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Taylor: Cowboys CB tandem poised to be among the NFL's best
01:10 AM CDT on Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Column by JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR / The Dallas Morning News |jtaylor@dallasnews.com
Jean-Jacques Taylor
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Secondary coach Dave Campo said Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman has never had a better training camp than he's having this summer.
Newman is finally meshing perfect technique with his array of individual skills and the results have been superb. His interception against San Diego was a perfect example of that.
The Cowboys were playing zone coverage, and Newman turned his shoulders and took a false step, as though he were going to cover the receiver running the post. When Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers saw that, he threw an out route because it appeared his receiver was open – just as Newman wanted him too.
Then Newman stepped in front of the pass and intercepted it.
"He played the coverage perfectly," Campo said. "He's been doing it the whole camp. Sometimes, it takes awhile to convince guys that technique is important, especially when they have so many physical gifts.
"Technique is what allows you to be consistent, and it puts you in position to make more plays. He's doing a great job."
With Newman playing at a high level and Mike Jenkins emerging as one of the best young cornerbacks in the league, the Cowboys' cornerback tandem is poised to be among the best in the league.
Newman, a two-time Pro Bowl player, has never had more than four interceptions in a season.
That could change this year because Newman's football intellect, his athletic ability and his commitment to technique are in perfect harmony.
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01:10 AM CDT on Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Column by JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR / The Dallas Morning News |jtaylor@dallasnews.com
Jean-Jacques Taylor
Archive | Bio | E-mail
Secondary coach Dave Campo said Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman has never had a better training camp than he's having this summer.
Newman is finally meshing perfect technique with his array of individual skills and the results have been superb. His interception against San Diego was a perfect example of that.
The Cowboys were playing zone coverage, and Newman turned his shoulders and took a false step, as though he were going to cover the receiver running the post. When Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers saw that, he threw an out route because it appeared his receiver was open – just as Newman wanted him too.
Then Newman stepped in front of the pass and intercepted it.
"He played the coverage perfectly," Campo said. "He's been doing it the whole camp. Sometimes, it takes awhile to convince guys that technique is important, especially when they have so many physical gifts.
"Technique is what allows you to be consistent, and it puts you in position to make more plays. He's doing a great job."
With Newman playing at a high level and Mike Jenkins emerging as one of the best young cornerbacks in the league, the Cowboys' cornerback tandem is poised to be among the best in the league.
Newman, a two-time Pro Bowl player, has never had more than four interceptions in a season.
That could change this year because Newman's football intellect, his athletic ability and his commitment to technique are in perfect harmony.
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