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We're bringing in LB's and even O-lineman, but we can't go get a RB?
What exactly are we waiting for?
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Denzel Washington at Cowboys practice, says ‘this is a dream for me’
Jon Machota
OXNARD, Calif. — Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington was at Cowboys practice Saturday.
“First of all, I’ve been a Cowboy fan my whole life,” Washington said. “I’m talking about Duane Thomas. I’m talking about Walt Garrison, Calvin Hill, Tony Dorsett. So I’ve been a fan for a long time. Just to be out here is just fun for me.”
Before making his way onto the field, Washington spoke with some of the players in the locker room. He then talked to the team on the field before practice and sat on the sidelines for about half of the session before heading to the exit.
“I’m just happy I get to meet Tony Romo and different guys,” he said. “This is a dream for me. I got to live out my dream through my son. Days like today are just fun days for me.”
Thoughts about the upcoming Cowboys season?
“A lot of things can go right, a lot of things can go wrong,” Washington said. “I just pray that they all stay healthy. I’m looking forward to being on the sideline for a playoff game. Let’s hope that that happens.”
Asked if he attended any games last season, Washington said he didn’t, but joked with a reporter about getting him hooked up this season.
“You talk to Jerry for me,” Washington said. “Nobody will know I’m here to beg for tickets. But you do me a favor, and we’ll keep this just between you and me. You tell Jerry, not even tickets, a sideline pass. But don’t tell anybody.”
Jon Machota
OXNARD, Calif. — Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington was at Cowboys practice Saturday.
“First of all, I’ve been a Cowboy fan my whole life,” Washington said. “I’m talking about Duane Thomas. I’m talking about Walt Garrison, Calvin Hill, Tony Dorsett. So I’ve been a fan for a long time. Just to be out here is just fun for me.”
Before making his way onto the field, Washington spoke with some of the players in the locker room. He then talked to the team on the field before practice and sat on the sidelines for about half of the session before heading to the exit.
“I’m just happy I get to meet Tony Romo and different guys,” he said. “This is a dream for me. I got to live out my dream through my son. Days like today are just fun days for me.”
Thoughts about the upcoming Cowboys season?
“A lot of things can go right, a lot of things can go wrong,” Washington said. “I just pray that they all stay healthy. I’m looking forward to being on the sideline for a playoff game. Let’s hope that that happens.”
Asked if he attended any games last season, Washington said he didn’t, but joked with a reporter about getting him hooked up this season.
“You talk to Jerry for me,” Washington said. “Nobody will know I’m here to beg for tickets. But you do me a favor, and we’ll keep this just between you and me. You tell Jerry, not even tickets, a sideline pass. But don’t tell anybody.”
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Setting up Sunday’s Blue/White Scrimmage for Dallas Cowboys: 5 things to watch
Brandon George
OXNARD, Calif. – The Dallas Cowboys will hold their annual Blue/White Scrimmage at training camp Sunday. The practice begins at 4:30 p.m. CT. TXA Ch. 21 will begin its live coverage of practice beginning at 5 p.m. CT.
Let’s get one myth out of the way: This scrimmage isn’t what you expect. You won’t see many veterans doing much, if anything. This is a chance for the young players on the 90-man roster to make more of an impression with the coaches in a controlled format.
The Cowboys will begin with a structured practice that includes veterans. They’ll have an inside run period, followed by a red zone 7-on-7 period that’s scripted. After some special teams work, they’ll get back into the red zone for some two-minute work in team drills.
“We have a lot of plays and a lot of sets planned right now,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said, “and then we’ll all look at each other and say, ‘We don’t have enough guys here. Let’s keep doing this. We’ll cut those last 10 off.’”
The last thing the Cowboys will do will be the scrimmage. They’ll put the young guys out there and they’ll have an eight- to 10-play scrimmage with set plays.
This is to help the Cowboys’ young players get ready for their first NFL preseason game Thursday at San Diego.
