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Most of us were stunned when CB Aaron Glenn was cut leaving us with Jacque Reeves to replace him & Nate Jones playing in the slot with Newman injuried. Didn't make sense although many of us aware Glenn's play wasn't as good in 06 as it was in 05.
Below is from Raphael Vela's blog which shows performances of our CBs w/o Newman of course. Maybe the Cowboys weren't wrong about Reeves being able to replace Glenn but still wonder/think Glenn would be better then Nate Jones -- but what do I know. BTW: Jones stats are not included in Vela's assessment. Wonder if/when we get a chance to see Oglesby, our newest CB.
… from craptacular to so-so.
Through two weeks:
Anthony Henry successful plays attempts yards YPA
vs. New York 1 7 122 17.4
vs. Miami 4 8 50 6.25
total 5 15 172 11.5
Henry’s Giants game is one you hide from the wife and kids. Roy Williams took some abuse for his miscues and Jacques Reeves made his share but nobody was abused by Plaxico Burress more than Henry, who gave up three plays of more than 20 yards against the Giants number one, one a 60 yard TD bomb on New York’s third play from scrimmage.
Henry bounced back with a big game against Miami. He had two picks and could have easily had four. Henry dropped a third in stride and knocked down another.
Jacques Reeves successful plays attempts yards YPA
vs. New York 5 12 59 4.92
vs. Miami 6 16 125 7.81
total 11 28 184 6.57
Reeves has been mediocre so far. Not great by any means, but not putrid. He’s been picked on a lot, with 28 attempts in two weeks. If he had to go 16 games at this pace he’d be the most thrown at corner in the NFL.
I mentioned in the Dolphins post game that Reeves’ play was slightly better than Aaron Glenn’s play last year, which brought some protesting posts. On reason for the disagreements may have been the frequency of play; Glenn was targeted only 38 times all last year. Reeves has seen 28 passes come his way in two weeks.
Let’s compare their games:
Player Success % Yards per attempt.
Aaron Glenn ‘06 38.7 8.0
Jacques Reeves ‘07 39.3 6.6
You’re looking at an Aaron Glenn clone. That said, Glenn’s ‘06 was a step down from his ‘05. If Reeves can gain in confidence he can offer Dallas similar play on the left corner to what Glenn offered in his better Cowboys’ days.
Now, if Henry can continue playing at his week-two level and Terence Newman can come back, the secondary can take a giant step forward as a unit.
Below is from Raphael Vela's blog which shows performances of our CBs w/o Newman of course. Maybe the Cowboys weren't wrong about Reeves being able to replace Glenn but still wonder/think Glenn would be better then Nate Jones -- but what do I know. BTW: Jones stats are not included in Vela's assessment. Wonder if/when we get a chance to see Oglesby, our newest CB.
… from craptacular to so-so.
Through two weeks:
Anthony Henry successful plays attempts yards YPA
vs. New York 1 7 122 17.4
vs. Miami 4 8 50 6.25
total 5 15 172 11.5
Henry’s Giants game is one you hide from the wife and kids. Roy Williams took some abuse for his miscues and Jacques Reeves made his share but nobody was abused by Plaxico Burress more than Henry, who gave up three plays of more than 20 yards against the Giants number one, one a 60 yard TD bomb on New York’s third play from scrimmage.
Henry bounced back with a big game against Miami. He had two picks and could have easily had four. Henry dropped a third in stride and knocked down another.
Jacques Reeves successful plays attempts yards YPA
vs. New York 5 12 59 4.92
vs. Miami 6 16 125 7.81
total 11 28 184 6.57
Reeves has been mediocre so far. Not great by any means, but not putrid. He’s been picked on a lot, with 28 attempts in two weeks. If he had to go 16 games at this pace he’d be the most thrown at corner in the NFL.
I mentioned in the Dolphins post game that Reeves’ play was slightly better than Aaron Glenn’s play last year, which brought some protesting posts. On reason for the disagreements may have been the frequency of play; Glenn was targeted only 38 times all last year. Reeves has seen 28 passes come his way in two weeks.
Let’s compare their games:
Player Success % Yards per attempt.
Aaron Glenn ‘06 38.7 8.0
Jacques Reeves ‘07 39.3 6.6
You’re looking at an Aaron Glenn clone. That said, Glenn’s ‘06 was a step down from his ‘05. If Reeves can gain in confidence he can offer Dallas similar play on the left corner to what Glenn offered in his better Cowboys’ days.
Now, if Henry can continue playing at his week-two level and Terence Newman can come back, the secondary can take a giant step forward as a unit.
