Dallas Cowboys scout Tom Ciskowski joined Galloway & Company on KESN-FM 103.3 on Monday. Here are some highlights:
On what stood out about Morris Claiborne:
“Obviously, a good corner has great skills. He can pedal, change direction and all of that is important. You’ll see a lot of corners when it’s it flight knock the ball away, but they won’t make a play on the ball. What jumped out at us were his ball skills. He intercepted balls, and turnovers in a game are so critical. You can knock a pass down on 2nd and 8 and they get another opportunity to get a first down, but if he intercepts the ball and turns it over, that’s huge for our team to get an extra possession and hopefully go down and score.”
On where he sees Tyrone Crawford helping immediately:
“The young man plays hard. He competes on every down. You’ll see a lot of five techniques, we call them fence posts, they can stop the run, but they don’t give you a lot of extra position flex as a pass rusher, but this young man is a little loose in the hips. He’s able to turn the corner and chase the quarterback down. We think initially he’s going to give us some pass rushing ability on the nickel. Over time, we feel like this guy can weigh between 295-300 pounds.”
On if Danny Coale can be a threat to win the No. 3 wide receiver spot:
“He’s just a very competitive kid whether he’s playing special teams or if he’s a receiver. I like the fact that he’s a smart kid. Again, I mentioned position flex on Crawford. This young man will know the offense. He can play in the slot, he can play outside, he can play on special teams, he punted for them, and he’s just a unique athlete. He’s got the right nervous system. It’s not going to be too big for him. His father is a strength coach at VMI so he’s been around football all his life.”
On how he sees James Hannah fitting in:
“I was excited about drafting an athlete in the sixth round, and that’s what we intend to do in the later rounds. Find that player who has a unique quality - it could be height, it could be speed, it could be production, it could be size, and this young man, if you follow Oklahoma football, you know they like to throw to their receivers so he might have been in a lot of cases the third or fourth option. What we saw in this player is a good size kid, who can run, and we felt like he has the skills to develop as a receiving tight end and be solid on special teams.”
On what stood out about Morris Claiborne:
“Obviously, a good corner has great skills. He can pedal, change direction and all of that is important. You’ll see a lot of corners when it’s it flight knock the ball away, but they won’t make a play on the ball. What jumped out at us were his ball skills. He intercepted balls, and turnovers in a game are so critical. You can knock a pass down on 2nd and 8 and they get another opportunity to get a first down, but if he intercepts the ball and turns it over, that’s huge for our team to get an extra possession and hopefully go down and score.”
On where he sees Tyrone Crawford helping immediately:
“The young man plays hard. He competes on every down. You’ll see a lot of five techniques, we call them fence posts, they can stop the run, but they don’t give you a lot of extra position flex as a pass rusher, but this young man is a little loose in the hips. He’s able to turn the corner and chase the quarterback down. We think initially he’s going to give us some pass rushing ability on the nickel. Over time, we feel like this guy can weigh between 295-300 pounds.”
On if Danny Coale can be a threat to win the No. 3 wide receiver spot:
“He’s just a very competitive kid whether he’s playing special teams or if he’s a receiver. I like the fact that he’s a smart kid. Again, I mentioned position flex on Crawford. This young man will know the offense. He can play in the slot, he can play outside, he can play on special teams, he punted for them, and he’s just a unique athlete. He’s got the right nervous system. It’s not going to be too big for him. His father is a strength coach at VMI so he’s been around football all his life.”
On how he sees James Hannah fitting in:
“I was excited about drafting an athlete in the sixth round, and that’s what we intend to do in the later rounds. Find that player who has a unique quality - it could be height, it could be speed, it could be production, it could be size, and this young man, if you follow Oklahoma football, you know they like to throw to their receivers so he might have been in a lot of cases the third or fourth option. What we saw in this player is a good size kid, who can run, and we felt like he has the skills to develop as a receiving tight end and be solid on special teams.”
