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Orlando Scandrick: Naysayers are my motivation; Tim Brown: That's a bad idea
Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer
By JON MACHOTA
Special contributor
Published 15 August 2011 05:36 PM
Entering the final year of his rookie contract, Orlando Scandrick is out to prove his critics wrong.
The Cowboys cornerback has played in the shadows of starters Terence Newman and Mike Jenkins since being selected in the fifth round of the 2008 draft.
But Newman and Jenkins have battled injuries during the preseason, and Scandrick has jumped on his opportunity. The 24-year-old is out to prove that he’s more than a reserve defensive back in the league.
And according to his comments after Thursday’s preseason opener, Scandrick has been using the critical media as motivation.
“All these people that want to see me do bad and criticize me and stuff like that, keep doing it,” Scandrick told DFW Sports Beat host Brady Tinker. “At the end of the day, I’m just going to keep getting better. I’m just going to be out to prove people wrong. For all the people that want to see me keep doing bad and want to say that I struggle and I do this and that, keep it up. You motivate me.”
Scandrick added: “I think I earned a little bit of respect around here. In the NFL, young players are going to take their ups and downs and I think we lose track of how long sometimes it takes people to develop. It takes others longer than some.”
Former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown, a 9-time Pro Bowler and graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, wasn’t a supporter of Scandrick’s response.
Brown was a guest on the Sports Beat show on TXA 21 last weekend and said that he was going to call Scandrick about the comments.
“You have to allow things to roll off your back,” Brown said. “You’re going to get beat, you’re going to have great plays, things like that are going to happen. … This is a tough city to play in. The media is on top of you all the time. You cannot let somebody know, ‘Hey, he’s really listening to what we’re saying.’
“Orlando, I will be calling you, just hold tight because we really need to talk. You cannot let the media get a hold of you.”
Brown said Scandrick was “obviously physically very talented” but needs to improve on the mental side of the game.
“Mentally, I think he needs to get more into the game and know exactly what these (receivers) are capable of doing in the slot,” Brown said.
As a nickel corner, the majority of Scandrick's work comes against slot receivers.
Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer
By JON MACHOTA
Special contributor
Published 15 August 2011 05:36 PM
Entering the final year of his rookie contract, Orlando Scandrick is out to prove his critics wrong.
The Cowboys cornerback has played in the shadows of starters Terence Newman and Mike Jenkins since being selected in the fifth round of the 2008 draft.
But Newman and Jenkins have battled injuries during the preseason, and Scandrick has jumped on his opportunity. The 24-year-old is out to prove that he’s more than a reserve defensive back in the league.
And according to his comments after Thursday’s preseason opener, Scandrick has been using the critical media as motivation.
“All these people that want to see me do bad and criticize me and stuff like that, keep doing it,” Scandrick told DFW Sports Beat host Brady Tinker. “At the end of the day, I’m just going to keep getting better. I’m just going to be out to prove people wrong. For all the people that want to see me keep doing bad and want to say that I struggle and I do this and that, keep it up. You motivate me.”
Scandrick added: “I think I earned a little bit of respect around here. In the NFL, young players are going to take their ups and downs and I think we lose track of how long sometimes it takes people to develop. It takes others longer than some.”
Former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown, a 9-time Pro Bowler and graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, wasn’t a supporter of Scandrick’s response.
Brown was a guest on the Sports Beat show on TXA 21 last weekend and said that he was going to call Scandrick about the comments.
“You have to allow things to roll off your back,” Brown said. “You’re going to get beat, you’re going to have great plays, things like that are going to happen. … This is a tough city to play in. The media is on top of you all the time. You cannot let somebody know, ‘Hey, he’s really listening to what we’re saying.’
“Orlando, I will be calling you, just hold tight because we really need to talk. You cannot let the media get a hold of you.”
Brown said Scandrick was “obviously physically very talented” but needs to improve on the mental side of the game.
“Mentally, I think he needs to get more into the game and know exactly what these (receivers) are capable of doing in the slot,” Brown said.
As a nickel corner, the majority of Scandrick's work comes against slot receivers.
