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Broaddus: Grading Weems, Tackling Problems Among 12 Thoughts From San Diego
Friday, August 14, 2015 2:36 AM CDT
By Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout @BryanBroaddus
SAN DIEGO – It’s just about two hours since the Cowboys’ preseason opener ended, and we’re about to head out.
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1. If Terrance Williams and Devin Street can continue to run routes and finish plays the way they did against the Chargers, defenses are going to have a hard time placing all of their attention on Dez Bryant.
2. The goal of the front office in the offseason was to build their defense in a way to develop a pass rush. There is no question that with the addition of Greg Hardy and Randy Gregory that they have done just that. Throw in Tyrone Crawford and DeMarcus Lawrence, and you now have four defenders that can really get off the ball. I was impressed with the way they were able to attack the pocket when they were all together.
3. I was impressed with the poise that Dustin Vaughan was able to show in his time under center. There have been too many snaps in practice where you didn’t see him have that as part of his game. His mobility in the pocket and ability to avoid the rush on tape will be nice teaching points for Wade Wilson to go through and reinforce what they have been trying to get him to do in the development of his game.
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7. I have always taken the approach that you can’t grade an offensive linemen on just two or three poor plays, but his entire game. As bad as we all might believe that Darrion Weems played at times, I am willing to bet there will be more plays where he was able complete his job just fine. I believe the problems that Weems had were more technique-related than they were physical problems. There were snaps where he kicked too wide on his set and it allowed the rusher inside, which was a problem. His holding call on the running play was just him being lazy and not bringing his feet underneath him, which put him in a terrible blocking position.
8. I wouldn’t be one bit surprised to see Nick Harwell get more opportunities in practice this week over guys like Deontay Greenberry, George Farmer and A.J. Jenkins. With the exception of Lucky Whitehead, he has been the most consistent of the young receivers -- not only running his routes, but also finishing plays. The others haven’t matched up.
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10. Jameill Showers is fun to watch. I knew that he had outstanding arm strength, but I had no idea that he had the mobility that he did. His ability to think on his feet was impressive – as was his reaction to make a play.
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