Cowboys Conduct First Players-Only Workout
by One.Cool.Customer on May 4, 2011 5:00 AM CDT
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PrintIn a radio interview last week, Keith Brooking said that the Cowboys players would start their own, player-only workouts this week. According to various reports around the Metroplex, the first of those workouts took place yesterday at an undisclosed location in Dallas. FOXSportsSouthwest.com's Matt Mosley, citing an unnamed Cowboys starter, said 40-45 players were in attendance for a two-hour workout.
According to a tweet by Cowboys safety Barry Church, the players conducted half speed workouts and went through some 7 on 7 drills, which is similar to what would be done in a regular, coach-run mini-camp session if the lockout hadn't been reimposed.
Team veterans Tony Romo, Jason Witten and DeMarcus Ware organized the workout. Romo said he was very pleased with the turnout:
"The guys were excited to be out there. It was a crisp and fast-paced practice. You could tell the guys were energized to be back into football on the field. I think as we continue to do this going forward, it will help us improve tremendously this off-season. Any competitive advantage we will be able to obtain, that's why we're out there doing the things we're doing. We're excited knowing we'll be that much farther along and we'll be in football shape.''
Jason Witten earlier talked about the need to be prepared for when training camp eventually starts:
"We have to do that as a group, work out. You can't just go to training camp without having done any work. It's going to be a very important part of what we do. It's about us going to work and doing it together.''
Keith Brooking sees these workouts as an opportunity for team leaders to step up:
"Your leaders can step up, it's a great time for them to be really strong examples for your team and come together. It's just players out there. We're going to be coaching each other, we're going to be out there practicing together, so it's going to be a good time for us. It can make us all better. It's a little unusual, it's a little different, but I think if you handle it the right way - and I think that we're doing that here - it can be a time where you grow the team and get better."
If you are the type that likes to see the Cowboys being bigger and better than other teams, you'll be pleased to hear that the 40-45 players participating in Tony Romo's workouts beat the 37 players assembled by Drew Brees in Tulane and clearly outpaced the 11 players who came together at Eli Manning's behest in, where else, New Jersey. The Jets "West Camp" run by Mark Sanchez and attended by 14 players so far is conveniently located just around the corner from New York Jets headquarters. In California.
Hat tip to starmesh23 for the FanShot.
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Great news.
I suppose it’s undisclosed so it doesn’t turn into yet another Cowboy’s circus. Just don’t let Jerry know where they are. He’ll start selling hot dogs and beer.
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
I know you're joking, but the reality is that Jerry would do it...he doesn't miss a chance to make a buck.
Doing it in an undisclosed location shows it’s more than a publicity stunt…and our players can keep a secret. Maybe we do have the “right kind of guys” on this team.
HAHAHA
But it is music to my ears. If the reports are accurate, 40 to 45 players, quick paced practice, 7 on 7 drills, seems like this team has improved it’s leadership not only on the coaching staff but on the field as well. I hope Ware managed to steal a def playbook and help the guys learn Ryan’s schemes.
"I am a true believer. Anthony Spencer will have 7 or more sacks in 2011 and Stephen Bowen can ball!" - Kegbearer
"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
Whats up with Dez?
A Cowboys source just informed me that Dez Bryant was not one of the 40-45 players who showed up for a two-hour workout today.
He wont or cant learn the playbook
He wont or cant pay his bills
He didn´t find it important to show up to meet his new coaches
He didn´t show up to meet the Boss
And now he wont show up with the rest of the Boys for practice
I like Dez, I really do, The kid is a beast with the ball I just hope
having him will not come back and bite is in the …
IDK
by meisternance on May 4, 2011 6:02 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Love Dez as a player,
but he needs to train with his fellow players.
c’mon kid get your’e act together.
Davie Wilson
"how bout them cowboys"!!!
by scotscowboyfan on May 4, 2011 6:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Dez is starting to scare me a lil bit
I think he’s a great player, and I don’t think he’s a bad guy. I just don’t think he “get’s it” yet. He seems very immature and the type of person who needs someone telling him what to do off the field.
