totally hypocritical of him to ever say something about anyone shying away from contact. He was Captain No-Contact
When in doubt, empty your magazine
Bingo! Team and Deion only fit in the same statement in an opposing sense.
Pride, Avarice, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth.
5 outta 7 ain't bad. Working on the other 2.
Isn't an analyst, wasn't, won't be
Off-field, ain’t gonna happen. On-field, one of the finest CB analytical talents. Period. He wants to talk CB, I’ll pay him some mind. Otherwise, muted, moot point BS.
Pride, Avarice, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth.
5 outta 7 ain't bad. Working on the other 2.
Off the subject.
Does anyone else think TCU could beat either team on the field last night? But we’ll never know. There has to be a playoff in college football.
Lock n Load
with a month to prepare
definitely. if it was done right after the season, maybe/maybe not. That defense… could change some things.
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by KD Drummond on Jan 11, 2011 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
That was a sloppy game.
It’s hard for me to believe they were the best 2 teams in the nation. Both QBs look like crap, Newton aint near ready for the NFL IMO.
Lock n Load
I just couldn't believe that either team
wouldn’t kick a field goal with that much time in the game. When Oregon went for it on 4th down, I said that very well could be the ball game-which they did lose by 3 points. HAHA
I agree DIRE, if I had to put money down on one of those three teams to win a hypothetical matchup - it would be TCU
Aubrun and Oregon played so sloppy. Not just the obvious stuff but even the little things like Auburn’s linebackers biting so hard on every little thing that they would be massively out of position on so many run plays in the 2nd half. That was a pretty ugly game.
I would have to take TCU in a matchup between either of those teams.
Too bad the BCS cares less about “sport” and more about “brand recognition.”
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Jan 11, 2011 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
nope
The SEC just has such a huge advantage in recruiting. The average SEC player size and speed factor is to great. I think Auburn is definitively number 1 and the Ducks are #2. I think TCU would have gotten boat raced by Auburn but could have competed with Oregon.
Roll Tide!
We must not have seen the same game.
I don’t see either team beating TCU this year. Without a playoff we’ll never know, I hate the effing BCS.
Lock n Load
I thought that it was rather strange.......
that both Saban and Urban Meyer were on as analysts. Normally, like last year, you have some other coach from another conference-i.e. Pete Carroll (last year). Not really being a fan of either school, it seemed like ESPN was pro-Auburn-imo.
Eh Meyer's gone from Florida and they might've been testing him for a career in the media
But what Pac-10 Coach would you have gotten, Lane Kiffen? Don’t make me laugh
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Rode the six hundred.
Manny Diaz is a man, but isn't 40.
I see what you're saying though
Jim Tressel, Jim Harbaugh, or Chris Peterson would’ve been good choices
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Manny Diaz is a man, but isn't 40.
*John Harbaugh*
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Manny Diaz is a man, but isn't 40.
or even Mac Brown?
Mac has done some media work in the past.
Well I would've brought him up but didn't want to seem Arrogant
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Manny Diaz is a man, but isn't 40.
so I will.........
I just think that ESPN made the whole game too SEC biased. I don’t really care, but when they kept yapping about Auburn constantly and the SEC, it made me start rooting for Oregon (who I could care less about).
Why in the world would they put the National Championship game on cable?
Why not put it on ABC, the sister network to ESPN. The ratings would’ve been much higher IMO.
Lock n Load
I know people who weren't able to watch the game because of that
But here’s the question. Was there anything on PrimeTime on ABC that would’ve supplanted the BCS MNC?
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Manny Diaz is a man, but isn't 40.
People would raise Cain
about missing Dancing with the Stars or some such.
"We'll see." --Bill Parcells
so when does Auburn play TCU? oh yeah...
You might be right. In fact you are probably right. But we will never know.
Let me put it this way: If there was a BCS in College Basketball, last year Kentucky and Kansas would have played in the BCS Title Game, and Butler would have been relegated to the Orange Julius Bowl, broadcast on cable access, and that is if they got really, really lucky.
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Auburn want play TCU, no big time BCS schools wants to play TCU.
TCU will play any team in the country anywhere. Going to the Big East (a BCS conf.) will give them a even chance to win a National title. To bad the big 12 was scared of TCU, that would have been a nice fit.
Lock n Load
I thought that the Big 12 didn't want TCU.......
because they have low turn-outs for their games.
The Dallas/Fort Worth Market was already
“fully utilized” by UT also
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Manny Diaz is a man, but isn't 40.
That was the reason they give, but it's total BS.
The schools in Tx. and Ok. didn’t want TCU for a number of reasons. TCU is getting some Texas HS blue chippers now, but put them in the Big 12 and they will get a lot more. But after winning the Rose Bowl and being #2 in the nation the’ll get their share of blue chip players anyway. Baylor was the one crying the loudest about TCU coming in and Baylor doesn’t even belong in the Big 12. If Ann Richards hadn’t been governor at the time the Big 12 came togather, Baylor wouldn’t be in there now,
Lock n Load
Oh I agree with you
I’m just stating the reasons people use
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Manny Diaz is a man, but isn't 40.
That's Homer Hogwash eightball
If A, or O played the way they played last night against TCU they would get spanked.
They were both a mess, didn’t execute well, had blown coverages, and made pour decisions by not taking points with field goals. mmm (is this title too harsh?) :)
Anyone beside me like “Tank” in the 4th round?
I’m not a horn frog either….just my objective opinion.
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by 1Bullseye on Jan 11, 2011 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
If Thomas wasn't so darn nervous, O would have won the game.
The way they both played, I think TCU would have won.
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by fan since '65 on Jan 11, 2011 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
I've heard this a bunch and all I can think is...
TCU didn’t exactly destroy Wisconsin, I think TCU would have had a shot, but coming into that game no one would have taken Wisconsin over either of those teams.
AFB Condensed- New name, same flavor.
We are lucky that we have a solid left tackle, the hardest position on the OL to fill. We should be able to fix the rest of the line this offseason (fingers crossed).
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