Dallas Cowboys star CeeDee Lamb is one of the better wide receivers in the entire NFL. However, he’s had a bit of a problem this season when it comes to holding onto the ball. Lamb has eight drops already this season, which is a career high and the most for a Cowboys player since 2012.
Lamb had three drops against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12, and even though the Cowboys were still able to pull out a win, Lamb knows he has to be better in that regard.
“You just find ways to get better,” Lamb said, via ESPN. “You want to be solution-oriented and not really much to dwell on the problem. Granted, we know the problem, I need to catch the f—ing ball. Other than that, man, we’ll be fine. When I do catch it, be ready.”
Lamb blamed the drops on a lack of focus and thinking about his next move before making sure to secure the catch.
“It’s really just lack of focus on my end, honestly,” Lamb said. “Just thinking doing two before one. There’s been plenty of that going on, and by that, I’m thinking about my next move before catching the ball and things of that nature. It’s not really much on anybody else but myself, and I’ve never been one to point the finger, but yeah, it’s all on me, and I got to handle that.”
Drops aside, Lamb is still having a very productive season for the Cowboys. In the eight games he’s appeared in he’s caught 44 passes for 632 yards and two touchdowns. He’s currently on pace to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark for a fifth consecutive season.
Lamb will have another opportunity to add to his season total, and to not drop any passes, when the Cowboys host the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day. Given Lamb’s tendency to bounce back after a frustrating game, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is expecting a big performance from the star receiver on the holiday.
“Just go back and look at the career, right. Any game that maybe he’s not done to his standard or had a drop there or been a frustrating game, the way he’s responded has been unquestionable,” Prescott said. “… I don’t expect this to be any different.”