"There are no traffic jams along the extra mile." ~ Roger Staubach
by TK19 on May 4, 2011 7:10 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Seems like the kid needs an intervention, someone to remind him he is living his dream but needs to work to keep it alive, maybe have Miles describe what it’s like to work hard to earn your first big contract, have Roy Williams tell him how quickly you can fall out of the fans’ graces, and then bring Irvin in to scare the diva out of him and explain he would stab teammates in the neck for thinking about themselves before the team.
"I am a true believer. Anthony Spencer will have 7 or more sacks in 2011 and Stephen Bowen can ball!" - Kegbearer
"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
by Kegbearer on May 4, 2011 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like it Keg
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 May 4, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
he doesn't only scare you but the brass at Valley Ranch is feeling the pressure.
i’m starting to believe those trade rumors we heard earlier this year have more truth then the fans know. i love the player but clearly these types of problems were the reason Dez would’ve fell out of the 1st rd if Jerry didn’t pick him & theres no way a team would give much of anything for a player like that.
i wonder how Dez fits “The right kind of guy”?
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth! Garrett & Ryan working as a team should create a physical environment at Valley Ranch that shows up on gameday.
I doubt Bryant is a Garrett guy
and probably wouldn’t have been drafted last season if he was HC.
In Romo we Trust
This is why he dropped in the draft. Even the Cowboys wouldn't have drafted him in the top 10.
At the mid 20’’s, you mitigate some of the risk.
And probably a big reason Dallas drafted only character players this year.
Talent can only carry Dez so far, at some point his brain has to kick in. What scares me is his brain isn’t capable of kicking in.
Lock n Load
The kid just needs guidance
I think that JG could be the perfect guy for him to learn from and help him become the man we all want him to be.
I know he has some perceived character flaws, but I always heard he was a good person when he was at Oklahoma State. He just needs to mature and have some stable male role models in his life.
Dez not cleared to practice
David Moore at DMN posts this:
Word has leaked out that the receiver wasn’t among the 40 or so players who took part in the Cowboys first organized workout of the lockout. But before you condemn his absence or question his priorities, know this:
If the lockout wasn’t in place and Tuesday’s practice had been held at Valley Ranch, Bryant would not have been cleared to participate. He’s still recovering from the fractured right fibula that ended his season and this is too early to push him through a full-scale practice. Linebacker Bradie James, who had surgery on his left patellar tendon after the season, is another key player who would likely be held out at this stage.
The issues that swirl around Bryant create concern, but don’t add his absence from Tuesday’s practice to the list. That is a health issue, not one of maturity or commitment.
umm the the reason he isn't cleared to practice was bc he didn't show up at Valley Ranch
espn/dmn both said the trainers wanted to get a look at Dez’s injury but he was a no show. i even heard Dez missed a meeting with Jerry but Jerry blew it off saying he was to involved during the draft.
funny thing is Jerry was at Valley Ranch that day meeting with T.Smith, who showed up.
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth! Garrett & Ryan working as a team should create a physical environment at Valley Ranch that shows up on gameday.
Maturity and commitment
Would likely bring a good player to team “unofficial” practices just to be around his teammates and show his commitment, even if not able to participate due to an injury.
And as DC said above, he might have been cleared had he actually shown up at Valley Ranch like he was supposed to…the staff was waiting to see him even if JJ claims he would not have been able to (though likely BS)
"I am a true believer. Anthony Spencer will have 7 or more sacks in 2011 and Stephen Bowen can ball!" - Kegbearer
"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
by Kegbearer on May 4, 2011 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Do the Boys trainers clear him to pratice? I would have thought that would be his doc's call.
But I agree that he should be there, able to pratice or not.
Made it to day 2
ESPN Dallas is reporting that Dez made it to day two of the workouts and had communicated to Romo that he would not be there day 1. At least in this case it sounds like Dez did what he was supposed to.
Dez broke his ankle (fibula) the first week of december.
That was 5 months ago (about 20 weeks). My doctor cleared me after 12 weeks, and I am a middle-aged, testosterone deficient guy (cancer).
