Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp: Practice #4
July 31, 2009
Full pads for today’s affair. Stephen Hodge, Tim Anderson still rehabbing. One thing I like, DeAngelo Smith was out on the field 30 minutes before practice catching punts from the machine. Nice to see a rookie dedicated like that.
Started out with special teams drills again, and then went into some punts. Mat McBriar was crushing the punts today, high and far. Catching punts: Felix Jones, Terence Newman, Patrick Crayton, and Willie Reid. After team stretching they went into some FGs with both Nick Folk and David Buehler.
The defense then broke off and did drills that were all about fumbles. They did stations were the defensive groups rotated - they worked on falling on fumbles and properly wrapping it up, stripping the ball from the QB from behind, trying to punch the ball out of the ball-carrier’s hands from behind and keeping a fumble in-bounds so another player could fall on it. Nice, we need turnovers this year.
While all that was going on, Buehler was practicing on-sides kicks. The guy was pounding them into the turf and having them pop up, they were going almost exactly 10 yards and right into the hands of Folk. His accuracy at getting the distance and keeping it in-bounds w\as uncanny, Folk rarely had to move to catch it.
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The broke off into 9-on-9 on one side and WR vs. DB on the other. I followed the WRs/DBs. Jenkins had great coverage on Crayton for an incompletion, Austin caught a slant in front of Courtney Brown, then Scandrick had great coverage on Kevin Ogletree for an incompletion. Stanback made a very nice catch on Alan Ball, Jesse Holley cooked Mike Mickens on a bomb, Mickens had to commit pass interference to stop it. Mike Jefferson blew right by Newman for a bomb, Crayton made a great in and out move to lose Scandrick, and Willie Reid beat Ball for a tough catch.
Mickens had nice coverage on Hurd for an incompletion, T-New looked good against Austin, then Roy almost made a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch on a bomb with tight coverage from Jenkins, but just couldn’t hold on to it. Stanback beat Scandrick short, Scandrick gave him way too much room, then Jefferson cooked Mickens on a stop and go pattern deep. Julian Hawkins made a nice grab against T-New but ended up out-of-bounds. Austin caught a short one on Jenkins and Crayton abused Courtney Brown on a deep pass. Roy and Scandrick had a real physical battle on a short pattern to the sidelines with Roy winning the battle and making the catch. Manuel Johnson had and easy time with DeAngelo Smith, Reid caught a short one on Mickens and Hurd ran an excellent route to shake Brown.
D. Smith came back with nice coverage on a deep pass, then Scandrick got inside Reid on a dig route to break it up and Jefferson spun Brown around to make a short catch. Hawkins ran a good route to shake Mickens, then D. Smith was all over Austin on a deep pass. Crayton ran a route to the sidelines and got his hands on the ball up high but Jenkins recovered to knock it out of his hands before he could complete the catch. T-New had no problem covering Reid, Roy beat Scandrick on a short pass to the sidelines and Holley was able to shake C. Brown for a catch.
After that, they did 7-on-7 while the OL battled the DL. I followed the 7-on-7. Romo overthrew Witten on an out pattern, Bennett caught a short pass then Romo tried to hit Witten deep but Bradie James had excellent coverage. Hurd made a nice catch while simultaneously being hit from behind by Jenkins, Scandrick broke up a pass for Bennett and Roy caught one over the middle in front of C. Brown. Kitna threw a short pass to Scott Chandler, had a terrible throw to John Phillips, hit Ogletree in front of D. Smith and finished with and overthrow of and open Reid on the sidelines. McGee hit Hawkins in the hands but he dropped it and then connected with Philips on a short one.
Romo came back on and threw short to Witten, hit Austin in the flats, then just missed Austin on an out pattern. He tried to hit Bennett on a deep pass but Bennett’s feet got tangled up with T-New and the ball was incomplete. He finished with a pass that had beautiful touch and floated softly into Jefferson’s hands and then threw a swing pass to Felix. Kitna threw short to Bennett, then tried a pass over the middle but Mike Hamlin tipped the ball in the air then dove to make the INT. Kitna finished with short passes to Bennett and Hurd. Rudy Carpenter threw short to Keon Lattimore and then got picked-off by Scandrick.
Practice closed with a long session of 11-on-11. Wade was turning the defense loose as they blitzed often and they used nickel/dime coverages where they were putting two safeties near the line and only one linebacker. The defense got the better of the offense most of the day. Romo started by hitting Witten over the middle between Brooking and Sensabaugh, then Ratliff stuffed an MB3 run. Roy caught one on the sidelines in front of Scandrick, Felix caught a swing pass but Carpenter had good pursuit, then Felix tried a sweep but Brandon Williams fought the block and turned it into traffic. Kyle Kosier had a false start and was replaced and Romo hit Hurd on a deep pass that Hurd leaped high to get. Kitna rolled-out under pressure from Ocatvien and hit Phillips on a short pass. He tried to go deep to Reid but C. Brown and D. Smith had bracketed coverage. Choice caught a short pass but Jason Williams was right there for the stop. Anthony Spencer timed a rush to get good pressure forcing a dump-off, and Bennett caught a short pass but Brooking was all over him. McGee handed to Choice up the middle but Carpenter stuffed it. Lattimore caught a swing pass but Jerome Carter came up and accidentally decked him. Lattimore tried a run but had no room and then Brandon Williams got good pressure causing a throw-away.
Romo was back and immediately felt pressure from Octavien, he threw it to Crayton who dropped it. After a dump-off to MB3, he threw to Roy but Mickens was there, they both caught the ball and Mickens ended up with it. Witten got loose down the seam and Romo hit him in stride, they tried a pitch to Felix but Brooking and Bradie ate it up. They tried a reverse to Felix but he was forced to cut it back inside where Bradie was waiting. Kitna started out by overthrowing Reid on the sideline, next threw an incompletion after B. Williams applied pressure, and then threw the ball right to Ball who dropped the INT. Choice took and inside handoff and cut back outside for a long run followed by an Alonzo Coleman draw play that went for big yards. Rudy Carpenter threw a dump-off to Manuel Johnson, then pitched it to Coleman but Spencer disrupted the blocking and Bradie made the tackle. They tried a screen that had no chance as the blitz was on him before it could develop and finished by having Jenkins break up a pass.
