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Kevin Ogletree moving up
August, 2, 2011 12:30 PM CT
By Calvin Watkins
SAN ANTONIO -- The old sage with the receiving corps is Miles Austin.
In some ways, Kevin Ogletree is there as well.
When you look at the receivers in training camp, nobody has played more snaps than Austin and you could say Dez Bryant is right there as well, though his rookie year finished a month early when he fractured his ankle.
Which brings us to Kevin Ogletree, who enters his third season with the Cowboys.
An undrafted free agent from Virginia, Ogletree is poised to take over as the third receiver on the roster.
And like Bryant, he doesn't have a veteran receiver such as Roy Williams or Patrick Crayton around to mentor him.
"Those guys were big leaders in our room and on the field," said Ogletree, who has 10 career catches. "And besides playing time, being one of the older guys out of the group, this is a big task in front of me. I just want to help the young guys out and I'm trying to do everything right and show that leadership."
The Cowboys have a variety of receivers in camp behind Ogletree.
Sixth-round pick Dwayne Harris is along for the ride and has shown some progress and undrafted rookie Raymond Radway has impressed everyone with his speed. But Manuel Johnson and Jesse Holley, two receivers the coaches and scouts know about because they spent part of their rookie year on the practice squad last year, are also competing for playing time.
So there are people waiting to take Ogletree's spot in the rotation of receivers. You could even say the No. 3 receiver doesn't have a big role, but Williams, who started last season, was treated like a No. 3, with his 37 catches for 530 yards with five touchdowns performance. In some ways the three receiving threats are Jason Witten, Austin and Bryant.
Everyone else fits where they can, including the running backs, in the passing scheme. But Ogletree said he doesn't feel pressure to produce as the No. 3 receiver.
"I always hold myself to high standards, pressure wouldn't be a word I use," Ogletree said. "I'm undrafted and I have to battle every year, no matter where I'm at or who's left or who's coming in. There's always going to be guys trying to win a spot and I'm going to be one of those guys. I just have to have a workers mentality."
August, 2, 2011 12:30 PM CT
By Calvin Watkins
SAN ANTONIO -- The old sage with the receiving corps is Miles Austin.
In some ways, Kevin Ogletree is there as well.
When you look at the receivers in training camp, nobody has played more snaps than Austin and you could say Dez Bryant is right there as well, though his rookie year finished a month early when he fractured his ankle.
Which brings us to Kevin Ogletree, who enters his third season with the Cowboys.
An undrafted free agent from Virginia, Ogletree is poised to take over as the third receiver on the roster.
And like Bryant, he doesn't have a veteran receiver such as Roy Williams or Patrick Crayton around to mentor him.
"Those guys were big leaders in our room and on the field," said Ogletree, who has 10 career catches. "And besides playing time, being one of the older guys out of the group, this is a big task in front of me. I just want to help the young guys out and I'm trying to do everything right and show that leadership."
The Cowboys have a variety of receivers in camp behind Ogletree.
Sixth-round pick Dwayne Harris is along for the ride and has shown some progress and undrafted rookie Raymond Radway has impressed everyone with his speed. But Manuel Johnson and Jesse Holley, two receivers the coaches and scouts know about because they spent part of their rookie year on the practice squad last year, are also competing for playing time.
So there are people waiting to take Ogletree's spot in the rotation of receivers. You could even say the No. 3 receiver doesn't have a big role, but Williams, who started last season, was treated like a No. 3, with his 37 catches for 530 yards with five touchdowns performance. In some ways the three receiving threats are Jason Witten, Austin and Bryant.
Everyone else fits where they can, including the running backs, in the passing scheme. But Ogletree said he doesn't feel pressure to produce as the No. 3 receiver.
"I always hold myself to high standards, pressure wouldn't be a word I use," Ogletree said. "I'm undrafted and I have to battle every year, no matter where I'm at or who's left or who's coming in. There's always going to be guys trying to win a spot and I'm going to be one of those guys. I just have to have a workers mentality."