At 22 years old, Dez should easily have been cleared a month or two ago.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass....... and I am all out of bubblegum" - George Nada
by fan since '65 on May 4, 2011 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, you got cleared because you physical talents aren't worth millions
I don’t know what you do, but I am pretty sure you don’t play football.
They have time to rehab it slowly, then they should. I want him 100% went the season rolls around.
Glad to hear you beat the C-word though!
fan since '65
Sorry man, I misread your numbers. . . . I don’t really know what I was thinking.
The little one was messing with my stuff and I somehow transposed something in place of what you actually said.
I did mean what I said about the cancer, glad to hear!
RE1D, no prob. And thanks.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass....... and I am all out of bubblegum" - George Nada
by fan since '65 on May 5, 2011 4:35 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice work Romo, Ware and Witten for getting this organized.
And nice work to everyone else for the great turnout.
by Luke. on May 4, 2011 6:59 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
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 May 4, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
yo chill out
Dez is still rehabbing, he has never been cleared to do anything yet
Bruce Carter+Sean Lee=BRUCE LEE!!!!
He could still have showed up Chia,
if only to support his team mates.
Davie Wilson
"how bout them cowboys"!!!
by scotscowboyfan on May 4, 2011 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions
+1
The fact that he didn’t come into Valley Ranch that Friday REALLY bothers me. I don’t care if he spoke with JJ over the phone the night before, apparently the training staff was waiting to see him and I assume discuss his rehab and training regiment. And like scots said above, he could have been their to supoprt his TEAMmates
"I am a true believer. Anthony Spencer will have 7 or more sacks in 2011 and Stephen Bowen can ball!" - Kegbearer
"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
+1
thats what i put above before scrolling down. how does he expect to get cleared when he didn’t show up? Jerry flat out lied saying he was to involved in the draft to meet with Dez but he was at Valley Ranch meeting with T.Smith (about the same time as Dez was suspose to be there)
unless something big changes with this kid i dont see him being “the right kind of guy”.
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth! Garrett & Ryan working as a team should create a physical environment at Valley Ranch that shows up on gameday.
This is why discipline is a problem.
Jerruh apologises for the players and won’t let the HC fine or discipline them.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass....... and I am all out of bubblegum" - George Nada
by fan since '65 on May 4, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice to hear about
glad that so many are attending
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
We'll see how Romo feels about him...
if he throws the other way on future third down pass during a game winning drive.
The offense doesn't (won't) revolve around Dez...so it will not be a big issue.
Just means that Austin is the #1 WR, and Dez is the #2 guy…we have too many offensive weapons to have to rely on Dez. The good thing about this team is that we have too many other options to worry about Dez.
If he doesn't get his head out of his butt and pick up the play book,
he’ll be #3 behind RW. We can’t afford another bust in the 1st round, but we may be looking at one.
Lock n Load
No chance of a bust in Dez...busts can't get on the field and don't produce.
Dez will get on the field and will produce. He’s not going to be worse than he was last season. He’s not a jerk, he’s just immature. The only issue is that he will never realize his maximum potential if he continues the way he has…He’ll serve out his rookie contract, but won’t get renewed.
so he can be kinda like TO?
he can produce big numbers on the field but even bigger problems in the locker room?
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth! Garrett & Ryan working as a team should create a physical environment at Valley Ranch that shows up on gameday.
TO was locker a room problem because you had young players..how many guys look up to Dez?
Huge difference.
not true
i’m sure Dez is friends with a lot of the younger players & in someways a leader to them. he might not be the vet TO was but the old saying monkey see moneky do…
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth!
I can't imagine Dez being a leader to anyone at this point in his career.
Going back to his college days “what there was of them”, pro day workouts, not knowing the play book and bling bling debts, I don’t see how anyone could consider him a leader.
Lock n Load
Rookies...
Can rookies attend these? Are were tthere any in attendence? Also im curious to see or hear about Scandrick and those 20lbs he put on… Interesting
Yes they can
Its been reported Tyron Smith will be joining the workouts soon. They don’t need to be under contract to join these workouts because this is just the guys getting together to workout.
by nospinzonefactor on May 5, 2011 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions
You guys are soooo gullible
I don’t believe any of this happened -
- where are the pohotos?