That was that.
Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp: A Summary So Far
July 31, 2009
by Eric Gay - AP
Yes, Tony Romo is the center of attention at training camp. But what about the rest of the team?
It’s only been three practices, but I see a lot of requests for a summary of what’s happened so far. Being the type of blogger who likes to listen to his audience, I’ll comply. I generally like to give practice reports as objectively as possible for two reasons. One, I want to give you guys the facts of what’s going on at practice without a filter, hopefully it gives you a sense of being there and watching the practices for yourself. Two, I’ve found that if you post something like “Player X looked bad today” it leads to the inevitable extrapolation that the player sucks and that we’re in big trouble. Remember, these are training camp practices, the Cowboys are trying new things out; they’re putting players in positions to test their skill sets that may never be replicated in real games. Having said all that, here are some observations of mine through the first three practices.
The Cowboys, and Wade Phillips, have been true to their word and have changed things. They’ve changed up the drills they’re running in the positional groups and to my eyes the drills are more attuned to real-game situations. Some of them I’ve mentioned, the fumble prevention drills, an extensive session on covering the bunch formation, the receivers are running the passing tree more than in the past, all kinds of things that are a little different from past training camps. The emphasis on special teams is clear by running those drills at the beginning of practice when the players are fresh and more likely to absorb new information.
Also, contrary to the meltdown I’ve seen in some media circles and on other Cowboys blogs and non-Cowboys blogs, the no-tackling rule is nothing new. Even when Parcells was here we rarely tackled, if at all, so it’s not like much has changed in that respect. So when you see that kind of stuff, just ignore it.
Much more below.
OK, on to what a lot of people really want to hear, who is doing well and who is not. Remember to be a little skeptical of all this; for example, last year Bobby Carpenter had a great camp, he was making a lot of plays, but once the real season hit he was an afterthought. Also keep in mind, since we’re practicing against ourselves, one player or unit doing well means that another player or unit was getting beat. So it’s a glass half-full or half-empty scenario on all of this.
What I’ve liked so far:
The running game is performing well, in the 11-on-11’s the line is opening holes and the backs are able to make quality runs for the most part. Tashard Choice looks as good as he did at the end of last year and seems particularly adept at wiggling through traffic. The Cowboys have stated they will depend on the running game more this season and they should, it’s a strength of this team. Kyle Kosier is back and he looks to be in good form, this could help solidify an offensive line that had problems with consistency last year.
The play of Gerald Sensabaugh has been good. He’s done well at diagnosing plays and then making the play by taking proper angles and working his way through traffic. I like what I’m seeing from him so far but I really haven’t seen him tested deep over the middle that often.
I’ve thought of Brandon Williams and Victor Butler as twins since they were drafted close together and they play the same position. So far in camp, Butler has made the plays. He’s had some good moments rushing the passer and just appears to be the more active of the two. In addition, little-known OLB Steve Octavien has been getting opportunities and has actually made a few plays. Who knows if he can sustain it, but he’s been active so far.
Mike Hawkins is an unknown player who has made plays in camp. He’s broken up a few passes, got an INT and generally stood out from the rest of the non-starting CBs. Will he make the team, probably not and this is the danger of reading too much into training camp practices, so take it for what it’s worth.
Jay Ratliff and DeMarcus Ware are doing exactly what you’d expect; they have been the dominating force on the defensive front seven and have caused havoc regularly. The secondary has been solid, not giving up as many big plays as they have in the past. I can probably count on one hand the number of deep passes they’ve given up in 11-on-11’s.
Tony Romo has looked like Romo. I haven’t seen much that is different from his play in other training camps. But then again, I wasn’t really worried about his play in camp.
What I’ve had problems with so far:
None of the WRs have had a great impact on camp so far. It’s not just Roy, it’s the unit as a whole. Now there are some mitigating factors. It could speak to an improved secondary that is giving better coverage. Also, with Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett roaming the field, they present great targets for the QB’s. Factor in that our pass rush can be very effective, meaning the QBs are dumping the ball short on occasion, further limiting the WRs effectiveness. Don’t panic. By this time next week one or two receivers may be tearing up practices. Give it a little time.
I still greatly worry about the backup o-line. I’ve been a little down on Pat McQuistan for the past couple of years and he’s done nothing in this camp to change my view. A lot of the rest of the guys, especially in the interior, haven’t stood out in my opinion. Holland is getting some chances and maybe he will prove to be a guy we can rely on for a backup, and Doug Free has been serviceable so far. It’s not that their awful, but I loved to see a little more punch out of these guys.
It’s early, but I’m still waiting on Jason Williams to make a few plays. I heard all about his athleticism but it hasn’t shown up yet. But, give him some time, he’s a rookie learning a new position and it’s only been a few practices.
The defense as a whole is still not getting a lot of turnovers. Kudos to Romo and Kitna for not throwing INT’s, but last year not getting turnovers on defense was a big problem and I was hoping to see more of it happening in camp. Of course, if it did start happening, everybody would start complaining about Romo and Kitna! You just can’t win when practicing against yourself.
There are still too many false start penalties and there have been some very visible cases of holding along the line that aren’t called but easy to see. Clean up the penalties guys, it’s important.
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Those are some things I’ve observed in practices. I’m always reticent to make these kinds of pronouncements because they tend to get extrapolated into bigger things and by next week the whole situation could be different. I’ve always tried to give training camp practice reports as objectively as possible so you, the reader, can make your own evaluations. But, since I was asked, I complied.
Hope you’re enjoying BTB’s coverage of training camp so far.
Camp Questions: Who is Really Good and Who is Not?
July 31, 2009
by Eric Gay - AP
A great catch or lousy defense? It’s way too early to tell. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
I see the knee-jerk panic creeping in. Roy Wiliams may be struggling. Should I worry?
Sure, just as you should have worried when Leonard Davis allegedly couldn’t pass block in ‘07.
Just the way you should have panicked when T.O. was torching every corner under the sun last year.
Seriously folks, camp is three sessions old. Put on a panic prophylactic and understand the evaluatve problems every camp presents for fans.
When teams go seven-on-seven, there’s always a question, when the offense or defense dominates, whether the lead unit is really good or whether the poorer unit is really bad? Sometimes, the answer is neither and both.
