jblaze2004
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We were getting ran all over and Hank was playing terrible. Why didn't we use more Mazi? Is he not picking up his defensive responsibilities or something?
I thought Hunter Luepke made some key blocks and had a very nice carry. Yet we don't use him anymore afterwards. He only seen 8 snaps.
Deuce was active be didn't get not one snap in the game anywhere???
Schoonmaker our second round draft pick has been demoted to 3rd string???
Do we just love to play vets over rooks? It seems like all the rookies except for Bass played less snaps then they normally have.
Mazi Smith barely played in the Cowboys’ first two games this year, but it didn’t seem like cause for concern with the way those games had gone; the fact that he played as many snaps as fellow run-stuffer Johnathan Hankins through two weeks seemed to reflect that Smith’s snap count was just about the flow of the game. Well, that wasn’t the case this week.
Smith only played 12 defensive snaps, about in line with his usage over the first two games, but Hankins saw 35 snaps (over half the defensive snaps) against a very run-heavy Cardinals offense. Only Sam Williams and Markquese Bell, rotational players, saw fewer defensive snaps than Smith.
That said, Smith did once again flash in his limited action. He had two plays where he blew up the run and forced the ball carrier into the arms of another Cowboys defender, and he also recorded one tackle on the day. Smith only had four pass rush reps in the game, and all of them came on play-action concepts, which makes it harder for defenders to really execute their pass rush plan.
Smith looked good in the little bit we saw of him against the Cardinals, to be clear. However, it has to be considered at least somewhat concerning that he isn’t seeing the field much at all even when Hankins is getting work against the run.
Luepke also continued to show off his great blocking skills, both in pass protection and in the run game. He had several key blocks that helped to spring Tony Pollard loose. Luepke didn’t get a lot of run in this one, but he made the most of his snaps
from: bloggingtheboys.com
I thought Hunter Luepke made some key blocks and had a very nice carry. Yet we don't use him anymore afterwards. He only seen 8 snaps.
Deuce was active be didn't get not one snap in the game anywhere???
Schoonmaker our second round draft pick has been demoted to 3rd string???
Do we just love to play vets over rooks? It seems like all the rookies except for Bass played less snaps then they normally have.
iDL Mazi Smith
Mazi Smith barely played in the Cowboys’ first two games this year, but it didn’t seem like cause for concern with the way those games had gone; the fact that he played as many snaps as fellow run-stuffer Johnathan Hankins through two weeks seemed to reflect that Smith’s snap count was just about the flow of the game. Well, that wasn’t the case this week.Smith only played 12 defensive snaps, about in line with his usage over the first two games, but Hankins saw 35 snaps (over half the defensive snaps) against a very run-heavy Cardinals offense. Only Sam Williams and Markquese Bell, rotational players, saw fewer defensive snaps than Smith.
That said, Smith did once again flash in his limited action. He had two plays where he blew up the run and forced the ball carrier into the arms of another Cowboys defender, and he also recorded one tackle on the day. Smith only had four pass rush reps in the game, and all of them came on play-action concepts, which makes it harder for defenders to really execute their pass rush plan.
Smith looked good in the little bit we saw of him against the Cardinals, to be clear. However, it has to be considered at least somewhat concerning that he isn’t seeing the field much at all even when Hankins is getting work against the run.
FB Hunter Luepke
Hunter Luepke had arguably the best game for any rookie on this team. The fullback only saw eight snaps on offense but he made the most of them. He notched his first career carry, taking the handoff on third and short and crashing through the defense for nine yards. Earlier in the game, Luepke also caught his first pass, taking it 12 yards to move the chains on first down.Luepke also continued to show off his great blocking skills, both in pass protection and in the run game. He had several key blocks that helped to spring Tony Pollard loose. Luepke didn’t get a lot of run in this one, but he made the most of his snaps
RB Deuce Vaughn
Deuce Vaughn was active for this game, but he may as well have not been. Vaughn didn’t see a single snap on offense and only one snap on special teams. His lack of inclusion in the gameplan this week was one of the more confusing parts of this game.TE Luke Schoonmaker
After an increase in snaps a week ago that led to his first catch and first touchdown, Luke Schoonmaker reverted to TE3 this week with 19 offensive snaps, coming in far behind that of Peyton Hendershot. Schoonmaker almost exclusively worked as a blocker in this game, and his lone target turned into a drop on second and short. It was a game to forget for the rookie, but he was far from the only Cowboy who will be ready to move on to the next one.from: bloggingtheboys.com
they are all on a pretty equal ground right now and I think the coaches are trying to see which one rises to the top but we can't do that after three games people can we stop starting post after