- why are they hiding the location?
- how do we know it wasn’t organized by Jerry Jones, the Israelis and the CIA??
Regards,
R. Mendenhall
RB, poet, pohilosopher
Don't believe everything you think.
by dunkman on May 4, 2011 8:30 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 7 recs
Damn it
The gov changed my spelling philosopher. They will stop at nothing to silence the truth!!!
Don't believe everything you think.
by dunkman on May 4, 2011 8:32 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
HAHAHA
My response was going to be soooooooo different until I saw the signature. Nice
"I am a true believer. Anthony Spencer will have 7 or more sacks in 2011 and Stephen Bowen can ball!" - Kegbearer
"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
Leave the spooks out of this please.
We have Jerry, after all.
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
Romo's outstanding leadership obviously brought out the big number
This is clearly his team and this great showing is evidence of the same.
Dez not participating doesn’t surprise me, typical diva WR.
In Romo we Trust
I think Romo's obviously done a great job here...
but let’s not give him all the credit.
It sounds like Dallas had the biggest turnout of the whole league. That’s about more than one person. All those players deserve credit. And maybe Jason Garrett too because we know he stressed the importance of guys taking responsibility for their off-season preparations. Hats off to all who attended.
+1
"I am a true believer. Anthony Spencer will have 7 or more sacks in 2011 and Stephen Bowen can ball!" - Kegbearer
"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
Agree completely
This was a great opportunity not only for team leaders to step up, but for all players to demonstrate that they are all-in with Garrett’s philosophy.
You lknow, if the whole practice thing actually happened. Which it didn’t.
Don't believe everything you think.
by dunkman on May 4, 2011 9:47 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
And yet, if like five guys had turned out, you'd hear the chorus about
how the players don’t respect Romo. And only Romo.
HAHA
True
"I am a true believer. Anthony Spencer will have 7 or more sacks in 2011 and Stephen Bowen can ball!" - Kegbearer
"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
I'm not one of the crowd the puts all the blame on Romo.
Never have been. Most times I’m talking Romo I’m defending the guy from that. You’re right though, if the turnout was poor Romo would generally get the most blame.
the real question is how many times do they workout & how often
i read the other day Romo was still in golf mode & had another event lined up to play in so i hope he doesn’t put golf first with these volunteer workouts.
i’m not trying to disrepect Romo but it does get old hearing every year about his golf at the start of training camp. one season they were going to allow him to miss a couple days of training camp if he made the cut & thats something the face of the franchise should be putting the organization in the middle of. Romo only played 5 games lasy season & has missed chunks of other seasons as well. the Tuna would stay on Romo’s rear about not being in the weight room & compared him to a tiny little pepperoni to the defensive guys.
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth! Garrett & Ryan working as a team should create a physical environment at Valley Ranch that shows up on gameday.
you don't hear anything about golf at the start of TC, simply not true
you hear it in the off season when there is minimal activities going on. The US Open is always played in June when minimal activities are taking place. Romo never qualifies for any tourneys around camp, that story you mentioned is complete nonsense. There’s no way Romo would take golf over football, thats simply absurd and something the media just likes to play up because they’re morons and have nothing better to write about.
In Romo we Trust
umm Terry i love ya heart but your wrong.
2 years ago Romo was close to qualifing in a golf event that would’ve spilled over into the start of training camp & would’ve been allowed to miss OTAs while he was golfing.
i don’t think the event would’ve taken 2 weeks or anything like that but still the franchise QB missing the first parts of the OTA for golf isn’t what you like to see.
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth!
I'm not wrong
You’re thinking of June Mini camp, not training camp and Romo did in fact skip the round to attend the mini camp.
In Romo we Trust
I don't think it's a big deal
for vets, these offseason things aren’t as important. Favre missed all of TC and had his best season ever. I don’t think Romo can miss everyhting and still be sharp but I trust him to get himself ready even if he misses a few days
by somebodyquiet on May 4, 2011 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
One thing I would like to say to all Giants fans...
