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Less than two years removed from spectacular rookie seasons that transformed the Dallas offense Doug Flutie Jersey , quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott are even more in control of the future of the Cowboys.
The team must move on without Jason Witten and Dez Bryant.
Witten retired earlier this month to join ESPN’s ”Monday Night Football” following 15 seasons as the Cowboys tight end.
He left as the club leader in catches (1,152), receiving yards (12,448) and games played (239). Witten was selected to the Pro Bowl 11 times.
Bryant was a three-time Pro Bowler playing all eight of his NFL seasons for Dallas before being released in April.
”As we lost those guys, the first statement coming in was we’re not trying to replace those guys,” Prescott said Wednesday after the Cowboys completed the second of three days of offseason practices this week.
”Those guys are irreplaceable.”
Prescott knows something about replacing a big-name Cowboy. He did so after four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo was lost to injury before the 2016 season.
As a fourth-round selection in 2016, Prescott led Dallas to a 13-3 record, an NFL East title and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Elliott, Dallas’ first-round pick that year, led the NFL in rushing yards in 2016 with 1,631. Last season, he was suspended for six games because of domestic violence allegations. The Cowboys dropped to 9-7 Tomas Tatar Jersey , finishing four games behind the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the division.
Witten most often led quietly, by example. Bryant was vocal, animated both on and off the field.
Prescott said his leadership style probably more resembles Witten’s.
”Those guys did a great job of encouraging me to be the kind of leader that I am,” Prescott said. ”Kind of making me take charge. Now with those guys gone, it’s really no different.”
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Prescott made his presence felt in the locker room immediately.
”He’s had really unique leadership qualities,” Garrett said. ”The best leaders develop relationships with people, and he did that right from the start. It wasn’t like he was banging the drum saying, `I’m a leader. I’m a leader.”’
Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan sees a different type of leadership style in Elliott.
”Zeke sure brings a lot when it comes to his approach and how he plays, his physicality,” Linehan said.
Garrett said of Elliott’s season in 2017: ”Obviously what went on last year was distracting to anybody. There’s no question he’s locked in and ready to focus on what he needs to do to be prepared to play his best football.”
As for who will most likely fill Bryant’s energy role, Linehan said, ”We don’t have a whole ton of rah-rah guys yet. They’re working on getting to know their jobs and earning their keep. I think that will get developed.”
Tavon Austin and Allen Hurns are among the newcomers who could fill the void of two players who combined last season for 132 catches and 1 Rafael Bush Jersey ,398 receiving yards. Austin was acquired in a draft-day trade while Hurns signed as a free agent in March.
Two-time All-Pro right guard Zack Martin hasn’t participated in this week’s team drills so far, though he’s working out at the team facility on his own, while his representatives try to work out a new contract.
Martin is in the fifth year of his rookie deal at a salary of $9.4 million. The Cowboys drafted him out of Notre Dame with the 16th overall pick in 2014. He has started all 67 games in the regular season and playoffs for the Cowboys.
”He’s one of the best players we have,” Garrett said. ”He represents everything we want. We want him to be here for a long, long time. But there’s a business side to this, and we all understand that.”
”We miss having `70′ out there, but 100 percent understand the situation,” Prescott said. ”Know why he’s doing it. Want the best for him. I hope he gets everything he deserves.”
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Frigid Super Bowl LII brought $370 million in net new spending to the "Bold North" Twin Cities area, according to a report released Tuesday by Gov. Mark Dayton's office and the local host committee.
The final tally by Rockport Analytics came in $50 million over the consulting company's pre-Super Bowl projections. It also said the 10 days leading up to the Feb. 4 game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis brought in $32 million in new tax revenue for state and local government.
"We hosted well," said Maureen Bausch, CEO of the host committee.
The report put gross local spending by visitors, companies hosting events Dick Butkus Jersey , and the media and operations teams at more than $450. Subtracting $80 million for tourism displaced by the event resulted in net spending of $370 million that would not have happened but for the Super Bowl, it said. The figures don't include game tickets. Adding in the economic ripple effect brought the total incremental contribution to the metro area's gross domestic product to $400 million, it said.
That spending "resounded through the local economy," said Ken McGill, managing director of West Chester, Pennsylvania-based Rockport.
Sports economists tend to be skeptical of revenue claims from massive sporting events, saying that events may be fun for the community but any monetary windfall to a region is illusory.
"The Super Bowl is definitely positive, but nowhere near the $450 million positive in terms of dollars in local people's pockets," College of the Holy Cross professor Victor Matheson said. For examples, he said, hotel revenue goes mostly to out-of-state chains, and money from sales of jerseys mostly goes to the NFL and manufacturers.
Despite subzero cold and heavy snow Trent Murphy Jersey , the event drew some 125,000 tourists, which Rockport defined as ticketed and non-ticketed visitors who came from at least 50 miles away or spent a night in hotel. The report said 83 percent of first-time visitors said they would return. The Meet Minnesota convention and visitors bureau said meeting and convention leads are up 30 percent since the game was announced. Leads were up 10 percent year-over-year in the first four months of 2018 alone.
The report found that the average Super Bowl visitor spent $608 per day during an average stay of 3.9 days, compared with a typical tourist who spends about $124 a day. The Super Bowl generated more than 266,000 hotel nights with an average daily room rate of $249, the report said. Thirteen percent of visitors used peer-to-peer rentals such as Airbnb.
More than 1 million visits were made by locals and travelers alike to Super Bowl Live, the free fan festival held over the 10 days leading up to the game.
U.S. Bank Stadium will be in the national spotlight again next April when it hosts the NCAA men's basketball Final Four. Rockport predicts the tournament will bring $124 million in net spending to the region and $23 million in tax revenue.