Lets go back to ‘05, in Oxnard. Terry Glenn was destroying Terence Newman and Anthony Henry in camp and lots of people were worred that Dallas’ corners, coming off a 6-10 year, were going to suck eggs. It turned out that both corners were really good that year and that the abuse was an early sign that Glenn was going to be a playmaker that season.
Flash forward to last year. Lots of people, me included, brought a preconception to camp that the corner trio of Newman, Henry and Adam Jones was going to be top notch. When T.O. abused the corners in camp, the assumption was that he would repeat his monster ‘07.
When T.O.’s game jumped onto the side of a milk carton early last October, lots of people began questioning me, as if my gushing camp reports about Owens were lies. They were not. He was destroying everybody. In retrospect, what they showed was that the corner trio was not anywhere near the hype.
Newman injured a groin early and missed most of camp. T.O. got very, very few matchups against him. Jones was hyper-aggressive but not very disciplined. Owens beat him, but we came to learn that good veteran receivers would beat Jones too once the real games began. Henry was in the early stages of losing his top gear.
All Owens proved last summer was that he could beat mediocre corners. There are not many of those starting in the NFC East.
News that Williams is opening slowly are likely being framed — by the nervous types — against a background set which assumes the Cowboys corners are okay, but Williams should be great, or near-great. And what if that’s wrong? What if Roy is simply facing a very, very good group of corners? We’re not going to know until Dallas starts facing players in other uniforms.
We’re about to begin day three, ladies and gentlemen. The only news that should make you queasy at this stage involves injures.
Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp: Practice #3
July 30, 2009
The second practice of the day had the players in shells only. Stephen Hodge and Tim Anderson were still on the sidelines rehabbing. Watch for Charley Casserly on the NFL Network soon, he was at practice and spent forever talking with Jerry Jones on the sidelines.
It looks like the standard pattern this year is that special teams will be the first thing they work on. They ran some special team drills then did some punting. Felix Jones, Terence Newman, Patrick Crayton, Willie Reid and DeAngelo Smith were catching the punts. The gunners were Orlando Scandrick, Kevin Ogletree, Michael Hawkins, Alonzo Coleman and Courtney Brown.
The went through the positional warm-ups and team stretching, then went back for a very long session of positional drills. I didn’t notice this before but the WRs and RBs had the resistance-bands hooked to the football, one guy would jog and the other guy would tug on the band trying to make them fumble. I liked that, but the best part of this session was the secondary working on covering the bunch formation (three receivers bunched on one side). This formation has killed the Cowboys over the past few years, good to see they were taking a lot of time working on the coverages. The rest of the groups were doing things like the DL working on stunts, the WR/QB working the passing tree, etc.
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They broke up into 7-on-7 and OL/DL blocking drills. I watched the OL/DL; they did every match-up twice in a row. Colombo held up pretty well against Brandon Williams both times and Bigg looked OK against Spears but gave up a little too much ground once. Rat made a quick move on Gurode and got by and the other time was pretty much a draw. Kosier handled Igor twice, Ware got a good bull-rush on Flo once, but Flo pushed Ware wide on the second try. Victor Butler went right around McQ twice, it wasn’t pretty for McQ. Ryan Gibbons was OK once on Hatch, but couldn’t sustain his block the second time. Procter did OK with Junior, but gave up a little too much ground on one attempt. Holland stuffed Bowen the first time, but he lunged the second time and Bowen beat him. Free gave up ground to Steve Octavien the first time but came back on the second attempt and put Octavien on the ground. Spencer went too wide on McQ but had better luck the second time, although McQ was much better than before. Marcus Dixon bull-rushed Travis Bright into the QB, the next time Bright got a good initial pop but couldn’t sustain it. Procter fought Jonas Seawright to a draw, but the second time Seawright did a nice spin move to get around him.
Derrick Robinson (who?) cooked Greg Isdaner once and then got a nice bull-rush the second time. Michael Turkovich (who, again?) did well twice against Butler. The coach called in Bigg to take a rotation at LT, Bigg was pretty good against Ocatvien both times. Justin Rogers beat Colombo once, but Colombo was good the second time. Bigg faced off with Rat and gave him a nice initial pop but Rat recovered well, the second time Rat was able to beat him. Bigg then took a turn with Hatcher and did well. Spears took a rotation at NT and was pretty good against Gurode, but the second time Gurode stuffed him. Kosier finished up with two nice efforts on Igor.
They came back together for a long session of 11-on-11. Romo was in first but Crayton immediately had a false start and was replaced. MB3 took a hand-off and found a big crease up the middle. They tried a screen to MB3 next but Sensabaugh shot through the blocking to stop it. MB3 had to bounce one outside when the middle was clogged for a short gain. Felix tried a sweep but Carpenter was able to slash through to get him quickly. Felix was lined up outside for a pass, but he and Romo had a miscommunication. Romo threw what looked like an out or hook pass, Felix was running straight up field and it was incomplete. They had another false start, but I couldn’t see on who, then they tried a bomb to Stanback but he couldn’t make the catch.
Kitna started with a bubble screen to Ogletree but Mickens and Butler were there to stuff it. Ogletree then beat Hawkins on a short pass but turned it upfield for a big gain. Hurd caught a deep pass between the LB and the safety over the middle, Kitna then had to dump it to John Phillips because of pressure, and he finished with a draw to Coleman - Spears had great penetration but it was unclear if he could’ve made the tackle or not. McGee came in and threw in the flats to Coleman, then Lattimore tried a middle run that was stuffed, then he tried a pitch outside but Jerome Carter had good pursuit.
Romo was back in and threw a swing pass to MB3 but Jason Williams had good pursuit. Butler broke up a slant intended for Roy, then Hawkins broke up another pass intended for Roy. T-New made a tackle on a swing pass to MB3, Felix tried a run but Ware and Rat weren’t having that, and Romo closed with a nice 20-yd or so completion to Hurd in front of T-New. Kitna was next and tried to hit Stanback deep but Courtney Brown had good defense, Stanback then caught one over the middle just beating the outstretched arm of Carpenter, then Choice had a nice gain running wide to the left side. Matt Stewart made a nice stop on Choice, then Butler put pressure on Kitna forcing basically a throw-away. Rudy Carpenter was on and handed to Coleman but that was stuffed by Butler after Derrick Robinson had excellent penetration. They tried a draw to Lattimore that went nowhere, Ratliff then broke through for a sack, and it ended with an attempted screen but Bradie and Brooking ate it up.
