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Pressure to win doesn't rattle Cowboys coach Phillips
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Fri, Nov 20
CLARENCE E. HILL JR. Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips is in the final year of his contract. Owner Jerry Jones has an option for next year, but has chosen to let the season play out before addressing Phillips’ future. The Cowboys are 6-3 and sitting alone atop the NFC East. Phillips has an overal...
Week 11: Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys
Original at Bleacher Report
• Fri, Nov 20
By Derek Major The Redskins come into Dallas riding high off their win against the Denver Broncos. Quarterback Jason Campbell is having a rough season as he's 168 for 254 for 1,870 yards with 10 TD's and eight interceptions. He's also been sacked 28 times this season. Campbell has been throwing the ball wel...
With Cowboys’ Ken Hamlin out Sunday, Alan Ball makes starting debut
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Thu, Nov 19
By CHAREAN WILLIAMS IRVING — Alan Ball will make h is first NFL start at free safety Sunday for the Dallas Cowboys in place of the injured Ken Hamlin. Ball, a seventh-round pick in 2007, was moved from cornerback to safety this season. He has seen spot duty at both cornerback and safety.
Cowboys’ ground game hasn’t been up to speed
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Thu, Nov 19
By JEFF CAPLAN IRVING — Prior to the loss to Green Bay, Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips expressed his desire to rekindle fading memories of Felix Jones dashing downfield with the ball. Even so, the Cowboys spent the majority of the Green Bay game in shotgun formation, with only 13 of 58 pl...
'Skins look forward to getting first win at Cowboys Stadium
Original at blogs.mysanantonio.com
• Thu, Nov 19
While they lost the opener to the Giants, the Cowboys have rebounded to win their last three at Cowboys Stadium. The Redskins, meanwhile, are 0-4 on the road. Still, Washington should be plenty fired up to become the second division foe to dance out of Arlington with a win.
Free is the easy choice to solve O-line questions
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Wed, Nov 18
In the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game, Romo had the ball knocked out of his hands by Packers cornerback Charles Woodson. Felix Jones covered, and, while he was lying on the ground, Packers defensive end Johnny Jolly pulled the ball free from Jones’ hands. Packers linebacker Clay Matthews...
Tackling trouble ahead for Cowboys?
Original at blogs.mysanantonio.com
• Wed, Nov 18
With smallish free safety Alan Ball replacing the injured Ken Hamlin and cornerback Mike Jenkins playing with a bruised bicep, tackling could be an issue for the Cowboys secondary. Ball, who is making his first start is 6-1, 188 pounds. But coach Wade Phillips expects Ball to make up for his...
What is Vegas thinking?
Original at blogs.mysanantonio.com
• Wed, Nov 18
That seems high to me, considering the Cowboys looked bad in losing 17-7 at Green Bay last weekend, while the Redskins smacked Denver 27-17 while holding the Broncos to only 14 first downs. Sure Washington is 3-6, but the 'Skins always get up for the Cowboys and you just know they'll be amped...
Opinion: Exclusive: BTB Goes 1-on-1 With Jason Witten - Cowboys 'Learning To Live In The Moment'
Original at Blogging The Boys
• Tue, Nov 17
By Mike Fisher WITTEN: "It's two games in five days, and it's hard to avoid thinking of it that way. I feel like I've got of years doing this, though, so I think I and most of the guys understand the challenge. You know what's on the schedule, Washington and then Oakland. Washington is a division game, a rival, s...
Has Scandrick lost his swagger?
Original at blogs.mysanantonio.com
• Tue, Nov 17
IRVING - Second-year CB Orlando Scandrick was loaded with confidence coming out of training camp, but lately he looks like he's lost his swagger completely. On the same drive, Packers WR Jordy Nelson burned Scandrick for a 7-yard gain to the Dallas 1 on third-and-6.
Colombo has surgery; Hamlin could be out for a month
Original at blogs.mysanantonio.com
• Mon, Nov 16
RT Marc Colombo could be out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery Monday to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle. Colombo also broke his left leg in Sunday's 17-7 loss to Green Bay, but only the ligaments required surgery.
Woodson's wonderful day
Original at blogs.mysanantonio.com
• Mon, Nov 16
IRVING - Hands down, the MVP of the Packers' season-saving win was CB Charles Woodson. Woodson capped his brilliant performance by diving in front of Witten at the goal line to intercept a Romo pass in the fourth quarter and squash any hopes Dallas had of a comeback.
