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Bruce Carter Hopes To Become The Cowboys “Derrick Brooks”

The Dallas Cowboys have a new defensive coordinator in Monte Kiffin, and Kiffin would like one of his new linebackers to take on the form of one his all time greats from years past. Bruce Carter is coming off an elbow injury, but showed signs of great potential during his stint as a replacement for Sean Lee. Kiffin would like Carter to take on the mold of his legendary Buccaneers...
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Bruce Carter Hopes To Become The Cowboys “Derrick Brooks”

The Dallas Cowboys have a new defensive coordinator in Monte Kiffin, and Kiffin would like one of his new linebackers to take on the form of one his all time greats from years past. Bruce Carter is coming off an elbow injury, but showed signs of great potential during his stint as a replacement for Sean Lee. Kiffin would like Carter to take on the mold of his legendary Buccaneers...
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Dallas Cowboys Still Lack Depth On Defense Following Draft

Sliding on the defense in the 2013 NFL Draft may once again show with Jerry Jones being the decision maker, as they did not take a defensive player until their fourth pick; Georgia Southern safety, J.J. Wilcox. They went with another small school name in the fourth round, William & Mary cornerback, B.W. Webb. They did add an outside linebacker in the sixth round.The Cowboys are...
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11 days ago  |  Discuss

Cowboys need to avoid injuries for success

Twice in the last three days, Stephen Jones has given his thoughts on the best way for the Dallas Cowboys to improve on their 8-8 finish to the 2012 season. Drafting well has obviously been mentioned but even that has taken a back seat to his ultimate deciding factor improved health. Only the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers were hit harder by injuries than the Cowboys...
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April 19, 2013  |  Discuss

Cowboys’ 2013 draft needs: Strong-side linebacker

The Dallas Cowboys are switching to a 4-3 base Tampa-Two defense in 2013, and one of the missing pieces is a strong-side linebacker. DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer will convert into defensive ends respectfully. Bruce Carter will take the weak-side role and Sean Lee will have the middle. However the hole is strong-side linebacker, and will be one the Cowboys’ 2013 draft needs...
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March 31, 2013  |  1 Comment

Without signing a single free agent, the Dallas Cowboys will improve on defense

Free agency is underway. Teams are posturing and positioning and snapping up talent to improve their on-field product. Everyone, that is, except your Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys, due to Jerry Jones’s shrewd moves in the past—Yes, that is my tongue in my cheek—have been obliged to move heaven and earth and release players like Gerald Sensabaugh and former first-rounder Marcus...
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March 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Ex-Cowboys Scout Says Team Passed On LeSean McCoy

The Dallas Cowboys haven’t won a playoff game since the late 90?s, and each year they wilt under the expectations of past success. Part of the Cowboys struggles has been their inability to be consistent with player personnel and failures in the draft.  A former Cowboys scout recently has talked about those inconsistencies. Bryan Broaddus discussed with the Dallas Morning News...
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February 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Ex-Cowboys Scout Says Team Passed On LeSean McCoy In NFL Draft

Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys haven’t won a playoff game since the late-90s, and each year they wilt under the expectations of past success. Part of the Cowboys’ struggles has been their inability to be consistent with player-personnel and failures in the draft. A former Cowboys scout recently has talked about those inconsistencies. Bryan Broaddus discussed how...
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February 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Ex-Cowboys Scout Says Team Passed On LeSean McCoy

Each year, we hear about the importance of the all-mighty board when it comes to the NFL Draft. Each year, teams deviate from said board. Former Dallas Cowboys scout Bryan Broaddus discussed the habit and how the Cowboys missed out on selecting running back LeSean McCoy because of it. "If you go back to the 2009 draft, they sat there and they had LeSean McCoy with a first...
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February 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Ex-Cowboys Scout Says Team Passed On LeSean McCoy

The Dallas Cowboys haven’t won a playoff game since the late 90′s, and each year they wilt under the expectations of past success. Part of the Cowboys struggles has been their inability to be consistent with player personnel and failures in the draft.  A former Cowboys scout recently has talked about those inconsistencies. Bryan Broaddus discussed with the Dallas Morning News how...
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February 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Ex-Cowboys Scout Says Team Passed On LeSean McCoy

The Dallas Cowboys haven’t won a playoff game since the late 90′s, and each year they wilt under the expectations of past success. Part of the Cowboys struggles has been their inability to be consistent with player personnel and failures in the draft.  A former Cowboys scout recently has talked about those inconsistencies. Bryan Broaddus discussed with the Dallas Morning News...
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February 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Big changes coming to the Dallas Cowboys

The hiring of Monte Kiffin as the new defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys is actually a big change for the Dallas Cowboys. Since the Bill Parcells era of the Cowboys. The Dallas Cowboys have been a 3-4 defense style team for an entire decade. Why, because Jerry Jones seemed to covet the 3-4 defense as the defense for a dominant team. However with the failures of the 3-4...
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January 13, 2013  |  14 Comments

Dallas Cowboys target Monte Kiffin for defensive coordinator and that is a good thing

