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Saying Everything and Nothing at All
by Rafael
Jerry held court for the press yesterday, and gave them one tip, then another, then another...
So many tips it's hard to find a scoop. He said they could take a pass rusher at 14. He didn't rule out an offensive lineman there.
On free agency, he held out a scenario where the Cowboys could keep Terence Newman, long assumed to be marking time until he's cut before the March 13th free agency window opens. Then Jerry offered this goulash about Anthony Spencer. Bonus points if you can parse this passage:
“He’s your edge guy,” Jones said. “He plays differently by design than [DeMarcus] Ware, and let’s say he’s a set-your-edge and Ware is freer to go. Now the fact that Ware draws the chip, draws the block, the double team, then that should make Spencer have an edge. That should free up Spencer more, but you could come up with a concept that if you had two Wares you can set the edge less with the other guy.
“Let’s not say Spencer, but name another top pass rusher in the league and had them at both ends, you would play them differently than we would Spencer. If we end up changing that then you will see Spencer with better sack numbers, not necessarily
at the expense of Ware, but just by doing it differently.”
“Anthony can be and is very capable of being much more impactful for us than he was last year, although he played well last year,” Jones said. “To have a Ware and two have two really pressure players that other teams have to deal with is a dream of defensive coordinators. I personally think Anthony Spencer has a chance to be a much more effective pressure player, and so he’s somebody I value.”
You can see this as an endorsement of Spencer, in the "he's somebody I value" clause. You can also see it as an indictment of Spencer, because he points out that Ware draws the extra attention and gives Spencer better chances, which he has not exploited.
And who is this other "pressure player," this hypothetical -- or not hypothetical? -- "second Ware" he's suggesting?
If you want the Cowboys to franchise Spencer, there's something for you here. If you want the Cowboys to get another veteran, there's something for you too. If you think the Cowboys will tag Spencer and get another top rusher, you can find some evidence here as well.
Then there's Jason Garrett. He's been very positive about Spencer and his fellow free agents. But when has Garrett ever uttered a discouraging word about any of his players to the press?
Cowboys Kremlinologists will remember that the team's brass were quiet as monks during the Johnson era. In Jerry 1.0, information leaked freely. Since an information embargo seems impossible while Jerry is sentient and press microphones are plentiful, maybe the team has taken a new tack; instead of saying nothing, they'll say everything.
Which amounts to nothing at all. :confused
by Rafael
Jerry held court for the press yesterday, and gave them one tip, then another, then another...
So many tips it's hard to find a scoop. He said they could take a pass rusher at 14. He didn't rule out an offensive lineman there.
On free agency, he held out a scenario where the Cowboys could keep Terence Newman, long assumed to be marking time until he's cut before the March 13th free agency window opens. Then Jerry offered this goulash about Anthony Spencer. Bonus points if you can parse this passage:
“He’s your edge guy,” Jones said. “He plays differently by design than [DeMarcus] Ware, and let’s say he’s a set-your-edge and Ware is freer to go. Now the fact that Ware draws the chip, draws the block, the double team, then that should make Spencer have an edge. That should free up Spencer more, but you could come up with a concept that if you had two Wares you can set the edge less with the other guy.
“Let’s not say Spencer, but name another top pass rusher in the league and had them at both ends, you would play them differently than we would Spencer. If we end up changing that then you will see Spencer with better sack numbers, not necessarily
at the expense of Ware, but just by doing it differently.”
“Anthony can be and is very capable of being much more impactful for us than he was last year, although he played well last year,” Jones said. “To have a Ware and two have two really pressure players that other teams have to deal with is a dream of defensive coordinators. I personally think Anthony Spencer has a chance to be a much more effective pressure player, and so he’s somebody I value.”
You can see this as an endorsement of Spencer, in the "he's somebody I value" clause. You can also see it as an indictment of Spencer, because he points out that Ware draws the extra attention and gives Spencer better chances, which he has not exploited.
And who is this other "pressure player," this hypothetical -- or not hypothetical? -- "second Ware" he's suggesting?
If you want the Cowboys to franchise Spencer, there's something for you here. If you want the Cowboys to get another veteran, there's something for you too. If you think the Cowboys will tag Spencer and get another top rusher, you can find some evidence here as well.
Then there's Jason Garrett. He's been very positive about Spencer and his fellow free agents. But when has Garrett ever uttered a discouraging word about any of his players to the press?
Cowboys Kremlinologists will remember that the team's brass were quiet as monks during the Johnson era. In Jerry 1.0, information leaked freely. Since an information embargo seems impossible while Jerry is sentient and press microphones are plentiful, maybe the team has taken a new tack; instead of saying nothing, they'll say everything.
Which amounts to nothing at all. :confused