DC: Camp Reflections: Staff Writers Pick Training Camp’s Top 10 Standouts

[tyke1doe]

If Beasley has 75 catches and Elliott has his share of catches on screens etc, doesnt look like lovers of the 12 package will have much to talk about.

12 package?

 

[slick325]

Who would have ever thought that possible?

Yes...hope he stays healthy this year because he can play

 

[CATCH17]

Three things I would have liked to have seen before Dallas broke camp in Oxnard:

1. Benson Mayowa winning the RDE position outright. He still has the opportunity to show something the next few weeks but he and the Cowboys are running out of time.
2. Chaz Green proving he is ready to be the swing tackle. I don't think he has proven anything yet except he is a work in progress.
3. Brice Butler winning the 4th WR spot. He has flashed but I don't think anyone can state with confidence his position on the team is secure.

Butler looked pretty good against the Rams and if T.Will goes down I think he is the best candidate to be a #2 for us. I don't like Whitehead or Street as a Z receiver.


Green needs to get in shape and clean up his technique. I think he has the athleticism to be a NFL offensive tackle.

 

[jazzcat22]

I will give all players a clean slate to start with tonight. It is preseason after all. And see how they improved from last week. As well as show they can maintain a good performance, no set backs.
Even if Dak throws a pick though, it will happen eventually, that should not be held against him. He will learn from that.

Mostly looking at the D though and see how they do, more so the 1st and 2nd team guys.
On offense the player I want to watch most is Darius Jackson. He is supposedly having a good TC according to Mickey & Brad.

 

[dallasdave]

Camp Reflections: Staff Writers Pick Training Camp’s Top 10 Standouts
Thursday, August 18, 2016 5:15 PM CDT
By DallasCowboys.com Report

OXNARD, Calif. – With another training camp in the books, the staff of DallasCowboys.com did its annual rankings of the best players throughout the team’s three-week stay in Oxnard.

Here’s the Top 10 rankings for the Cowboys’ 2016 training camp, voted on by the staff of David Helman, Rob Phillips, Nick Eatman and Bryan Broaddus.

Honorable Mention: Tyron Smith and Travis Frederick

Two of the Cowboys’ three All-Pro linemen received an equal number of votes just outside the top 10. Smith once again was a frustrating assignment for the defense’s edge rushers, and it was a practice highlight on the rare occasion he got caught off balance in pass protection. There’s a reason Frederick got a six-year, $56.4 million contract extension: he remains a technique-sound, assignment-sharp leader at center.

10. Dak Prescott - Kellen Moore’s fractured fibula might have been the biggest story of training camp, leading to more questions about the team’s comfort level at backup quarterback. With a near-flawless half against the Rams, Prescott – the team’s fourth-round pick – might just be the answer. He seemed to gain confidence with more reps, particularly with help from the starting offense on days Romo didn’t play, and the coaches have praised the 23-year-old’s poise and leadership. Romo missed 12 games last year, and the Cowboys know they need a reliable option as insurance behind their veteran starter. Prescott has the rest of preseason to earn the No. 2 spot.

9. Tony Romo - The last few years, with advancing age and 2013 back surgery, training camp has been a balance of preparation and maintenance for Romo. He has taken customary days off to make sure he’s keeping his back strong, and the results gotten better the further removed he gets from surgery three years ago. Also coming off another collarbone injury that healed in the offseason, Romo was accurate and decisive for the majority of his practice work in Oxnard – and perhaps most important, he and Dez Bryant appeared to progressively knock off the rust together.

8. Terrance Williams – He’s got other receivers higher on this list, but when it comes to steadily making plays, Williams was there every day in the same fashion. It seemed like he was making a lot more contested catches this year, especially going to the ground for diving grabs. Look for him to have yet another solid year.

7. Jason Witten – One of the writers actually had him No. 1 on his list. For a 14-year veteran, Witten showed no signs of slowing down. He was beating Byron Jones most of the time in their daily battles. Witten will probably be used a lot as a blocker this year but if this camp showed us anything, it’s that he can still get open and make plays in the passing game like he’s always done before.

6. DeMarcus Lawrence – It seemed like with everything Lawrence did well in camp, there was an invisible asterisk by his play. While he’s only going to miss four games due to suspension, Lawrence probably would’ve been higher on this list without that setback. Truth be told, he was great againstTyron Smith, probably even winning the majority of the 1-on-1 battles.



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[Sydla]

Butler looked pretty good against the Rams and if T.Will goes down I think he is the best candidate to be a #2 for us. I don't like Whitehead or Street as a Z receiver.


Green needs to get in shape and clean up his technique. I think he has the athleticism to be a NFL offensive tackle.

Butler had one catch for 22 yards.

Butler is a guy that I scratch my head on given how people just are so effusive about him. I hope the kid is a legit #2 but at this point, there's a long way to go on that IMO.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Yeah thats why he's always #1 on the camp list......

In past years, I've read where Claiborne has been more physical or mouthy, but I've never heard about improved coverage until now.

 

[21Savage]

Screw that. If he does have a great year I want us to keep him. We already have enough holes on defense Carr's contract is also up after this year and if Claiborne has turned the corner I would rather pay him and not create another hole at cb that we will have to use a premium pick on.

Exactly! I mean it sounds logical to you and me but I can't understand how fans want to discard young players without factoring in confounding circumstances like inexperience, injury and just plain old maturation. Yet those same fans would clamor for a Josh Norman who didn't start performing till his 4th year in the league.

It takes some guys some time. But when there's talent and there's the good attitude that he's been showing lately, I don't know why we won't wanna work with that.

 

[erod]

I've heard that the entire secondary has looked good.

 

[Sydla]

I've heard that the entire secondary has looked good.

From your lips to God's ears. I have serious reservations about the pass rush so let's hope the secondary has a bit more glue to it this year and can generate some turnovers on their own.

 

[Jstopper]

Exactly! I mean it sounds logical to you and me but I can't understand how fans want to discard young players without factoring in confounding circumstances like inexperience, injury and just plain old maturation. Yet those same fans would clamor for a Josh Norman who didn't start performing till his 4th year in the league.

It takes some guys some time. But when there's talent and there's the good attitude that he's been showing lately, I don't know why we won't wanna work with that.

Exactly. And great point about Josh Norman. People expect our cb to be shut down from the beginning or he's a bum and want to let him walk, but then wanted to pay Norman a small fortune when he did nothing until his contract year.

 

[Sydla]

Norman was actually pretty good his third year, after being injured his second year.