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Cardinals vs Cowboys on Monday Night Football | 2:50
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman of azcentral sports talk from the Arizona Cardinals Tempe training facility about the upcoming Monday night football game with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Arizona Cardinals Harold Goodwin and James Bettcher on prep for Cowboys | 1:35
Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin and defensive coordinator James Bettcher talk Friday, September 22, 2017, about the teams preparation for the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night football.
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Somers, McManaman report on Wednesday’s practice | 2:33
Cardinals Insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman report from practice. Michael Chow/azcentral.com
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David Johnson speaks for first time since injury | 1:28
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson talks for the first time since his injury in Week 1. || Michael Chow/azcentral.com
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Cowboys are coming: don’t sell your tickets! | 2:24
Shot Clock: Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss the upcoming Monday Night Football game between the Cardinals and Cowboys.
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azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Cardinals victory over Colts | 3:03
Somers and McManaman discuss tension between Arians and Palmer.
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Bruce Arians discusses his thoughts about Colts, Cowboys | 1:30
Arians, on returning home: “I can’t remember the last time we did four road games, and three on the east coast.”
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Kent Somers, Dan Bickley discuss Cardinals’ win | 3:28
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Dan Bickley talk about the Cardinals’ 16-13 win over the Colts on Sunday.
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Shot Clock: Cards (eye) roll; ASU’s ‘real’ player | 1:51
Jay Dieffenbach and Doug Haller discuss the Cardinals and Sun Devils in our Shot Clock video.
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Cardinals game vs. Colts preview with Kent Somers and Dan Bickley | 13:21
The Arizona Cardinals play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Dan Bickley and Kent Somers from azcentral sports give you everything you need to know before kickoff.
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Somers and McManaman on the state of the Cardinals | 2:53
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on how the Cardinals can rebound in Week 2.
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Arizona Cardinals running back D. J. Foster talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe. | 1:05
Arizona Cardinals running back D. J. Foster talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe.
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CJ2K mad at Cards; Palmer needs to get right | 2:12
Shot Clock video: azcentral sports’ Dan Bickley and Jay Dieffenbach discuss the latest with the Cardinals, particularly Chris Johnson and Carson Palmer.
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azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Cardinals practcie Wednesday | 2:55
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Arizona Cardinals highlights from Wednesday’s practice.
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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe. | 1:29
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe.
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Shot Clock: Could the Cards recruit death stare Adrian Peterson? | 2:09
Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley hoping D-Backs and Dodgers series and Arizona Cardinals possibly looking at Adrian Peterson.
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David Johnson seeking a second opinion on wrist injury | 0:42
Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians discusses David Johnson’s wrist injury. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Bruce Arians discusses loss to Lions | 0:43
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians discusses his team’s season opening loss top Detroit. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Bickley and Somers on Cardinals’ season-opening loss | 3:10
Bickley and Somers discuss the Cardinals’ 35-23 loss to the Lions on Sunday
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Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on David Johnson’s injury | 2:11
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman with injury news on Arizona Cardinals’ David Johnson. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Cardinals vs. Lions: Kent Somers and Dan Bickley preview the game | 11:58
Kent Somers and Dan Bickley from azcentral sports preview the Arizona Cardinals game against the Detroit Lions Sunday morning in Detroit.
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Bob McManaman wraps up Cardinals practice on Friday | 0:54
azcentral sports’ Bob McManaman discusses the Cardinals final preparations for the season opener against the Lions.
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Shot Clock: Chiefs-Patriots lessons for Cardinals | 2:06
Greg Moore and Mark Faller discuss the Cardinals season opener against Detroit Lions on Sunday.
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Arizona Cardinals report: Thursday’s practice | 2:52
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss highlights from the Cardinals practice on Thursday.
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Shot Clock: Cards a slim pick, what are the keys? | 1:59
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss the Arizona Cardinals and their season opener against the Lions in our Shot Clock video.
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Cardinals report: How will Bucannon’s absence affect team? | 3:25
Scott Bordow and Kent Somers from azcentral sports break down the Cardinals practice on Weds., Sept. 6, 2017.
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Shot Clock: Detroit Lions, Super Bowl champions? | 1:57
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach discuss Moore’s Super Bowl pick in our Shot Clock video.
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Reaction to Cardinals’ move at punter | 2:54
Cardinals Insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman weigh in on the Cardinals’ move at punter on Monday and more from the team’s training facility in Tempe. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
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Somers wraps up the Cardinals’ preseason finale | 3:00
Cardinals insider Kent Somers breaks down the end of the preseason.
