Cowboys
While Cowboys owner Jerry Jones indicated that theyโre prepared to move on from RB Ezekiel Elliott, he still left the door open to the possibility of the veteran running back returning in the right scenario.
โI donโt want to ever leave him hanging or fans hanging or anybody,โ Jones said, via Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. โBut I wouldnโt take any possibility off the table. Zeke gave us everything he had and more. And we gave him everything we had and more. So, thatโs the way youโd like to end it.โ
Jones said that they did not offer Elliott the chance to return with a pay cut.
โNo, no specifically, no,โ Jones said.
Jones also commented on OT Terence Steele and his return from a season-ending injury, as well as mentioning who could wind up playing left guard for the Cowboys.
โHeโs such a top tackle,โ Jones said. โAs we have it right now, (Steele) should be the backup tackle on both sides as we look at it right today. Thatโs a lot of position flex right there. To me, what Steele does is become a part of a three-man position look when you look at the tackles. Looking at it that way gives us as good a tackle position on offense as weโve (had).โ
โWe could address it in the draft,โ Jones said of the left guard. โWe could address it (in-house) with a couple of our young guys. Iโm ready to go from within. Matt Waletzko, heโs a tackle, but he gives you a lot of depth and gives you some flex on what youโre doing at guard if you need it. Weโre not in a position (where we must draft an offensive lineman), but if the player on the offensive line is there for us at the right spot, I wouldnโt hesitate, matter of fact, Iโll take him.โ
Eagles
- The Eagles are scheduled to host Kansas State CB Julius Brents for a top-30 visit, according to Ryan Fowler.
Giants
Giants HC Brian Daboll didnโt say whether the team would adopt a more pass-heavy approach with the addition of TE Darren Waller. Daboll said the team would base itโs offensive strategy around the personnel that they have.
โI just think it depends on the team we have,โ Daboll said, via the teamโs website. โI think everything we try to do is geared toward our team and where our teamโs at. Thatโs not our question to answer right now. Darren, I think, is a good football player. Iโm happy that we traded for him. To get him in our system, to let him see how he processes our calls, to get him out on the field, to read his body language, heโs been a very talented player in the league. Iโm happy we have him. And Iโm looking forward to working with him. Heโs a pretty unique player, I would say. Weโve just got to get him into the building and start working with him in terms of learning our stuff. But heโs a talented player.โ
Daboll added that Waller has lined up at different positions in the past and the team will continue to experiment with him to try and find the best ways to maximize his talents.
โTheyโve lined him up in different spots,โ Daboll said. โHeโs worked under different head coaches. I think whatever we feel is best for him and our team, thatโs what weโll try to do. In the springtime, itโs a time to kind of experiment on some things and see what works and see what doesnโt and try to build off that. I think thatโs your job as a coaching staff to figure out who you have and move the pieces around and go out there and play with the guys that you have. You can have a lot of different personnel groups that you use throughout the year, some more tight end-based and some more receiver-based. Thereโs times last year when we used three running backs at a time. So, thatโs what all this spring and training camp and all those things will be for. โLetโs put everybody out there. Letโs start learning the system together as a group and figure out what weโre doing.โโ
Daboll said that the team has had discussions about potentially limiting Wallerโs workload in an effort to keep him healthy for the full season.
โWeโve had initial talks about it,โ Daboll said. โIโve had initial discussions with our training staff about practices and OTAs and about some things. I think we take each player that we have on a case-by-case basis now. Once they get in there, phase one, they just start working out in meetings, I think thatโll evolve over the next few weeks, not just with D, but with all the guys, too.โ
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