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The team must move on without Jason Witten and Dez Bryant.
Witten retired earlier this month to join ESPN’s ”Monday Night Football” following 15 seasons as the Cowboys tight end.
He left as the club leader in catches (1,152), receiving yards (12,448) and games played (239). Witten was selected to the Pro Bowl 11 times.
Bryant was a three-time Pro Bowler playing all eight of his NFL seasons for Dallas before being released in April.
”As we lost those guys, the first statement coming in was we’re not trying to replace those guys,” Prescott said Wednesday after the Cowboys completed the second of three days of offseason practices this week.
”Those guys are irreplaceable.”
Prescott knows something about replacing a big-name Cowboy. He did so after four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo was lost to injury before the 2016 season.
As a fourth-round selection in 2016, Prescott led Dallas to a 13-3 record, an NFL East title and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Elliott, Dallas’ first-round pick that year, led the NFL in rushing yards in 2016 with 1,631. Last season, he was suspended for six games because of domestic violence allegations. The Cowboys dropped to 9-7 Tomas Tatar Jersey , finishing four games behind the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the division.
Witten most often led quietly, by example. Bryant was vocal, animated both on and off the field.
Prescott said his leadership style probably more resembles Witten’s.
”Those guys did a great job of encouraging me to be the kind of leader that I am,” Prescott said. ”Kind of making me take charge. Now with those guys gone, it’s really no different.”
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Prescott made his presence felt in the locker room immediately.
”He’s had really unique leadership qualities,” Garrett said. ”The best leaders develop relationships with people, and he did that right from the start. It wasn’t like he was banging the drum saying, `I’m a leader. I’m a leader.”’
Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan sees a different type of leadership style in Elliott.
”Zeke sure brings a lot when it comes to his approach and how he plays, his physicality,” Linehan said.
Garrett said of Elliott’s season in 2017: ”Obviously what went on last year was distracting to anybody. There’s no question he’s locked in and ready to focus on what he needs to do to be prepared to play his best football.”
As for who will most likely fill Bryant’s energy role, Linehan said, ”We don’t have a whole ton of rah-rah guys yet. They’re working on getting to know their jobs and earning their keep. I think that will get developed.”
Tavon Austin and Allen Hurns are among the newcomers who could fill the void of two players who combined last season for 132 catches and 1 Rafael Bush Jersey ,398 receiving yards. Austin was acquired in a draft-day trade while Hurns signed as a free agent in March.
Two-time All-Pro right guard Zack Martin hasn’t participated in this week’s team drills so far, though he’s working out at the team facility on his own, while his representatives try to work out a new contract.
Martin is in the fifth year of his rookie deal at a salary of $9.4 million. The Cowboys drafted him out of Notre Dame with the 16th overall pick in 2014. He has started all 67 games in the regular season and playoffs for the Cowboys.
”He’s one of the best players we have,” Garrett said. ”He represents everything we want. We want him to be here for a long, long time. But there’s a business side to this, and we all understand that.”
”We miss having `70′ out there, but 100 percent understand the situation,” Prescott said. ”Know why he’s doing it. Want the best for him. I hope he gets everything he deserves.”
—
Frigid Super Bowl LII brought $370 million in net new spending to the "Bold North" Twin Cities area, according to a report released Tuesday by Gov. Mark Dayton's office and the local host committee.
The final tally by Rockport Analytics came in $50 million over the consulting company's pre-Super Bowl projections. It also said the 10 days leading up to the Feb. 4 game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis brought in $32 million in new tax revenue for state and local government.
"We hosted well," said Maureen Bausch, CEO of the host committee.
The report put gross local spending by visitors, companies hosting events Dick Butkus Jersey , and the media and operations teams at more than $450. Subtracting $80 million for tourism displaced by the event resulted in net spending of $370 million that would not have happened but for the Super Bowl, it said. The figures don't include game tickets. Adding in the economic ripple effect brought the total incremental contribution to the metro area's gross domestic product to $400 million, it said.
That spending "resounded through the local economy," said Ken McGill, managing director of West Chester, Pennsylvania-based Rockport.
Sports economists tend to be skeptical of revenue claims from massive sporting events, saying that events may be fun for the community but any monetary windfall to a region is illusory.
"The Super Bowl is definitely positive, but nowhere near the $450 million positive in terms of dollars in local people's pockets," College of the Holy Cross professor Victor Matheson said. For examples, he said, hotel revenue goes mostly to out-of-state chains, and money from sales of jerseys mostly goes to the NFL and manufacturers.
Despite subzero cold and heavy snow Trent Murphy Jersey , the event drew some 125,000 tourists, which Rockport defined as ticketed and non-ticketed visitors who came from at least 50 miles away or spent a night in hotel. The report said 83 percent of first-time visitors said they would return. The Meet Minnesota convention and visitors bureau said meeting and convention leads are up 30 percent since the game was announced. Leads were up 10 percent year-over-year in the first four months of 2018 alone.
The report found that the average Super Bowl visitor spent $608 per day during an average stay of 3.9 days, compared with a typical tourist who spends about $124 a day. The Super Bowl generated more than 266,000 hotel nights with an average daily room rate of $249, the report said. Thirteen percent of visitors used peer-to-peer rentals such as Airbnb.
More than 1 million visits were made by locals and travelers alike to Super Bowl Live, the free fan festival held over the 10 days leading up to the game.
U.S. Bank Stadium will be in the national spotlight again next April when it hosts the NCAA men's basketball Final Four. Rockport predicts the tournament will bring $124 million in net spending to the region and $23 million in tax revenue.
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