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Scout's Eye: Terrance Williams Shines, Tapper Shows Up; Other Thoughts
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:45 PM CDT
By Bryan Broaddus Football Analyst/Scout @BryanBroaddus
IRVING, Texas – Tuesday was the first of three-straight practices as we wrap up the Cowboys’ offseason program, so this will be the first of three-straight reports during the week.
Just like last week, I’ve got several thoughts from what I saw on the practice fields. The Cowboys also made two new additions to their secondary in Isaiah Frey and Dax Swanson. I’ve got small scouting reports on those two below, as well.
Here’s some brief thoughts on Tuesday’s work:Read
- Tip of the cap to Terrance Williams and the type of practice he had on Tuesday. Williams made the play of the day on a beautiful, adjusting catch on a fade from Tony Romo. On the snap, Williams broke hard to his left, which gave him enough room to get past Brandon Carr and up the field. Romo held Byron Jones in the middle of the field and by doing so allowed Williams to only have to deal with Carr one-on-one. Romo put the ball in a position where all Williams had to do was extend his hands to make the catch over the top of Carr, who had lost the ball. Williams came down with the ball and both feet in bounds just inside the pylon for the touchdown.
- For a guy that doesn’t get much credit for his pass protection, Alfred Morris saved Kellen Moore from a sack by Jack Crawford during team period. Crawford beat guard Jared Smith right off the snap and was on a path to grab Moore before Morris stepped up and rode him past his quarterback. With the assist, Moore was able to slide to his right and hit Vince Mayle in the middle of the field for a sizeable gain.
- Quick scouting report on newly-signed cornerback Isaiah Frey. I studied games from Tampa Bay in the preseason of 2015. He mainly played in the slot, and he is a physical tackler. Very aware to what is going on around him. Does a nice job of rallying to the ball when he sees the play. I thought he reacted well -- good effort to close on the ball. Frey can be a little tight when he has to change directions, so he is not the smoothest player moving. He will jump routes, but I would not call him a guesser. He’s used as a blitzer but not able to get home. Doesn’t really play with much of a burst. Speed and quickness are good but not great. Knows how to defend with his off hand. Bigger, thicker build and square. You can tell that he gets the mental side of the game.
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- Another quick scouting report on another newly-signed cornerback, Dax Swanson. I was able to study his tape from New England in the preseason of 2015. He’s got a small frame, and he will line up inside and out. He works really hard to not get bullied on the edge. Can be physical in coverage and has the ability to stay with his man. Not the quickest with his footwork but you don’t see receivers get away from him. This is a feisty player. Can open his hips, turn then run. Likes to undercut routes. He was beaten over the top in the New Orleans game on a crossing route where he tried to play from underneath. Does a nice job of getting to the ball, but size limits his ability to really tackle. Tends to go low – needs to do a better job of wrapping up when he gets in position.
- Dak Prescott hasn’t been getting many chances to take snaps, so when he does he has to make it count. The majority of his reps have been opportunities where the pocket has moved. There haven’t been a great deal of throws where the ball has been going down the field. His passes have been short and underneath. I have yet to really see him rip one since the veteran players started working with the rookies. Last week, Prescott had a nice completion in the red zone where he showed outstanding touch to get the ball to Darius Jackson on the screen that went for a touchdown. On Tuesday, Prescott had a chance to hit the same screen play to Alfred Morris, but his pass was way too high and up the field. Morris had no chance and Prescott was lucky that the ball wasn’t picked off.
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