Farewell Jacob...
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The Jacob Rogers era is officially over in Dallas after the Cowboys cut the creampuff/offensive lineman on Wednesday. And this is the guy Big Bill a few weeks ago was trying to say was in the running for the starting right tackle job? Was he trying to fool us or himself?

We've been hearing about Rogers' lack of intensity for awhile. Here's a segment of his 2004 Draft profile on NFL.com:

Negatives: Shows inconsistent intensity and effort (will do enough to get the job done) … Has exceptional skills and the power to dominate, but prefers to outfinesse his opponent rather than maul him (needs to show more aggression in his play) … Has all the tools you want in a quality left tackle, but needs to work on his up-and-down intensity (has the potential to be one of the best left tackles in the game if he can develop a "search-and-destroy" nature).

Hmmm...wonder why Jerry and BIll didn't read this?

Rogers reminds me of a kid I played football with in junior high. His name was Darrell Farmer. Not sure exactly why he wanted to be on the team, because Darrell found every excuse in the world not to play or practice. From being hurt to having equipment problems, you name it, Darrell used it as an excuse. Now I know how much we hated having Darrell Farmer as a teammate in 7th grade...how do you think Jacob Rogers' NFL teammates felt having him around? A big pansy that's just taking up space that other more committed guys could be using to actually help the team. Something tells me not many tears were being shed out at Valley Ranch...

Somehow, Jacob Rogers fell through the cracks that kept other marshmallows like Darrell Farmer from moving very far in football. You've got to give the guy credit: Rogers parlayed his talent all the way to a major college football program (USC). However, I think Rogers may have finally come to end of the line...unless he's a fan of Arena Football?

By the way, Darrell Farmer also had the worst BO in the world, but that is another story...