BWAHAAHAHAAAAA
Eli was barely able to summon up a full team!
And yet guess which QB’s leadership skills are going to be questioned by the analysts next season…?
God Bless Texas
can't even run 7-on-7s with only 11 guys out there
by somebodyquiet on May 4, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
And yet, somehow, some way, someone here
will find a way to argue with you on this point… I’ll side with you unless it’s OCC, then all bets are off…
Don't believe everything you think.
There I definitely smoke coming from Dez
Let’s just pray it doesn’t become fire. I know he’s rehabbing but there are a lot of these little things that points to immaturity at best, a full fledged headcase at worst.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on May 4, 2011 10:14 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
There I definitely smoke coming from Dez
Let’s just pray it doesn’t become fire. I know he’s rehabbing but there are a lot of these little things that points to immaturity at best, a full fledged headcase at worst.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on May 4, 2011 10:18 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Sorry for double post
Don’t buy an Android phone.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on May 4, 2011 10:19 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
" must not buy Android phone" ,in android voice !!.
Davie Wilson
"how bout them cowboys"!!!
by scotscowboyfan on May 4, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Hopefull Dez was advised not to show due to his rehab
No one wants him to be doing something that may lead to further injury. I also wish they would get Romo’s picture sans the S****T eatin grin on his face. Makes him look like it’s all a joke and I know that it’s not. He really needs to be more careful with the image he projects. A scowl now and then wouldn’t hurt his credibility.
I agree
but the caption states it was last years camp! Sure he has a scowl now!
<——— *****Insert Scowl*****
I am putting this reply here because I don't want it way down the page.
@ pfloyd1:
Dez broke his ankle 21 weeks ago. A 22 year old should be cleared to start rehab (meaning working out) after 12 weeks.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass....... and I am all out of bubblegum" - George Nada
by fan since '65 on May 4, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I would take it a few steps farther and suggest
Plastic surgery to make Tony look just like Ray Lewis, but with a permanent look of fury, and a solid steroids program to help him get his rage on. Super Bowl!
Don't believe everything you think.
by dunkman on May 4, 2011 10:55 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
haha....brilliant!
it would ruin his wedding pictures but at least he wouldn’t have to hear the complaints about him enjoying what he does.
QB aren't allowed to smile.
They must all act like they have sticks firmly implanted in their asses. Like Tom Brady. So smiling = Super Bowl victories.
Geez Terry, cut me some slack.
Romo makes front page news if he’s on the golf course during this lockout. Images portrayed by the media can harm a person’s credibility. Just want Romo to be aware of that. I don’t doubt his leadership qualities at all. As Dunk says a little Ray Lewis would go a long way.
Absolutely. He should always look like he's sucking a lemon in case the press
gets a picture. Seriously, dude, I’ve gotta agree with Terry on this. Kind of ridiculous.
Romo should be himself all the time...if he likes smiling, good for him
These images you speak of don’t harm his credibility at all unless you’re thinking of all the simple minded fans who think leaders have to be in your face assholes to be effective.
In Romo we Trust
Because he is
The Dallas Cowboy’s QB and he is a good looking guy.
Of course the press hates him, he gets to play the game they love and looks better than most writers I have ever seen. . . . . . . Besides the QB always gets more praise/blame than they deserve.
I love the size of the workout!!!
40-45 players! That’s amazing! Especially considering the players aren’t getting paid, they risk injury which could hurt their careers, and their boss is literally trying to take money from them. That really is amazing.
If this keeps up, if this is more than just a 1-time thing, then the Cowboys really will be one of the best prepared teams in the league. So far it’s only 2 hours which isn’t much. But it’s a great sign for things to come!
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 May 4, 2011 12:59 PM CDT reply actions
U-N-I-T-YYYYYYY
Remember how we also wondered if the offense and defense were split in the locker room since we kind of had two coaches and wondered how/if Garrett and Wade gameplanned together, etc…..well all that noise is gone.
We have a team gentlemen!
