Little update on what Dallas has Awuzie doing

[Toruk_Makto]

No idea why people complain about versatility in players. In a game as violent as this....having guys who can play all over is of added benefit. These kids aren't babies.

 

[GORICO]

With intelligent players (and people in general), exposing them to different positions allows them to have a greater understanding of the individual responsibilities needed to make it work.

Now, playing them at a different position every week during the season isn't optimal, just because of muscle/mind memory and the value of habit/repetition, but exposing them early just let's them get a better grasp of how to approach what they need to do.

Again, can only do that with smart players. And secondary really might be the only see of positions that this can work with in the NFL. I guess OL too, in a way. DL to an extent but you're not exactly setting Benson inside to stop the run.

I was on the Awuzie train right after the Senior Bowl, I figured he'd be lucky to last to our #2 back when he was still a 3rd round projection from the "genius" talking head draft guys. They suck. I obviously loved the pick, because I think his floor is a really good #2. Nothing's guaranteed but he has everything you want, and he's a tough corner. Great fit for the type of defense Rod typically has liked to run

G-Money-- I am with you on this totally...this dude is a stud...he ran a 4.42 40 and he can play every position in backfield...and the dude is smart too...all our rookie db's are smart...Woods was not only all american in football but all american academics...all of them will pick up the D if they have not already...and by mid-TC they all will be reacting not thinking...and i see more than one of them starting in backfield...call me crazy i dont care...but all of them with maybe exception of White ( but dont close door on White ) will have a lot of playing time...it will be a blessing in disguise if Carroll is suspended...and forget this stupid Revis talk...play our rookies and we will be good...GORICO-Guarantee...our secondary will be top ten..in yards allowed not just points

 

[GORICO]

1) Schwartz is not a blitz heavy guy. That's false. He had one of the lowest blitz percentages in the league. He's a wide nine guy that wants to get pressure from his front four.

2) Schwartz likes man but Philly played a lot of zone last year because of problems at CB.

Carroll struggled whether they were playing man or zone last year.

I will throw carroll a bone and say he did not have good players around him last year...i think our rookies will have a huge camp and i am stepping out and saying two of them start in backfield game 1 against Giants...Now that is a big prediction for we know how much Garrett loves experience..oh man i have been making so many predictions for cowboy supremecy lately....i could find myself in the toilet...but Naw...we got Dak and Zeke and O Line and Witten and Dez and bease and Rico and Switzer....too many weapons for a defense to stop

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

1) Schwartz is not a blitz heavy guy. That's false. He had one of the lowest blitz percentages in the league. He's a wide nine guy that wants to get pressure from his front four.

2) Schwartz likes man but Philly played a lot of zone last year because of problems at CB.

Carroll struggled whether they were playing man or zone last year.

1) Proof?

2) All teams mix it up. He still runs a man scheme.

3) Proof?

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Carr is a better CB than Carroll. And I was never a Carr fan at all.

I don't think people realize just how blah Carroll is.

More analysis lacking depth. Par the course with you. Less back brain more frant brain please.

Why don't you just put "Carroll Sucks" in your sig instead of this repetitive facile analysis?

 

[JoeKing]

Chidobe was a dominant, natural CB in college. Why commit him to Safety?

He's versatile in the nickel and dime package too but I think giving him only responsibility to learn the ends and outs of one position will give the secondary stability.

 

[TheCount]

No idea why people complain about versatility in players. In a game as violent as this....having guys who can play all over is of added benefit. These kids aren't babies.

I think most people just aren't reading the article.

It's not like they are playing him at true safety. He's playing outside, inside and flex spot on dime - which basically means that on must-pass situations, he'll replace a linebacker for more coverage skills.

 

[Setackin]

I think most people just aren't reading the article.

It's not like they are playing him at true safety. He's playing outside, inside and flex spot on dime - which basically means that on must-pass situations, he'll replace a linebacker for more coverage skills.

I really don't think they are either.

 

[Hardline]

We are used to seeing Carroll getting torched by Dez twice a year. Maybe he's pretty good against other receivers.

 

[Sydla]

1) Proof?

