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GREAT article about Tolbert. I recommend taking a couple of minutes to read the entire thing.
Tolbert is determined to break out in Year 3
By Garrett Podell
5/24/2024
FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who led the NFL with 135 catches in 2023, being absent from organized team activities (OTAs) provides the club with a fantastic opportunity to evaluate its wide receiver position, especially important in an offseason in which it released former No. 3 wideout Michael Gallup.
"He's ready to go," said Cooks of Tolbert on Wednesday. "Whatever the expectations are for him out there [in 2024], I'm telling you he's gonna crush it. He's ready. I look forward to him being able to get that opportunity. It's the way that he goes to work. I'm a firm believer that the harder you work, when you have a great work ethic, it's going to pay off. I think you've seen that over the last couple years, and I think that time is now for him."
Tolbert went from observing Cooks' habits and digesting McCarthy's updated offensive playbook in 2023 to being a frequent target of Prescott's early and often in the 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work during Wednesday's OTAs.
"Making plays early on in OTAs," Cooks said when asked to point to an example of Tolbert's growth. "The way that he's able to talk about a route. The way he's able to tell a quarterback how he sees things. He's not shy anymore. He's able to go up to Dak and say, 'Hey I seen this this way.' I think it's awesome to see him grow in that aspect."
"I think I was still learning as well [last year]," Tolbert said. "But this year, I kind of have a grip of plays and things that Coach McCarthy would want. So now it's just about continuing to grow and continuing to build those nuances that could help me on and off the football field. ... My confidence is through the roof and so, just going out every day and like I said, doing what I know I can do and having fun with it. That's a big point, just having fun with what you're doing and being confident in what you're doing. I'm having fun, I'm confident, continuing to grow every day, continuing to build that chemistry with Dak and my teammates as well. Showing my value in this offense."
More: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...tas-in-ceedee-lambs-absence-poised-to-be-wr3/
Tolbert is determined to break out in Year 3
By Garrett Podell
5/24/2024
FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who led the NFL with 135 catches in 2023, being absent from organized team activities (OTAs) provides the club with a fantastic opportunity to evaluate its wide receiver position, especially important in an offseason in which it released former No. 3 wideout Michael Gallup.
"He's ready to go," said Cooks of Tolbert on Wednesday. "Whatever the expectations are for him out there [in 2024], I'm telling you he's gonna crush it. He's ready. I look forward to him being able to get that opportunity. It's the way that he goes to work. I'm a firm believer that the harder you work, when you have a great work ethic, it's going to pay off. I think you've seen that over the last couple years, and I think that time is now for him."
Tolbert went from observing Cooks' habits and digesting McCarthy's updated offensive playbook in 2023 to being a frequent target of Prescott's early and often in the 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work during Wednesday's OTAs.
"Making plays early on in OTAs," Cooks said when asked to point to an example of Tolbert's growth. "The way that he's able to talk about a route. The way he's able to tell a quarterback how he sees things. He's not shy anymore. He's able to go up to Dak and say, 'Hey I seen this this way.' I think it's awesome to see him grow in that aspect."
"I think I was still learning as well [last year]," Tolbert said. "But this year, I kind of have a grip of plays and things that Coach McCarthy would want. So now it's just about continuing to grow and continuing to build those nuances that could help me on and off the football field. ... My confidence is through the roof and so, just going out every day and like I said, doing what I know I can do and having fun with it. That's a big point, just having fun with what you're doing and being confident in what you're doing. I'm having fun, I'm confident, continuing to grow every day, continuing to build that chemistry with Dak and my teammates as well. Showing my value in this offense."
More: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...tas-in-ceedee-lambs-absence-poised-to-be-wr3/
