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Kosier to IR; LB Octavien signed

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The Cowboys placed left guard Kyle Kosier on injured reserve Saturday and signed linebacker Steve Octavien off Washington's practice squad to fill Kosier's roster spot.

Kosier is likely to have surgery this week in Charlotte, N.C., on his right foot. He played in only three games this season - all wins - after suffering a ligament injury and hairline fracture in his foot in the preseason against Houston.

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Octavien, a 6-0, 238-pound rookie, went to training camp with Kansas City before joining the Redskins' practice squad on Nov. 20. He played at Nebraska and had 92 tackles, two sacks, 15 tackles for loss and three pass deflections as a senior.

Here's some more info from Octavien's NFL.com profile:

After showing tremendous promise as a freshman at William Rainey Harper College in 2003, Octavien spent almost as much time in the trainer's room as he did on the football field with a litany of injuries the next three seasons.

 

He finally was able to return to full health as a senior, showing good power and versatility, as he started eight games -- three at strong-side linebacker and three more on the weak side.

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Rated the fourth-best junior college linebacker in the country by College Football News, he had his 2004 season cut short after four games due to a shoulder injury. In addition to his football talents, Octavien was a track standout for Harper College. He ran the second leg on the school's 2004 national champion 400-meter relay team and won the Division III junior college discus title with a throw of 164-7.

 

In 2005, Octavien transferred to Nebraska and immediately earned a starting job. But, in the first quarter of the season opener vs. Maine, he suffered a broken leg and was lost for the rest of the season, finishing with four tackles and two stops for losses. He also had surgery to repair shoulder issues.

 

As a junior, more leg problems, along with hamstring issues limited Octavien to nine games of reserve action. He posted 32 tackles (21 solo) with a sack and four stops behind the line of scrimmage. Finally over his injury woes, he was named honorable mention All-Big Twelve Conference in 2007, producing a career-high 92 tackles (56 solos) while starting eight of 12 games. He added two sacks and 15 stops for losses, as he also generated nine quarterback pressures and broke up three passes.

 

Career Notes

Octavien started 10-of-22 games during his three seasons at Nebraska, recording 128 tackles (80 solos) with three sacks for minus-10 yards, 21 stops for losses of 64 yards and eleven quarterback pressures...Caused one fumble and deflected five passes.

 

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I guess we all kind of figured that Kosier could be hitting IR

Good the see us rob a player of the skins..

here’s the combine player profile

Positives: Goes through the ballcarrier, not just to him as he makes the tackle. … Chases and hustles all over the field. … Could potentially play on the weak or strong sides because he blitzes well and stays with athletic tight ends. … Provides good cover skills because he stays low and plants and drives to his target. … Attacks the line of scrimmage. … Can dip his shoulder and hold his ground against a pulling guard. … Adept at bringing down the quarterback or running back in the open field. …



Negatives: Does not have great short-area quickness or recovery speed. … Durability is a question, as he missed games in 2004 (at Harper College), 2005 and 2006 with various leg injuries. … Lacks great size and only has adequate strength to get off blocks and get through trash in the middle. … Could improve his ball awareness in coverage. … Does not always react quickly enough to run plays when it’s not an obvious rushing situation.

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/steve-octavien?id=2690#player-profile-tab-set-1:player-profile-tab-analysis

by Deke on Nov 29, 2008 12:46 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

STEVE OCTAVIEN?

WHAT A SURPRISE! THOUGHT THE BOYZ STAFF WOULD HAVE FILLED THAT SPOT WITH A RUNNING BACK, AS A PRECAUTION TO MBIII’s TOE INJURY. ALL I’VE BEEN READING ABOUT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ALONZO COLEMAN BEING ADDED TO THE ROSTER FOR ADDED DEPTH. GUESS OCTAVIEN WILL BE ABLE TO ADD SOMETHING FOR THE ‘SPECIAL TEAMS’. ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW ANYTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THIS GUY?

by 8-12-22-33-88 on Nov 29, 2008 12:47 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

THANKS DEKE! I GUESS YOU WERE READING MY MIND.

by 8-12-22-33-88 on Nov 29, 2008 12:48 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pretty unimpressive

They couldn’t find a better option than this guy???

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003

by APerfectStar on Nov 29, 2008 1:38 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

seriously

I guess 13 weeks in to a grueling NFL season all of the quality talent is snapped up.. I am surprised we didn’t sign Alonzo Coleman..

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Nov 29, 2008 4:23 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i think

 we just hired him to keep all of the other gimps in the trainer’s room company. based on his bio, it sounds like he spends more time in the training room than on the field

I commented. You're welcome.

another transplant from The Blue & Silver Report

by bulldog jeeper on Nov 30, 2008 1:43 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I recall checking this guy out prior to the draft.....He's got a motor, and likes to hit...

you can’t ask for a better special teams canidate than that….He won’t be seeing any action on Defense..i assure you that……he moves ahead of Barbie Carpenter on the depth chart…lol

A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.

"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones

by BoyzRback on Nov 30, 2008 7:58 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the Cowboys have done pretty well churning the bottom of the roster

Polk and Battle have already made plays. This guy should help on ST, too.

I’ll take a real “football” player over a guy who feels-a-positional-need anyday.

George Teague did it all.

by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Nov 30, 2008 10:59 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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