FWST Blog: Wade talks press coverage/Hodge sits out morning practice

[WoodysGirl]

Press coverage

The Cowboys' young receivers had trouble with the Raiders' press coverage in the preseason opener. So guess what the Cowboys' WRs are working on in practice right now? You've got it: Getting off the line against the jam.

"Well, sure, it's always tough against press coverage," Phillips said yesterday in answer to my question. "That's a tough coverage. You can run crossing routes and things that you want that can give that coverage a problem, to help those guys some like put them in motion and things that we didn't do. If you can't get off the line on the press, then people are going to find it out. We work on that all the time. We work a lot of press coverage on defense. Our offense works drills against it all the time when we're not working in practice against it."

-- Charean Williams



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Hodge back out

Linebacker Stephen Hodge, who missed Thursday's game with a knee injury but had been practicing, is back out again. The former TCU star is going to have a hard time making the roster if he can't get on the field.

-- Charean Williams



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[Bob Sacamano]

we might have to put Hodge on PUP

 

[WoodysGirl]

we might have to put Hodge on PUP

Too late for that..

 

[unionjack8]

Hodge will make this team for his ST alone hopefully.
PUP is not an option now. Hopefully he can stay healthy for the next few weeks, produce on ST and make this roster. Players he is battling with for a roster spot(ie Stewart, Rogers) have hardly set the world on fire. He;'s still favourite to make the 53 IMO.

 

[yentl911]

Just to make a point here on our WR's against press coverage. Most people on this site commented on TO's inability to beat press coverage but we did very little - as far as a remember - to get him on the move to help him out. It is these little things that great coaches do on the fly and regular coaches think about and work on, after the game.....I am talking about Red Ball.

He needs to pick up the pace on his coaching skills IMO - if he cannot consistently create match-up issues for the opposing defenses instead of just trying to go against the grain with whatever the defense is giving him, he needs to take a hike. This is coaching 101 IMO.

 

[jterrell]

Hodge could go onto injured reserve.

In fact I think it likely. Probably means Matt Stewart or Justin Rogers makes it.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Hodge could go onto injured reserve.

In fact I think it likely. Probably means Matt Stewart or Justin Rogers makes it.

I think we need to move him to ILB anyways

he just doesn't look like an OLB to me

 

[Big Dakota]

I'm betting it's not in the cards for Hodge in 09.

 

[Teague31]

pretty sure wade had already said that hodge would be back at practice on monday with newman and jenkins.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'm betting it's not in the cards for Hodge in 09.

It's feeling like that, isn't it?

Maybe not, though. Wonder what it would take for them to keep him on the 53 for special teams later in the year.

 

[Big Dakota]

It's feeling like that, isn't it?

Maybe not, though. Wonder what it would take for them to keep him on the 53 for special teams later in the year.

He's gonna have to get healthy and stay healthy from here on out. He'll probably land on the PS and he should be safe there because of his size.

 

[FLcowboy]

Press coverage

The Cowboys' young receivers had trouble with the Raiders' press coverage in the preseason opener. So guess what the Cowboys' WRs are working on in practice right now? You've got it: Getting off the line against the jam.

"Well, sure, it's always tough against press coverage," Phillips said yesterday in answer to my question. "That's a tough coverage. You can run crossing routes and things that you want that can give that coverage a problem, to help those guys some like put them in motion and things that we didn't do. If you can't get off the line on the press, then people are going to find it out. We work on that all the time. We work a lot of press coverage on defense. Our offense works drills against it all the time when we're not working in practice against it."

-- Charean Williams



Posted at 09:52 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Hodge back out

Linebacker Stephen Hodge, who missed Thursday's game with a knee injury but had been practicing, is back out again. The former TCU star is going to have a hard time making the roster if he can't get on the field.

-- Charean Williams



Posted at 09:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

If the receivers work all the time on press coverages, then why the problem in Oakland?

No disrespect to TCU players or fans, but how many former TCU stars are in the NFL. Hodge was a longshot.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Just to make a point here on our WR's against press coverage. Most people on this site commented on TO's inability to beat press coverage but we did very little - as far as a remember - to get him on the move to help him out. It is these little things that great coaches do on the fly and regular coaches think about and work on, after the game.....I am talking about Red Ball.

He needs to pick up the pace on his coaching skills IMO - if he cannot consistently create match-up issues for the opposing defenses instead of just trying to go against the grain with whatever the defense is giving him, he needs to take a hike. This is coaching 101 IMO.

The trouble is that you can't put the same guy in motion every single play-- that doesn't fly.

I remember the first SB against the Bills, Buffalo came out with press coverage on Irvin and Harper which slowed the offense some initially. Then Aikman started going to Jay in the middle of the field with a great deal of success. Soon Buffalo was playing their corners back in order to help keep the TE under wraps. I think that's what you'll see a lot of this year.

 

[2much2soon]

If the receivers work all the time on press coverages, then why the problem in Oakland?

No disrespect to TCU players or fans, but how many former TCU stars are in the NFL. Hodge was a longshot.

Looks like TCU has 17 players in the NFL.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/college?letter=t

Yea, I am a little surprised too.

 

[casmith07]

Just to make a point here on our WR's against press coverage. Most people on this site commented on TO's inability to beat press coverage but we did very little - as far as a remember - to get him on the move to help him out. It is these little things that great coaches do on the fly and regular coaches think about and work on, after the game.....I am talking about Red Ball.

He needs to pick up the pace on his coaching skills IMO - if he cannot consistently create match-up issues for the opposing defenses instead of just trying to go against the grain with whatever the defense is giving him, he needs to take a hike. This is coaching 101 IMO.

Face it...Terrell Owens is damn near 36 playing against CBs in their early 20s. He's lost a step, and it showed last season.

 

[RS12]

Face it...Terrell Owens is damn near 36 playing against CBs in their early 20s. He's lost a step, and it showed last season.

 

[Dawgs0916]

If the receivers work all the time on press coverages, then why the problem in Oakland?

No disrespect to TCU players or fans, but how many former TCU stars are in the NFL. Hodge was a longshot.

Ever heard of LaDanian Tomlinson?

 

[Dawgs0916]

We work on that all the time. We work a lot of press coverage on defense. Our offense works drills against it all the time when we're not working in practice against it."

-- Charean Williams

Ummm, then why do we continuously give 10-15 yard cushions to opposing WRs, all the freaking time.