News: Christine Michael already feeling comfortable with Cowboys offense

[darthseinfeld]

I think it will take no more then 3 weeks before Michael shows he is a superior back to Randle

 

[Common Sense]

Great more highly fair and rational hatred. CM is definitely a liar. Good to know.

People don't buy that a guy who couldn't pick up the Seahawks offense in two years just picked up the whole Dallas offense in three days. Honestly, how does that upset you?

 

[Joe_Fan]

So half the posters in this thread think CM is an idiot for taking 72 hours and the other half think CM is an idiot for saying that he was able to pick it up that fast.

Good to know.

Love the support for the new guy.

Perfectly said. It's actually getting pretty pathetic to have to read over all.

I'm more encouraged that he seems to be engaged and wanting to learn as quickly as possible. But yeah.. let's continue to bad mouth the guy. *face palm*

 

[Idgit]

People don't buy that a guy who couldn't pick up the Seahawks offense in two years just picked up the whole Dallas offense in three days. Honestly, how does that upset you?

Exactly.

That said, his interview was a good listen. He did mostly say all the right things. Especially about his former team in SEA. The playbook stuff I take with a grain of salt, anyway. So, there's some overlap. That's good. He'll get there eventually, one way or another.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Middle school offense.. Surprised it took him 72 hours.

2014 top scoring teams:

1. Green Bay - 486
2. Denver - 482
3. Philadelphia - 474
4. New England - 468
5. Dallas - 467
6. Indianapolis - 458

 

[Idgit]

I think agendas have clearly been formed

I think he's the most physically talented back on the team, and that his struggles---if he has them--are going to be mainly between his ears. I don't think it has to be the case that anybody who doesn't think a last-minute addition to the position group becomes a walk-on starter in a week or two necessarily has an agenda.

If this guy didn't come with some question marks, he wouldn't be in Dallas. We don't have to pretend that's not the case just because we all want to see him tap into all that potential sooner rather than later.

 

[Joe_Fan]

Notes: Michael Focused On Playbook, Beasley Ready For PR Snaps; More
Thursday, September 10, 2015 6:29 PM CDT
By DallasCowboys.com Report

IRVING, Texas – A new running back in a new running back rotation naturally sparks interest and begs this question: What kind of role can Christine Michaelhave in the Cowboys’ offense this season?

Less than a week after the team traded for the third-year veteran, head coach Jason Garrett is showing and preaching patience.

“He just got here,” Garrett said. “We’re trying to get him ready and as acclimated as quickly as we can.”

In meeting the Dallas media Thursday for the first time, Michael echoed Garrett’s day-to-day approach. Since arriving back in his home state from Seattle, he’s been studying the Cowboys’ playbook day and night.

“It’s kind of the same scheme that Seattle had, just a little bit different terminology,” Michael said. “But I feel like I got that down just after 72 hours. It’s been good. I’m enjoying it.

“I try to take it a day at a time. I just try to focus on the plays right now, focus on what I can control, and that’s me getting in my playbook, me coming out here and adjusting to this weather.”

As a backup with the Seahawks, Michael had 52 carries for 254 yards in 14 games over two seasons. He enters a crowded backfield that already featuresJoseph Randle, Darren McFadden and Lance Dunbar, and Sunday might be too quick to make his Cowboys debut.

But the coaches like what they’ve seen so far from the former second-round pick.

“He got in two practices and is learning our system on the run and spending a bunch of extra time with (running backs) coach (Gary) Brown,” offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. “What he’s shown is really positive. We like what we see. We think he’s going to bring a lot to the table. But again, give him some time to pick up the system and we’ll see how fast that takes us there.”

When he is ready to play, what can he bring to the offense?

“He’s got some real explosiveness,” Linehan said. “He’s a bigger back. Not tall, but doesn’t necessarily have to be a tall guy. The profile of a running back isn’t necessarily height. It’s that build, that size. He’s somewhere in the mid-(2)20s, has some really good speed. Got to see him play some significant plays in the NFL in a similar type running style as we run and see some things we really like.”

A Cowboy for all of five days, Michael isn’t thinking about what his ultimate role will be yet.

“Like I said, just study that playbook, get those play downs,” he said, “And just try to help contribute whenever they call my number.”

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...-focused-playbook-beasley-ready-pr-snaps-more

 

[gmoney112]

If you think you picked it up in 72 hours, then you didn't pick it up and you don't even realize it in my book.

What they told him to learn right now was probably a very limited part of the playbook, to be fair. My guess is a few of the bread and butters like the zone stretch, and a few of the blitz pickup assignments in our more popular packages.

I also figure our run game playbook is much easier to "learn" than those read option shenanigans they run up in Seattle.

