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The Cowboys returned to work after their Blue and White scrimmage on Monday with a shorter workout that again emphasized pace and technique.
The session resembled many of the San Antonio workouts. It began with a punt drill, broken into fragments. In the middle of the field the coverage men drilled on avoiding blockers and hitting returners (foam blocking dummies). Outside the gunners worked in tandem, with one trying to occupy two blockers to get a teammate free.
The team then departed for the far field for full-squad work. Here, again, the injury bug stung the starting unit. Nickel back, and the current starting right corner Orlando Scandrick walked away with a heavy limp, doubling over twice in obvious pain. Scandrick departed with the trainers but later returned to the session.
The injuries from earlier sessions marred today's. The tight end units was only three deep, with John Phillips' absensce, so backup linebacker Alex Albright took some drills. Will this be a permanent move? Health will tell.
The receivers started their second week of jockeying. Danny Coale joined the rest of the receivers in the rotation. He'll have to catch up quickly because namesake Coal Beasley made up for his two-day departure with a strong one-on-one session. Beasley showed the ability to create consistent separation against top competition, shaking free from Brandon Carr on one route and blowing free from Gerald Sensabaugh off the line. He's already made his rough final session an afterthought, and can put himself in the mix as the slot target with a good opening game against Oakland.
It was a tough drill for Andre Holmes, who relied too much on power and bullying to get free, rather than using shiftiness to avoid the jam. This was an issue for Holmes in the scrimmages yesterday and it may hold him down the depth chart.
On the defense, Brandon Carr caused all manner for trouble for the understudy receivers. He's physical and has exquisite timing with his jam. He does not try to fluster a receiver with a flurry of jabs. Instead, he looks for a single knockout punch. He's sneaky in his jam selections. He changes the timing of his jams and tries to take out his target with them. Most of the time, he succeeds.
Except when the target is Dez Bryant. The two engage in daily duels that are fun to watch. As you might expect with two quality players, the decisions often split; Dez wins some and Carr others. Carr made the most emphatic win in an early duel when he tore a jump ball away from Bryant up the left sideline. Dez feinted losing the ball in the sun, but Carr made it clear to everyone in camp that he won the play.
The team returned to session work before retreating to the far field for 11-on-11 work. The defensive veterans carried the drill. Rob Ryan sent his inside 'backers on a lot of blitzing and the succeeded in pressuring the quarterbacks. The offense relied on a lot of quick, three-step drops, with frequent throws to the backs.
Notes
-- The official counter on yesterday's scrimmage stopped at 9,000 yesterday, according to a member of the grounds crew.
-- Raymond Radway has his troubles off the line but he has good long-field separation. Radway can blow past defenders, and if he can master getting off the field he can be a real threat. But "if" is the question with so many of these guys.
The Cowboys returned to work after their Blue and White scrimmage on Monday with a shorter workout that again emphasized pace and technique.
The session resembled many of the San Antonio workouts. It began with a punt drill, broken into fragments. In the middle of the field the coverage men drilled on avoiding blockers and hitting returners (foam blocking dummies). Outside the gunners worked in tandem, with one trying to occupy two blockers to get a teammate free.
The team then departed for the far field for full-squad work. Here, again, the injury bug stung the starting unit. Nickel back, and the current starting right corner Orlando Scandrick walked away with a heavy limp, doubling over twice in obvious pain. Scandrick departed with the trainers but later returned to the session.
The injuries from earlier sessions marred today's. The tight end units was only three deep, with John Phillips' absensce, so backup linebacker Alex Albright took some drills. Will this be a permanent move? Health will tell.
The receivers started their second week of jockeying. Danny Coale joined the rest of the receivers in the rotation. He'll have to catch up quickly because namesake Coal Beasley made up for his two-day departure with a strong one-on-one session. Beasley showed the ability to create consistent separation against top competition, shaking free from Brandon Carr on one route and blowing free from Gerald Sensabaugh off the line. He's already made his rough final session an afterthought, and can put himself in the mix as the slot target with a good opening game against Oakland.
It was a tough drill for Andre Holmes, who relied too much on power and bullying to get free, rather than using shiftiness to avoid the jam. This was an issue for Holmes in the scrimmages yesterday and it may hold him down the depth chart.
On the defense, Brandon Carr caused all manner for trouble for the understudy receivers. He's physical and has exquisite timing with his jam. He does not try to fluster a receiver with a flurry of jabs. Instead, he looks for a single knockout punch. He's sneaky in his jam selections. He changes the timing of his jams and tries to take out his target with them. Most of the time, he succeeds.
Except when the target is Dez Bryant. The two engage in daily duels that are fun to watch. As you might expect with two quality players, the decisions often split; Dez wins some and Carr others. Carr made the most emphatic win in an early duel when he tore a jump ball away from Bryant up the left sideline. Dez feinted losing the ball in the sun, but Carr made it clear to everyone in camp that he won the play.
The team returned to session work before retreating to the far field for 11-on-11 work. The defensive veterans carried the drill. Rob Ryan sent his inside 'backers on a lot of blitzing and the succeeded in pressuring the quarterbacks. The offense relied on a lot of quick, three-step drops, with frequent throws to the backs.
Notes
-- The official counter on yesterday's scrimmage stopped at 9,000 yesterday, according to a member of the grounds crew.
-- Raymond Radway has his troubles off the line but he has good long-field separation. Radway can blow past defenders, and if he can master getting off the field he can be a real threat. But "if" is the question with so many of these guys.