Schottenheimer: Blue has to be more consistent to play in games

I think jones boys intended to start williams and sanders all along.
thats why they didnt draft one higher or pick one up after cutdown or during offseason.

Blue was never gonna start .
So for 1st 4 games at least, I figure they roll with the 2 starters.
They would have to play badly to get replaced.
 
I don't like Schotty's approach to Blue. Some players play better than they practice. If Blue is one of those guys, then he has no hope of getting in a game.
 
Sounds like one of those RBs who doesn't pick up the blitz. That's not fair, Deuce couldn't either, I mean he tried, and just got runover. :thumbup:
 
plasticman said:
So then why is Blue still on the team?

If he is unwilling or unable to adjust to the Pro game because of things related to learning, studying, or work ethic then they should cut him.

Jerry thinks he can rehabilitate players with poor work habits and he has been wrong just about every time.
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Nowhere did he say anything about poor work habits. And I'm reasonably sure you don't give up on rookies 1 game into the season unless they are just completely worthless.
 
amame25 said:
Nowhere did he say anything about poor work habits. And I'm reasonably sure you don't give up on rookies 1 game into the season unless they are just completely worthless.
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Hence the condition, "if".

"If" he is unwilling or unable to......."
 
plasticman said:
However, the fact that a 5th round draft pick has not "earned" the opportunity to even suit up for the game despite the Cowboys obvious need at that position is a telling sign, a very bright red flag.
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Are you listening to yourself? A 5th round pick being inactive for his first NFL game is a "bright red flag?"
5th-round rookies, if they make the team at all, are rarely ready to play immediately: that's why they lasted until the 5th round.
Just to pluck a couple 5th-round pick examples (there aren't that many because, well, 5th-rounders usually don't amount to anything).
Aaron Jones was inactive in his first game and had zero carries in his next two (I assume he was in on special teams plays). His first carry came after the top two RBs were hurt in the same game.
Tyler Allgeier was inactive in his first game.

Look, Blue probably won't make it. He's a fifth-round pick, they rarely do, no matter how excited fans get about them. So the odds are good that you'll get to take a victory lap. But this idea that a 5th-round pick should be flying right up the depth chart in his first preseason is silly.
 
RonnieT24 said:
Well to be fair they don't line CeeDee or Turpin up in the backfield to fake it to them or have them pick up the blitz either yet it seems to work more often than not. I think you can scheme up ways to get the kid the ball in space and see what he can do.. but again.. not if he doesn't know his assignments yet.
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Sure, but you're not activating them to ONLY do that. They do some other stuff too, if I remember correctly.
 
Didn't Parcells put Julius Jones on the inactive list a few times? Same silence out of camp about him not being happy with the prep?
 
plasticman said:
But, you know, I heard the same thing about other players whose attitude and/or early actions drew a red flag. Remember Kelvin Joseph?

I was even one of the guys that thought Kelvin Joseph just needed more time. I pointed out that he was the youngest player selected in the draft that year.

I remember some posters defending RB Joseph Randle, when he was caught shoplifting. He was supposed to replace Demarco Murray, who had just broken the Cowboys record for most yards in a season.

However, Randle had already signaled a red flag when he openly criticized Murray, the NFL leading rusher the previous season. He said that Murray" left too much meat on the bone", suggesting that Murray should have gained more yardage.

Randle lasted four games. he was great for five carries after which he averaged less than two yards.

I'm not basing my opinion on one or two players, there really are several more, not just in the Cowboys history but throughout the NFL.

We should also trust that there were issues we know nothing about. An argument? A violation of rules? A reprimand? We don't know.

However, the fact that a 5th round draft pick has not "earned" the opportunity to even suit up for the game despite the Cowboys obvious need at that position is a telling sign, a very bright red flag.

Players that turn out to be immature and "need more time" very rarely accomplish much of anything in the NFL.
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Cowboys seem to be playing guys who will help Them win on Sundays….i have to respect it.
 
I think fans have an issue when coaches make them look like fools. The resident scouts think Blue is our best back. Maybe he’s not?
 
reddyuta said:
If Blue can't beat out washed Sanders then we have a serious problem.
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He never was gong to beat out anybody. We needed a running back. Could have jumped up and taken one. Instead we draft a corner in the third round who will not even play this year. Bone head pick
 
Jaydon Blue was expected to compete for a starting job with the Cowboys after they turned over their running backs room. Instead, the fifth-round pick was a healthy scratch in Week 1.

Blue, whose work habits were questioned in the offseason by a former Cowboys offensive assistant in the know, has not earned the right to play, coach Brian Schottenheimer said this week.

“He’s extremely talented,” Schottenheimer said, via Schuyler Dixon of the Associated Press. “He really is talented, but there is a way you have to perform, especially with a mantra of compete every day. If you’re not putting it out there and doing right every day and if you take a step back on a Thursday -- maybe you did great on Wednesday but on Thursday, not saying he did -- that’s going to get noticed. This is an incredibly talented roster, and you have to earn your chance to get out there. It’s not because I was the first overall pick of the draft or whatever it is. Like, there’s got to be consistency.”


https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...xplains-why-jaydon-blue-was-a-healthy-scratch
 
Bamx said:
Jaydon Blue was expected to compete for a starting job with the Cowboys after they turned over their running backs room. Instead, the fifth-round pick was a healthy scratch in Week 1.

Blue, whose work habits were questioned in the offseason by a former Cowboys offensive assistant in the know, has not earned the right to play, coach Brian Schottenheimer said this week.

“He’s extremely talented,” Schottenheimer said, via Schuyler Dixon of the Associated Press. “He really is talented, but there is a way you have to perform, especially with a mantra of compete every day. If you’re not putting it out there and doing right every day and if you take a step back on a Thursday -- maybe you did great on Wednesday but on Thursday, not saying he did -- that’s going to get noticed. This is an incredibly talented roster, and you have to earn your chance to get out there. It’s not because I was the first overall pick of the draft or whatever it is. Like, there’s got to be consistency.”


https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...xplains-why-jaydon-blue-was-a-healthy-scratch
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Nobody in their right mind thought he would compete to be the starter. If "starting job" includes 3rd-down/receiving back, maybe so.
 
Blue's draft analysis:

"Good backup with the potential to develop into starter"

Horn fans only read: "Starter"
 
DanTanna said:
Blue's draft analysis:

"Good backup with the potential to develop into starter"

Horn fans only read: "Starter"
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I believe they was hoping he'd break out. Him being injured during preseason put him behind the 8 ball. I didn't think he would start but I would think he'd be at least active on game day. I think he was also injured after playing in the 1 preseason game he played in. Looking pretty fragile so far in his very short NFL career.
 
JD_KaPow said:
Are you listening to yourself? A 5th round pick being inactive for his first NFL game is a "bright red flag?"
5th-round rookies, if they make the team at all, are rarely ready to play immediately: that's why they lasted until the 5th round.
Just to pluck a couple 5th-round pick examples (there aren't that many because, well, 5th-rounders usually don't amount to anything).
Aaron Jones was inactive in his first game and had zero carries in his next two (I assume he was in on special teams plays). His first carry came after the top two RBs were hurt in the same game.
Tyler Allgeier was inactive in his first game.

Look, Blue probably won't make it. He's a fifth-round pick, they rarely do, no matter how excited fans get about them. So the odds are good that you'll get to take a victory lap. But this idea that a 5th-round pick should be flying right up the depth chart in his first preseason is silly.
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You have a valid point. I suppose I was surprised because I was under the impression that the position was a dire need.

Also, he was being super-hyped by the social media as a "steal".
 
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