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While the Cowboys moved their practice to the 50-yard indoor bubble at Southlake Carroll High School, it limited the team’s special teams portion of practice.
During the handful of field-goal reps while the media was in attendance, punter Mat McBriar remained the holder for Nick Folk. However, there was another special teams practice – closed to the media – at Valley Ranch before the team bussed over to Southlake.
But talking to Folk in the locker room on Wednesday, he mentioned that he would be receptive to any change that “would help the team.”
The Cowboys have looked at the possibility of other holders for this week’s game, trying out Patrick Crayton, Jon Kitna, Sam Hurd and place-kicker David Buehler to possibly replace McBriar.
And don’t rule out the possibility of Tony Romo returning to his days as the holder. People only remember the botched hold in Seattle, but forget that he was one of the best this team has ever had.
Even Wade Phillips said on Monday that he would “never say never” when asked if Romo come hold for kicks again.
Then again, one of the biggest drawbacks for having your starting quarterback hold is that he’s usually engaged in offensive drills when the kicker can be working on field goals. And that’s the same with any of the other players who might replace McBriar, other than Buehler. So regardless if a change is made or not, McBriar will likely continue to work with Folk during practice, like he did Wednesday.
During the handful of field-goal reps while the media was in attendance, punter Mat McBriar remained the holder for Nick Folk. However, there was another special teams practice – closed to the media – at Valley Ranch before the team bussed over to Southlake.
But talking to Folk in the locker room on Wednesday, he mentioned that he would be receptive to any change that “would help the team.”
The Cowboys have looked at the possibility of other holders for this week’s game, trying out Patrick Crayton, Jon Kitna, Sam Hurd and place-kicker David Buehler to possibly replace McBriar.
And don’t rule out the possibility of Tony Romo returning to his days as the holder. People only remember the botched hold in Seattle, but forget that he was one of the best this team has ever had.
Even Wade Phillips said on Monday that he would “never say never” when asked if Romo come hold for kicks again.
Then again, one of the biggest drawbacks for having your starting quarterback hold is that he’s usually engaged in offensive drills when the kicker can be working on field goals. And that’s the same with any of the other players who might replace McBriar, other than Buehler. So regardless if a change is made or not, McBriar will likely continue to work with Folk during practice, like he did Wednesday.