"I am a true believer. Anthony Spencer will have 7 or more sacks in 2011 and Stephen Bowen can ball!" - Kegbearer
"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
We have a team, and we have leadership!
Everyone wants a General Patton as their QB. But theatrics don’t make leadership.
The definition of leadership is when you go somewhere, do people follow? When Romo says “I’m going to be on the practice field on this day, I would like you to join” over 4/5ths of the roster shows up voluntarily.
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 May 4, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
OK but aren't you just a little bit curious
About who Romo, Witten and Ware cut? Who’s on the practice squad, who the starting back was, whether Young replaced Davis??? It’s this kind sketchy reporting that causes me to doubt this whole “alleged” practice. And the holocaust.
Don't believe everything you think.
by dunkman on May 4, 2011 2:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I wonder if McGee or Kitna, or both were there.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass....... and I am all out of bubblegum" - George Nada
by fan since '65 on May 4, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know, but the Saints had less guys
But still had 4-5 QBs doing drills behind Brees. . . . . laughable
Wouldn't you?
I mean, cut whomever was in the doghouse? That would be too much fun to pass up.
Don't believe everything you think.
One other thing - BWAHAHAHAHAH ELI MANNING SUCKS!
11 players?
Great leadership dumbface!
What Eli’s teammates realy think of Eli = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcynSYgQ7-A
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
+1
man i had a great laugh watching that thanks!!! made my day
Roger: Hey, with this mortar launcher, we can get back at the kid who went all Tom Sizemore on your eye!
Steve: Oh, I wish I could get back at him. I'm gonna dress up as a girl and get him to have sex with me and then say "Ha! I'm not a girl! You just had sex with a boy that hates you!"
Roger: Yes, let's leave that plan between you, me, and the string of therapists who won't be able to help you.
American Dad
by Cowboys_Attack on May 4, 2011 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Not even a hand up from his buddies
Watching QB´s from the Redskins, Eagles and oh yes the Giants go down like dish rags always warms my heart. Thanks BED for the pick-up!
dumbface lol
It looks permanent like the joker. Still cant believe that retard won a SB. I dont like Tiki, but I believe him when he said when Eli tried to step up and lead it was “comical”
by dcsince77 on May 4, 2011 4:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Dez had contacted Romo before missing practice, makes today's session
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2011/5/4/2153976/dez-bryant-had-called-romo-makes-wednesdays-practice
Romo says the guys look crisp running the routes :)
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People should go over to PFT and give them some sh*t...
They already have Cowboys bias, but it kinda irked me when I read the Dez Bryant post and they referred to the workouts as “somewhat” organized…kind of a dig. When they talked about the Saints workouts…they were gushing about them like a little schoolgirl…
I heard the same tone on BSPN
“Gushing” is the perfect word
It made me ill
What a difference-perception is everything, though.
If Romo wins or even gets to a SB, he’ll get more respect.
And, despite our Terry’s insistence, he’ll also get more respect when he presents a more mature image to the public, instead of the Frat Boy look. You can argue it doesn’t matter to the team or on the field, but you can’t argue that it matters in the press and to the general public.
He screwed up in Seattle and started his career with a pretty indelible negative image, fair or not, so he’s got to make up for it. but winning sure is a cureall.
Pessimists say the cup is half-empty, while optimists say it's half-full. Well, isn't it both? Realist Larry, 2009
by Realist Larry on May 4, 2011 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Give him an O Line that maintains their assigments and a defense that gives him the ball at a fair starting point
…and I say there is a good chance Romo wins you a Championship.
+Championship
The OL has been and will be the key to Romo’s long term health AND success
I don't doubt this
but every championship team also has a healthy dose of good fortune as well, and Dallas is overdue…
Don't believe everything you think.
He'll get more respect if he wins, and then no one will care if he smiles or
wears his hat a certain way.
I don't buy the frat boy thing
the QB who most resembles a frat boy has two rings and almost had a third… I think Romo is who he is and it’s not getting in the way of winning. The rest is window dressing and stereotype…
Don't believe everything you think.
by dunkman on May 4, 2011 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's what I'm saying tho-it's perception. I'm not saying that's how I feel.
