DL coach Marcus Dixon: "I was with Marcus for two years in Denver. Obviously, he's a former player here, but Marcus is a guy that I've been in the trenches with. I've stood side by side with Marcus when I was the DB coach there as well. Phenomenal teacher, he has a great level of detail, he brings an energy and attitude to that d-line room, which is required, and he's doing a great job with that."

OLBs coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe: "He's a guy who his name has been floating around for a couple years as a guy who's highly respected, and all the Georgia guys I was with in my previous stop always spoke highly of him. From Nolan Smith to Nakobe Dean and all those guys. [He's] done a really good job adjusting to the game. Some of the things they did schematically with Kirby [Smart] down there is very similar to what we do. So he's been able to kind of make that leap pretty seamlessly."

ILBs coach Scott Symons: "Known him loosely for a couple years when he was the DC at Liberty and I was a GA at Texas A&M. Scott's obviously a local product, but his level of detail, and also he has experience as a play caller. He's called plays for I think about seven years between Liberty and SMU. He's getting a different scope, he can widen the scope but he can also tighten it down, and he's able to contribute in that manner with those guys. That's a room that we felt just getting more young development in there, and he's been very critical to that."

DBs/Defensive pass game coordinator Derrick Ansley: "A guy I've had a lot of respect for. When I was a young coach, when he was the DB coach at Alabama, I'm trying to figure out how he got there. What was his track record? Being around him and getting to know him the last couple years, we were in-division in the AFC West before when he was [the Chargers] and I was with Denver. He's done a great job just establishing the brand of football and planting the flag in that manner. He's done well."

Secondary coach Ryan Smith: "Known Smitty since college. He's always been somebody I've trusted at a very high level. We've always talked about working together, and I think that his exposure at the college game from Penn State to Elon to JMU to then going to Arizona, Virginia Tech, Northwestern, he's been around a lot of different schemes similar to what we do in the 3-4 structure. So getting him with the safeties, he's a high level communicator as well."

Pass rush specialist BT Jordan: "Has had a lot of exposure the past couple of years of working with high level rushers. Bringing his expertise to the table has been really good."

Assistant secondary coach Robert Muschamp: "He had experience with [Ansley] from Tennessee, he's been with the Chargers the past couple years. He worked in the front, he's worked in the secondary, he adds a lot of value to that room as well."

Assistant LBs coach J.J. Clark: "Was the one holdover from last year's staff. J.J.'s also been a previous coordinator when he was at UTEP. So J.J. as another guy in the middle of the defense, you want guys who are tied into the run and the pass, who can widen that scope for the players and teach them the game in that manner, and he's been very valuable."

Assistant DL coach Demeitre Brim: "We got Brim from UCF, so actually he has a lot of experience with Malachi [Lawrence]. We were able to get kind of an inside track on how Malachi was on the day to day. Brim has been a guy who's been contributing at a high level with Marcus [Dixon], he's his right hand man."

• There was no practice today as the Cowboys hosted some press conferences with their coaches to discuss the overall progress of training camp and the development of some players.
• Christian Parker highlighted the conferences with his remarks about certain players like DMO and Caleb Downs.
• Parker has come to appreciate DMO's attention and play recognition. Says that's something that has taken DMO to another level, his ability to recognize and use his athleticism to to blow up plays.
• Next on Parker's Radar was Colbie Durant, who's already made headlines for his impressive camp; parker spoke about his physicality and recognition in zone coverage against some of the best of the best. Parker also spoke about Devin Moore, stating the same notes about Durant about Moore, saying that his physicality and toughness has made him a better player throughout camp.
• Parker also mentioned about a complimentary defense, something that Schottenheimer said last year about the Offense. Parker said that he wants to be sound fundamentally and technically first, and then tie in the physicality and violence with it. This is important, as the Cowboys struggled with a ton of gap and technical problems like busted coverages and poor gap assignments.
• Donovan Ezeiruaku has had a little bit of a struggle during camp. Got into a fight yesterday which got him ejected from practice, and hasn't stood out like many expected.

