RECAP: Mickey's Ranch Report on the Ticket 7/27/07...
Recap by InmanRoshi from a sports forum:
Anything you’ve noticed different in this camp than Parcells’ camp?
Parcells didn’t have the air conditioner on full blast, but it looks pretty much the same. Football practice is all kind of the same. Not really any noticeable difference in drills or the order of the drills.
Leonard Davis can push some people around. I don’t know what he did in Arizona, but when he got an opportunity to lay it on people with pads yesterday, there were some defenders falling to the ground. And when he got in space, which I was told was where his problems were, he was knocking people around. He’s absolutely huge. When he gets on people, they can’t get off of him. There was one play where he pulled and he didn’t get good contact, but he just kind of flicked him and the guy just went flying. I think what happens with guys like that is you get drafted with the 6th pick and all these expectations, and anything less than a Pro Bowl every year and people just dog pile on you. I’ve also heard from a couple of guys that he’s got a little mean streak to him, like Larry Allen. I know people are down on him because they think he was overpaid in free agency, but everyone in free agency is overpaid. There is a chance he could work out here and still be overpaid. But if you got the need, what choice do you have? If your air conditioner gives out on you in the middle of summer and the guy wants to charge you $150 to fix it, are you just going to sit and sweat all summer because you don’t want to overpay? That’s why the draft is so important. Draft and develop these guys, so you don’t have to pay for them on the open market.
I kind of had a feeling about Matt Baker being released. They’ve had Baker for a year and they kind of knew what he was about, so they want to see the two new guys. Baker spent all last year on their practice squad, and no one really tried to pick him up, so I’m sure the Cowboys think he’ll still be there if they decide they want him back. But Moore and Bartel both have real nice arms, so they probably want to give them more reps to take a look at him.
Anything you’ve noticed different in this camp than Parcells’ camp?
Parcells didn’t have the air conditioner on full blast, but it looks pretty much the same. Football practice is all kind of the same. Not really any noticeable difference in drills or the order of the drills.
Leonard Davis can push some people around. I don’t know what he did in Arizona, but when he got an opportunity to lay it on people with pads yesterday, there were some defenders falling to the ground. And when he got in space, which I was told was where his problems were, he was knocking people around. He’s absolutely huge. When he gets on people, they can’t get off of him. There was one play where he pulled and he didn’t get good contact, but he just kind of flicked him and the guy just went flying. I think what happens with guys like that is you get drafted with the 6th pick and all these expectations, and anything less than a Pro Bowl every year and people just dog pile on you. I’ve also heard from a couple of guys that he’s got a little mean streak to him, like Larry Allen. I know people are down on him because they think he was overpaid in free agency, but everyone in free agency is overpaid. There is a chance he could work out here and still be overpaid. But if you got the need, what choice do you have? If your air conditioner gives out on you in the middle of summer and the guy wants to charge you $150 to fix it, are you just going to sit and sweat all summer because you don’t want to overpay? That’s why the draft is so important. Draft and develop these guys, so you don’t have to pay for them on the open market.
I kind of had a feeling about Matt Baker being released. They’ve had Baker for a year and they kind of knew what he was about, so they want to see the two new guys. Baker spent all last year on their practice squad, and no one really tried to pick him up, so I’m sure the Cowboys think he’ll still be there if they decide they want him back. But Moore and Bartel both have real nice arms, so they probably want to give them more reps to take a look at him.
posted by The Gryphon at 6:53 PM
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