Monday, October 01, 2007
The Vault
Here it goes:
1. I thought it was a trap game. I felt the Rams were going to be tough to beat becomes a team that is 0-3 will play tougher and harder than a team that is 3-0 and for a while I thought that was the case. Until the botched snap. Then all hell broke loose. That is a play that will be remembered for a long time. I don't care what anyone says. The way they play Donovan McNabbs run against the Cowboys in 2004 they will play the longest 4 yard run by Tony Romo. What a statement. I mean with the Rams and that fresh momentum from the return for a touchdown, it seemed the Rams would go into the locker room with a fire in them. But Romo quickly put it out. After connecting on passes for two first downs afterwards, he finishes with a scramble on his own. No trap, but a complete dominance.
2. I don't think the Cowboy fans need to worry about a contract with Tony Romo. The Cowboys can franchise him for the next two years so I am not worried about him going anywhere. That said, I think the Cowboys should sign him before they can put the franchise tag on him. The franchise tag was originally designed so a team can still own the rights to a player without having to lose him in free agency, costing first round picks for any team that wanted to sign a franchise player. In return, the player would be guaranteed to have a minimum salary of the top 5 players in his position combined. Now it is used as an advantage to keep players from leaving and from paying them what they are worth in the open market, keeping them from the big contracts. Jerry Jones has yet to use the franchise tag on any player. The closest I recall was after the 1995 season with Darren Woodson, but they were able to ink out a deal. I know Jones wants to be careful with his money, especially on a QB considering the roller coaster of QBS that have come in since Troy Aikman retired. I feel a deal will be done around Thanksgiving week or shortly thereafter. They won't let this linger.
3. I told you we did not have to worry about Terry Glenn's injury. PAtrick Crayton is showing what most Cowboys already knew. He has good hands and yesterday showed he had deceptive speed. So as long as defenses keep sending a safety over the top to cover Owens and Witten, Crayton will be on single coverage and usually with the teams second corner or the nickel back covering him. This will burn defenses. My only concern is defenses will be wise to this and send their best corner to cover Crayton and have the double teams on Ownes and Witten. And if Glenn comes back this year, what then? Crayton is another Cowboy I feel needs to be resigned long term, because I don't feel he will be a number 1 receiver, I think he would make a solid Number 2 receiver.
4. 2 penalties for 10 yards. After a week when they had 10+ penalties for nearly 100 yards. Will the real Cowboys show up!
5. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were commenting on how great this offensive line was playing. Excuse me, I already said this but other than Leonard Davis, is this the same line last year that could not block anybody? What a difference the quarterback makes.
6. I did not think Greg Ellis was going to play this year. But he played and had a good game. Also read this morning how Jones worked out a contract situation with him at his home the previous day. Gee, what a difference a contract makes as far as playing status goes.
7. Well the defense essentially pitched a shutout considering the lone TD was a special team one. Where are all the naysayers about the bad D from week 1. I said the defense would not give up 35 points a game and I was right.
8. Terence Newman stepped up when CB Anthony Henry went out. Hopefully Henry's injury is not serious. The last thing this defense needed is two hobbling defensive backs.
9. The Buffalo Bills are another trap potential game. The Bills now have a QB controversy brewing as their new QB, Trent Edwards showed more poise in the game than their highly touted QB JP Losman. Remember they gave up on Drew Bledsoe for Losman. So I would not get to complacent especially with another big game coming up in two weeks. Can't look ahead now.
10. Well the Bears and Chargers are 1-3. It is still too early to write this off but it sure does not look good.
11. Heard the commentary talking about Brian Griese play as the good and bad Griese. Is that not the way they described Grossman's play? Not looking good people. There are more problems than the QB.
12. The Chargers are feeling the effects of hiring Norv Turner and firing MArty Schottenheimer. I am not saying that Turner is to blame, but everyone knew that when dictator-GM AJ Smith fired Marty that any move this year would be compared to last year if this would have happened if MAry was here and Turners previous failures at other head coaching gigs would be brought up. Fire everybody say, coaches management, front office and start over. Lets hear the Pete Carroll rumors starting
13. Brett Favre is looking like the Brett Favre of old. He broke MArion's all tiem TD record. They even played a message from MArino a la style the way they played a message from Hank Aaron when Barry Bonds broke the record. The record but I don't know if it isthat sacred. I know most people knew what the home run record was but most did not know what the TD record was. They knew who held it but not the number. Besides, in a few years, Peyton MAnning will hold the record. Packers and Cowboys are in for a collision course come November 29th. Just like old times.
