Mac Engel Chat
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Star-Telegram
Here are excerpts from Tuesday's online chat with Cowboys beat writer Mac Engel:
What will it take for Bill Parcells to switch quarterbacks? When our record is 2-13? And where is Jerry Jones' voice in this situation? Is he the owner or is Tuna the owner/GM?
The Cowboys aren't going to go 2-13 with Drew Bledsoe as the quarterback. But, wow, would that be a story, huh? Jerry Jones can sign a few players, but he's not going to tell Bill Parcells what to do with them. If he tried, Bill would quit. For the sake of argument, if the Cowboys are struggling and Bledsoe continues to be bad, Tony Romo will play. But it won't happen for a while. If it happens at all.
Why can't these coaches and Bledsoe figure out a way to utilize Terrell Owens more? The guy is supposed to be one of the most dynamic playmakers in the NFL, and the Cowboys seem to have turned him into a decoy.
I do agree that there are plays for the Cowboys to get the ball to Owens. Some of this has to do with Bledsoe's relationship with Terry Glenn. He knows him and exactly what he's going to do. He doesn't have that bond with Owens. I'm not sure if he'll get it this season. But the Cowboys aren't going to the West Coast offense to get Owens the ball. This is a basic offense, and there will be no 90-catch receivers.
At what point is the inevitable going to happen, with Owens really tearing apart Bledsoe and maybe the offensive coaches as well? This guy is used to accumulating big-time numbers, so how long can he tolerate a QB who keeps missing him?
That is the $25 million question. The fact that Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders are stumping for Bledsoe to be benched is an obvious sign that the complaining behind closed doors has begun. Irvin and Sanders are buddies with Owens. You do the math.
Star-Telegram
Here are excerpts from Tuesday's online chat with Cowboys beat writer Mac Engel:
What will it take for Bill Parcells to switch quarterbacks? When our record is 2-13? And where is Jerry Jones' voice in this situation? Is he the owner or is Tuna the owner/GM?
The Cowboys aren't going to go 2-13 with Drew Bledsoe as the quarterback. But, wow, would that be a story, huh? Jerry Jones can sign a few players, but he's not going to tell Bill Parcells what to do with them. If he tried, Bill would quit. For the sake of argument, if the Cowboys are struggling and Bledsoe continues to be bad, Tony Romo will play. But it won't happen for a while. If it happens at all.
Why can't these coaches and Bledsoe figure out a way to utilize Terrell Owens more? The guy is supposed to be one of the most dynamic playmakers in the NFL, and the Cowboys seem to have turned him into a decoy.
I do agree that there are plays for the Cowboys to get the ball to Owens. Some of this has to do with Bledsoe's relationship with Terry Glenn. He knows him and exactly what he's going to do. He doesn't have that bond with Owens. I'm not sure if he'll get it this season. But the Cowboys aren't going to the West Coast offense to get Owens the ball. This is a basic offense, and there will be no 90-catch receivers.
At what point is the inevitable going to happen, with Owens really tearing apart Bledsoe and maybe the offensive coaches as well? This guy is used to accumulating big-time numbers, so how long can he tolerate a QB who keeps missing him?
That is the $25 million question. The fact that Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders are stumping for Bledsoe to be benched is an obvious sign that the complaining behind closed doors has begun. Irvin and Sanders are buddies with Owens. You do the math.
posted by The Gryphon at 6:44 PM
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