That was it. Overall though, the practice was kind of sloppy with too many mistakes and some dropped passes.
Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp: Practice #2
July 30, 2009
by Eric Gay - AP
Joe DeCamillis is trying to shape up a special teams unit that was anything but special last year.
This morning’s practice was a full-pads practice. Stephen Hodge was still working on the side because of injury, and a big white guy was also over there but he didn’t have a jersey on so I couldn’t tell who it was.
The Cowboys seem to be placing an emphasis on special teams as they opened practice again by working on that area. First, they broke into groups; the gunners were working on techniques to get past the blockers, another group worked on punt return blocking from the middle and the third worked on blocking the gunners. It looked like they were emphasizing proper technique and balance. They moved to some actual punting with Mat McBriar, he had some good punts that were high but not very long along with a few that were not up to his standards. He looked to be kicking free and easy; his injury appears to be fully recovered. Catching punts were Terence Newman, Patrick Crayton and newcomer Willie Reid. Covering punts as gunners were Courtney Brown, DeAngelo Smith, Pat Watkins and Alan Ball.
After that session they broke into positional warm-ups then came together for team stretching. They broke off to work on FG’s after that with both Nick Folk and David Buehler taking turns. They really didn’t go for distance, but the sound of the ball coming off Buehler’s foot was striking, the boom was just a little louder than Folk’s.
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They broke off into positional drills with the offense going through some running plays and the defense practicing technique drills in their groups. During these drills on offense, the second team o-line was Pat McQuistan, Ryan Gibbons, Cory Procter, Montrae Holland and Doug Free. The defensive backs were working on close-coverage man-to-man techniques with the “offensive” player doing start-stop patterns and the DB was supposed to stay with him as he slowed down and sped up again. The WRs were working on different short pattern drills including catching with another guy’s hand in the face.
Next came a round of 9-on-9 - no WRs or CBs. Tony Romo opened with a middle run to MB3 through a nice hole but Gerald Sensabaugh caused him to fumble. Felix Jones went left and followed a nice pull block by Leonard Davis. Tashard Choice ran a draw play through a huge hole in the middle. Jon Kitna gave Choice the ball but Stephen Bowen stuffed the play. Felix had a nice run up the middle and then Alonzo Coleman had a nice run on a delay. Stephen McGee took over and gave it to Coleman for a short run, then Keon Lattimore was stuffed by Victor Butler, and Justin Rogers stuffed a delay. Romo came back and gave it to MB3 who followed Bigg, Marc Colombo and Jason Witten for a nice gain, then MB3 had a good run after cutting off a block of Kyle Kosier, but on the next run Igor Olshansky shut it down. Kitna followed but the first run was doomed by Bowen and Bobby Carpenter, then Kitna dropped the snap on the next play. Felix had an OK run in traffic and was eventually stopped by Jerome Carter and they finished on a nice run by Choice behind the blocks of Doug Free and Montrae Holland.
The whole team reconvened for a session of 11-on-11. Romo handed off to MB3 who had a nice run up the middle, next was a counter roll-out with a short pass to Witten in the flats but Sensabaugh was not fooled and made the stop. Marcus Spears got good pressure on Romo who dumped it to MB3 but Keith Brooking was there for the tackle. They tried a pitch to Felix but Brandon Williams had good contain and Steve Octavien made the tackle. Romo hit Witten on an out after feeling the pressure, then he connected on a long pass to Miles Austin who found a hole in the zone coverage.
Kitna came on and gave it to Choice who made a nifty run through traffic, then he tried a pass but felt the pressure from Marcus Dixon and Michael Hawkins broke up the pass. They tried a run play but Holland, on a pull, collided with Kitna in the backfield from bad timing. Another little reverse roll-out pass connected with John Phillips, and Kitna finished by hitting Kevin Ogletree on a hitch with Orlando Scandrick making the tackle. McGee dumped a pass to Lattimore and then handed it to Lattimore who made a short gain in traffic.
Romo was back in, but Witten had a false start and was replaced by Bennett. MB3 had a nice run after Flozell Adams popped Brandon Williams on the edge, followed by Mike Jenkins making a nice break-up on a pass intended for Roy Williams, Ocatvien had gotten good pressure on Romo. Felix tried a run but Bowen was there to stop him, then they tried another counter roll-out but Dixon stayed at home and blew up the play. Kitna came on and pitched to Choice who had a nice run, on the next play Justin Rogers and Victor Butler met at the QB but they threw the pass anyway, but Hawkins had good coverage. DeMarcus Ware busted up a run in the backfield that was meant for Choice. Rudy Carpenter tried a handoff but Jay Ratliff busted through and caused a fumble on the exchange. Carpenter then tried to hit Mike Jefferson on an out but he ended up out-of-bounds.
After a short break, they came back for another session of 11-on-11. Romo threw a shot pass to Bennett but Sensabaugh closed it out quickly with a tackle. MB3 had a short run before Bradie James stopped him. Bennett had a nice 15-yard catch over the middle, Sam Hurd made a nice catch with Jenkins draped all over him, then Felix ran a pitch play following blocks of Bigg and Colombo. They tried Felix again in the middle but there was no room. Kitna started with an incompletion intended for Isaiah Stanback. He then dropped a shotgun snap halting the play, then John Phillips and Kitna almost collided after Phillips was in motion throwing off the timing of a pass play. Kitna finished with an OK draw to Lattimore. McGee hit Ogletree with a perfect pass but Ogletree dropped it. McQuistan had a false start and he was immediately replaced. (The Cowboys aren’t tolerating the false starts in this camp). Under pressure, McGee had to dump a pass to Lattimore.
Romo was back in and ran a successful screen to MB3 who followed a block from Kosier. They tried a dump off to MB3 next but Jason Williams broke it up. Roy made a short catch in front of Scandrick, they tried a draw from the shotgun but Matt Stewart stuffed it. Romo hit Felix short over the middle but Victor Butler popped the ball out from behind for a fumble. Romo finished with a pass in the flats to Lattimore. Kitna hit Bennett on a pass, then tried an off-tackle with Choice but Ware and Ratliff both penetrated into the backfield. Ware followed that up by sacking Kitna. Kitna finished by overthrowing Willie Reid on a deep crossing pattern. Rudy Carpenter then tossed a sweep to Lattimore who made a beautiful cut towards the middle for good yards, then they tried a dump pass but Jason Williams was all over it.
