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Posted by jellis at 2/18/2011 5:09 PM CST on truebluefanclub.com
On an offensive line that had trouble at times in 2010, especially in the running game, one spot that must be better is right guard.
Leonard Davis, who had made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons with the Cowboys, came back to Earth a bit at age 32. He still has another three years left on his deal. Unless the team wants to eat a chunk of prorated signing bonus money and try finding a new right guard, getting Davis turned around will be a priority.
Davis played better down the stretch than in the first half of the season, but he still has room for improvement to get back to the consistently dominant force he was in his first few years in Dallas. Offensive line coach Hudson Houck says that's as much his responsibility as it is the player's, though he wouldn't come out and say Davis was bad in 2010.
"We're just starting on that," Houck said. "That's a possibility. I would just as soon not get too much into that. What I know is, if that is the case, then I've got to do a better job coaching because he does have potential. He's got good size. He can still run. We've got to get the bending issue solved. We've got to get some things solved."
That would be Houck's way of saying Davis played stiff at times last year.
"We have identified some of the weaknesses," Houck said. "We've also identified the strengths, so it's my job to get him playing better, so we'll address those weaknesses at this point, and get him playing better."
The 28-year veteran of offensive line coaching said certain drills can help Davis correct his bad habits. He'll sit down with Davis to look at film, and the two will come to an agreement on certain corrections that need to be made.
On an offensive line that had trouble at times in 2010, especially in the running game, one spot that must be better is right guard.
Leonard Davis, who had made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons with the Cowboys, came back to Earth a bit at age 32. He still has another three years left on his deal. Unless the team wants to eat a chunk of prorated signing bonus money and try finding a new right guard, getting Davis turned around will be a priority.
Davis played better down the stretch than in the first half of the season, but he still has room for improvement to get back to the consistently dominant force he was in his first few years in Dallas. Offensive line coach Hudson Houck says that's as much his responsibility as it is the player's, though he wouldn't come out and say Davis was bad in 2010.
"We're just starting on that," Houck said. "That's a possibility. I would just as soon not get too much into that. What I know is, if that is the case, then I've got to do a better job coaching because he does have potential. He's got good size. He can still run. We've got to get the bending issue solved. We've got to get some things solved."
That would be Houck's way of saying Davis played stiff at times last year.
"We have identified some of the weaknesses," Houck said. "We've also identified the strengths, so it's my job to get him playing better, so we'll address those weaknesses at this point, and get him playing better."
The 28-year veteran of offensive line coaching said certain drills can help Davis correct his bad habits. He'll sit down with Davis to look at film, and the two will come to an agreement on certain corrections that need to be made.
