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We've all seen the stories about Steven Jones saying right after the draft that Dallas wants Doug Free on the team, but not at the salary they signed him for a couple years ago. What I don't...

Once again we have a draft where Jerry Jones falls in love with skill players when his lines on both sides of the ball are in need of serious upgrades. Leaving aside whether the new center we...

For better or worse, the Cowboys have Tony Romo back, and with his new deal, he's almost certain to finish his career in Dallas. Will he be like Danny White and Dandy Don -- great stats but never...

I've written a number of times about how the Cowboys need to fix the offensive line. Last season they tried Nate Livings and MacKenzy Bernardeau and "competition" at center. Well, the competition...

I think the firing of Rob Ryan and hiring of Monte Kiffin is a very good start to Dallas's offseason. When you dump a defensive coordinator whose best showing has been 13th in the NFL in points...

A lot of people have been writing, even before Monte Kiffin was hired as DC, that Dallas would let Anthony Spencer walk. Most of this was money related, given the cap issues Dallas faces, and the...

Both Ware and Spencer played DE in college. Ware is currently listed as 6-4, 254, but his combine number was 6-4 and 262. Given the greater wear and tear playing 4-3 DE, Ware is likely going to...

Reason #1. The Cowboys have not improved under Garrett. His best year, BY FAR, was his first year. Since then, the Cowboys offense has been mediocre, at best. And the trend line for the offense...

Last week I asked "How many wins will it take to win the NFC East in 2012?" The answer was that if the Cowboys get to 9-7 they will most likely win one of the tie breakers with the Giants if the...

Giants are currently 6-4. This is their remaining schedule. ByeGreen Bay (6-3)@ Washington (MNF) (3-6) -- Washington gets extra rest after playing Cowboys on ThanksgivingNew Orleans (4-5)@...

The show last night on Jimmy Johnson (A Football Life), and the news articles since, really do isolate the source of the Cowboys' continuing inability to return to prominence on the football field. ...

One of the things that came out of the Ravens game that has driven me a bit bonkers is all the talk about time management at the end of the game. I consider this to be a huge distraction, just...

As I've said on several other posts, I've taken more hope than disappointment out of the last two games, especially the game on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Why? It's all because of the...

Just like after the Bears' debacle, I'm more optimistic about the Cowboys' chances this year after the Ravens game than I was before the game. The reason is that there was significant progress in...

Have you looked at the standings after 5 weeks? There is a distinct lopsidedness between the NFC and the AFC. In the NFC, there are 9 teams 3-2 or better, 5 of them 4-1 or better: Atlanta 5-0C...

I must start out by saying "I told you so" before Monday night's game against the Bears when I posted that the game would hinge on turnovers. In the offseason, I also posted regularly about the...

The Cowboys defense may be rated number 1 in the league, and that's great. The unfortunate problem with that ranking is that, so far, our defense has not done what all defenses must do, generate...

After one week, and the chance to see every NFC team in action, it looks like it's going to be VERY competitive for the 6 open playoff spots in our conference. These are the 10 teams that I think...

I would think with Phil Costa's back issues flaring up after only 3 plays (actually 1 play, but he gutted it out for the next 2) on Wednesday night that the Cowboys are not going to be able to...

Under 3 hours to kickoff. We don't know if Jason Witten is in or out. All the hype (outside Eric Mangini) is in favor of the Giants. Giants are at home, confident in their abilities, and ready...

I believe that our first game at the Meadowlands will make or break our season. We have a very difficult schedule. It includes 6 games against the Giants, Eagles, and Washington, but games...

Looks like the Pats may cut him He's 32. It's not likely we'd play him over Phil Costa (even if we should), but isn't he a better backup choice than David Arkin if/when Costa gets hurt? The...

Here's my current view on how the roster might/should shake out. Offense -- 24 QB (2) -- Romo, Orton. (It would be dumb to keep McGee at this point.) RB (3) -- Murray, Jones, (Tanner or...

In the offseason, the one area of the team I hoped the Cowboys would fix was offensive line. As I pointed out in a very long fanpost, if we want to have any hope of reaching the Super Bowl --...

Let's do a review to see how things have changed since last season, what's set, and what's not, where the fiercest competition is likely to be, and what's still left to be done. The roster from...

This is my third post on the same subject. Before FA, I wrote a long post on what I saw as the Cowboys' biggest needs. Then, after the pre-draft FA period, I updated it. Here's my latest take...

This is going to be interminable hashing and rehashing, and re-rehashing the possibilities. Cowboys need to stick to priorities -- offensive and defensive lines for the first two picks. Then look...

Does anyone know of any objective analysis that suggests our new guards, Nate Livings and Mackenzy Bernadeau, are likely to be an upgrade over what we got out of Montrae Holland/Derreck Dockery and...

Now that Kamerion Wimbley has been released by the Raiders, he's eligible to be signed, and the Cowboys could then drop the franchise tag on Anthony Spencer. Should they do it? What would Wimbley...

The Cowboys have done some nice things so far in free agency, but nearly every dollar invested has helped the defense.