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Injury Report

Position; Player; Injury; Status; Last Full Practice

Status Unchanged

DE; Ben Gardner; Shoulder; Day-to-day; July 25

S; Matt Johnson; Hamstring; 1 week; July 26

DE; DeMarcus Lawrence; Day-to-day; July 27

LG; Ron Leary; Hamstring; 1 week; N/A

LB; Rolando McClain; Illness; Day-to-day; July 27

DT; Terrell McClain; Ankle; 1 week; July 26

OT; Darius Morris; Hamstring; Day-to-day; July 26

DT; Amobi Okoye; Illness; Out indefinitely; N/A

DE; Anthony Spencer; Knee; Out indefinitely; N/A

LB; Will Smith; Groin; Day-to-day; July 26

Status Changed

LB; DeVonte Holloman; Dehydration; Cleared; July 29

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2...owboys-defensive-players-leave-practice.html/
 
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peplaw06 said:
Should have known FuzzyLumpkins would be picking that fight. Who gives a fuck if he was carted off or not? It's a broken foot. If he wasn't carted off, he probably should have been.
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Yeah, leave it to him to ask for a title change because, "that's not a trainer's car".

I can't believe anyone would even give a shit which kind of cart he's on. I'm betting he was driven off the field after getting to the cart.

Here's a thought, they have those flat bed carts at games because they're fucking utility carts and can carry all sorts of shit. What the fuck would you do with a golf cart at a stadium?

So it's the actual cart that decides whether or not a guy is "carted off"? What if he sits in the front like he were in a golf cart?

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Still carted off? "No" because he's in the front or "Yes" because he's in a field cart? If Yes, shouldn't golf carts count? Front seats are front seats, right? If no because he's not in the back then what of a guy who sits in the back as though he were in the front?

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Carted off?

Basically, being "carted off" is a combination of cart style and seating position. If either of the two is lacking, HE WASN'T "CARTED OFF"!
 
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Midswat said:
Amobi Okoyi is sick?
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He's been out of football for awhile for whatever it is. Nobody really knows for sure.

IIRC whatever it was caused him to lose a ton of weight last yr or the yr before.
 
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Fucking kidding:

@fishsports: #cowboys will be checking @MoClaiborne knee as practice ends. @1053thefan
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At this rate our entire projected starting D will be wiped out by the 2nd preseason game
 
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Hitchens and Holloman running 1st team nickel LB's today per dc.com tweet

Also, sounds like it was another really solid day for 7th rd pick CB Terrance Mitchell. Has apparently been making plays regularly.
 
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Three thoughts on Day 7 of Cowboys camp

July, 30, 2014
By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com

OXNARD, Calif. -- Three thoughts on Day 7 of Dallas Cowboys' training camp:

The Cowboys signed Tyron Smith to a huge deal -- a $98 million extension -- that will keep him locked up for the next 10 seasons.



It’s hard to believe owner Jerry Jones has ever felt better about giving a player a contract. Smith is only 23, and he’s already one of the best left tackles in the game. His work-ethic is beyond reproach and he has emerged as a leader.

When Jones talks about Smith, he compares him to tight end Jason Witten, a consumate professional. Every long-term deal has some risk; the risk on Smith’s deal is negligible.

Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence is going to miss 8-10 weeks with a fractured right foot, which pretty much ruins his rookie season.

In a perfect world, Lawrence -- a need pick -- would be finding a groove about the middle of the season and making an impact for the Cowboys. Now, he’s just going to be getting started right about then.

More important, he’s missing all of the teaching that takes place during training camp. During the season, most of the work is about preparing for the next opponent. The Cowboys drafted Lawrence to be a significant contributor this season. Now that is unlikely to happen.

The Cowboys have five receivers who have pretty much guaranteed spots on the roster, including rookie Devin Street.

But there is so much potential in the receivers group that the Cowboys could easily keep six. If they do, the best special teams player will make the team. And we’re not going to know who that is until the preseason games start because you can only simulate so much in training camp. The games are when players such as LaRon Byrd, Dezmon Briscoe and Chris Boyd separate themselves.

Key number 24.6

Imagine if the Cowboys didn’t have a league-leading 24.6 million counting against their salary cap for players no longer on the team, how good their cap situation would be. As it is, the Cowboys were about $11 million under the salary cap before they signed Smith to his mega deal. Still, they have the room to get team-friendly deals done with Dez Bryant and DeMarco Murray, if they choose. DeMarcus Ware ($8.5 million), Jay Ratliff ($6.9 million) and Miles Austin ($2.7 million) comprise the biggest chunks of dead money.

