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Will Someone Shut This Specter Guy Up?
2008-02-14 15:44:00 Senator Arlen Specter is wasting his time and the taxpayer's money trying to get his name in papers by investigating the Spygate incident. ... More About: Shut
Will Someone Shut This Specter Guy Up?
2008-02-14 15:44:00 I understand why steroids in baseball is an important issue that draws the interest of congress. If professional athletes use steroids, then college athletes will use steroids, and it will trickle down to high school athletes using them. That makes it something of national interest. But Spygate? I’m sorry, but if high school coaches are filming games trying to steal signals, I don’t really care. It’s not like it is harmful to the kids. And, let’s face it, this sort of stuff is a part of football. It always has been. Why do you think every coach covers his mouth up while calling in plays? Heck, teams have been known to send spies into other teams practices. That’s football. Yeah, you get caught, you get busted. There had to be a punishment and, honestly, I thought New England got off light. But why is congress — or, I should say, “a” congressman — getting involved in something so trivial compared to the national inter... More About: Specter , Shut
Dallas Cowboys Defeat AFC’s Best 42-30
2008-02-11 16:13:00 Okay, they may have had a little help, but with 13 Cowboys suiting up to play in the game, it almost seemed like the Dallas Cowboys taking on the AFC’s best. I’m not sure if there was a single play without at least one Dallas Cowboy on the field. And, if not for a decision to run the ball at the end of the game on the 6 yard line instead of pass the ball, a Cowboy may very well have walked away as the MVP. T.O. certainly showed that the popcorn should be ready even for an exhibition game, raking in 8 catches for 101 yards and 2 TD’s. Romo also had a good showing completing 9 of 16 passes for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception on a pass that should have been caught. He also showed his dance moves on a few plays, and would have had a couple more completions if T.O. didn’t have butter on his hands from that popcorn. I would have liked to have seen Marion Barber a little bit more. Hey, I understand, you got a chance to hand the ball to Adrian Pet... More About: Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Defeat AFC's Best 42-30
2008-02-11 16:13:00 The Cowboys suited up an NFL record 13 players for the Pro Bowl, making it seem like the Cowboys were taking on the AFC's best in the annual Hawaii game. ... More About: Dallas , Dallas Cowboys
Does Giant Super Bowl Win Make It Sting Less?
2008-02-08 06:18:00 I admit, I am an NFL Network junkie. I turn it on at lunch while I eat a quick sandwich, I turn it on after work while I am waiting for the evening plans to kick on, and I turn it on as the evening wears down as background noise to whatever I happen to be doing at that time. But, after that loss to the Giant s, I just couldn’t watch. In fact, I avoided the NFL Channel, ESPN, even listening to The Ticket. And I’m sure I’m not the lone Cowboy fan that avoided sports news. After posting one of their best regular seasons ever, the Cowboys fell flat in the playoffs… again. All of that seemed to change last Sunday. There’s something about the only team to go undefeated in the regular season since the 1972 Dolphins losing the Super Bowl that makes me think… well… this season could have been worse. I mean, we may have posted a record number of Pro Bowl players without winning a playoff game, but at least we aren’t the Patriots. And... More About: Make , Sting
Does Giant Super Bowl Win Make It Sting Less?
2008-02-08 06:18:00 The Cowboys may have had a great season only to lose in their first playoff game, but at least they weren't the Patriots. ... More About: Super Bowl , Super , Giant , Make , Sting
Busy, Busy, Busy
2008-01-31 15:57:00 The Cowboys have hired former head coach Dave Campo as the secondary coach and are talking to former head coach Don Capers to come on in some capacity. ... More About: Busy
Busy, Busy, Busy
2008-01-31 15:57:00 It seems that the Cowboys and I have something in common the last couple of weeks. We’ve both been pretty busy. Me, I’ve got a new gig taking up a lot of my time. The Cowboys haven’t been so lucky. They’ve seen assistant after assistant head out the door, mostly going down to Miami to reunite with Parcells. They’ve also made some interesting hires to replace them. Can you believe Dave Campo is coming back? I think that was a great hire. Campo may not have been a great head coach — though I think he was in one of those tough-to-succeed positions — but he’s always been a great defensive coach. Having him coach the secondary might be a very good thing. And the rumor goes that Don Capers might be signing soon. That would be another good hire, though you have to wonder what the Cowboys will do with so many former head coaches working as assistants. But the key is, you don’t get to try out the head coaching ranks without being ... More About: Busy
Garrett Staying Put (For Now)
2008-01-17 21:49:00 Jason Garrett , offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, turned down head coaching offers from Baltimore and Atlanta to stay in Dallas. ...