Let's start with #1. Here's an article on his defense from the Eagles website. He attacks with his front four, not a bevy of blitzes.

http://m.philadelphiaeagles.com/new...-Defense/72122296-c9e4-47e6-8eb5-cf5b0f65c1eb

Here's an article on the need to blitz more in 2017.

http://insidetheiggles.com/2017/04/05/message-jim-schwartz-blitzing-friend/

Here's an article on the Eagles after 5 games showing no one blitzed less than them but that's not shocking as Schwartz is not a blitz guy and never has been.

http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2016/10/eagles_have_blitzed_less_often_than_any_nfl_team.html

 

[big dog cowboy]

Carr is a better CB than Carroll. And I was never a Carr fan at all.

Not in the scheme the Cowboys run.

 

[Floatyworm]

Lost? He is now the QB of the defense and gets everyone lined up. A player doing that in his second year is a mark of outstanding development and scheme mastery.

When Scandrick and Claiborne went down last year he filled in at corner and was proficient.

Now sure he still needs polish as a FS but that will come and he is one of the more dynamic DBs in the NFL.

You might wanna go back and watch that Green Bay playoff loss again....Jones was targeted a lot...and was giving up huge plays....The guy is teetering on being a bust.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Let's start with #1. Here's an article on his defense from the Eagles website. He attacks with his front four, not a bevy of blitzes.

http://m.philadelphiaeagles.com/new...-Defense/72122296-c9e4-47e6-8eb5-cf5b0f65c1eb

Here's an article on the need to blitz more in 2017.

http://insidetheiggles.com/2017/04/05/message-jim-schwartz-blitzing-friend/

Here's an article on the Eagles after 5 games showing no one blitzed less than them but that's not shocking as Schwartz is not a blitz guy and never has been.

http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2016/10/eagles_have_blitzed_less_often_than_any_nfl_team.html

Thanks for showing articles that pointed out that the Eagles pass rush was terrible and left their DBs out to dry though.

 

[gimmesix]

Carr is a better CB than Carroll. And I was never a Carr fan at all.

I don't think people realize just how blah Carroll is.

Completion percentages, etc., say Carr was a better CB than Carroll last year and Carroll was a better CB than Carr in 2015. If you want to believe contrary to what all information about them says, then feel free, but it makes me value your opinion on the subject less.

If you want to argue that Carr was the better corner last year, then I won't argue against that. I also won't argue if you say that the 2016 Carroll might be what he is now. However, Carroll in 2015 probably was better than anything we've seen from Carr throughout his time in Dallas.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

You might wanna go back and watch that Green Bay playoff loss again....Jones was targeted a lot...and was giving up huge plays....The guy is teetering on being a bust.

I watched it and I am not buying it. His issue was in the red zone getting pushed around by TE and giving up TD. The last play from scrimmage saw him covering for 7 seconds.

Oh and you have already established yourself as terrible at player evaluation to the point where the board mocks you over it. You are going to have to do better than just make assertions.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Carr is a better CB than Carroll. And I was never a Carr fan at all.

I don't think people realize just how blah Carroll is.

I don't know but I still have memories of Aaron Rogers completing that final pass on the sidelines against Carr's side of the field which put them into field goal range.

I also recall how Odell Beckham took him to the house which was the only touchdown of the game in which we lost.

They both are both. So its hard to compare both failures in this situation.

 

[Sydla]

Thanks for showing articles that pointed out that the Eagles pass rush was terrible and left their DBs out to dry though.

LOL.

As always, Fuzzy is incapable of admitting he was wrong.

And you can still be a competent CB with a suspect pass rush. Carroll was not.

 

[Bullflop]

Awuzie was my pet cat in the secondary crop this year. He was the one that I had targeted as my favorite pick for the Cowboys.
He has all the great qualities that you look for in a cornerback. His past performances playing for Colorado were terrific.

 

[Floatyworm]

No idea why people complain about versatility in players. In a game as violent as this....having guys who can play all over is of added benefit. These kids aren't babies.

Versatility????

Good one....

When guys start blowing assignments because they don't know where they are supposed to be in our new zone defensive scheme...I'll check back w/ ya.

It only takes one dude to blow it for the whole team...Byron Jones being that bobblehead last year....And now you want to turn our new DBs into bobbleheads too..oh brother.

Here..have a souvenir

 

[ElGatoGrande]

I really dislike all of the position switching, granted they are keeping him for corner at most part. Just let him have one position and focus on it.

In principle I'd agree, though this team has a lot of safety spots they need to fill and some of these rookies will be converted. They need to decide which ones.