Player to Watch: Jeremy Mincey

Coach Jason Garrett said the Cowboys have been intrigued by Mincey for several seasons, but had not been able to get a deal done. They finally have him, and they need the 30-year-old veteran to put consistent pressure on the quarterback. He has 20 sacks in 66 career games. His best season occurred in 2011 for Jacksonville, when he had eight sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception. Dallas would take that with zero complaint.
 
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Speaking of SFA, ex-Cowboys OL Nate Newton says he can't tell how good Dallas OL is because D is so bad, looks like Earl Campbell facing SFA
 
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OXNARD, Calif. – Here are some random observations from the Cowboys’ afternoon practice Saturday as they prepare for the Blue-White Scrimmage on Sunday.

Goal-Line Assessment
I had been very critical of the way that this Cowboys defense had looked up until this point of camp. As a group the front seven had been taken care of by this offensive line and tight ends in regards to the running game. There had been problems of getting off blocks along with poor fits that left them exposed and open to some nice runs by the backs.
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But on Saturday, it all came together for them in the first full on contact where the ball carriers were brought to the ground. Even on the first snap of the period where Joseph Randle found space behind Mackenzy Bernadeau and Tyron Smith, there were players flying to the ball. Bruce Carter and JJ Wilcox looked like two blurs attacking the line of scrimmage. Later in the drive, Kyle Wilber was able to put himself in position off a play action fake in coverage that would have been a sure touchdown to Jason Witten had Wilber not read his key and played his responsibility.

The only moment where this defense had an issue was with the second group on a nice scheme design by Scott Linehan that caught the defense in man coverage and picked Anthony Hitchens with Gavin Escobar which resulted in an easy touchdown for Tyler Clutts in the flat. As a whole, the period was a big win for the defense. What they had lacked in physical play in previous practices, this gave the defensive coaches some positive film to coach off that night.

Hanie Looking Sharp

With all the talk of the lack of practice time that Tony Romo has been receiving, the other quarterbacks have been picking up the slack and getting work. Saturday’s practice was the first time that I had really noticed Caleb Hanie and his work since we have been here in Oxnard.

Hanie was throwing the one-on-one period between the running backs-tight ends-linebackers-safeties. With this group you get all kinds of different routes, run at all different level down the field. Hitting a running back going away or a tight end working to the flat can be a difficult throw. I thought that Hanie looked sharp in his ability to deliver the ball in a way where his teammates didn’t have to work for it.

Even when they were covered, Hanie was right on the mark. His anticipation was outstanding along with his timing. There was velocity on his passes but when he had to dial it back, he was able to show some smart touch. It was a nice afternoon for the veteran quarterback.

First Impressions
Of the two newly signed defensive ends that were brought in camp on Friday, I noticed Kenneth Boatright more than I did Adewale Ojomo. Both worked into practice during the one-on-one pass rushing drills and it appears that Boatright just from the first glace has a little something to his game as a pass rusher. He looks bigger than the 254 pounds in which he is listed as. He has a rangy build and I liked the way that he came off the ball when working against the offensive tackles. Boatright showed an initial burst and some bend around the corner. He rushed like he had some flexibility to him. He wasn’t a stiff moving player at all and when he had to go, he was on the move. You could see that he had some good training from his days with the Seahawks because you saw him using pass rush techniques as he was moving up the field.

Boatright showed nice body control and balance as well. Need to see how he will handle the run in the future but as a pass rusher he got my attention.

Bishop Turns Corner

It was nice

to see the light finally come on for rookie Ken Bishop and he was able to practice in a way that I thought he would when he was drafted out of Northern Illinois. Up until this point he had not shown much his quickness or pass rush moves but Saturday that all changed. He has always been a powerful man and one of his main issues has been that all he has tried to do is play with that power and these offensive linemen had figured that out so they would just sit down on him. Bishop took a page out of Davon Coleman’s book and instead of just rushing down the middle, he tried a spin move or two that was able to buy him some separation. There was a snap where Mackenzy Bernadeau tried to sit down on his and Bishop engaged him then spun quickly to his right leaving Bernadeau off balance and blocking air. On the next snap, he was able to quickly get to the outside shoulder of Travis Frederick which caught him by surprise and he was not able to adjust back quick enough to keep Bishop from getting to the spot. When the defensive linemen worked on the twist game, he and Coleman were outstanding playing with technique destroying the blocking scheme inside. Ken Bishop was built to play as a one technique in this defense and his practice on Saturday hop
 
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