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Posted by jellis at 9/2/2009 10:22 AM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
I talked to Orlando Scandrick for a little while yesterday, and despite the fact he and Mike Jenkins have tried to pretend they aren't competing with one another for a starting job, it's pretty evident they both know the score.
Each guy wants to start, and who can really blame them. I was trying to tell Scandrick that even if the coaches don't name him the first-teamer, he'll get his chance eventually. Somebody will get hurt, or maybe he'll have the opportunity to compete for the job again next year - these things work themselves out, right?
Well, Scandrick didn't see it that way. He said there won't be a next year, and upon further review I think he's right about that. Assuming Jenkins is given the starting job and plays like it appears he's capable of, he'll be the starter from now until whenever. Scandrick would be relegated to the third cornerback job, providing Terence Newman stays healthy. The same rule probably applies for Jenkins if Scandrick starts.
Now keep this in mind - Scandrick signed a four-year deal last summer. He'll be an unrestricted free agent in the spring of 2012. If Newman is still playing (he'll be 33 then), and Jenkins as well, Scandrick might take the Kevin Burnett route, leaving the team for the chance to start elsewhere.
But the same could be a possibility for Jenkins.
One way or the other, the decision the Cowboys make as to who starts at right cornerback could have lasting implications. Yes, Newman's recent injury history suggests there may be a day when both second-year players are in the starting lineup.
Until then, though, the Cowboys may have one happy cornerback, and one who feels slighted. That's why this decision is so important, even though they say the third corner is "like a starter."
Because it's just not the same.
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I talked to Orlando Scandrick for a little while yesterday, and despite the fact he and Mike Jenkins have tried to pretend they aren't competing with one another for a starting job, it's pretty evident they both know the score.
Each guy wants to start, and who can really blame them. I was trying to tell Scandrick that even if the coaches don't name him the first-teamer, he'll get his chance eventually. Somebody will get hurt, or maybe he'll have the opportunity to compete for the job again next year - these things work themselves out, right?
Well, Scandrick didn't see it that way. He said there won't be a next year, and upon further review I think he's right about that. Assuming Jenkins is given the starting job and plays like it appears he's capable of, he'll be the starter from now until whenever. Scandrick would be relegated to the third cornerback job, providing Terence Newman stays healthy. The same rule probably applies for Jenkins if Scandrick starts.
Now keep this in mind - Scandrick signed a four-year deal last summer. He'll be an unrestricted free agent in the spring of 2012. If Newman is still playing (he'll be 33 then), and Jenkins as well, Scandrick might take the Kevin Burnett route, leaving the team for the chance to start elsewhere.
But the same could be a possibility for Jenkins.
One way or the other, the decision the Cowboys make as to who starts at right cornerback could have lasting implications. Yes, Newman's recent injury history suggests there may be a day when both second-year players are in the starting lineup.
Until then, though, the Cowboys may have one happy cornerback, and one who feels slighted. That's why this decision is so important, even though they say the third corner is "like a starter."
Because it's just not the same.
Comments (47) | Permanent Link