Audio: Norm Hitzghes: Earth to Bruce Carter

[Rockport]

The insiders at Valley Ranch? By that I assume you mean Broaddus?

I had not watched the Minnesota game yet but I will now. That was the game that he was benched in. They brought him back in the second half. I take it they did not like his effort against the Lions. I need to rewatch that game as well.

No, he was benched after the Chargers game.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...rter-benched-for-ernie-sims-by-dallas-cowboys

 

[DFWJC]

No, he was benched after the Chargers game.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...rter-benched-for-ernie-sims-by-dallas-cowboys

Yeah, he lost confidence after that little RB Woodhead kept killing him with catches, and a TD

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

No, he was benched after the Chargers game.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...rter-benched-for-ernie-sims-by-dallas-cowboys

He was benched twice. I know about after the Chargers game. I did not know about the Vikings game.

 

[BigStar]

Carter's natural position should be in the middle.....Why the Cowboys keep that piece of glass Lee there is beyond me. The only thing that is keeping Carter from being a star is being in the right position...and that is MLB

I've wondered the same (why not switch Lee/Carter?) to protect Lee and see if Carter takes to the Mike in this scheme as he did in the 3-4.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I think Carter will be better this year. Heck, I think everybody on the Defensive side of the ball will be better this year. Carter seems to be a guy who has to learn by repetition and that's going to take some time. How much time he has, I don't know but that's probably what it will take for him.

The problem is that everybody else in the division is also getting better. Problem is probably a poor term. I do believe that it's a good thing when you play in a strong division. It forces you to step up or get stepped on. 5 of our 8 wins last year were against NFC East teams. We were 3-7 against teams outside of the East last year. That won't get it done for us so the tougher our conference, the better off for us IMO.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I've wondered the same (why not switch Lee/Carter?) to protect Lee and see if Carter takes to the Mike in this scheme as he did in the 3-4.

At one time, I thought the Mike might be a good fit for Carter but not so much anymore. In our Scheme, the MLB is a much more difficult position to play, of the three LB spots. I think Carter, if he's going to be able to start for us, is better off if he can stay in the same position and actually learn it. His problem is not the physical, it's the actual execution and that's only going to come with experience so I think the best thing for him is to play in the same position but thats JMO.