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— TE battles. It’s very early, but right now Gavin Escobar is running as the second tight end. When the first offensive unit was in the 12 package, with two tight ends, Escobar was the on-the-line Y, while Jason Witten was the move tight end F-back. When the second unit took the field, James Hanna manned the Y role while Escobar shifted into Witten’s role as the F. Escobar also did a lot of flexing into the slot when he worked as the one tight end in the 11, three receiver package.
— Another strong day at the office for Morris Claiborne. The tight press lessons have taken. He made one of the standout defensive plays in the final split 6-on-6 drill when he undercut a Terence WIlliams in-route, and dove across Williams’ body to make a lunging interception inches above the turf. He appears a lot more confortable with his hand usage. Unlike 2014 where he looked tentative, he’s much more confident riding receivers up the field with his hands in cover-3. His overall awareness appears much better. He’s the most aware corner on the team, meaning he can find a ball in the air better than any of his peers and is better able to make a play on a ball in the air than any other Cowboys corner.
— Randy Gregory needed Charles Haley’s tutorial and will need more because at this point, he’s a one-move rusher, that move being a hard charge around the edge. He had problems getting an effective get off early in the session, but recovered with some strong bursts later, beating a 3rd team OT for a sack.
— Conversely, 2nd year left end Demarcus Lawrence is miles ahead of his rookie pace. Those eye-popping and ear-popping drill performances carried over to real pad play. He beat Doug Free with an inside-outside rip move for a sack. This is a move he would not have made last summer.
— Another youngster making a jump is 3rd year flanker Terence Williams. He’s become much better at beating jams on the line, beating press coverage coming out of his breaks and runs much tighter routes than we’ve seen in the past. He’s always had deep speed, but he was creating separation regularly with technique today. He beat Brandon Carr regularly and gave Orlando Scandrick fits.
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— Another strong day at the office for Morris Claiborne. The tight press lessons have taken. He made one of the standout defensive plays in the final split 6-on-6 drill when he undercut a Terence WIlliams in-route, and dove across Williams’ body to make a lunging interception inches above the turf. He appears a lot more confortable with his hand usage. Unlike 2014 where he looked tentative, he’s much more confident riding receivers up the field with his hands in cover-3. His overall awareness appears much better. He’s the most aware corner on the team, meaning he can find a ball in the air better than any of his peers and is better able to make a play on a ball in the air than any other Cowboys corner.
— Randy Gregory needed Charles Haley’s tutorial and will need more because at this point, he’s a one-move rusher, that move being a hard charge around the edge. He had problems getting an effective get off early in the session, but recovered with some strong bursts later, beating a 3rd team OT for a sack.
— Conversely, 2nd year left end Demarcus Lawrence is miles ahead of his rookie pace. Those eye-popping and ear-popping drill performances carried over to real pad play. He beat Doug Free with an inside-outside rip move for a sack. This is a move he would not have made last summer.
— Another youngster making a jump is 3rd year flanker Terence Williams. He’s become much better at beating jams on the line, beating press coverage coming out of his breaks and runs much tighter routes than we’ve seen in the past. He’s always had deep speed, but he was creating separation regularly with technique today. He beat Brandon Carr regularly and gave Orlando Scandrick fits.
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