The disappointment is still fresh from the Dallas Cowboys unfortunate 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions Thursday night in Week 14. It\u2019s much easier to dwell on all the negative than it is the positive, but sometimes it\u2019s better to look on the brighter side of things. That is where wide receiver Ryan Flournoy comes into play.<\/p>\n
Flournoy stepped up in a big way after CeeDee Lamb was forced to exit the game early due to a concussion. With Lamb out of the picture and George Pickens receiving extra attention from the Lions in pass coverage, Flournoy suddenly became Dak Prescott\u2019s go-to receiver in the passing game.<\/p>\n
Flournoy ended up finishing the game with nine catches for 115 yards and a touchdown, a career-best for him. This was his second 100+ receiving yards game of the season, unfortunately this time it came on a losing effort. Despite that, he\u2019s proven to be a reliable weapon in the passing game when called upon.<\/p>\n
To see the offensive role Flournoy has carved out with the Cowboys this season is a testament to the work he has put in. Dallas\u2019 former 2024 sixth-round draft pick looks to be another late-round gem the organization has hit on. And the unconventional winding path he\u2019s taken to get to this point is impressive in itself.<\/p>\n
By the way of Central Missouri, Iowa Western Community College, and Southeast Missouri State, Flournoy not only turned himself into a draftable player, but has now developed to the point he is an integral part of the Cowboys offense. The second-year pro\u2019s development has been impressive to say the least.<\/p>\n
No. 19 has gone from a roster cut to start the season this year and has since leapfrogged all of his competitors to the point he\u2019s now probably third on the depth chart behind CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. As impressive as that is though, the trust he\u2019s developed with this QB and coaching staff is even more so.<\/p>\n
There has been absolutely zero hesitancy by the coaching staff or Dak Prescott to look Flournoy\u2019s way in any given situation this year when the need arises. He\u2019s made some clutch plays already this season and should continue to do so with the attention Lamb and Pickens command on any given play.<\/p>\n
While his stats this year aren\u2019t all that impressive, 29 receptions for 349 receiving yards and three touchdowns, it\u2019s still a comfort to know he has the ability to step up when\/if needed. That has already come in handy this season when Lamb was injured and could be so again with him currently in concussion protocol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The disappointment is still fresh from the Dallas Cowboys unfortunate 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions Thursday night…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":429993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,7634,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-429992","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-cowboys-roster","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115675744499679284","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}