![]() ![]() ![]() Even without Amari Cooper, the Cowboys have two very good receivers, with Michael Gallup especially looking like a breakout player next season. If Darious Williams and Long are expected to man the outside, with Ramsey in the star or slot role, then it is imperative that they’re both capable of covering elite receivers because most teams are now bringing at least two talented pass catchers every week. This is Long’s third year in the NFL and the former third round pick has a golden opportunity to finally start and log big minutes with Troy Hill - the player who was wearing #22 prior to him taking it this season - now in Cleveland, but if Saturday was any indication, teams will be directing their attention to anyone other than Jalen Ramsey. Time after time, it seemed like a Cowboys player was making a catch and Long was the closest defender in the area. However, Long was on the wrong end of almost every big completion by either DiNucci or Gilbert. had one of the best defensive plays of the day - maybe the best - on a pass breakup for a throw intended for Cedrick Wilson. I think it just means that this was a joint practice, but there was one area of the Rams defense that seemed to be a key focal point of attack for backup quarterbacks Ben DiNucci and Garrett Gilbert. This doesn’t tell me that LA’s defense should be worried. All told, the Dallas offense seemed to be rather effective against the Rams defense. I thought that given his assignment, Cowboys guard Connor Williams did have a good day.Despite that, Donald and Williams got into one another skirmish, but it was even more minor than the very minor one that preceded it.It was a large crowd of players, but they cooled off and Sean McVay spoke again to Donald on the sidelines to make sure the reigning Defensive Player of the Year could avoid another training camp fight like that one. It could have been confused for a more serious melee - like the ones the two teams got into back in 2015’s joint practice - but this was not that. That being said, Donald and Williams fought only two plays into the scrimmage, drawing in players from both sidelines to help, if needed.Cowboys guard Connor Williams drew more than one round of applause from a mostly-Dallas fanbase in attendance, but each side was holding back and it wouldn’t be fair to compare what I saw today to a preseason game. It’s difficult to know how much effort each side of the trenches was giving, and it surely was not 100-percent, but Aaron Donald won a couple of his battles during scrimmages.Here is some of what I observed on Saturday: But it did mean seeing CeeDee Lamb, Ezekiel Elliott, Michael Gallup, Tony Pollard against the likes of Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, and Leonard Floyd. That did not include quarterback Dak Prescott, as the team is taking every precaution necessary in his return and he’s dealing with discomfort in his shoulder right now. With so much attention being paid already to Matthew Stafford and the LA scoring attack this summer, I decided to watch the Rams defense face off against a Dallas offense that will feature some of the NFL’s biggest stars in 2021. You will also be able to see some of the action soon on Hard Knocks, as the HBO show had cameras all over as they cover the Cowboys this year, a place that the Rams have been in twice in the last five years. I went to Oxnard on Saturday to watch the LA Rams hold a joint practice with Dallas at the Cowboys’ training camp facilities. ![]()
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