The missed practice time of the top three receivers for the Dallas Cowboys has been the focus of many reports from training camp, but the pressure of getting back on the field is highest on players who aren't guaranteed a spot.
“You can't get in tune with this game watching, you just can't do it,” says Head Coach Bill Parcells. “Particularly the line positions. You can just can't do it. You just can't do.”
Linebacker Rocky Boiman, a fifth year player out of Notre Dame, suffered a compound fracture of his thumb last week, but he's back on the field. He knows he can't make the team riding a bike, or standing on the sidelines.
“I'm not in position where i've been here for 10-years, or anything like that,” says Boiman. “I've got to be out here, and show what i can do. Just have suck it up and go!”
In the first preseason game in Seattle on Saturday night, Bobby Carpenter was trying to get back on the field, even though he had a tough time standing up. Third year pro, Wide Receiver Patrick Crayton, who sprained an ankle in Seattle, has experienced the pressure of having to return.
“It’s a big different, he's like, uh oh, we can't deal with that,” says Crayton. “Because to him, you haven't showed him anything, especially being a rookie.”
Parcells doesn't want injured players on the field during practice, he thinks they’re a distraction to the rest of the team. He would prefer to have that workout outside the lines, until they're healthy enough to participate inside the lines.
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