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Quick takes from a Wednesday’s minicamp workout at Carrollton’s Standridge Stadium:
*Tony Romo says the story that appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about him being told to lose weight is total bullshit. “That never happened,” Romo said with a smile. “It just didn’t.” …
*From what I could tell, the defense was kicking the offense’s ass. Patrick Watkins intercepted Romo’s deep pass off a flea-flicker, and rookie Mike Mickens picked off a deflected Jon Kitna pass over the middle …
*Kitna effortlessly threw a pass 55 yards. In other words, forget Brad Johnson …
*If you hear a quarterback barking “Omaha!” at the line scrimmage, don’t be surprised to see a quarterback draw. Don’t remember that – or the flea-flicker – in last year’s playbook. You? …
*Biggest talker on the team is – surprise – second-year running back Tashard Choice …
*Even though the Cowboys say Felix Jones’ bruised thigh is no biggie, I’m starting to worry about his durability.
*Roy Williams has great hands, but sporadic effort. I know it’s just minicamp and players were without pads, but you could tell within two steps if Williams was the play’s intended target.
*Williams says he won’t invite friends and family to training camp in San Antonio. Why? “I got so much pressure on me, I need to concentrate only on football.” Good. I think.
*7th-round pick Manny Johnson, a receiver from OU, can play.
*During a 7-on-7 drill safety Ken Hamlin appeared to hold tight end Jason Witten, who appeared to first push Hamlin. When offensive players screamed for a flag, Hamlin yelped: “Y’all stop pushing and we’ll stop holding!” I love football.
*Rich Behm and Joe DeCamillis weren’t the only ones injured in the May 2 collapse of the practice facility. College scouting director Chris Hall was hobbling around minicamp with his right shoulder in a sling and left knee in a big brace.
*Martellus Bennett looks bigger, faster, stronger. Better.
*It’s hard to take the Cowboys serious when you see Bobby Carpenter trotting onto the field.
*Romo on the difference between this year and last: “We have an urgency to do things the right way, right now, every play and every practice. Sometimes we didn’t have that last year.” …
*Head coach Wade Phillips on Romo’s maturation process into a team leader: “He’s always had exceptional practice habits. I don’t know how those rumors got started. But he’s a competitor. He wants to win every snap. I wish every player had his work ethic. He’s not a yeller, but he’s growing into that role of a leader. You have to be careful to fit it to your personality, though. I was with Ken Stabler, who never said a word to nobody, and with Jim Kelly, who was flambouyant and talked to everyone after every series. You can lead a bunch of different ways.” …
*41 days until the first training camp practice in San Antonio.
