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Jerry Jones: 'I'm fine with David Buehler'
09:55 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 14, 2010
SportsDayDFW.com
Jerry Jones, owner and president of the Dallas Cowboys , was interviewed today about the Cowboys loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Here are some highlights:
Did you ever talk with Jason Garrett after the game about the blotched play ran right before halftime? What were the coaches attempting to do?
Well, listen, that was a bad call but one of the things that Wade [Phillips] does the best is his game calling and calls during the game and he’s one of the best and that was one that wasn’t. But, other then that, that was about it.
As the owner but also as a fan, what was going through your head on that play?
Well, first of all, [Tony] Romo, if you look at his skills and look at the thing that he does, he will, from time to time, make an impromptu play. That’s what I call his ‘Favre-ish’ factor in him and he’ll do that. Again, the mistake was all the way through the play, not going to knee and just killing the play. But again, that doesn’t very often there with Wade.
Do you feel sorry for Roy Williams after his game winning touchdown was erased by a penalty?
Well, you know, the second thing I thought about when we made the play was that it was Roy Williams on the end and I said, “How fitting for him to get to be a part of that big a play.” But frankly, I saw the hold from the get-go and was not surprised at the same time I saw the play, I saw the flag but I wasn’t surprised because I saw the hold before the flag.
After committing three penalties last night, including the one that ended the game, are you still confident in your choice with Alex Barron?
Basically, he has such long arms and one of the difficult things he has to deal with is that the defender can get inside him and how he continues to make the block from that point on is more likely to hold. It’s something that he works on, it’s something he’s got to continue to work on.
What was the thought process in going out and bringing in Alex Barron?
The same one as when we had Flozell Adams. Flozell was the second most penalized player over a certain period of time there. And the thought process is hopefully the good will overcome the bad and the good things are worth the other things. We brought him in and had five years of starting; that’s as opposed to sometimes you go with the situation we had. When Bill Parcells was here we had times when we had two tackles out there that had no experience, they were rookies and we paid the price, by the way, when that happened too. One on each end, a left tackle and a right tackle, so you’re always trying but one of the biggest challenges you got is to get the right people in there, especially when you’ve had some injuries.
Is the biggest challenge for this team right now the offensive line or is there something bigger you have to worry about?
I like our depth in the offensive line because we’ve certainly, in [Marc] Colombo and [Kyle] Kosier that we’ve got coming back. [Montrae] Holland made a good accounting of himself and gives us a very acceptable play in there at guard when we don’t have Kosier. We’ve got some alternatives for moving some people around, if we need to. So we’ve got some flexibility there and then we’ve got some young players there that you’re going to pay a price if you go with but we have young players that could step in, too. So, fundamentally, when I compare our offensive line with offensive lines around the league, I’m pretty comfortable.
Would it be fair to say that the two players everyone was most excited about were Miles Austin with his new contract and Dez Bryant?
First of all, it didn’t surprise me, I was proud that Miles Austin had that performance. He’s done nothing but get better and it’s hard to believe but he can get better and that’s why we were excited to sign him long-term. And, of course, Dez Bryant, when you think about it, that’s remarkable to come in there as a rookie and you saw the curtain kind of easing up for him as the game went along and saw him getting used to the speed of the game. But, I think that it’s also really a good thing that Romo is going to him as much. A lot of that is Tony’s decision to throw that ball out there to him and let him try and beat that guy one-on-one. That’s a Romo decision usually and so with all of that in mind, I liked that. It showed the kind of confidence that Tony has in him. What we’ve got to look forward to is that usually when that ball is going out and that guy is that close on him, you got other people that are open as well and so I think Tony sees that and will continue to look at it and it ought to help open up our passing game.
At the beginning of the game, did Jason Garrett order all those short, quick passes because he lacks trust in the offensive line and wanted to protect Romo?
No, I don’t think so. You got options on that play: you can throw it out there to Dez or you can throw it to someone else on that play and that’s what I’m talking about. Frankly, we ran the ball really well, we averaged about 4.7 yards a carry but more importantly than anything, our offensive line really put push on their defense. And so I see the areas we can improve in and it’s hard to be optimistic when you’ve had that disappointing a loss and certainly you’re first game. I’m proud of our team. You wanted to go up there, even though you’re on the road, you wanted to go up there and win. And candidly, can and should because we did get a lot of push in our offensive line. We do have running ability, we did the other night and we also saw that we have the ability to throw and catch the ball. All of those things should have us come around to where we’re playing very, very well. Bad news about the other night is that if you’ve got five or six games to lose, you know those road games are going to be tough, we’ve just given up one of them if you want to look at it that way. But we should be able to take what we have, what we saw positive the other night and we should be able to be a really good offensive team.
On David Buehler:
I’m fine with David Buehler. He missed one kick in preseason and that’s good enough for me. And certainly we were disappointed that on that opening kick, he just didn’t come on through but as far as coming through with his leg…the bottom line is that we’ll be going with David.
