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slapping a smedium nightgown on Woody's Girl does not technically make her a "lingerie model".
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slapping a smedium nightgown on Woody's Girl does not technically make her a "lingerie model".
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Yea and with the way he has helped Dak develop I don't see any way Jerry let's him go. If need be Jerry would just back the Brinks truck up to his home and dump a shit ton of money on his doorstep.
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In other news from butt-hurt-ville, the Romosexuals are seeing the writing on the wall, and are now trying to drive the agenda that Dak "had a bad game", thus Romo should be put back in immediately.
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Yeah, because throwing for 250 yards, 3 TDs, and a 117 QB rating in your first game in the historically worst place to play for the Cowboys is such epic fail. Oh, and breaking a Tom Fuckin Brady record while doing it, and getting the win surely qualifies as "bench his ass" material.
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Yeah, because throwing for 250 yards, 3 TDs, and a 117 QB rating in your first game in the historically worst place to play for the Cowboys is such epic fail. Oh, and breaking a Tom Fuckin Brady record while doing it, and getting the win surely qualifies as "bench his ass" material.
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Here's why Dak Prescott's transition from college to the Cowboys is going so well
The playbook was much more similar than anyone could have expected
by Will Brinson @WillBrinson 1h ago • 3 min read
No one could have foreseen the success Dak Prescott's had in the NFL. When Tony Romo went down, the Cowboys looked doomed because they were hinging their hopes on a rookie fourth-round pick. Instead Prescott's made a very good case for rookie of the year and is borderline in the MVP conversation.
The transition he made from Mississippi State, where he rushed 504 times in his final three years, to Dallas, where he's rushed 20 times in six games and completed over 68 percent of his passes with just one interception, has been remarkable.
Maybe it should have been more obvious. Because according Prescott, in an interview with CBS Sports for the latest edition of the Roughing the Passer Podcast (subscribe on iTunes here), the playbook in Dallas is surprisingly similar to his playbook at Mississippi State and it's a misconception that what he ran with the Bulldogs is different than what he runs with the Cowboys.
"Our passing game in college was pretty much the exact same that it is in the NFL. The only difference is I go under center sometimes. I was very fortunate to come in and get the playbook and just look at the plays and being able to connect them to plays we ran in college. So that worked well for me. Working from under center, doing things I wasn't asked to do in college, is just a testament to how hard my coaches -- Coach [Jason] Garrett, Coach [Scott] Linehan, Coach [Wade] Wilson -- from the time I got here, just planting the things in my head that I need to focus on getting back away from center, staying balanced in my throws ... great coaching."
Prescott, who appeared on behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings for his work with the Boys & Girls Club of America (see video below), also said flatly that "lot of our plays now are plays we ran at Mississippi State" and pointed to a crossover between Mullen and his current offensive coordinator Linehan.
As it turns out, the similarities should have been more obvious. According to Urban Meyer, in a 2012 interview with 11 Warriors, he and Mullen, back when Meyer was the wide receivers coach for Notre Dame, went and studied John L. Smith and Linehan's offense at Louisville.
Meyer said he was "enamored" with the offense.
In 1999, Dan Mullen was my GA at Notre Dame. John L. Smith was the coach at Louisville and Scott Linehan was the offensive coordinator. I started watching them on film and said I want to go study them. He said sure go ahead. We ended up staying four days and had to go buy a toothbrush. I was so enamored with the style of play.
So Prescott, the self-proclaimed "smartest quarterback" in the 2016 draft class, is spot on when it comes to his NFL coaching history.
What's fascinating about this is that there are often times situations where NFL teams implement plays from a college quarterback's college playbook in order to make him more comfortable. That hasn't been the case with Prescott, who just worked his way into the Cowboys offense seamlessly.
"No it's just how it worked out with where I landed," Prescott said. "From Day 1 when I go into camp, as the third-string guy, the plays were very similar and a lot we did in college. So I just lucked up on that behalf."
The playbook was much more similar than anyone could have expected
by Will Brinson @WillBrinson 1h ago • 3 min read
No one could have foreseen the success Dak Prescott's had in the NFL. When Tony Romo went down, the Cowboys looked doomed because they were hinging their hopes on a rookie fourth-round pick. Instead Prescott's made a very good case for rookie of the year and is borderline in the MVP conversation.
The transition he made from Mississippi State, where he rushed 504 times in his final three years, to Dallas, where he's rushed 20 times in six games and completed over 68 percent of his passes with just one interception, has been remarkable.
Maybe it should have been more obvious. Because according Prescott, in an interview with CBS Sports for the latest edition of the Roughing the Passer Podcast (subscribe on iTunes here), the playbook in Dallas is surprisingly similar to his playbook at Mississippi State and it's a misconception that what he ran with the Bulldogs is different than what he runs with the Cowboys.
