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RB Jaydon Blue, DAL (1 Viewer)
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FWIW I listened to the Cowboys training camp opening press conference yesterday and Mafah got the ominous omission from Scotty when he was asked about the RB’s, specifically asked if OTA/mini-camp had shown them enough to determine the pecking order(answer no because OTA's don't tell you a lot for RB's).
Paraphrasing but he said he liked what the two vets have shown, mentioned they bring different skill sets, said they were excited to work with Jaydon, said “I got to mention Hunter Luepke, can’t not mention him” and then we got guys like Duece Vaughn. That was it.
Maybe just one of those little oversights, slipped his mind, etc, etc, but if one of those Mafah Mafiosos was listening that probably hit a little hard.
That's fair. The only 2 4th round picks above (Hines & Cohen) were the obvious CoP RB's for their teams as rookies.
Hines - Marlon Mack was a bad pass catcher, but outrushed Hines 195 to 85
Cohen - Jordan Howard was a bad pass catcher, but outrushed Cohen 276 to 87
The problem is see with Blue is Javonte is not a bad pass catcher, and neither is Miles Sanders. As a matter of fact, Miles Sanders is actually on the list above. I have a hard time believing Blue is going to quickly seize control of passing down duties.
Gruden's Keyboard
Footballguy
The Barry Reincarnate
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Cowboys' Jaydon Blue is already silencing maturity concerns at camp — The Landry Hat
Jul 28, 2025 Jaydon Blue was a huge story entering his first training camp with the Dallas Cowboys after former team scout and assistant Glenn "Stretch" Smith expressed concerns about Blue's professionalism. Appearing on the Locked On Cowboys podcast, Smith said the Cowboys aren't thrilled with...
He's making progress, an especially when the pads went on, a lot of rave reviews since which is a great sign and today he got his first work with the 1's.
But while I think trying to praise him Schottenhiemer pretty much confirmed that guys report about someone in the building saying he was lazy or if you want that phrased in a kinder gentle way "not putting in the neccesary work”, at least that's how I interpreted this. Hopefully lesson learned.
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer on rookie RB Jaydon Blue: “I think in the spring he picked it up slower than we had hoped. But not now. He’s got it. He’s figuring it out. He’s one of those guys that doesn’t say much, but there’s a big time competitive fire in there. He wants to be great. He wants to be elite. He knows he’s talented.“I think he’s realizing, ‘OK, I’m really talented. I’m really good. But I’m in the NFL now. And most of these guys are really, really good so I have to do the things off the field, preparing mentally in the class room, studying a little bit extra the installs for the next day, taking care of my body.’ It’s been fun to see.”
But while I think trying to praise him Schottenhiemer pretty much confirmed that guys report about someone in the building saying he was lazy or if you want that phrased in a kinder gentle way "not putting in the neccesary work”, at least that's how I interpreted this. Hopefully lesson learned.
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer on rookie RB Jaydon Blue: “I think in the spring he picked it up slower than we had hoped. But not now. He’s got it. He’s figuring it out. He’s one of those guys that doesn’t say much, but there’s a big time competitive fire in there. He wants to be great. He wants to be elite. He knows he’s talented.“I think he’s realizing, ‘OK, I’m really talented. I’m really good. But I’m in the NFL now. And most of these guys are really, really good so I have to do the things off the field, preparing mentally in the class room, studying a little bit extra the installs for the next day, taking care of my body.’ It’s been fun to see.”
Lets not let this get out of hand. Tomlinson was a first round pick. this kid was .... what a 5th rounder? the better comparison is likely Slaton as he was a later round guy. kind of slight but had speed and elusiveness. unfortunately he also had another similarity.... ball control issues.
either way. not a fair comparison.
I think hes a nice late draft pick sleeper in an exceptionally deep draft. in most leagues hes a guy you mark and if he shows signs of flashing you maybe pick him up on the wire or draft him very late in whatever format of draft you got.
barackdhouse
Footballguy
23.3% rostership on Underdog through 90 BB drafts
0% on FFPC thru 19 BB drafts - that's too bad
3 shares / 9 Big Gorilla drafts
UD ADP 13.01
grabbed zero dynasty shares
0% on FFPC thru 19 BB drafts - that's too bad
3 shares / 9 Big Gorilla drafts
UD ADP 13.01
grabbed zero dynasty shares
Hunterbeer
Footballguy
Big Longhorn fan here and will try to help: Well, 2023, I think Baxter is just a better RB. He was all world in HS and without injuries would have pushed Brooks.
