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Obviously, the Cowboys owner is biased since he traded Anthony Fasano to Miami, used a second-round pick on Martellus Bennett and guaranteed him more than $1 million. A small group of us watched about 15 minutes of practice with Jerry Jones. He spent much of that time talking about Bennett. The most important thing to Jerry is Bennett's ability to block. When he showed that on one running play, Jerry was thrilled. That's because the Cowboys want to use a lof of formations with two tight ends. If Bennett can block as well as Witten, then the defense can't assume the Cowboys will run behind Witten. It will give the offense tremendous flexibility. "I know he can catch," Jones said seconds before Bennett ran a nice crossing route and caught a pass for about a 15-yard gain. At that point, Jerry walked away with a wide smile.

Dallas Morning News

Jerry Jones, AP Jerry Jones, AP
August 14, 2008  08:32 AM ET

of course Jerry likes his choices ... and nobody should second guess them ... *cough, cough* ... coaches between Jimmy J and the Tuna, 10 QBs between Aikman and Romo, etc, etc, etc ...

August 14, 2008  08:41 AM ET

I like Bennett. Dallas is nothing else if not a Tight End making machine.

August 14, 2008  08:41 AM ET

Well if Jerry said it, it must be so. Poor Wade, he is now third behind Jones and Garrett in player evaluations.

August 14, 2008  08:43 AM ET

Alright, FN is back on track with Cowboy threads. LOL!

August 14, 2008  09:48 AM ET

Will they would have told us if he didnt like him? Where is Wade anyway? It seems like Jerry is doing the interviews that Wade should be doing...Gotta love Jerry Jones..lol

August 14, 2008  10:18 AM ET

Cowboys owner likes Bennett
Posted: Thursday August 14, 2008 08:26AM ET

Well I'm glad someone is happy about Bennett....

August 14, 2008  10:26 AM ET

Wasn't Martellus Bennett the bad guy boss in "Pulp Fiction"?

August 14, 2008  11:02 AM ET

Wasn't Martellus Bennett the bad guy boss in "Pulp Fiction"?

George W. Watson | 08/14/08, 10:26 AM

Marcellus. Not sure about his last name.

August 14, 2008  12:29 PM ET

Wasn't Martellus Bennett the bad guy boss in "Pulp Fiction"?

George W. Watson | 08/14/08, 10:26 AM

Marcellus. Not sure about his last name.


Negative, that would be Marcellus Wallace

August 14, 2008  01:11 PM ET

Does Marcellus Wallace, Look LIke a B%$^????

No, but Martellus Bennett does on the Hard Knock show on HBO. Anybody who watches that show is laughing at this article.

August 14, 2008  01:20 PM ET

It's all about Jerry's ego. Who would ever tell the guy that he fukt up?

August 14, 2008  01:21 PM ET

BoBo i would have to agree with u after last nights hard knocks i thought he was a waste of a 2nd round pick he looked like he didnt give a rats ****

August 14, 2008  01:25 PM ET

There's a great program on HBO called Hard Knocks that is an inside/embedded look at the Dallas Cowboys training camp this year. Its really great, but the one thing you take away from the show is how lazy and disconnected Bennett is from what his coaches say. His performance is awful and his body language atrocious. He even laughs at the TE coach on the last episode I saw last night.

Hes the embodiment of what you DONT want a draft pick to be. This article is a joke. Dont believe the hype, watch the program and see for yourself.

August 14, 2008  02:45 PM ET

Cowboys owner likes Bennett
Posted: Thursday August 14, 2008 08:26AM ET

Well I'm glad someone is happy about Bennett....
BoBo | 08/14/08, 10:18 AM
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No doubt...Bennett better grow the heck up...he might be the laziest pro football player (in practice) that I've ever seen. If he was practicing in 100+ degree heat in Texas instead of 70s/80s of Oxnard, how much $h!tt!er would he look out there? He pisses me off with his attitude, I'm not gonna lie.

August 14, 2008  02:45 PM ET

Wasn't Martellus Bennett the bad guy boss in "Pulp Fiction"?

George W. Watson | 08/14/08, 10:26 AM

Marcellus. Not sure about his last name.


Negative, that would be Marcellus Wallace

trebortsew

Just trying for a few laughs, boys and girls.

August 14, 2008  02:56 PM ET

So will the Cowboys win another superbowl before Jones messes up the team that Parcells held his hand putting together?

August 14, 2008  04:02 PM ET

Just trying for a few laughs, boys and girls.

George W. Watson | 08/14/08, 02:45 PM

D'OH. Next time don't try so hard. j/k =-]

August 14, 2008  04:23 PM ET

It could be the reason they are thinking of using a lot of two TE formations is because they do not really have three wideouts good enough.
I suspect Felix Jones will get a lot more passes than any of them....

August 14, 2008  05:24 PM ET

JJ still has a bad case of Colonvision when it comes to being objective. I Still cant believe he hired Barry Switzer to replace Jimmy.

 
August 14, 2008  07:22 PM ET

Inside word on Bennett is that he's lazy, lacks enthusiasm, doesn't seem to want to excel. And they traded a player that worked hard and made the effort to get the most out of his talent. Bennett was the same in college...all the tools, all of them, and didn't excel like he should have. Jerry can say he's all that, but two years at most before they cut him loose. Remember Hart Lee ****? You're looking at a clone.

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