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Don't panic though, he's light years ahead of Brad Johnson and he has the arm-strength to threaten teams deep. In some of the 7-on-7's I think he's missed some open reads. This is probably just an issue of him getting familiar with the timing of the Cowboys offense. He's had three or four plays where there have been timing issues in the backfield where he's collided or almost collided with other offensive players on handoffs, guys in motion or guys pulling for blocks. QB - I don't think Jon Kitna has had that strong of a camp so far. With all that out of the way, let's talk about the other players. There hasn't been a lot of action in the deep middle so that would lead me to believe that he and Ken Hamlin are doing well in coverage. He has show a nice ability to diagnose runs, screens and short passes and make his way through the blocking to get in on the plays. The guy I wanted to see in the secondary was Gerald Sensabaugh and so far I'm impressed. Mike Jenkins has been solid, I like what I've seen from him, ditto Orlando Scandrick. Keith Brooking has yet to show a lot, but I'm willing to give him some time to familiarize himself with the Cowboys defense, so the last weeks of camp and whatever time he plays in pre-season will be more instructive. Anthony Spencer had been quiet until the past couple of practices where I've noticed his activity picking up.

On defense, Jay Ratliff and DeMarcus Ware have really stood out but I think that was to be expected. It's hard to evaluate all of the line while still watching the skill positions that are handling the ball, but I think they're doing fine for the moment. The last couple of practices have had the offense on the move this bodes well for the line. The starting o-line has progressed nicely with the return of Kyle Kosier and despite the defense winning more of the camp days than the offense, there haven't been a lot of noticeable jailbreak rushes on the QB's. That is not on display during these sessions but I don't think Cowboys fans are worried about MB3 for the regular season. Marion Barber is at a disadvantage in camp because the nature of his game is physical contact and punishing tacklers while picking up extra-yards. Patrick Crayton has been what we've come to expect, solid and dependable.īoth Felix Jones and Tashard Choice have looked very good, with Choice especially standing out by showing his uncanny ability to negotiate traffic and gain yards. He's not the dominant force at camp that Terrell Owens was, but that doesn't mean when the real games finally arrive that he won't be a force and he is definitely helping other guys get open as discussed in this practice report. His connection with Roy has been discussed to death in many places, but suffice it to say when Romo sees Roy open, he throws it to him, if Roy is not the first-read or if he's covered, Romo is spreading the ball around.Īs for Roy himself, he's doing his job just like one would expect. The leadership question is not something I can truly evaluate from these practices because I can't hear what's being said on the field and these aren't game-like conditions. He's throwing well for the most part and he's continuing to hit the first-read if open or checking down to the second or third options when needed.

Also, Tony Romo has been his normal self. Tight end is definitely one position that we won't have to worry about.

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Although I will briefly touch on some for the sake of a full evaluation.įor example, both Martellus Bennett and Jason Witten have been omnipresent during practices. I'm going to concentrate mainly on the backups and the bubble players, the starters are pretty much set and evaluating them against these practices is not as useful as relying on recent regular-season play from the past couple of years.

Now seems like a good time for some player evaluations based on the first week of training camp practices.