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[Bluefin]

Tony Romo/Roy Williams Report, Day 12


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Tony Romo and Roy Williams have been in a pretty good groove lately. That continued today, when Romo completed two of three passes thrown to Williams during team drills.

"He's done a great job," Romo said. "He's worked his tail off. He's in great shape. He runs good routes. The guy is smart and he enjoys the game. It's what you want in a wide receiver."

The completions came on a stop route and a curl. The incompletion came on a slant which Romo threw behind Williams, which has been the case on many of Romo's misfires with Williams. Jon Kitna mentioned that quarterbacks often throw behind Williams while they're getting used to working with him because his speed is deceptive due to his long stride.

That's a pretty nice problem to have, according to Romo.

"He's a big guy, not unlike T.O. before, they both can gain ground with long steps," Romo said. "It's nice to have a big receiver. He's got good hands. Over time, you slowly gain an understanding of what the other guy is thinking."

 

[Bluefin]

Play of the Day: Sam Hurd's sticky-hand grab



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As the clear No. 4 receiver, Sam Hurd has to take advantage of every opportunity if he wants to make an impact on the Cowboys' offense.
There haven't been many balls thrown to Hurd during training camp that have hit the Alamodome turf. That includes some tough catches, none more difficult than his twisting, one-hand grab during today's afternoon practice.


Tony Romo rolled right and threw to Hurd, who was running toward the sideline. Romo's throw, which had some zip, was well behind his target. Hurd made the catch anyway, stopping at full speed, pivoting to get in position to have a chance to make the play and snatching it with his right hand.


That's the type of play that leads Romo to say that the Cowboys are much deeper at receiver than folks believe.


"There are four or five guys who are playing outstanding football right now," Romo said. "I honestly thought they would, so this is no surprise to me."

 

[Bob Sacamano]

people are so worried about getting fast, shifty types that they forget that you just need receivers who just catch the football

 

[jimmy40]

"He's done a great job," Romo said. "He's worked his tail off. He's in great shape. He runs good routes. The guy is smart and he enjoys the game. It's what you want in a wide receiver."

Obviously lies, all lies.

 

[Rampage]

Romo just has to keep working at the slants. he struggles throwing slants to above average wrs like Owens and Wi11iams

 

[casmith07]

people are so worried about getting fast, shifty types that they forget that you just need receivers who just catch the football

An excellent post, Bob.

 

[Bluefin]

Romo just has to keep working at the slants. he struggles throwing slants to above average wrs like Owens and Wi11iams

We've never been much of a slant team the last few years.

I've read part of the reason for it was the coaching staff not trusting Terrell Owens to stick with the route.

But it's not like Owens could be trusted to run any other route every time, either, so I don't know why we didn't call more slants.

It's Roy Williams' favorite play, so he and Tony Romo definitely need to dial it in.

 

[Bluefin]

Obviously lies, all lies.

Tony's just spouting the company line! :laugh2:



Stanback On The Comeback?


Posted by nickeatman at 8/9/2009 5:55 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
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[FONT=verdana,geneva]Maybe it’s a little early for that, but Isaiah Stanback probably had his best practice since returning from the hamstring injury that sidelined him for a few days.[/FONT]
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The third-year receiver was rather active in Sunday’s afternoon practice. He showed up on a few plays in team drills, and hauled in a couple of errant throws. While it certainly wasn’t a live practice, the Cowboys’ defensive backs are trying to be as physical as possible. Stanback got knocked to the ground on a couple of plays. Not only did he catch the ball, but he didn’t . . . [/FONT]
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It’s become a joke of camp but it really isn’t funny, especially for a guy who can’t control injuries. You know his frustration level has to be sky high but Stanback somehow manages to keep a smile on his face.[/FONT]
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He’ll have even more to smile about if he can quickly work himself back into the rotation and get into position to claim that fifth receiver spot.[/FONT]
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[LeonDixson]

Tony's just spouting the company line! :laugh2:



Stanback On The Comeback?


