Twitter: Caleb Downs has been a nightmare for the offense

[stilltheguru]

Not negative enough for you???
Downs sucks, he's overrated, Jerry drafted him, so he's definitely overrated. There you go, now you can sleep better, good night.

 

[LonnieElam]

You mean Matt Johnson?;

We can't even compare Ed Reed or Darren Woodson to Matt Johnson.

 

[Coogiguy03]

In what way!!??? He's been fine nothing dynamic, not hating

 

[Ranching]

Lol...I like guys with a sense of humor. Salud!

 

[DandyDon52]

he looked kinda small in that video.
and 1 play looked like holding ,and 1 was PI ?
Hope he plays PS, but he may not.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Even in a 25 second clip you can tell he is just in the general area of the football no matter where he lines up.

And remember, he's only going to get better.

 

[Reid1boys]

A weeks worth of practices, and what, 2 in pads? and he is already the 2nd coming of one of the best safeties to ever play. Only in Dallas does this crap happen. Does anyone see another article on any rookie in the entire league that is generating this kind of talk after a week of practice?

 

[big dog cowboy]

Does anyone see another article on any rookie in the entire league that is generating this kind of talk after a week of practice?

There isn't any other rookie in the entire league that is on Downs level.

He was a legit top 3 pick for a reason.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

A weeks worth of practices, and what, 2 in pads? and he is already the 2nd coming of one of the best safeties to ever play. Only in Dallas does this crap happen. Does anyone see another article on any rookie in the entire league that is generating this kind of talk after a week of practice?

This is not Dallas exclusive hype. People were already comparing him to the best safeties in the pre-draft process. Scouts likened his college impact to guys like Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu because they saw similarities in their film.

Yes it's all hyperbole because Downs hasn't played in an actual game yet. But he's living up to the standard set already in camp and he's not even close to being as good as he's going to be yet.

It's okay to feel good about a player the Cowboys draft. Really, it is.

 

[doomsday9084]

As an Ohio State fan, I'll again say that Downs is on another level. It was him that drove the defense. He doesn't play like Lott or Reed. Polomolu is probably the closest comparison because he plays all over and just has a preternatural ability to sniff out a play. He obviously does a ton of film work and is good at implementing it in real time. He is a fast processor.

He isn't going to wow people with size or speed. He just thinks and reacts faster than anyone on the field.

 

[infamousstyles]

If this young man is anywhere in the stratosphere of an ed reed or Troy polamulu it would transform this defense

 

[baltcowboy]

Downs to me is like Brian Dawkins reincarnated. Dawkins would kill the Cowboys during the McNabb days.

 

[DUO_CORE]

Hopefully he plays like Ed and not Andy.