DMN Blog: Wade: Pacman 'in pretty good shape'

by Brian Davis

Wade Phillips met the Cowboys' media throng after practice today and addressed a few topics. As one might expect, Pacman Jones was topic A, B and C. Here are some of Phillips' initial thoughts about the Cowboys' new cornerback.

"Pac's in pretty good shape. He's had an interception every day so far, so that's pretty nice. But I think football wise, he's in good shape and I think that helps him," Phillips said.

"It's a learning process certainly, but you can tell his natural skills. We worked him on kickoff return, punt return and, of course, at defensive back.

"It's up to him obviously, we all know that and he knows that. As far as the football part, we're trying to get him ready and I think we will. He's really talented. Until you're around him, you really don't know it. You think so. He's just got a lot of natural instincts. He sees the ball real well. Even when he's playing man-to-man sometimes, he sees the ball thrown and gets a good jump on it.

"He's got a lot of ability and he's fitting in well as far as the team's concerned."