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IRVING -- Dallas Cowboys secondary coach Dave Campo asked the defensive backs attending rookie minicamp to reach back, think, and name all of the truly outstanding receivers they faced in college. And "truly outstanding" loosely translates into legit NFL-caliber players.

By The Gryphon Gosselin [Dallas: B -]: Cowboys. What they got was better than trading for Darren McFadden. Felix Jones may be just as good a running back. Taking Mike Jenkins makes them less dependent on Pacman Jones. Charean Williams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

By The Gryphon Iyer: Jones is the ideal replacement for Julius Jones, and it doesn't hurt that Arkansas alum Jerry Jones had a jones for taking a Razorbacks back. Dallas smartly adds young pop to the backfield to complement the power of Marion Barber.

Analysis: The Cowboys filled needs with their two first-round picks, locating a complement to Marion Barber in speedy running back Jones, then swapping picks with Seattle to take cornerback Jenkins at No. 25. Jenkins has questionable character that affected his draft status (which mea...

By Marvin McGregor With the 2008 NFL draft being just a couple days away, I'm having a difficult time controlling my excitement, wondering which elite college players will be welcomed into the Cowboy Family. With Dallas having 2 picks in the 1st Round, most believe we won't have too long to wait to hear the na...

 - IRVING, Texas (AP) — Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday his pursuit of suspended Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones remains stuck in neutral ... Cowboys put Pacman pursuit on hold Rotoworld.com Latest Pacman revelations are news to Dallas Cowboys Dallas Morning News

By Brandon Review the Cowboys' 2005 draft class here. In their examination of the 2005 draft Scouts, Inc. makes some interesting observations about some of the Cowboys' players. Of the 12 Pro Bowlers that came out of the draft, two were Dallas Cowboys:

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) A Jones for a Jones: This one made my column and it's only a report of discussions. That should let you know just how ridiculous it is that the Dallas Cowboys are reportedly considering pursuing Adam "Pacman" Jones if he is permitted to return to the NFL. Jerry Jones appears desperate, and it'...

By kickholder 3) Owens finally broke Frank Clarke’s record for touchdown receptions (14) by hauling in his 15th of the season. Clarke, by the way, caught 47 passes for 1,043 yards in 1962, for an average of 22.2 yards per catch. Owens certainly wasn’t bad in that category, finishing with a 16.7 yard average.

 - IRVING, Texas - Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones believes there's no such thing as a beneficial loss. He just hopes Sunday's flat performance ... Game Review: Bye Secure, Race Tighter Packers.com all 5 news articles

By The Gryphon By ALBERT BREER / The Dallas Morning News abreer@dallasnews.com Terrell Owens has 74 catches, 1,270 yards, 14 touchdowns and three games left to continue redefining most precedents for a receiver his age. Most lose a step. Owens hasn't seemed to. Most wear down. Owens just won't.

By rdoudna Wrong Decision -- I said this last night, kicking the field goal was the wrong decision for so many reasons -- can anyone really honestly defend this decision? Scoring a TD at that point of the game would have been huge. Kicking a field goal, no gimme either, lacked the punch needed to put the C...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) WR – Terrell Owens had a quiet day until the TD in garbage time. Darrelle Revis did a very good job of shadowing him. Owens might have had a TD early in the game but Romo underthrew him. Sam Hurd and Miles Austin contributed three catches and I like Austin’s speed with the ball in his hands. Getting h...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) Special Teams – I’m not sure if Anthony Spencer took over Cricket Anderson’s special teams role, but he was particularly active on kick coverage during the game. Miles Austin looked OK running back kicks, his first one of the game was nice. Keith Davis forced the holding call that brought ba...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) RB – Again, nothing but excellent play. Julius Jones scored a TD on the ground, ran hard for 56 yards and had some good runs after catching the ball. Marion Barber scored a TD on the ground, ran hard for 57 yards and had some good runs after catching the ball. They were mirror images in this game wit...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) WR – Terrell Owens checked in with a very productive day; a TD, some great catches and no drops. He also drew double-teams that helped other receivers. On one play, they put an OLB on him with a safety over the top, and that left JJ open underneath and Romo hit him. Owens had a sweet catch on a 3rd and...

