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Justin Durant Insider Report: a Conversation with Lions 101
March 29th, 2013 at 1:59 PM
Before the Dallas Cowboys signed Justin Durant to a two year deal this past week, most of us have never really heard of the kid. But now that he is a Dallas Cowboy, we've been searching for all the information we can find. We decided to go straight to the...

Dallas Cowboys Will Use Franchise Tag on DE Anthony Spencer
March 4th, 2013 at 12:16 PM
After a maddeningly-slow opening to the off season, the moves for the Dallas Cowboys are coming fast and furious. After recently announcing the release of 4-year starting FS Gerald Sensabaugh, the Cowboys  have announced that for the 2nd year in a row they'll be using their Franchise Tag on DE...

Dallas Cowboys Set to Release Starting Safety Gerald Sensabaugh
March 4th, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network has reported this afternoon that the Dallas Cowboys will part ways with 4-year starter Gerald Sensabaugh. This has been a move that was previously rumored, but the lack of available replacements tempered the conversation. The move will save about $3 million in cash and about $1.5...

Potential 2013 Dallas Cowboys: Dwight Freeney
February 15th, 2013 at 4:42 PM
The cuts are starting to come fast and furious in the NFL as teams begin to finalize off season plans and continue the shift towards 2013. The latest in the long line of recent cap casualties is former Colts DE Dwight Freeney. Freeney, the 2002 First-Rounder, found himself on the...

Dallas Cowboys Fire Rob Ryan, Jerry Jones Makes Good on Promise for Change
January 9th, 2013 at 9:05 AM
After enjoying a few days out of the SportsCenter limelight, the Cowboys cannonballed back into the limelight with the firing of Mr. limelight himself, Rob Ryan. For most of us, this was a move that came out of left field and caught us by surprise. Sure, Jerry said we'd see...

Dallas Cowboys Week 15 News and Notes
December 12th, 2012 at 12:30 PM
As we begin to move away from the events of last weekend, it's time to take a quick look at some of the happenings around Valley Ranch this week.  - At the top of everyone's list (football wise atleast) is the status of Dez Bryant going forward. All indications are that...

Dallas Cowboys Defense Continuing to Compete Without Top Stars
December 11th, 2012 at 8:16 AM
In our last post about Dez Bryant and his injury status, we finished by saying how much tougher it is to overcome an injury to a guy playing at the top of his game. Not that we'd ever wish injury upon Doug Free or anything, but it'd be a lot...

Dallas Cowboys NT Josh Brent Being Charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter
December 8th, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Reports are streaming in the Dallas Cowboys NT Josh Brent is being processed and charged with Intoxication Manslaughter in an Irving jail today. The reports are coming in via WFAA Dallas Fort-Worth. Brent, the former 7th round pick, has had drunk driving issues in the past. He also served time for...

The Loss of Sean Lee is Dallas Cowboys’ Biggest Obstacle Yet
October 24th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Make no mistakes about it; Sean Lee is the Dallas Cowboys most important defensive player. He may not yet be the best (that title still likely belongs to Demarcus Ware) or the highest paid (Terrence Newman is getting paid more by the Cowboys this year...) but Sean Lee is what...

Dallas Cowboys Quarter-Term Report Card: Grading the Defense
October 10th, 2012 at 4:29 PM
The 2nd in our two-part series, working to assign grades to each respective unit. Make sure to check out the offensive grades here  and let us know how we did! Defensive Line: B These guys have looked good so far, and that's without all-pro NT Jay Ratliff. Players like Jason Hatcher, Tyrone Crawford, Sean...

Dallas Cowboys Offensive Line Woes a Product of Defensive Secondary Spending
October 8th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
  Dallas Cowboys Offensive Line Woes a Product of Defensive Secondary Spending   As you’re scouring the web for Dallas Cowboys news, let’s take a quick second and evaluate something a little broader than why Dez Bryant should’ve run a hook rather than a fly route. Let’s take a quick look at one...

Dallas Cowboys Stuck in Neutral at 2-2
October 3rd, 2012 at 2:11 PM
For the only time this year, the Dallas Cowboys and their fans can guarantee beyond a shadow of a doubt that they will not lose a game this coming weekend. Unfortunately, we can also guarantee that they won't win one either. With the bye week fully upon us, the Dallas Cowboys...

Dallas Cowboys Vs Chicago Bears Toss Ups: Who Would You Rather Have?
September 27th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
When looking towards this Monday's matchup, there are many pivotal questions that need to be answered. Can the polarizing, oft-criticized and under-appreciated franchise quarterback not make the big mistakes? Can the dreadful offensive line keep him upright? Can the game-breaking, elusive star at running back find enough running room to...

Dallas Cowboys Defense Improves Through Surrounding Cast
September 26th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Jason Garrett teaches many philosophies through his coaching. One of the premier statements believed in by Garrett is that the team is only as good as its weakest link. For the offensive line, that is a problem. For the special teams, that also looks like a troubling sign. In recent...

Dallas Cowboys Tweak Secondary, Still Get Results
September 24th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Morris Claiborne had one tackle. Mike Jenkins had one tackle. Brandon Carr had zero tackles. Gerald Sensabaugh didn't play and other starting safety Barry Church was lost for the year with a ruptured Achilles.  If you were to look solely at the stats, you would likely be disappointed with how the...

Kick Returner Position Causing Quite a Stir for Dallas Cowboys
September 20th, 2012 at 5:21 PM
These days, just saying the words "Felix Jones" around a Dallas Cowboys fan might be enough to cause an aneurysm. Felix's struggles in the 2012 season have been well documented, but let's take a moment to recap. First, Felix showed up to camp out of shape and failed the initial...

Revamped Dallas Cowboys Secondary Needs to Start Forcing Interceptions
September 20th, 2012 at 12:30 PM
This past offseason, the Dallas Cowboys focused the majority of their time and resources on fixing the defensive secondary. After watching the unit blow lead after lead last season, the front office decided it was time for a change. So they changed things. The Cowboys signed budding star Brandon Carr...

Dallas Cowboys Week 3 Opponent: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
September 19th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Every where you look in the Dallas media this week, it's talk about the Seattle Seahawks game. There's talk about what the team did well, what they did poorly, who played well, what they did wrong, what the coaches should've done, and on and on and on. Yes, the game...

Cowboys Burned by Lack of Blitzing Against Seattle
September 18th, 2012 at 5:27 AM
Let's face it. The Cowboys got beat on Sunday. It happens to 16 teams every week in the NFL, but that doesn't make it any easier of a pill to swallow. When a team loses, it gets exponentially easier to criticize every single decision that was made during the game....

Dallas Cowboys Week 2 Review: Where We Stand
September 17th, 2012 at 11:50 AM
  After the week one dismantling of the New York Giants, it was easy for Dallas Cowboys fans to have dreams of sugar plum fairies and Lombardi trophies filling their minds. The team looked focused, on point, and determined to get back to postseason play for the first time in three...