Bledsoe remains capable
Star-Telegram
Here are excerpts from Tuesday's online chat with Cowboys beat writer Mac Engel:
If Drew Bledsoe had performed last year or this year, would we even be discussing Tony Romo? Bledsoe seems to be likable, but is simply not doing the job. Two weeks ago, when
Bledsoe took a hit and then threw an interception, the announcer first proclaimed that it was the fault of the linemen. After discovering that Bledsoe was woozy, he cited that as the reason for the miscue. The WFAA announcer proclaimed that a QB controversy was ridiculous. My question is this: Does the media still believe that there are WMDs in Iraq?
Bill Parcells believes something is there [with Romo]. That's why he leaves himself an out. The fear is, or maybe this is [my fear], Romo hasn't played in a regular-season game. I don't care what he did in the preseason. It doesn't count. Regulars aren't going full speed. Defenses don't show what they plan to do in the regular season. So what Romo saw in preseason will look nothing like he will see. Bledsoe is capable. He can make every throw you'd want. The trick for him is to settle for the [short] throw, the checkdown, or a punt. He wants to make a play every single time. As for the WMDs, I'll stick to sports. As Clint Eastwood said at the end of Magnum Force, "Man's got to know his limitations."
Flozell Adams obviously had an awful game Sunday. How much of that was due to lingering effects from his injuries and possibly not being in proper football shape after missing much of the preseason? It was assumed that left tackle would no longer be a worry with Flo back, but was that a faulty assumption?
I do think some of Flo's game had to do with his conditioning and the injury. It had been a long time since he played that much. And he's a big, big man.
It still seems like there is something holding the Cowboys' defense back from truly elite status. Why do they still seem to lack the ability to make game-changing plays like the Pittsburghs and Chicagos of the world make on a weekly basis?
Great, great question. What holds them back from reaching that status is turnovers. They don't force enough. Once they do that, they'll be elite. Until then, they are a collection of high draft picks and big names.
Here are excerpts from Tuesday's online chat with Cowboys beat writer Mac Engel:
If Drew Bledsoe had performed last year or this year, would we even be discussing Tony Romo? Bledsoe seems to be likable, but is simply not doing the job. Two weeks ago, when
Bledsoe took a hit and then threw an interception, the announcer first proclaimed that it was the fault of the linemen. After discovering that Bledsoe was woozy, he cited that as the reason for the miscue. The WFAA announcer proclaimed that a QB controversy was ridiculous. My question is this: Does the media still believe that there are WMDs in Iraq?
Bill Parcells believes something is there [with Romo]. That's why he leaves himself an out. The fear is, or maybe this is [my fear], Romo hasn't played in a regular-season game. I don't care what he did in the preseason. It doesn't count. Regulars aren't going full speed. Defenses don't show what they plan to do in the regular season. So what Romo saw in preseason will look nothing like he will see. Bledsoe is capable. He can make every throw you'd want. The trick for him is to settle for the [short] throw, the checkdown, or a punt. He wants to make a play every single time. As for the WMDs, I'll stick to sports. As Clint Eastwood said at the end of Magnum Force, "Man's got to know his limitations."
Flozell Adams obviously had an awful game Sunday. How much of that was due to lingering effects from his injuries and possibly not being in proper football shape after missing much of the preseason? It was assumed that left tackle would no longer be a worry with Flo back, but was that a faulty assumption?
I do think some of Flo's game had to do with his conditioning and the injury. It had been a long time since he played that much. And he's a big, big man.
It still seems like there is something holding the Cowboys' defense back from truly elite status. Why do they still seem to lack the ability to make game-changing plays like the Pittsburghs and Chicagos of the world make on a weekly basis?
Great, great question. What holds them back from reaching that status is turnovers. They don't force enough. Once they do that, they'll be elite. Until then, they are a collection of high draft picks and big names.
posted by The Gryphon at 10:13 AM
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