IRVING, Texas – Jason Garrett said Wednesday that he notices the growth that Travis Frederick has made since the Dallas Cowboys selected the center in the first-round of April's NFL Draft.
And Garrett, who praised the rookie's confidence and everyday approach, noted that it isn't an easy task getting the ball snapped with defensive tackles like Jay Ratliff and Jason Hatcher lining up in front of you.
"We've been practicing against a lot of good talent, and that's something I wanted," Frederick said. "One of the reasons that I decided to leave early and come to the NFL was the opportunity to play against great competition every day and it certainly is great and it gives me a great chance to be better."
Frederick said things are starting to slow down for him in regards to getting to the line of scrimmage and identifying what the defense is trying to do.
"I'm certainly a lot more comfortable, still really improving on a lot of things on a daily basis," Frederick said. "Now my focus has really changed to the little things, the technique things here and there instead of trying to pick up a playbook and pick that stuff up. I feel like I've picked that up pretty well as far as assignments and stuff like that, but obviously there will be little things here and there, and once we start seeing some different defenses it's going to be a little bit more as well."
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