A scouts perspective

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Showing posts with label David Ash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Ash. Show all posts

Friday, November 23, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving to all but Cowboys & Longhorns do their best to ruin the football holiday.

I am going to post all details but the basic message here is I am for tearing the Cowboys organization down and rebuild. The core is beyond its prime and there is zero hope for adding enough quality pieces to fill in the gaps in time. This means I am for firing Jason Garrett, Rob Ryan.  I am ofcourse for firing Jerry Jones the GM.

I trade Tony Romo, Miles Austin and all of them for the draft picks. Start over.  It means everyone must go, Jason Witten, DeMarcus Ware.  As frustrating it seems like we can't just fix the offensive line and add a safety, that can make this a winning team right?  Unfortunately no because I fully believe this Cowboys core has accepted losing which cannot be undone if they considered the core of the team. The only hope is adding a leadership core that does not accept losing quick enough to refuel the aging veterans already in place. However there is zero confidence in the GM  to get this done.

As far as the Longhorns, they will enter the offseason again searching for stability at the QB position. David Ash regressed  as did the Texas Defense failing to wrap up ballcarries especially in the secondary and the defensive line inability to escape blocks to contain the running game. They will continue to be a non factor in the Big 12 title much less a national championship aslong as they have instability at QB. In my opinion, David Ash has not proved he can consistently beat a Defense with his arm and definitely not his feet. Case McCoy is a good backup and can jumpstart a offense in a pinch but is not the answer big picture in Austin.  The goals this offseason must be  to see what Connor Brewer and new recruit Tyrone Swoopes can do, Mack must be a leader and make the tough decision to find a QB  to restore the program back to prominence. The second most important goal is make this defense go into tackling drills everyday in practice period, can no longer accept practicing safe to avoid injuries,  the lack of tackling on this entire squad hurt the team from week 1 through  Thanksgiving.

Sucks to be a fan of these teams but the eternal optimism that the NFL Draft and college recruiting brings each year leaves hope but the facts suggest it is not going to happen in the near future.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Bad to worst on Longhorn Injury Front

Well from bad to worst. Longhorn pass rusher Jackson Jeffcoat will miss the rest of the season. He suffered a right pectoral injury during the OU loss Saturday.

Texas' depth along the Dline was already in bad shape, this does not help. This should mean Jeffcoat will return to Austin next year instead of opting for the NFL Draft.

Brandon Moore was carted off the field with a neck injury was released from the hospital Sunday with all test results coming back normal.

Also on the injury front, test have confirmed QB David Ash has a broken wrist on his non-throwing arm and will be out for 2-3 weeks according to sources. He has not been officially ruled out of the Baylor game but Case McCoy should start for the Horns. Keep an eye out for freshman Connor Brewer to get some snaps as well.