Cowboys Left Guard Montrae Holland Appears To Be Out With Torn Biceps
by KD Drummond on Dec 26, 2011 10:38 AM CST
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PrintWhile the entire sports world will focus on that lump of clay sitting on top of Tony Romo's throwing hand, word has come out that Dallas might have suffered another setback possibly as impacting as a less-than-100% Romo. Obviously if Romo is severely hampered by his hand contusion, that's issue numbers one, two and three. However a mid-season reacquisition that stabilized the offensive line appears to now be out for the long haul. Montrae Holland, according to reports, has suffered a torn biceps.
Holland had accumulated a +8.0 cumulative grade from Pro Football Focus, after he took over for rookie lineman Bill Nagy who suffered his own season-ending ankle injury. Lumpy, which has turned from a nickname of disdain into one of affection, returned to Dallas pseudo-svelt after being released for reporting to camp too overweight; disappointing the coaching staff. He was penciled in to be the replacement for released-for-salary-cap-and-loss-of-talent-reasons Leonard Davis. Jason Garrett, et al, decided they would rather roll with a seventh-round rookie than a player that didn't seem dedicated to his trade.
So now Dallas is going to be forced to try and protect Tony Romo with either undrafted rookie guard/center Kevin Kowalski or veteran Derrick Dockery at left guard. Dockery was signed right before the season to provide the veteran depth the Cowboys thought they had in Holland. He played all of Week Two against San Francisco with disastrous results, and has only amassed two snaps since. When C Phil Costa suffered a concussion against the NY Giants a couple weeks back, Kowalski acquitted himself rather well in his 37 snaps.
Kowalski didn't seem to have any egregious errors replacing Holland for the final seven minutes of the Eagles loss. His man never got true pressure on Stephen McGee, although the Cowboys went with several short routes down by 20 in the fourth quarter with their backup quarterback. Dockery was inactive for the last two games, so it will be interesting to see what Dallas' plans are with both players available.
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Is is just me or do the Cowboys...
…seem to suffer more serious injuries year after year than most?
The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.
by gee-roj on Dec 26, 2011 10:42 AM CST via mobile reply actions
actually, I'm pretty sure we tend to be one of the healthier teams
This year we’ve been hurt by nagging injuries more than anything else. I believe we were the league’s healthiest team in terms of starters playing entering the first giants game.
It's been a relatively good year health wise.
Look at the Gmen. They lost a few starters before the season even began.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Dec 26, 2011 10:50 AM CST up reply actions
When you have Austin, Newman and Felix
…it’s likely to seem that way.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
+1
Hopefully Murray doesn’t get added to that list in future years.
And you forgot Jenkins.
And Romo
And hopefully Lee and Carter don’t get added to that list, also. When you draft guys with injury issues, you end up with players that have injury issues.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 26, 2011 1:46 PM CST up reply actions
My sig says it all
Lets just hope we dont embarres ourselves next week before we get there.
The offseason can't come quick enough!!!
ha!!
No not a hater but a realist. 8-8 right where I thought. Hope Im wrong, but I think were going to get steam rolled Sunday Night. Giants smell blood and were limping into a buzz saw. Prepare for the offseason guys because its almost here. Let’s be real this team doesnt deserve to be in the playoffs, neither does the Giants for that matter. Both teams just plain suck right now. This team needs alot of work in the off season.
The offseason can't come quick enough!!!
like I said..hater...Cowboys fans believe
and you don’t have to hope…you’re real good at it
In Romo we Trust
talk to me Monday Terry
hope you have you shrink on stand-bye pal… :)
The offseason can't come quick enough!!!
You're not a hater...
You’re just a loser.
"There are no traffic jams along the extra mile."- Roger Staubach
Pet Cat of 2011- Barry Church!
I STILL believe in Tony Romo.- 10/2/11
Real mature...what are you 8?....
Reality check please if you think this team is going anywhere. No one in this division derserves to make it to the playoffs.We win great, but I wont be jupping off a bridge like some you fans Sunday night if we don’t.
The offseason can't come quick enough!!!
you won't be around Monday
you will run and hide under your rock like always when the Cowboys prove you wrong
In Romo we Trust
Your the king of excuses Terry...