That was it, another practice this afternoon.
Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp: Practice #1
July 29, 2009
Let’s call this first practice a return to fundamentals. The Dallas Cowboys spent a lot of time in position drills emphasizing footwork and technique. The practice was light on the usual 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills and it did seem to be a little faster pace with guys moving to the next drill with alacrity. The practice was a shorts and helmets affair so obviously there was no hitting.
Before the start of practice, both DeAngelo Smith and Felix Jones were practicing catching punts from the machine. Smith looked smooth and you could tell he knew how to judge the flight of the ball and position himself for a return. Felix was little less sure but caught most of the punts without trouble. While that was going on, the kickers, holders and long snappers were running through FG drills. Going by today’s action, Mat McBriar will be holding on FG’s and Matt Stewart was the backup long snapper.
Only Stephen Hodge appeared to be on the injured list and he went through his re-hab drills on the side.
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After stretching and running a couple of sprints, they immediately moved to special teams, specifically FG’s. Coach Joe D was out there running the show, but they didn’t really kick. Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett were the wing blockers on FG’s with the first unit. They also practiced a few fakes with McBriar attempting some passes. They also practiced a couple of FG returns with Terence Newman doing the honors first, followed by Orlando Scandrick.
Tony Romo was fashionably late to practice; maybe he’s taking over the T.O. role. I kid, but he did show up late.
They broke up into offense and defense after that and ran basic positional drills. Wade Phillips spent a lot of the time, I would say almost all of his time, with the defense throughout the practice.
On offense, the backfields were, mainly, Marion Barber and Deon Anderson (1st), Felix Jones and Julius Crosslin (2nd) and Tashard Choice with Asaph Schwapp (3rd).
They also ran some new drills that they haven’t run under Wade before. The receivers and running backs were doing a little running while being held up by resistance bands. The offensive line was working on staying low by individually lining up under a low net, insuring they wouldn’t come out of their stance high. The defensive line worked a little bit on the sled while the secondary was doing a lot of footwork drills, making angle cuts and the like, very similar to combine drills.
The WR’s and the QB’s went through a long session of running the passing tree with no defense. The running backs practiced blocking techniques, the secondary worked backpedaling drills, the outside linebackers were grabbing the towel off the ground after angling around a blocking dummy.
The offense came together to run some plays with no defense, while the defense practiced position as a unit against no offense.
They finally worked a session of 7-on-7. Romo started but missed Witten on a pass, then dumped short to MB3, threw a short one to Witten in front of Bradie James, hit Marty B. on a medium depth pass and concluded with a dump-off to Felix. Jon Kitna stepped in and hit Mike Jefferson on an out, Michael Hawkins picked him off deep on the next pass, he threw a nice out to Kevin Ogletree, and finished by finding Alonzo Coleman on a crossing pattern. Stephen McGee threw a bad pass towards Rodney Hannah.
Back to Romo who threw a bad pass to Bennett that was dropped, he overshot Witten on an out, connected with Crayton who made a great catch on a slant. Romo tried a bomb but it was picked off by Mike Hamlin after it was tipped in the air by Hawkins. He finished by hitting Bennett on a short pass and then Isaiah Stanback made a really good catch on an out. Kitna threw a dump-off to Choice twice before connecting with Ogletree, then concluded with a beautiful pass to Bennett that dropped in between the two levels of the zone. Rudy Carpenter closed-out the drill with a pass to John Phillips and Rodney Hannah.
After that, the offense ran a bunch of plays against no defense while the defense did the same at the other end of the field. They did run some plays with both Marion and Felix in the backfield.
Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton were the first team WR’s, Austin and Hurd were second. Mike Jenkins started opposite T-New. Montrae Holland took some turns at center behind Gurode along with Procter. Junior Siavii was behind Jay Ratliff and Courtney Brown was getting reps at corner with the second team. Pat Watkins and Alan Ball were paired up at safety with the second team for part of the time. Steve Octavien and Brandon Williams were manning the second team OLB for a lot of practice. Bobby Carpenter and Jason Williams were the second team ILBs. Most of the other rookies were running on the third team.
Tomorrow’s a two-a-day.
Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp: Pre-Practice Update
July 29, 2009
Yes! The first practice of the 2009 season will be taking place in a couple of hours from now. I’ll be heading over there to cover it, along with Aaron, and will have a full report later today.
Also, I’ll be doing a radio piece on 1250 AM in San Antonio, The Zone, at 12:20 CST. Then, later today after practice at 6:10 CST I’ll be on KTSA-550, also in San Antonio. Hope you guys can tune in.
Some reading material:
Q&A with Dallas Cowboys SS Gerald Sensabaugh.
All rookies are now signed and expected to practice. Except Robert Brewster, who is probably gone for the season.
Analysis of the opening press conference.
Cowboys expect more leadership from Tony Romo.
Will the Cowboys Quarterback Controversy Distract the Team?
July 28, 2009
What Cowboy QB controversy? Exactly, there is no controversy and Cowboy fans can be thankful for that. (Sorry for the sucker headline, like Parcells once said, consider yourself sucked!)
Think about the drama some teams are facing as they head into camp this year. There are teams going to training camp wondering who their QB will be. Will that QB have the physical skills, the leadership skills, the mental and emotional strength necessary to take their team through the regular season and deep into the playoffs?
Consider the Washington Redskins and their QB Jason Campbell. Campbell knows that the team must not have full confidence in his ability based on their pursuit of Jay Cutler during the off season. How does this public vote of ‘no confidence’ affect the mind and play of a young quarterback?
The Vikings have a team that many feel is a Super Bowl contender. They were about to enter training camp with rumors that coaches and players were sending Brett Favre text messages to come and join their team. Even though Favre decided to stay retired, Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson will be riddled with doubt about the coach’s confidence in him.
There will be some question in San Antonio about Romo’s ability to be a leader, but there is no doubt in his mind, or in the mind of anyone else, that this team and the starting QB position is his. It is an advantage to know in advance who to build your offense around.
