I'm sure most of you have heard, and I am aware that this is a football blog, but I can't contain this.
The Mavs are sending Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Devean George, Maurice Ager, 2 first round picks and Jerry Stackhouse (who will almost certainly be bought out by NJ and re-signed by Dallas) to the Nets in exchange for Jason Kidd and Malik Allen.
It's not just the desperate, win-now move that pisses me off. It's the fact that this move doesn't even accomplish that aim. Kidd's slowing down. He can't score anymore, his shooting percentage is ghastly. He can't keep up with most point guards defensively. He still dishes out assists with the best of them and rebounds at an unprecedented level for his position, but I'm not sure he's any more effective than Devin at this point of his career. He's also ten years older.
In addition, this kills our depth. Nick Fazekas is going to be a fixture here. I wouldn't be surprised to see Reyshawn Terry recalled from wherever he is in Europe.
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Greetings, ye comfortably outspread masses! I've held out on this one for a while, primarily due to that bane of all humans (Trigonometry) and a quest to finish Season 2 of Arrested Development (A venture I'd highly reccomend to one and all). But let's get back to business. Today's write-up will focus on the Cowboy prospects at wide receiver and tight end. As usual, I'll begin by running down the current guys in order of prominence and value, then move on to evaluating potential draftees and finally free agent or trade additions.

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While not quite the position of strength that the Linebacking corps presents, the Cowboy defensive line is strong in several respects. There is considerable depth, as was demonstrated by the lack of fallout suffered from a full year without the starting DT. There is a very good player who can play anywhere on the line, and the unit as a whole is startlingly young. The guys up front don’t pile on the sacks to par with teams like New York, but they occupy blockers very well and are stellar against the run.

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First things first: I’d like to address a player who became a really hot topic during senior bowl week and I didn‘t get a chance to talk about in my Defensive back evaluation. That player is Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.

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Norm's one of the few guys in this market who goes crazy over the 'I wish I was a GM' matters, and he did a segment on friday morning concerning our draft outlook.
Norm's usually pretty well informed.
I will edit the diary with more info as the segment progresses.

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Howdy. In lieu of other things to fill my head this offseason (bashing on patrick Crayton doesn't count, I've yelled at him several dozen times internally in the last week) I've taken it upon myself to write up a rundown of every facet of this team's roster; evaluating the current players, their performance, expectations, and salary impact. I will also look at prospective additions to that facet of the roster. I will start with the most oft-lamented portion of this squad: The coverage team.
The format I will use is as such: I will begin by listing the relevant players, going from the one I value most to least. After running through the current performers, I'll turn to the potential newcomers.

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(Excuse the rough nature of this diary, I'm writing in simultaneity with the interview)
Norm's conducting an interview with our beloved owner and GM as we speak. So far, he's divulged that
A: He plans to announce a big signing later on today, but did not name the player. I'm predicting Ken Hamlin.
B: He plans to concentrate on multiple positions in the draft, adress depth. While it could be damage control and people rarely let the media know of their draft strategies before the event, I guess that statement is worth something.
C: Witten is part of the interview as well... Jerry pledged $5K to the Austin Street Shelter on behalf of Jason's contributions to the team, citing that our Tight End had incredible leadership and a competitive streak.
D: Norm cited Witten's chemistry with Romo, both on and off the field. Witten said the two are linked; they supplement each other.
E: When he first bought the team, Jerry heard a lot of people say that it was a very risky investment and also realized that it was a lifelong commitment to the franchise. He considers it a great blessing to be part of the organization.

5-0. The Cowboys hadn't done it for two decades. The winningest single-decade quarterback in NFL history couldn't take us there, neither could the league's all-time leading rusher or a historically effective offensive line. But questions emerge; questions that those lauded squads didn't have to put up with.

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Hello, all. I'm a long time reader, first time poster.

Analysts have a knack for declaring every game with a line greater than 10 points a 'trap game'. My question: Why the hell is there a double digit line if you genuinely believe that there's a good chance of an upset?

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