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Draft picks obviously.
Kris Richard (pseudo-DCoordinator) in his 2nd year with the Cowboys. Coaches rarely get new schemes fully implemented in their 1st year with a new team.
Kellen Moore (OCoordinator) 1st year as OC but with the team since 2015.
I'm interested to see any players that did not play much or at all for the Cowboys last season.
Darian Thompson is an interesting depth guy. He started 16 games in 2017 for the Giants at FS but he projects better to SS.
Cedrick Wilson is a player I liked in the draft. I had him and Gallup as 2 of the top 3 route runners in that draft.
WR Devin Smith. Injuries have severely limited his chances to play up to this point. A 2nd round pick by the Jets in 2015. Had 30 TDs in college. Draft analysts called him the best deep threat in that draft.
Iloka at SS in the Kris Richard scheme. He is a physical clone of Kam Chancellor. He played mostly FS in his career but seems to project better to SS.
Hyder in the Cowboys scheme will be interesting. He had a great year when he last played in a 4-3 (2016).
Randall Cobb was one of my favorite non-Cowboys players at one time.
Can Tavon Austin stay healthy?
How does Frederick look after his illness?
Connor Williams progress is probably interesting to everyone. I'm curious if they have him take some practice snaps at OT.
Covington the DT is interesting. He looked really good in Texans game footage. He projects as a better fit in the Cowboys 4-3 than the Texans 3-4 (same situation when they signed T.McClain from the Texans a few years ago).
Covington the LB appears to be the best fit at SLB (other than moving Jaylon there in 3 LB sets). He was expected to have a slow start in the NFL because he was originally a QB in college. After an ACL injury he moved to LB where he played well. He was considered very raw as a draft prospect due his limited experience at LB. I thought he looked better physically than the now departed Damien Wilson.
Quinn will be interesting but his game is already well established on 'film" so there shouldn't be many surprises.
Noah Brown is an interesting player. He is the best blocking WR (college and pro) that I've seen. He wins blocks against LBs on a regular basis. He'll have to become more fluid as a receiver to keep his roster spot.
All of the young TEs are interesting.
DE Armstrong did some good things last year. Can he build on that? They'll probably draft another DE at some point in the draft.
What happens with CB Lewis? I would give him some snaps at FS. His tackling is way above average as a CB.
They liked OL Parker Ehinger enough to trade for him. He played LT as a Senior and OG/RT previous years.
Any young OT will be interesting to see because they lack depth.
Taco has talent. Just needs to get his head right with ball.
Olawale at RB.
All back 7 players in the 2nd year in the Kris Richard scheme. Jones, Brown, Awuzie, VE, Jaylon, Woods. Will Heath compete will Woods at FS or Iloka/draft-pick at SS. Who plays SLB? How do they use Lee (backup or WLB in 3 LBs sets with Jaylon at SLB).
Will Randy Gregory return? Marinelli loves his abilities, approach to the game, his work-ethic when at the facility and the fact that he came to camp in great physical condition last year.
Kris Richard (pseudo-DCoordinator) in his 2nd year with the Cowboys. Coaches rarely get new schemes fully implemented in their 1st year with a new team.
Kellen Moore (OCoordinator) 1st year as OC but with the team since 2015.
I'm interested to see any players that did not play much or at all for the Cowboys last season.
Darian Thompson is an interesting depth guy. He started 16 games in 2017 for the Giants at FS but he projects better to SS.
Cedrick Wilson is a player I liked in the draft. I had him and Gallup as 2 of the top 3 route runners in that draft.
WR Devin Smith. Injuries have severely limited his chances to play up to this point. A 2nd round pick by the Jets in 2015. Had 30 TDs in college. Draft analysts called him the best deep threat in that draft.
Iloka at SS in the Kris Richard scheme. He is a physical clone of Kam Chancellor. He played mostly FS in his career but seems to project better to SS.
Hyder in the Cowboys scheme will be interesting. He had a great year when he last played in a 4-3 (2016).
Randall Cobb was one of my favorite non-Cowboys players at one time.
Can Tavon Austin stay healthy?
How does Frederick look after his illness?
Connor Williams progress is probably interesting to everyone. I'm curious if they have him take some practice snaps at OT.
Covington the DT is interesting. He looked really good in Texans game footage. He projects as a better fit in the Cowboys 4-3 than the Texans 3-4 (same situation when they signed T.McClain from the Texans a few years ago).
Covington the LB appears to be the best fit at SLB (other than moving Jaylon there in 3 LB sets). He was expected to have a slow start in the NFL because he was originally a QB in college. After an ACL injury he moved to LB where he played well. He was considered very raw as a draft prospect due his limited experience at LB. I thought he looked better physically than the now departed Damien Wilson.
Quinn will be interesting but his game is already well established on 'film" so there shouldn't be many surprises.
Noah Brown is an interesting player. He is the best blocking WR (college and pro) that I've seen. He wins blocks against LBs on a regular basis. He'll have to become more fluid as a receiver to keep his roster spot.
All of the young TEs are interesting.
DE Armstrong did some good things last year. Can he build on that? They'll probably draft another DE at some point in the draft.
What happens with CB Lewis? I would give him some snaps at FS. His tackling is way above average as a CB.
They liked OL Parker Ehinger enough to trade for him. He played LT as a Senior and OG/RT previous years.
Any young OT will be interesting to see because they lack depth.
Taco has talent. Just needs to get his head right with ball.
Olawale at RB.
All back 7 players in the 2nd year in the Kris Richard scheme. Jones, Brown, Awuzie, VE, Jaylon, Woods. Will Heath compete will Woods at FS or Iloka/draft-pick at SS. Who plays SLB? How do they use Lee (backup or WLB in 3 LBs sets with Jaylon at SLB).
Will Randy Gregory return? Marinelli loves his abilities, approach to the game, his work-ethic when at the facility and the fact that he came to camp in great physical condition last year.
