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Dropping Back In Pro Football History: March 26 to April 1

It's not just the present day NFL that never takes a day off. NFL history is packed with events and notable birthdays that took place this week so let's crank up the "Wayback Machine" and get started. March 28 evening into the morning of March 29 was a snowy one in Baltimore when 12 Mayflower moving vans pulled into the parking lot of the Baltimore Colts' headquarters...
Via Football Nation  |  March 27, 2012
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Dallas Cowboys: 5 Players to Cut Before 2012 NFL Draft

Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE The Dallas Cowboys have several players that need to be cut before the 2012 NFL Draft so the team can focus on its true needs. Fortunately, many problem players are free agents this offseason, so all Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has to do is let them walk. Guys like tight end Martellus Bennett and cornerback Alan Ball come to mind. However, there are...
Via Rant Sports  |  February 07, 2012
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Dallas Cowboys Draft Prospect: Dre Kirkpatrick

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ Getty Images With our 90 year old veteran cornerback, Terrence Newman, retiring this year due to his Scooter claim from ‘The Scooter Store’ finally coming through, the Cowboys have some need in the secondary. Also leaving holes will be the eventual release of Alan Ball due to lack of any football skills whatsoever. This leaves the Cowboys with 3...
Via The Landry Hat  |  January 11, 2012
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Evaluating Out Upcoming Free Agents

Here is a list of the soon to be free agents that the Cowboys will have to make decisions on. I’ve added my thoughts after each name, let me know yours. Defense CB Alan Ball: He started the season off as our #4 cornerback but as the season progressed he played more. Problem is, he didn’t play well and our secondary is pure crap. I’m all for fixing our secondary through the...
Via The Cowboys Nation  |  January 04, 2012
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The Defensive Dilemma In Dysfunctional Big D

The 2011 regular season has ended. The Dallas Cowboys, America's Team, have missed the playoffs for the 8th time in 12 seasons. They lost a team record 5 games after having a lead in the fourth quarter. They beat one team with a winning record. Before the 2011 season, they'd lost only one game, in the history of the franchise, when having a lead of 12 or more points in...
Via Football Nation  |  January 03, 2012
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Cowboys Season Over, Some Overhauling Must Happen

The season came full circle with another disappointing loss to end the Cowboys 2011 campaign. It was Garrett’s first complete year, and 8-8 is the result. Most writers had pegged the Cowboys to finish between 9-7 and 8-8, since it was seen more of a rebuilding year in transition, looks like the pre-season consensus was correct. So, all Cowboys fan’s are still enraged...
Via CowboysBlog.Net  |  January 02, 2012
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The Cowboys Lose the Game and DeMarco Murray to the Giants, 37-34

(Photo by Ronald Martinez) The Dallas Cowboys lost a heart breaking game to the New York Giants on Sunday night, 37-34. But for fans of football, it was an aerial display that showcased two of the best quarterbacks in the National Football League. Unfortunately for Dallas, it appears they not only lost the critical game, but they also lost their starting running back, DeMarco Murray...
Via The Landry Hat  |  December 12, 2011
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Spears: Pats Aren't "Gods of Football"

The New England Patriots are a good football team. The Cowboys know that. But they’re not going to spend the week leading up to their matchup in Foxboro anointing the Pats as world beaters--or “football gods,” as it were. Just ask Cowboys’ defensive end Marcus Spears. "Yeah, we're probably going to get killed. They're the greatest team to ever...
Via NBC Dallas- Fort Worth  |  October 12, 2011
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Dallas Has Struggled With Late Penalties

Turnovers did much to spur on the two epic collapses we’ve seen out of the Dallas Cowboys this season, but they’re not the only culprit when it comes to the team's late game struggles. Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News brings us an interesting post today concerning penalties, particularly penalties late in the game. The Cowboys have actually improved a good...
Via NBC Dallas- Fort Worth  |  October 11, 2011
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