FRISCO, Texas — How crucial was it for Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones to have a sense of urgency and get 2023 First-Team wide receiver CeeDee Lamb’s four-year, $136 million extension done prior to training camp instead of late August?
Well, the Cowboys are finding out as 2023 Second-Team All-Pro quarterback Dak Prescott and Lamb’s 2024 offensive passing connection is paying the price. Dallas trailed 14-3 in the second quarter (14:29 left before halftime) of their Week 2 home opener against the New Orleans Saints when Prescott uncorked a pass to Lamb in the end zone on a slot fade route along the numbers in the middle of the field. Lamb blew past Saints cornerback Paulson Adebo, beating him on his deep route toward the middle of the end zone. The problem is Prescott thought Lamb was running his route to the back corner of the end zone, and Lamb remained inside. Incomplete pass.
Dallas ended up settling for a 38-yard field made field goal from All-Pro kicker Brandon Aubrey, and New Orleans’ lead remained 14-6, in a game it went on to win 44-19.
Lamb admitted the mistake was his, and that it was a byproduct of the time missed between himself and Prescott in training camp, something that could have been avoided if Jones had acted sooner.
“Yeah, absolutely. Just kind of going over training camp things, training camp moves. Things that we put in a long time ago, but obviously having those conversations are always great conversations. That’s going to be the first that I go to as soon we get on the sideline, completion or incompletion,” Lamb said on Thursday. “What were you thinking? What were you feeling? What do you think I was doing?’ It’s all about getting on the same page as your quarterback being a receiver. So for me, it’s just making sure that I’m available for him and whatever I got to do to be open, I’m going to do that. Whatever I got to do to get…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-09-20 01:14:38
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