{"id":6618,"date":"2024-10-02T06:07:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T06:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6618"},"modified":"2024-10-02T06:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T06:07:37","slug":"jerry-jones-cowboys-need-young-players-to-step-up-to-combat-injury-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6618","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Jones: Cowboys need young players to step up to combat injury woes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jerry Jones once again joined the Shan & RJ show on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, where the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0owner discussed the latest with his team. Wins, losses, contracts, and general life philosophies are all on the docket when Jones speaks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In this installment, the owner talked about the Week 4 win over the New York Giants, the mounting injuries, and what it means for the team to even their record after a couple of home losses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Outlook on pass rush<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ll bring the guys up,\u201d Jones said. “The young guys we\u2019re fortunate to have, will step up and basically play them. It\u2019s hard to think that there\u2019s someone that you can coach up and literally step out this week. We\u2019ll move on and replace and hope for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jones went on to say that the team got good news on their second opinion for defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, who won\u2019t need surgery on his injured foot, and reiterated that Micah Parsons will be week-to-week. Hoping for the best is about what you can expect when you lose two starting Pro Bowl-caliber players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On trades and injuries<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cYou plan for this in the offseason, you look at the depth at your position, and it\u2019s going to happen, not a question of if,\u201d Jones continued on injuries being a fact of life in the NFL. \u201cYou\u2019re going to have that type of injury attrition. What you want to do is be the healthiest that you\u2019ve been, so to speak. That\u2019s how it happened last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s an odd statement from Jones to mention that he had evaluated the roster for these kinds of contingencies when most observers from outside the organization felt that the Cowboys had little depth at any position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The team lost valuable rotational pieces on the defensive line during the offseason and did little to replace them, so it\u2019s fair to wonder how Jones planned for injuries other than having blind faith in the young players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jones added about making a trade, \u201cthere\u2019s a reason why the player will be available to trade. It\u2019s either prohibitively high relative to what you\u2019re going to have to trade to get them, or the fact that we\u2019re as good as that by bringing our depth up to take the position.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Mazi Smith\u2019s progression<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cHe\u2019s an exceptional athlete, rare athlete, for his size I don\u2019t know that I\u2019ve seen anybody with his skill,\u201d Jones said regarding the recent first-rounder. \u201cHe\u2019s also got inordinate strength. If he can progress in his football internal aspect of it, the grit and sustaining the level of production that goes with, if you will, being a pro. If he can do that, then we\u2019ve got what we\u2019ve wanted, a star player. You can dream a little bit here, which is what we wanted with our first-round pick.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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