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LB Bobby Carpenter (All B1G, National Champion)

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LB Bobby Carpenter: It's the same story as last summer: Carpenter looks good in training camp but struggles once the games start. He's fine in his nickel and dime role, but the Cowboys can't have any confidence in him if he has to start in place of Bradie James or Keith Brooking. He was a non-factor against the run, getting credited for only one tackle despite extended playing time against a Raiders offense that racked up 6.8 yards per carry.
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Don't blame Bobby Carpenter
Sat, Aug 15, 2009
Tim MacMahon/Blogger


The second-team defense stunk during the preseason opener, but Wade Phillips said that's not a reflection on linebacker Bobby Carpenter.

To borrow a term from Emmitt Smith, Carpenter was apparently a diamond among trash. Or at least some sort of gem.

"He made a lot of plays. He was in the right places a lot," Phillips said. "He made a nice play on the play play where he broke up the tight end going down the middle, he covered well. I thought he played well in the game. Now the group didn't play well that he was playing with, but he made plays all over the field, and he played like he's been practicing."

Carpenter was only credited with one tackle, but those stats are meaningless. The Raiders stat crew was in preseason form. They credited undrafted offensive guard Greg Isdaner with Keith Brooking's sack.
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Keith Brooking and Bobby Carpenter: Are They the Answer?
by Aaron Novinger (Bigrigga31) on Aug 17, 2009

The Cowboys' inside linebacker position has seen a bit of a makeover from last season. Keith Brooking is replacing Zach Thomas, providing more size next to strongside backer Bradie James. Also, his experience in Wade Phillips' 3-4 scheme could prove to be a valuable asset to this unit right away.

On Friday, we got a good glimpse of Bobby Carpenter's new role as the nickel/dime linebacker. Taking over for the departed Kevin Burnett, Carpenter's athleticism showed against Oakland. He had a really nice pass breakup, pressured the quarterback on blitzes, and simply looked like he knew what he was doing on the field.

When Carpenter substitutes in on those passing downs, he often replaces Brooking. Although, we did get to see both Brooking and Carpenter on the field together late in the second quarter.

The breakdown below follows each snap played by Brooking and Carpenter in Friday night's game against the Raiders. Brooking started the game at the weakside linebacker position and played into the second quarter. He even lined up on the field goal block unit. Carpenter came in when the Raiders faced their first third down. With rookie Stephen Hodge out and not getting playtime, Carpenter played into the fourth quarter until Matt Stewart took over. Carpenter also starts on the coverage and return units for both kickoffs and punts.
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Another rough preseason finale for Bobby Carpenter
Fri, Sep 04, 2009
Tim MacMahon

Wade Phillips acknowledged that he basically gave up on Bobby Carpenter last season after a bad performance in the preseason finale.

The Cowboys are counting on Carpenter in the nickel and dime packages this season, but he certainly isn't making a case for a larger role.

Carpenter simply struggles to play the run. He was consistently out of position on that TD drive. It didn't help his cause that DE Jonas Seawright was getting blown off the ball, but Carpenter hasn't done anything to indicate that the Cowboys can survive an injury to Bradie James or Keith Brooking.
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Bobby Carpenter deserves some love as well. Carpenter will probably never make it as three-down linebacker in any scheme, but he may have found a niche in the Cowboys' nickel package. Carpenter made two nice tackles of note today. One occured on special teams when he made a nice open field tackle on the returner who had just cut back to run up an apparent open lane. The other happened on a crucial third down late in the fourth quarter. Carpenter stopped the ball carrier on a short pass in the flat for what would have been a first down.
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Bobby Carpenter earned Wade Phillips' praise on Monday. The coach said Gonzalez didn't catch a pass on Carpenter all day. Carpenter was aggressive on him at the line of scrimmage and he kept his feet active. Before the snap Carpenter would start running in place so he wouldn't be at a standstill, allowing him to stay with Gonzalez. He was so focused on Gonzalez once, however, he let Jason Snelling slip outside for a long run.
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Bobby Carpenter on his sack
Sun, Nov 01, 2009
Todd Archer/Reporter

Bobby Carpenter knew his streak without a sack was quite a few games, he was just off by a little

"What was it, 35 games?" Carpenter asked.

Actually 37. His last sack came on Dec. 16, 2006 at Atlanta when he had 1.5 sacks of Michael Vick. On Sunday Carpenter sacked Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for a 6-yard loss on a key third-down play with the score 14-10 in the second quarter.

"I've been saving them up," Carpenter joked. "It's exciting obviously. It was big on third down to come in and get a stop ... Edge pressure is tough, but pressure in a quarterback's face is tough to handle. We tried to put pressure in his face to force some high throws."
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lDgIJdPgDM]YouTube - Bobby Carpenters Sack Against Seattle 11/01/09[/ame]
 
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Geez, I wish he played for someone else. The Cowboys almost make me want to root for the Raiders -- or Notre Dame. As to his limited success with Dallas, they must have some faith in him or they've had traded his salary a long time ago.

Chemistry is a funny thing. With Hawk and Schlagel he made up what I still believe to be the best set of LBs I've seen in Buckeye football, perhaps in all of the college football, but separated only Hawk seems to have played well at the next level.
 
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cincibuck;1581850; said:
Geez, I wish he played for someone else. The Cowboys almost make me want to root for the Raiders -- or Notre Dame. As to his limited success with Dallas, they must have some faith in him or they've had traded his salary a long time ago.

Chemistry is a funny thing. With Hawk and Schlagel he made up what I still believe to be the best set of LBs I've seen in Buckeye football, perhaps in all of the college football, but separated only Hawk seems to have played well at the next level.
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Even AJ is not experiencing the success we all expected for him in the NFL. Somewhere way back in this thread I predicted Bobby would make all-Pro before AJ. My assumption was that both would be all-Pro, and Carp sooner than later. Maybe they will both make it, but looks like we'll have to wait awhile.
 
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Steve19;1581875; said:
Frankly, I don't care what these guys do in the pros. Bobby Carpenter was the real deal at Ohio State. He showed awesome speed on that sack.
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I agree, but it seems to me that success a the pro level would be the pay off for all the work they put in at OSU.
 
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As a cowboy fan and a buckeye fan - I'll be happy when Bobby is gone from the 'boys. He has done nothing to warrant a roster spot next year.

Tons of excuses, but if you were good enough, you would eventually be able to show people via practice and then in real games.

he hasn't, I don't think he ever will, so let him go to Miami where the Tuna man can enjoy him for 2 yrs before cutting him.

He was fun to watch at OSU, not so much now.
 
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