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It’s going to be a cold, rainy morning for practice on Friday, but the Cowboys are thinking about working in it, anyway.
“I don’t think it’s bad to be out in the weather when it’s a little windy and wet, the field is not great, the conditions aren’t perfect – all of that stuff,” coach Jason Garrett said. “Sometimes that can help you to practice in that.”
Temperatures are expected to be in the high 40s, with a 50 percent chance of rain, plus 15 to 25 mph winds in Irving.
It will be something like the weather the Cowboys can expect in New Jersey when they play the New York Giants on Sunday. Except it will be dry and colder on Sunday, near freezing, at kickoff.
“You’re playing in these environments outdoors at the end of the season that are hard,” Garrett said, asked if the weather affects game plans. “You can’t be quite as spread-it-out, throw-it-down-the-field, all that kind of stuff because of the uncertainty of the weather, and your ability to do that. That’s been the story for a long, long time. But you have to factor in the weather on that particular day, the opponent you’re playing and who you are.”
Garrett, who spent part of his career in New Jersey as a backup quarterback with the Giants, said the wind can be negated somewhat with a tight spiral.
"Certainly throwing a spiral is important when you’re playing in the wind," he said. "The ball will cut through the air better. You’ll be more accurate. If the ball doesn’t come out of your hand cleanly and the ball is wobbly, typically the wind has more of an effect on it. I think Tony naturally spins the ball well. Kyle Orton spins the ball well. You just have to make sure doing that. I think that will help your accuracy."
-- Carlos Mendez
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“I don’t think it’s bad to be out in the weather when it’s a little windy and wet, the field is not great, the conditions aren’t perfect – all of that stuff,” coach Jason Garrett said. “Sometimes that can help you to practice in that.”
Temperatures are expected to be in the high 40s, with a 50 percent chance of rain, plus 15 to 25 mph winds in Irving.
It will be something like the weather the Cowboys can expect in New Jersey when they play the New York Giants on Sunday. Except it will be dry and colder on Sunday, near freezing, at kickoff.
“You’re playing in these environments outdoors at the end of the season that are hard,” Garrett said, asked if the weather affects game plans. “You can’t be quite as spread-it-out, throw-it-down-the-field, all that kind of stuff because of the uncertainty of the weather, and your ability to do that. That’s been the story for a long, long time. But you have to factor in the weather on that particular day, the opponent you’re playing and who you are.”
Garrett, who spent part of his career in New Jersey as a backup quarterback with the Giants, said the wind can be negated somewhat with a tight spiral.
"Certainly throwing a spiral is important when you’re playing in the wind," he said. "The ball will cut through the air better. You’ll be more accurate. If the ball doesn’t come out of your hand cleanly and the ball is wobbly, typically the wind has more of an effect on it. I think Tony naturally spins the ball well. Kyle Orton spins the ball well. You just have to make sure doing that. I think that will help your accuracy."
-- Carlos Mendez
Twitter @calexmendez
Continue reading...