FRISCO – Cowboys fifth-round pick, running back Jaydon Blue has been inactive the first three weeks of his rookie season with good reason.
The production of starter Javonte Williams and backup Miles Sanders, is part of a group that’s averaging 125 yards per game, which limits whether Blue can get on the field.
Also, it’s a numbers game as filling special teams spots and going deeper in the secondary that’s dealt with injuries, has impacted Blue becoming active on game days. In the loss at Chicago last week, the Cowboys went short along the offensive line, going with just two interior linemen in TJ Bass and Hakeem Adeniji, over adding another guard/center such as Trevor Keegan, who was inactive.
Putting together a game-day roster can be complex at times considering the moving parts. Blue understands.
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“Our running game is definitely going,” he said. “With that, I know the coaches wanna see me on the field and the fans also want to see me maybe at some point. If I keep preparing like I should, they’ll find a way to get me on the field. Just making sure I continue to stack days and not giving coaches a reason not to put me on the field.”
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said on 105.3 The Fan (KRLD-FM) on Friday morning that Blue is putting together some good practices of late.
“We challenged him,” Schottenheimer said. “We talked to him about consistency, working harder on the scout team and things like that, man it’s huge. Give him credit, he’s been terrific.”
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