Bledsoe to Cowboys?

[sportscurmudgeon]

Matty:

The reason for the comparison to Patrick Ramsey is very simple. Posters here immediately like to say that anyone on any other team who is not a bona fide hall of fame inductee stinks or chokes or whatever. [In fact,even some shoo-in Hall of Famers get some nasty things said about them here but that's a detail...]

But at the same time each and every third string player on the Redskins - or better yet someone on the practice squad who twice gained more than seven yards on a running play in a pre season game - is "great" or "awesome" or a "difference maker". Fact is, there are some really good players on other teams - even the Cowboys and the Eagles - and there are some really marginal talents on the Redskins. In the modern vernacular, what Im trying to do is called "keeping it real."

Remember when someone dug out Ramesy's first 15 game stats and showed how they were better than Peyton Manning's and Brett Favre's and Joe Montana's and so on to show that Ramsey was on track to be better than all those guys? That wasn't me. I've always been the one who says that Ramsey is young and learning and has potential AND HASN'T ACCOMPLISHED MUCH OF ANYTHING JUST YET. But saying that Beldsoe "stinks" or is a "stupid QB" is a bit much. Saying he is another Jeff George when Bledsoe has been to two Super Bowls (one as a bench warmer to be sure) is a bit of a stretch since George probably did not win two playoff games in his career.

So I simply used Patrick Ramsey as a point of reference. I told you where I am on that comparison. For 2005, Bledsoe is a better choice; for the future, Ramsey is better choice.

[sportscurmudgeon]

Oh, one other thing about the Ramsey/Bledsoe comparison that might be interesting to ponder. Which one would be slower in a 100 yard race? You could probably time it with a calendar.

[monk81]

Originally Posted by smootsmack

If you put him in the right situation, namely behind a solid o-line, Bledsoe can still air it out. As a side note, anyone else find it kind of crazy that Bledsoe is seen as old yet he's younger than guys like Jeff Garcia, Brad Johnson, Tren Green?

I think the Cowboys are definitely going to bring someone in, but I think it will be someone not quite as experienced (read: old) as Vinny and not nearly as raw as Henson.

Someone like Brian Griese comes to mind.

What's the salary cap situation for the Cowboys? I think they still need a playmaker at WR

Interesting point smootsmack......it seems like Bledsoe has been around for ages...........Well the Cowboys don't have a very good line.....their only decent lineman.........Flozell Adams is OVER-RATED and an UNDERACHEIVER
.............Bledsoe is an upgrade probably more mobile than Vinny too. But Wilbon had an interesting point on PTI said most coaches in the NFL have figured out how to pressue Bledsoe and thats why he hasn't been as effective.......... Living in Texas I hear a lot about the Cowboys they have MAJOR needs...in addition to the offensive line, WR and defintely SECONDARY help...............