Dallas Cowboys Talk » dallas cowboys talk

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.

Ask jayburgess a question.

Dallas Cowboys Fifth Round Picks

Jay Burgess — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:00:15 +0000

In the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys had another 3 picks to use. And much like the fourth round, they took a couple of defensive players and a shot at a dark horse.

The Cowboys chose DeAngelo Smith of Cincinnati with the 143rd pick. He is a cover cornerback who could be moved to safety due to his size and physical nature.

Michael Hamlin a safety from Clemson was taken with the 166th pick. He will help fill gaps in the secondary left by Pacman Jones, Roy Williams and Anthony Henry.

With the 172nd pick the Cowboys chose a kicker from USC, David Buehler. Even though Nick Folk appears to have a strangle hold on that position with the Cowboys, Buehler is a physical specimen at 6′2″, 227 lbs. Jerry Jones does have a history of taking a chance with unproven kickers, so we’ll see how this competition plays out.

Once again, the fifth round was no surprise with Jerry Jones and son Stephen taking more defense. Stockpiling depth at all positions. This leaves the Cowboys with 2 picks in each of the final two rounds. Can I guess, more defense, or will they find a WR to take a flyer on?

Dallas Cowboys Blog Reborn

Jay Burgess — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:22:35 +0000

Well, it happened, all of the old blog posts from dallas-cowboys-talk.com have been lost…but hey, what better time to rebuild.

As the Dallas Cowboys are on the brink of something big, for the first time in a decade they are poised to make a run at the Super Bowl.

Stay tuned here for updates of the daily press conferences of the Cowboys. We’ll attempt to find all the breaking news related to your favorite team.