 

[Idgit]

What they told him to learn right now was probably a very limited part of the playbook, to be fair. My guess is a few of the bread and butters like the zone stretch, and a few of the blitz pickup assignments in our more popular packages.

I also figure our run game playbook is much easier to "learn" than those read option shenanigans they run up in Seattle.

Well, that comment was the only nit I had to pick with everything he had to say, anyway. I've got hopes for this guy, too. I just think he's going to need some time to make an impact here.

 

[Zekeats]

I think it will take no more then 3 weeks before Michael shows he is a superior back to Randle

I think with an average line it wouldn't take more than 3 days. My biggest fear is that our line is so good that it will make Randle and McFadden look way better than they are and it won't allow us to get the best back on the field until after an injury.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I think he's the most physically talented back on the team, and that his struggles---if he has them--are going to be mainly between his ears. I don't think it has to be the case that anybody who doesn't think a last-minute addition to the position group becomes a walk-on starter in a week or two necessarily has an agenda.

If this guy didn't come with some question marks, he wouldn't be in Dallas. We don't have to pretend that's not the case just because we all want to see him tap into all that potential sooner rather than later.

I dont think everyone that is skeptical of him as an agenda. But I think an agenda has clearly formed in some. Some people are looking for any way to marginalize him they can

 

[windjc]

I think with an average line it wouldn't take more than 3 days. My biggest fear is that our line is so good that it will make Randle and McFadden look way better than they are and it won't allow us to get the best back on the field until after an injury.

Well if our line is that good, we will be winning so it won't matter.

 

[Bleu Star]

Christine Michael already feeling comfortable with Cowboys offense

• Jean-Jacques Taylor

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas-cowb...seph-randle-believes-hes-earned-cowboys-trust




Christine Michael has only had two days of practice, but he said he’s already comfortable with the Dallas Cowboys’ playbook.

Good for him, because the sooner he understands the nuances of the playbook, the quicker he can start competing for playing time and shedding the "bust" label attached to his name.

“It’s from the same school that Seattle had,” Michael said of the Cowboys’ offense. “There’s a little bit different terminology, but I got it down in just over 72 hours. All I’ve been doing is going to work, coming home and getting into the playbook.”

Christine Michael, a second-round pick out of Texas A&M in 2013, is back in Texas trying to make it in the NFL. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Michael, a second-round pick from Texas A&M just two seasons ago, has 52 carries for 254 yards in two seasons. Seattle traded him to Dallas for a conditional seventh-round pick

“Seattle’s been good to me. They drafted me in the second round,” Michael said. “It’s a great place, but you have to move on and adapt.”...

Beast mode v2 in the making.

 

[Idgit]

I dont think everyone that is skeptical of him as an agenda. But I think an agenda has clearly formed in some. Some people are looking for any way to marginalize him they can

This is one where I could easily get excited about the player if I let myself. He's got a lot going for him. No matter what I say about rushing effectiveness not being all that important to winning games, it's really fun to watch. And Michael's got a punishing running style that makes you want the guy to be successful here.

Then again, I think Randle is more talented than most posters here, I think. So I want to see him playing more, too. Kind of an ok problem to have, given how little we did at the RB position all offseason.

 

[Zekeats]

Well if our line is that good, we will be winning so it won't matter.

I don't want our team to be a 10-6 team. I want our team to be 13-3. That is the difference between Michael and Randle/McFadden. I just hope the coaches can see that.

 

[CATCH17]

That's what he uses as a crutch when the players aren't good enough.

It's highly idiotic considering the numbers this offense has put up through the years.

Just point and laugh.

Hahahhahaha geez

 

[darthseinfeld]

This is one where I could easily get excited about the player if I let myself. He's got a lot going for him. No matter what I say about rushing effectiveness not being all that important to winning games, it's really fun to watch. And Michael's got a punishing running style that makes you want the guy to be successful here.

Then again, I think Randle is more talented than most posters here, I think. So I want to see him playing more, too. Kind of an ok problem to have, given how little we did at the RB position all offseason.

Would be nice if we fixed our HB issues with a guy we drafted a couple ago, a cheap FA, and/or a guy we traded a conditional 7th.

 

[yimyammer]

Makes me wonder what his Wunderlic was?.

He got an 11 http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Christine&l=Michael&i=10292

 

[Joe_Fan]

He got an 11 http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Christine&l=Michael&i=10292

As sad as that score is he still rated 5 points higher than Frank Gore who scored an impressive 6 and and 2 points higher than Carlos Hyde who came in at 9.

 

[Risen Star]

He says this offense is similar to Seattle's. They must do grade school schemes up there too.