Tony Romo has earned that confidence by his on-field play. He ranked 8th in efficiency (91.4) out of all NFL starting QBs in 2008 and this after missing three games with injury. He rated better than 75% of all quarterbacks in the league. He was rated higher than all other NFC East QBs (Donovan McNabb 86.4, Eli Manning 86.4, Jason Campbell 84.3) and higher than Super Bowl winner Big Ben Roethlisberger (80.1).
I understand the system is somewhat dated and measures the passer’s efficiency - not his ability to lead or inspire. However, it is the system applied to all NFL QB’s past and present. And it is an indication that your passer can get the ball down the field.
This much is certain, Romo is the Cowboys starting QB before training camp opens, during training camp and he will be the starter when the regular season begins - and a lot of teams wish they were in that position.
Kickoff Spectacular Open Thread
July 28, 2009
Excitement is in the air! Today marks the beginning of the 2009 season for the Dallas Cowboys.
From the Alamodome, Jerry Jones has delivered his State of the Franchise and head coach Wade Phillips sounds ready to get this season going in the opening press conference. They also opened up for a Q & A session with the media.
Stephen Jones has also had some mic time, saying that the three remaining rookies will be signed in time for practice (McGee, J. Williams, and Brewster). He also said the team will waive injured WR Travis Wilson.
Make the jump.
There are always some surprise players in training camp, so get your pet cats picked out. Here’s a list of long-shots to warm you up.
CB Michael Hawkins
Homeless for a while in high school, Hawkins played as a true freshman at Oklahoma before being dismissed from the team. He then played pro football as a teenager with the Arena Football League Dallas Desperados after an open tryout before becoming a fifth-round pick of the Green Bay Packers in 2005. He also had stops in Cleveland and Minnesota. His exceptional closing speed and age (25) make him interesting.
WR Jesse Holley
Won a spot on the training camp roster as the winner of Michael Irvin’s 4th and Long reality TV show. He’s 6-foot-3 and weighs 216 pounds. Holley played basketball and football at North Carolina. Although he’ll likely be classified as the 80th man on the roster, Holley has football skills. He had stints with the Cincinnati Bengals and B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League. He also has the unrelenting support of Irvin, who’s in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Seawright has been out of football the past two seasons so few people have heard of him outside of NFL insiders. He played with the New York Giants in 2005 and 2006. In 2006, he played in nine games and recorded one tackle. At 6-6, 335, he’s the biggest defensive lineman on the roster. Size matters in the NFL.
FB Asaph Schwapp
Schwapp is a devastating blocker. He’s a legend around South Bend, Ind., for his strength. He bench pressed 225 pounds 33 times at Notre Dame’s Pro Day. The undrafted rookie free agent loves martial arts movies and collects martial arts items. In fact, he was arrested for carrying a ninja throwing star at Love Field last May. If he doesn’t stick with Dallas, there are jobs around the NFL for guys who like to crush other guys.
G Greg Isdaner
Left West Virginia early despite coming off a solid, but unspectacular junior season that included shoulder surgeries in the previous spring. However, he’s a high IQ athlete who chose West Virginia over Ivy League schools coming out of high school. He graduated from West Virginia in 3 1/2 years with a degree in finance. Numbers game working against him in camp, but he might make a good project for the Cowboys or someone else.
NESN ranks Tony Romo as the number 12 best quarterback in the league.
This will be Romo’s fourth season as the Cowboys’ starter, but it’s his first without Owens. In the last three years, Romo has averaged 2.1 touchdowns and 1.2 interceptions per game. For much of that time, Owens was playing some of the best football of his career, so Romo’s numbers will likely dip a bit. However, Owens’ presence hurt Romo and the Cowboys late in the regular season, when they struggled. So, what does all this mean? It’s finally time for Romo to be his own man and create his own legacy in Dallas.
Tom Orsborn asks if it’s time for Romo to change his ways.
The VRR: Cowboys 2009 Rookie Class is Almost Signed
July 28, 2009
The Cowboys have signed three more rookies to contracts: linebacker Brandon Williams, kicker David Buehler, and safety Mike Hamlin. The players agreed to four-year contracts, which should reflect the following base salaries for rookies:
Without a first- or second-round pick in this year’s class, the Cowboys’ rookies likely will sign four-year deals with minimum base salaries of $310,000 (2009), $395,000 (2010), $480,000 (2011) and $565,000 (2012). The difference, of course, is each player’s signing bonus money, which will vary based on their draft positions.
The Cowboys received a $4,639,193 rookie pool to sign their picks. A little more than $16,000 was used for rookie free-agent signing bonuses.
The team is still working on signing linebacker Jason Williams and quarterback Stephen McGee. They are both expected to agree soon and will be participating in training camp.
Offensive lineman Robert Brewster is also expected to sign, but the complications from his shoulder injury and torn pectoral muscle will likely end his season.
More VRR after the jump.
Quarterbacks dominate TSN’s list, “10-Pack: These players should feel the heat in ‘09.” They rank Tony Romo at number two just behind LaDainian Tomlinson.
The Cowboys have admitted they cut receiver Terrell Owens in order to clear out the primary impediment to Romo’s genuine leadership.
If Romo were a genuine leader, he would have found a way to get Owens under control.
Romo, who was undrafted and who has achieved more than he or anyone else ever dreamed possible, seems to be content with his level of success.
He’d better find a way to raise his threshold for contentment in 2009. With Owens gone, so are the excuses. Romo needs to take the team to the playoffs, and he needs to win at least one game when he gets there.
Otherwise, Romo could be done in Dallas. Sure, owner Jerry Jones will say he fully intends to keep Romo, no matter how bad it gets. After all, that’s what Jones said about T.O.
Ray Buck at the Star-T compares the quarterback position of the Dallas Cowboys with other “hot seat” positions in sports.
Guys who made it famous: Dandy Don Meredith, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman.
Others who showed: Craig Morton and Danny White never get enough credit. Ditto for Li’l Eddie LeBaron, who allowed Tom Landry to line up his 1960 expansion team and get off a snap. Gary Hogeboom, Steve Pelluer, Chad Hutchinson and Quincy Carter, so to speak, all fell off the wagon, along with a few easy-to-forget names following Aikman.