Garrett Staying Put (For Now)
2008-01-17 21:49:00 Well, at least the Cowboys received a little good news this week after Jason Garrett decided to turn down head coaching offers from the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens. This isn’t to say that he won’t receive a more lucrative offer later on as more teams begin head coach searches, but for now, Garrett is staying put. It might be a wise choice on Jason’s part. After all, he doesn’t have a large amount of coaching experience having shot up through the ranks to the offensive coordinator position in only a few years. And it isn’t like Atlanta and Baltimore is brimming with the same offensive talent here in Dallas. Jumping the gun and going into a difficult-to-succeed situation might do more damage to a long term head coaching position than anything. And why not stay? He’s almost guaranteed to replace Phillips one of these years, and no doubt, more head coaching offers will come his way. For Dallas, keeping Garrett for another year would...
The Road Was Different But The Result Was The Same
2008-01-14 06:39:00 These 2007 Dallas Cowboys took a different road to the playoffs than the 2006 Cowboys who let their division slip away and who snuck into the playoffs as a wildcard team, but when it was all said and done, the two teams were very similar. They both played well in November, and played poorly during the last few games. They both played their first playoff game against a team that was hurting in the secondary. They both should have won handily. And they both lost. People will blame Romo and his trip to Mexico — no matter how silly that is. People will blame Crayton’s dropped passes (and perhaps his loose lips). People will even blame Wade Phillips whose team last year went 13-3 only to lose their first playoff game. At the end of the day, the Cowboys simply did not show up to play. That might just be the last lesson they need to learn: Playing well in September, October, November or even December doesn’t do any good if you don’t play well in January. ... More About: Road , Result , The Road
The Road Was Different But The Result Was The Same
2008-01-14 06:39:00 These 2007 Dallas Cowboys took a different road to the playoffs than the 2006 Cowboys who let their division slip away and who snuck into the playoffs as a wildcard team, but when it was all said and done, the two teams were very similar. ... More About: Road , Result , The Road , Diff
Stats, Stats and, Ugh, More Stats
2008-01-10 05:18:00 The Giants have won their past eight consecutive road games. In the history of the NFL, teams have met three times in a single season with one team having swept the regular season against the other only 17 times, and 11 times the 2-0 team prevailed. Have you heard these already? They are about as useful as sitting around thinking that Jessica Simpson is somehow the doom of the Cowboys season. You want stats? How about this one: The Cowboys have beaten the Giants twice this season. There's no reason to think they won't beat them a third time. No T.O.? The Giants are coming in without Jeremy Shockey. Injuries happen. And they don't change one simple fact: The Cowboys either show up to play, or they go home. Jessica Simpson isn't going to decide that one. Neither are these useless stats that are being thrown around. The only people that are going to decide that one are the ones suiting up to play this weekend. More About: Stats
Does It Matter Who The Cowboys Play?
2008-01-06 11:07:00 I spent Saturday morning trying to decide who I would root for during the wildcard games and kept coming up with no answers. Going into the last week of the season, I was set to root for the Redskins since they were a very average team that was going to squeak their way into the playoffs, but after seeing how Todd Collins had opened up their offense, I was ready to change my mind. But if not the Redskins then who? I couldn't decide. And then it hit me. It doesn't really matter who we face. If the Cowboys play like they did in the last three games, they are going to have a tough time beating any of the teams. If they play like the did during the first thirteen games, they will beat any of them. And that's what it comes down to: will the Cowboys show up to play? Our old coach used to say "you are what you are" and what the Cowboys have been is a team that has faded down the stretch. A coaching change could change that late season fade, but the Cowboys weren't exactly lig... More About: Play , Matter
Does Yahoo! Sports Know Anything About Football?
