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Jake Ferguson is in a contract year.
And Ferguson’s plan going into what will be the most pivotal year of his young NFL career?
“Yeah, I think it’s almost like every other year, maybe a little bit more, but I know what it takes,” Ferguson said. “ I was [in the] Pro Bowl one year and, last year, not the year that I wanted to have. Just going through, going back and reassessing myself after this season, just knowing what it’s gonna take. I’m cutting out some of the bad things in my life —whether it be food, whatever it may be — and I am really locking in with Dak and making sure I’m keying on all the offensive keys with the new coaching staff.
“I’m just making sure that turnover is seamless.”
Schottenheimer’s goal is the same, and the buy-in has been immediate from the entirety of the locker room to this point. Despite the sweeping changes within the coaching staff and the fact it is Schottenheimer’s first year as a head coach, there’s an air about him that permeates your defenses and incessantly reminds you that he is not only a bright football mind bred under the tutelage of the legendary Marty Schottenheimer.
He’s also a leader of men, an adorer of the game and a coach who relates to his players in a way not many coaches can tout.
“it’s all about relationships. and you know. I don’t think I’ve ever had a head coach come down and every single time I’m in the cold tub, he’ll be talking to me,” Ferguson said of his early impressions of Schottenheimer the head coach. “To me, personally, just the first couple days of him being named, that’s what he was doing, and that meant a lot. You can tell he loves the game of football and he loves the guys he coaches.
“To me, that’s something I can easily buy into. Personally, I’m just really excited and I’m happy as h-e-double hockey sticks to go in there every single day.”
Some post-draft thoughts including some possible lingering issues,
Another But: Great the Cowboys were able to draft cornerback Shavon Revel Jr. in the third round, and while there is a chance he will be ready for the start of the season, you just never know with these repaired ACLs and the meniscus he had repaired, too. His surgery was the first of October and likely will begin training camp on PUP for precautionary measures. Plus, no certainty Trevon Diggs will be ready for the season’s start. And on top of that, Caelen Carson is returning from his shoulder injury. And having traded for third-year corner Kaiir Elam...
