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Cowboys 2017 roster: Three fan-favorites that might not make the team
Don’t get too attached to your pet cat.
by DannyPhantom@DannyPhantom24 Jul 11, 2017, 5:00pm CDT TWEET
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Training camp begins in a couple weeks and your Dallas Cowboys will be back out on the field doing football things. And with it will come weeks of scrutinizing players performances. Some players will heat up, others will fade. The roster projections will be all over the place as we try to get an idea of how the new 2017 Cowboys will look come September. We all have our favorites, but our love for certain players isn’t always enough to justify keeping them on the 53-man roster. Here are three fan-favorites who might get sent packing.
Rico Gathers
I guess I should have warned everyone that you’re not going to be happy about some of the names that make this list. So we might as well just start off with the most unpopular one. Rico Gathers is a player that many fans are jacked up to see this year. At 6’8”, the former Baylor basketball player offers up an athletic giant with a huge catch radius. The red zone target appeal is salivating, I get that. But as a sixth-round draft pick who was stashed (and not claimed) on the practice squad last year, it’s clear that he was facing a huge learning curve before he’s ready to make the roster.
"I went from a person that was completely oblivious of a situation to now, I feel like an animal," he said earlier this Spring. "I feel like I have come into my own over the past year, just in my development with everything, from blocking to route running to being able to make those athletic plays that you see on Sundays. I really feel like this could be my breakout year and I feel like I could really contribute to this offense in the right situation.
It’s great that he feels that way, but the kid still has a ways to go before he’s ready for the big leagues. Cowboys tight end coach, Steve Loney recognizes this.
Loney says while that's all well and good, he'd like to see Gathers take the next step first before he starts fitting him for the crown.
“He’s a young man with a lot of talent, but over the years I’ve seen guys who can run plays off cards in scout team but have trouble transitioning,” he said. “I don’t believe that’s going to be him. He has to realize that reading coverage on the run -- not knowing what the coverage will be, which you know when you’re on scout team and see it on the card -- those are the things that will add details to make him a really excellent tight end.”
What’s standing in his way?
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...ee-fan-favorites-that-might-not-make-the-team
Don’t get too attached to your pet cat.
by DannyPhantom@DannyPhantom24 Jul 11, 2017, 5:00pm CDT TWEET
Training camp begins in a couple weeks and your Dallas Cowboys will be back out on the field doing football things. And with it will come weeks of scrutinizing players performances. Some players will heat up, others will fade. The roster projections will be all over the place as we try to get an idea of how the new 2017 Cowboys will look come September. We all have our favorites, but our love for certain players isn’t always enough to justify keeping them on the 53-man roster. Here are three fan-favorites who might get sent packing.
Rico Gathers
I guess I should have warned everyone that you’re not going to be happy about some of the names that make this list. So we might as well just start off with the most unpopular one. Rico Gathers is a player that many fans are jacked up to see this year. At 6’8”, the former Baylor basketball player offers up an athletic giant with a huge catch radius. The red zone target appeal is salivating, I get that. But as a sixth-round draft pick who was stashed (and not claimed) on the practice squad last year, it’s clear that he was facing a huge learning curve before he’s ready to make the roster.
"I went from a person that was completely oblivious of a situation to now, I feel like an animal," he said earlier this Spring. "I feel like I have come into my own over the past year, just in my development with everything, from blocking to route running to being able to make those athletic plays that you see on Sundays. I really feel like this could be my breakout year and I feel like I could really contribute to this offense in the right situation.
It’s great that he feels that way, but the kid still has a ways to go before he’s ready for the big leagues. Cowboys tight end coach, Steve Loney recognizes this.
Loney says while that's all well and good, he'd like to see Gathers take the next step first before he starts fitting him for the crown.
“He’s a young man with a lot of talent, but over the years I’ve seen guys who can run plays off cards in scout team but have trouble transitioning,” he said. “I don’t believe that’s going to be him. He has to realize that reading coverage on the run -- not knowing what the coverage will be, which you know when you’re on scout team and see it on the card -- those are the things that will add details to make him a really excellent tight end.”
What’s standing in his way?
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...ee-fan-favorites-that-might-not-make-the-team