Fair or not, that’s the way it is.
Rothsburgwhatever has won, Romo hasn’t, so he gets a pass.
Brees was treated like a saint (haha) in this article, cause, hey, he’s won a SB.
If Romo wins one, or at least gets close, he’ll get more respect. But he started nehind the eightball with that Seattle image.
I’m talking about how he’s perceived in the media.
Pessimists say the cup is half-empty, while optimists say it's half-full. Well, isn't it both? Realist Larry, 2009
by Realist Larry on May 4, 2011 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
who cares how's he perceived in the media
I sure as hell don’t since most of the media pundits are morons anyways.
In Romo we Trust
right, it makes no difference at all.....
it’s not like anyone, especially the players, ever pay attention to the media, right?
Pessimists say the cup is half-empty, while optimists say it's half-full. Well, isn't it both? Realist Larry, 2009
by Realist Larry on May 5, 2011 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
“…Dallas’ somewhat organized team activities”
“…at the Saints’ surprisingly organized team activities”
Interesting ours is somewhat organized while the Saints are so well organized it is surprising!
Guess there’s a reason I never read that crap website.
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 May 4, 2011 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
What if.....
at the Saints’ surprisingly organized team activities"
MAybe it was surprising that it was Organized at all?…..compared to a cluster F$*k?
With the 9th Pick Dallas Selects Tyron Smith...Romo Weeps in Joy, and Bennet says"I might get to go out in the Pass Pattern now!"
by I am Ironman!!! on May 4, 2011 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
No I heard them talking about it on TV
And they were gushing and amazed at the organization
All I saw them do was line up and do warm up drills, not hard to organize that. . . . . These guys have been doing those same workout/warmup routines for decades.
To be more clear, the article is more about the teams than romo specifically, but they did also kiss Brees' A quite a bit in that article too
so my comments on Romo and how he relates to this coverage.
also a way to respond to the discussion above. I think they are related, altho we all know anti-Cowboys bias has been around for decades.
Pessimists say the cup is half-empty, while optimists say it's half-full. Well, isn't it both? Realist Larry, 2009
by Realist Larry on May 4, 2011 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
That's my point
When you play in Dallas and especcially, when you’re the QB of the Cowboys, they’re going to skewer you royally over nothing. Anywhere else, it’s no big deal. That’s when perception by the media does not conform to reality. Tony must learn that the general media is not his friend. The Dallas media may be more thoughtful, but the national media isn’t and will attack whenever they perceive a weakness.
I'm pretty sure Romo knows the general media are not his friends. The Dallas
media aren’t any more thoughtful than the national media. The thing that irks me are the people who buy into the “image is everything” notion rather than concentrating on what the guy does on the field.
Yeah, he stopped talking candidly to them after that Philly thing
the national sports media is more E! than ESPN and they are not to be trusted with anything but the blandest sound bite…
Don't believe everything you think.
Some folks complain that he now comes from the Bull Durham school of
sports platitudes; I don’t blame him after the way the media has managed to distort, misinterpret, ridicule, and exaggerate just about everything he’s said for years. Why should he say anything to them that isn’t bland and generic?
I think Romo knows the general media is not his friend...but actually, I think the local media is worse.
That’s why there aren’t photographers at the Cowboys practice…even though I hear participation is as high as 49 players. I thought the Saints workout was more like a photo op…they wanted the publicity.
The Cowboy team leaders are probably running the workout like Garrett, keeping it efficient…I wouldn’t be surprised knowing how organized he is that he gave them a script for the workouts that was laid out for the next few weeks. The thing most people don’t seem to talk about, since they concentrate on the pads at practice, is that Garrett scripts his practices, so the players know exactly how many plays will be run and what is set to be accomplished. Get it done the first time, and you don’t have to keep repeating it. It does train the players to get things correct the first time…didn’t penalties goes down when Garrett took over? Staying on the practice field for long hours just for show is counterproductive.
+1 Wel Said
Growing up in Dallas, the mood of the media changes so quickly. It makes me happy I don’t have to listen to Big D Sports Radio, unless I want to.
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