whiteboy Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Has anyone bothered to check out any of the Cowboys message boards? I wonder what the general reaction to signing Drew is? I haven't had the opportunity to check them out but I would guess most would at least think it's an upgrade to Vinny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblehead Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 There has been some threads here on the subject, and from what I gather after reading them, it appears to me that Bill Parcells is losing some of his luster there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 They were dismayed at first, then tried to hype themselves up some......now, they are resigned to doom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsNYC Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I still can't believe that most teams, including the CARDINALS didn't want Bledsoe, and the fans of the team that did sign him can't stand him. Yet fans here wanted to keep him? People just really hate change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Yet fans here wanted to keep him? People just really hate change! 255810[/snapback] Fear of the unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BackInDaDay Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Fear of the unknown. 255895[/snapback] As opposed to fear of the known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Has anyone bothered to check out any of the Cowboys message boards? I wonder what the general reaction to signing Drew is? I haven't had the opportunity to check them out but I would guess most would at least think it's an upgrade to Vinny? 255744[/snapback] Jaws was on local radio last Friday. He said that Bledsoe is the prototypical NFL QB, and he can 'still make all the throws.' Someone should inform Jaws that what was prototypical 5-10 years ago is now obsolete. I guess it's OK to be a statue as long as you can 'make all the throws.' He also trashed the Bills O-line...wait until DB takes a few snaps behind the pukes line. Unless there is a major overhaul he won't last through week 5. Talked about how DB hasn't been the same since PP left. He needs targets to throw to etc. If I had to guess I would say that Jaws was saying what the pukes wanted to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 All of the Cowboys fans I know personally are all happy about it. Suckers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 What was really missing from Beldsoe last year was that "ignite in the belly" feel he had when he played the first game for us Vs the Jets. DB went back into the game after getting some part of his chin stitched up. It showed his commitment to excel and win. Sadly I couldn't see that in Drew last year. Especially the game against the Steelers, he looked so flat and unfocussed, having no spirit to rally the team around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Jaws was on local radio last Friday. He said that Bledsoe is the prototypical NFL QB, and he can 'still make all the throws.' Someone should inform Jaws that what was prototypical 5-10 years ago is now obsolete. I guess it's OK to be a statue as long as you can 'make all the throws.' He also trashed the Bills O-line...wait until DB takes a few snaps behind the pukes line. Unless there is a major overhaul he won't last through week 5. Talked about how DB hasn't been the same since PP left. He needs targets to throw to etc. If I had to guess I would say that Jaws was saying what the pukes wanted to hear. 255971[/snapback] i think the cowboys line is probably more solid than the bills line across the board. not great, but not as many question marks/weak links. allen remains at least a solid player, adams is pretty good, the center is solid. gurode isn't as good as people expected (he was drafted awfully high for a guard), but i'm guessing he's not terrible. forgot who the RT is, but that's not hard a position to address (and the cowboys already stated they'd do this). they have a way better TE than the bills have had in eons, and the receiving corps is roughly equal (maybe slightly worse) to the bills when healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 All of the Cowboys fans I know personally are all happy about it. Suckers... 255990[/snapback] they probably should be - i have every expectation that bledsoe will be at least moderately decent next year. and that's better than what they had the last few seasons. one thing people forget about DB is that for all of his flaws, he's essentially lost nothing -- he's genuinely exactly the same player as he was when he came into the league physically. he was immobile in 1993 and had a great arm, and you can say the same thing about him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Jaws was on local radio last Friday. He said that Bledsoe is the prototypical NFL QB, and he can 'still make all the throws.' Someone should inform Jaws that what was prototypical 5-10 years ago is now obsolete. I guess it's OK to be a statue as long as you can 'make all the throws.' He also trashed the Bills O-line...wait until DB takes a few snaps behind the pukes line. Unless there is a major overhaul he won't last through week 5. Talked about how DB hasn't been the same since PP left. He needs targets to throw to etc. If I had to guess I would say that Jaws was saying what the pukes wanted to hear. 255971[/snapback] Jaworski is inconsistent. He couldn't say enough positives about Losman when we drafted him 10 months ago. I DEFINITELY remember him saying he'd be starting by 2005. Now he's waxing nostalgic about Bledsoe ? Talk about playing to an audience. Oh well, there was lots of toxins in Lackawanna where he grew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Given the overall weakness of the NFC and that Parcells made the playoffs with Quincy Carter as his QB, would it really suprise anybody that a Bledsoe lead Cowboys makes the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Given the overall weakness of the NFC and that Parcells made the playoffs with Quincy Carter as his QB, would it really suprise anybody that a Bledsoe lead Cowboys makes the playoffs? 256010[/snapback] And you wonder why you attract enemies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad1 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Jaws was on local radio last Friday. He said that Bledsoe is the prototypical NFL QB, and he can 'still make all the throws.' Someone should inform Jaws that what was prototypical 5-10 years ago is now obsolete. I guess it's OK to be a statue as long as you can 'make all the throws.' 255971[/snapback] By prototypical, I'm guessing that you and Jaws mean a pocket QB. And if that's the case, there are several successful pocket QBs in the league right now, including Brady, Manning, Roethlisberger, and Green. A guy's ability to sidestep the rush in the pocket does make him a scrambling or rollout QB. Bledsoe was a pocket QB with increasingly slow feet and progressively bad decision making. There's nothing prototypical about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 And you wonder why you attract enemies... 256016[/snapback] I raised a question, why should I make enemies or attract attacks...or am I only allowed to spout the Converntional Wisdom that Bledsoe sucks and it does not matter what team he plays for. The more things change the more they stay the same.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 What was really missing from Beldsoe last year was that "ignite in the belly"feel he had when he played the first game for us Vs the Jets. DB went back into the game after getting some part of his chin stitched up. It showed his commitment to excel and win. Sadly I couldn't see that in Drew last year. Especially the game against the Steelers, he looked so flat and unfocussed, having no spirit to rally the team around him. 255992[/snapback] To be honest with you, I thought Drew played "Too Careful" this past year. Almost like he was afraid of making the big mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 What was really missing from Beldsoe last year was that "ignite in the belly"feel he had when he played the first game for us Vs the Jets. DB went back into the game after getting some part of his chin stitched up. It showed his commitment to excel and win. Sadly I couldn't see that in Drew last year. Especially the game against the Steelers, he looked so flat and unfocussed, having no spirit to rally the team around him. 255992[/snapback] Not to mention that he never lived in Buffalo in the offseason. Bledsoe's about as old school as it gets. He still thinks he can come in and out all year like the other position players, while new school guys like Brady and Losman are willing to do their homework year round. Bledsoe reached a plateau then it's as if he said that's it...I know everything I need to know, I'm going back to Montana, see you in August. That's not good enough to cut it in today's NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 If my starting QB was Vinny last year, I would be excited about Drew. Say what you want about Drew but he still has a big arm and can make an occational big play. Vinny can't get the ball 20 yds down field anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobot Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 By prototypical, I'm guessing that you and Jaws mean a pocket QB. And if that's the case, there are several successful pocket QBs in the league right now, including Brady, Manning, Roethlisberger, and Green. A guy's ability to sidestep the rush in the pocket does make him a scrambling or rollout QB. Bledsoe was a pocket QB with increasingly slow feet and progressively bad decision making. There's nothing prototypical about that. I agree. In most instances, when the prototypical pocket QB played a critical game vs an out of the pocket QB, the pocket QB won. Part of that is the role of THE OFFENSIVE LINE and the importance assigned to it. If Bledsoe has success in Dallas (Big If), it will be Parcells' priority to have a roadgrader O-Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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