Mosley on OTA

[dbair1967]

Some of his comments look like his usual b/s agenda, but some decent notes too:

Cowboys OTA quick hits -- and I mean quick

May 26, 2009 5:52 PM


Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley

CARROLLTON, Texas -- Had good visits with Wade Phillips, Jason Witten and Terence Newman during Tuesday's organized team activities (OTAs) session. But I'm saving that for a rainy day. Here's what I saw on the field Tuesday:

Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett appears to be taking a different approach this offseason. In the past, he's stood behind the offense during team drills and quietly offered feedback to players. On Tuesday, he was much more demonstrative. When tight end Jason Witten jumped offsides, Garrett loudly said, "get me another tight end!" When the same thing happened with Leonard Davis three plays later, he said, "Get me a new right guard!" Davis walked toward Garrett and appeared to say something, but the coach ignored him. I don't want to read too much into one OTA session, but something definitely seems different about the Ivy Leaguer.

Tony Romo and Roy Williams are not ready for prime time. In seven-on-seven drills, they failed to connect twice. Then they had another ball fall harmlessly to the ground in team drills. They're not on the same page at all. I just wanted to throw that out there because I keep seeing all these stories about the wonderful "offseason chemistry" that's forming between the players. I haven't seen any evidence of that.

Jon Kitna fumbled the snap from center at least three times. And he seemed to take the blame each time. I know it's only an OTA session, but that's not good. Wade Phillips was so disgusted at one point that he almost walked off the practice field.

Maybe I jinxed Sam Hurd after that last OTA session open to the media. He looked all-world to me last Tuesday. Today, he was working with trainers on the side. Nothing serious, but he's a player with injuries in his past. I also had a conversation with Miles Austin. He's laughing at all this No. 2 receiver talk. The guy's so confident that he's aiming for No. 1 -- and I see no problem at all with that.

Rookie safety Michael Hamlin is making a little move right now. His coach, Brett Maxie, singled him out and called him a "sponge." He's taking everything said to him and immediately taking it to the field. And that doesn't always happen with rookies. He's the kid from Clemson the Cowboys took in the fifth round. Also the safety from Cincinnati, DeAngelo Smith, is doing some really nice things.

 

[21Savage]

Maybe I jinxed Sam Hurd after that last OTA session open to the media. He looked all-world to me last Tuesday. Today, he was working with trainers on the side. Nothing serious, but he's a player with injuries in his past. I also had a conversation with Miles Austin. He's laughing at all this No. 2 receiver talk. The guy's so confident that he's aiming for No. 1 -- and I see no problem at all with that.


Atta Boy! A little too ambitious but Atta Boy!

 

[parchy]

Just curious, but is the "BS" you're referring to have anything to do with anything negative he said about the Boys? I'd tend to believe him if he says Romo and Roy aren't connecting per what he's seen. Media reports are about parsing together a bunch of different reports and I'm sure he's just calling it like he sees it.

Don't understand the vitriol being thrown at MM. He was one of the good ones when he was at the DMN.

 

[dadymat]

Tony Romo and Roy Williams are not ready for prime time. In seven-on-seven drills, they failed to connect twice. Then they had another ball fall harmlessly to the ground in team drills. They're not on the same page at all. I just wanted to throw that out there because I keep seeing all these stories about the wonderful "offseason chemistry" that's forming between the players. I haven't seen any evidence of that.

[/B]

of course you havent....they are gonna fail...youve already made that clear....

 

[Idgit]

Maybe I jinxed Sam Hurd after that last OTA session open to the media. He looked all-world to me last Tuesday. Today, he was working with trainers on the side. Nothing serious, but he's a player with injuries in his past. I also had a conversation with Miles Austin. He's laughing at all this No. 2 receiver talk. The guy's so confident that he's aiming for No. 1 -- and I see no problem at all with that.


Atta Boy! A little too ambitious but Atta Boy!

Why is it too ambitious?

 

[Joe Realist]

Tony Romo and Roy Williams are not ready for prime time. In seven-on-seven drills, they failed to connect twice. Then they had another ball fall harmlessly to the ground in team drills. They're not on the same page at all. I just wanted to throw that out there because I keep seeing all these stories about the wonderful "offseason chemistry" that's forming between the players. I haven't seen any evidence of that.


I know its only OTAs, but unless offense changes to run first, we might, might average 20 points a game.

 

[bbgun]

of course you havent....they are gonna fail...youve already made that clear....

If they're truly not connecting, it doesn't matter who the source is.

 

[Idgit]

Tony Romo and Roy Williams are not ready for prime time. In seven-on-seven drills, they failed to connect twice. Then they had another ball fall harmlessly to the ground in team drills. They're not on the same page at all. I just wanted to throw that out there because I keep seeing all these stories about the wonderful "offseason chemistry" that's forming between the players. I haven't seen any evidence of that.


I know its only OTAs, but unless offense changes to run first, we might, might average 20 points a game.

If you know it's early to draw conclusions, then why even speculate?

 

[PullMyFinger]

Why am I not surprised Mosley reported some garbage like that?

 

[igtmfo]

I think Jerry took the plunge for RW after one too many drinks last October.

