skns4life Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 im just curious because i havent been able to catch any pre-season highlights...but how did the cowboys (testeverde and henson) look on saturday night...i know they got shutout (they announced it at the game :dallasuck ) but i wasnt able to catch any highlights of the game or any other game for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 well you don't want to know , after someone not playing for 3 years you couldn't tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 He was 8-11 for 94 yards vs. the Texans, but he also threw an INT with under a minute to go in the 1st half inside the Texans 10 yard line The Cowboys lost the game 18-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB81 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Henson's been playing baseball for a couple years, and he only played 7 college games in his entire career. Maybe he is the spectacular prospect everyone thinks he is....but I still think he'll need a lot of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Alot of people are saying Hensen is better than expected. I enjoyed watching him at Michigan, it sucks that he's a cowboy. I bet he's going to be a good one down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxskins Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Kinda reminded me of a young Aikman to tell the truth. This kid has the arm and presence. A year or 2 from now he will be a pro bowler. So unfortunate he plays for the cowpukes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitnskins Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I only saw the highlights from espn, but to be honest, and I'm not just saying this because he plays for the Cowboys, but his whole delivery looked weird.......he looked he pushes the ball when he throws, sorta like a girl would try and throw it........he may have good arm strength, but the highlights they showed on espn definitely didn't show it. I also understand that his high completion percentage was because Dallas was doing nothing more than throwing little dump-offs, because that's about the extent of their offense right now.........not that our offenses is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Now you KNOW if Parcells is keeping him around that he's definitely better than expected. AND, if Parcells was willing to let Carter go, then he must be VERY confident in what Henson can do. We should probably just accept the fact that the Cowboys and the Tuna will ALWAYS put a tough team on the field and just hope the Skins are tougher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB81 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Originally posted by Chachie Now you KNOW if Parcells is keeping him around that he's definitely better than expected. AND, if Parcells was willing to let Carter go, then he must be VERY confident in what Henson can do. The basis of this statement is allwrong. They gave up a 3rd round pick and signed him to a contract that included a guaranteed $3.5 million, so his performance in camp so far is irrelevant. He was going to be on the roster. And, I see letting Quincy go and Henson's future as being mutually exclusive propositions. I think Carter was out as soon as Parcells signed Testaverde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Originally posted by GB81 The basis of this statement is allwrong. They gave up a 3rd round pick and signed him to a contract that included a guaranteed $3.5 million, so his performance in camp so far is irrelevant. He was going to be on the roster. And, I see letting Quincy go and Henson's future as being mutually exclusive propositions. I think Carter was out as soon as Parcells signed Testaverde. They brought him in to see if he can be a future "messiah" in the first place. If he were a choking dog right away, I don't think they would have let Carter go. I don't think Carter was out as soon as Vinny came in. I think Carter was out as soon as Henson looked capable of growing into a good QB. Nobody ( and definitely not an NFL head coach) would assume at this point in his career that Vinny is A-OKAY for a full season. That's just irresponsible. Carter was slated to go in starting. He must have screwed up BADLY somewhere (maybe the drugs?) and Parcells figured "Thanks to Drew, I have 2 QBs I am comfortable with, so I can set an example with Carter." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB81 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I was just addressing your statement that you "KNOW" he is better than expected by how the Carter situation played out and because they "are keeping him." There was never a question that they were keeping him. And, word out of Dallas is that the play of Tony Romo sits to pee, and not Drew Henson, is the reason they were ok with dropping Carter. So, I disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Originally posted by GB81 I was just addressing your statement that you "KNOW" he is better than expected by how the Carter situation played out and because they "are keeping him." There was never a question that they were keeping him. And, word out of Dallas is that the play of Tony Romo sits to pee, and not Drew Henson, is the reason they were ok with dropping Carter. So, I disagree. All good! I know NOTHING about Romo sits to pee, so maybe you got it right. The gist of what I was originally saying was that those DAMNED Cowboys will always come out smelling like a rose, even if they fall in the same sh*tpile we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB81 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Originally posted by Chachie All good! I know NOTHING about Romo sits to pee, so maybe you got it right. The gist of what I was originally saying was that those DAMNED Cowboys will always come out smelling like a rose, even if they fall in the same sh*tpile we do. Yeah, I'm with you. However, we can hope that by the time Henson is ready to start, Parcells will have retired again...for the 5th time. The downside is, their DC Mike Zimmer will probably make a greeat HC someday. We can't win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXREDSKINS44 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Yeah since I live in Dallas I have to put up with the cowgirl's raido shows and they say this Romo sits to