Current job holder: Tony Romo
Comment: This entry appears No. 1 on the list because maybe it is. It doesn’t matter if the Cowboys are contenders, or pretenders, the QB spot gets a ton of sizzle. Faithful Cowboys fans know that 12 years have passed since the team won a playoff game. Serious Cowboys fans know that Romo is 0-3, including last year’s no-go.
ESPN’s most recent power rankings have Dallas at number 14.
Hat tip to BK Arsonist.
Timmy Mac asked Bill Barnwell from the Football Outsiders five data-driven questions about what we can expect from the 2009 Cowboys. His answer about Terence Newman’s durability should help us all sleep better this fall.
You made a compelling case in the book about the drastic difference a healthy Terence Newman makes for the Dallas defense. He’ll be 31 by the season opener and has been hobbled the last two years. What are the odds that he can stay healthy this season?
- We’re not at the point yet where we can say that a particular player has, say, a 75 percent chance of playing 16 games, but there’s reason to believe that Newman should be able to make it through a full season as the Cowboys’ starter. It’s not like he’s Chad Pennington; Newman made it through the first 64 starts of his career without missing a game, and there’s every reason to believe that the surgery he during last season cleared up the groin issues he was facing.
If Newman plays like he did after he returned from his groin injury last year, the Cowboys would go from a good pass defense to a great one.
Some players have already voiced their concern about the turf at the Alamodome.
For all of the benefits the Cowboys gain from spending three weeks in the Alamo City — its proximity to Dallas, the air-conditioned Alamodome, the abundance of adoring fans — there’s a negative (Patrick) Crayton says can’t be ignored.
Practice on a turf field.
“It beats your knees up, man, wears them down,” Crayton said last month at minicamp.
Other players echoed Crayton’s thoughts on returning to San Antonio, where the club also trained in 2002, 2003 and 2007. Dallas practiced outdoors last year in Oxnard, Calif., on natural grass.
“That’s really the only con about San Antonio,” linebacker Bradie James said of the dome’s turf.
Here is a schedule breakdown and some general tips for attending training camp.
Cowboys Rookie Tackle Robert Brewster Injured
July 27, 2009
Bad news for rookie tackle Robert Bewster. From Mickey Spags:
Third-round draft choice Robert Brewster has suffered a torn pectoral muscle while lifting weights in the post-minicamp training program, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed, and the subsequent surgery to repair the injury leaves him unavailable for the start of training camp. The Cowboys are unsure if the offensive lineman from Ball State can return in time to become active for the 2009 season.
[snip]
The Cowboys could place Brewster on injured reserve if they think he has no chance of getting back this season, which would open up a roster spot. Or they can buy some time by placing him on PUP (physically unable to perform) before the cut to 53 which would afford him another six to 10 weeks of recovery time during the season without counting against the 53-man roster or being lost for the year.
Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp: We Got It Covered
July 27, 2009
There’s still time to order the MSP Cowboys Annual. Click the pic for the order form.
I know it’s really happening now. Training camp is almost upon us, a fact driven home by my preparations to fly to San Antonio tomorrow (Tuesday). Yup, I’ll be hopping a plane to SA for TC and will be spending a week there, leaving on Monday, the 3rd, after practice. During that time, I’ll be attending every practice and will post the detailed reports shortly thereafter, roughly within an hour of the end of practice. I’ll also be doing some local radio spots talking about camp, about the magazine, and about the blog. I’ll try to post notice of the shows beforehand. Like the one I’m doing tomorrow morning (July 28th) at 7:30 CST on KTKR - 760 AM, The Ticket, in San Antonio. I’ll be on the morning show with Andy Everett and Peter Burns. Tune in if you’re up that early!
Following that, Rafael will be coming down the next week and will cover camp for BTB for another week. That’s two weeks of straight coverage from this blog. Raf may also be doing some radio spots.
And to top it off, Aaron is local to SA, so he’ll be popping in and out of practices and helping us cover it all. Heck, by the third week of TC, Aaron will be an old pro and can carry on our coverage almost until the very end of camp.
There’s a lot more after the jump.
This blog applied for media credentials from the Dallas Cowboys for training camp, but was turned down again, as expected. The Cowboys as an organization are not ready to embrace “new media” and only credentialed websites that are owned by TV, newspapers, radio, magazines or other major media conglomerates. We poor independent sites are shut out by the policy of the Cowboys. Not much I can do about that, except hope that the Cowboys will one day embrace their fans, instead of shutting them out. Other NFL teams have already made the leap as several of my SB Nation blogging brethren have obtained credentials for parts of camp.
Not having credentials won’t stop us from covering camp. We can see the practices for ourselves, so we can give our own first-hand accounts instead of interpreting what the players, coaches, and media tell us happened at each practice. I usually watch practices from higher up in the stands, near the press box, because it’s easier to see the whole field and you can get a nice view of plays unfolding. It lacks the intimacy you get out at Oxnard, but it’s always a comfortable, unobstructed view. For those wanting to get closer to the players, the rows at the bottom are the best bet, and because it’s a practice, you can hear a lot of what’s going on from the coach’s instructions. If you get a VIP pass, you can get even closer by standing in a boxed off area along the sideline.
Unfortunately for me, this camp coincides with a major project I’m working on (yes, Raf and I have to make a living outside of the blog) which might limit my social time while in SA. Camp is good, but putting food on the table and paying the mortgage tend to be priority items. Anyway, I’ll try to get out some for sure.
Speaking of making some money outside of the blog, Raf and I want to thank everybody who has bought the MSP Cowboys Annual so far. I hope you guys are enjoying the read, Raf and I spent a lot of time on it during the offseason. If you haven’t bought the mag yet, what are you waiting for? Go here, or if you are local in Texas, you can find it at convenience stores, newsstands, almost anywhere you can buy sports magazines.
In fact, Aaron found it at a local HEB grocery store and sent me this pic:
Just as a little more enticement, here’s what a sample page looks like:
Granted, you can’t see the details on that scaled-down pic, but it shows that the magazine has nice color photos and graphics, contains charts and graphs and…well, just go buy it, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. In fact, a couple of BTBers let me know they’re enjoying it.