“For the veteran players, the guys who have been here, it’s going to be a big situational day [Sunday] when we do this Blue-White Scrimmage,” Garrett said. “And it’ll be a lot of red zone work, some two-minute work. It’ll look and feel like practice up to this point. Nobody’s getting tackled. That’s not really the intent for the more veteran players. But for the younger guys, we want to give them a set where they’re really playing football and back to going to the ground and it’s a more physical brand that we’ve been doing here in training camp. They’re going to be playing a game in four days and we want to get them acclimated to what it feels like to be an NFL football player as best we can in this environment.”
Here are 5 things to watch during the scrimmage portion of Sunday’s practice:
1) Can one of the young running backs make an impression?: Expect to see a lot of Gus Johnson – the former Stephen F. Austin standout – and ex-Baylor tailback Lache Seastrunk in the backfield for the Cowboys during the scrimmage. Each back will have a chance to shine in live action as the Cowboys piece together their backfield in an effort to replace DeMarco Murray. Johnson has been impressive in recent practices, showing a great burst on several runs.
2) Can Dustin Vaughan begin to prove again he deserves third QB job and spot on the final roster?: The Cowboys carried Vaughan on their roster as the third quarterback throughout the season in 2014. Will they do that again with Vaughan? He hasn’t had the strongest week of practices, struggling at times with his accuracy. He’ll need to show he has developed and is worth a roster spot again.
3) Who looks the best among the undrafted wide receivers?: The Cowboys have an ongoing battle for the fifth receiver spot. Right now, Lucky Whitehead is in the lead because of his ability to return punts and kickoffs and his consistency catching the football in practices. Former Houston wideout Deontay Greenberry has had some moments during practices as well. Nick Harwell and George Farmer will also get chances during the scrimmage to make up ground on Whitehead.
4) Will LB Damien Wilson continue to impress coaches?: The fourth-round pick has been getting first-team weak-side linebacker reps in practices with Sean Lee limited as the Cowboys ease him back into team drills. Wilson has impressed coaches early on and is on the rise, but he’ll need to continue to show he belongs during the scrimmage Sunday.
5) Can some of the young defensive linemen leave their mark?: The Cowboys might not use second-round pick defensive end Randy Gregory much – if at all – during the scrimmage. But if they do, he needs to dominate against reserve offensive linemen to show he needs to continue to get plenty of repetitions among the first-team. Also, defensive end Ryan Russell – the fifth-round pick out of Purdue and Carrollton Creekview – hasn’t had many shining moments through the first week of practices. He needs to begin showing coaches more to make a push for a final roster spot.
Brandon George
OXNARD, Calif. – The Dallas Cowboys will hold their annual Blue/White Scrimmage at training camp Sunday. The practice begins at 4:30 p.m. CT. TXA Ch. 21 will begin its live coverage of practice beginning at 5 p.m. CT.
Let’s get one myth out of the way: This scrimmage isn’t what you expect. You won’t see many veterans doing much, if anything. This is a chance for the young players on the 90-man roster to make more of an impression with the coaches in a controlled format.
The Cowboys will begin with a structured practice that includes veterans. They’ll have an inside run period, followed by a red zone 7-on-7 period that’s scripted. After some special teams work, they’ll get back into the red zone for some two-minute work in team drills.
“We have a lot of plays and a lot of sets planned right now,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said, “and then we’ll all look at each other and say, ‘We don’t have enough guys here. Let’s keep doing this. We’ll cut those last 10 off.’”
The last thing the Cowboys will do will be the scrimmage. They’ll put the young guys out there and they’ll have an eight- to 10-play scrimmage with set plays.
This is to help the Cowboys’ young players get ready for their first NFL preseason game Thursday at San Diego.
“For the veteran players, the guys who have been here, it’s going to be a big situational day [Sunday] when we do this Blue-White Scrimmage,” Garrett said. “And it’ll be a lot of red zone work, some two-minute work. It’ll look and feel like practice up to this point. Nobody’s getting tackled. That’s not really the intent for the more veteran players. But for the younger guys, we want to give them a set where they’re really playing football and back to going to the ground and it’s a more physical brand that we’ve been doing here in training camp. They’re going to be playing a game in four days and we want to get them acclimated to what it feels like to be an NFL football player as best we can in this environment.”
Here are 5 things to watch during the scrimmage portion of Sunday’s practice:
1) Can one of the young running backs make an impression?: Expect to see a lot of Gus Johnson – the former Stephen F. Austin standout – and ex-Baylor tailback Lache Seastrunk in the backfield for the Cowboys during the scrimmage. Each back will have a chance to shine in live action as the Cowboys piece together their backfield in an effort to replace DeMarco Murray. Johnson has been impressive in recent practices, showing a great burst on several runs.
2) Can Dustin Vaughan begin to prove again he deserves third QB job and spot on the final roster?: The Cowboys carried Vaughan on their roster as the third quarterback throughout the season in 2014. Will they do that again with Vaughan? He hasn’t had the strongest week of practices, struggling at times with his accuracy. He’ll need to show he has developed and is worth a roster spot again.
3) Who looks the best among the undrafted wide receivers?: The Cowboys have an ongoing battle for the fifth receiver spot. Right now, Lucky Whitehead is in the lead because of his ability to return punts and kickoffs and his consistency catching the football in practices. Former Houston wideout Deontay Greenberry has had some moments during practices as well. Nick Harwell and George Farmer will also get chances during the scrimmage to make up ground on Whitehead.
4) Will LB Damien Wilson continue to impress coaches?: The fourth-round pick has been getting first-team weak-side linebacker reps in practices with Sean Lee limited as the Cowboys ease him back into team drills. Wilson has impressed coaches early on and is on the rise, but he’ll need to continue to show he belongs during the scrimmage Sunday.
5) Can some of the young defensive linemen leave their mark?: The Cowboys might not use second-round pick defensive end Randy Gregory much – if at all – during the scrimmage. But if they do, he needs to dominate against reserve offensive linemen to show he needs to continue to get plenty of repetitions among the first-team. Also, defensive end Ryan Russell – the fifth-round pick out of Purdue and Carrollton Creekview – hasn’t had many shining moments through the first week of practices. He needs to begin showing coaches more to make a push for a final roster spot.
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Denzel's son was there too.
He plays the asshole WR on HBO's Ballers.
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Broaddus: Assessing The Cowboys' Saturday Goal Line Period
Sunday, August 09, 2015 12:11 PM CDT
By Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout
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OXNARD, Calif. – Saturday’s practice was the closest we’ve come to real football, as the Cowboys made some live contact during their goal line period. That session takes precedence in my practice review, but I came away with several other big impressions from the afternoon.
Here are my 12 thoughts:
1) I continue to be impressed with the way that, despite his years in the league, Jason Witten continues to block at the point of attack. During the goal line period, Witten had a hand in each of the scoring plays for the first-team offense. His ability to grab the edge and physically hold his man in place, whether it was a single block or working on a double team, was outstanding.
2) Give Zack Martin and Darrion Weems credit for their ability to work together to create a hole off that right side on Gus Johnson's first touchdown run, when they were able to handle DeMarcus Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford. Later in the drive, Martin and Weems again had down blocks, with Witten off the edge on Ryan Russell and Jack Crawford that put Johnson one-on-one with J.J. Wilcox at the goal line. Wilcox was just a step late in finishing the play.
3) With Joseph Randle not taking part in the drill, coaches made the decision to go with Gus Johnson over Lache Seastrunk. Johnson has been the one that has been the most impressive in these first two weeks in his overall game. He has been able to finish runs and be a factor in pass protection.
4) The bright spot along the defensive line was the play of Davon Coleman. In a defensive line that is thought to play up the field and attack, Coleman was able to do just that. He was able to beat Mackenzy Bernadeau off the snap and grab Seastruck for a tackle for loss, then later come back and stack the point, forcing Seastrunk to bounce the ball to the complete opposite side. Coleman continues to stack good practices together.
5) When the offense went with three tight ends in their heavy package, it was guard/tackle John Wetzel that was the extra blocker and not Gavin Escobar or La'el Collins.
6) Byron Jones is being asked to play more and more down inside in coverage, which means he is having to deal with Jason Witten in space. It has been an education for the rookie in not only dealing with Witten's size but also the crafty route moves he has. Witten took Jones on a journey in 7-on-7 drills, when Witten crossed out of the slot behind Terrance Williams on the snap, leaving Jones spinning in his tracks to having to adjust. It's been a good education for the kid.
7) Tip of the cap to rookie corner Jason Wilson and the play he was able to make on Deontay Greenberry during 7-on-7. Greenberry went on a vertical route down the field with Wilson maintaining his position throughout. Once the ball arrived, Wilson was able to knock it away with perfect off hand technique.
8) Jeff Heath had an interception on Saturday that had to make these defensive coaches smile. Heath, playing off the opposite hash in zone coverage, read the route of Nick Harwell, who tried to sit down right in the middle of the field. Heath read the play all the way, with an explosive burst right in front of the pass from Brandon Weeden, and timed it perfectly to secure the turnover for the defense.
9) La'el Collins got his first extensive action with the first offense on Saturday and it was a bit of a mixed bag for him. It was good that he had the opportunity to work with Tyron Smith in the one-on-one pass rush drills in passing stunts. The bad came in a couple of snaps during the two-minute drills where he gave up pressures to Tyrone Crawford and Jeremy Mincey during the period.
10) The defensive line was able to generate some pressure with a nickel rush of DeMarcus Lawrence, Greg Hardy, Tyrone Crawford and Randy Gregory. Barring any other situations, this is the group that should be on the field was Hardy returns to action after his suspension. While he is out I expect we will see Mincey in his spot.
11) I noticed this more on Saturday than during any of the other practices: Scott Linehan had his receivers running routes where they were exchanging or crossing more with each other on the field. This is likely his way of handling the way teams are playing more man coverage against him -- thus he is working on ways to buy his receivers the necessary space on the field. There were several snaps where he was able to achieve that.
12) It absolutely killed Sean Lee not to be a part of that goal line scrimmage where the hitting was live. I give Matt Eberflus a great deal of credit for standing there and taking the earful from Lee and his desire to be part of the action. Lee did get some extensive work later in the team periods and continued to make good progress.
Sunday, August 09, 2015 12:11 PM CDT
By Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout
@BryanBroaddus
OXNARD, Calif. – Saturday’s practice was the closest we’ve come to real football, as the Cowboys made some live contact during their goal line period. That session takes precedence in my practice review, but I came away with several other big impressions from the afternoon.
Here are my 12 thoughts:
1) I continue to be impressed with the way that, despite his years in the league, Jason Witten continues to block at the point of attack. During the goal line period, Witten had a hand in each of the scoring plays for the first-team offense. His ability to grab the edge and physically hold his man in place, whether it was a single block or working on a double team, was outstanding.
2) Give Zack Martin and Darrion Weems credit for their ability to work together to create a hole off that right side on Gus Johnson's first touchdown run, when they were able to handle DeMarcus Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford. Later in the drive, Martin and Weems again had down blocks, with Witten off the edge on Ryan Russell and Jack Crawford that put Johnson one-on-one with J.J. Wilcox at the goal line. Wilcox was just a step late in finishing the play.
3) With Joseph Randle not taking part in the drill, coaches made the decision to go with Gus Johnson over Lache Seastrunk. Johnson has been the one that has been the most impressive in these first two weeks in his overall game. He has been able to finish runs and be a factor in pass protection.
4) The bright spot along the defensive line was the play of Davon Coleman. In a defensive line that is thought to play up the field and attack, Coleman was able to do just that. He was able to beat Mackenzy Bernadeau off the snap and grab Seastruck for a tackle for loss, then later come back and stack the point, forcing Seastrunk to bounce the ball to the complete opposite side. Coleman continues to stack good practices together.
5) When the offense went with three tight ends in their heavy package, it was guard/tackle John Wetzel that was the extra blocker and not Gavin Escobar or La'el Collins.
6) Byron Jones is being asked to play more and more down inside in coverage, which means he is having to deal with Jason Witten in space. It has been an education for the rookie in not only dealing with Witten's size but also the crafty route moves he has. Witten took Jones on a journey in 7-on-7 drills, when Witten crossed out of the slot behind Terrance Williams on the snap, leaving Jones spinning in his tracks to having to adjust. It's been a good education for the kid.
7) Tip of the cap to rookie corner Jason Wilson and the play he was able to make on Deontay Greenberry during 7-on-7. Greenberry went on a vertical route down the field with Wilson maintaining his position throughout. Once the ball arrived, Wilson was able to knock it away with perfect off hand technique.
8) Jeff Heath had an interception on Saturday that had to make these defensive coaches smile. Heath, playing off the opposite hash in zone coverage, read the route of Nick Harwell, who tried to sit down right in the middle of the field. Heath read the play all the way, with an explosive burst right in front of the pass from Brandon Weeden, and timed it perfectly to secure the turnover for the defense.
9) La'el Collins got his first extensive action with the first offense on Saturday and it was a bit of a mixed bag for him. It was good that he had the opportunity to work with Tyron Smith in the one-on-one pass rush drills in passing stunts. The bad came in a couple of snaps during the two-minute drills where he gave up pressures to Tyrone Crawford and Jeremy Mincey during the period.
10) The defensive line was able to generate some pressure with a nickel rush of DeMarcus Lawrence, Greg Hardy, Tyrone Crawford and Randy Gregory. Barring any other situations, this is the group that should be on the field was Hardy returns to action after his suspension. While he is out I expect we will see Mincey in his spot.
11) I noticed this more on Saturday than during any of the other practices: Scott Linehan had his receivers running routes where they were exchanging or crossing more with each other on the field. This is likely his way of handling the way teams are playing more man coverage against him -- thus he is working on ways to buy his receivers the necessary space on the field. There were several snaps where he was able to achieve that.
12) It absolutely killed Sean Lee not to be a part of that goal line scrimmage where the hitting was live. I give Matt Eberflus a great deal of credit for standing there and taking the earful from Lee and his desire to be part of the action. Lee did get some extensive work later in the team periods and continued to make good progress.
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Cowboys offense has its way on goal line
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff Writer
OXNARD, Calif. -- To say Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli were disappointed with the unit during the goal-line work on Saturday would be a massive understatement.
The first- and second-team offenses scored on seven of eight goal-line snaps.
"Not good enough," Marinelli said. "Nothing to say. Just, the film shows it. You saw it. Not good enough."
With the Cowboys holding out starting running back Joseph Randle from the live action, undrafted rookie Gus Johnson scored three touchdowns. On the second score, tight ends Jason Witten and James Hanna collapsed the defensive line and left guard Ronald Leary and fullback Tyler Clutts took care of safeties Barry Church and J.J. Wilcox. On the last touchdown, Johnson loaded up on Wilcox at the goal line.
The second-team defense's only stop came courtesy of Davon Coleman, but then came three straight scores, including a missed tackle by Jasper Brinkley that allowed Lache Seastrunk to reverse field and make it into the end zone.
On to the observations:
The entire practice was testy. Clutts came to Joseph Randle's defense after linebacker Kyle Wilber threw the runner to the ground after a long run. That set off a mini-scrum. In pass-rush drills, Tyrone Crawford and Travis Frederick got into it. After Crawford and Ryan Russell beat Frederick and Zack Martin in their 2-on-2 work, Crawford had some pointed words for Crawford. On the next snap Frederick handled Crawford easily and the two stared at each other for a few seconds.
One of Tony Romo's best attributes is his accuracy. He was just 8-of-16 in team and 7-on-7 drills but those stats are a little misleading. In situation work he was hurt by two drops and his last three attempts were a spike to stop the clock and two on-purpose throwaways to preserve the field-goal attempt.
With Brandon Carr (hand) and Orlando Scandrick (knee) siting out of practice, Tyler Patmon and Morris Claiborne worked with the starters with Corey White serving as the third corner. Patmon moved into the slot in three-wide receiver sets.
Wide receiver Devin Street tried to return to practice after just two days of rest with an ankle sprain but aggravated the injury running routes in the early part of practice and took the rest of the day off.
On their first snap together in one-on-one drills Romo and Terrance Williams failed to connect on a back shoulder throw with Byron Jones in coverage. It looked like Williams did not make the adjustment quick enough. On their second turn Williams deftly jumped inside of White, who had his head turned for a big gain.
Safety Jeff Heath came up with his first interception of camp, jumping a Brandon Weeden throw to Nick Harwell in 7-on-7 work.
Cole Beasley is human. He actually dropped a pass. But he undressed Tim Scott for long gain in one-on-ones with a double move. Lucky Whitehead, the other slot specialist, had corner Robert Steeples stumbling out of a break.
Dan Bailey is human. He missed his second field-goal attempt of camp. His try from 41 yard was wide right. He made his final five tries, including a 53 yarder with plenty of room to spare.
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff Writer
OXNARD, Calif. -- To say Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli were disappointed with the unit during the goal-line work on Saturday would be a massive understatement.
The first- and second-team offenses scored on seven of eight goal-line snaps.
"Not good enough," Marinelli said. "Nothing to say. Just, the film shows it. You saw it. Not good enough."
With the Cowboys holding out starting running back Joseph Randle from the live action, undrafted rookie Gus Johnson scored three touchdowns. On the second score, tight ends Jason Witten and James Hanna collapsed the defensive line and left guard Ronald Leary and fullback Tyler Clutts took care of safeties Barry Church and J.J. Wilcox. On the last touchdown, Johnson loaded up on Wilcox at the goal line.
The second-team defense's only stop came courtesy of Davon Coleman, but then came three straight scores, including a missed tackle by Jasper Brinkley that allowed Lache Seastrunk to reverse field and make it into the end zone.
On to the observations:
The entire practice was testy. Clutts came to Joseph Randle's defense after linebacker Kyle Wilber threw the runner to the ground after a long run. That set off a mini-scrum. In pass-rush drills, Tyrone Crawford and Travis Frederick got into it. After Crawford and Ryan Russell beat Frederick and Zack Martin in their 2-on-2 work, Crawford had some pointed words for Crawford. On the next snap Frederick handled Crawford easily and the two stared at each other for a few seconds.
One of Tony Romo's best attributes is his accuracy. He was just 8-of-16 in team and 7-on-7 drills but those stats are a little misleading. In situation work he was hurt by two drops and his last three attempts were a spike to stop the clock and two on-purpose throwaways to preserve the field-goal attempt.
With Brandon Carr (hand) and Orlando Scandrick (knee) siting out of practice, Tyler Patmon and Morris Claiborne worked with the starters with Corey White serving as the third corner. Patmon moved into the slot in three-wide receiver sets.
Wide receiver Devin Street tried to return to practice after just two days of rest with an ankle sprain but aggravated the injury running routes in the early part of practice and took the rest of the day off.
On their first snap together in one-on-one drills Romo and Terrance Williams failed to connect on a back shoulder throw with Byron Jones in coverage. It looked like Williams did not make the adjustment quick enough. On their second turn Williams deftly jumped inside of White, who had his head turned for a big gain.
Safety Jeff Heath came up with his first interception of camp, jumping a Brandon Weeden throw to Nick Harwell in 7-on-7 work.
Cole Beasley is human. He actually dropped a pass. But he undressed Tim Scott for long gain in one-on-ones with a double move. Lucky Whitehead, the other slot specialist, had corner Robert Steeples stumbling out of a break.
Dan Bailey is human. He missed his second field-goal attempt of camp. His try from 41 yard was wide right. He made his final five tries, including a 53 yarder with plenty of room to spare.
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Sean Lee now full go in Cowboys camp
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff Writer
OXNARD, Calif. -- When the Dallas Cowboys went through goal-line drills on Saturday, Sean Lee was practically begging for some work in his first day in 11-on-11 drills but he could not prevail.
“It’s a good thing they didn’t have a mic on me,” Lee said.
Lee was able to get some goal-line snaps on Sunday as he continues to make progress from a torn anterior cruciate ligament that knocked him out of last season. In fact, Lee took all 22 snaps in team drills with the first-team defense.
“The only way to get better at football is playing it at a certain intensity level,” Lee said. “That’s why I need to be in there and I need to improve. I haven’t played football in a long time, so it was a nice first step but I obviously have to continue to improve and stay healthy and get better.”
As they did in the offseason the Cowboys made Lee progress from individual to seven-on-seven and team drills in camp. He does not expect to be limited the rest of camp.
“It’s tough because as soon as you come to camp and put pads on you want to be out there,” Lee said. “You want to walk every step with your defense and get ready for the season. There’s certain ways to progress and they’ve done it with me and it’s worked very much.”
Lee has been the defensive signal caller the last two days with the first team.
“To me he’s an All-Pro player at the end of the day,” defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli saod. “So you guy out there [with] his resume and what he’s done in this league, I mean it’s instant credibility for everybody. The strength of the calls, all those things, and you know the guy is going to go 100 mph and he’s going to make plays.”
Lee said he has not experienced any added soreness with his knee. He doesn’t wear a knee brace for extra protection
“When you’re in camp you have general soreness and that includes your knee and that includes other things,” Lee said. “I think you have to take care of it, manage it and if it gets really bad you do something, but I’ve not had any of that. I’ve had no issues like that. The knee’s continuously responded to the load. A lot of that is because of how they progressed me.”
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff Writer
OXNARD, Calif. -- When the Dallas Cowboys went through goal-line drills on Saturday, Sean Lee was practically begging for some work in his first day in 11-on-11 drills but he could not prevail.
“It’s a good thing they didn’t have a mic on me,” Lee said.
Lee was able to get some goal-line snaps on Sunday as he continues to make progress from a torn anterior cruciate ligament that knocked him out of last season. In fact, Lee took all 22 snaps in team drills with the first-team defense.
“The only way to get better at football is playing it at a certain intensity level,” Lee said. “That’s why I need to be in there and I need to improve. I haven’t played football in a long time, so it was a nice first step but I obviously have to continue to improve and stay healthy and get better.”
As they did in the offseason the Cowboys made Lee progress from individual to seven-on-seven and team drills in camp. He does not expect to be limited the rest of camp.
“It’s tough because as soon as you come to camp and put pads on you want to be out there,” Lee said. “You want to walk every step with your defense and get ready for the season. There’s certain ways to progress and they’ve done it with me and it’s worked very much.”
Lee has been the defensive signal caller the last two days with the first team.
“To me he’s an All-Pro player at the end of the day,” defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli saod. “So you guy out there [with] his resume and what he’s done in this league, I mean it’s instant credibility for everybody. The strength of the calls, all those things, and you know the guy is going to go 100 mph and he’s going to make plays.”
Lee said he has not experienced any added soreness with his knee. He doesn’t wear a knee brace for extra protection
“When you’re in camp you have general soreness and that includes your knee and that includes other things,” Lee said. “I think you have to take care of it, manage it and if it gets really bad you do something, but I’ve not had any of that. I’ve had no issues like that. The knee’s continuously responded to the load. A lot of that is because of how they progressed me.”
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Here's a quick rundown of the latest injuries (not on preseason active/PUP list).
Dez Bryant (hamstring): Bryant is day to day, but will not suit up for the first preseason game on Thursday.
Brandon Carr (hand): Carr broke a bone in his hand. He'll have surgery on Monday and should be back in time at least for the first game of the season.
