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June 11, 2008
OTA observation deck
Here's some tidbits for you Cowboys fans from Wednesday's OTA practice at Valley Ranch. This is the last week of the OTAs before next week's minicamp....
* Star of the day: WR Miles Austin. The man some consider to have shaky hands at times during his young career made some nice catches today. His highlight came when he toasted former OTA star CB Pacman Jones in the end zone on a long pass from Tony Romo. Austin's leaping catch during team drills was impressive.
* Had a bad day: CB Pacman Jones. Beat by Austin for a touchdown, dropped a punt and Austin was seperating on him on his routes. Jones got a lot of reps on Wedneday but did not stand out.
* Bobby Carpenter sighting. The much-maligned linebacker had a good practice highlighted by a diving pass breakup on a short pass to rookie RB Tashard Choice.
* Speaking of Choice...he has a nice little burst to the outside.
* No one on this team looks smoother catches punts than CB Terence Newman. But it's just too risky to use him there full time.
* Wade Phillips was at it again. He slapped hands with Newman and starting shaking his hand like it hurt. Maybe it did. But yes, it's the same thing he did with Tony Romo on the sidelines during a game and the TV camera caught it.
* WR Terrell Owens gave the young safety Courtney Brown a lesson burning him on a long TD pass during 7-on-7 drills.
* RB Keon Lattimore, the younger brother of Raven Ray Lewis, made a nice catch against LB Kevin Burnett in the flat during 7-on-7 drills.
* Odd moment of the day: RB Marion Barber slapped QB Tony Romo on the rear during drills so loud you could hear it from the sidelines.
* One-hand Witten: TE Jason Witten made a nice one-handed catch toward the end of practice.
* Marion Barber may have a hard time with the new Marion Barber Rule, which will not allow him to put his hand in an opponents face mask. After catching a screen pass, he put his hand up in the face of CB Evan Oglesby.
* NT Tank Johnson is playing like the beast that he calls himself right now. He had PBU on a pass that hit him in the chest during the two-minute drill.
* Where's Roy Williams? Not on the field during the two-minute drill. CB Anthony Henry now covers the TEs in his place on the dime package.
* Big day for the Frog: TCU-ex CB Quincy Butler intercepted Brad Johnson who underthrew (shocking, right?) receiver Mike Jefferson on a long pass.
* Good and bad: TE Martellus Bennett had a nice catch against Anthony Henry from Richard Bartel but also had a drop.
* Bad sign: FB Deon Anderson, who has put on some serious pounds in the offseason, had a big box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts in his hands at his locker after practice. Some guys prefer energy drinks, Deon prefers glaze.
- Rick Herrin
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Canty signs one-year tender
Here's the press release from the Cowboys...
Chris Canty signed his restricted free agent tender offer today. It is a one-year contract. Canty, entering his fourth-year in the league, started all 17 games for Dallas last season at defensive end and recorded a career-best 46 tackles. He finished tied for third on the team with 3.5 sacks and tied for fourth with four tackles for a loss. He also blocked a field goal against Minnesota (10/21/07) that Patrick Watkins recovered and returned for a pivotal touchdown. For his career, Canty has started 34 of the 48 regular season games he has played and tallied 133 tackles along with seven sacks, nine tackles for losses, 18 quarterback pressures, three pass breakups and one forced fumble. He was originally drafted in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Virginia.
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Last OTAs week
Today was the final day of media access in the final week of the OTAs...Next week the Cowboys will have a minicamp.
Free safety Ken Hamlin and wide receiver Terry Glenn remain out of the OTAs. Hamlin still doesn't have a long-term deal done and Glenn has to sign an injury settlement before he can return to the field. More from today's practice coming...
- Rick Herrin
Posted at 02:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
OTA observation deck
Here's some tidbits for you Cowboys fans from Wednesday's OTA practice at Valley Ranch. This is the last week of the OTAs before next week's minicamp....
* Star of the day: WR Miles Austin. The man some consider to have shaky hands at times during his young career made some nice catches today. His highlight came when he toasted former OTA star CB Pacman Jones in the end zone on a long pass from Tony Romo. Austin's leaping catch during team drills was impressive.
* Had a bad day: CB Pacman Jones. Beat by Austin for a touchdown, dropped a punt and Austin was seperating on him on his routes. Jones got a lot of reps on Wedneday but did not stand out.
* Bobby Carpenter sighting. The much-maligned linebacker had a good practice highlighted by a diving pass breakup on a short pass to rookie RB Tashard Choice.
* Speaking of Choice...he has a nice little burst to the outside.
* No one on this team looks smoother catches punts than CB Terence Newman. But it's just too risky to use him there full time.
* Wade Phillips was at it again. He slapped hands with Newman and starting shaking his hand like it hurt. Maybe it did. But yes, it's the same thing he did with Tony Romo on the sidelines during a game and the TV camera caught it.
* WR Terrell Owens gave the young safety Courtney Brown a lesson burning him on a long TD pass during 7-on-7 drills.
* RB Keon Lattimore, the younger brother of Raven Ray Lewis, made a nice catch against LB Kevin Burnett in the flat during 7-on-7 drills.
* Odd moment of the day: RB Marion Barber slapped QB Tony Romo on the rear during drills so loud you could hear it from the sidelines.
* One-hand Witten: TE Jason Witten made a nice one-handed catch toward the end of practice.
* Marion Barber may have a hard time with the new Marion Barber Rule, which will not allow him to put his hand in an opponents face mask. After catching a screen pass, he put his hand up in the face of CB Evan Oglesby.
* NT Tank Johnson is playing like the beast that he calls himself right now. He had PBU on a pass that hit him in the chest during the two-minute drill.
* Where's Roy Williams? Not on the field during the two-minute drill. CB Anthony Henry now covers the TEs in his place on the dime package.
* Big day for the Frog: TCU-ex CB Quincy Butler intercepted Brad Johnson who underthrew (shocking, right?) receiver Mike Jefferson on a long pass.
* Good and bad: TE Martellus Bennett had a nice catch against Anthony Henry from Richard Bartel but also had a drop.
* Bad sign: FB Deon Anderson, who has put on some serious pounds in the offseason, had a big box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts in his hands at his locker after practice. Some guys prefer energy drinks, Deon prefers glaze.
- Rick Herrin
Posted at 05:49 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Canty signs one-year tender
Here's the press release from the Cowboys...
Chris Canty signed his restricted free agent tender offer today. It is a one-year contract. Canty, entering his fourth-year in the league, started all 17 games for Dallas last season at defensive end and recorded a career-best 46 tackles. He finished tied for third on the team with 3.5 sacks and tied for fourth with four tackles for a loss. He also blocked a field goal against Minnesota (10/21/07) that Patrick Watkins recovered and returned for a pivotal touchdown. For his career, Canty has started 34 of the 48 regular season games he has played and tallied 133 tackles along with seven sacks, nine tackles for losses, 18 quarterback pressures, three pass breakups and one forced fumble. He was originally drafted in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Virginia.
Posted at 03:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Last OTAs week
Today was the final day of media access in the final week of the OTAs...Next week the Cowboys will have a minicamp.
Free safety Ken Hamlin and wide receiver Terry Glenn remain out of the OTAs. Hamlin still doesn't have a long-term deal done and Glenn has to sign an injury settlement before he can return to the field. More from today's practice coming...
- Rick Herrin
Posted at 02:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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