That has been the undeniable impression from watching Grier to this point. Tight-window throws, I think it's important in this league to get first downs and move the chains. "I'm not shy of cutting it, I'm always going to try to make a throw down the field.
"When I cut it, I knew he didn't have a chance of making it," Grier said. He followed that up by threading a third-and-5 throw to Simi Fehoko, beating a breaking defensive back to pick up 11 yards. His first throw of the night was a short bullet to Jake Ferguson, allowing the rookie tight end to shake loose and run for additional yardage. He had an average night of 6-for-10 passing for 98 yards and a nine-yard scramble - nothing that's going to light the world on fire.īut the completions he did make stand out. The results mainly mimicked what Grier has shown in training camp to this point. And while Cooper Rush did start his second consecutive preseason game, he ceded the field to Grier in the second quarter, allowing the former third-round pick to lead five possessions. Grier practiced this week against the Chargers. Grier's DebutĪ groin injury delayed Will Grier's first game action as a Cowboy last week, but Saturday finally offered a glimpse of the other member of the backup quarterback battle. But another strong showing emphasizes that it'd be a mistake to write him off, which also goes to show just how hard it'll be for this coaching staff to trim down its defensive line. His skillset isn't quite as unique as Turpin's. In this case, it feels early to declare Hill a roster lock. "It feels good to see it come to fruition - knowing that it's going to work and then believing in it," Hill said. And he didn't just make splash plays, also drawing an offensive holding call that negated a 17-yard gain. It was the best play of the past month for a guy who has flashed on plenty of occasions during training camp. "I just wish I would've picked it up and ran for the touchdown," Hill said.
But to call it a sack doesn't do it justice, as Hill managed to bend past his defender, into the pocket, swipe the ball out of Easton Stick's hands and fall on it to set the Cowboys up inside the Chargers' red zone. Doing the bulk of his work in the first half, he finished with three tackles and a sack. Saturday night was the biggest indication yet that Hill is trying to do the former.