"Our passing game in college was pretty much the exact same that it is in the NFL. The only difference is I go under center sometimes. I was very fortunate to come in and get the playbook and just look at the plays and being able to connect them to plays we ran in college. So that worked well for me. Working from under center, doing things I wasn't asked to do in college, is just a testament to how hard my coaches -- Coach [Jason] Garrett, Coach [Scott] Linehan, Coach [Wade] Wilson -- from the time I got here, just planting the things in my head that I need to focus on getting back away from center, staying balanced in my throws ... great coaching."
Prescott, who appeared on behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings for his work with the Boys & Girls Club of America (see video below), also said flatly that "lot of our plays now are plays we ran at Mississippi State" and pointed to a crossover between Mullen and his current offensive coordinator Linehan.
As it turns out, the similarities should have been more obvious. According to Urban Meyer, in a 2012 interview with 11 Warriors, he and Mullen, back when Meyer was the wide receivers coach for Notre Dame, went and studied John L. Smith and Linehan's offense at Louisville.
Meyer said he was "enamored" with the offense.
In 1999, Dan Mullen was my GA at Notre Dame. John L. Smith was the coach at Louisville and Scott Linehan was the offensive coordinator. I started watching them on film and said I want to go study them. He said sure go ahead. We ended up staying four days and had to go buy a toothbrush. I was so enamored with the style of play.
So Prescott, the self-proclaimed "smartest quarterback" in the 2016 draft class, is spot on when it comes to his NFL coaching history.
What's fascinating about this is that there are often times situations where NFL teams implement plays from a college quarterback's college playbook in order to make him more comfortable. That hasn't been the case with Prescott, who just worked his way into the Cowboys offense seamlessly.
"No it's just how it worked out with where I landed," Prescott said. "From Day 1 when I go into camp, as the third-string guy, the plays were very similar and a lot we did in college. So I just lucked up on that behalf."
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We knew his success wasnt because of Garretts great coaching. Garrett couldnt do anything close to this with NFL veterans so you know he didnt do it in this short a time with Dak. Romo has carried Garrett up to this point and its looking like Dak is next in line to carry this puppet coach farther down the road.
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anyone else feel they're in for a humbling real soon?
They cant be this good.
can they?
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There are a lot fewer things to fix now that could continue to win games than we thought in preseason.
1. Before any cries for quality on defense, the team has to continue to score points and get better at scoring points. Points win games and break the will of opposing teams. This Packer game still had some old Jason moments: Dak's fumble/interception was the "5 Wide no one is even bothering to hide any part of the pass play". Dom knew what to do. That personnel group without motion or play action has got to stop. It just doesn't work and puts the QB at risk. Linehan has to actually orchestrate the plays and is doing a great job. We are in a great position that Dak needed work from under center with a cursory knowledge of the offense. Garrett never did any of the things that Linehan is doing now, but Linehan was doing them with Reggie Bush and Joique Bell.
2. Who's catching? Dak said Beasley is "always open". I think he always has been open. It was at the beginning of last year that Dooley said they increased Beasley's route tree??? Uh...something is just wrong with that. My hunch is Jason just didn't want to emphasize Beasley. Can't understand why it took them so long to He is a much better WR than TWilly but they held back Beasley for some reason. And now the offense requires Beasley's lateral movement and Dak has no history without throwing to Beasley.
Butler. Still not sure what he can do. He has hands like Mickey Mouse that sometimes can catch anything and others miss easy ones. I think he just needs reps.
Witten. Is there any chance that Witten is kind of dogging it in deference to Romo? He looks like he is not playing with the passion he usually has.
TWilly caught one with his hands at his chin. Finally. But still cannot extend his hands and catch away from his body. He is supposed to be the number 1 WR with Dez injured but he gets targeted about once a quarter and averages one catch every third of a game. Let's call in the dog and pee on the TWilly fire. Keep him as a #4 WR because he does have his merits every once in a while but Brice Butler has more of an upside, Beasley will start drawing double teams and Dez is, well, Dez.
3. Red Zone play calling. You can't go 60 yards using a varied and unpredictable approach and then look pathetic and clueless in the red zone.
4. The pass rush. When Durant flew in and sacked Rodgers, it seemed like they were onto something. Maybe they need a 3 man rush with 3 DTs like a 3-4 and send of the OLBs with speed on a delayed pass rush. Nzeocha or Durant. Or maybe they need to make a trade for an Aaron Lynch or Willie Young. Then again the pass rush was kind of odd with Rodgers. Were they trying to corral him rather than attack the backfield?
5. Byron Jones has very alert cover skills and can recover quickly. Anthony Brown is showing he is a tough player and has good tackling fundamentals. Wonder if Brown and Byron could be the future duo at CB and the push should be to get a rangy but tough FS (Byron is good but he's not exactly tough, he is finesse.)
1. Before any cries for quality on defense, the team has to continue to score points and get better at scoring points. Points win games and break the will of opposing teams. This Packer game still had some old Jason moments: Dak's fumble/interception was the "5 Wide no one is even bothering to hide any part of the pass play". Dom knew what to do. That personnel group without motion or play action has got to stop. It just doesn't work and puts the QB at risk. Linehan has to actually orchestrate the plays and is doing a great job. We are in a great position that Dak needed work from under center with a cursory knowledge of the offense. Garrett never did any of the things that Linehan is doing now, but Linehan was doing them with Reggie Bush and Joique Bell.