14. Man ifelt sorry for Eagles tackle Winston Justice. I mean did they not try to help him like send the tight end, start screen passes as well as draw plays. I would have taken him out just to save face. For all we know he will be a good tackle in the league but what a beating. Think McNAbb will be hearing it this week?
15. Notre Dame is 0-5. Where is the outrage. Why no calls for Weis's job?
16. I told you Texas would not be competing in a BCS bowl this year and that game proved it. The game play for QB Colt McCoy is just to rattle him by gettin in his face. He cannot handle it and it clearly shows. I still think he gots talent but man, he is fragile, kind of remind me of Chad Pennington and Donovan McNabb comnined as far as mentality and injury prone.
17. 5 top 10 teams lost, Texas, Oklahoma, West Viringia, Rutgers, and Florida. And USC barely gets by Washington which effects them long enough for them to get bumped down in the polls to numebr 2 behind LSU.
18. Forget the Darren McFaddon bid Cowboys fans. The Browns are going to be at least a good team this year.
19. The MEts collapse is just brutal. I mean on Sept 14th, they were up 7 1/2 games and now they lose the division, they don't even make the playoffs. Brutal. Makes me feel better about the Rangers seaon.
20. Obviously I feel the Rangers need to address a lot of things this offseaon so here they are.
21. Reduce ticket prices. You need to make the confines of the Ballpark more fan friendly. So not only reduce ticket prices but reduce prices of the concessions. They already started this with the all you can eat tickets seats but I feel it needs to me more broader. I don't drink beer but reduce the beer price. Believe me it will work. Have 2 bathroom attendants at every restroom, have double ultra toilet tissue, have ushers escort fans to their seats if they do not know where the seats are at. Bottom line is more fan friendly.
22. Next is market the Rangers. Have guys like Ian Kinsler, Micahel Young, CJ Wilson, Jarrod Saltalamccia out in the public in the MEtroplex, have them go to the Cowboys games, MAvs and Stars games, free public appearances at malls, spoting goods stars. Make these guys as recognizable as Tony Romo, Dirk Nowitzki are.
23. Ownership and management be at every game. We always saw Geroge Bush in his seat down near his usual seats. MAybe if owner Tom Hicks wants the fans to warm up to him he needs to spend at least a part of his day down there, and not just when he has a VIP guest like Bill Parcells or Bobby Knight. Jon Daniels I feel needs to mingle as well. Trust me, the fans will like this.
24. There a lot of free agents and I know the rangers will pursue some of the big name free agent center fielders, Audrew Jones, Mike Cameron, Torri Hunter and Aaron Rowan. I would prefer Rowan because he will be cheaper and he is the youngest but from what it looks, it will be Torri Hunter. It would be fine but he will command a big multi year deal and will be 38 when that deal expires, assunign he commands 5-6 year deal. He is also a resident of the Metroplex which makes it more appealing.
25. There are no big name free agents out there as far as pitchers are concerned so there is little that can be done. Don't rush the minor leaguers like Eric Hurley so keep the staff as Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Brandon McCarthy, JAson Gabbard, and Edinson Volquez.
26. HAve Joaqin Benoit and CJ Wilson compete for the closers job in spring training. And make a decision on Akinori Otsuka soon.
27. Sign Rudy Jaramillo, now. It is stupid to let this guy go. Why would they not give him a good deal?
28. Don't resign Sammy Sosa, and don't sign Barry Bonds. Bonds could probably hit a lot of home uns in gthis ball park but PR wise it is not good if you are trying to rebuild a teams image. We need to take our licks with the young players like JAson Botts.
29. Decide what to to with Gerald LAird and JArod Salty. To be more clearer, decide what to do with first base and catcher. I would keep it this year. HAve them both come back and have the rotating catching position with Salty getting time at first base. Sign a player like Brad Wilkerson or experimetn with Frank Catalatto at first or sign or trade for a low risk first baseman like Richie Sexon to rotate with Salty at first.
