Five Cowboys who saw their stock drop in preseason loss vs. Jags
We learned a lot about the 2023 Dallas Cowboys during their preseason opener, both good and bad. After looking at the biggest winners from the game in the previous article, we're moving on to those players whose stock is down. On Saturday, the Cowboys lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-23 at AT&T Stadium. However, it's […]
We learned a lot about the 2023 Dallas Cowboys during their preseason opener, both good and bad. After looking at the biggest winners from the game in the previous article, we're moving on to those players whose stock is down.
On Saturday, the Cowboys lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-23 at AT&T Stadium. However, it's these players specifically that will need to turn the page quickly following a rough day.
Let's dive into the biggest losers from the team's first of three preseason games.
Biggest Cowboys' losers from the preseason opener
- WR KaVontae Turpin: Mike McCarthy had suggested the Pro Bowl returner wouldn't get special teams reps on Sunday, but on the first punt return of the game, it was Turping fielding the football. Unfortunately, he fumbled in the return and the Jags turned it into a touchdown. He had one catch for a 15-yard touchdown but drew only one additional target. Rough start for somebody the head coach thinks "needs" to take the next step on offense. He needs to do more.
- RB Malik Davis: Pass protection is supposed to be one of the biggest changes on the Cowboys' offense with McCarthy taking the reigns. Davis missed a key blitz pick-up on what was a drive-killing sack. He ended the game with three rushing yards in four rush attempts with Dowdle taking over after the first few drives.
- RB Rico Dowdle: Unfortunately, Dowdle didn't separate himself as much as he could've from Davis despite the opportunity. He was two yards away from making one of the best plays of the day as he caught a checkdown pass and turned upfield to turn it into a 20+ yard touchdown. However, he fumbled at the two-yard line, making that effort go to waste. He averaged 3.5 yards per carry.
- QB Will Grier: The Cowboys' third-string quarterback did nothing to even clickbait sites to get some sort of quarterback controversy going in Dallas. He did make a couple of good throws over the middle to Turpin and Tolbert (which went for a touchdown) and had a very smooth drive in the second half. However, he had some very wild misses and that has to be a deal-breaker for McCarthy's staff. His stat line looks decent though, as he finished the night 22-of-30 for 199 yards, two touchdowns, and one pick.
- WR Jalen Brooks: The seventh-round draft pick had been turning heads in training camp but didn't get to do much on his first-ever NFL game. He had a lone catch in five targets with at least one being a drop and some other misfires from the quarterbacks.
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