By The Gryphon Aside from the Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys, is anybody really any good in the NFL this season? Those three are the three remaining unbeaten teams and by 8 p.m. Sunday we will be down to two since the Cowboys and Patriots meet in Game of the Season/Decade/Centu...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) S – Roy Williams was involved in a couple of busted coverages. The most notable was on Moss’ first TD. Moss lined up outside and ran an ‘in’ deep in the endzone, the other receiver ran crossed under Moss and ran an out to the edge of the endzone. Roy jumped the out and followed while Newman passed of...

By The Gryphon Romo has gone 11-4 so far, securing himself so closely alongside Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach in the team's record book that his image might as well join them on the boss' wall. But after nearly a full season of Romo-mania, the Cowboys are pleased to know what they've got—the heir to Aikman...

By The Gryphon His Cowboys didn't crack Monday night, despite plenty of forehead-slapping moments -- from Tony Romo throwing five interceptions to Romo losing a fumble, from Terrell Owens dropping a tying 2-point conversion pass to Owens dropping a long pass that might've set up a short field goal fo...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) The surprise of the game for me on film was Stephen Bowen. He was in the game a lot more than usual and he made some plays. In the first series of the game he rushed the QB from a standing position as the Cowboys were playing games at the line and got to Grossman to force an incomplete pass. In a series l...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) I can tell you watching the game over again for the film review is much more fun when we are winning. No matter what happens, if we make a bad play, it always turns out OK in the end. So keep winning Cowboys. Offensive film review Special teams review

By The Gryphon If there was ever a notice sent that this isn't Parcells' team anymore, it came when Romo, using his feet to buy some time, instead hit Terrell Owens for 35 yards, the key play in what would be a 91-yard touchdown drive that gave the Cowboys the lead for good.

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) The Cowboys are one of five undefeated teams left in the NFL. Over in the AFC, the recent powers continue to shine as the Colts, Patriots and Steelers are all 3-0. In the NFC, Dallas and Green Bay are the last two standing. That’s so 90’s. Leading the NFC’s elite, we have Favre and Son of Favre .

By The Gryphon Can I take the easy way out and say neither? I expect it to be a somewhat low scoring game, but I don't think the Cowboys offense will be totally shut-down. We'll put some points on the board and this will force the Bears to try and match, probably leading to more chance-taking by your offense. Th...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) OL – Let me break it down this way; in the passing game they were excellent, in the running game they were OK. In pass protection Leonard Davis had a bad block that led to pressure as did Kyle Kosier, but for most of the game they were excellent. In the running game, Andre Gurode along with Davis an...

By The Gryphon Calvin Watkins: Jason Witten needed a IV and Terrell Owens took some time off during a series. The Cowboys' training camp was probably no different than some training camps. It was strange to see the team start training camp in shells instead of pads. But I think the team is fit.

By The Gryphon DALLAS -- If there were any questions about how the Cowboys would play for new head coach Wade Phillips, they were answered Sunday night. The Dallas defense, having given up 438 yards to the Giants, has some holes to patch. Luckily for the Cowboys, the offense is good enough to win shootouts.

By The Gryphon Terrell Owens held court with reporters Wednesday, sharing his opinions on various topics, from Michael Vick to Bill Parcells to the raised expectations of the 2007 Cowboys. How about things with a more recent sparring partner, Bill Parcells: "Anything regarding Bill Parcells is not a...

By kickholder 2) Running game? Oh, running game? Are you there, running game? The two-headed monster of Jones and Barber has turned into a two-headed mouse, with the two gaining a combined 40 yards or so in the past two games. Nothing more needs to be said.

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) Thursday night’s game will come against those barbarians from the North, The Minnesota Vikings. I always liked the Vikings as a kid, not the team, but the historical Vikings. The guys who scandalized and vandalized Western Europe before they were Christianized, homogenized and romanti...

By The Gryphon TAYLOR: The best thing you can hope for is that Aaron Glenn hasn't lost it. He has struggled in training camp, but the Cowboys will be OK if he regains the form that made him a pretty good player the last couple of years. Bill Parcells used to say he needed to see "it" from his veterans at least once...

By The Gryphon The run defense was bad, especially on one side of the line. The corners also struggled, and overall the Cowboys couldn't create sustained pressure and only had one sack. It did appear that the Cowboys weren't quite as blitz-happy as they were last week and stayed in base formation a lot, for...

