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The Enigma Isaiah Stanback
By Staubach and a forward by The Landry Hat
Isaiah Stanback hs drawn a lot of attention on blogs, touted as a possible second or third receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. But so far he has been an enigma. We just don’t know who he is and how good he could be. His best asset is that he is an all-around athlete. But that also could be his biggest roadblock; what is he best at when on the field? We don’t know because we’ve never seen him play on a regular basis. He was a non-factor last season, mostly because of nagging injuries.
Regular visitor Staubach takes a quick stab at trying to solve the enigma of Isaiah Stanback:
Isaiah Stanback will be one of the more intriguing stories in camp. With some unknowns at wide receiver, his progress will be an enormous factor in the makeup at that position.
Stanback, a quarterback for the Washington Husky’s, was drafted in the 4th round of the 2007 draft. He also was considered a baseball prospect and drafted by the Orioles in 2006. As Dallas has tried using ex-baseball players at quarterback with not much success, it may be a good omen that he will be switching position to receiver!
Setting back his progress to making this switch was a foot injury (Lisfranc sprain) that needed surgery and screws inserted into the foot (Ouch!). He is not completely foreign to the position catching 10 passes in 2003 for 143 yards. But most of the time played quarterback throwing for 3,868 yards but only a 51.5 completion percentage. He was known as a strong-armed thrower but lacking touch for shorter passes.
Stanback, the 6-2, 208-pounder has been clocked at the 40 at around 4.6. He will need to improve on that to be able to better stretch the defense. He did get into the Philadelphia game and did a decent job returning kicks averaging 26 yards on three returns. As luck would have it he injured his shoulder in that game. The one thing that is always mentioned about him is that he is a very gifted athlete. In an article by Cowboysplus.com, Cowboys coach Wade Phillips called him an outstanding individual.
“His intangibles are great. He’s smart, athletic and willing to do whatever you want to do.”
The Cowboysplus article mentioned he does have an added incentive to succeed. He made three promises to his grandfather: To play college football for Washington, graduate, and play in the NFL. His grandfather passed away before he could see him drafted. But Stanback believe he is watching from a better location (and well all know why there was hole in the roof).
Has anyone seen his Myspace Page? He certainly is an interesting person. I am not even going to comment on one of the videos in there. But he is popular with the ladies.
With regard to Stanback, there is no enigma??The guy came in with an injury, is switching positions from QB to Receiver, and was a rookie.Did anyone realistically expect anything from him the first year? I don’t think so. This year we will know what we have.
May 18th, 2008 at 1:45 pmBust
May 18th, 2008 at 2:16 pmThere is no enigma?
OK larry. He’s a myster player. A QB turned wide receiver? Hyped up by a lot of bloggers. And he hasn’t played hardly a down? Yeah, he is an enigma. And yes, we did expect him to at least play in his first year, not get hurt.
May 18th, 2008 at 2:32 pmI’m pretty sure he already had the foot problem when we drafted him. I think if anyone was expecting more from him, than occasional kick returns last year, they may have had too high of hopes.
May 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pmBust? Are you kidding? He was a late round pick!
May 18th, 2008 at 5:06 pmHe’s an Eagles fan Octopus. Did you expect him to say something positive? The Eagles and Redskins bloggers don’t have anything good to say over at their own crap holes, so they come here and bash. Isaiah Stanback has a lot of upside, but the speed thing is one that kind of concerns me. He does have great hand though, and as far as seeing what he CAN do, eventhough it was just a pre-season game, last year against Denver he had a great grab. They kept showing it over and over on the jumbo-tron. It was good enough that I haven’t forgot it yet, but yea, he really hasn’t played when it has counted. He does have skills though. IF he can stay healthy, I think we see exactly what he is made of this year. I predict a break out game from him in Dallas’s first home game. Who is that? Oh yea, the Eagles! What a coincidence.
May 18th, 2008 at 7:31 pmI’ll kindly ask you not to compare me to an Eagles fan. I don’t laugh at other team’s players when they get hurt. Thank you.
May 18th, 2008 at 8:28 pmHe might be Injury prone but this will be his first training camp healthy and ready to go. He has to fight for a roster spot I think. Amendola will give these guys a run for playing time.
May 18th, 2008 at 9:22 pmI WOULD NOT EVEN PUT THE TULP IN THE SAME CATEGORY, AS THOSE DISGUSTING, DEGENERATE, TRAILER TRASH FANS IN PHILLY.. AND WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN TEAM, AND ITS PETTY HARD TO BE A BUST WHEN HE WAS DRAFTED IN TH 4TH ROUND……SPEAKING OF BUSTS YOU SHULD TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR DRAFT CHOIE OF DESEAN JACKSON( CAN YOU SAY TED GINN JR!!!) YOUR A MORON!
May 19th, 2008 at 10:26 amSkins guy - Steam wasn’t comparing you to an eagles fan, deep down we all know you’re really a Boys fan.
May 19th, 2008 at 12:28 pmLook I know you cowturds are envious of our Randel El and are trying to make one of your own in Stanback but it’s just not going to happen. Your probably going to cut him to make room for your so-called "steal" anyway come training camp.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:58 pmRedskins Guy IS True Blue Take it easy Redskins Guy. I am not comparing, I am just stating the truth. You have got to spend more time at LandryHat than you do at Riggo’s Rag. And don’t expect me to say that I APPRECIATE what you are doing here. You may not be an Eagles fan, but your still only over here stink up the place. I haven’t even looked at the newest post, but I know you are at the top of the comments there too… because you are…TRUE BLUE!
May 19th, 2008 at 8:01 pmRandel El is ok. Don’t talk like he’s the best. And no one here is saying that Stanback is the future replacement of T.O., just that we are optimistic of his future. A one up of Patrick Crayton so to speak. He is 29 years old and only getting older. That is what we are talking about. Damn-it Ian, you come over here and say 1 word. 1 freakin word and the Redskins fans come out like cockroaches. You guys must live here. LandryHat, we need the Orkin Man.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:31 pmMaybe he is faster than the 40 time on the scouting reports:http://www.rookiepedia.com/index.php?title=Isaiah_Stanbackranks among UW’s all-time top-10 in the 100-meter dash (10.48, 8th) and 4×100-meter relay (40.07, 7th) outdoors, and the 60-meter dash (6.80, 8th) indoors … 100-meter best ranks third all-time among UW football players who have competed in track (Ja’Warren Hooker, 10.18; Sterling Hinds, 10.27).
May 19th, 2008 at 9:42 pm