Whenever your boy toy Romo has a bad game your MIA for days. Either that or your giving us all headaches the way you make excuses for him. Win or lose I will be here. Hopefully, I get to eat some crow Sunday Night if we win, but I dont wear blinders so I give us a very little chance of winning. Well see…
The offseason can't come quick enough!!!
Yeah. I'm a Cowboys fan because I love the offseason so much!
"I hope you have a big trunk, 'cuz I'm putting my bike in it."
"History is history. Cowboys have a rich history and the Eagles suck." - DIRE WOLF
Ludicrous.
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
"Meanwhile, like a bitter wine, Philadelphia’s jealousy fermented in the dark cellars of pride and resentment. With no playoff hopes of their own, Eagles fans turned towards hating the Cowboys." Steve Sabol, NFL films
what ever happen to david arkin ???
by lostar2009 on Dec 26, 2011 12:24 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
thats some stuff i just dont understand. didnt they draft him in the 4th round?
by DavidLaFleur on Dec 27, 2011 3:15 AM CST up reply actions
same round as Free
and Free didn’t play his first two years
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I think Kowalski.
Not necessarily because I think he is better, although I do, but because he is younger. He is more likely to be on the team and competing for a starting spot next year, so let’s get him some big time game experience. I doubt Dockery is on the team next year due to his age and because he’s not that good.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 26, 2011 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
Kowalski is going to give Costa all he can handle next year in a battle for the starting center...
He has been solid when he has come in as a relief for an injured Costa and in some areas has been much better….not sure if its better technique, attitude, or what. I am much more comfortable about the middle of our line when Kowalski is playing than I am when Costa is in the lineup.
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 26, 2011 4:24 PM CST up reply actions
I noticed he filled in nicely on Saturday. I worry about Costa and Kosier....
the Eagles lit them up pretty good.
by TheCowboyFan on Dec 26, 2011 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
Killer yeah!
I can't think of anything because I'm so fly.
by liquidblake on Dec 26, 2011 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
Martellus Bennett has been stepping up
He, Witten and Phillips must really step up in the blocking game this week.
Bennett had to step up because he is a fa. I don't want those kinds of players on the team.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Dec 26, 2011 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Cowboys need him this week
Bennett has been moving the chains…and the Cowboys need every chain-mover for New York…
What kind of player
is “those kind of players?” I mean the consensus in many circles is that he is in the top if not the best blocking tight end in the league so I don’t understand your characterization.
Does his job very well
Agree he’s done well in the blocking area, and has, at least in the last few games, moved the chains, gained yardage on some catches.
Wait till their fa year to step up.....
How many times has Dallas been burned in these situations ?
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Dec 26, 2011 12:28 PM CST up reply actions
Spencer didnt step up in his contract year, what a shame
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Well Chia on the brite side , he probably won't be signed to a dumb contract
and burn Jerry again.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Dec 26, 2011 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
I hope not
if we really sign this guy I will be so pissed off
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
But the point
I don’t get about Bennett is that he really has ALWAYS stepped up. The following article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martellus_Bennett refers to an AP article about Bennett around the time of the draft. In short, it definitively states his lack of speed to be a Shannon Sharpe/ Vernon Davis type of receiver. In the next paragraph, Jerry Jones is quoted as saying Bennett wasn’t drafted to be a back up tight end but rather to run the “two tight end offense.” In short, he was drafted to be a lineman.
Furthermore, with our 3 WRs and Jason Witten, just who is Bennett going to be taking targets away from? Or is Romo just going to throw more passes so Bennett gets more catches? Now I grant you Bennett has not always been the most mature person but he surely has done what he was drafted to do which is to block.
He can block, but he has dropped more balls than an o-lineman.
by Dynamicduo on Dec 26, 2011 2:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
There is no
doubt he has dropped some balls but then again so has Miles Austin. And Miles doesn’t get a tenth of the ridicule that Bennett does. The larger point is that Bennett is essential in the zone blocking scheme of the Cowboys who have moved toward more mobile linemen and makes it so there is no “strong side” for defenses to key on. Not to mention the match up problem he creates. I’m not saying the guy is great. I’m just saying he is not supposed to be Vernon Davis in the passing game.
Thank you....
Bennett acts like a moron, but does his job as intended…with a couple of costly drops.
