Dallas Cowboys Talk

Well, the Fourth of July has come and gone, and that can only mean one thing…Dallas Cowboys Training Camp is only a few weeks away! The Cowboys’ players will arrive in Oxnard, California on July 24th and begin practicing on July 25th at 2:30pm. Here is a schedule, if you’re in the area be sure to check them out.

Heading into training camp, there are plenty of questions to be answered. At WR fans are curious as to whether Terry Glenn will be able to step back in and help or if we will need to depend on one of the new recruits. Glenn and the Cowboys have trying to work out details of his contract. The team doesn’t want to guarantee Glenn a large salary if he is unable to play. We’ll see how that works out pretty soon.

Adam “I will honor his wishes and not mention the P word” Jones’ ability to play…or not…will only create more questions in the defense. If he does start at right cornerback, Anthony Henry, will need to find a new place. Henry needs to be a regular so would the Cowboys try to move him to the other side, or maybe to safety? Will Roy Williams figure out how to fit into the defensive scheme, or will he become a part time player?

These are just a few of the many questions we will look to have answered. Oh! Don’t forget, this years Training Camp will be featured on the HBO special sports series, “Hard Knocks“. The show will begin airing on August 6th every Wednesday at 9pm central time. I believe they will show 5 or 6 episodes leading up to the beginning of the regular season…I can’t wait!

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Well we had 2 nice pieces of news coming out of Dallas Cowboys headquarters today. Jerry Jones has signed Terrell Owens to a new, 4 year contract and the NFL has cleared Pacman Jones to begin working out with the team!

In a surprise to most followers of the team, owner Jones has given T.O. a brand new contract that should keep him with the Cowboys for a few more years. Owens reportedly will receive in the neighborhood of $12.9 million as a signing bonus. This came as a surprise because Terrell still has a year left on his contract, but apparently Jones didn’t want negotiations to be a distraction during the season so he broke out his fat checkbook…again.

Other good news earlier in the day came from league headquarters. Roger Goodell announced that Pacman Jones is clear to participate in the teams’ offseason workouts, training camp and pre-season games. He did participate in the OTA workouts today, the 7th of the teams 12 scheduled. Goodell also stated that he will make a decision on Jones’ eligibility for the regular season by September 1st. So, Pacman had better be on his best behavior ALL summer!

I don’t know about you but I am excited about both of these developments. Jerry seems to be getting all his ducks in a row in preparation for the Cowboys last season at Texas Stadium and for the beginning of a new era next season when they open thier new state of the art stadium in Arlington.

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They will be running out soon, so if you plan on making it to any of the games this season you should get your tickets now. Of course, since this will be the Cowboys last season in Texas Stadium, and they are a front runner to represent the NFC at Super Bowl 43, tickets will be hard to come by.

This season the Cowboys will play host to the usual division opponents Washington, Philadelphia and the N.Y. Giants. In addition to those 3, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay, San Francisco, Seattle and Baltimore will pay a visit to Texas Stadium.

The Cowboys will travel to play their divisional rivals as well as Cleveland, Green Bay, Arizona, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. This schedule should pose a strong challenge for the team that coach Wade Phillips hopes to lead to its first playoff victory in over a decade.

Next season the team will move into its new state of the art stadium and Cowboys Football Tickets will be at an even higher premium. Loyal Cowboy fans must pay a $100 per seat non-refundable deposit…just to get on a waiting list for 2009 season tickets. But if you are like me, that is a small pittance to pay to see our team!

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