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Dallas Cowboys DC Rod Marinelli: LB Justin Durant is ‘terrific’ and ‘everybody is seeing it right now’
By Brandon George / Reporter bgeorge@dallasnews.com
5:41 pm on October 20, 2014 | Permalink
Much has been made about the addition of middle linebacker Rolando McClain.
But the glue of the Cowboys’ linebacker corps this season has been Justin Durant.
Dallas’ starting weak-side linebacker played all 63 defensive snaps Sunday against the Giants and showed up all over the field.
He had a team-high tying eight tackles. But the way he played in the fourth quarter helped put the Giants away.
“He’s a terrific linebacker. Everybody is seeing it right now,” Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli said. “He is our captain. He’s a heck of a ball player. He’s aware, heady, fits our system to a T.”
Durant was involved in both of the Cowboys’ fourth-quarter fumble recoveries. Durant recovered a fumble by Giants tight end Larry Donnell early in the fourth quarter that led to a touchdown.
Durant then forced a Donnell fumble in the final minute that was recovered by Henry Melton to seal the victory.
“Oh man, he’s playing remarkable,” Cowboys safety Barry Church said of Durant. “He’s everywhere. I didn’t know he was that fast but he’s all over the place.”
And after the Cowboys moved to 6-1 on Sunday, Durant showed some leadership.
“We had a bad game,” Durant said. “We didn’t play our game. I felt like we gave up a lot of stuff. A couple of those plays were definitely on me. I have to clean up what I’m doing and get my eyes right. We have a lot of stuff to get better at.”
By Brandon George / Reporter bgeorge@dallasnews.com
5:41 pm on October 20, 2014 | Permalink
Much has been made about the addition of middle linebacker Rolando McClain.
But the glue of the Cowboys’ linebacker corps this season has been Justin Durant.
Dallas’ starting weak-side linebacker played all 63 defensive snaps Sunday against the Giants and showed up all over the field.
He had a team-high tying eight tackles. But the way he played in the fourth quarter helped put the Giants away.
“He’s a terrific linebacker. Everybody is seeing it right now,” Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli said. “He is our captain. He’s a heck of a ball player. He’s aware, heady, fits our system to a T.”
Durant was involved in both of the Cowboys’ fourth-quarter fumble recoveries. Durant recovered a fumble by Giants tight end Larry Donnell early in the fourth quarter that led to a touchdown.
Durant then forced a Donnell fumble in the final minute that was recovered by Henry Melton to seal the victory.
“Oh man, he’s playing remarkable,” Cowboys safety Barry Church said of Durant. “He’s everywhere. I didn’t know he was that fast but he’s all over the place.”
And after the Cowboys moved to 6-1 on Sunday, Durant showed some leadership.
“We had a bad game,” Durant said. “We didn’t play our game. I felt like we gave up a lot of stuff. A couple of those plays were definitely on me. I have to clean up what I’m doing and get my eyes right. We have a lot of stuff to get better at.”