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Cardinals vs Broncos preview | 12:19
The Arizona Cardinals game at Denver Broncos Thursday night offers some interesting position battles as roster cuts loom.
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Somers and McManaman wrap up Cardinals’ Tuesday practice | 2:19
Cardinals insiders Kent Somers & Bob McManaman wrap up the Cardinals’ practice on Tuesday in Tempe, including the team’s punting situation going into the final preseason game. Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Shot Clock: CJ2K stays?; Drown out LA fans | 2:05
Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss Chris Johnson and the Cardinals roster as well as Diamondbacks fans vs. Dodgers in our Shot Clock video.
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Sights and sounds from 9th Annual Fitz’s Supper Club | 1:46
Sights and sounds from the 9th Annual Fitz’s Supper Club, themed “The Grand Illusion,” at Dominick’s Steakhouse in Scottsdale on Monday. David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports
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Arizona Cardinals break camp | 4:35
The Arizona Cardinals broke training camp on Thursday as the team prepares to face the Atlanta Falcons in a preseason game on Saturday. Kent Somers and Bob McManaman from azcentral sports break down the last four weeks.
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McLellan and McManaman wrap up Cardinals practice | 3:07
Sarah McLellan and Bob McManaman of azcentral sports wrap up the Cardinals’ practice on Monday. Topics include the improvement of Kareem Martin, the status of Chris Johnson and the play of John Brown.
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Somers on Cardinals vs. Falcons | 3:32
The Cardinals settled down after a rough start in Atlanta.
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Cardinals treating final preseason game seriously | 8:32
The Cardinals game planned for tonight’s game with the Falcons, something out of the ordinary, Kent Somers explains.
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Kent and Bob talk Cardinals game planning and remaining preseason games | 2:31
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman break down what the Cardinals have in front of them for the rest of preseason.
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Bickley and Moore: Cardinals looked ‘sluggish’ | 8:24
Bickley and Moore breakdown the starters’ performances in the Cardinals game vs. the Bears.
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Shot Clock: Cards’ Palmer, ‘D’ gotta get better | 2:08
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers discuss the Arizona Cardinals.
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Kent and Bob break down Cards’ preseason loss to Bears | 3:59
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman talk Bruce Arians’ decision to go for it with Saturday’s preseason game on the line and other moments against the Bears.
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Somers, McManaman on the Cardinals’ ‘boring’ camp | 3:35
Arizona Cardinals Insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman talks about the dog days of training camp. David Kadlubowski/azcentral.com
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Somers, McManaman on Arians’ anger, receiving issues | 2:59
Arizona Cardinals insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman with the latest news from Cardinals training camp on Tuesday. David Kadlubowski/azcentral.com
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Shot Clock: Cards WRs stink; anthem issue solved | 1:58
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley talk about Cardinals wide receivers and more in our Shot Clock video.
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Insider: Was Arians’ criticism truth or motivational chatter? | 2:53
Arizona Cardinals Insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman with the latest news from Cardinals Training Camp on Monday.
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Shot Clock: Stanton stands out for Cardinals | 2:01
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers talk about Cardinals’ win over the Raiders and LaVar Ball not being the big baller he claims to be.
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Shot Clock: Cardinals protecting QB Palmer? | 1:56
Mark Faller and Kent Somers discuss the Arizona Cardinals’ strategy with QB Carson Palmer.
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Greg Moore and Bruce Arians talk charities | 0:59
Greg Moore of azcentral sports talks with Arizona Cardinals Head Coach about charities in the Valley. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Gabbert’s big chance, special team auditions | 1:51
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach discuss the latest with the Cardinals and the Hall of Fame Game.
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Shot Clock: Arians changes tone with Cardinals | 2:07
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians being tough on the team and the Diamondbacks’ playoff chase.
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Greg Moore and Bob McManaman break down the Red-White practice | 8:44
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Bob McManaman break down the Arizona Cardinals’ Red-White practice Saturday afternoon in Glendale.
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Somers, McManaman on Gruden possibility, CB battle | 2:35
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman of azcentral sports give their take after Arizona Cardinals practice at University of Phoenix Stadium, Friday, July 28, 2017. || Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Shot Clock: Early hiccups for Cardinals | 1:52
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Mark Faller discuss early concerns for the Arizona Cardinals at training camp.
