CeeDee Lamb was distraught at the end of his game against the Philadelphia Eagles. With the drops came disappointment, though he isn’t alone in that feeling. Following the game, he had an interesting chat with quarterback Dak Prescott. To his credit he was straightforward, saying Prescott played well but acknowledging “I came up short on my end.” Even with this disappointment, Lamb is looking onward and upward and wants to come back strong in the next few games.
In his career, Lamb has never had two straight games with two or more drops, making this past stretch all the more rare for him. In only 10 career games against the Eagles, he’s piled up 61 receptions for 859 yards and four touchdowns. This incredible showing underlines his great skill at succeeding against elite competition. This statistic did nothing to soothe his agitation after the most recent match-up.
We saw Lamb’s resilience convey itself most beautifully when he made his return to The Star. This was just eight hours after the Cowboys got home to Texas. With a Jugs machine in front of him, he practiced catching passes alone, demonstrating his commitment to refining his skills. He remarked on his dedication, saying, “I didn’t get any rest really that whole weekend,” highlighting the extent of his determination to rectify the previous game’s issues.
Dak Prescott provided support to Lamb, reassuring him with the statement, “I’m not going to stop throwing you the ball.” This exhortation is indicative of the faith Prescott has in Lamb’s playmaking ability, even in tough situations. Lamb expressed his desire to be a key player in tight situations, stating, “I would rather nobody else than myself in those situations.”
Despite all this, since the multidrop game, Lamb’s stats still look pretty darn good. And over the six games following such performances, he’s caught 36 passes for 429 yards and three scores. His mindset going forward is about not looking in the rear-view mirror. He emphasized the importance of letting the game flow naturally, saying, “Let the game come to me and then when it does, take over.”
Lamb addressed the viral practice video of him training alone that swept across social media. He explained that he never intended it to go viral like that. “That wasn’t supposed to go viral. I wasn’t doing that for no internet, to be honest,” he explained. His dedication is to the work, to personal development—not to publicity.
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