By BRANDON GEORGE
Staff Writer
bgeorge@dallasnews.com
Published 14 August 2011 09:21 PM
Here's what I saw from the Cowboys' three-hour training camp practice
Sunday afternoon from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington:
• LB Brandon Williams had two good plays early. On the first play of team drills, he would have sacked Stephen McGee. A few plays later, he beat OT Sam Young for another would-be sack of McGee.
• Undrafted rookie free agent kicker Dan Bailey (Oklahoma State) had his worst day of camp. He was 1-for-4 on field goal attempts. He made a 29-yarder but proceeded to miss from 34, 39 and 44 yards. Meanwhile, starter David Buehler was 3-for-4. His 34-yarder was wide right. Overall, Buehler is now 35-for-49 in camp and Bailey is 37-for-46.
• WR Raymond Radway, coming off a good practice Saturday and an impressive training camp, struggled Sunday. He dropped a punt and a pass in wide receiver drills within the first hour. Radway also dropped a touchdown pass from Jon Kitna. Rookie WR Dwayne Harris also struggled catching the ball and with his route running.
• LB Victor Butler continued his impressive camp with a great day. He played tight coverage on RB Phillip Tanner in the right flat, forcing Stephen McGee to throw the ball away. On back-to-back plays, he would have a sack each time. First, he beat TE John Phillips on a block to get to Jon Kitna. Then he went right past OT Sam Young for a would-be sack of Stephen McGee. Late in team drills, he also tipped a pass away from Kitna.
• Phil Costa worked at second-team center behind starter Andre Gurode and not left guard. Rookie David Arkin remained at first-team left guard. Rookie Bill Nagy worked at second-team left guard.
• Several wide receivers dropped passes Sunday, including Dez Bryant and Kevin Ogletree. TE John Phillips also had a drop in the right corner of the end zone.
• Felix Jones and Lonyae Miller had some good runs in 9-on-7 drills. Jones showed his speed to the outside, and Miller busted up the middle and into the secondary untouched.
• LB Anthony Spencer knocked down a Tony Romo pass in team drills. NT Jay Ratliff had a good pass rush up the middle and would have sacked Romo.
• DE Jason Hatcher pounced on a fumble by RB Phillip Tanner in 9-on-7 work.
• WR Miles Austin made a great leaping catch of a Jon Kitna pass in the corner of the end zone. Austin tapped both his toes down just inbounds.
• Recently signed WR Curtis Clay made a great diving catch over the middle from Jon Kitna. Rookie CB Josh Thomas didn't touch Clay down, allowing him to get up and score.
• CB Mario Butler intercepted a Stephen McGee fade pass in the end zone intended for Clay in 7-on-7 drills.
• CB Alan Ball made a nice pass breakup in the end zone of a Tony Romo pass. WR Manuel Johnson was pulling in the catch when Ball knocked it away. Later, Johnson tried to make a one-handed catch in the end zone but dropped the ball.
• Safety Barry Church knocked down a Stephen McGee pass in the red zone as McGee rolled to his right and ran out of options.
Staff Writer
bgeorge@dallasnews.com
Published 14 August 2011 09:21 PM
Here's what I saw from the Cowboys' three-hour training camp practice
Sunday afternoon from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington:
• LB Brandon Williams had two good plays early. On the first play of team drills, he would have sacked Stephen McGee. A few plays later, he beat OT Sam Young for another would-be sack of McGee.
• Undrafted rookie free agent kicker Dan Bailey (Oklahoma State) had his worst day of camp. He was 1-for-4 on field goal attempts. He made a 29-yarder but proceeded to miss from 34, 39 and 44 yards. Meanwhile, starter David Buehler was 3-for-4. His 34-yarder was wide right. Overall, Buehler is now 35-for-49 in camp and Bailey is 37-for-46.
• WR Raymond Radway, coming off a good practice Saturday and an impressive training camp, struggled Sunday. He dropped a punt and a pass in wide receiver drills within the first hour. Radway also dropped a touchdown pass from Jon Kitna. Rookie WR Dwayne Harris also struggled catching the ball and with his route running.
• LB Victor Butler continued his impressive camp with a great day. He played tight coverage on RB Phillip Tanner in the right flat, forcing Stephen McGee to throw the ball away. On back-to-back plays, he would have a sack each time. First, he beat TE John Phillips on a block to get to Jon Kitna. Then he went right past OT Sam Young for a would-be sack of Stephen McGee. Late in team drills, he also tipped a pass away from Kitna.
• Phil Costa worked at second-team center behind starter Andre Gurode and not left guard. Rookie David Arkin remained at first-team left guard. Rookie Bill Nagy worked at second-team left guard.
• Several wide receivers dropped passes Sunday, including Dez Bryant and Kevin Ogletree. TE John Phillips also had a drop in the right corner of the end zone.
• Felix Jones and Lonyae Miller had some good runs in 9-on-7 drills. Jones showed his speed to the outside, and Miller busted up the middle and into the secondary untouched.
• LB Anthony Spencer knocked down a Tony Romo pass in team drills. NT Jay Ratliff had a good pass rush up the middle and would have sacked Romo.
• DE Jason Hatcher pounced on a fumble by RB Phillip Tanner in 9-on-7 work.
• WR Miles Austin made a great leaping catch of a Jon Kitna pass in the corner of the end zone. Austin tapped both his toes down just inbounds.
• Recently signed WR Curtis Clay made a great diving catch over the middle from Jon Kitna. Rookie CB Josh Thomas didn't touch Clay down, allowing him to get up and score.
• CB Mario Butler intercepted a Stephen McGee fade pass in the end zone intended for Clay in 7-on-7 drills.
• CB Alan Ball made a nice pass breakup in the end zone of a Tony Romo pass. WR Manuel Johnson was pulling in the catch when Ball knocked it away. Later, Johnson tried to make a one-handed catch in the end zone but dropped the ball.
• Safety Barry Church knocked down a Stephen McGee pass in the red zone as McGee rolled to his right and ran out of options.