1. I thought it was a trap game. I felt the Rams were going to be tough to beat becomes a team that is 0-3 will play tougher and harder than a team that is 3-0 and for a while I thought that was the case. Until the botched snap. Then all hell broke loose. That is a play that will be remembered for a long time. I don't care what anyone says. The way they play Donovan McNabbs run against the Cowboys in 2004 they will play the longest 4 yard run by Tony Romo. What a statement. I mean with the Rams and that fresh momentum from the return for a touchdown, it seemed the Rams would go into the locker room with a fire in them. But Romo quickly put it out. After connecting on passes for two first downs afterwards, he finishes with a scramble on his own. No trap, but a complete dominance.
2. I don't think the Cowboy fans need to worry about a contract with Tony Romo. The Cowboys can franchise him for the next two years so I am not worried about him going anywhere. That said, I think the Cowboys should sign him before they can put the franchise tag on him. The franchise tag was originally designed so a team can still own the rights to a player without having to lose him in free agency, costing first round picks for any team that wanted to sign a franchise player. In return, the player would be guaranteed to have a minimum salary of the top 5 players in his position combined. Now it is used as an advantage to keep players from leaving and from paying them what they are worth in the open market, keeping them from the big contracts. Jerry Jones has yet to use the franchise tag on any player. The closest I recall was after the 1995 season with Darren Woodson, but they were able to ink out a deal. I know Jones wants to be careful with his money, especially on a QB considering the roller coaster of QBS that have come in since Troy Aikman retired. I feel a deal will be done around Thanksgiving week or shortly thereafter. They won't let this linger.
3. I told you we did not have to worry about Terry Glenn's injury. PAtrick Crayton is showing what most Cowboys already knew. He has good hands and yesterday showed he had deceptive speed. So as long as defenses keep sending a safety over the top to cover Owens and Witten, Crayton will be on single coverage and usually with the teams second corner or the nickel back covering him. This will burn defenses. My only concern is defenses will be wise to this and send their best corner to cover Crayton and have the double teams on Ownes and Witten. And if Glenn comes back this year, what then? Crayton is another Cowboy I feel needs to be resigned long term, because I don't feel he will be a number 1 receiver, I think he would make a solid Number 2 receiver.
4. 2 penalties for 10 yards. After a week when they had 10+ penalties for nearly 100 yards. Will the real Cowboys show up!
5. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were commenting on how great this offensive line was playing. Excuse me, I already said this but other than Leonard Davis, is this the same line last year that could not block anybody? What a difference the quarterback makes.
6. I did not think Greg Ellis was going to play this year. But he played and had a good game. Also read this morning how Jones worked out a contract situation with him at his home the previous day. Gee, what a difference a contract makes as far as playing status goes.
7. Well the defense essentially pitched a shutout considering the lone TD was a special team one. Where are all the naysayers about the bad D from week 1. I said the defense would not give up 35 points a game and I was right.
8. Terence Newman stepped up when CB Anthony Henry went out. Hopefully Henry's injury is not serious. The last thing this defense needed is two hobbling defensive backs.
9. The Buffalo Bills are another trap potential game. The Bills now have a QB controversy brewing as their new QB, Trent Edwards showed more poise in the game than their highly touted QB JP Losman. Remember they gave up on Drew Bledsoe for Losman. So I would not get to complacent especially with another big game coming up in two weeks. Can't look ahead now.
10. Well the Bears and Chargers are 1-3. It is still too early to write this off but it sure does not look good.
11. Heard the commentary talking about Brian Griese play as the good and bad Griese. Is that not the way they described Grossman's play? Not looking good people. There are more problems than the QB.
12. The Chargers are feeling the effects of hiring Norv Turner and firing MArty Schottenheimer. I am not saying that Turner is to blame, but everyone knew that when dictator-GM AJ Smith fired Marty that any move this year would be compared to last year if this would have happened if MAry was here and Turners previous failures at other head coaching gigs would be brought up. Fire everybody say, coaches management, front office and start over. Lets hear the Pete Carroll rumors starting
13. Brett Favre is looking like the Brett Favre of old. He broke MArion's all tiem TD record. They even played a message from MArino a la style the way they played a message from Hank Aaron when Barry Bonds broke the record. The record but I don't know if it isthat sacred. I know most people knew what the home run record was but most did not know what the TD record was. They knew who held it but not the number. Besides, in a few years, Peyton MAnning will hold the record. Packers and Cowboys are in for a collision course come November 29th. Just like old times.
