Greg Hardy had one of his practices as a Cowboy. He was un-blockable, playing at his customary right end. He also beat blockers at left end at at the 3-technique.
— The coaches worked extensively with Randy Gregory at right end and Hardy at the under tackle. The two practiced a lot of stunts together. The coaches are clearly intrigued at the idea of teamming the two on the right side when Hardy’s suspension ends.
— Gregory and 2nd year end Demarcus Lawrence got a lot of hands-on tutorials today from Leon Lett and Rod Marinelli. They worked on recognizing when to use a spin inside when each beats a tackle with an initial up-field rush. Much of the time the rookie Gregory thinks he has an opponent beaten with his initial charge, but he really doesn’t. The coaches want him to recognize when he hasn’t beaten his man and when to work his counter inside.
The lessons remind of the game Dwight Freeney played in his heyday with the Colts. He would either jet past you outside or spin inside if you took his jet move away.
Lawrence also received schooling in this technique but Gregory was the coaches’ prime target.
— Gregory is clearly making a 2nd and 3rd week push. He would not be getting this much work with the coaches and Hardy would not be moving around so much if there was not confidence that Gregory can accelerate his learning curve. Gregory got some reps at end with Jeremy Mincey at the 3, but Hardy was his prime partner.
This suggests that a rush line of Gregory and Lawrence at the end positions and Hardy and Tyrone Crawford at the tackles is clearly being planned.
— 2nd year tackle Jack Crawford continues his strong play inside. He also excelled in the stunt drills. Crawford was extremely effective on the ExiT game, where the end crashes inside first and the tackle on his side loops wide. Crawford was too fast for the Rams tackles during his reps and beat them to the outside.