Old Dog, New Trick Monte Kiffin is so old, he remembers when the Grand Canyon was just a ditch. Monte Kiffin is so old, when he was in school they were writing history rather than reading it. Monte Kiffin is so old, he has an autographed copy of the King James Bible. Monte Kiffin is so old… He doesn’t teach defense; he invented it. The Cowboys have targeted Kiffin for defensive...
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January 11, 2013  |  Discuss

Rob Ryan, Cowboys players pissed over firing

The Dallas Cowboys ranked 19th in the NFL in total defense, 17th against the run and 21st against the pass in 2012, fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan on Tuesday, leaving players upset with the decision. "I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better," Ryan said via ESPN. "I (expletive) made Click Below to Read More!
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January 09, 2013  |  5 Comments

The Dallas Cowboys have Fired Rob Ryan

In an attempt to make things “uncomfortable,” as he put it, Jerry Jones has fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. Ryan had just finished up his second season as the playcaller on the defensive side of the ball, and he had to sustain massive losses from the get go. Starters Barry Church, Sean Lee, Bruce Carter, [...] Related posts: 2012 NFL Draft — Cowboys First Round Review...
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January 08, 2013  |  Discuss

Jerry Jones: Cowboys should be better on D

Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has said several times that the abundance of injuries on defense are not an excuse for poor play. It's probably in his best interest to continue saying that because his boss doesn't seem to think injuries should prevent Ryan's group from playing well, which they didn't do Sunday night. The Cowboys, who held on for a 38-33 victory...
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December 04, 2012  |  Discuss

Cowboys host Toilet Bowl II Sunday Night

The two worst teams in the NFC East will face off again tonight, for a battle of last place. Who will win, does anyone care at this point? The Cowboys and Eagles are mirror images of themselves, so it’ll just be a matter of which team will make the most mistakes. Both of these teams embody and define what a bad football team is, and tonight one of these teams will take another...
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December 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Executive VP Stephen Jones Holds Out Hope For Cowboys Making Playoffs

The Cowboys are 5-6 and just suffered a disheartening loss to division rival Washington, but the team’s executive vice president, Stephen Jones, isn’t making preparations for a long off-season, Rainer Sabin of the Dallas Morning News reports. Rather, he believes Dallas still has a shot at making the playoffs. “Absolutely,” he said. “We’ve got just as good a chance as anybody...
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November 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Cowboys go extreme on 'next man up' with defense

The next man up for the depleted Dallas defense is Batman. That's the way newcomer Brady Poppinga is looking at it anyway. Poppinga joined the Cowboys on Monday as the roster replacement for linebacker Bruce Carter, who will miss the rest of the season with a dislocated left elbow. Carter is the fourth starting defender to be placed on injured reserve. Poppinga says he tried...
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November 26, 2012  |  Discuss

LB Poppinga joins Cowboys defense

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- The next man up for the depleted Dallas defense is Batman. That's the way newcomer Brady Poppinga is looking at it anyway. Poppinga joined the Cowboys on Monday as the roster replacement for linebacker Bruce Carter, who will miss the rest of the season with a dislocated left elbow. Carter is the fourth starting defender to be placed on injured reserve....
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November 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Cowboys' Carter out for year with elbow injury

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Cowboys linebacker Bruce Carter is out of for the season with a dislocated left elbow, making him the fourth Dallas defensive starter to go on injured reserve. Carter injured the elbow in Thursday's 38-31 loss to Washington. The Cowboys have lost both inside linebackers with defensive leader Sean Lee suffering a season-ending toe injury last month. The...
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November 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Cowboys LB Carter out for season

Cowboys linebacker Bruce Carter is out for the season with a dislocated left elbow, making him the fourth Dallas defensive starter to go on injured reserve. Carter injured the elbow in Thursday's 38-31 loss to Washington. The Cowboys have lost both inside linebackers with defensive leader Sean Lee suffering a season-ending toe injury last month. The other defensive starters...
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November 26, 2012  |  Discuss

LB Carter latest Cowboy on IR

The Dallas Cowboys placed linebacker Bruce Carter on injured reserve, ESPN Dallas reported Monday. Carter dislocated his left elbow during Thursday's game against the Washington Redskins. He will have surgery this week and miss the rest of the season. Dallas signed Brady Poppinga, who worked out for the team in late October. At the time, the Cowboys ended up signing Ernie...
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November 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Cowboys LB Carter out for year with elbow injury

Cowboys linebacker Bruce Carter is out of for the season with a dislocated left elbow, making him the fourth Dallas defensive starter to go on injured reserve. Carter injured the elbow in Thursday's 38-31 loss to Washington. The Cowboys have lost both inside linebackers with defensive leader Sean Lee suffering a season-ending toe injury last month. The other defensive starters...
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November 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Cowboys Place LB Bruce Carter On Injured Reserve

The Cowboys announced Monday linebacker Bruce Carter, who sustained a season-ending elbow injury Week 12 vs. Washington, was placed on injured reserve. Source: CBSSports Posted via Mobile Device Attached Thumbnails  
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November 26, 2012  |  Discuss
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