2008-01-02 22:49:00 I'll tell you this: I read a lot of stupid stuff coming from websites with big names like ESPN, CBS Sports line, Yahoo , etc. I try not to waste too much time wondering where they get these guys that seem a bit clueless about their subject, but sometimes I can't help myself. This is one of those times. Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports has written up ten story lines for the NFC playoffs, and Dallas is spotlighted in two of them. And both of them show -- well, let's just call it a bit of ignorance about the Dallas Cowboys and leave it at that. Filed under: Will Terrell Owens and Terence Newman be ready for the playoffs? If the Seahawks beat the Redskins, either of Dallas' second-round opponents Tampa Bay or New York could cause problems. Without Newman, the Cowboys won't have a player who can match up with the speed of Joey Galloway or the size of Plaxico Burress. My Question: Since when did 5'11 Terence Newman match the size of 6'5" Plaxico Burress? Hey, it's great th... More About: Football
Stinking Their Way Into the Playoffs
2007-12-31 20:29:00 The Cowboys already had their playoff spot sewed up before walking onto the field Sunday, and it showed. ... More About: Playoffs , Stinking
Winning Not All Its Cracked Up To Be
2007-12-29 01:24:00 The Cowboys go into the last week of the season with the intention of playing their key starters for only the first half, if that much. Should they lose the game, they will be allowing the Redskins to go to the playoffs rather than the Vikings -- which might be to the benefit of the Cowboys in the long run. ... More About: Winning , Cracked
To Rest, or Not To Rest
2007-12-25 06:43:00 The Cowboys are faced with the decision on whether to rest their starters or not. A big decision, but one that any team would love to have going into the last week of the season. ... More About: Rest
NFL Network Sucks Life Out of Cowboys Win Over Carolina
2007-12-23 19:28:00 The NFL Network 's presentation of football is so boring you have to wonder how much life will be sucked out of the 15-0 Patriots going for a perfect season next week -- presuming that the Patriots make it to 15-0. ... More About: Life , Cowboys , Carolina , Sucks
Cowboys Sending Eleven To Pro Bowl
2007-12-19 00:50:00 The Dallas Cowboys have eleven pro bowlers including no-brainers like Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and DeMarcus Ware, and first-timers like Terence Newman and Ken Hamlin. ... More About: Sending , Bowl , Pro Bowl
Garrett Shares Blame as Cowboys Drop to 12-2
2007-12-17 01:27:00 The Cowboys drop to 12-2 after a disappointing 10-6 loss to the Eagles, and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett shares part of the blame. ... More About: Shares , Blame , Drop
The Next One is the Big One
2007-12-12 04:25:00 There's a lot of talk about Dallas clinching home field advantage, but clinching a first round bye is the most important milestone for a team that has already clinched the playoffs. ...
Cowboys Defeat Lions in Nailbiter to Take the NFC East Title
2007-12-09 22:50:00 The Cowboys squeeze past the Lions to clinch the NFC East . ... More About: Title , Bite
Don't Forget to Thank Jon Kitna
2007-12-08 00:50:00 Jon Kitna was thoughtful enough to disparage Bradie James and Terence Newman after the Lions upset the Cowboys at the end of last year. Nice of him to give them some fodder to play this year's matchup with a little extra intensity. ... More About: Jon Kitna
The Giants Won't Die
2007-12-03 18:57:00 The New York Giants stay mathematically in the division race with a late rally against the Chicago Bears, but a single win by the Cowboys will give them the NFC East title. ... More About: The G
Cowboys Clinch Playoff Spot With 37-27 Win Over Packers
2007-11-30 06:41:00 The Cowboys clinched a playoff spot with a solid win over their closest rivals in the NFC, the Green Bay Packers . ... More About: Spot , Clinch
Just How Good Are The Cowboys?
2007-11-27 06:53:00 The Cowboys have the second best offense in the league and the seventh best defense, so just how good are they? ... More About: Good
Giving Thanks to the Giants
2007-11-26 01:25:00 The Giants loss to the Vikings gives the Dallas Cowboys effectively a three game lead in the NFC East with five games left to play. ... More About: Giving , Hank , The G
Not Pretty, Not Ugly, But Cowboys Beat Jets
2007-11-24 06:42:00 The game wasn't pretty at times, but with the Cowboys defense demolishing the Jets , the offense scored enough points on the first drive to cement a win. ... More About: Pretty , Beat , Ugly
Tony Romo's Thanksgiving List
More articles from this author:2007-11-22 06:43:00 A list of things Tony Romo is thankful for this Thanksgiving . ... More About: List , Hank 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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