Got mine today … airlifted all they way to Germany. Outstanding read.
by One.Cool.Customer on Jul 14, 2009 5:45 PM EDT
Got mine yesterday…and it’s outstanding. Best team guide I’ve ever read- every article is salient, interesting, and goes beyond the typical boilerplate season previews…plus it’s all Cowboys.
by Tim Wilson on Jul 14, 2009 12:22 AM EDT
Yessssssssssssss! Got mine yesterday. Real sharp, real impressive. Already scanned through each page and just started reading-I’m going cover to cover.
by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Jul 17, 2009 12:43 PM EDT
Training camp is almost here and BTB will have it covered!
BTB Social Media: A Primer
July 27, 2009
[Ed. Note by Grizz]: I saw a few comments asking about our Twitter account so I thought I’d ask the guy who is really running the BTB Twitter and Facebook sites to fill you guys in some more. albyman32 is a long time BTB-reader and occasional commenter. He volunteered to help me out with the socail media stuff and here’s some of what he has planned. [End Note]
From BTB social media maven, albyman32:
Fellow BTBers-
Grizz posted about this a few weeks ago, BTB is making an effort to get more active in the social media realm. A request was put out several months ago for a social media guy to help facilitate and implement a strategy to get BTB active on Facebook and Twitter. I’ve long been an voracious reader of this and several other SB Nation blogs, albeit not an active poster. In addition, I’ve been a user of Facebook and more recently Twitter, so I volunteered to help in this effort. The end goal is to help drive traffic to the blog, create more awareness about BTB amongst the Cowboys fanbase, and give current BTBers another channel to interact with the best Cowboys blog around. For those already following the Twitter page or fans of the Facebook page, you’ll be seeing a lot more activity as the season is fast approaching. For those who are users of either of these sites but aren’t linked up with us, I encourage you to do so. Your interaction is crucial to make these efforts worthwhile and improve the fan experience.
We’ve got a few things planned and we’re also open to ideas as well. These include:
-Live game tweeting
-Breaking news via Twitter/Facebook
-Instant tweets and Facebook updates when a new entry is posted on the blog
-Instant posting of photos from training camp
-Interacting with other Cowboys and NFL players on Twitter (I was actually keeping MartyB updated when the roof collapsed at Valley Ranch since he was in McAllen at the time)
-Crosstalk with the SBN blog’s twitter of that week’s opponent
-Fan photos on our Facebook wall
-Setting up BTB meetups via Twitter/Facebook
-Discussion forums on our Facebook page
I’ll be actively responding to @replies and comments on our wall. If you have any questions, ideas, or are just utterly confused, you can comment away here or via Twitter and Facebook. And now for the links:
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys
www.facebook.com/BloggingTheBoys
Also, we’ve added Titter and Facebook widgets to the blog, on the bottom of the right-hand column.
Go forth and tweet us or write on our wall!
Open Thread: Killing Off the Offseason
July 26, 2009
Our long national nightmare is over. Since this is Sunday, the start of a new week, and on Wednesday of this week, the Dallas Cowboys will hold their first training camp practice; I’m declaring the offseason officially over! It’s business time for the NFL and the multitude of fans that have suffered endless months of football-free madness. Soon, we’ll all be able to slake our thirst for real football news and things that matter.
Forget the collapse at the end of last season - ancient history. The teeth-gnashing we all felt after that ignoble defeat at the hands of the Iggles can now be replaced by optimism and hope. There’s nothing like the start of a new season to stir up the promise of better days, anything is possible for any team at this moment in time. All it takes is some talent, a lot of hard work, a dash of luck, and your team can be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season. At least that’s what we all believe at this time. (Although I’d have to check with Lions and Raiders fans to know for sure).
Tomorrow, I’ll be posting more on BTB’s coverage of training camp. We’ll have three people in attendance at various times; Rafael, Aaron and me. You know we’ll work like crazy to bring you all the coverage we can in these formative weeks of the 2009 season.
Since BTB has declared the offseason over - and it’s a Sunday with little news - consider this an open thread for everybody’s thoughts on the upcoming training camp and how exciting it is to have real football back in a matter of days.
Here are some headlines for reading material:
Keith Brooking honored with surprise Atlanta send off.
Junior Siavii happy Dallas Cowboys gave him a nose job.
Todd Archer: Moment of truth for the Dallas Cowboys.
Star-T: Dallas Cowboys’ circus is back, with Wade, others walking tightrope.
SA E-N: Is this year Wade Phillips’ last stand?
DMN: Dallas Cowboys head into training camp hoping to minimize drama.
MSNBC: NFL training camp previews: 3 things to know.
Open Thread: Killing Off the Offseason
July 26, 2009
Our long national nightmare is over. Since this is Sunday, the start of a new week, and on Wednesday of this week, the Dallas Cowboys will hold their first training camp practice; I’m declaring the offseason officially over! It’s business time for the NFL and the multitude of fans that have suffered endless months of football-free madness. Soon, we’ll all be able to slake our thirst for real football news and things that matter.
Forget the collapse at the end of last season - ancient history. The teeth-gnashing we all felt after that ignoble defeat at the hands of the Iggles can now be replaced by optimism and hope. There’s nothing like the start of a new season to stir up the promise of better days, anything is possible for any team at this moment in time. All it takes is some talent, a lot of hard work, a dash of luck, and your team can be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season. At least that’s what we all believe at this time. (Although I’d have to check with Lions and Raiders fans to know for sure).
Tomorrow, I’ll be posting more on BTB’s coverage of training camp. We’ll have three people in attendance at various times; Rafael, Aaron and me. You know we’ll work like crazy to bring you all the coverage we can in these formative weeks of the 2009 season.
Since BTB has declared the offseason over - and it’s a Sunday with little news - consider this an open thread for everybody’s thoughts on the upcoming training camp and how exciting it is to have real football back in a matter of days.
Here are some headlines for reading material:
Keith Brooking honored with surprise Atlanta send off.
Junior Siavii happy Dallas Cowboys gave him a nose job.
Todd Archer: Moment of truth for the Dallas Cowboys.
Star-T: Dallas Cowboys’ circus is back, with Wade, others walking tightrope.
SA E-N: Is this year Wade Phillips’ last stand?
DMN: Dallas Cowboys head into training camp hoping to minimize drama.
MSNBC: NFL training camp previews: 3 things to know.
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