clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Report: Dallas Cowboys were among teams in attendance for Gary Zauner’s free agent specialists combine

Special teams always need work.

NFL: Preseason-Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The Dallas Cowboys were among the NFL’s worst in special teams in 2019. There are obviously a lot of facets to special teams, but the faces of it are generally the kicker, punter, and long snapper. Dallas has a new special teams coach under Mike McCarthy in John Fassel - one of the best in the league coaching the unit - so there is a lot of hope that the group can turn things around starting this season.

As far as the specialists of special teams go, the Cowboys have had a lot of familiarity over the years. For so long it was Dan Bailey at kicker, Chris Jones at punter, and L.P. Ladouceur at long snapper. Obviously the Cowboys moved on from Bailey almost two years ago now, and things have hardly been smooth sailing in trying to find his replacement.

The Cowboys are looking at specialist prospects

While Brett Maher served as the poster boy of last season’s special teams dysfunction, punter Chris Jones has also regressed from what was once a promising career peak. Ladouceur might be snapping into the next century, but whatever the case is the Cowboys are going to need new faces at these core spots sooner rather than later.

According to The Dallas Morning News, it appears as if the Cowboys are turning over every stone to find any potential piece of talent. They were apparently one of 27 teams at Gary Zauner’s free agent specialists combine.

You never know where you are going to find talent for special teams, especially when it comes to the core positions. Dallas doing their due diligence here is something that should have all Cowboys fans feeling confident that they are doing what they can to right the ship on that side of the ball.

This combine took place from March 8th through 10th so it was very recent. Hopefully the Cowboys saw something that they liked and that they can translate into success in 2020.

Sign up for the newsletter Sign up for the Blogging The Boys Daily Roundup newsletter!

A daily roundup of all your Dallas Cowboys news from Blogging The Boys