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Werder reports he stormed out of team facility after being told he was being demoted
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Mo Claiborne storms out of facility
Updated: September 23, 2014, 8:54 PM ET
By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas -- Cornerback Morris Claiborne skipped the Dallas Cowboys' walk-through practice and angrily left the club's Valley Ranch training facility Tuesday after being informed that Orlando Scandrick was replacing him in the starting lineup, multiple sources said.
The Cowboys could fine Claiborne for missing the practice or conduct detrimental to the team. Claiborne has started two of the Cowboys' three games amid Scandrick's 2-game suspension to start the season.
Morris Claiborne's demotion came hours after Jerry Jones said on a radio show Tuesday that the Cowboys' third-year cornerback had not been worth the sixth pick of the 2012 draft.
Claiborne's demotion came a few hours after Jerry Jones said on his weekly radio show that the third-year cornerback had not been worth the sixth pick of the 2012 draft, which Dallas moved up to acquire.
"Is he what we had hoped for at this point when we drafted him with the sixth overall pick, giving up the [second-round] pick to go up to the sixth pick to get him? No," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan. "But he's going to be a good player."
On Sunday, Claiborne allowed five receptions for 108 yards and a 51-yard touchdown pass as the St. Louis Rams took a 21-0 second-quarter lead before the Cowboys rallied to win 34-31. He also gave up a 38-yard catch and was penalized once for defensive holding.
Still, he made two of the game's biggest plays on St. Louis' final possession.
He pressured St. Louis quarterback Austin Davis into an incompletion, when he perfectly executed a corner blitz. And two plays later, he made a leaping interception to clinch the victory.
It was the third interception of his career.
But coach Jason Garrett refused to endorse Claiborne as the starter Monday.
"We'll evaluate them and see who can play best," Garrett said. "We'll do that again this week and determine how we play guys all throughout our roster."
After the game, Claiborne said he "stunk it up."
"Not in my eyes," Claiborne said, when asked if the interception erased his struggles. "It seemed to do that with everybody else. Not in my eyes.
"I'm ready to go learn from this tape and get better from it. Like I told the DBs, no matter what the outcome is I can't go out and play like that. If we want to be the No. 1 defense in the league, on my end, I can't go out like that."
Scandrick, who took Claiborne's job last season, likely would've been the starter when the season began if he hadn't been suspended for two games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
The suspension was later reduced to two games after the league and the NFLPA agreed to a new policy.
Scandrick played well against the Rams, yielding just two catches for 25 yards. Scandrick started the game instead of Claiborne because of the formation St. Louis used.
Claiborne missed the entire preseason with knee and shoulder injuries.
Garrett has said he thinks Claiborne can be a good player.
"Mo was just in situations in (Sunday's) game where he was isolated by himself and they made good throws and catches against him," Garrett said. "His technique on each of those plays wasn't perfect and they had success for different reasons on each of those plays where he got beat, and he just needs to continue to learn and grow and develop as a player. "
Updated: September 23, 2014, 8:54 PM ET
By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas -- Cornerback Morris Claiborne skipped the Dallas Cowboys' walk-through practice and angrily left the club's Valley Ranch training facility Tuesday after being informed that Orlando Scandrick was replacing him in the starting lineup, multiple sources said.
The Cowboys could fine Claiborne for missing the practice or conduct detrimental to the team. Claiborne has started two of the Cowboys' three games amid Scandrick's 2-game suspension to start the season.
Morris Claiborne's demotion came hours after Jerry Jones said on a radio show Tuesday that the Cowboys' third-year cornerback had not been worth the sixth pick of the 2012 draft.
Claiborne's demotion came a few hours after Jerry Jones said on his weekly radio show that the third-year cornerback had not been worth the sixth pick of the 2012 draft, which Dallas moved up to acquire.
"Is he what we had hoped for at this point when we drafted him with the sixth overall pick, giving up the [second-round] pick to go up to the sixth pick to get him? No," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan. "But he's going to be a good player."
On Sunday, Claiborne allowed five receptions for 108 yards and a 51-yard touchdown pass as the St. Louis Rams took a 21-0 second-quarter lead before the Cowboys rallied to win 34-31. He also gave up a 38-yard catch and was penalized once for defensive holding.
Still, he made two of the game's biggest plays on St. Louis' final possession.
He pressured St. Louis quarterback Austin Davis into an incompletion, when he perfectly executed a corner blitz. And two plays later, he made a leaping interception to clinch the victory.
It was the third interception of his career.
But coach Jason Garrett refused to endorse Claiborne as the starter Monday.
"We'll evaluate them and see who can play best," Garrett said. "We'll do that again this week and determine how we play guys all throughout our roster."
After the game, Claiborne said he "stunk it up."
"Not in my eyes," Claiborne said, when asked if the interception erased his struggles. "It seemed to do that with everybody else. Not in my eyes.
"I'm ready to go learn from this tape and get better from it. Like I told the DBs, no matter what the outcome is I can't go out and play like that. If we want to be the No. 1 defense in the league, on my end, I can't go out like that."
Scandrick, who took Claiborne's job last season, likely would've been the starter when the season began if he hadn't been suspended for two games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
The suspension was later reduced to two games after the league and the NFLPA agreed to a new policy.
Scandrick played well against the Rams, yielding just two catches for 25 yards. Scandrick started the game instead of Claiborne because of the formation St. Louis used.
Claiborne missed the entire preseason with knee and shoulder injuries.
Garrett has said he thinks Claiborne can be a good player.
"Mo was just in situations in (Sunday's) game where he was isolated by himself and they made good throws and catches against him," Garrett said. "His technique on each of those plays wasn't perfect and they had success for different reasons on each of those plays where he got beat, and he just needs to continue to learn and grow and develop as a player. "
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He'll be back sadly.
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Right kind of guy
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How long before the Zone turns "storms out" into "passionate"?
"This shows that he cares!"
LMAO, Mo is showing how much he cares and a thread will be started about Jason's strict standards and Landry-like accountability.
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We would be lucky to get a seventh for this turd.
He's reached Bobby Carpenter level bad and now has an attitude on top of it.
Who the hell wants a thin skinned bitch like this playing CB for your team? Seriously.
Look at see what other first round busts are around, maybe we could get an even swap.
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How long before the Zone turns "storms out" into "passionate"?
"This shows that he cares!"
So damn true.
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We would be lucky to get a seventh for this turd.
He's reached Bobby Carpenter level bad and now has an attitude on top of it.
Who the hell wants a thin skinned bitch like this playing CB for your team? Seriously.
Look at see what other first round busts are around, maybe we could get an even swap.
Notice I used the word "desperate"
You're probably right, with the way he has played, been injury prone and now this (if accurate) then his value is pretty low.
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We aren't getting anything for this POS. He has been exposed. I would be shocked if we got a 6th rounder for him.
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We would be lucky to get a seventh for this turd.
He's reached Bobby Carpenter level bad and now has an attitude on top of it.
Who the hell wants a thin skinned bitch like this playing CB for your team? Seriously.
Look at see what other first round busts are around, maybe we could get an even swap.
Yeah, this.
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Just gotta crush my dreams don't you
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Booze is the DFDC. I'm just here to assist.