Tight End Marcus Lucas 80

J12B · Aug 18, 2019

I thought this guy looked good tonight and moved quick for a TE.

He had 4 catches for 20 yards and had a catch for about 10 yards called back for a penalty.

Had not heard of him at all before tonight.

Any chance he is the 4th TE?

With the way the WR unit is shaping up, Dallas may be able to only go with 3 TEs to make a spot for Devin Smith and Cedrick Wilson.

CATCH17 · Aug 18, 2019

He needs to retire.

Zordon · Aug 18, 2019

I'd keep him over the fullback.

jazzcat22 · Aug 18, 2019

Lucas looked good, but I think McElroy is still ahead of him. But hope 1 or both get to the PS. And agree, hope they only go 3 TE's, as well, only 2 QB's. So they can keep another WR as in Smith, and another DL.

big dog cowboy · Aug 18, 2019

There is a reason they let Rico hit the bricks.

Bullflop · Aug 18, 2019

McElroy did himself a big favor tonight by displaying his ability to award the Dallas offense with some timely and significant gains.

He might not make the final 53 to quality for a spot on the active roster but he should be able to win a spot on the practice squad.

As far as Lucas is concerned, his average catch went for 5 yards. That not something altogether likely to get the staff too excited.

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country · Aug 18, 2019

He's 27 with one year of experience under his belt. In other words he's not a long term solution as our #1 TE. But he did look like a real TE.

stinkface · Aug 18, 2019

Bullflop said:
McElroy did himself a big favor tonight by displaying his ability to award the Dallas offense with some timely and significant gains.

He might not make the final 53 to quality for a spot on the active roster but he should be able to win a spot on the practice squad.

As far as Lucas is concerned, his average catch went for 5 yards. That not something altogether likely to get the staff too excited.

Reality is every time he caught the ball there was someone about 12 inches away from him to make the tackle. He was more of a checkdown then anything else. Be interesting to see if there is anything in his route tree beyond the checkdown.

Bullflop · Aug 18, 2019

stinkface said:
Reality is every time he caught the ball there was someone about 12 inches away from him to make the tackle. He was more of a checkdown then anything else. Be interesting to see if there is anything in his route tree beyond the checkdown.

There'll be two more preseason games to determine that. It will ultimately come down to what he does then and what the staff thinks of it. As far as what happened last night, it was probably advantage, McElroy. In any case, they'll likely just be vying for a spot on the practice squad.

Carson · Aug 18, 2019

No chance sadly..

If they go 4, they’ll keep McElroy.

If they go 3, they’ll use Brown to be the H back

Jake · Aug 18, 2019

big dog cowboy said:
There is a reason they let Rico hit the bricks.

Rico did manage to catch a pass for the Browns yesterday, but despite that 4 yard gain he still seems a bit of a long shot to make the team.

conner01 · Aug 18, 2019

jazzcat22 said:
Lucas looked good, but I think McElroy is still ahead of him. But hope 1 or both get to the PS. And agree, hope they only go 3 TE's, as well, only 2 QB's. So they can keep another WR as in Smith, and another DL.

Lucas can’t go to PS
He’s been in the league for 5 years
Can’t imagine he’s still eligible

Kaiser · Aug 18, 2019

conner01 said:
Lucas can’t go to PS
He’s been in the league for 5 years
Can’t imagine he’s still eligible

The NFL should have a developmental practice squad for rookies and then an Advisory Squad of old guys that can help coach in practice and be activated late in the season if there is an emergency need from injuries.

xwalker · Aug 18, 2019

conner01 said:
Lucas can’t go to PS
He’s been in the league for 5 years
Can’t imagine he’s still eligible

He has almost always been on practice squads.

It does not appear that he has any accrued seasons.

Having said that, I think they've been reporting that Jameill Showers is out of ps eligibility and Showers has been in the league 1 year less than Lucas.

Melonfeud · Aug 19, 2019

It seemed to me, like the #7 had a pretty good working relationship with that #84

*and I saw that Jamil Showers make a solid tackle/ stop & was like "alright" I think we ought to hang onto him somehow& only roll with 2 qb's on the roster ,having him in the shadows, as even Beasley was on that immediate/Short q.b. contingency list

Cattle_Rancher · Aug 19, 2019

I think unless injury TEs are locked Jason, Blake and Dalton

Zordon · Aug 22, 2019

I went to practice today. This dude was very active. I know Witten sat out, but I thought he looked good.

quickccc · Aug 23, 2019

He's JAG material. I can't even say he's a journeyman because he hasn't even been on an NFL regular season roster as I understand. He's a body on the side if injuries occur.
if the need isn't as dire, people come cut him from their practice squad .. while another team places him on their practice squad.
if he were any good then why has he not been on the 53 roster of an NFL team.
i have to wonder if he's eligible for another team's practice squad, if he is, i wouldn't surprised if he ended up being on our own practice squad.

The Quest for Six · Aug 23, 2019

Only see Dallas going with three tightends this year

J12B · Aug 24, 2019

Lucas is making the team.

Release Witten and save 4 million in cap space

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