His blocking is outstanding, which is what you need when you have #82 on the team. The guy catches a ton of heat for his buffoonery, but he’ll be missed when he’s gone.
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
"Meanwhile, like a bitter wine, Philadelphia’s jealousy fermented in the dark cellars of pride and resentment. With no playoff hopes of their own, Eagles fans turned towards hating the Cowboys." Steve Sabol, NFL films
I agree with
you completely. The guy is recently married so I hope some of the silly stuff was just a little immaturity. You can make a pretty good living being a good blocking TE in the NFL. Somebody who needs a TE could make him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
I think Dallas will resign him to a relatively solid contract for a few years...
he hasn’t really had the exposure that teams would look for to bring him in as a catching tight end in the Finly mode, but his blocking has been superb and has proven himself a capable backup/blocking TE in our offense..
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 26, 2011 4:16 PM CST up reply actions
lately at least
maybe we should sponsor his family to come to every game.
That diving catch in front of them against Tampa was pretty cool
big difference
Miles Austin has TD"s and has produced
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
he wasn't drafted to be a blocking tight end
he was drafted to add more to the passing game and he hasn’t
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 4:49 PM CST up reply actions
Agree totally
In this league your tight ends have to be able to catch the ball and he can’t
by Dynamicduo on Dec 26, 2011 5:09 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Really?
He wasn’t drafted to be a blocking tight end? As of this writing Bennett has been targeted 130 times in his career and has received 84 of those targets for a percentage of .646 which really isn’t bad. However, he has ALWAYS been fifth in # of targets as respects the other receivers on the team every year. So explain how he was supposed to “add more to the passing game” if he is THROWN less than 3 passes a game? You can check the numbers here. http://wp.advancednflstats.com/teamyear.php?year=2008&team=DAL&season=all You can have your own opinions but not your own facts. The numbers don’t lie.
I’m not saying your point is offbase, because it isn’t…
but saying that he receives less than 3 targets a game isn’t saying that they don’t want him to be a bigger part of the passing offense.
If Bennett could be trusted to catch the ball when thrown, or be in the right position, or give maximum effort on his routes (all things he’s been charged with NOT doing) his targets COULD easily be higher.
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If I was tony Romo I wouldn't throw another ball his way.
He drops more WIDE OPEN passes than anyone on the team. That’s why he doesn’t get the targets. When he gets his chances he drops the ball, plain and simple.
by Dynamicduo on Dec 26, 2011 7:26 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You don't draft te's in the second round to block.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Dec 26, 2011 8:56 PM CST up reply actions
Jerruh does.
"I hope you have a big trunk, 'cuz I'm putting my bike in it."
"History is history. Cowboys have a rich history and the Eagles suck." - DIRE WOLF
This offseason is going to be very interesting
I think alot of change will be happen especially on the D-line.
Free to RT, Smith to LT? I sure hope so.
The offseason can't come quick enough!!!
I know every team has plenty of injuries
but I thought this new strength and conditioning coach was supposed to be able walk on water. It seems every week someone is pulling a hammy and no one stays healthy. Some are freak injuries and just part of a long season, but I have never seen this team so beat up.
Except for no offseason
I'm not saying Tony Romo is the reincarnation of the mythical Romulus. I'm just saying
He didn't get to work with them this year.
The offseason conditioning is super important, and that’s where we’ll see some big improvements next year. Once the season starts, there’s only so much he can do. This team is pretty healthy compared to most; they just don’t have much solid depth.
Holland wasn’t even on the team for half the year, because he got cut for being so out of shape.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 26, 2011 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
They were able to work until the end of march
and then from the end of June
so they only lost 3 months of the offseason. And they had the entire camp and since then. So the excuses are a little weak.
by burmafrd1944 on Dec 26, 2011 8:28 PM CST up reply actions
4 months is basically the entire offseason.
By the time they are in camp and through the season, they are not really doing the program that prepares them for the season. The lockout was March 11 to July 25. That’s 4.5 months of unsupervised working out for the players, with no access to the team facilities. Woicik was their strength coach for 1 month before the lockout, which is hardly enough time to design programs for players he is unfamiliar with, especially when he isn’t allowed to monitor or even speak to them, and they aren’t allowed to use the team facilities.
