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Cowboys got something from their ancillary offensive players
Dak Prescott got dragged down into the muck and mire where all Steelers games unfailingly travel. The usually steady quarterback committed three turnovers and took inopportune sacks. His connection with CeeDee Lamb was, at best, hit or miss. An excellent toe-tap catch along the sideline on his first catch felt like a different lifetime ago by the time we got to a miscommunication that resulted in an interception, and the subsequent sideline discussion:
With their two newly minted franchise players not offering up their best ball, Dallas got something that’s been painfully missing through the first month of the season: contributions from the ancillary offensive players.
With Brandin Cooks placed on IR, the Cowboys were forced to give more opportunities to third-year wideout, Jalen Tolbert. Given the way Cooks was playing in the first month and how Tolbert responded on Sunday night, this may have been a coup for Dallas. Tolbert led the team in receiving yards, snaring seven passes for 87 yards and the game-winning touchdown on 10 targets. He was an impact player from the early moments of this game. The fact that he sealed the deal at the end when he stepped up as the lead receiver while dealing with an injury from the prior play felt too poetic.
Tolbert has flashed as a vertical receiver in the first few games and did it consistently on Sunday against a good secondary. The Cowboys have been desperately missing a vertical X-receiver who can win on curl and comeback routes since Michael Gallup tore his ACL several years ago. It’s early but Tolbert may end up being an answer. He’s merely 6% rostered in Yahoo leagues and I’d be stunned if he didn’t have a role in Dallas going forward.
I don’t know if Jake Ferguson can be considered an ancillary player at this stage — he’s too good — but it’s worth noting he was the second-most impactful receiver. He showed the…
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Publish date : 2024-10-07 05:25:50
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