Zimmer and the Cowboys are left to figure out how to handle the role Sam Williams was projected to fill.
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer carries linebacker Micah Parsons helmet to the sideline during the opening day of practice at training camp in Oxnard, California, July 25, 2024.defensive end was excited for the opportunity that comes with the arrival of a new defensive coordinator. The two spoke quite a bit in the ensuing months about how Williams could improve and what the third-year pro could do with this opportunity.
“It will be a big loss,” Zimmer said. “We’ll just have to move some chess pieces around and try to figure out other ways to do things.”, the team’s second-round pick out of Western Michigan. The heir apparent to DeMarcus Lawrence’s job at left defensive end could now being playing alongside him as a rookie.“Marshawn Kneeland has done a really nice job,” Zimmer said. “I think he would have played anyway. I think he’s going to have to end up playing a lot now. ... He’s a goer.
Viliami Fehoko, Chauncey Golstohn, Tyrus Wheat and Durrell Johnson are the other ends on the roster in this camp. Who are the candidates most likely to emerge from that group? “I don’t know yet, honestly,” Zimmer said. “We’re looking at all of those guys. We’re just going to have to see.The lack of proven depth at the position is another reason club officials spent Sunday night and Monday morning discussing if there was a veteran or two to bring in from the outside that could upgrade the position.
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