Post by mexicanjunior on Jul 30, 2008 14:13:55 GMT -6
From Dave's email...
The Cowboys are coming
Right tackle Erik Williams, owner of three Super Bowl rings, teaching Flozell Adams, Marc Colombo and others the subtleties of playing tackle.
When one of the few men to ever consistently play Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White to a standoff speaks, you must listen.
Williams, participating as a coaching intern, will be with the team throughout training camp.
Then there's Duane Thomas.
Yes, the same Duane Thomas who once called Tom Landry a "plastic man" spoke with Felix Jones and Marion Barber for 20 minutes about the nuances of playing running back after a recent practice.
Thomas led the Cowboys to a victory in Super Bowl VI in 1972.
And if you didn't see Michael Irvin on the practice field the other day, you could certainly hear him as he directed Isaiah Stanback and three others on running routes and getting off the line of scrimmage against bump-and-run coverage.
Most of the players on this team know Irvin Adams and Greg Ellis even played with him because he's in the Hall of Fame and he's had a high-profile media career.
It doesn't really matter whether they recognize Williams or Thomas.
What's important is that they understand those players contributed significantly to this organization's history.
This franchise is called America's Team, whether you like it or not, for a reason.
It has won five Super Bowls and played in three others. It has 10 Hall of Fame players, and Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders and Larry Allen should add to that total in the next five years or so.
There's a chance Darren Woodson and Charles Haley will make it one day, and Bob Hayes, Chuck Howley and Drew Pearson would already be in the Hall of Fame if the voters had any sense.
The Cowboys never need to borrow former players from another organization to use as teachers or role models.
The Cowboys are coming
Right tackle Erik Williams, owner of three Super Bowl rings, teaching Flozell Adams, Marc Colombo and others the subtleties of playing tackle.
When one of the few men to ever consistently play Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White to a standoff speaks, you must listen.
Williams, participating as a coaching intern, will be with the team throughout training camp.
Then there's Duane Thomas.
Yes, the same Duane Thomas who once called Tom Landry a "plastic man" spoke with Felix Jones and Marion Barber for 20 minutes about the nuances of playing running back after a recent practice.
Thomas led the Cowboys to a victory in Super Bowl VI in 1972.
And if you didn't see Michael Irvin on the practice field the other day, you could certainly hear him as he directed Isaiah Stanback and three others on running routes and getting off the line of scrimmage against bump-and-run coverage.
Most of the players on this team know Irvin Adams and Greg Ellis even played with him because he's in the Hall of Fame and he's had a high-profile media career.
It doesn't really matter whether they recognize Williams or Thomas.
What's important is that they understand those players contributed significantly to this organization's history.
This franchise is called America's Team, whether you like it or not, for a reason.
It has won five Super Bowls and played in three others. It has 10 Hall of Fame players, and Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders and Larry Allen should add to that total in the next five years or so.
There's a chance Darren Woodson and Charles Haley will make it one day, and Bob Hayes, Chuck Howley and Drew Pearson would already be in the Hall of Fame if the voters had any sense.
The Cowboys never need to borrow former players from another organization to use as teachers or role models.
