Camp Report | Dallas News
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Afternoon camp activities: Friday's practice was more of a walk-through for the players, who wore shorts and shells ... First-round pick Bobby Carpenter looks a lot like former tight end Dan Campbell from a distance because of his long blonde hair. Carpenter showed off his 4.58 speed during a brief scrimmage. Parcells expects him to be versatile enough to stay on the field much of the time, and Carpenter appeared comfortable in coverage. Parcells said the fact that he coached Carpenter's father, Rob, when he was with the Giants played a role in the club's decision to sign him ... Fifth-round draft pick Pat Watkins (6-6, 212) of Florida State looks unbelievably thin. He appeared to move well from his free safety spot, but no one threw a pass in his direction ... Free-agent quarterback Jeff Mroz of Yale appears to have a pretty live arm. He threw several passes to second-round draft pick Anthony Fasano during Friday's session and he connected with free-agent receiver Austin Miles (Monmouth) on a couple of deep routes ... Fourth-round pick Skyler Green (5-9, 197) flashed his speed on several routes, but Parcells said he reported for camp overweight. Parcells said he would like to pencil in Green as his kickoff and punt return man ... Cowboys center Andre Gurode observed a few minutes of the rookie camp ...
Former Grambling defensive end Jason Hatcher (6-6, 285) showed impressive quickness for his size. He may not be as much of a project as first predicted. In one-on-one drills, Hatcher raced by helpless offensive linemen with nice swim moves ... The club usually brings in a handful of "workout" players during the minicamp. This year, the list includes 10 players, five of whom played college football in Texas. South Carolina running back Demetrius Summers (5-11, 214) was probably the most recognizable player on that list, which also included SMU linebacker D.D. Lee and kicker Chris McMurtray ... Listed at 6-1, 228 pounds, McMurtray appears to have stayed pretty close to the training table. The Cowboys may be in the market for a kickoff specialist because newly signed Mike Vanderjagt hasn't performed those duties since 2003 ... Summers and former SMU running back Keylon Kincade were the only backs in attendance. Kincade has spent time on the club's practice squad the past two seasons, but he's eligible to participate in the rookie camp because he's never been on the 53-man roster ... Pat McQuistan, taken in the seventh round, is enormous at 6-6, 314 pounds. His twin brother, Paul, went to the Raiders in the third round. The Cowboys watched a lot of film on Paul, a left tackle, leading up to the draft, but because his brother played next to him at guard, the club took notice ... Second-year wide receiver J.R. Tolver made several nice catches. He has terrific leaping ability and makes catches in traffic ... Coaches are already looking to see which players will be able to contribute to special teams. They had receivers and defensive backs run with brooms behind their backs in order to simulate what it's like to be a gunner ... The minicamp attracted 17 photojournalists, and 75 people attended Parcells' afternoon news conference.
Afternoon camp activities: Friday's practice was more of a walk-through for the players, who wore shorts and shells ... First-round pick Bobby Carpenter looks a lot like former tight end Dan Campbell from a distance because of his long blonde hair. Carpenter showed off his 4.58 speed during a brief scrimmage. Parcells expects him to be versatile enough to stay on the field much of the time, and Carpenter appeared comfortable in coverage. Parcells said the fact that he coached Carpenter's father, Rob, when he was with the Giants played a role in the club's decision to sign him ... Fifth-round draft pick Pat Watkins (6-6, 212) of Florida State looks unbelievably thin. He appeared to move well from his free safety spot, but no one threw a pass in his direction ... Free-agent quarterback Jeff Mroz of Yale appears to have a pretty live arm. He threw several passes to second-round draft pick Anthony Fasano during Friday's session and he connected with free-agent receiver Austin Miles (Monmouth) on a couple of deep routes ... Fourth-round pick Skyler Green (5-9, 197) flashed his speed on several routes, but Parcells said he reported for camp overweight. Parcells said he would like to pencil in Green as his kickoff and punt return man ... Cowboys center Andre Gurode observed a few minutes of the rookie camp ...
Former Grambling defensive end Jason Hatcher (6-6, 285) showed impressive quickness for his size. He may not be as much of a project as first predicted. In one-on-one drills, Hatcher raced by helpless offensive linemen with nice swim moves ... The club usually brings in a handful of "workout" players during the minicamp. This year, the list includes 10 players, five of whom played college football in Texas. South Carolina running back Demetrius Summers (5-11, 214) was probably the most recognizable player on that list, which also included SMU linebacker D.D. Lee and kicker Chris McMurtray ... Listed at 6-1, 228 pounds, McMurtray appears to have stayed pretty close to the training table. The Cowboys may be in the market for a kickoff specialist because newly signed Mike Vanderjagt hasn't performed those duties since 2003 ... Summers and former SMU running back Keylon Kincade were the only backs in attendance. Kincade has spent time on the club's practice squad the past two seasons, but he's eligible to participate in the rookie camp because he's never been on the 53-man roster ... Pat McQuistan, taken in the seventh round, is enormous at 6-6, 314 pounds. His twin brother, Paul, went to the Raiders in the third round. The Cowboys watched a lot of film on Paul, a left tackle, leading up to the draft, but because his brother played next to him at guard, the club took notice ... Second-year wide receiver J.R. Tolver made several nice catches. He has terrific leaping ability and makes catches in traffic ... Coaches are already looking to see which players will be able to contribute to special teams. They had receivers and defensive backs run with brooms behind their backs in order to simulate what it's like to be a gunner ... The minicamp attracted 17 photojournalists, and 75 people attended Parcells' afternoon news conference.
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