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By Stephen White on Nov 6 2013, 2:30p
Anonymous Cowboys
Everette Brown. Drake Nevis, Jarius Wynn, George Selvie. Any of those names sound familiar? If you follow college football you probably remember most of those names, but you may not have any idea where these guys are now. They are Dallas Cowboys. All of them. And they aren't just on the team, they are playing meaningful snaps.
One of the under-the-radar feel-good stories this year is how my former defensive line coach Rod Marinelli has taken so many guys off of the proverbial scrap heap and molded them into the world's biggest band-aid to cover for the many injuries that prominent Cowboys defensive linemen have sustained.
Everette Brown wasn't even in the league last year. Nevis didn't have a job to start the season and was picked up after the first few games. Wynn was released from the Chargers during this season, and Selvie didn't even make it to training camp with the Buccaneers. Collectively, these guys, and others, are covering for injuries to all-world pass rusher Demarcus Ware, Anthony Spencer and back up defensive end Tyrone Crawford. They're also covering for the recent release of former Pro Bowl nose tackle Jay Ratliff.
Not only are they holding down the fort, these guys are playing their tails off. Selvie in particular won a starting job out of training camp, and after posting a total of three sacks in his first three seasons he has already notched six sacks so far this year. That includes a sack that fumble in the end zone against the Vikings on Sunday that the Cowboys recovered for a touchdown. I might also point out that he has two more sacks than all of the defensive ends on the Bucs' roster have ... combined.
Brown was just signed recently and also flashed several times on Sunday, including notching a sack of his own on the Vikings' final drive to help close the win out for the Cowboys.
Anybody can coach a roster of All-Stars; a certified bad-*** takes guys nobody else wanted and turns them into animals. That is what Marinelli is doing yet again in Dallas, and having been one of those scrap heap guys he helped turn around, I expected nothing less.
More stuff: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/11/6/5066420/nfl-week-9-saints-jets-browns-chiefs-alex-smith
Anonymous Cowboys
Everette Brown. Drake Nevis, Jarius Wynn, George Selvie. Any of those names sound familiar? If you follow college football you probably remember most of those names, but you may not have any idea where these guys are now. They are Dallas Cowboys. All of them. And they aren't just on the team, they are playing meaningful snaps.
One of the under-the-radar feel-good stories this year is how my former defensive line coach Rod Marinelli has taken so many guys off of the proverbial scrap heap and molded them into the world's biggest band-aid to cover for the many injuries that prominent Cowboys defensive linemen have sustained.
Everette Brown wasn't even in the league last year. Nevis didn't have a job to start the season and was picked up after the first few games. Wynn was released from the Chargers during this season, and Selvie didn't even make it to training camp with the Buccaneers. Collectively, these guys, and others, are covering for injuries to all-world pass rusher Demarcus Ware, Anthony Spencer and back up defensive end Tyrone Crawford. They're also covering for the recent release of former Pro Bowl nose tackle Jay Ratliff.
Not only are they holding down the fort, these guys are playing their tails off. Selvie in particular won a starting job out of training camp, and after posting a total of three sacks in his first three seasons he has already notched six sacks so far this year. That includes a sack that fumble in the end zone against the Vikings on Sunday that the Cowboys recovered for a touchdown. I might also point out that he has two more sacks than all of the defensive ends on the Bucs' roster have ... combined.
Brown was just signed recently and also flashed several times on Sunday, including notching a sack of his own on the Vikings' final drive to help close the win out for the Cowboys.
Anybody can coach a roster of All-Stars; a certified bad-*** takes guys nobody else wanted and turns them into animals. That is what Marinelli is doing yet again in Dallas, and having been one of those scrap heap guys he helped turn around, I expected nothing less.
More stuff: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/11/6/5066420/nfl-week-9-saints-jets-browns-chiefs-alex-smith