pee kid is really good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 This thread is too long. To wrap it up.... Henson sucks Vinny sucks Romo sits to pee sucks E George sucks Jones sucks Parcells sucks (until he retires or changes teams) K Johnson sucks Roy Williams sucks Newman sucks It's the Cowboys we're talking here.....they all suck as long as they have that uniform on. Thread over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I'd say email this around to any Cowboys friends: The 2004 Dallas Cowboys 0 Points 1 Safety 2 Fumbles 3 Interceptions 4 Sacks Get used to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skns4life Posted August 16, 2004 Author Share Posted August 16, 2004 Yeah i agree with skins24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Originally posted by Skins24 This thread is too long. To wrap it up.... Henson sucks Vinny sucks Romo sits to pee sucks E George sucks Jones sucks Parcells sucks (until he retires or changes teams) K Johnson sucks Roy Williams sucks Newman sucks It's the Cowboys we're talking here.....they all suck as long as they have that uniform on. Thread over. While I LOVE the sentiment, that post just brought the IQ level of this thread down about 40 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullbackIsKey Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I've got to default back to Dallas' love for pulling guys from baseball teams to play QB, Hutchinson, Carter, and now Henson... I figure there's a reason he only played 7 games at QB and then went into a crappy pro baseball career when he was projectred so high in football. I don't know what that reason is, but i idon't figure it bodes well for dallas. Maybe he has no drive to play football, maybe he's just doing it cause he got hyped up and could cash in on it? I mean really, what did he have to do at that passing show he put on for the owners? throw a few balls down the field accurately...well hell he'd been doing nothing but throwing stuff around for 3 or 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Originally posted by Chachie While I LOVE the sentiment, that post just brought the IQ level of this thread down about 40 points. Eh, big deal. We'r- they're discussing the Cowboys so it couldn't be to high in the first place Especiall with posts like this: Kinda reminded me of a young Aikman to tell the truth. This kid has the arm and presence. A year or 2 from now he will be a pro bowler. :doh: ....Preseason people.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB81 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Don't make too much fun of him for calling Henson the next Aikman. If he had come out and played football instead of baseball, he was likely to be the consensus #1 player in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxskins Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Originally posted by Skins24 Eh, big deal. We'r- they're discussing the Cowboys so it couldn't be to high in the first place Especiall with posts like this: :doh: ....Preseason people.... Don't dog on me for my observation its my opinion not yours. I hate the cowboys as much as you but I though the kid played well and it was his first game in a long time. I like to bash the cowboys just as much as the next skins fan I wouldnt be a Redskin fan if I didn't but this isnt one of those run of the mill bash whoever you can message boards now is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jones Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 How do you know that Parcells didn't design a game plan to have his young QB get a lot of completions and build his confidence up. This guy needs confidence and game experience among other things. Completing a lot of passes, though short ones, builds confidence and gets his feet wet for his first preseason game ever. The guy hasn't played a game in years, much less playing any game. I just hope he doesn't turn out to be a Pro Bowl QB. It is way to early to say he will or will not, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamJT13 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Originally posted by GB81 Henson's been playing baseball for a couple years, and he only played 7 college games in his entire career. Henson played 25 college football games at Michigan. He didn't start his first two seasons because Tom Brady was there, but Henson did rotate into games, usually in the second or third quarter (in other words, he didn't just play in garbage time). He missed a couple of games with an injury at the start of his junior season, then started the last eight games of the year (throwing 18 TDs with only four interceptions). He skipped his senior season. Yes, he does have a low delivery point right now. So have a lot of other successful quarterbacks. At 6-foot-4, it's not as big of an issue as it would be if he were only 6-1 or 6-2. But it's something he'll work on to change. As far as how he looked Saturday, he wasn't too bad for his first live competition in more than three years. And no, he didn't just throw dumpoff passes, as someone claimed in this thread. Of his 11 passes, seven were thrown to wide receivers (plus another wiped out by a penalty). Three of those completions went for 27, 16 and 26 yards, and one incompletion was thrown into the end zone from the 28. He did lock onto a receiver on his interception, which was a mistake. But he threw very well on the run (going to both sides), which is something the Cowboys' quarterbacks haven't done well in a long time. All in all, it was a good starting point for him, nothing more, nothing less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW31 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Originally posted by GB81 I was just addressing your statement that you "KNOW" he is better than expected by how the Carter situation played out and because they "are keeping him." There was never a question that they were keeping him. And, word out of Dallas is that the play of Tony Romo sits to pee, and not Drew Henson, is the reason they were ok with dropping Carter. So, I disagree. You don't know what you're talking about. Tony Romo sits to pee has easily had the worst qb camp. Everyone thought he'd be gone if it weren't for carter being cut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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