But I like it that Garrett, Wade and all are "getting tough." Although really only a new guy like DeCamillis looks like he can put the fear of god in guys. But Wade can make statements (a la Jimmy) by cutting vets that don't want to keep up.

To me, this is the year of Ciskowski. Was the 2008 draft a fluke, or have Tom and his lieutenants found the right formula for finding guys later in the draft that can play? ... If so, we've got a lot of rookies that will contribute, and a fun year to look forward to.

 

[Joe Realist]

If you know it's early to draw conclusions, then why even speculate?

because that is the fun or lack thereof the offseason.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I also had a conversation with Miles Austin. He's laughing at all this No. 2 receiver talk. The guy's so confident that he's aiming for No. 1 -- and I see no problem at all with that.

I love it.

Simply love it!

 

[NeonNinja]

If you know it's early to draw conclusions, then why even speculate?

:laugh2:

 

[gimmesix]

If they're truly not connecting, it doesn't matter who the source is.

The other OTA reports said they were not on some throws, but also reported some TD connections between them. This early into it (and with media only at one OTA per week), I don't think we can read too much into it one way or the other.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I like how the coaches don't have to *****-foot around and can yell at all the players now

do that to TO, and you become his enemy for life
then you can't yell at anyone else because it's deemed "unfair"

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley

Tony Romo and Roy Williams are not ready for prime time. In seven-on-seven drills, they failed to connect twice. Then they had another ball fall harmlessly to the ground in team drills. They're not on the same page at all. I just wanted to throw that out there because I keep seeing all these stories about the wonderful "offseason chemistry" that's forming between the players. I haven't seen any evidence of that.

Could it be that Romo and Williams simply had one poor practice? Why must the worst possible scenario necessarily be the correct one?

One poor practice does not negate an entire off-season of improvement.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Could it be that Romo and Williams simply had one poor practice? Why must the worst possible scenario necessarily be the correct one?

One poor practice does not negate an entire off-season of improvement.

I think it was more a case of Romo throwing some uncatchable balls

reports were that some of his passes were fluttering

 

[cowboyjoe]

I think it was more a case of Romo throwing some uncatchable balls

reports were that some of his passes were fluttering

gosh i hope he didnt hurt his finger again

 

[Bluefin]

Tony Romo and Roy Williams are not ready for prime time.

They're not on the same page at all.

I just wanted to throw that out there because I keep seeing all these stories about the wonderful "offseason chemistry" that's forming between the players. I haven't seen any evidence of that.

The problem with Matt Mosley is he pimps negativity. Mosley wants to blow off all the praise he's heard about Roy Williams and Tony Romo working together this off-season because it suits the angle of his work.

After Terrell Owens' habit of training on his own in Miami and flying in for OTA's, Mosley could at least acknowledge Williams and Romo are approaching things the way they should be by training together at Valley Ranch.

Head coach Wade Phillips mentioned last week that offensive timing normally isn't there early in OTAs, but Mosley neglects to mention that.

*Wade Phillips mentioned that it's normal for the timing between receivers and quarterbacks to be off at this time of year, even though they've had informal throwing sessions twice per week. We saw that and some sloppiness on the receivers' end. There were several drops.

And it's just bad reporting for Mosley to say he hasn't seen any evidence of chemistry between the two because others have.

*The Tony Romo-to-Roy Williams connection got off to a rocky start this morning, with Terence Newman jumping an out route and dropping what would have been a pick-six. But Romo and Williams clicked later during team drills. Williams went up over CB Alan Ball to snatch a deep ball from Romo, who threw a rope to Williams' back shoulder. Williams scored another touchdown on a skinny post in front of SS Gerald Sensabaugh during red-zone drills. Williams, operating out of the slot against the second-team nickel defense, got behind ILB Jason Williams for a big gain that might have gone for a TD.

** The best Romo-to-Williams connection came on a rollout to Romo's right when he hit Williams on a comeback with Terence Newman in coverage. The timing was right on.

 

[ShiningStar]

Just curious, but is the "BS" you're referring to have anything to do with anything negative he said about the Boys? I'd tend to believe him if he says Romo and Roy aren't connecting per what he's seen. Media reports are about parsing together a bunch of different reports and I'm sure he's just calling it like he sees it.

Don't understand the vitriol being thrown at MM. He was one of the good ones when he was at the DMN.

I think people are getting annoyed with the media and their interpretation of whats going on, like most people would need that. He can simply report some of the throws werent connecting, or give the numbers. NO he has to add they are not ready for prime time. He doesnt know if Romo was instructed to see if Roy could catch some balls thrown a different way, he wasnt told if Romo was just warming up and waiting for another reciever. He simply adds his two cents and really being critical during OTA's.

He doesnt report if Romo was being chased because a defender broke thru, he doesnt report if Romo slipped on something, just what he sees once a week.

Hes simply not that good and feels the people are entitled to his opinion when they frankily dont want it or need it. Report the numbers, report what you see, dont add to something you dont know.

Its OTA, not preseason nor the first game. MM can cool it down, he gets plenty of opps to write and give his opinion he doesnt need to add when its just practice when a QB and his new number 1 receiver are working out.

Was he there sometime last week when Romo connected with Roy every single time? No he wasnt.