Staubach making another play for the Cowboys

by Dave Halprin on May 17, 2007 2:07 PM CDT in News Comment 14 comments

The great one, Roger the Dodger, Captain America, Captain Comeback, the man who coined the term Hail Mary in football, is going to make the pitch for a Super Bowl at the new stadium.

[Roger] Staubach, who quarterbacked the Cowboys to victories in Super Bowls VI and XII, is the chairman of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee. He will make a 15-minute presentation to NFL owners in Nashville on Tuesday in hopes of landing the 2011 Super Bowl for the Cowboys’ new $1 billion stadium in Arlington.
"I’m 2-2 in Super Bowls [as a starter]; I want to be 3-2," Staubach said in a conference call Wednesday. "... I’ve had a Super Bowl history that I’m going to try to bring out in my remarks. It’s been a very instrumental part of my life as far as what it’s meant to me."

The national press is always good for a laugh when they talk about the Cowboys. Take this example from FOX Sports, where they rank the each team's offseason.

9. Dallas Cowboys
There's a new regime in Dallas, as the Wade Phillips era starts in 2007. Whether this is a positive or a negative is yet to be seen. At the very least, there's new blood in the locker room. Roster-wise, the Cowboys picked up a lot of new talent in the off-season. Ken Hamlin will join Roy Williams for a pretty lethal starting safety combo, and offensive tackle Leonard Davis — a former top pick of the Arizona Cardinals — comes to Dallas with a lot to prove. Brad Johnson joins the Cowboys as a reliable backup quarterback who will help guide Tony Romo's growth as well. In the draft, Dallas scooped up the guy they wanted all along in Anthony Spencer, while picking up the Browns 2008 first round pick in the process. Cowboys fans chanted "Jerry Jones! Jerry Jones! Jerry Jones!" after the Brady Quinn trade. The Dallas faithful has reason to be happy.

OK, that’s all good. Pretty good surface-level look at the Cowboys this offseason, although he failed to mention Davis is moving to guard. So where’s the laugh?

Biggest gain: Leonard Davis, OL
Biggest loss: Jason Fabini, OL

Jason Friggin’ Fabini? Our biggest loss? How can he be a loss if he was never a gain? He did nothing in his time here. I would say Al Singleton is a bigger loss, at least he played regularly. And Ryan Fowler played on goal line defense and was excellent on special teams. But Jason Fabini?

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If Fabini is our biggest loss

I'd say we're in pretty good shape.

I think he says Fabini because the Cowboys aren't losing anyone from last season other than insignificant backup players who are easily replaceable. To an outsider, Fabini, Singleton, Fowler, they're all the same.

Regarding Roger the Dodger, if anyone can get the SB to Dallas, it would be him, my childhood idol.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on May 17, 2007 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It appears the early leader in the bidding

is for Indy to host the 2011 superbowl, and with the amount of owners around the league that aren't big fans of Jerry Jones, I could see Indy getting the honor.

I never wanted Fabini signed in the first place, another one of those aging vets that took the spot away on the roster from a player we could of taken another year to develop in Petitti.

Apparently Leonard Davis has an unusual offseason work program, it has something to do with horsing around,literally,

http://www.cowboysplus.com/topstory/...

by Deke on May 17, 2007 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I would hope

They remember the awful weather and all the headaches (and lost revenue) that caused in Detroit, before awarding the Super Bowl to Indy.

While there may be owners who don't like Jones, I think there are many more who do, or at least respect his ability to turn a stone into a $100 bill. Since revenue sharing extends to Super Bowl super profits, greed is going to outweigh personal differences when it comes to any vote of the owners.

by FunCowboysFan on May 17, 2007 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fabini

Was one of those "Parcells boys" signing. Just another offensive lineman hand picked by Parcells himself that never made an impact.

by Cowboys81 on May 17, 2007 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bpp

never could pick good OL

by Arkcowboys on May 17, 2007 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm suprised that Davis

actually needed a tractor to pull the horse out.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on May 17, 2007 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Video of the story

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...

Redskin & Eagles fans are like slinkies........not much good for anything but they still put a smile on your face when you push them down a flight of stairs

by jbratch on May 17, 2007 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like Davis' t shirt

"I make girls cry"

Nice.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on May 17, 2007 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Arlington

I've always had problems with North Texas hosting major events. Whether it's the Super Bowl, the Olympics, or the NBA All-Star game, the result will be the same: catastrophe. The Dallas area, and Arlington specifically, just don't have the infrastructure to deal with a large number of tourists.

Part of the problem is Arlington's refusal to create a mass transit system, leaving Arlington as the largest city in the country without one. Also, getting all the major and minor cities in the DFW area on one mass transit system would be nice. It's not going to happen though.

Unless Arlington puts in a serviceable mass transit system, I think a Super Bowl in North Texas is a bad idea. Our roads can barely handle the large number of people we have here as it is. You add a million tourists, though and you're asking for gridlock.

I'm dreading the first time when the Rangers and Cowboys play on the same day.

Derek

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on May 17, 2007 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Fabini is just a bigger name

he has had a better career thus far than the other two.

Burt-D

by Burt D on May 17, 2007 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Just might be Marco Rivera

Not neccessarily for the on the field play which was suspect at times, but for his ability to get the young offensive lineman to become professional football players.

He has been thanked by all the young guys for the help he has given them in training methods and how to handle their business in the offseason.

Great guy who was just never the same player after the first back injury. Now I think he will just retire after never really making a niche for himself with Cowboys fans because his play on the field was mediocre at best.

Go Cowboys!

by DCFanatic on May 17, 2007 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs