2025 Training Camp Thread…

[boozeman]

 

[NoDak]

Nice.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yeah, I don't know what to make of this team because the offense doesn't look that great (from what little I've seen) but there's no way our defense is that good.

Hopefully it's just new parts of the offense that they aren't used to yet.

 

[Simpleton]

The interesting thing about this is they were in a 3-4 front, maybe Eberflus has picked up a few new tricks over the years and adapted his scheme a bit like Quinn after he was a HC.

 

[NoDak]

Yeah, I don't know what to make of this team because the offense doesn't look that great (from what little I've seen) but there's no way our defense is that good.

Hopefully it's just new parts of the offense that they aren't used to yet.

Training camp turnovers and the offense looking a bit off doesn't worry me in the least. I'd assume they are trying new stuff, taking more chances, and don't have the timing down just yet. The defense always looks ahead of the offense early, considering it's more based off of read and react.

If it's still looking like this in the last week of camp, then I'll worry.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

If it's still looking like this in the last week of camp, then I'll worry.

Agree, I'm a Klayton Adams homer so I'm not too worried. Can't imagine him plus the talent on this offense not being pretty good.

 

[Genghis Khan]

That's all well and good but we didn't exactly load up on top quality RBs. You can want to do this all you want, but the ability to shove it up their ass is a different conversation.

I will say that it seems that the strength of this RB group is catching the ball out of the backfield. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we do way more of that than we're used to. Maybe as a quasi replacement for actual run plays. Reid did that with Brian Westbrook and it worked pretty well.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Making the coaches run is a new twist on things.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Your next ROH LT.

Really though, I guess his knee was worse than we thought. Partial patellar tendon tear and sounds like it took quite a bit of rehab.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Bipo]

NT fixed. I need new pet cat after Hyphen blew a knee.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I keep forgetting about that guy.

 

[boozeman]

I keep forgetting about that guy.

It is a good thing he is providing a reminder. Winfrey also is making noise.

My teeny tiny itsy bitsy microscopic inner homer is encouraged by the apparent change in the culture with regards to competition.

 

[Bipo]

Seventh-round NFL draft picks face an uphill battle in the attempt to stick on a 53-man NFL roster. Jay Toia of the Dallas Cowboys might be about to buck the odds.

"Jay Toia might be the only actual run-stuffing defensive tackle on the team. Mazi Smith could take a third-year jump, but he is no longer a 330-pound player. Toia is a 340-pound big-bodied interior defender, and the team lacks anyone else to fill that type of role. The Cowboys tend to keep their draft picks, but have cut seventh-round prospects in the past. Toia will not be one of those players. Dallas doesn't have enough options at defensive tackle to lose Toia to waivers."

Jay Toia is clearly benefiting from flaws in the Cowboys' overall process of roster construction. Toia happens to occupy a position and role for which Dallas did not build or develop any depth. Seventh-round NFL draft picks are meant to provide options, but usually as a Plan B or Plan C. Jay Toia might wind up being the Cowboys' Plan A.

There is certainly some irony here: The Cowboys -- who have not been to the NFC Championship Game in nearly 30 years, the longest drought of any NFC team -- are mismanaging their roster so badly that a seventh-round pick suddenly becomes a favorite to make the 53-man roster.

Jay Toia isn't in a position to complain, that's for sure.

UCLA's Jay Toia becomes clear-cut favorite to make Dallas Cowboys' 53-man roster

Jay Toia is benefiting from the Cowboys' subpar roster construction. He walked into the right NFL situation for him

uclawire.usatoday.com

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Better, clearer video than on some of these. Good look at #71 the first few minutes.

They actually run a few plays out of the straight I-formation.

 

[boozeman]

Better, clearer video than on some of these. Good look at #71 the first few minutes.

They actually run a few plays out of the straight I-formation.

Kneeland made some plays too.

My teeny tiny itsy bitsy inner homer is also encouraged by our new rush options.

 

[boozeman]

So the reports were accurate and he is working on it.

I will say that Schottenheimer’s kid is one of those high E.Q. leaders.

 

[Rev]

another one is getting sucked in.