News: Cowboys News & Notes: Lots Of OTA Updates, Dez Bryant Becoming The Leader

[FiveTime]

Not sure if I should be encouraged by Rico making plays on our starters or dismayed that B. Jones is getting juked.

I thought it looked more liked Jones got muscled to the outside than juked.

 

[gimmesix]

Is it me or is Byron Jones always just a finger away from knocking balls down? LOL.

Byron Jones had 10 passes defensed last season, which ranked him sixth among safeties. The top one only had three more, according to sportingcharts.com.

 

[gimmesix]

I thought it looked more liked Jones got muscled to the outside than juked.

Not sure we should be encouraged our 6-6, 290-pound tight end can outmuscle our 6-0, 199-pound safety.

 

[CATCH17]

It's because they don't know what they're watching. Jones is one of our better defensive players.

He's a good player.. I don't get the negativity toward him either.


A lot of teams don't even get a solid player in the first round so just getting a solid player at the bottom of the first round is a big win imo. Plus he still has upside.




The off-season dumpster dives upset me more then anything. I have no complaints with the draft.

 

[xwalker]

Heart and soul of the team

Dak and Zeke with an assist from the OL, Witten, Lee and Beasley.

 

[xwalker]

Shouldn't be surprised. Jones is vastly overrated. Up till now he's gotten a pass for being better than all the stiffs surrounding him in the secondary these past few years

Wrong.

 

[xwalker]

Considering that Jones has done well against some pretty good tight ends when he has been matched up with him in regular-season games, I think Rico can feel pretty good when he beats him in those kind of matchups.

I'm not sure why some are down on Jones, either. Maybe they are expecting more from him than they should.

It's because they don't know what they're watching. Jones is one of our better defensive players.

Safety is the most misunderstood position by fans.

Most comment without even watching the All-22.

 

[The Natural]

Dak and Zeke with an assist from the OL, Witten, Lee and Beasley.

no

 

[xwalker]

no

Yes.

 

[The Natural]

Yes.

No.

 

[xwalker]

Heart and soul of the team

Dak and Zeke with an assist from the OL, Witten, Lee and Beasley.

No.

no

People, this guy is dissing Dak, Zeke, the OL, Witten and Lee.

 

[links18]

Not sure we should be encouraged our 6-6, 290-pound tight end can outmuscle our 6-0, 199-pound safety.

When you put it like that there is no reason not to throw it to Rico on every play.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Not sure we should be encouraged our 6-6, 290-pound tight end can outmuscle our 6-0, 199-pound safety.

6-8 290 lb

 

[CCBoy]

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ing-practice-battles-wilsons-development-more

...Really nice twist stunt by Cedric Thornton and Taco Charlton to get home on a rush against Tyron Smith and Emmett Cleary during the 9-on-9 portion of practice. Thornton attacked Smith on the pick, which allowed Charlton to spin to the inside, catching Cleary off balance. If it was a game situation, Charlton would have had a free run at Prescott to finish the play.

• Good to see Jourdan Lewis show up in 1-on-1 coverage against Terrance Williams. Before the ball was snapped, I noticed Dez Bryant out of the corner of my eye with both arms raised, signaling touchdown. He saw that Lewis has no safety help over the top and was all by himself. Williams was able to get off the line well, but Lewis rallied back into position. Kellen Moore laid the ball down the field to give Williams a chance to go get it, but Lewis playing underneath took his left hand and knocked it away.

• Anthony Brown came up with a big play when he was able to knock the ball out of Dez Bryant’s hands on a curl route. Bryant was able to settle down to the left of Dak Prescott and for just a split second was open. Prescott fired the ball in his direction, but just as the ball arrived – Brown managed to work his hand inside of Bryant’s and raked the ball out of his grasp.

• During the Blitz Period, Nolan Carroll was able to deny inside access to Terrance Williams, who was trying to work past the sticks. Carroll was able to lean on Williams enough to force him to catch the ball just short of the first down. When the catch was made, I was certain Williams had enough -- but when he came down that wasn’t the case...

 

[gimmesix]

6-8 290 lb

Cowboys site has him at 6-6, 290. nfl.com has him at 6-6, 281.

 

[kevm3]

We really need a leader on the defense. Anyone noticed that it's the defense where all of our suspensions have been occuring? I'm hoping someone on these rookies steps up and helps keep the defense in line.

 

[gimmesix]

When you put it like that there is no reason not to throw it to Rico on every play.

Well, he'll have to show that he understands how to find the soft spot where he won't be undercut by a safety or linebacker. I keep going back to Jason Witten because he's such a great example of what a slower tight end needs to be. Witten does the subtle things to create separation, but he also is football wise, knowing where he needs to be to make himself a target for the quarterback. He reads the coverage and uses the flexibility of the route to find the soft spot.

These kind of practices favor the offense because there's usually a lot more straight-up matchups, no game-planning, etc. It's easier to post up a DB in those conditions, and frankly, if Rico didn't win those kind of matchups, there would be little hope for him. What's going to determine if he is worthy of getting on the field during the regular season is all those little things and whether he can block effectively. (Actually, if he can block effectively, he might get on the field even if he can't yet do all those little things.)

 

[gimmesix]

We really need a leader on the defense. Anyone noticed that it's the defense where all of our suspensions have been occuring? I'm hoping someone on these rookies steps up and helps keep the defense in line.

We've taken more risks on defense while we've been building this offense.

Grabbing a Randy Gregory at the bottom of the second round as a possible steal is much different than taking Zack Martin in the middle of the first. David Irving went undrafted partially because of character concerns, but we picked him up because of a lack of quality options on our team at DE. Nolan Carroll was a relatively low-cost free agent signing.

Some people don't believe that you get what you pay for, but it's very often true. Sometimes you find bargains, but most of the time things that come cheap do so for a reason.

 

[PhillyCowboysFan]

Let me preface this statement by saying I am not Pro or Con for Dez.

I just have this feeling that if Dez was in a passing offense, he would produce more.

There is just so many things to take in consideration since his contract.

2014 - Predominantly a run offense
2015 - Injured along with bad QB play
2016 - Predominantly a run offense

And the when the Cowboys do throw, they really do an outstanding job of spreading it around. When the ball is thrown to Dez, he catches it!

 

[speedkilz88]

Cowboys site has him at 6-6, 290. nfl.com has him at 6-6, 281.

And at his pro day last year he was 6-6 273.