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Moore, McManaman wrap up opening day at Cardinals training camp | 2:26
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Bob McManaman on the first day of Arizona Cardinals training camp. || By Rob Schumacher
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David Johnson’s work load; D-Backs’ head games | 2:01
Shot Clock: azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach weigh in on pressing issues with the Cardinals and Diamondbacks.
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Shot Clock: Cards kick off fan-friendly camp | 1:58
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Jay Dieffenbach discuss Cardinals camp, Tyrann Mathieu’s status and more in our Shot Clock video.
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Somers sits down with Cardinals rookie Budda Baker | 1:39
Kent Somers of azcentral sports sits down to talk with new Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker at the team’s Tempe training facility. Baker played college ball at the University of Washington. | Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Shot Clock: Blaine Gabbert a keeper for Cardinals? | 1:54
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers discuss Blaine Gabbert’s role with the Cardinals and LeBron James’ performance in the NBA finals.
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Kent and Bob talk new NFL rules and wide out depth | 2:07
Azcentral’s Kent Somers and Bob McManaman catch up during second week of OTAs at the Cardinals Training Facility.
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Arians Family Foundation Fundraiser at Top Golf | 1:44
Coaches and players talk about the importance of head coach Bruce Arians’ family fundraiser at Top Golf in Gilbert. (Michael Chow/azcentral sports)
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Report card on Cardinals QB Blaine Gabbert | 0:58
How has free-agent QB Blaine Gabbert adjusted so far to the Arizona Cardinals? (Michael Chow/azcentral sports)
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David Johnson No. 1 on NFL Players Association list | 1:11
The NFLPA has released its 2017 Rising 50 list of players poised to break out and rank among next season’s top-sellers in officially licensed merchandise and the Cardinals running back is No. 1.
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Bruce Arians talks about his annual fundraisers | 2:36
Cardinals insider Kent Somers talks with Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians about Arians’ annual fundraiser at Steak 44 on Wednesday. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
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Keim, Arians striking gold in draft’s third round | 0:59
Arizona Cardinals’ general manager Steve Keim and head coach Bruce Arians have found some of their best players in the third round.
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Top 3 games in Cardinals schedule | 1:06
Breaking down the top three games of the Cardinals’ 2017 season.
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Larry Fitzgerald holding 7th annual charity softball tournament | 3:17
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and the Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald discuss Fitzgerald’s charity softball tournament on Saturday.
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Larry Fitzgerald 1-on-1 with Kent Somers | 5:24
The Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald joined azcentral sports’ Kent Somers to discuss the team and the upcoming season.
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Greg Moore and Bruce Arians talk charities
Gabbert’s big chance, special team auditions
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Shot Clock: Early hiccups for Cardinals
Moore, McManaman wrap up opening day at Cardinals training camp
David Johnson’s work load; D-Backs’ head games
Shot Clock: Cards kick off fan-friendly camp
Somers sits down with Cardinals rookie Budda Baker
Shot Clock: Blaine Gabbert a keeper for Cardinals?
Kent and Bob talk new NFL rules and wide out depth
Arians Family Foundation Fundraiser at Top Golf
Report card on Cardinals QB Blaine Gabbert
David Johnson No. 1 on NFL Players Association list
Bruce Arians talks about his annual fundraisers
Keim, Arians striking gold in draft’s third round
Top 3 games in Cardinals schedule
Larry Fitzgerald holding 7th annual charity softball tournament
Larry Fitzgerald 1-on-1 with Kent Somers
As nice a guy that he is, Larry Fitzgerald wasn’t about to feel the least bit sorry for what happened to Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday in Denver, when “America’s Team” was annihilated by the Broncos 42-17.
“I would say they’re damn lucky,” said Fitzgerald, whose Cardinals (1-1) meet the Cowboys (1-1) on Monday night at University of Phoenix Stadium. “It took them 18 regular-season games to be humbled. I got my humble pie Week 2 of my rookie year – a big, big dose of it. Then it happened a few more times my rookie season.”
It was actually worse than that. Out of 12 passes thrown his way that particular day in 2004 by quarterback Josh McCown, Arizona’s future Hall of Fame wide receiver caught only five for a mere 36 yards and no touchdowns in a 23-13 loss to Tom Brady and the Patriots. Only once that year did Fitzgerald record more than five receptions in any game.
