Projected #1 Overall Pick Cam Ward Calls Out Cowboys' Defense

[Spottswoode]

i think Disguising has alot do to with how they prepare for the week and of course talent around them...most QB's who get into the NFL can read a base defense fine...coaching matters.

I agree…and while many teams may technically run the same/similar defenses, there are usually nuances that must be accounted for. That is also where coaching and preparation matter.

 

[Spottswoode]

Stroud has had the luxury of playing with a deep receiving corps and a good run game backed by a good defense. When playing competition that was strong enough vs the run that they could play cover 2 zone he’s folded!
Daniels was still the same one read QB that I watched here in Louisiana. He moves around well enough in the pocket and finds a receiver in the scramble drill to get away with it this year in part because teams were playing him conservatively because of lack of NFL film. Just the fact that he took 56 sacks on a 12-5 team would indicate he’s not reading defenses very well. Let’s see if he can improve once DCs have had an entire offseason to break down his weaknesses and that his development wasn’t as stagnant as Strouds before we anoint him eh!

Fair enough…but just to be clear, nobody said they were anointing him. That is something you chose to throw in that was never insinuated or discussed. I won’t speculate as to why.

I am fine if we disagree on the base level of knowledge a top NFL prospect possesses. Maybe you’re right.

It’s also fine if we disagree that a top NFL prospect needs to rely on his agent to provide a crash course on basic zone coverages. Maybe you’re right again.

And maybe his sack total means he has an inability to read basic zone coverages. As I said before, my bet is that it was likely more indicative of experience and an increase in the speed of the game which likely influences his processing time. But I could be wrong.

And to end on a high note with something we can agree on, there are many opportunities for improvement and time and attention is likely the best cure.

 

[DandyDon52]

I don't see how Jerry can sleep tonight after hearing that.

jerry loves this, bad or good doesnt matter, people are talking about the cowboys !!!!!!!!!!

 

[shabazz]

I don’t think it’s a shot at the Cowboys I think it’s a shot at the defensive scheme.

The two can't be separated.

One allows and condones the other

 

[exciter]

Fair enough…but just to be clear, nobody said they were anointing him. That is something you chose to throw in that was never insinuated or discussed. I won’t speculate as to why.

I am fine if we disagree on the base level of knowledge a top NFL prospect possesses. Maybe you’re right.

It’s also fine if we disagree that a top NFL prospect needs to rely on his agent to provide a crash course on basic zone coverages. Maybe you’re right again.

And maybe his sack total means he has an inability to read basic zone coverages. As I said before, my bet is that it was likely more indicative of experience and an increase in the speed of the game which likely influences his processing time. But I could be wrong.

And to end on a high note with something we can agree on, there are many opportunities for improvement and time and attention is likely the best cure.

Eh, I’d say there’s been a fair amount of anointing and woe as me posting on Daniel’s. Just as there was on RG3 after his rookie season.
As for “indicative of experience” that’s exactly what I’ve been saying.
Most college QBs don’t see anything close to even the most basic NFL zones in college. Playing at Miami id guess exacerbates that reality.
We played a hodgepodged together cover 2 zone last season after mostly playing man the previous 3. We did so with players who are a better fit in man coverage (Diggs) and an in the box safety (Wilson) a 5th round rookie, another in UDFA Butler who ran a legit 4.7 and had to be babysat! Showing this kid film of our defense last year in an attempt to inflate his knowledge and make drafting him more acceptable and palatable is exactly that… an agent doing his job!

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Not a huge deal but I found this pretty funny. We got undrafted Rookie QB's specifically calling out our porous Defense in pre-draft interviews now lol. Also odd that Ran Carthon is interviewing the likely #1 pick of the Titans when he was just fired by the Titans after the season.

its great, he is showing his knowledge, but becareful kid. NFL is fluid and you are going to face them someday and you don't want bulletin board material....

 

[jazzcat22]

Yeah I honestly wonder if the quote would have been shared through CBS if he didnt reference Dallas. There is a lot of context missing from that tweet and it looks like it was shared just to get Dallas fans worked up enough to click on it.

It worked. It doesn’t take much to trigger some fans.