News: CB Trevon Diggs Looks Seasoned In Private Workouts

CowboyRoy · Jun 21, 2020

Corso said:
I'm excited to watch him, boss!
I like your stamp of approval.

I like him as a prospect better than BJ that's for sure.

Hardline · Jun 21, 2020

CowboyRoy said:
He was a bust at safety for 3 years because he had no 6th sense or anticipation whatsoever.

They finally played him at corner where all he had to do was mirror a guy and he was good at it. But he still had no 6th sense and couldn't pick the ball off to save his life.

If anything, he was probably over valued overall. He is like Quinn. One dimensional player.

CBs that aren't challenged rarely get interceptions.
He kept the guy he was covering from catching the ball ,
There's more to playing the position than interceptions,
Even the league recognized him as a pro bowler.

CowboyRoy · Jun 21, 2020

phildadon86 said:
I was ok spending a first on him. The fact we got Lamb and Diggs is insane

Off the charts unreal. Could have actually gone several directions and it would have been a home run. Getting Diggs in the 2nd was the key.

Chiasson and Diggs, Diggs and another corner. But getting Lamb seems to be the ultimate scenario.

CowboyRoy · Jun 21, 2020

Hardline said:
CBs that aren't challenged rarely get interceptions.
He kept the guy he was covering from catching the ball ,
There's more to playing the position than interceptions,
Even the league recognized him as a pro bowler.

He was a great cover guy. But he was about as bad a corner as there ever was at picking the ball off.

He also showed little leadership on defense. Was not an outspoken or emotional leader. Not a big hitter by any stretch.

And no, I am not in agreement that great CB's rarely pick the ball off.

1 pick in 5 years is beyond ridiculous.

In my book he was more on the side of overrated. I think we can say that the Cowboys agreed with that assesment.

Hardline · Jun 21, 2020

CowboyRoy said:
He was a great cover guy. But he was about as bad a corner as there ever was at picking the ball off.

He also showed little leadership on defense. Was not an outspoken or emotional leader. Not a big hitter by any stretch.

And no, I am not in agreement that great CB's rarely pick the ball off.

1 pick in 5 years is beyond ridiculous.

In my book he was more on the side of overrated. I think we can say that the Cowboys agreed with that assesment.

Great CBs rarely get challenged. Thus low interceptions.
He didn't have to be a vocal leader. He did his job.
Pro bowl CBs aren't overrated. The Cowboys came to a financial decision on BJ. Not over his play.

You also have to factor in how he was being coached to not look back at the ball and play the receiver.

xwalker · Jun 21, 2020

CowboyRoy said:
He was a bust at safety for 3 years because he had no 6th sense or anticipation whatsoever.

They finally played him at corner where all he had to do was mirror a guy and he was good at it. But he still had no 6th sense and couldn't pick the ball off to save his life.

If anything, he was probably over valued overall. He is like Quinn. One dimensional player.

They literally played Byron Jones at SS more than FS in 2017.

They probably would have done it again if the DB coach didn't get replaced by Kris Richard.

tyke1doe · Jun 21, 2020

WillieBeamen said:
That would be the QB

TheSkaven · Jun 21, 2020

FuzzyLumpkins said:
Man he turns around quick. Looks great.

Kid has all the talent in the world and great hands as a former receiver. When he learns the position fully he will be dominant.

I think this draft is going to play out even better than 2016.

TheSkaven · Jun 21, 2020

Hardline said:
Great CBs rarely get challenged. Thus low interceptions.

Almost no one threw at Deion Sanders yet he never had a season with less than 2 INTs, including his last year in Baltimore.

You can’t always judge a DE by number of sacks but I absolutely do judge cornerbacks turnovers.

AbeBeta · Jun 22, 2020

visionary said:
Byron Jones was one of the most overrated Cowboy players by fans on this board

Literally no one here liked him

Bullflop · Jun 22, 2020

It's important to remember Trevon's just is a rookie, although an exceptional one. The training he'll receive as a CB within McCarthy's staff will prove to be invaluable, without a doubt. I'm really looking forward to seeing him perform and develop within that system. Once he's to be granted the invaluable reps and experience that comes with the pro game, I expect his progress to be impressive. He'll be tested vs. some of the NFL's best. He's very young as yet and time is certainly on his side. He looks to have all the talent a young CB needs to succeed.

