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Church chimes in on D's question marks
July, 17, 2014
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By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowb...-church-chimes-in-on-dallas-ds-question-marks



Safety Barry Church is as close as it comes to a sure thing on a Dallas Cowboys’ defense that has a whole bunch of question marks.

What does Church expect from some of the most prominent question marks around him? He provided his answers during a Tuesday appearance on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM.

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On J.J. Wilcox: “Just an explosive playmaker. Those are the words that come to my mind when I think of him. This whole offseason, he was all over the place -- getting interceptions, locking up tight ends -- so I feel like he’s going to be a big playmaker for us on the back end. I’m excited to see what he can bring to the table this season.”

On Bruce Carter: “Definitely with the loss of Sean Lee, it’s time for him to step up and be that focal point of the defense, and I feel like he’ll be able to do that. He’s making a lot of the checks out there. He’s the head of the huddle for the defense, so I feel like this offseason really generated a lot of confidence for him, and I feel like going into the season that’s going to work for him. He’s going to get better and better as the season progresses.”

On Morris Claiborne: “To me, he’s had the best offseason out of anybody in our secondary and anybody on our defense. He’s turned his body around. He’s completely focused. Before, I would have to give him the check for the defense a couple of times. Now, I’m just like, ‘Boom, here’s the call,’ and he’s ready to roll. ... Now you’re starting to see some of the productivity he can bring to our defense.” ...
 

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We're going to need production from all 5 guys he mentioned. Let's hope his positive outlook on each isn't just wishful thinking.
 

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Although the rebuild of the secondary is still in early stages...I'm thinking this group is going to make some noise, and it won't be the party favor variety.
 

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I have high hopes that Church is correct in his assessments of Wilcox and Claiborne. He's not the only one who has been impressed with those two. I can only hope he's right about Carter. Broaddus has offered nothing but positive reports about the performance of Carter in the OTAs and minicamps. Reportedly, he's been where he needs to be in coverage and is much more comfortable in what he's doing. Here's hoping Broaddus is right about his improvement. Our LB corps must improve for this defense to be successul in 2014. Sometimes it just takes time for youngsters like Bruce Carter to get the picture and perform. We'll see.
 

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Although the rebuild of the secondary is still in early stages...I'm thinking this group is going to make some noise, and it won't be the party favor variety.

I don't think it's early at all. Claiborne & Carr's 3rd year here, Church's 3rd as well. Scandrick's 6th. The other safety spot is the only thing that's really up for grabs.

I think the secondary has the talent, but at this point they haven't put it together.
 

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I don't think it's early at all. Claiborne & Carr's 3rd year here, Church's 3rd as well. Scandrick's 6th. The other safety spot is the only thing that's really up for grabs.

I think the secondary has the talent, but at this point they haven't put it together.

Church, Wilcox, Johnson, Dixon, Hamilton, and Heath...those safeties are young and except for Church, unproven. The safeties make up 1/2 of the secondary last time that I looked.

I'm with you on the talent part, but the group needs both time together and time to adjust to the new system in place.
 

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I don't think it's early at all. Claiborne & Carr's 3rd year here, Church's 3rd as well. Scandrick's 6th. The other safety spot is the only thing that's really up for grabs.

I think the secondary has the talent, but at this point they haven't put it together.

Exactly the same thing I was thinking.
 

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I don't think it's early at all. Claiborne & Carr's 3rd year here, Church's 3rd as well. Scandrick's 6th. The other safety spot is the only thing that's really up for grabs.

I think the secondary has the talent, but at this point they haven't put it together.

Yup, and talk is cheap. Show us on the field what you have.
 

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CrazyCowboy is the "awesome to hear, thanks" bot

notice how close their names are....

Not even on the birthday cake, Prince Charming...first, I like CC a lot...my handle was for Corpus Christi Cowboys Fan...yea, I'm down in South Texas.

Myself, I'd keep a bottle of Don Padron in the fridge and a salt shaker handy...:)
 

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Yup, and talk is cheap. Show us on the field what you have.

Standard post...there needs to be a link to posts such as these, it will save people a lot of keystrokes...
Then we need an "ignore standard posts" button, so we can click before entering the thread. I think threads sizes would be cut in half...:)
 

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We're going to need production from all 5 guys he mentioned. Let's hope his positive outlook on each isn't just wishful thinking.

If all our potential stars on defense are healthy, we should have something special provided that our offense can sustain longer drives and score...
 
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