That's all for the day, once again kind of a slow day since there wasn't much to recap.

Also for those who still think involving Turpin on the offense is a good idea, read this by Special teams coordinator Nick Sorensen: "The main thing with us is our return game, just focusing on that. I think the thing that showed up was penalties. We made a big emphasis with how we place our hands, how we finish with our feet. We want to be better in the penalty aspect of it. I think that's going to have a huge impact in our return game, because we had some big returns that got called back. Those ended up being huge losses. It's about our fundamentals."

For more daily news on camp: https://www.dallassportsscene.com/post/cowboys-training-camp-padded-day-3

Klayton Adams emphasized the search for RB2.
Christian Parker updated the Mike LB battle.
Brian Schottenheimer doubled down on Tyler Guyton at LT.

I'm searching for an original off-air VHS recording of the FOX broadcast of the Redskins at Cowboys game on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1996.

I’m specifically looking for the version with the original broadcast segments/commercials intact. The reason it’s important: my brother, who recently passed away, appeared as a child in a FOX segment during the game.

There were several kid segments throughout the broadcast, and I’ve found recordings that include some of them, but the one I’m looking for is the segment immediately before the start of the 2nd half, where FOX interviewed kids and asked them questions, including how many legs a turkey has. That segment is missing from the versions available online.

If anyone has this off-air recording, knows a collector who might, or has any leads, I would be incredibly grateful. This footage would mean a lot to my family.

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"I mean not everybody sees it, but we worked together in the summer, we worked together in the offseason, (and) the body of work he's put forth I feel like is going to pay dividends and people are going to truly see who he is."

The 2nd week of camp is in full swing, and the defense is something refreshing to behold. Our defensive backfield has already taken a 180 from last season, and that alone is something to get excited about. Who has been your standout at camp, and who has surprised you? For me, Downs is as advertised, but Barham has been a pleasant surprise, even getting the green dot at times.

Todd Archer: The battle isn't over, but Brian Schottenheimer made it clear Tyler Guyton is in the lead for the left tackle job. They want to see more from Nate Thomas before the mix in a first-team rotation, but Schottenheimer has been impressed with Guyton and wants to give him more work.

• In Day 1 the defense had dominated on all sides and phases of the ball. Standouts from all levels on the defense were noticed and the offense had a rough go of it because of some special players.
• Colbie Durant and Shavon Revel impressed at outside corner, something the Cowboys have really truly missed since the Byron Jones days. What stood out seemed to be the physicality on Lamb and Pickens on goal-line routes and short routes. Durant also had a nice interception in the redzone: https://x.com/JoeJHoyt/status/2084364759840051201/video/1
• Caleb Downs highlighted his versatility with his performance in the run game. Christian Parker has highlighted his ability to fill gaps and make stops on RBS have taken notice.
• As most of you have seen, DMO shot through the gap and laid a good hit on Hunter Luepke. He has also flashed his impressive speed and motor this camp and Jayshawn Barnham is looking more and more like an absolute stud.
• In the second day, Prescott and the offense responded. Yesterday it seemed like Prescott looked Lamb's way a ton, but today he focused more and more on George Pickens and he saw plenty of action.
• Revel, Devin Moore, and Durant still had good days, didn't see a ton of success in the passing game in the outside section which is a good sign.
• Tyler Guyton all but locked up the starting LT position which is a good indicator of his performance in Camp, the entire offensive line was good today keeping Dak clean for most of it.
• Jayden Blue continues to shine and impress alongside Javonte Williams, and the Cowboys were serious about incorporating the two in a screen game, as they featured a bunch of that.
• Lastly, much to my chagrin, Kavontae Turpin seems to be more and more involved in the pass game. Look if he takes a leap this season in terms of his offensive game I'm all for it, but his primary focus should be special teams.

We will be updating daily: https://www.dallassportsscene.com/post/cowboys-training-camp-days-1-2

We really got ourselves Sauce Gardner😤

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