The Dallas Cowboys have focused a lot of their attention this offseason into improving their group of wide receivers heading into the 2018 season. They have already added two WRs through free agency, Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson, and there’s a strong possibility of using one of their premium draft picks on the position as well.
All of these new additions create quite a bit of uncertainty with how things will finally shake out with their current group of WRs. In all honesty, the only WR I’m 100% positive isn’t going anywhere is Ryan Switzer. Dez Bryant, Cole Beasley, Terrance Williams, and Noah Brown could all possibly be playing for another team in 2018.
The status of Bryant, Beasley, and even Williams have been discussed on more than one occasion, but the topic of Noah Brown doesn’t really seem to come up at all. It seems as if a lot of Cowboys Nation have already written him off, but should he be?
I’m personally a big fan of Noah Brown and I think he’s just starting to scratch the surface of his potential. Untimely injuries really stunted his development in college at Ohio State, but he showed flashes of the type of player he could turn into.
I really think he can turn into a really solid WR2 in the NFL and probably should have received more opportunities in the passing game last year as a rookie. But, what he did as a rookie can’t be overlooked.
Even as a rookie, he was the best blocking WR on the entire Cowboys roster. He may look like a prototypical outside receiver, but he blocks like a tight end. It is his best trait, but he’s spent this offseason trying to improve in other areas as well.
Like Dez Bryant, Noah Brown has been working with the highly touted wide receiver coach David Robinson. Robinson is known around the NFL as being somewhat of a “WR guru”, and as you can see speaks pretty highly of the former Ohio State wide out.
Noah Brown will without a doubt have to prove he is worthy of claiming one of those wide receiver roster spots with the Dallas Cowboys, but it’s good to see he’s willing to put in the work.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not going to bet against him. I may be a little biased here, but I think it would be a mistake to give up on him so soon. I’m actually really looking forward to seeing how much of an improvement he’s made from year one heading into year two.
He may have to really stand out in offseason practices to catch the eye of the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff, but having a brand-new WR coach with fresh eyes and an unbiased opinion could work in his favor.
