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Cowboys Experimenting With Buehler, Folk
Posted by jellis at 8/2/2009 1:29 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
Rookie kickoff specialist David Buehler's possible forays into other special teams units have been well documented, but the Cowboys showed an interesting wrinkle this morning during a special teams walkthrough.
Buehler and Nick Folk were on the field at the same time while the Cowboys worked at onside kicks, one of them faking the squib, and the other booting it the necessary 10 yards.
Keeping two kickers on the roster gives the Cowboys some interesting possibilities.
"Joe (DeCamillis) is an innovator on special teams," Buehler said. "With two kickers he's trying to look for any advantage he can. So we could either go left, or go right. There are two able kickers out there to get the job done, it's just a matter of what setup the defense shows. It's a weapon most teams don't have."
A couple years ago the league made onside kicks more difficult for the kicking team with a new rule that the kicking team must split its coverage people up evenly on both sides of the field. The hands team generally knows where the ball is going and can stack its personnel to that side.
But the Cowboys might now be able to keep an opponent honest. Buehler's going to need plenty of practice, though, since onside kicks weren't often necessary for his team in college, the USC Trojans.
"I think I onside kicked once against Oregon State," he said. "I'm fairly new to that. Games are a lot closer in the NFL than they were at SC."
Romo Applauds Young Wide Receivers
Posted by nickeatman at 8/2/2009 1:07 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
While the focus has been centered on the wide receivers during this camp, the top four spots are rather set with Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd, although maybe not in that order.
The recent hamstring injury that has kept Isaiah Stanback out of action the last three practices might have opened up the fifth spot once again. That’s assuming the Cowboys even keep five receivers, but they probably will. It’s usually anywhere from five or six, and they even kept seven in 2006.
When asked about the younger batch of receivers, quarterback Tony Romo gave a few names that have piqued his interest.
“Obviously, the top four has had enough time playing in games that you know what they can do,” Romo said. “I thought Isaiah Stanback had a pretty good first few days there, now he’s got a little hamstring injury. I know that Kevin Ogletree has done a good job. He’s got to keep pushing, but he’s showing some flashes of good things. Willie Reid did a good job here (Saturday). “
Reid was actually signed late this summer after the Cowboys lost Stanback (knee surgery), Austin and Hurd for a few weeks during the OTA and mini-camp practices.
Olgetree is a rookie free agent who has impressed the team with his quickness and could help his own cause even more when the Cowboys do more with the return game. Ogletree has returned both kickoffs and punts in college at Virginia.
Posted by jellis at 8/2/2009 1:29 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
Rookie kickoff specialist David Buehler's possible forays into other special teams units have been well documented, but the Cowboys showed an interesting wrinkle this morning during a special teams walkthrough.
Buehler and Nick Folk were on the field at the same time while the Cowboys worked at onside kicks, one of them faking the squib, and the other booting it the necessary 10 yards.
Keeping two kickers on the roster gives the Cowboys some interesting possibilities.
"Joe (DeCamillis) is an innovator on special teams," Buehler said. "With two kickers he's trying to look for any advantage he can. So we could either go left, or go right. There are two able kickers out there to get the job done, it's just a matter of what setup the defense shows. It's a weapon most teams don't have."
A couple years ago the league made onside kicks more difficult for the kicking team with a new rule that the kicking team must split its coverage people up evenly on both sides of the field. The hands team generally knows where the ball is going and can stack its personnel to that side.
But the Cowboys might now be able to keep an opponent honest. Buehler's going to need plenty of practice, though, since onside kicks weren't often necessary for his team in college, the USC Trojans.
"I think I onside kicked once against Oregon State," he said. "I'm fairly new to that. Games are a lot closer in the NFL than they were at SC."
Romo Applauds Young Wide Receivers
Posted by nickeatman at 8/2/2009 1:07 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
While the focus has been centered on the wide receivers during this camp, the top four spots are rather set with Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd, although maybe not in that order.
The recent hamstring injury that has kept Isaiah Stanback out of action the last three practices might have opened up the fifth spot once again. That’s assuming the Cowboys even keep five receivers, but they probably will. It’s usually anywhere from five or six, and they even kept seven in 2006.
When asked about the younger batch of receivers, quarterback Tony Romo gave a few names that have piqued his interest.
“Obviously, the top four has had enough time playing in games that you know what they can do,” Romo said. “I thought Isaiah Stanback had a pretty good first few days there, now he’s got a little hamstring injury. I know that Kevin Ogletree has done a good job. He’s got to keep pushing, but he’s showing some flashes of good things. Willie Reid did a good job here (Saturday). “
Reid was actually signed late this summer after the Cowboys lost Stanback (knee surgery), Austin and Hurd for a few weeks during the OTA and mini-camp practices.
Olgetree is a rookie free agent who has impressed the team with his quickness and could help his own cause even more when the Cowboys do more with the return game. Ogletree has returned both kickoffs and punts in college at Virginia.