Bullflop · Jun 22, 2020

Hardline said:
Actually he was one of the most underrated Cowboys players by fans on this board.

As a CB, I thought so, too. Byron was merely miscast as a safety but totally belonged as a CB!

It was too bad how so many here formed a harsh opinion of him as a safety and that just stuck.

DuncanIso · Jun 22, 2020

viman96 said:
Really looking forward to see how Diggs and Robinson develop and seeing the secondary become a strength.

Ranked 10th in passing and 8th in scoring last season.

KRichard is gone.

DuncanIso · Jun 22, 2020

JohnsKey19 said:
Not even close. Completely different players coming out of college. We'll see how he develops under this defensive coaching staff.

Mike Nolan, Linguist, and Harris.

not exactly the A team.

The Natural · Jun 22, 2020

Hardline said:
Great CBs rarely get challenged. Thus low interceptions.
He didn't have to be a vocal leader. He did his job.
Pro bowl CBs aren't overrated. The Cowboys came to a financial decision on BJ. Not over his play.

You also have to factor in how he was being coached to not look back at the ball and play the receiver.

Please. He didnt get interceptions because he had no playmaking ability. If he was really that guy, he’s be here. Diggs is going to make us quickly forget about Byron Jones, not that he did anything worth remembering. His standout play was pinning a punt at the 1 yard line.

phildadon86 · Jun 22, 2020

CowboyRoy said:
Off the charts unreal. Could have actually gone several directions and it would have been a home run. Getting Diggs in the 2nd was the key.

Chiasson and Diggs, Diggs and another corner. But getting Lamb seems to be the ultimate scenario.

I think diggs is Sherman without the attitude. They are eerily similar

CowboyRoy · Jun 22, 2020

Hardline said:
Great CBs rarely get challenged. Thus low interceptions.
He didn't have to be a vocal leader. He did his job.
Pro bowl CBs aren't overrated. The Cowboys came to a financial decision on BJ. Not over his play.

You also have to factor in how he was being coached to not look back at the ball and play the receiver.

So why didn't BJ have a lot of picks when he was a safety? Was it because he was such a great CB? Certainly wasn't because he was such a great safety.

Awuziey was challenged all year long why didn't he have a lot of picks? No ball awareness.

So great CB's have no picks and the bad ones have tons of picks? I always get a kick out of the things people make up in their heads to try and prove some irrational point.

Cowboys decided he wasn't worth the money. They decided he was "overrated".

The cowboys have specifically made an effort to seek secondary players that "can get after the ball"

Out with guys like BJ who was the poster child of never making plays on the ball.

CowboyRoy · Jun 22, 2020

xwalker said:
They literally played Byron Jones at SS more than FS in 2017.

They probably would have done it again if the DB coach didn't get replaced by Kris Richard.

Cannot over state enough how terrible our coaching was over the last 15 years.

Cowboyny · Jun 22, 2020

CowboyRoy said:
So why didn't BJ have a lot of picks when he was a safety? Was it because he was such a great CB? Certainly wasn't because he was such a great safety.

Awuziey was challenged all year long why didn't he have a lot of picks? No ball awareness.

So great CB's have no picks and the bad ones have tons of picks? I always get a kick out of the things people make up in their heads to try and prove some irrational point.

Cowboys decided he wasn't worth the money. They decided he was "overrated".

The cowboys have specifically made an effort to seek secondary players that "can get after the ball"

Out with guys like BJ who was the poster child of never making plays on the ball.

-Bryon Jones was a good shadow CB, who was a poor tackler even for the CB position and had zero ball instincts. He was a poor man's Terrence Newman. Good player, but far from elite, certainly not worth his current price tag.

-Great Corners have the ability to do it all, cover, tackle and take away the football. Just look at the stats of some of the greats, bunch of intercepts in a year to year basis. Keep in mind, we are in a passing league now, those numbers should even be higher.

rnr_honeybadger · Jun 22, 2020

We need some lucky breaks in that secondary now that we have lost the bulwark Heath. Gonna be tough going with his consistent pro bowl level performance

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