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Eyedea
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 71
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:34 am Post subject: Where are you guys getting that Cowart will start? |
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What is your source here? He hasent been the same player since 2001, and we spent a 7th round pick on him. you think we whould start an injury prone guy worth a 7th over a younger third year 2nd round pick? I doubt it _________________ Williams, Smoot, Harris, Taylor, Shaper, Cowart... the signs of a new divsion champion |
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BigRich3113 
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 1861
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:42 am Post subject: |
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have you looked at his number lately??? He had 140 tackles in 2003....... Yea i think he is gonna start while Thomas learns to play |
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SkolVikingsLetsGo 
Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 166
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:46 am Post subject: |
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Tice said he was going to start. I read it in one of the Minny papers.
He said Cowart would start in the middle and EJ would back up and play special teams. _________________ Skol, Vikings!
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Eyedea
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 71
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: |
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ya, but only 26 tackles last year... _________________ Williams, Smoot, Harris, Taylor, Shaper, Cowart... the signs of a new divsion champion |
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SkolVikingsLetsGo 
Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 166
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:51 am Post subject: |
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He was injured and when he came back, Vilma was the starter.
He's a good player. _________________ Skol, Vikings!
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BigRich3113 
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 1861
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:52 am Post subject: |
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cause he was injured......... and please update your signature.... |
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SkolVikingsLetsGo 
Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 166
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:53 am Post subject: |
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He's gonna be updating it a LOT!
LOL! _________________ Skol, Vikings!
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rushpacker_56
Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 2349
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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SkolVikingsLetsGo wrote: | Tice said he was going to start. I read it in one of the Minny papers.
He said Cowart would start in the middle and EJ would back up and play special teams. |
Wow... That sucks for Henderson. I guess you could call him a bust now. They should have taken Barnett... _________________
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SkolVikingsLetsGo 
Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 166
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think they're given up on EJ. He will learn from Cowart. _________________ Skol, Vikings!
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andrew91
Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 4721 Location: With Waldo. Come Find us.
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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I have EJ starting over him in the lineup I posted. _________________
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UtBDan 
Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 1697
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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err yeah your sig's fallen behind
Darius trades off
we got Sharper
Burress signed with the Giants
and Tice announced Cowart's the starter at MLB.
Henderson's not a bust (yet), he just needs to learn instead of freeroam and with Cowart there, that's what he'll do.
Cowart had his best season in 2003 and in 2004 he was injured the first half and a backup the second. Those numbers are bullcrap and he deserves to be the starter.
What I think a lot of people are forgetting (even thouse supporting Cowart starting) is the defensice coordinator and system. The brilliance of our new D is that we didn't just make random signings, we made ones that fit perfectly in Ted's system. Cowart has experience in it, Pat Williams has experience in it (and has never played in a D that wasn't based around the same kind of system). Winfield last year had experience in it.
Sharper doesn't, and Smoot doesn't, but I believe the two will mold into it fine.
Defense, like offense, also needs to adjust to system. Around when we signed Sharper I thought our defense was gonna be around 15th for the first half of the year because it was just a random mismatching of good players and positions. With Cowart, we get to keep an OLB at OLB, we get some more veteran leadership, we get experience in our system, we get to keep an OLB with MLB experience at OLB, and it just seems perfect on all fronts to me now. _________________ UtBDan:
Music Education student at Marywood University in Scranton, PA
...bassist.
Vikings fan.
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andrew91
Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 4721 Location: With Waldo. Come Find us.
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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I am not so sure, I mean if its only for a year, fine, that will help EJ. But if its long term, it will hurt him. _________________
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SkolVikingsLetsGo 
Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 166
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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I do think Cowart should have to earn it and I think he will. _________________ Skol, Vikings!
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vike daddy

Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 82974
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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from tice:
"What excites me about this trade, in spending time with Sam Cowart, is he's got veteran awareness," Tice said. "It gives us another veteran leader, and he walks in as our starting middle linebacker."
Asked about the future of last year's middle linebacker, E.J. Henderson, Tice said, "He's got to learn from Sam, No. 1. Then, No. 2, he needs to dedicate himself to being the best player he can be." |
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Helter 
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 8550 Location: Delaware
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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I read that EJ will move to outside and the thomas will play special teams
I beleive that's what the vikings insider reported tice saying |
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