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Your right, good info I like the fact that he is going to talk to Woody, he and Woody

should get along great. Woody should be pretty stoked because he is a player that has a good attitude.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Mar 6, 2009 3:39 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

He said he wants to add 5 pounds

I think playing at 197 would be a good weight for him considering he is 5’10

by quincyyyyy on Mar 6, 2009 4:02 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Clemson Star Safety

Not sure if it’s the same thing but found this…

Reggie,
Please talk a little about the new “Star Safety” position you will be employing this year. How does it differ in what you have done in the past, who do you see playing it, and will it help in pass protection against teams that like to throw the ball 40 times a game? Go Tigers!
Joe Redlinger
Pittsburgh, PA

"Well, the 3 safety system is no different as what Virginia Tech does, and I use them as an example because they are exceptional on defense. It gives you more flexibility. You are playing a true nickel package. Don’t get carried away with names, you can call it anything. It is a position where you can blitz a guy, you can man-cover a guy, you can drop him in zone, you can stun him, but it is a safety position that is interchangeable with the other safeties. But there are just a lot more of those body-types to recruit. Instead of having to worry about your base package and then shifting over to the nickel, your nickel is your base package. There are multiple ways with a 4 man front to beef up and still be able to be very physical against the run. We have really been playing a form of it. But I think that there is now a trend toward this and I think that we are somewhat ahead of the times and that we already have a jump on what is being phased in, and that is multiple looks, nickel packages, stunt ability, great pressure packages, at the same time you can back off and play a mix of zone coverages. And this whole thing has taken what I consider a very young defense and has given us a chance to be competitive against our offense this spring and has sometimes given them fits. But don’t let the star get overblown, it is a nickel position. It is a 3 safety position that is incredibly flexible. We are just trying to give our kids a package that allows us to be competitive. There are very few teams, Florida State, Miami, Florida, that are recruiting year in and year out the potential pro first round draftees, that can line up in a basic 4 man rush zone coverage every snap, every now and then bring five. There are few millionaires, there’s a bunch of middle class, and a bunch of poors. And Clemson right now is in that upper-middle class, trying to get into that millionaire status, but it’s not going to happen overnight. So we have to be creative, I call it creative financing, and we are ahead of the times defensively.

by Yodasbrthr on Mar 7, 2009 12:06 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Since the TO cut...

I’ve been nothing but impressed with the steps the organization is taking. I loved Scandrick last year, and love him even more after that interview.

Jerry’s starting to build the team around high-character guys, go along with the all-world talent they’ve had the past couple years. I think that bodes well for our chances.

Also, bringing in guys like the DE who’s name I can’t pronounce, Keith Brooking and Matt Stewart might be a sign that Jerry is going to start letting Wade run things the way he wants to.

Less of a circus, more of a team. I love it. My Cowboys spirits have gone from, “I can’t stand to even think about them right now” , to “Oh my God, I can’t wait till the season!”

by jsams on Mar 7, 2009 1:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I agree and for those who worry about RW work ethic should listen to this interview, he is there

at this time period of the offseason working with romo.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Mar 8, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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