By The Gryphon Jason Witten saw extended time in this game and responded with three catches for 47 yards and a TD. Tony Curtis was the main backup to Witten and caught a long pass from Brad Johnson for 33 yards. Adam Bergen had no impact on the game. Flozell Adams turned his guy loose on a play forcing Romo out of t...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) The run defense was bad, especially on one side of the line. The corners also struggled, and overall the Cowboys couldn't create sustained pressure and only had one sack. It did appear that the Cowboys weren't quite as blitz-happy as they were last week and stayed in base formation a lot, for...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) TM: The offense was very good last year – the best statistically since the Cowboys’ Super Bowl teams – and made a major upgrade at right guard by signing Bigg Davis. The defense was pretty good until the bottom fell out in December, and Wade Phillips was hired to fix it. Sure looks good so far. The...

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) RB Also pretty easy. Julius Jones looked good and scored a TD. Marion Barber looked very good with 2 TD’s and some hard-nosed running and Tyson Thompson showed incredible speed to the corners. What’s not to like? Defense Special Teams

By The Gryphon Julius Jones had a nice night, for as long as it lasted. He had a very nice run-after-catch on a short pass, and picked up some good yards on his runs. He almost broke one open big on a cutback run, but suffered from his major flaw, when he gets contact he usually goes down. If he could’ve kept his bal...

By Grizz Grizz, I would be interested in hearing how much we have improved our team as compared to the others in the NFC particulary the Eagles, Giants and Redskins.  Your thoughts. And for the foreseeable future, I can’t see me thinking about much else but training camp and getting the draft picks si...

By The Gryphon Obviously, Owens and Glenn have the deep play capabilities (and Crayton isn't too shabby on the deep ball either). But Crayton is a good short and intermediate route guy and that's exactly the area where Owens excels in. Don't be surprised to see the Cowboys utilize a lot of 3 WR sets with Owen...

By The Gryphon Dallas Cowboys A year ago, Mike Vanderjagt had just signed a multi-year deal. Then-head coach Bill Parcells released him in November and brought in Martin Gramatica. Dallas drafted Arizona kicker Nick Folk in the sixth round, and although he struggled with accuracy in college, his power...

By The Gryphon The Cowboys also have to look at replacing left tackle Flozell Adams, who is in the final year of his contract. If Tony Romo takes a step back, they might have to look at a quarterback, too. Maybe the delay in getting a receiver will work. The Cowboys got a nice pass-rusher in Anthony Spencer in th...

By Grizz The Cowboys could use a punt return guy and you usually get those from the CB or the WR position. Since the Cowboys have a need anyway for help at those two positions, it’s likely that we will get a few candidates in the draft.  Also, with the need for some depth at LB, the Cowboys will get some youn...

By Grizz LB Akin Ayodele impressed the Cowboys with his all-around ability last year and they're hoping he will be even better this season. Playing as the weakside inside linebacker, Ayodele was one of the Cowboys' most productive players. He's physical at the point of attack and willingly takes o...

By Grizz With Ryan Fowler leaving in free agency, the Cowboys could be very thin at ILB if Bobby Carpenter and/or Kevin Burnett play outside. Including the Cowboys decision not to re-sign Al Singleton, although they still could, linebacker is a position of need in terms of depth. Like the outside li...

By Grizz It's not nice to make fun of the writer's for the local Dallas papers all the time, but sometimes they write the most ridiculous things. Take this little bit from Tom Orsborn: Q: What position should be the Cowboys' top priority in the draft now that they have Ken Hamlin? - Jerrard Stanley, Ga...

By Grizz The RanchReport says the Cowboys are interested in another safety. The Cowboys are sure taking a lot of interest in safeties so far, that could be an indication. Griffin is the second safety the Cowboys have shown interest in this off-season. Dallas also visited Florida earlier this month c...

By The Gryphon Quite simply, Jerry Jones doesn't like to take cap hits, so he simply loads the majority of the signing bonus onto the front of the contract (Note: Terrell Owens' contract, although a bit different, is a prime example of what Jerry Jones does. He gave TO a 5 million dollar signing bonus and TO...

By Grizz Gibbs talked to Bill Parcells for and hour and half and with Jason Garrett for 30 minutes. snip] I'm not obsessed with being a head coach," Gibbs said. "I like coaching and I've enjoyed my time while I was here and I've enjoyed my time in New Orleans." snip]

By The Gryphon Some people are shocked today about the fact that a 65-year-old, twice-retired man has decided to retire once again from one of professional sports' most stressful jobs. Um, most 65-year-olds who aren't coach of the Dallas Cowboys and aren't dealing with Jerry Jones, Terrell Owens and g...