Still, as bad as that may have felt to Fitzgerald looking back as the perfectionist he has become, it wasn’t anywhere nearly so egregious as the backlash Elliott has received in recent days. The Cowboys’ second-year running back has been absolutely hammered for his lack of effort against Denver, specifically during two particular plays when he failed to react and respond following Dak Prescott interceptions.
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Elliott was already the target of NFL analysts after he chose not to pursue the Broncos’ Chris Harris Jr. on the first pick and he stopped, turned and put his hand on his hips during the second one, which Aqib Talib returned 103 yards for a demoralizing touchdown.
Just as bad in the public eye, Elliott was frequently shown during the television broadcast sitting by himself on the Dallas bench. He was rankled by getting stuffed for just eight yards on nine carries, careers lows in both categories.
It was the last thing the Cowboys needed, but it wouldn’t be the Cowboys without some sort of weekly drama, would it? As wildly popular as the symbolic Dallas star logo continues to be, it feels like its shining five points are always tipped with some type of poison.
Whether it’s owner Jerry Jones’ meddling and nonsensical rhetoric, needless in-house drama, repeated player substance-abuse violations and daily distractions such as Elliott’s pending, six-game suspension stemming from domestic-violence allegations, it never seems to end.
“Oftentimes when you play here, and we’re fortunate enough to come into this organization, you understand it’s ‘America’s Team,’ and there are high expectations and there’s a lot of noise and clutter that’s created with that,” Cowboys longtime tight end Jason Witten said on a conference call with Arizona reporters. “This organization has had a lot of success over the course of the franchise, and that’s the expectation. So, when you don’t meet that, of course there’s going to be noise with it.”
The “noise” reached a crescendo Sunday night during the NFL Network’s postgame show when studio hosts and NFL Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson and Deion Sanders, a former Cowboys defensive back, both cracked down on Elliott. Mostly, it was Tomlinson, who flat-out said Elliott “quit” on his team out of selfishness.
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“He absolutely quit on his team today,” Tomlinson said, among other things, of the league’s 2016 rushing leader.
Sanders said Elliott should have gone directly to Prescott during the game and told the quarterback it was up to him to bail out the Cowboys, considering how the Broncos were stacking the box and making the running game nonexistent.
“But I don’t know if he’s mature enough at this point to do that,” Sanders said. “Especially with the (suspension) cloud over his head right now.”
During his conference call this week with Arizona reporters, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said “there were a lot of things in that ballgame that needed to be addressed and that was one of them.” Garrett, though, said he still has complete faith in Elliott as a “great competitor” and that the tailback proved his worth and reliability as a rookie when he led the NFL with 1,631 rushing yards.
“One of the reasons we drafted Zeke Elliott is because he is one of the great competitors we’ve ever been around,” Garrett said. “His coaches at Ohio State stood on the table for him in that regard. Urban Meyer told us he’s the best player he’s ever had when he doesn’t have the ball in his hands. He’s demonstrated that to us over the course of the last year or so. That’s just who he is.
“So, to me, to address those two specific plays with him, and with anybody else, you’re honest, you’re very clear with what the expectations are, and you learn from them and move forward.”
To his credit, Elliott took full responsibility for his lackluster effort against the Broncos, telling Dallas reporters on Thursday, among other things: “It’s definitely not me. It’s definitely not the type of player I am. It’s definitely not who I am for this team.”
“I just can’t do that,” Elliott added. “I was frustrated. I wasn’t myself. … That’s no excuse for the lack of effort I showed on tape. I just can’t do that. Being one of the leaders on the team and being a guy that people count on, I can’t put that type of stuff on film.”
Prescott didn’t sound very concerned about Elliott’s perceived lack of hustle or commitment in Denver and seemed to put the blame on the media for making it into a story in the first place.
“I know who he is,” Prescott said. “I know the type of football player he is and the type of guy he is. I’ve never, and never will, question his competitiveness … so I don’t pay attention to what other people say.”
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Witten said the veteran leaders will straighten everything out, eliminate “the clutter” and get the Cowboys to return to their “mindset of accountability and execution.” But considering Elliott’s six-suspension continues to hang over their heads on a daily basis, that can’t be easy.
“There are some different things that we can’t control in our own life, but we can control our response to it and what’s in front of us, the opportunity that we have,” Garrett said, when asked how the thought of losing Elliott for any length of time is affecting him. “That’s the mindset that I take. I think our coaching staff takes that and I believe our team takes that as well.”
Reach McManaman at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @azbobbymac and listen to him live every Wednesday night between 7-9 on Fox Sports 910-AM on The Freaks with Kenny and Crash.
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