Nobody has said anything about a blowup. Taco was/is on the bubble this year. Many had him being one of the last cuts.
Scouting director Will McClay indicated as much in the offseason when he said Charlton must come to training camp and prove “he belongs on the roster” as
the Cowboys weren’t going to “hold the train for him.”
Nobody denies Taco and Marinelli had a man talk.
The grisly defensive coordinator said it was largely a one-way conversation with Charlton being challenged to live up to the standards he has set for the defensive line.
“That is man talk,” Marinelli said. “You don’t got to beat around the bush. Here is what we got to do. Here is what you have to do to be the player you want to be and we want you to be. There was no doubt in anybody’s mind. In the whole meeting, everything we talk about it. We show grades. We show how certain guys are sprinting to the ball, some not. That’s the standard. They are not changing. That will never change. To be here, you have to rise to the challenge.”
Taco says they hashed out their differences. Apparently it hasn't sunk in they weren't discussing whether they like ketchup on their fries, they were telling him what he has to do to remain a Cowboy.