Lance Dunbar (ankle): Dunbar sprained his ankle in practice last week and is considered day to day
Doug Free (foot): Free is taking things easy after offseason foot surgery. He's considered day to day.
Nick Hayden (ribs): Hayden strained a rib and is considered day to day.
Ronald Leary (back): Leary tweaked his back and is considered day to day
Terrell McClain (knee): McClain has a bone bruise and a hamstring strain. He's expected to be out for another week or so.
Tyler Patmon (hip): Patmon is considered day to day.
Orlando Scandrick (knee): Scandrick has a sore knee and is considered day to day.
Devin Street (ankle): Street twisted his ankle during practice last week. He's considered to be day to day.
John Wetzel (knee): Wentzel came up limping after a play on Saturday. He's considered day to day.
Dez Bryant (hamstring): Bryant is day to day, but will not suit up for the first preseason game on Thursday.
Brandon Carr (hand): Carr broke a bone in his hand. He'll have surgery on Monday and should be back in time at least for the first game of the season.
Lance Dunbar (ankle): Dunbar sprained his ankle in practice last week and is considered day to day
Doug Free (foot): Free is taking things easy after offseason foot surgery. He's considered day to day.
Nick Hayden (ribs): Hayden strained a rib and is considered day to day.
Ronald Leary (back): Leary tweaked his back and is considered day to day
Terrell McClain (knee): McClain has a bone bruise and a hamstring strain. He's expected to be out for another week or so.
Tyler Patmon (hip): Patmon is considered day to day.
Orlando Scandrick (knee): Scandrick has a sore knee and is considered day to day.
Devin Street (ankle): Street twisted his ankle during practice last week. He's considered to be day to day.
John Wetzel (knee): Wentzel came up limping after a play on Saturday. He's considered day to day.
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Report: Dez Bryant says he's out for Cowboys preseason opener
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant will not play in the team's preseason opener on Thursday.
Bryant strained his hamstring during practice last week and the Cowboys have held him out ever since. The Cowboys will face the Chargers on Aug. 13, but Bryant will not suit up.
"As much as I want to suit up, I can't," Bryant said, via WFAA Sports. "It bothers me, but I understand the big picture."
The big picture for Bryant is being fully healthy for the regular season opener on Sept. 13 and not further straining his hamstring. The Cowboys will host the Giants in Week 1, a game Bryant once threatened to skip.
Injuries were one of the concerns for Bryant if he had to play the season with the franchise tag in place. Luckily this offseason, the Cowboys signed Bryant to a five-year, $70 million deal. All threats of skipping training camp and regular season games were thrown out the window once the receiver put pen to paper on that contract — that gave him the security he wanted especially in case of injury.
Related: "We don’t want to take the Dez out of Dez"
Currently, Bryant is listed as day to day.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant will not play in the team's preseason opener on Thursday.
Bryant strained his hamstring during practice last week and the Cowboys have held him out ever since. The Cowboys will face the Chargers on Aug. 13, but Bryant will not suit up.
"As much as I want to suit up, I can't," Bryant said, via WFAA Sports. "It bothers me, but I understand the big picture."
The big picture for Bryant is being fully healthy for the regular season opener on Sept. 13 and not further straining his hamstring. The Cowboys will host the Giants in Week 1, a game Bryant once threatened to skip.
Injuries were one of the concerns for Bryant if he had to play the season with the franchise tag in place. Luckily this offseason, the Cowboys signed Bryant to a five-year, $70 million deal. All threats of skipping training camp and regular season games were thrown out the window once the receiver put pen to paper on that contract — that gave him the security he wanted especially in case of injury.
Related: "We don’t want to take the Dez out of Dez"
Currently, Bryant is listed as day to day.
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On Thursday night I'll be most interested in seeing what the pass rush looks like.
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Ugh. Are you sure about that?
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Perfect analogy.
Preseason games just seem like a reason for people to bitch and moan about something completely useless as though it has any impact on the regular season.