That said, we have been as healthy as anyone through this season thus far. I don’t know if the guy will be the miracle worker we are hoping, but this season probably isn’t a fair one to judge him.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 26, 2011 11:47 PM CST up reply actions
Next man up
Put that star back on the mountain
Tony and the health of his hand are all we have. He'd better be wearing track shoes.
He will be facing one out of control pass rush this weekend.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
How nice is it to know
The “Dream Team” is officially dead.
And in Eagles fans silly warped minds – they are blaming Mark Sanchez….
LOL
Better Than "Nice"
I pulled a cork, and got up and danced at their elimination.
Still wearing a big smile everytime something comes along to remind me that their “Dream” is dead, and all hopes have been crushed. ;) Att-a-boy Rome1
A long long time ago
The preseason – I referred to Montrae Holland simply as a “lump.”
Chia Crack added a “Y” shortly after the initial post…and the rest is history…
Lumpy played hard this season – shame he will miss the Division title in New York.
Here’s to a quick speedy recovery to Lumpy…
Go Cowboys!
hahaha
i dont think I can take credit for Lumpy, someone else started that I think lol
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
I couldn't remember who it was
but I did start calling Tyron TRON, TRON is pretty cool
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 1:19 PM CST up reply actions
I wanted to be like Wally and the Beaver.
IF you're gonna act like a turd, go lay in the yard...........Lock n Load
With DeMarco Murray coming off injury
And the oft dinged Felix as his primary back-up…
Is it in Jason’s best interest to select anoth RB in the fourth-fifth round range this season?
still have tanner...
When he is healthy I like the attitude he brings…
by biggdavo on Dec 26, 2011 12:05 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Agree tanner is pretty good.
I see no reason to waste a pick on another RB
by Dynamicduo on Dec 26, 2011 12:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
they will prob pick up another free agent RB for training camp reps and preseason...
but def no draft pick on a rb this year unless somebody who is stellar drops for some unexpected reason….
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 26, 2011 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
I've come around to thinking you take one every year.
Or at least look at some in free agency. Look at big contract guys like Peterson, Gore, and others. They get banged up just as much as our guys, it seems like. Why not have a stable of solid guys like Murray and Felix that are interchangeable. If they get someone, get a banger like Jacobs, Hillis, or young Barber, cuz I think that we could use some help in short yardage and neither Murray nor Felix is the answer.
by Baked Potato Soup on Dec 26, 2011 1:56 PM CST up reply actions
RBs
are a dime a dozen….u always gotta draft 1 a year…we still need a short yardage back
"This is J-Witt.......................dawwwg"
he is a free agent in 2013
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
David Arkin isn't even in the conversation?
I will awaken my expectations for the Cowboys when Jerry Jones is in the ground.
by Lord Humungus on Dec 26, 2011 11:29 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Arkin has the offseason ahead of him...
He is obviously a slow moving project for Dallas.
Hopefully not a “no-moving” project.
he is Kosiers replacement in the wings....
Kosier has one more year right or was it a 3 year deal he signed this past year?…Arkin will get every chance to take his spot..just has to grow into the role….has all the attitude and ethic you could want, just needs strength and technique polish…happens when you come from a lower level school…
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 26, 2011 4:20 PM CST up reply actions
He signed a 3 year contract.
I expect Arkin to be like almost every other OL that comes out and take 2-3 years to be ready for a solid starter role.
It would be nice if he is ready next year, but that would be pushing it probably.
Eli Manning may dictate Round 1 of the NFL Draft for Cowboys
If Manning tops 300 yards and leads the Giants to an offensively powered victory over Dallas…best available CB may be top priority for Cowboys in draft.
Here’s hoping Manning is off and doesn’t limit Dallas in its first selection in the draft.
Dallas should continue best talent available approach as they did with Tyron Smith and Dez Bryant.
Don’t get me wrong, if the top talent on the board is a CB, snag him…but if it’s a lineman like Still from Penn State or Upshaw from Alabama…then beef up the front…and if the Guard DiCastro from Stanford is there…grab him…put him beside Smith on the left side, and forget about that area for the next decade….