Posted by nickeatman at 8/9/2009 5:55 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com
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[FONT=verdana,geneva]Maybe it’s a little early for that, but Isaiah Stanback probably had his best practice since returning from the hamstring injury that sidelined him for a few days.[/FONT]
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The third-year receiver was rather active in Sunday’s afternoon practice. He showed up on a few plays in team drills, and hauled in a couple of errant throws. While it certainly wasn’t a live practice, the Cowboys’ defensive backs are trying to be as physical as possible. Stanback got knocked to the ground on a couple of plays. Not only did he catch the ball, but he didn’t . . . [/FONT]
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It’s become a joke of camp but it really isn’t funny, especially for a guy who can’t control injuries. You know his frustration level has to be sky high but Stanback somehow manages to keep a smile on his face.[/FONT]
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He’ll have even more to smile about if he can quickly work himself back into the rotation and get into position to claim that fifth receiver spot.[/FONT]
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I certainly wish him luck, but he has to stay healthy.

 

[Bluefin]

I certainly wish him luck, but he has to stay healthy.

Same here.

The injuries have frustrated the hell out of me, I can't imagine what it's been like for Isaiah Stanback.

Snake Eyes has a ton of natural ability, but he's got to stay on the field and start producing in order for the experiment to continue, IMO.

 

[BHendri5]

I do not know why the coaches would say that they could not trust T.O. to run the slants, that and the crossing patterns is what he made his name on in the WC offense.

 

[Bluefin]

I do not know why the coaches would say that they could not trust T.O. to run the slants, that and the crossing patterns is what he made his name on in the WC offense.

It was in an article before camp opened.

Honestly, I never understood why Tony Romo forced passes at Terrell Owens at all. Owens didn't fight for passes and would stop any route if he felt he wasn't going to get open.

The quarterback must be able to count on his receivers to be where they are supposed to be.

I pulled for Owens when he was here because he was on the team, but I'm glad he's gone.

 

[Idgit]

I do not know why the coaches would say that they could not trust T.O. to run the slants, that and the crossing patterns is what he made his name on in the WC offense.

I think it had more to do with his ability to get off the jamb at this point in his career.

 

[theogt]

That has to be the most I've seen Tony talk about Roy since he's been here -- certainly the most complimentary he's been. I think he really is starting to feel more comfortable with the guy.

 

[CowboyMike]

I do not know why the coaches would say that they could not trust T.O. to run the slants, that and the crossing patterns is what he made his name on in the WC offense.

Not really. He was good on the intermediate/deep crossing patterns once he got a head of steam going. But he had alligator arms when it came to the pure slant.

TO may have been a big guy, but he was more 'finesse' than anything, until he actually had the ball in his hands. But he didn't display much of that when he was a Cowboy either.

Either TO was clearly open, or in his mind, he wasn't. If he wasn't open, to him, there wasn't any use in going for the ball.

 

[theogt]

I do not know why the coaches would say that they could not trust T.O. to run the slants, that and the crossing patterns is what he made his name on in the WC offense.

Has Tony ever thrown slants worth a damn? They're always off target. May have to do with his size (6'2") than anything.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

I thought Roy Williams was slow... :laugh2:

 

[big dog cowboy]

I certainly wish him luck, but he has to stay healthy.

Same old story.

 

[Doomsday101]

people are so worried about getting fast, shifty types that they forget that you just need receivers who just catch the football

That is what it is about running good routs and catching the ball. Dallas has enough speed at WR to take shots down the field but your bread and butter better be the higher percentage routs that move the chains.

 

[Doomsday101]

I thought Roy Williams was slow... :laugh2:

It is because when people watch him he does not look overly fast but as Kitna pointed out RW has a long stride and he eats up yardage in a hurry. He posted a 4.38 at the combines RW has speed to go deep and is strong enough to break tackles and pick up big yardage.