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George Pickens is focused on building chemistry with Dak Prescott.
FRISCO, Texas – Through two games with the Cowboys, wide receiver George Pickens is getting acclimated to Dallas’ offense and playing with Dak Prescott.
A large part of that responsibility? Being just one of the many targets that head coach Brian Schottenheimer and Prescott have to choose from in the passing game, which means full effort even when the ball isn’t going his way.
“Running every route hard, just trying to stay open for Dak. The ball is going to come, whether it’s [Jake Ferguson], CeeDee, [Jalen Tolbert], [KaVontae Turpin], me, so just keep running the routes…”
“You kind of want to run your route anyways, just to get a good picture for the QB. He expects you to be in certain spots, so just running my route for Dak.”
Against the Giants, Pickens felt that they exhibited what they could do as an offensive unit with 478 yards of offense and 30 second half points.
“So many guys that we got, and it kind of got put on display in the last game…” Pickens said. “You got so many guys and I feel like that’s how offense is supposed to be. I don’t want to say you can’t stop us, but we’re definitely going to come out and dominate.”
Brock Hoffman is well prepared to take over starting center duties for the foreseeable future.
FRISCO – This isn’t a new thing for Brock Hoffman, who has turned into the Cowboys’ most versatile interior lineman off the bench.
Hoffman will start at center for the next few weeks with Cooper Beebe out anywhere from six to eight weeks with a severely sprained right ankle.
Last season, Hoffman started seven games, six at right guard when Zack Martin suffered an injury and one game at center for Beebe. Overall, Hoffman played 17 games, even playing left guard for a spell when Tyler Smith left with an injury.
“I always say, you got to stay ready so you don’t have to get ready,” Hoffman said after Wednesday’s walkthrough practice. “You just treat each and every week like you’re going be the starter or if you’re not. So when the situation arises, it’s no different.”
The veteran will be relied upon pretty heavily with the edge-rushing struggles in Dallas.
Clowney, 32, is coming off a season of 5.5 sacks, 46 tackles and 11 quarterback hits last year with the Carolina Panthers. He started all 14 games he played in, averaging 46.5 defensive snaps per game. The Cowboys aren’t looking...
