BACK TO BASICS COWBOYS, CARTER ADJUST AFTER LOSS TO SAINTS.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer OXNARD - It's clear rookie quarterback Quincy Carter Lavonya Quintelle "Quincy" Carter (born October 13, 1977) is an American football quarterback. He most recently played for the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings of the arenafootball2 league, but is currently not under contract to any team. will have a lot of work to do in the Dallas Cowboys' final week in training camp. Carter's performance Saturday in a 16-10 loss to New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded surely had Cowboys fans longing for the good old days, not of Troy Aikman Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. and Super Bowls but of two weeks ago when Tony Banks Tony Banks can mean:
adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the defensive team's end of the field. Adj. 1. downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver" . In his first start, Carter completed 5 of 17 passes for 27 yards, only 3 of 12 for 5 yards against the starting defense of the Saints. ``I thought Quincy got better as the game went on,'' coach Dave Campo said. ``That's why we left him in actually one more series than we planned to. I just felt he was starting to get a little bit more aware to some things as it went on.'' Considering his second pass was intercepted and returned 19 yards for a touchdown by Saints cornerback Michael Hawthorne, it's probably true Carter looked better as the game progressed. Anointed "Anointed" redirects here. For the process of anointing, see Anointing. Anointed is a Contemporary Christian music duo consisting of siblings Steve and Da'dra Crawford. Their musical style includes elements of R&B, funk, and piano ballads. the starter last week after Banks was released, Carter now knows where he has to improve. He got back to basics at Monday's practice, working on taking snaps. He fumbled three exchanges during the game, nearly equaling his number of completions. Growing pains grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. were expected for the second-round pick out of Georgia. ``I don't think that game bothered him a lick,'' Campo said. ``But he's not happy with the way he played.'' Nothing looked good on offense for the Cowboys, who were hoping to show improvement with Emmitt Smith and wide receivers Joey Galloway and Rocket Ismail playing in their first exhibition game of the year. Smith gained 15 yards on six carries. Galloway and Ismail went without a catch. Galloway and Carter stayed after practice Monday and worked one on one for 15 minutes. There were some bright spots on defense. Cornerback Kareem Larrimore intercepted Jeff Blake and returned it 95 yards for the Cowboys' only touchdown. Dallas had five sacks, one by rookie linebacker Markus Steele out of USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , his first on the Cowboys. ``I really didn't know it was a sack,'' Steele said. ``I saw the quarterback pump and thought he had already released it. That kind of energized the group on the field.'' Campo singled out former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX cornerback Jason Bell as one of the game's top performers. Bell broke up a pass in the end zone and had a near-interception but landed with one foot out of bounds. He sprained his left ankle late in the game and didn't practice Monday but is expected to be back today. ``Jason Bell, I thought, had another excellent ballgame,'' Campo said. ``Jason is really doing some good things on special teams and really held his own out on the field. He's another one that is raising some eyebrows.'' This is the Cowboys' last week at Oxnard. The team then has two exhibition games remaining but won't practice nearly as much. ``This is a very important week,'' Campo said, ``maybe the most important week of the preseason.'' PRACTICE TIMES Today: 9-11 a.m., 4-6 p.m. Wednesday: 9-11 a.m., 4-6 p.m. Thursday: 4-6 p.m. Friday: 9-11 a.m., 4-6 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Quincy Carter, left, can only watch as Michael Hawthorne scores off an interception Saturday. Bill Haber/Associated Press Box: PRACTICE TIMES (see text) |
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