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Darren Woodson likens potential Earl Thomas acquisition to Charles Haley
https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/20...oodson-jerry-jones-earl-thomas-charles-haley/
...The Ring of Honor legend and current ESPN analyst spoke with Jean-Jacques Taylor and Matt McClearin on JaM Session on ESPN Dallas 103.3 [KESN-FM] recently, and raised a few eyebrows with rather pointed comments about his former employers, specifically letting them know they should be looking at acquiring outside talent to augment the in-house young stars they have on hand. When things got specific, he didn’t hold back from saying acquiring a player like safety Earl Thomas could be exactly what is needed, just like what owner Jerry Jones did during Woodson’s early years.
“My first year, Charles Haley was brought in on the football team,” Woodson said. “And there was a certain reason why he was brought on the team, and it was more so trying to get this defense to try and have a winning mindset and have this defense have a swagger about them.
“And I think it’s the sort of the same thing with Earl Thomas,” Woodson added.
“This is a young secondary. I mean extremely young, especially in the cornerback position. You bring in a guy like Earl Thomas; he’s going to lift the entire secondary. Not only the secondary, but the linebackers as well because of the knowledge of the game: he’s a coach that’s going to be on the field, basically, an extension of the coaching staff. He’s familiar with [defensive backs coach Kris] Richard. They know each other extremely well, and he knows this defense like the back of his hand. And there is not a guy in this league that you’re going to outwork. You will not outwork Earl Thomas as far as preparation and getting ready for games. He’s just that type of football player. And I think he would help this team tremendously as far as… taking the ball away. That will increase, and that is a big problem this secondary had had over the years. They haven’t taken the ball away, and that absolutely changes with Earl Thomas.”...
https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/20...oodson-jerry-jones-earl-thomas-charles-haley/
...The Ring of Honor legend and current ESPN analyst spoke with Jean-Jacques Taylor and Matt McClearin on JaM Session on ESPN Dallas 103.3 [KESN-FM] recently, and raised a few eyebrows with rather pointed comments about his former employers, specifically letting them know they should be looking at acquiring outside talent to augment the in-house young stars they have on hand. When things got specific, he didn’t hold back from saying acquiring a player like safety Earl Thomas could be exactly what is needed, just like what owner Jerry Jones did during Woodson’s early years.
“My first year, Charles Haley was brought in on the football team,” Woodson said. “And there was a certain reason why he was brought on the team, and it was more so trying to get this defense to try and have a winning mindset and have this defense have a swagger about them.
“And I think it’s the sort of the same thing with Earl Thomas,” Woodson added.
“This is a young secondary. I mean extremely young, especially in the cornerback position. You bring in a guy like Earl Thomas; he’s going to lift the entire secondary. Not only the secondary, but the linebackers as well because of the knowledge of the game: he’s a coach that’s going to be on the field, basically, an extension of the coaching staff. He’s familiar with [defensive backs coach Kris] Richard. They know each other extremely well, and he knows this defense like the back of his hand. And there is not a guy in this league that you’re going to outwork. You will not outwork Earl Thomas as far as preparation and getting ready for games. He’s just that type of football player. And I think he would help this team tremendously as far as… taking the ball away. That will increase, and that is a big problem this secondary had had over the years. They haven’t taken the ball away, and that absolutely changes with Earl Thomas.”...
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