George Pickens Shocks Cowboys Fans With Bold Suggestion About AT&T Stadium
The Dallas Cowboys came away winners on Thanksgiving against the Kansas City Chiefs in a 31-28 finish.
Despite a slow start, Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens was once again a major reason why Dallas emerged victorious for its third straight win. However, like many players over the years, Pickens was impacted by the sunlight shining through the windows at AT&T Stadium during the first half.
"It definitely did," Pickens said of if the sunlight impacted him, per AP. "Some of the guys told me, too. That was my first time having that. Just coming on the crossing route, the sun was beating in my eyes, so I couldn't see. But made up for it."
This caused Pickens to miss a pass from Dak Prescott in the first half after getting open against the Kansas City secondary. He still finished with six catches for six catches for 88 yards, but said after the game that he wouldn't mind seeing some changes at the stadium.
George Pickens Wouldn't Mind Curtains at AT&T Stadium
"That's up to [Jerry Jones]. But definitely curtains would help," he said. "I really couldn't see the ball. It was the sun. Like I said, I always bounce back. Kind of like CeeDee bounced back from last week to this week. All you can do is just one foot forward, keep getting better."
Prescott stepped up into the pocket and had Pickens open on a crossing route, but the pass was right into the sunlight.
This proved to be an afterthought though. If the Cowboys had lost, fans would once again be questioning why they are not measures in place to block out the sunlight.
Pickens and the Cowboys will look to make it four wins in a row when they visit the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football.
Klint Kubiak appears underwhelmed by latest sneaky-good Seahawks move
Like all good coaches, Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator is good at taking the players given to him and turning them into a productive unit. Kubiak doesn't make the roster moves, of course; general manager John Schneider does. But Kubiak knows what his role is and does it well.
Kubiak also understands that his team needed to add a running back. Seattle has Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, and until recently had George Holani. Unfortunately, Holani has not been able to consistently stay healthy since his college years and hurt his hamstring in Week 12. He might be out for the rest of the regular season.
To replace him, the Seahawks signed veteran Cam Akers. The move does a couple of things. One gives Seattle RB depth, of course, but the other is to get even more of a feel for the Vikings' offense. Akers was part of the Minnesota organization in the past two seasons.
Klint Kubiak not prepared to answer how Cam Akers will help the Seattle Seahawks
Kubiak, though, seemed underwhelmed by Seattle acquiring the 2020 second-round draft pick. Akers has never played up to his relatively high draft status.
Just days ahead of the Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings' Week 13 matchup, the offensive coordinator was asked about adding Akers to his offense, and he gave the most coach-speak answer. He was certainly nonplussed.
Kubiak told reporters, "We're happy to have him. I just met him. Saw him on the practice field. I have a lot of respect for what he's done throughout his career. With us having an injury, I think it's a great pickup, and excited to see what he can do for us. To be determined."
It is those last three words that speak louder than others. Almost literally. Kubiak was so deadpan when answering the question that no real excitement was detected. Perhaps the OC was simply not prepared to answer the question because he wasn't ready for Cam Akers to be part of his offense all of a sudden.
Still, Kubiak's energy level might tick up quite a bit should Akers prove to be more productive in terms of yards per carry. His career average is 4.0, but he's never been better than 4.3 in any season. That doesn't imply he will be the rotational sparkplug that the Seahawks could use.
While the Seattle Seahawks' yard per carry has been 4.4 over the last three games (compared to 3.7 on the season, third-worst in the NFL), that number still ranks 12th in the league. For a team that wants a run-pass balance, the run aspect must be better. Can Cam Akers help with that? To be determined.
