Don’t get me wrong. This is much better than running Vinny back out there in 2005, and honestly, that is what I expected Parcells was going to do. But, does he seriously think that Drew Bledsoe is the answer to anything? Does he seriously believe the Philadelphia Eagles defense will have a tough time figuring out his game?
I think not.
Look at his numbers , and you will see a guy who has numbers that do not impress.
Check out his game log that indicates that he eluded sacks just twice all season. The Patriots and the Raiders sacked him 7 times each in a game last year. He cannot move anymore in the pocket. I saw that with my own eyes at Texas Stadium on November 9, 2003, when he sucked so bad that I felt bad for him. His numbers that day were 17-34-104 yards for a passer rating of 56.5 in a 10-6 loss to Quincy Carter and the Dallas Cowboys.
Sorry, but if you are scoring 6 in a game at Dallas, and if you are being pushed out of Buffalo for J.P. Losman, then I am pretty certain that the Cowboys are making a mistake.
But, let’s see what the contract says. If it is reasonable, then this is a poor decision. If it is one of those 4 year/$24 million deals with $8 million signing bonus, then this will be devastating. We should know soon enough.
It sure looks like the Cowboys are continuing their efforts to assemble the “AFC East Old-Timers Team”. What a surprise, another Parcells guy has a job in Valley Ranch. Surely, Keith Byars and Adrian Murrell cannot be too far away…Oh wait, Murrell has already been here.
Links:
Cowlishaw thinks it is one Drew too many …
Jen Floyd with the details on Bledsoe …at least the ones that are out so far…
Jeffri Chadiha (whom I am not very familiar with) claims that the end is nigh for Parcells in Dallas …
I'm starting to wonder how badly this will all end for Bill Parcells. His brief tenure with the Cowboys is already taking misguided turns -- there's no way he can seriously consider Drew Bledsoe as the answer for what ailed a 6-10 team last season -- but there will certainly be more decisions that will leave us shaking our heads. Call it intuition. The unquestioned faith Parcells inspired in so many other franchises isn't in Dallas right now.
Peter King torches Bledsoe …
Mark Cuban on the man who lost a billion dollars – Bob Goodenow …This is a great read from an owner about how a Player’s Association Rep should have just taken the owner’s offer. I disagree with it, but he makes a convincing case…
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GOLTV comes to Directv! …Now, Spanish and Italian Football arrives…
This should make you giggle, Pictures of dudes at a Star Wars Convention …
Arrested Development – Strug-gel-ling …
US Soccer UK …
Break Dancer banned in England ...
His Royal Highness, Bonds on full display ...
Tech beats Texas in a big game ...
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Just a little pet-peeve. The columnist from DMN is Cowlishaw instead of Colishaw. There's a 'w' early in the name...
My bad- Fixed it- If only spellcheck could fix proper names-
I thought a comment from an actual Buffalo Bills fan might be appropriate today. I can't imagine much of the "Cowboy Nation", if I can call it that is too excited about adding Bledsoe to the mix. Sure he seems better than Vinny and probably will be, but by how much? There's the problem. Giving millions of dollars to a guy that will be probably ok. Only in the sports world huh.
First of all I have to admitt I was happy when the Bill's got Drew from New England. Heck who wouldn't be happy for a name guy like that after the Rob Johnson and Doug Flutie days, not to mention poor Alex Van Pelt (Linus' brother?). However that joy was short lived. Sure his first season was exciting with all those passes to Price and Moulds but even then I could see him taking way too many hits. Dallas better get a fleet of Brinks trucks to protect him if they hope to succeed.
There is were the positives lie. If they can get good blitz pick up and if they can get a wideout that can go deep every route then Bledsoe might become a nice surprise. Those are big ifs. Julius Jones will have to run well and stay healthy to give Bledsoe plenty of Play action opportunites.
I do wish him luck. He wasn't a bad guy in Buffalo. He worked hard and gave it his full effort. I just hope that the JP Losman face isnt anything like the Bledsoe one.
Thanks much
By the way... I still think the next great Cowboy's QB still isn't on their roster yet I don't believe.
Bob:
Please be sure to ask Bob Knight about this today..... do you realize it's 20 years ago this week since the "chair throwing" incident? (against Purdue University in Bloomington on 2/23/85).
Ken Sports
Thanks for soccer talk, happy fun time.
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