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The 'good problem' Tony Romo says Cowboys have at wide receiver position
By David Moore
A collection of observations, random thoughts and opinions about the upcoming day at Cowboys training camp:
It's not uncommon for a little-known receiver to play so well early in camp that he grabs the attention of the coaching staff, fans and media, sparking speculation about his ability to make the team.
Andy Jones is the receiver of the moment. The 6-foot-1, 222-pound undrafted rookie out of Jacksonville has gotten off to a very good start. His stock can rise even more with a strong performance this weekend against the Los Angeles Rams. But does that give him an inside track to landing a spot on the 53-man roster?
Not yet.
Let's say the team keeps five receivers. Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams and Cole Beasley are locks. Lucky Whitehead appears safe as well unless someone beats him out as a punt returner.
That leaves one spot open. Jones would have to move past Brice Butler and Devin Street to earn a spot. He's had a much better camp than Street.
But not Butler.
"It's a great competition," offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. "We've got a lot of good talent there. I think we're a lot deeper there.
"Brice is competing with Devin Street. And you've got Andy Jones and Lucky Whitehead. They all have different things they add to the mix there at that fourth, fifth, receiver spot.
"I think people are going to enjoy keeping their eyes on this receiver competition and see what shakes out."
It's not enough to look good in practice. Jones has to come up big in these preseason games to state his case, whether it's cracking the final spot in the top five or persuading the coaches they go with six receivers.
It's a hard sell.
"We're as deep at the wide receiver position as we've been in a long time," quarterback Tony Romo said. "Everyone is doing a great job. It's going to be a tough decision to see how many guys we keep and who is going to go where.
"That's a good problem."
By David Moore
A collection of observations, random thoughts and opinions about the upcoming day at Cowboys training camp:
It's not uncommon for a little-known receiver to play so well early in camp that he grabs the attention of the coaching staff, fans and media, sparking speculation about his ability to make the team.
Andy Jones is the receiver of the moment. The 6-foot-1, 222-pound undrafted rookie out of Jacksonville has gotten off to a very good start. His stock can rise even more with a strong performance this weekend against the Los Angeles Rams. But does that give him an inside track to landing a spot on the 53-man roster?
Not yet.
Let's say the team keeps five receivers. Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams and Cole Beasley are locks. Lucky Whitehead appears safe as well unless someone beats him out as a punt returner.
That leaves one spot open. Jones would have to move past Brice Butler and Devin Street to earn a spot. He's had a much better camp than Street.
But not Butler.
"It's a great competition," offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. "We've got a lot of good talent there. I think we're a lot deeper there.
"Brice is competing with Devin Street. And you've got Andy Jones and Lucky Whitehead. They all have different things they add to the mix there at that fourth, fifth, receiver spot.
"I think people are going to enjoy keeping their eyes on this receiver competition and see what shakes out."
It's not enough to look good in practice. Jones has to come up big in these preseason games to state his case, whether it's cracking the final spot in the top five or persuading the coaches they go with six receivers.
It's a hard sell.
"We're as deep at the wide receiver position as we've been in a long time," quarterback Tony Romo said. "Everyone is doing a great job. It's going to be a tough decision to see how many guys we keep and who is going to go where.
"That's a good problem."