+1, we have many needs. BPA is the way to go. Overwhelming odds are that both will be filled if we approach with that philosophy.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
Agreed on BPA
As long as its not a qb, rb, te or wr, take him. We have so many holes and JAGS.
we actually need those guys u just mention
OT is the only postion i will not draft.. but hey if hes a stud take him..
by lostar2009 on Dec 26, 2011 12:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I would much prefer a defensive talent
or interior OL if available. This team sorely needs a great secondary talent or another pass rusher.
You are right though, we have a lot of skill players that aren’t going to be resigned, so some of those are semi-needs.
That is actually very logical.
I said earlier that we need to get cb, OLB/DE, S in the first 3 rounds, but we have a lot of other needs. If there’s a guy at one of our need spots that’s ranked much higher we need to take them. But we really need those 3 positions too.
by Dynamicduo on Dec 26, 2011 12:11 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
JJ will have to find cap space for FAs to fill whatever needs the draft fails to address.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
if we lose
we could pick as high as 13 with some help
thats crazy high
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 12:57 PM CST up reply actions
Devon Still
is a beast i love him….anyone outv Penn State has been amazing except Jerry Sandusky……too soon??
"This is J-Witt.......................dawwwg"
Nope. Never too soon to slam a monster that preys on children.
"I hope you have a big trunk, 'cuz I'm putting my bike in it."
"History is history. Cowboys have a rich history and the Eagles suck." - DIRE WOLF
After the Eagles game,
I’m convinced it should be BCA, best corner available. Newman must go, I like Jenkins but dude is glass. We need a top level, young corner. I’d prefer one of the Jenkins mold that has lots of PBUs
jenkins just has never healed that shoulder from the jets game....Burress did a number on him but to Jenkins credit he has played darn good ball when he's been in there hurt...
love to see what he could do when healthy….keep scandrick in the slot and grab another CB in FA or draft, develop Mario Butler to take over for Alan “brown side up” Ball next year…
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 27, 2011 12:37 AM CST up reply actions
no big deal
It’s not like Holland was a pro bowler….not much of a drop off to Kowloski
In Romo we Trust
a solid veteran back up tho..
Hard to find..
by lostar2009 on Dec 26, 2011 12:29 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I hate to say it but I disagree.
He def isn’t a pro bowler but when he came in, this line improved tremendously. He has been by far our best interior lineman this year.
by Dynamicduo on Dec 26, 2011 12:30 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
whenever Hollandaise Sauce
steps in our running game improves every time
"This is J-Witt.......................dawwwg"
he has been real good
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 4:50 PM CST up reply actions
If you look back
Holland has done a credible job, but the improvement in the running game has been when Fiametta has played. Even with Holland, the run game has suffered when Fiametta was out. And Holland leaves plenty to be desired in pass blocking. This injury is not devastating, but it kills what little depth there was
by sportsfanatic21 on Dec 26, 2011 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
Kowalski looks smoother when he plays.
Looks more talented than Costa. I think he should have been starting at center for a while now.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Dec 26, 2011 12:30 PM CST reply actions
uh oh....i'm feeling feverish....i actually agree with you on something....lol
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 26, 2011 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
totally agree...
and have been saying as much all year. Also, if they put Dockery in there Sunday instead of Killer Kowalski, we’ll regret it well beyond the huge loss to the G-men…because Dockery will get Romo killed. He’s trash and I don’t know why Hudson Houck influenced JG to sign the bum. He was terrible in his SF debut. I sure hope the Boys bring back Sparano to either help and/or replace Hudson Houck.
Dockery wasn't as bad as you think....the line actually stabilized when Costa got hurt and Kowalski came in for him...
Other than the false start syndrome that seems to spread like wildfire among our offensive linemen Dockery didn’t do half bad in that game…
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 27, 2011 12:39 AM CST up reply actions
OK. I'll go back and look at the SF game...
on Doc’s play. But I thought I also recall some of the beat writers saying they also felt he didn’t do so well. One things for certain: Costa’s on borrowed time…and Killer Kowalski will make his way in the starting line-up next year.
by ChuckCowboy on Dec 27, 2011 12:38 PM CST up reply actions
Different topic but...Josh Ellis from dc.com has a good point of view.
by beautifultyrant on Dec 26, 2011 12:42 PM CST reply actions
What amazes me is that there's enough room up Jerry's ass for both his own head and Ellis' nose.
by fivetwos on Dec 26, 2011 1:03 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
It's one thing to exceed expectations
It’s another to have LOW expectations in the 1st place…
Dallas is an average team. Right now, they’re somehwere between 8-8 or 9-7. They have average talent in the secondary, along the O and D line and below average special teams (punt AND FG blocked in the same season – one was a game saver).
