WFAA Blog: Cowboys minicamp winners and losers

[5Stars]

I have a stupid question...

How do all these recievers get injured way BEFORE any training camp or contact?


I mean, what the hell are they doing to get hurt before any real football begins? And, if they get hurt way before training camp, how does anyone have any faith that they can even make it through training camp?

I don't get it!!

 

[Bluefin]

No, he should be ready to go for training camp.

Miles Austin and Sam Hurd are ready to play right now.

Both were held out of the final OTAs and mini-camp as a precaution.

We know what they can do, there was no reason to practice them so soon after minor injuries.

We want them ready for training camp, they will be.

 

[Hoofbite]

Looks like Patrick Crayton has the number two WR slot locked down tight. Even if Miles Austin comes back fully healed by week one, the coaching staff will probably not have much confidence in his dependability playing opposite of Roy E. Williams. That should create more designed, on-the-field opportunities for Jason Witten/Martellus Bennett combo packages.

I could be wrong, but as an old high school center, I believe that I know what Proctor's snapping problem is: the speed of his exchange. If he isn't comfortable about the time it takes for him to transition from his initial three-point stance to upright blocking, he's going to short arm a number of his snaps.

The only way to correct that is for him to consciously tell himself before every single blessed snap to not raise his arms up to block until the moment after he feels the ball hits the quarterback's hands. It wouldn't surprise me if Proctor's snapping the football against the inside of his thighs or on the quarterback's fingertips instead of in the palms of the quarterback's hands.

Coaches have probably told him that a fumbled exchange is far worse than a bad block, but if he's just not fast enough to snap and block, he'll probably keep forcing the issue and continue short-arming the ball. It's all on him if the quarterback's hands are positioned correctly every time and the ball still hits the ground.

Week 1? What happened to him? I thought it was small injury?

And as far as Proctor goes, he shouldn't even be on the roster. He sucks and the team just need to cut him. He couldn't play guard, can't play center and it would be a nightmare to even see him jokingly line up at tackle.

He's a bum, he needs to be gone.

 

[speedkilz88]

Week 1? What happened to him? I thought it was small injury?

And as far as Proctor goes, he shouldn't even be on the roster. He sucks and the team just need to cut him. He couldn't play guard, can't play center and it would be a nightmare to even see him jokingly line up at tackle.

He's a bum, he needs to be gone.

Miles has a slight hamstring problem, he was kept out to make sure it didn't get worse before training camp.

 

[jackrussell]

is that the Coney Island boardwalk in your sig?

Negative.

 

[Big Dakota]

Negative.

Asbury Park?

 

[Hoofbite]

Asbury Park?

Greetings From Asbury Park

Who can honestly name what wrestler titled that his finishing move without looking it up?

 

[Big Dakota]

Greetings From Asbury Park

Who can honestly name what wrestler titled that his finishing move without looking it up?

I know it was a Springsteen album, but don't know the wrestler.

 

[jackrussell]

Asbury Park?

Well the cops finally busted Madame Marie, for tellin’ fortunes better than they do
This boardwalk life for me is through
You know you ought to quit this scene too

 

[windward]

Greetings From Asbury Park

Who can honestly name what wrestler titled that his finishing move without looking it up?

bam bam bigelow?

 

[2much2soon]

Crayton may not be the most popular guy because of his mouth and the drop against the gints, but he keeps showing up and competing as hard as he can while getting written off from various directions.

You gotta respect the guy for that.