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DC.COM: Protect and Serve: Davis To Remain Right Guard Starter
IRVING, Texas - After getting replaced for part of Sunday's 34-27 loss to Tennessee, Leonard Davis will remain the Cowboys' starting right guard, head coach Wade Phillips said.
The Cowboys substituted Montrae Holland for Davis at the end of the first half after Tony Romo had been sacked a fifth time. Davis returned in the second half after Holland sustained injuries to his nose and right eye.
"The guy's a Pro Bowl player," Phillips said of Davis. "He had some trouble with the pass rush early, and Montrae's a good pass rush protector. We settled him down on the sideline, basically, and he went back in and I thought he played pretty good after that."
Davis, a 10th-year veteran, has started 52 consecutive games since signing a seven-year, $49.6 million deal with the Cowboys in 2007.
He said his own technique breakdowns caused problems against Titans defensive tackle Jason Jones.
"It had nothing to do with those guys. It was all me," Davis said. "I'm definitely mad. Obviously we wanted to win the game and it didn't go the way we wanted to. Me personally, you go home and just kind of think about the game, what happened, things to work on, changes to make. You've got to re-evaluate yourself each week regardless of whether you win or lose."
IRVING, Texas - After getting replaced for part of Sunday's 34-27 loss to Tennessee, Leonard Davis will remain the Cowboys' starting right guard, head coach Wade Phillips said.
The Cowboys substituted Montrae Holland for Davis at the end of the first half after Tony Romo had been sacked a fifth time. Davis returned in the second half after Holland sustained injuries to his nose and right eye.
"The guy's a Pro Bowl player," Phillips said of Davis. "He had some trouble with the pass rush early, and Montrae's a good pass rush protector. We settled him down on the sideline, basically, and he went back in and I thought he played pretty good after that."
Davis, a 10th-year veteran, has started 52 consecutive games since signing a seven-year, $49.6 million deal with the Cowboys in 2007.
He said his own technique breakdowns caused problems against Titans defensive tackle Jason Jones.
"It had nothing to do with those guys. It was all me," Davis said. "I'm definitely mad. Obviously we wanted to win the game and it didn't go the way we wanted to. Me personally, you go home and just kind of think about the game, what happened, things to work on, changes to make. You've got to re-evaluate yourself each week regardless of whether you win or lose."