Opinion: eagles cowboys score
Original at onlivenews (WordPress)
• Sat, Nov 14
By onlivenews The Cowboys have an electric offense though, so the Eagles may need to score like last week if they want to win. The Eagles defense needs to try and stop the Tony Romo-Miles Austin connection. Austin has been the surprise of the year as …
Knee Brace Still On, But Jones Is Feeling Good
Original at DallasCowboys.com
• Fri, Nov 13
By Rob Phillips Cowboys running back Felix Jones said he will continue wearing a protective knee brace Sunday against the Packers, but he's feeling better each week, now four games removed from the PCL injury he suffered in late September.
Opinion: Cowboys hope to put pressure on Packers’ line
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Thu, Nov 12
The Dallas Cowboys’ linebacker, who led the league with 20 sacks last season, is tied for 14th this year. Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen and Denver outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil are tied for the league lead with 10.5 each. Eating Green Bay cheese
Opinion: Cowboys’ Ratliff talks little, plays big
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Wed, Nov 11
By CLARENCE E. HILL JR. IRVING — Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff is fearless. Linebacker and team captain Bradie James said he and fellow linebacker Keith Brooking couldn’t do their jobs without Ratliff setting the tone up front.
Spagnola: Cowboys Show 'Em Times Are A Changin'
Original at DallasCowboys.com
• Mon, Nov 9
By Mickey Spagnola Well, well, maybe just maybe this Dallas Cowboys football team does have some intestinal fortitude.
Texas A&M, Dallas Cowboys practice facilities had similar design flaws
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Wed, Nov 4
The analysis by Haynes Whaley Associates of Houston suggests that the $35.6 million McFerrin Athletic Center was built using a flawed design similar to that linked to the May collapse of the Cowboys practice facility in Irving, which injured a dozen people.
Win or Lose, Cowboys Will Make a Statement This Sunday Against Eagles
Original at Bleacher Report
• Wed, Nov 4
By Derek Major That leaves the Cowboys and Eagles to take the division crown The Cowboys start December at the Giants, then the Chargers at home, and then the Saints on the road before a layup against the Redskins. Read more Dallas Cowboys news on BleacherReport.com
Breaking down the Cowboys-Seahawks matchup
Original at Dallas Cowboys
• Sat, Oct 31
The Seahawks have lost eight of their last 10 games away from Qwest Field and have been beaten by 13 and 17 points on the road this year. A year ago the Cowboys pinned a 34-9 loss on Seattle at Texas Stadium. They are hoping to continue that type of play at Cowboys Stadium, where they have won their...
Austin no longer in shadows of Dallas Cowboys’ offense
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Sun, Oct 25
Miles is a guy since we been here you always saw ability," Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett said. "What you didn’t always see was consistent play. You saw him make these plays in practice. But in games, when he had opportunities, the consistency thing wasn’t always there. That’s s...
Tony Romo is not a robot
Original at Dallas Cowboys
• Sun, Oct 25
That's the challenge for any quarterback playing in this league," assistant head coach Jason Garrett said. "It's always about your decision making. It's all about being aggressive and I don't want to say more conservative but maybe less aggressive. The more he plays the more feel he's goin...
Week Seven NFL Review: Mostly Blowouts But Some Surprises
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Oct 25
By thomas moreland The Pittsburgh Steelers defense saved the day, with two interceptions for touchdowns against Brett Favre and the Vikings. Pittsburgh 27 Minnesota 17. On Monday Night Football Philadelphia will get it together against confusion and a new play caller with the Redskins to get the win.
Third quarter: Cowboys 10, Panthers 7
Original at blogs.mysanantonio.com
• Mon, Sep 28
The Cowboys didn't hit any big plays to their deep threats. Their longest completion to a wide receiver went for 18 yards. Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton had one catch each. The Cowboys start the first possession of the game at their own 20-yard line. In what Cowboys fans could take as a good si...
Opinion: Dallas Cowboys' Defense, Not Tony Romo, Should Worry Fans
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Sep 28
By Mike Carley Cowboys haters will always find something wrong with Romo. The job of any defensive coordinator/head coach is to create a terrifying defense. Hats off to Philips for doing that. He forgot that your defense is supposed to terrify the other team, not your own fans.
Opinion: Bushes look forward to seeing Cowboys play first home game in new stadium
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Fri, Sep 18
On Monday, the Bushes will appear at an event at Cowboys Stadium that will include a speech to area schoolchildren. The Arlington school district canceled its plans to bus hundreds of students to the event after criticism of its decision not to show President Barack Obama’s recent speech...
Michael Irvin to Emmitt Smith: Watch your tone
Original at Dallas Cowboys
• Thu, Sep 10
It's not just what you say. It's a lot of the times - most all of the time - how you say it," Irvin said on a video produced by ESPN 103.3. "Tiki Barber is the example that I harken back to when it comes to Emmitt. I said, 'Now, listen, you think they welcome Tiki over in New York, over at Giants Stadium? T...
