3/28/2024 0 Comments Nate newton dakWith two years remaining on his contract, Martin wants a boost from his current $14 million-per-year average, which currently sits eighth among all guards. by anybody’s math,” Jones said, via Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. It’s very costly and so that’s, that’s where we are. Jerry Jones speaks about the Zack Martin holdout.Ĭowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked Monday whether he was surprised sides couldn’t find common ground. Cowboys’ Jerry Jones not surprised by lack of progress in Zack Martin holdout - Kevin Patra, NFL.com Five years of experience and hours and hours of preparation have led him to where he can see things others do not. He doesn’t know just his job he knows everybody’s job. It is nothing to see Vander Esch push a defensive tackle to the left or right to fill the proper gap, then point to a fellow linebacker or safety to make another command all on the same play. It is his responsibility to make sure everybody is lined up correctly. Vander Esch wears the “green dot” on his helmet, with the calls getting relayed to him. Said Lawrence, “He’s a dynamic piece to this puzzle.” Every bit of his game just reminds me of (it), how he runs to the ball, his aggressiveness, how he just asserts everyone, gets everyone lined up, his willingness to move around.” I mean, he got a chance to work with Sean Lee and I can feel like Sean Lee rubbed off on him. What he puts into the game can’t be replicated. You talk about someone that knows and commands the defense inside out, making sure everyone is lined up, attention to detail. “That’s one person I was super excited to have back. “He’s the most important piece,” Parsons said. Under-the-radar key for the defense, the play of LVE.īut ask any of those on the defense the importance of linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, the former first-round pick in 2018 who has signed one- and two-year deals the last two offseasons, they all have the same feelings. On Cowboys defense with star power, Leighton Vander Esch ‘most important piece’ - Todd Archer, ESPN How else can anyone prepare for the true speed of the game unless they’re actually, you know, in the speed of the game? Of course there is the risk of injury, but by making sure Prescott is healthy in August, is he put at greater risk come September when he’s challenged with facing some guys who have already experienced the frenzied pace of real play and the hitting that comes with it? It’s a difficult balance for sure (especially if Zack Martin is out), but I would think at least a handful of snaps in the preseason would provide a greater overall benefit to both the player and team. So yes, I do wish the starters, including Dak Prescott, would see at least some preseason action. That included the Cowboys, who converted only 20 percent of third downs, totaled 244 yards of offense and had a whopping 10 penalties in a 19-3 loss at home to the Buccaneers. Eleven teams completely rested their starting quarterbacks as well as a few key veterans in the preseason and they promptly went a combined 3-8 in Week One of the regular season. They are still, as you said, working out the kinks. Kurt: On our Hangin’ With The Boys’ podcast, Nate Newton has said several times that because the starters don’t play in the preseason, it takes four regular-season games before the offense is firing on all cylinders. Getting some work is nice, but not at that cost of losing someone. As great as it might feel to watch the starters go up and down and the field and score on a possession or two in the preseason, the sick feeling of losing a starter in a game that doesn’t matter outweighs that leaps and bounds. All we saw was the starting quarterback get hurt and miss several games. But it was hard to know that at the time. Now, it worked out for the Cowboys because Dak Prescott was ready to take over. But to me, when Tony Romo was crunched over in Seattle back in 2016, that weird play just changed his entire season and career. When you watch guys for the entire training camp, you just want to see them in a real game. In the past, I think I just wanted to see the starters, mainly because I wanted too see them play. Nick Eatman: I’ve changed my tune over the years on this subject. do you think the first-string offense should play in the preseason to work out the kinks before the regular season starts? – Paul Albright/Pflugerville, TX Last year the Cowboys didn’t play Dak Prescott during the preseason, and several other starters saw very little time. Mailbag: Should starters play in the preseason? - Staff,
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