14. Man ifelt sorry for Eagles tackle Winston Justice. I mean did they not try to help him like send the tight end, start screen passes as well as draw plays. I would have taken him out just to save face. For all we know he will be a good tackle in the league but what a beating. Think McNAbb will be hearing it this week?
15. Notre Dame is 0-5. Where is the outrage. Why no calls for Weis's job?
16. I told you Texas would not be competing in a BCS bowl this year and that game proved it. The game play for QB Colt McCoy is just to rattle him by gettin in his face. He cannot handle it and it clearly shows. I still think he gots talent but man, he is fragile, kind of remind me of Chad Pennington and Donovan McNabb comnined as far as mentality and injury prone.
17. 5 top 10 teams lost, Texas, Oklahoma, West Viringia, Rutgers, and Florida. And USC barely gets by Washington which effects them long enough for them to get bumped down in the polls to numebr 2 behind LSU.
18. Forget the Darren McFaddon bid Cowboys fans. The Browns are going to be at least a good team this year.
19. The MEts collapse is just brutal. I mean on Sept 14th, they were up 7 1/2 games and now they lose the division, they don't even make the playoffs. Brutal. Makes me feel better about the Rangers seaon.
20. Obviously I feel the Rangers need to address a lot of things this offseaon so here they are.
21. Reduce ticket prices. You need to make the confines of the Ballpark more fan friendly. So not only reduce ticket prices but reduce prices of the concessions. They already started this with the all you can eat tickets seats but I feel it needs to me more broader. I don't drink beer but reduce the beer price. Believe me it will work. Have 2 bathroom attendants at every restroom, have double ultra toilet tissue, have ushers escort fans to their seats if they do not know where the seats are at. Bottom line is more fan friendly.
22. Next is market the Rangers. Have guys like Ian Kinsler, Micahel Young, CJ Wilson, Jarrod Saltalamccia out in the public in the MEtroplex, have them go to the Cowboys games, MAvs and Stars games, free public appearances at malls, spoting goods stars. Make these guys as recognizable as Tony Romo, Dirk Nowitzki are.
23. Ownership and management be at every game. We always saw Geroge Bush in his seat down near his usual seats. MAybe if owner Tom Hicks wants the fans to warm up to him he needs to spend at least a part of his day down there, and not just when he has a VIP guest like Bill Parcells or Bobby Knight. Jon Daniels I feel needs to mingle as well. Trust me, the fans will like this.
24. There a lot of free agents and I know the rangers will pursue some of the big name free agent center fielders, Audrew Jones, Mike Cameron, Torri Hunter and Aaron Rowan. I would prefer Rowan because he will be cheaper and he is the youngest but from what it looks, it will be Torri Hunter. It would be fine but he will command a big multi year deal and will be 38 when that deal expires, assunign he commands 5-6 year deal. He is also a resident of the Metroplex which makes it more appealing.
25. There are no big name free agents out there as far as pitchers are concerned so there is little that can be done. Don't rush the minor leaguers like Eric Hurley so keep the staff as Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Brandon McCarthy, JAson Gabbard, and Edinson Volquez.
26. HAve Joaqin Benoit and CJ Wilson compete for the closers job in spring training. And make a decision on Akinori Otsuka soon.
27. Sign Rudy Jaramillo, now. It is stupid to let this guy go. Why would they not give him a good deal?
28. Don't resign Sammy Sosa, and don't sign Barry Bonds. Bonds could probably hit a lot of home uns in gthis ball park but PR wise it is not good if you are trying to rebuild a teams image. We need to take our licks with the young players like JAson Botts.
29. Decide what to to with Gerald LAird and JArod Salty. To be more clearer, decide what to do with first base and catcher. I would keep it this year. HAve them both come back and have the rotating catching position with Salty getting time at first base. Sign a player like Brad Wilkerson or experimetn with Frank Catalatto at first or sign or trade for a low risk first baseman like Richie Sexon to rotate with Salty at first.
# posted by ttheman @ 7:13 PM 
