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How The Cowboys Can Overcome The Injury & Loss Of Orlando Sandrick
By Tom Ryle
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...oys-cornerbacks-brandon-carr-morris-claiborne
The Dallas Cowboys have suffered their first serious injury of 2015 with an ACL tear for cornerback Orlando Scandrick. He was the best corner the team had and was also a key on-field leader. Up to the point he went down after a collision with Lucky Whitehead, the cautious approach the Cowboys had been taking with injuries had been paying off, but you can only dodge those bullets so long in the NFL.
Now the team has to move forward. As the shock begins to settle in, it is wise to remember how short-handed the Dallas defense was last year. Sean Lee was out for the year, DeMarcus Ware and Jason Hatcher were playing elsewhere, and Morris Claiborne was not fully healthy before he went out for the year. By the time the season ended, the Cowboys were relying on Scandrick, Brandon Carr, Tyler Patmon and Sterling Moore to handle the cornerback position. There is no way to minimize the loss of Scandrick, but in 2015 Dallas has a much better situation to overcome his absence.
Carr and Patmon return. Carr has been seen as underperforming his large contract, but he is still a legitimate starter. All reports on Patmon are that he is an improved player, and it looks like he will the the first choice to step into the slot position where Scandrick was so potent...
By Tom Ryle
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...oys-cornerbacks-brandon-carr-morris-claiborne
The Dallas Cowboys have suffered their first serious injury of 2015 with an ACL tear for cornerback Orlando Scandrick. He was the best corner the team had and was also a key on-field leader. Up to the point he went down after a collision with Lucky Whitehead, the cautious approach the Cowboys had been taking with injuries had been paying off, but you can only dodge those bullets so long in the NFL.
Now the team has to move forward. As the shock begins to settle in, it is wise to remember how short-handed the Dallas defense was last year. Sean Lee was out for the year, DeMarcus Ware and Jason Hatcher were playing elsewhere, and Morris Claiborne was not fully healthy before he went out for the year. By the time the season ended, the Cowboys were relying on Scandrick, Brandon Carr, Tyler Patmon and Sterling Moore to handle the cornerback position. There is no way to minimize the loss of Scandrick, but in 2015 Dallas has a much better situation to overcome his absence.
Carr and Patmon return. Carr has been seen as underperforming his large contract, but he is still a legitimate starter. All reports on Patmon are that he is an improved player, and it looks like he will the the first choice to step into the slot position where Scandrick was so potent...