Garrett gives TE Coach Mike Pope a game ball

[Nirvana]

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ARLINGTON – After the Dallas Cowboys’ victory Sunday in their NFC East opener against the New York Giants, coach Jason Garrett gave the game ball to Dallas tight ends coach Mike Pope, owner Jerry Jones said.

Pope was let go by the Giants after the 2013 season. Pope was a part of all four of the Giants’ Super Bowl championship teams. He coached with the Giants during two stints, from 1983 to 1991 and from 2000 to 2013.

Pope’s pupils played well against his former team. Tight end Jason Witten had two catches for 27 yards and second-year tight end Gavin Escobar had his first two-touchdown game for the Cowboys. Escobar finished with three catches for 65 yards.

“He spent a lot of time in New York,” Witten said of Pope. “You try to say it’s never personal, but I think for him to come on the other side and have success and win this game meant a lot to him.”

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[Cover 2]

But does he coach them to keep it high and tight?

 

[Ring Leader]

Anyone that could turn a bumbling Marty B. into a legit TE has my admiration.

 

[Sasquatch]

I doubt there's anyone, including myself, cursing the Escobar pick after the last two games. That was a sweet grab in the end zone.

 

[jterrell]

I doubt there's anyone, including myself, cursing the Escobar pick after the last two games. That was a sweet grab in the end zone.

for me it is also the repeatability of that grab.
it wasnt some circus miracle catch, escobar will remain longer than just about anyone in football and his hands are truly special for a guy that size.
he actually looks a lot like martyb minus 15 pounds of muscle.

if escobar soaks up some of witten's old man wiles he is going to be a top flight receiving TE.
physically that dude is a really tough cover.

 

[khiladi]

I may rue the day on Escobar... Hopefully, he can do the other things, besides catching, well.