Podcast: Emmitt Smith: 'Realistically, I think that the Cowboys can win seven games'
Original at Dallas Cowboys
• Tue, Sep 8
Jerry Jones has visions of Super Bowl grandeur, but Emmitt Smith certainly isn't expecting the Cowboys to return to glory this season. Emmitt's suggested solution: Rely heavily on the running game. And hope that the defensive coordinator/head coach does his job.
Opinion: Cowboys Scoreboard Should Remain At Present Height.
Original at Cowboys Gab
• Wed, Aug 26
By David Quinn The NFL Competition Committee met earlier this week to discuss the scoreboard in the Cowboys new stadium based on one punt striking it during the preseason opener against the Titans. Now the decision, if any, is in the hands of commissioner Roger Goodell who is expected to make some type...
Opinion: Pro Football Weekly Shows Why Cowboys Will Take NFL By Surprise
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Aug 2
By Daniel Nations When Terrell Owens left Dallas, he took more than just his baggage. He took the Super Bowl expectations that surrounded the Cowboys for the past few years. Is the knock on Roy Williams fair? The truth: Roy Williams doesn't need to make up for T.O.'s production.
Cowlishaw: Cowboys quick to say faster secondary will be big help
Original at Dallas Cowboys
• Fri, Jul 31
SAN ANTONIO - The last line of defense is the source of so much defensive talk at Cowboys training camp. And there's a reason former Cowboys coach Clancy Pendergast was fired as Arizona's defensive coordinator shortly after the Super Bowl.
Podcast: Greg Ellis: 'It's a disgrace when DeMarcus Ware comes off the field just so I can get in the game'
Original at Dallas Cowboys
• Wed, Jul 8
Greg Ellis is a Raider now, but he isn't done griping about his final season with the Cowboys. It's a disgrace when DeMarcus Ware comes off the field just so I can get in the game and when the coaches tell him to come on the field, he tries to hide so I can play," Ellis said. "And you're telling me we'...
Podcast: A Game Of “Healthy Fat Or Unhealthy Fat” With Martellus Bennett
Original at Deadspin
• Tue, May 26
By Drew Magary Our Deadcast guest this week is none other than Martellus Bennett: tight end for the Dallas Cowboys, expert blogger and renowned Twitter fiend. On Oprah: "(Oprah) got enough money where she could buy real hair… she got enough like Magic Johnson getting over AIDS. She got enough money where...
How To: Part 1: Blue & Silver Dallas Cowboys Tutorial for 2009 NFL DraftOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Apr 28
By rss@youtube.com (TXNFLPrincess) Author: TXNFLPrincess Keywords: txnflprincess beauty cosmetics makeup tutorial dallas cowboys 2009 NFL draft MAC NYX 88 palette Added: April 28, 2009
Podcast: 50 Seasons Series: The Cowboys’ First Collegiate Draft
Original at Know Your Dallas Cowboys
• Wed, Feb 4
By Matt Cordon (kh) If you like this post, try… Bob Hayes Family Saga Hopefully Will Be Resolved SoonBob Hayes’ Biographies Don’t Mention Lucille Hester50 Seasons Series: Best Moment of 196050 Seasons Series: 1960 Regular Season, Part 250 Seasons Series: 1960 Regular Season, Part 1New Super Bowl Histor...
Podcast: Bob Hayes’ Biographies Don’t Mention Lucille Hester
Original at Know Your Dallas Cowboys
• Tue, Feb 3
By Matt Cordon (kh) If you like this post, try… Classic Article: Champion Blahs In Big D (Sports Illustrated, 1972)Losing Badly and Winning Ugly During Super Bowl Seasons, Pt. 2Rams 34, Cowboys 14: The 2008 Cowboys are a 9-7 JokeBest and Worst Draft PicksFun with What If Sports: 1977 Cowboys vs. 1998 VikingsG...
Opinion: Dallas Cowboys 2009: New stadium, new beginnings
Original at Blogging The Boys
• Sat, Jan 10
By Brandon Worley The New Stadium. Jerry World. Insert-highest-bidder-here-Stadium. The Dallas Cowboys said goodbye to Texas Stadium in forgettable fashion in 2008 with an absolute clunker against the Baltimore Ravens. The game was a failure on many levels: It was on Saturday night on NFL Network, a chann...