09:55 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 14, 2010
SportsDayDFW.com
Jerry Jones, owner and president of the Dallas Cowboys , was interviewed today about the Cowboys loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Here are some highlights:
Did you ever talk with Jason Garrett after the game about the blotched play ran right before halftime? What were the coaches attempting to do?
Well, listen, that was a bad call but one of the things that Wade [Phillips] does the best is his game calling and calls during the game and he’s one of the best and that was one that wasn’t. But, other then that, that was about it.
As the owner but also as a fan, what was going through your head on that play?
Well, first of all, [Tony] Romo, if you look at his skills and look at the thing that he does, he will, from time to time, make an impromptu play. That’s what I call his ‘Favre-ish’ factor in him and he’ll do that. Again, the mistake was all the way through the play, not going to knee and just killing the play. But again, that doesn’t very often there with Wade.
Do you feel sorry for Roy Williams after his game winning touchdown was erased by a penalty?
Well, you know, the second thing I thought about when we made the play was that it was Roy Williams on the end and I said, “How fitting for him to get to be a part of that big a play.” But frankly, I saw the hold from the get-go and was not surprised at the same time I saw the play, I saw the flag but I wasn’t surprised because I saw the hold before the flag.
After committing three penalties last night, including the one that ended the game, are you still confident in your choice with Alex Barron?
Basically, he has such long arms and one of the difficult things he has to deal with is that the defender can get inside him and how he continues to make the block from that point on is more likely to hold. It’s something that he works on, it’s something he’s got to continue to work on.
What was the thought process in going out and bringing in Alex Barron?
The same one as when we had Flozell Adams. Flozell was the second most penalized player over a certain period of time there. And the thought process is hopefully the good will overcome the bad and the good things are worth the other things. We brought him in and had five years of starting; that’s as opposed to sometimes you go with the situation we had. When Bill Parcells was here we had times when we had two tackles out there that had no experience, they were rookies and we paid the price, by the way, when that happened too. One on each end, a left tackle and a right tackle, so you’re always trying but one of the biggest challenges you got is to get the right people in there, especially when you’ve had some injuries.
Is the biggest challenge for this team right now the offensive line or is there something bigger you have to worry about?
I like our depth in the offensive line because we’ve certainly, in [Marc] Colombo and [Kyle] Kosier that we’ve got coming back. [Montrae] Holland made a good accounting of himself and gives us a very acceptable play in there at guard when we don’t have Kosier. We’ve got some alternatives for moving some people around, if we need to. So we’ve got some flexibility there and then we’ve got some young players there that you’re going to pay a price if you go with but we have young players that could step in, too. So, fundamentally, when I compare our offensive line with offensive lines around the league, I’m pretty comfortable.
Would it be fair to say that the two players everyone was most excited about were Miles Austin with his new contract and Dez Bryant?
First of all, it didn’t surprise me, I was proud that Miles Austin had that performance. He’s done nothing but get better and it’s hard to believe but he can get better and that’s why we were excited to sign him long-term. And, of course, Dez Bryant, when you think about it, that’s remarkable to come in there as a rookie and you saw the curtain kind of easing up for him as the game went along and saw him getting used to the speed of the game. But, I think that it’s also really a good thing that Romo is going to him as much. A lot of that is Tony’s decision to throw that ball out there to him and let him try and beat that guy one-on-one. That’s a Romo decision usually and so with all of that in mind, I liked that. It showed the kind of confidence that Tony has in him. What we’ve got to look forward to is that usually when that ball is going out and that guy is that close on him, you got other people that are open as well and so I think Tony sees that and will continue to look at it and it ought to help open up our passing game.
At the beginning of the game, did Jason Garrett order all those short, quick passes because he lacks trust in the offensive line and wanted to protect Romo?
No, I don’t think so. You got options on that play: you can throw it out there to Dez or you can throw it to someone else on that play and that’s what I’m talking about. Frankly, we ran the ball really well, we averaged about 4.7 yards a carry but more importantly than anything, our offensive line really put push on their defense. And so I see the areas we can improve in and it’s hard to be optimistic when you’ve had that disappointing a loss and certainly you’re first game. I’m proud of our team. You wanted to go up there, even though you’re on the road, you wanted to go up there and win. And candidly, can and should because we did get a lot of push in our offensive line. We do have running ability, we did the other night and we also saw that we have the ability to throw and catch the ball. All of those things should have us come around to where we’re playing very, very well. Bad news about the other night is that if you’ve got five or six games to lose, you know those road games are going to be tough, we’ve just given up one of them if you want to look at it that way. But we should be able to take what we have, what we saw positive the other night and we should be able to be a really good offensive team.
On David Buehler:
I’m fine with David Buehler. He missed one kick in preseason and that’s good enough for me. And certainly we were disappointed that on that opening kick, he just didn’t come on through but as far as coming through with his leg…the bottom line is that we’ll be going with David.