On Talkin' Cowboys, Spagnola, Broaddus and Cahill hand out OTA awards - DallasCowboys.com
In yesterday's show, the three guys handed out their OTA awards in different categories, which I've roughly summarized in the table below:
Award Spagnola Broaddus Cahill
Offensive Standout: Dez Bryant. Picked up where he left off last year, looks like he's learned to play the slot.
Great get-off.
Brandon Weeden. Everything seems to be very positive. There's a comfort-level with Weeden. There's something there with this guy.
Brandon Weeden. For a third quarterback, you're simply not going to get the quality of work Weeden delivered out there. Didn't miss a beat.
Defensive Standout Terrell McClain. Good movement, nice burst, quickness. Signed him on second day of free agency, they had a plan.
DeMarcus Lawrence. Has taken every snap with the first team. Sometimes Tyron Smith says "Enough, young man," but he's getting better very day.
Jakar Hamilton. Coaches like the guy a lot.
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Most improved Terrance Williams. Playing with more confidence.
Gavin Escobar. Confidence. Looks physically different, they are doing a lot more with him.
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Guy to keep an eye on heading into camp/mini-camp DeVonte Holloman. Lance Dunbar. Tyler Patmon. Diamond in the rough.
Best rookie Zack Martin. Hard to evaluate at this stage, but looks good.
DeMarcus Lawrence. Has been winning better than 50/50 against Smith/Parnell.
Anthony Hitchens: When Lee went out, he came in and didn't miss a beat. Never really heard Andy Hitchens being corrected or shouted at by the coaches.
Ben Gardner. Like what he did with his hands
Coach that's going to make a difference Matt Eberflus. Huge impact if he can find three guys to make a difference.
Rod Marinelli. Leon Lett has also done a nice job.
Mike Pope. "Yoda-like," he knows it all.
Biggest disappointment Not having Orton here. Haven't seen Jeremy Mincey do anything. Injuries. Hate that guys are hurt and don't get to practice. Injury has robbed me from evaluating players.