farg Dallas! Thread

[Feva]

Aside from TO having a bus dropped on him, could this be any better at this point?  I love it! 

[Diomedes]

It's delicious.  It couldn't happen to a better team.

[Dillen]

I dont know if this has been posted yet, but Adam Schefter said that Mike Vanderjagt might not even make the Dalass team. He sucked in TC and now he's injured. He's overrated, overpaid, and completely one dimensional (although there are only two dimensions for kickers, kickoffs and FG/PATs.)

[bobbyinlondon]

I dont know if this has been posted yet, but Adam Schefter said that Mike Vanderjagt might not even make the Dalass team. He sucked in TC and now he's injured. He's overrated, overpaid, and completely one dimensional (although there are only two dimensions for kickers, kickoffs and FG/PATs.)

Here you go.....

Vanderjagt's injury a frustrating situation                                                                                       By Mac Engel
Star-Telegram Staff Writer

If Mike Vanderjagt caught passes and ran deep post patterns, he too might find himself the lead story on SportsCenter amid the constant speculation that his injured groin wasn't that bad and that he "needs to be out there."

But Vanderjagt is a kicker, not a receiver, and even if his sore groin keeps him out of the rest of the preseason, he's going to stay there until it feels better.

No matter how much it irritates his coach.

The Cowboys kicker met with coach Bill Parcells before Saturday's preseason home opener against San Francisco for a chat.

"Yeah, I had a talk with Bill before the game. I don't think he's really happy that I'm not playing, but he doesn't know my groin," said Vanderjagt, who added that if this were the regular season, he would kick.

"We didn't hug. He's frustrated and he expresses his frustration. I'm sure he's never been around a kicker who doesn't play all the time and thinks we should never get hurt. So I think he's rather annoyed with the whole deal.

"As much as he scares me, I don't want to do something stupid, and I want to make the right decision for me and this team."

To date with the Cowboys, the 36-year-old Vanderjagt struggled with his consistency during training camp, and kicked in one preseason game. He made a 21-yard field goal in the second quarter of the Cowboys' 13-3 victory in Seattle.

Since then, he's battled a sore groin that kept him on the sidelines against New Orleans in Shreveport, and again on Saturday night against the 49ers. He did warm up before and during Saturday's game.

Vanderjagt points out that he's missed one game in his eight-year career. That came in October 2004, when he missed a game because of a sore hamstring.

But Parcells said last week he would like to see Vanderjagt in another preseason game, and, specifically, kick off.

Vanderjagt has yet to do that in a game. Or during practice. Parcells wants to see if Vanderjagt can do it to his satisfaction, or if he needs to keep Shaun Suisham on the roster as the kickoff specialist. Parcells doesn't hide his dislike for using a roster spot on a kickoff specialist, but it may be inevitable.

Suisham has routinely booted kickoffs near the goal line, or in the end zone. He kicked three into the end zone Saturday night.

"It's a roster spot, so it's a major decision for the organization," Vanderjagt said. "I'm trying to get healthy as fast as I can."

No, Vanderjagt's roster spot isn't up for grabs. Even had Suisham not missed his 35-yard attempt Saturday, the place-kicking job belongs to Vanderjagt.

He's the most accurate kicker in NFL history. He knows it. The Cowboys know it.

They just want to see it.

[General_Failure]

Poor Bill. If only he knew Vanderjagt's groin...

[Father Demon]

I picked TO in a fantasy draft today.  It was a necessity.

Please start berating my unmercifully, to let me know what a douche I am.

Please.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I picked TO in a fantasy draft today.  It was a necessity.

Please start berating my unmercifully, to let me know what a douche I am.

Please.

DICKBAG!!

[Diomedes]

TO was on my "do not draft" list for the AFC draft.

[Geowhizzer]

The comic Jump Start:

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

TO was on my "do not draft" list for the AFC draft.

I tried to draft a bunch of guys that I'd love to see fail, including him.

[DH]

[T_Section224]

I love it D-H

[PhillyPhanInDC]

I was listening to Mike and Mike on ESPN Radio this morning on the way in to work. Naturally, Owens came up and they started talking about how he has missed almost all of the training camp/preseason, and has obviously gone out of his way not to put out at 100%. The Cowboys have two good looking young WRs in Hurd and Rector, one who is "on the bubble" as an undrafted free agent. Terry Glenn has been playing out of his mind as well.

Maybe it was just because I saw Invicible on Sunday (which was excellent), but it got me to thinking. Some guy who busted his ass all through camps, may have shown promise, etc., won't make the team because Owens - who has done dick, except for making problems is there.

If Rector is the guy who doesn't make it, I would hope some team picks him up and he turns into a decent WR in this league. I think more than anything else right now, that is the biggest detriment to having Owens in Dallas.

farg Dallas.

[PhillyGirl]

Get Rector?

[PhillyPhreak54]

It's true - he really did do a BK commercial!

SOME SELF-DEPRECATION FROM DREW

We've gotten a sneak peek at a Burger King commercial to be aired tonight that pokes fun at last year's T.O. brouhaha.  The spot features agent Drew Rosenhaus, who is wearing the same suit, shirt, and tie combo he wore during the infamous press conference on the lawn of Owens' New Jersey home, during which the phrase "next question" entered the pantheon of all-time great sports quotes.

This time around, Rosenhaus is representing "The King," the Burger King mascot who was spliced last year into various NFL highlight plays.  It turns out the "The King" is holding out, and reporters are peppering Rosenhaus with questions.