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Taylor: It's time for (Marc Colombo) to go because injuries and age have robbed him of much of his effectiveness
06:49 PM CST on Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor answered your questions in his weekly e-mail newsletter - Inside the Dallas Cowboys. Here are some highlights.
Jason Mastrangelo asks asks ... Instead of cutting Marc Colombo, what about moving him to right guard and cutting Leonard Davis? Colombo has slowed down, but he appears to play hard and has lots of heart.
TAYLOR: Colombo has never played guard, and it's difficult for tall players such as Davis and Colombo to get low enough and play with enough leverage to be an effective blocker. Davis could do it because he was such a good athlete. Relatively speaking, Colombo has never been that type of athlete. He has succeeded with guile and toughness for more than a year. But it's time for him to go because injuries and age have robbed him of much of his effectiveness.
Phillip Rudolph, New Orleans asks ... Shouldn't we at least start talking about who is the best candidate to turn around our defense? Paul Pasqualoni got us more takeaways, be we still gave up close to 30 points a game (not including Philly game).
TAYLOR: Personally, I'm a big fan of Mike Zimmer because he can coach the 4-3 and the 3-4 and he's a master technician. He's all about technique and accountability. He demands toughness, and he would help this team maximize its potential in addition to being familiar with the NFC East. Of course, he's under contract to Cincinnati for another year, but they might be willing to let him go since his daughters still live in Texas, and as a family they're apparently still having a difficult time dealing with the tragic death of his wife about a year ago as you might expect.
Ronnie Gips asks ... I really hope in the draft Jerry picks players who played big-time football and stops looking for diamonds in the rough. Thoughts?
TAYLOR: So you wouldn't want Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois), Miles Austin (Monmouth), Stephen Bowen (Hofstra), Jon Kitna (Central Washington), Doug Free (Northern Illinois) and DeMarcus Ware (Troy)? It's not about where guys come from, it's about whether they can play. The Cowboys need to do a better job finding guys who can play no matter where they went to college. That's their task.
06:49 PM CST on Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor answered your questions in his weekly e-mail newsletter - Inside the Dallas Cowboys. Here are some highlights.
Jason Mastrangelo asks asks ... Instead of cutting Marc Colombo, what about moving him to right guard and cutting Leonard Davis? Colombo has slowed down, but he appears to play hard and has lots of heart.
TAYLOR: Colombo has never played guard, and it's difficult for tall players such as Davis and Colombo to get low enough and play with enough leverage to be an effective blocker. Davis could do it because he was such a good athlete. Relatively speaking, Colombo has never been that type of athlete. He has succeeded with guile and toughness for more than a year. But it's time for him to go because injuries and age have robbed him of much of his effectiveness.
Phillip Rudolph, New Orleans asks ... Shouldn't we at least start talking about who is the best candidate to turn around our defense? Paul Pasqualoni got us more takeaways, be we still gave up close to 30 points a game (not including Philly game).
TAYLOR: Personally, I'm a big fan of Mike Zimmer because he can coach the 4-3 and the 3-4 and he's a master technician. He's all about technique and accountability. He demands toughness, and he would help this team maximize its potential in addition to being familiar with the NFC East. Of course, he's under contract to Cincinnati for another year, but they might be willing to let him go since his daughters still live in Texas, and as a family they're apparently still having a difficult time dealing with the tragic death of his wife about a year ago as you might expect.
Ronnie Gips asks ... I really hope in the draft Jerry picks players who played big-time football and stops looking for diamonds in the rough. Thoughts?
TAYLOR: So you wouldn't want Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois), Miles Austin (Monmouth), Stephen Bowen (Hofstra), Jon Kitna (Central Washington), Doug Free (Northern Illinois) and DeMarcus Ware (Troy)? It's not about where guys come from, it's about whether they can play. The Cowboys need to do a better job finding guys who can play no matter where they went to college. That's their task.