2024 he out carried Wisner in weeks one and two but got hurt in Week two versus Michigan. He sat out Week 3, came back with his best game in Week 4 with 25 carries, over 100 yards and the next highest total for UT only had 10 carries. He supposedly got nicked up then as well and took a backseat to Wisner for the rest of the year.
I think the injuries are a MAJOR concern here. He had two knee surgeries in Middle School and didn't make it through one season of college without getting banged up somewhere.
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Thanks for sharing
joey
Footballguy
NTTAWWT
zamboni
Footballguy
Every time I see his name, I think of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Which is a good thing.
I hope it's good news, did see him walking around yesterday after the injury and seemed ok, but stress fractures start as bone bruises.
These rookie injuries as really killing a lot of my preseason game watching excitement. Seriously, they are the main attractions this time of year and really looked forward to seeing guys like Blue, Jordan James. Mason Taylor and as a Steelers fan Will Howard. And they all went down like within days of making their debuts.(assuming Blue is not playing)
greenmountaingoat
Footballguy
One of the smartest things I've ever seen you post. Congrats.
Hope we can handle a little light hearted ribbing around here.
Football Jones
Footballguy
I'd love to see my Cowboys hit on Blue, but I don't believe it's going to happen. At least not any kind of lasting value. It's possible he can become a decent 3rd down back, but in general, Blue is overrated, IMO. I was hoping for Croskey-Merritt, Neal, or Gordon if we were going to wait on RB.
I hope I'm wrong, though.
I hope I'm wrong, though.
greenmountaingoat
Footballguy
That's pretty much the chalk pick for you if you're set on RB.
greenmountaingoat
Footballguy
Also if JCM is still available, you might have some homework to do.
He went 2.02. Guy with only one starting RB traded a next year's 1st and 2nd to move up and take him. He also owned 2.03 and took Rodriguez.
massraider
Footballguy
Yeah, this dude ain't a bargain any more
eighsse2
Footballguy
Man. I thought I was crazy for RB's.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Wow that is some poor team management.
greenmountaingoat
Footballguy
That league is RB crazy. Start 1 QB 2 RB 2 WR 1 TE no flex.
So is there anything to see with Blue? Any believers to talk me into him?
He had another thread. Where did it go?
In that thread, before the combine, I labeled him as the player I considered myself to be higher on then consensus of any player. He reminds me of Gibbs in space. His head coach threw a Sproles comp on him. The other thread I hashed out some arguments countering he was not much of a runner and he's got some very strong metrics to back that up and the reports out of Cowboys camp is once the pads went on he only looked better which is not what they say about RB's who can't run. The depth chart is beatable but he's the type that won't ever need high volume. Fairly young, low mileage.
He had another thread. Where did it go?
In that thread, before the combine, I labeled him as the player I considered myself to be higher on then consensus of any player. He reminds me of Gibbs in space. His head coach threw a Sproles comp on him. The other thread I hashed out some arguments countering he was not much of a runner and he's got some very strong metrics to back that up and the reports out of Cowboys camp is once the pads went on he only looked better which is not what they say about RB's who can't run. The depth chart is beatable but he's the type that won't ever need high volume. Fairly young, low mileage.
Sorry, will go look for that one if it's the "official" one.
Thanks for the input!
barackdhouse
Footballguy
Here is the official thread.
barackdhouse
Footballguy
@FBG Moderator can we merge these two Blue threads?
Nothing to be sorry for, just did not know we had two threads on him.
He had another thread. Where did it go?
In that thread, before the combine, I labeled him as the player I considered myself to be higher on then consensus of any player. He reminds me of Gibbs in space. His head coach threw a Sproles comp on him. The other thread I hashed out some arguments countering he was not much of a runner and he's got some very strong metrics to back that up and the reports out of Cowboys camp is once the pads went on he only looked better which is not what they say about RB's who can't run. The depth chart is beatable but he's the type that won't ever need high volume. Fairly young, low mileage.
Sorry, will go look for that one if it's the "official" one.
Thanks for the input!
barackdhouse
Footballguy
I bumped the older one.
I don't think bad at all.
Here's the point of view that stuck with me
Here's medical pov which is possibly bad
I don't mean to one up a doctor or anything but my eyes don't see a concerning walk. Little uncomfortable but...I guess y'all decide
NJURIES
RB Jaydon Blue told reporters following Friday's preseason game that he sprained the same ankle that he'd previously injured in training camp.
(NFL.com)
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Bad timing for a sprained ankle, especially with Mafah looking good.
Will merge with other thread
Seems like I merge a thread about every 6 months and forget how to do it every time. 