2008 Year in Review Video Hightlights Memorable Plays...And NFL HypocrisyOriginal at The FanHouse - AOL
• Tue, Jan 6
Not only does it contain good and bad plays, but also briefly focuses some of the bigger stories, such as Tom Brady's knee, Plaxico Burress troubles, Vince Young exiting as the Titans starting quarterback, and the implosion of the Dallas Cowboys.
Podcast: FanHouse's Michael David Smith on WFAN
Original at The FanHouse - AOL
• Fri, Dec 12
In my appearance on New York's WFAN last night, we started off by discussing the Dallas Cowboys' latest drama with Terrell Owens allegedly not invited to sit at the plastics' lunch table with Tony Romo and Jason Witten. I think the Cowboys were a team built to win in 2007, and if they lose to th...
Opinion: Dallas Cowboys: Sick and Tired of Hearing It!
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Nov 25
By Craig Garrison Sr Easy. Money. They know the Cowboys are media darlings so they do as much as possible to add to the hype. But I have so much company in that hate that I have given up trying to be fair about it. As a Redskins' fan it's in my blood to hate the Cowboys, but what's everybody else's excuse?
Podcast: Cowboys Free Falling in the Power Rankings
Original at Know Your Dallas Cowboys
• Tue, Nov 4
• 5 related articles
By Matt Cordon (kh) 2. ESPN NFL Writers: Cowboys are #19 Tony Romo will try to breathe life into the fading Cowboys after their bye. A loss to the Redskins on Nov. 16 would be a big blow. (MM) 3. Fox Sports: Cowboys are #14 Adrian Hasenmayer of Fox Sports dropped the Cowboys from 10th to 14th.
Podcast: Chad Javon Ocho Cinco Thinks Slump Busters, Alcohol Could Save Bengals' Season
Original at The FanHouse - AOL
• Thu, Oct 2
Chad Javon Ocho Cinco: I'm not holdin' nothin' back. Man, we 0-4, we pissed off, I'm pissed off, the players over here pissed off, somebody got to pay. I want you to tell (Cowboys defensive coordinator) Brian Stewart, I love him to death, but somebody got to get it.
Dallas Cowboys First Preseason Game Review
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Aug 10
By David Trollope It was only a preseason game, but the Cowboys came out on the losing end 31-17. It was good to finally see a Cowboys football game. Here are my thoughts on the game. The offensive stars did a great job. Romo, Witten, Barber, and Crayton showed how good his hands are.
Podcast: Everybody Loves Dallas
Original at Blogging The Boys
• Sat, Jun 14
By Dave Halprin (Grizz) Athlon has Dallas winning the NFC East again and…. In the Super Bowl, Athlon has Dallas defeating San Diego. The Super Bowl will have Indy beating Dallas. Meanwhile, this article mainly deals with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but does have a prediction for the Super Bowl.
Podcast: Dallas Cowboys Tuesday night musings
Original at Blogging The Boys
• Tue, Jun 10
By Brandon W The Cowboys currently employ Brad Johnson as the backup quarterback to Tony Romo. Great leader in the locker room. Solid veteran presence on the team. A Super Bowl winner. And someone who will be 40 years old in September. Anyways, USA Today had a competition for the worst NFL team in the Super Bo...
Podcast: The Brawl in Big DOriginal at The Cowboy Roundup
• Wed, Nov 28
By Brian Smith Hide the womenfolk and put the dog in the kitchen: it’s time for football, as the Dallas Cowboys host the Green Bay Packers at Texas Stadium on Thursday night. Favre’s lowest career winning percentage is versus the Cowboys; he’s just 2-5, but including the playoffs, that record falls to 2-...
Cowboys @ Texans (preseason) film review: Defense
Original at Blogging The Boys
• Sun, Aug 26
By Dave Halprin (Grizz)
Michael Irvin's Hall of Fame Induction SpeechOriginal at The FanHouse - AOL
• Sun, Aug 5
By Ryan Wilson Filed under: Cowboys, NFC East, NFL Hall of FameThe NFL preseason starts in about 20 minutes when the Steelers and Saints square off in the Hall of Fame game. This is sure to be a pretty boring affair -- it's raining right now, which certainly won't help things -- but it's not really about the f...
Michael Irvin: 2007 Hall of Fame enshrinement speech
Original at ESPN
• Sat, Aug 4
By ESPN.com Former Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Podcast: MostTriv #97 the Superbowl
Original at Mostly Trivial with your host Johnee Bee
• Mon, Feb 5
It's Super Bowl trivia in a statistical about way ;-) At Stake: National Football League Championship A: Being the second quarterback to win a Super Bowl for their team B: Running for a touchdown in a Super Bowl C: Passing for 300 yards or more in a Super Bowl