It's not a secret that the Dallas Cowboys special teams unit has struggled throughout the preseason. Their return game has created no big plays, their coverage on returns has led to several big plays, the field goal unit has had a kick blocked and a muffed punt greatly contributed to a loss.
Yes, some adjustments are to be expected. The Cowboys are working under a new special teams coordinator in Rich Bisaccia. And the former Chargers and Buccaneers special teams coach arrived with an impressive resume, which includes being on the Tampa Bay staff that won Super Bowl XXXVII.
While Danny McCray, the Cowboys' special teams captain last season, assured that Bisaccia is correcting the mistakes at practice and in team meetings, he points out that errors are part of the transition process.
"You've got to remember that just like the offense and the defense, we are learning a new scheme, also," McCray said. "We are playing things a little different. I think that's what the preseason games are for, for us to figure those things out and it's good that those things happen in the preseason rather than Week 1."
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been trying to prevent any panic by referencing on multiple occasions that many of the special teams players being used in the preseason are unlikely to make the team's 53-man roster.
"The thing you have to remember is that the other night, we had maybe as many as 35 players that won't be on the team in two weeks," Jones told the New School show Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. "And one of the places you see them involved the most is on special teams. So you have quite a make up of different players on the field.
"I think you get better execution when you start to put the players out there that have made the 53."
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