2. Who's catching? Dak said Beasley is "always open". I think he always has been open. It was at the beginning of last year that Dooley said they increased Beasley's route tree??? Uh...something is just wrong with that. My hunch is Jason just didn't want to emphasize Beasley. Can't understand why it took them so long to He is a much better WR than TWilly but they held back Beasley for some reason. And now the offense requires Beasley's lateral movement and Dak has no history without throwing to Beasley.
Butler. Still not sure what he can do. He has hands like Mickey Mouse that sometimes can catch anything and others miss easy ones. I think he just needs reps.
Witten. Is there any chance that Witten is kind of dogging it in deference to Romo? He looks like he is not playing with the passion he usually has.
TWilly caught one with his hands at his chin. Finally. But still cannot extend his hands and catch away from his body. He is supposed to be the number 1 WR with Dez injured but he gets targeted about once a quarter and averages one catch every third of a game. Let's call in the dog and pee on the TWilly fire. Keep him as a #4 WR because he does have his merits every once in a while but Brice Butler has more of an upside, Beasley will start drawing double teams and Dez is, well, Dez.
3. Red Zone play calling. You can't go 60 yards using a varied and unpredictable approach and then look pathetic and clueless in the red zone.
4. The pass rush. When Durant flew in and sacked Rodgers, it seemed like they were onto something. Maybe they need a 3 man rush with 3 DTs like a 3-4 and send of the OLBs with speed on a delayed pass rush. Nzeocha or Durant. Or maybe they need to make a trade for an Aaron Lynch or Willie Young. Then again the pass rush was kind of odd with Rodgers. Were they trying to corral him rather than attack the backfield?
5. Byron Jones has very alert cover skills and can recover quickly. Anthony Brown is showing he is a tough player and has good tackling fundamentals. Wonder if Brown and Byron could be the future duo at CB and the push should be to get a rangy but tough FS (Byron is good but he's not exactly tough, he is finesse.)
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They could be this good, but we don't know yet. Contrary to what we may have thought, it turns out that the Bengals and Packers aren't that good. So the Cowboys haven't been tested by a top team yet.
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I really feel like Cincy just didn't show up, which happens occasionally. I don't think that with GB.
But I do think something is wrong with Rodgers. We'd heard about it, but seeing it in a full game was kind of shocking. Surely he's not just getting old enough that he's losing a step, is he? Then again, he was so on fire for so long, maybe that just wasn't sustainable.
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Funny thing is, with the Eagles trending down and the Steelers offense very much defanged with Landry Jones at the wheel, it could be a while until we do face a top team.
Having said that, "any given Sunday" always applies.
I can't figure us out. We lost to a mediocre Giants team. Were a number of bad overthrows and a bad int from Cousins from getting blown out against Washington. Let a terrible 49'ers team jump out to a 14-0 lead.
But at the same time, we've beaten everyone (save the Giants game), and pretty soundly in most cases.
I think our offense is incredibly difficult to defend - thanks to the OL, Elliott, and Linehan working wonders with Dak. I think that gives our defense a huge advantage.
I really thought once we faced a legit QB that we'd get exposed. But Dalton did nothing (not that he's a top QB though) and Rodgers played a terrible terrible game.
This bye week now might be good in that it allows us to heal up. Might be bad in that it causes us to lose our momentum.
Eagles game will be huge, but I think we win that one. I have that much faith in our OL and RB.
But at the same time, we've beaten everyone (save the Giants game), and pretty soundly in most cases.
I think our offense is incredibly difficult to defend - thanks to the OL, Elliott, and Linehan working wonders with Dak. I think that gives our defense a huge advantage.
I really thought once we faced a legit QB that we'd get exposed. But Dalton did nothing (not that he's a top QB though) and Rodgers played a terrible terrible game.
This bye week now might be good in that it allows us to heal up. Might be bad in that it causes us to lose our momentum.
Eagles game will be huge, but I think we win that one. I have that much faith in our OL and RB.
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It may happen, actually it probably will. Just not until we play the Vikings. That's when I think we see Dak have some struggles with ball security. Be it fumbles or INT. I just have a feeling that is going to be a close hard fought ugly game where we turn over the ball a number of times
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Can't remember, but Linehan never really had a QB in St Louis, did he? The end of the Marc Bulger era, maybe?
I've always thought Linehan was very impressive in interviews, and that may help. A terrible team that wants a young spread QB to succeed right away might give him a chance.
I've always thought Linehan was very impressive in interviews, and that may help. A terrible team that wants a young spread QB to succeed right away might give him a chance.
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Yes, BB has admitted rimming WG
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I don't have the numbers in front of me, but the redzone offense other than the NYG game seems to me to have been good so far.
The GB game the two TD's to Beasley were really good calls and play designs, and they were plays I don't remember seeing us run before.
Butler ran a route almost every team runs for the other redzone TD. It was a good route, great throw and very nice catch for the score.