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So he's done more damage from the slot than outside......didn't know that
So he's done more damage from the slot than outside......didn't know that
He was almost exclusively slot in year 1, last season Cowboys lined him up outside more often.
Hopefully at least until Gallup comes back we will move him around constantly to make it harder for defenses to know where he is each play and shut him down. But as the year goes on I think he will be on the outside much more. I think the % of snaps in which we are in 3+ WR sets will drop a little bit from the last two yearsOk......that's why
So, you start him outside or slot??????
Ok......that's why
So, you start him outside or slot??????
Expect Lamb to be double teamed early and often.
Year 1: Cooper #1 and Gallup #2 on the outside mainly with Lamb #3 in the slot
Year 2: Cooper #1 and Gallup #2 on the outside to start (Gallup missed near 1/2 the season with injury) with Lamb #3 initially in the slot then on the outside (Cedrick Wilson took over in the slot)
Year #3: Lamb #1 and Brown #2 on the outside to start with Gallup on the outside when he returns from injury
In 2021, when Gallup when out with injury (Games 2-8) Lamb amassed the following stats: 34 catches on 51 targets for 528 yards and 3 td's. The remainder of the games Lamb had 45 catches on 69 targets for 574 yards and 3 td's.
The biggest question for Lamb this season will be how does he perform being the #1 WR with Dallas having lost both Cooper and Wilson in free agency and Gallup being brought back slowly from an ACL injury. Expect Lamb to be double teamed early and often.
which means Schultz will be a much bigger factor.
Probably had a lot to do with Gallup being hurt a large part of last yearHe was almost exclusively slot in year 1, last season Cowboys lined him up outside more often.
He will need to be given the WR depth this season....and if he does produce his price tag only goes up from his current 1-year franchise tag amount of $10.931M (if franchise tagged again next season his cap hit would be $13.117M) as many quality TE's are in the $15M/year range.
Probably had a lot to do with Gallup being hurt a large part of last year
In life all you can hope for is the opportunity to prove yourself. Schulz has greatly improved over the course of his career but he has the chance to show himself as an impact player.
Based on that then Lamb is going to have to show himself as an impact player being he is the #1 WR now and to an extent it will apply to Dak as well given his new contract and WR corps.
For some reason some do not think Schultz should have been or should be given a new contract but he has shown himself to be the best TE option Dallas has had since Witten (not as all around given he needs work with blocking).
That's true, but some of the top receivers in the NFL are mostly slot guys (Cooper Kupp / Tyreek Hill / Keenan Allen). A receiver doesn't necessarily have to spread wide most of the time to be the top target.Maybe so but Dallas drafted Lamb with the ideal that he would be the #1 WR. His chance is now.
That's true, but some of the top receivers in the NFL are mostly slot guys (Cooper Kupp / Tyreek Hill / Keenan Allen). A receiver doesn't necessarily have to spread wide most of the time to be the top target.
So he's done more damage from the slot than outside......didn't know that
I still suspect that had something to do with how much time Gallup missed, but regardless, Cooper is gone and Gallup will miss games so Lamb's slot targets will probably decrease even more. We may see Turpin and Pollard get some of those slot chancesI agree but again year 1 CeeDee was a slot last season Dallas used him in both outside and inside end result, more catches, more yards, higher avg per catch and more TD.