Dallas has invested in skill position players (WR, CB, LB) while paying lip service to O and D line. Years later (now), they’re reaping the results of the neglectful policy.
They will return to glory only when they get back to their roots of developing from the inside out.
by Tyrone Jenkins on Dec 26, 2011 8:46 PM CST up reply actions
I have to agree, the game is won and lost at the line of scrimmage.
Even Peyton manning and Tom Brady look mediocre when they are been pressured every single down. You have to be able to pressure with your front 3 or 4 and you have to be able to stop the blitz on offense. Our secondary is horrible but if we we’re pressuring the QB more they wouldn’t look so bad. We have NO pass rush outside of D-ware. All these fancy blitzes we do suck because the guess aren’t getting there. Still say we need to go OLB/DE, CB, S in the first 3 rounds unless a great C/G falls to us.
by Dynamicduo on Dec 26, 2011 10:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
i hate all the writers at dc
so fair weather and always trying to rationalize things…i mean yeah its their job but when we got that one guy, whats his name?? Roy Williams i think, Spagnola tried to say we got a pro-bowl caliber wr for just a 1st which is worth it….i stopped going on that site a while ago
"This is J-Witt.......................dawwwg"
I agree with Ellis
We are playing with house money…nobody expected us to be in this position
In Romo we Trust
So what?
I think this is a bad outlook to take – lets not forget we’ve set some awful records this year. Our 2 worst collapses (and I don’t know where the Giants game ranks) have come this year. We were up 27-3! in the Lions game and lost. The Cowboys and Eagles now own the record for most lost leads in the 4th quarter I believe.
This team has not played overly well recently, but we absolutely played playoff caliber football earlier this year, we just couldn’t close a couple games (Jets + Lions) that we really should have. So yes, this fanbase could have asked for more.
Could be a blessing in disguise.
Maybe this will behoove Garrett to protect more carefully (seeing as we didn’t protect well last game) and give Tony time to find guys down the field.
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Creasy729 on Dec 26, 2011 4:12 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Have no problem with Lumpy.
Do want to see more of Kowalski at guard and centre. Kosier hasn’t impressed me this year and with Nagy and Arkin in the bullpen, I like the Oline better than last year by a long shot.
cut Kosier some slack for playing thru that foot injury....plantar is not fun
doesn’t get enough help from Costa to his left…
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 27, 2011 12:42 AM CST up reply actions
great
Dockery and Costa together, can’t wait to see that, feels great
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 4:57 PM CST reply actions
its official, Lumpy to the IR
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
RDD=REAL DEAL DEMARCO!!!!
by Archie Barberio on Dec 26, 2011 4:59 PM CST reply actions
Any takers
100 bucks says the Giants win by double digits.
by westsidewolf1989 on Dec 26, 2011 9:24 PM CST reply actions
Bottom line is guys and gals is this team
is right where they belong. They have beat only one good team all year and have yet to beat a team with a good QB. They are an average team, with average talent, average coaching, and have had average drafts. 8-8 is where they should end up.
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
Between Muray
Tanner, Jones and Morris they’re going to have a tough decision to make next year! No need to draft any more, they have one more than they need now. I just wish they’d get rid of Buehler and use that spot AND BALL’S spot for more help at DB.
GO COWBOYS! GET SOME BIG D! AH-OOO-AH!
I doubt Morris enters into the equation much
he’s simply a great find as an injury fill-in. He won’t factor in off-season plans but will be the first guy they work out should injuries hit the team during the season.
Washington will get competition for the practice squad but the top 3 are set.
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look fir the CB they have on the practice squad (Mario Butler) to take Ball's spot next year...
everything I’ve read on him just says he needed to work on his strength for the pro game..has good technique not a lot of catch up speed but is solid overall…played very well against AJ Green who you might have heard of when they met in college…
Good Luck to the 53. Stand with Honor, Play With Pride. Bring It Home
by TruBluToTheCore on Dec 29, 2011 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
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