According to Fisher, Carr be could signed to the Practice Squad

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I get the "coach on the field" thing and the "stashing a player" thing, but I really don't get the idea that someone like Terrence Steele or the 4th TE adds more to the roster.
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Steele I can understand with Collins out. They must like McKeon enough to not want to expose him to waivers. Never saw that value in him as a prospect, but I also haven't seen him in camp either
 
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A "start-over'' meaning that thanks to the new rules, he can sign here and be assigned to the practice squad.

Carr's five-year stint with Dallas was pricy, but solid. In Baltimore, he developed his "solid'' rep, Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale saying of him, “He’s a pro’s pro.'”

Is Carr such a "pro's pro'' that he'd take a job in Dallas in the waiting line for a real roster spot? As the Cowboys shuffle their way to a 53-man roster and an expanded practice squad, sources tell us that as of Saturday night, that is the job being offered to a receptive Carr.
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Kaiser said:
I get the "coach on the field" thing and the "stashing a player" thing, but I really don't get the idea that someone like Terrence Steele or the 4th TE adds more to the roster.
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Yep you can add the 3rd rb too.
 
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darthseinfeld said:
Steele I can understand with Collins out. They must like McKeon enough to not want to expose him to waivers. Never saw that value in him as a prospect, but I also haven't seen him in camp either
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Agree on McKeon but I bet they could get him through waivers. I went back to see Brugler's writeup on McKeon, there is a lot to like however. Brugler had a 6th/7th round grade on him.

STRENGTHS: Smooth strider to quickly enter his routes…doesn’t appear stressed in/out of his route breaks…maintains his focus through the catch and drops were rare on his tape…adjusts well outside his frame…was deployed more downfield as a senior, showing a little juice after the catch…disciplined blocker, working hard to stay square to defenders…achieves his angles as an on-the-move blocker…seals the edge on down blocks, running his feet on contact…played penalty-free football in 2019…NFL scouts say he is coachable and a reliable teammate.

WEAKNESSES: Unimpressive build and muscle definition…requires more time to work on his body development…ran a basic route tree in college…needs to introduce more tempo in his patterns to hold/sell safeties…hands can get a tad wild in his blocking attack, lacking the brute power to easily recover (the quickness of Alabama in the 2019 bowl game was a problem for him)…his receptions declined each of the last three seasons, lacking ideal production…missed three games as a senior due to injury (September 2019).

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Michigan, McKeon was the starting tight end in offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’ spread, pro-style scheme, lining up inline and detached. He didn’t have the benefit of a redshirt year and has added only 15 pounds since high school, requiring more time to develop his body for NFL life. McKeon is a smooth route runner and didn’t put any drops on his film, but the lack of targets also contributed to that. As a blocker, he routinely received praise from head coach Jim Harbaugh for his assignment-sound approach, although he will need to tweak his hand use to better match up in the NFL. Overall, McKeon doesn’t offer a distinguishing trait that guarantees him a draft pick, but he is a tough-minded blocker with the ball skills to warrant practice squad consideration as he develops.

GRADE: 6th-7th Round
 
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All I can say I guess is Dix must really have been bad or injured or something to warrant them running out and grabbing Carr

I wasn’t overly impressed when he was here. Reliable but nothing spectacular and that was 5 years ago
 
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Kaiser said:
Agree on McKeon but I bet they could get him through waivers. I went back to see Brugler's writeup on McKeon, there is a lot to like however. Brugler had a 6th/7th round grade on him.

STRENGTHS: Smooth strider to quickly enter his routes…doesn’t appear stressed in/out of his route breaks…maintains his focus through the catch and drops were rare on his tape…adjusts well outside his frame…was deployed more downfield as a senior, showing a little juice after the catch…disciplined blocker, working hard to stay square to defenders…achieves his angles as an on-the-move blocker…seals the edge on down blocks, running his feet on contact…played penalty-free football in 2019…NFL scouts say he is coachable and a reliable teammate. Obviously, MM want to avoid exposing him to the practice squad for fear of him being pilfered.

WEAKNESSES: Unimpressive build and muscle definition…requires more time to work on his body development…ran a basic route tree in college…needs to introduce more tempo in his patterns to hold/sell safeties…hands can get a tad wild in his blocking attack, lacking the brute power to easily recover (the quickness of Alabama in the 2019 bowl game was a problem for him)…his receptions declined each of the last three seasons, lacking ideal production…missed three games as a senior due to injury (September 2019).

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Michigan, McKeon was the starting tight end in offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’ spread, pro-style scheme, lining up inline and detached. He didn’t have the benefit of a redshirt year and has added only 15 pounds since high school, requiring more time to develop his body for NFL life. McKeon is a smooth route runner and didn’t put any drops on his film, but the lack of targets also contributed to that. As a blocker, he routinely received praise from head coach Jim Harbaugh for his assignment-sound approach, although he will need to tweak his hand use to better match up in the NFL. Overall, McKeon doesn’t offer a distinguishing trait that guarantees him a draft pick, but he is a tough-minded blocker with the ball skills to warrant practice squad consideration as he develops.

GRADE: 6th-7th Round
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Good stuff here -- McKeon strikes me as the type of player who will develop nicely. He's well rounded as a TE and reliable enough to work out.
A coachable guy who seems like the type to have a good work ethic and one who should improve steadily. Obviously, the Cowboys staff wanted to avoid exposing him to the practice squad out of fear of his being stolen. Let's hope he's not waived to make room for someone else.
 
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What I don't understand is why a veteran player would restrict themselves and not just be available to all teams.

Maybe they are collecting a veteran pay check but I would doubt that was the compromise.

Also, more people around the team during a pandemic seems counterproductive to a point, but I suppose they all have choices.
 
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I am not sure how anyone outside of the organization can have any idea how someone has performed during practice to make any determination on who should or shouldn't make this team. Opinions are great but opinions without any tangible facts and/or data is worthless!
 
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