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Cowboys Preseason Injury Report

Jay Burgess — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:52:35 +0000

With 3 games of the preseason under their belt, the Dallas Cowboys have a pretty long list of injuries. Luckily most of the players are healing and will be available to play by early in the season.

Of the current starters who are missing time in the preseason due to injury, the offensive line has been hit particularly hard. Marc Colombo is out for another week, but should be ready to go for week 1 of the regular season against Washington. Kyle Kosier will probably take a little longer to heal and will probably miss a game or two once the season starts.

Dez Bryant is also still out with an ankle issue but has begun practicing. He may be available for the last preseason game at home against Miami, but since most of the starters will sit out that game it is hard to say whether Wade Philips will want to play him then or not. He will probably gradually be worked into the rotation slowly once the regular season starts. Look for him to make an impact in the second half of the season and hopefully be a big part of a Cowboys playoff run.

On the defensive side of the ball, Keith Brooking and Marcus Spears are healing and will be ready to go when the regular season begins against the Redskins. Gerald Sensabaugh will probably be ready by then, but his shoulder may require surgery at some point.

In all, it looks like the Cowboys will enter the regular season fairly healthy. We’ll see how the starters do this week against the Texans in the final test for most of the starters. We hope to not add any more names to this list.

Cowboys Doug Free Solid Start

Jay Burgess — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:56:24 +0000

The Cowboys looked pretty good overall for game 1 of the pre-season tonight against the Bengals. The offensive and defensive starters looked solid, but special teams have a long way to go.

The starting offense looks to be in mid season form. Doug Free could not have looked better in his debut as the starting left tackle, he did nothing but solidify his position. On the other hand, his competition for that spot, Alex Barron looked slow and rusty. I don’t expect this to change, Doug Free will be your starter unless he gets hurt.

Felix Jones was saved by a defensive penalty when he fumbled at the goal line, but don’t think the coaches will give him a pass. The Cowboys subsequently failed to score from the 1 yard line in 3 plays. Looks like the red zone offense needs some work.

The defense was solid. Not much to say here. Against a very good Bengals offense, both the first and second string made stop after stop. Chad Ochocinco and T.O. were very quiet tonight. Looks like the D are picking up right where they left off at the end of last season.

Special teams was not good. Several penalties, a long punt return and a missed field goal are the highlights here. Oh, and Titus Ryan broke his thumb. On the bright side, David Buehler did make 3 field goals, we just need to see some accuracy on the longer field goal attempts and he could be the starter for years to come.

That’s how I saw it, let me know your thoughts! See you in a few days. The Cowboys play again this Thursday at home against the Oakland Raiders.

Jerry Jones Selling The Cowboys?

Jay Burgess — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:50:22 +0000

Q: first of im a big dallas fan my questions are why dose the owner get all these old choaches from? second more of a comment the people he should of kept he lets go i think some one new should buy the team and get reiad of himits not the coaches or players messing up it the owner buying the wrong players heck i can do better actually any one can thank you howard f mochrie

Asked by howard if mochrie

A: Thanks for the question Howard.

There are many people who agree with you in thinking that Jerry Jones should keep his hands out of the player personnel issues. But guess what? That is NEVER going to happen.

Jerry and his sons live for making those type of decisions and, believe it or not, they are very smart businessmen. The team is worth more than almost any other sports franchise in the world and the value grows every year.

To answer your question, he gets some of the old coaches from the recycling heap, but I assure you that the Cowboys have many coaches that are respected throughout the league. They do seem to have trouble getting the right mix of players and coaches but with the moves this offseason, maybe they are taking on more of Wade Phillips' personality…for better or worse!

We'll see.

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Trade Terrell Owens?

Jay Burgess — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:50:26 +0000

Really? Is the answer to the Dallas Cowboys problems to get rid of Terrell Owens?

Terrell Owens probably has declined a little over the past two years, but he is still one of the top receivers in the league. He is a pro bowl caliber wide receiver! He still had over 1000 yards and 10 touchdowns this season.

The bigger question is, will trading Terrell Owens help the Cowboys team chemistry? His teammates seem to get along with T.O., even though he is the most outspoken player on the team.

The Cowboys are one of the most talented teams in the NFL. Adding more big name players is not going to help them. They need new players and/or coaches who can add to the team chemistry. Lately all the players that Jerry Jones has added seem to take away from the “team” concept.

Terrell is a team player, regardless of public opinion. He wants to win more than any player in the league. Who works harder than T.O.? When he speaks out it is always out of frustration when the Cowboys are struggling. I think he is a great influence on the young players. His work ethic is unparalleled in today’s NFL.

So do we really want to trade Terrell Owens? Not a chance. The Cowboys need to make some changes, but Jerry needs to look elsewhere.