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Man, that was a great practice!!!!!

4:25 PM Tue, Aug 19, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon

Well, I didn't see a whole lot of exciting stuff during this afternoon's practice in the indoor facility, but Wade Phillips sure was fired up about it.

"We had probably our best practice of the year so far!" Wade beamed.

The Cowboys are getting into their regular-season routine, meaning they worked on specific stuff for this week's game. After all, the Governor's Cup is a great source of pride. No way do the Cowboys plan on letting those sorry Houstonians celebrate during their last trip to Texas Stadium.

And, golly, Wade sure was proud of the focus and concentration the Cowboys showed today.
Follow the jump for a few details of stuff that I could actually see.

*OK, first a disclaimer: The media couldn't see a whole bunch of practice because the offensive guys who aren't in usually stand behind the play. And it's hard to see around those offensive linemen.

*Here are the guys who sat out other than Roy Williams, who participated in some stuff: FB Ronnie Cruz (shoulder), WR Miles Austin (knee), CB Quincy Butler (hamstring), S Tyler Everett (back), CB Terence Newman (groin), LB Kevin Burnett (knee), LB Anthony Spencer (knee) and DE Marcus Dixon (back).

*I can't see any way TE Rodney Hannah cracks the 53-man roster, but he followed up a good preseason game (four catches, 52 yards) by making a couple impressive catches during this practice. The best was on a seam route on which he made a smooth adjustment to catch a ball on his back hip.

*SS Pat Watkins, filling in for the starters while Williams rested, had the play of the day with a leaping pick. Watkins was in Cover 2 and made a good break on a corner route. The 6-5 dude skied to snatch the ball before WR Mark Bradford could get his hands on it.

*DE Jason Hatcher appeared to be especially active. He wore out backup RG James Marten during pass-rush drills and dominated against the second-team OL during team drills.

*LT Flozell Adams and LG Kyle Kosier had some trouble when working together during pass-rush drills. They didn't appear to be on the same page against stunts.

*A sign that Wade Phillips plans to let loose a little on defense: Zach Thomas and Bradie James both had would-be sacks after blitzing up the middle.

*Saw the Jay Ratliff-Tank Johnson-Chris Canty line a fair amount.

*A moment that'll make Jim Garrett cringe if it makes the Hard Knocks cut: WR Todd Lowber beat first-round CB Mike Jenkins on a go route, but Lowber dropped a pass that hit him in both hands after he had to make a slight adjustment.
 

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Good stuff, I hope the guys are getting amped for this preseason game. No more goofing around, we've got unfinished business.
 

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Texan fans here in Houston are talking BIG TIME TRASH on the radio shows.
 
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Again, the weakest link on the offensive line is Kyle Kosier... I sure wish they'd upgraded the position.
 

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ThreeSportStar80;2201526 said:
Again, the weakest link on the offensive line is Kyle Kosier... I sure wish they'd upgraded the position.
How?

Was a rookie supposed to come in and start over him?

He's not the greatest, but he's serviceable.
 

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I hope we don't give up on Pat Watkins. The guy is such an athlete.
 

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Future;2201586 said:
I hope we don't give up on Pat Watkins. The guy is such an athlete.

They are about to name him special teams captain, why would they give up on him?
 

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Achozen;2201558 said:
How?

Was a rookie supposed to come in and start over him?

He's not the greatest, but he's serviceable.

I remember Hos digging up numbers on penalties and Hosier was far and away our least penalized member of the o-line. He's better than serviceable, I'm not sure what people expect of him.
 

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TheCount;2201669 said:
I remember Hos digging up numbers on penalties and Hosier was far and away our least penalized member of the o-line. He's better than serviceable, I'm not sure what people expect of him.

They just want someone better so they can complain about Columbo being the weak link.
 

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Ken;2201622 said:
They are about to name him special teams captain, why would they give up on him?

I didn't know that...but defensively him losing his spot to Brown and being moved to SS makes me think his role on the defense is deteriorating. I like what he brings on special teams, but I want to see that talent in the secondary.
 

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Future;2201781 said:
I didn't know that...but defensively him losing his spot to Brown and being moved to SS makes me think his role on the defense is deteriorating. I like what he brings on special teams, but I want to see that talent in the secondary.


Brown really has not shown anything in preseason and has not shown himself to be a willing tackler which was one of the things they wanted to see. I think Watkins is going to end up where he was.
 

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I really hope that Watkins can get a hold of a few of these picks this year that don't get taken away from him by penalties like they have these first two games this preseason.
 
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