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Barber starting to heat up
3 days ago by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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Cowboys coach Wade Phillips had bad news for the Eagles yesterday: RB Marion Barber is starting to heat up after limping along the last four games with a still-healing quad.
"I noticed again today, he's got a little more juice,''Phillips said after Wednesday's...
Phillips closer to seeing the Barber, "we know and love''
The slow but steady improvement of Marion Barber continues as the running back works his way back from a strained quadricep.
"I noticed again today, he's got a little more juice,'' head coach Wade Phillips said after Wednesday's practice. "It's an injury...
Marion Barber vs. Philadelphia
On Wednesday, Wade Phillips said Marion Barber is closer to "being the Marion Barber we know and love."
That's a good thing as the Cowboys move forward entering Sunday's game at Philadelphia because he has not had much success vs. the Eagles.
In seven games vs....
Barber run makes it 14-3 Cowboys
7 days ago by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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ARLINGTON - Marion Barber just rumbled into the end zone standing up to give Dallas a 14-3 cushion early in the second quarter.
The score came one play after Marcus Trufant got flagged 11 yards for interferring with Miles Austin and six plays after Orlando Scandrick recovered a fumble...
Breaking down the Cowboys-Eagles matchups
When the Cowboys run
Averaging 147.6 yards a game on the ground, the Cowboys are ranked sixth in the NFL but haven't had a running back have a 100-yard game since Week 2. Philadelphia hasn't allowed a rusher to have more than 87 yards in a game this year, but they have shown...
Why is Marion Barber playing?
Let's pile on.
Why is Marion Barber playing? He's still not quite right with his quadriceps strain. He's got a busted thumb. Get Tashard Choice some work and not just in the sub offense. Geesh.
Cowboys @ Eagles Injury Update
3 days ago by
Blogging The Boys
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From ESPNDallas:
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Marion Barber (thumb), Jay Ratliff (knee), Allen Rossum (hamstring), Gerald Sensabaugh (thumb) and DeMarcus Ware (foot) were on the injury report. Only Rossum did not practice, and don't expect him to play Sunday at Philadelphia.
We did...
The VRR: Cowboys (5-2) @ Eagles (5-2)
2 days ago by
Blogging The Boys
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by Carolyn Kaster - AP
The Dallas secondary could try to bump DeSean Jackson out of Andy Reid's gameplan.
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Marion Barber says quad is no longer a problem
Marion Barber said a little rest and a couple of massages did his body good during the bye week and that his strained left quadriceps is "no longer a problem."
He even said, "I'm not banged up or anything."
Hmmm, I thought he is playing with a fractured thumb...
Tackling Marion Barber
10 days ago by
Field Gulls
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by Elaine Thompson - AP
Heater has shown fleet feet and good instincts, but must win at the point against power back Marion Barber.
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'Sophmore sensations' sizzled Sunday
5 days ago by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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DALLAS - That was Wade Phillips' assessment of cornerbacks Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick, who he has dubbed the team's "sophomore sensations."
In the 38-17 win over Seattle, Scandrick broke up two passes and returned a fumble 4 yards to set up a Marion Barber...
Marion Barber, DeMarcus Ware have fractures
Every Cowboy practiced on Wednesday but coach Wade Phillips said Marion Barber suffered a fractured left thumb against Kansas City and DeMarcus Ware has a stress fracture in his foot.
Phillips said both players will start Sunday against Atlanta.
Phillips said Barber complained...
Ware has been playing injured; Barber has thumb injury
18 days ago by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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Cowboys coach Wade Phillips revealed Wednesday that OLB DeMarcus Ware has been playing this season with a stress fracture in his foot.
"It will get better with time," Phillips said. "We don't expect it to be a problem."
It certainly wasn't against the...
Marion Barber has a cool, new blog.
17 days ago by
Blogging the Boys
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Marion Barber has a cool, new blog.
Here's what he says about getting healthy:
"It's always good to get a win, and it was real important to get one going into our bye. I didn't do much during the time off, mostly laid low and rested up. I'm not banged...
Wade: Barber ready to go against Denver
October 01, 2009 by
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Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber fully participated in practice Thursday and appears ready to go against Denver on Sunday.
It was a dose of good news for the Cowboys (2-1) after Barber missed the 21-7 win over Carolina with a thigh injury. The Broncos lead the league in total...
Where was Choice?
13 days ago by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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IRVING - Marion Barber clearly struggled against Atlanta, averaging only 3.4 yards per carry.
So why didn't Tashard Choice get any carries?
Last week, Wade Phillips promised that Choice would have an increased role. So what happened?
To Choice's credit, he made the most...
Three's company in Cowboys' backfield
Having three talented running backs has helped the Cowboys through injuries. It also has created competition, not friction, with Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Tashard Choice.
Dallas ranks fourth in rushing among NFL teams, averaging 153.3 yards per game.
``They've all shared...
Marion Barber: will he or won't he?
It's time for our daily Marion Barber update.
Barber continues to practice on a limited basis. He continues to have swelling where he strained his quad.
Wade Phillips continues to weigh whether or not it makes sense for the team's leading rusher to play.
"He wants to...
Cowboys make Seahawks pay
When the defense causes turnovers, which hasn't been frequent the last couple of seasons, the offense has to make the opponent pay.
The Cowboys just did that with Marion Barber's 2-yard touchdown run that was set up by a Terence Newman forced fumble that Orlando Scandrick...
What happened to Marion Barber in the second half?
October 04, 2009 by
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DENVER - Nobody seems to know.
Not Wade Phillips. Not Tony Romo. Not Jerry Jones.
I asked all three why MBIII had only one carry in the second half and none of them had an anwer.
"I'm not sure why," Jones said. "I haven't talked to him, whether he's tightened...
Wade Phillips thinks Marion Barber will be ready, too
During practice owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he expected Marion Barber to play Sunday at Denver, and during his post-practice press conference Wade Phillips said the same thing.
"[Barber] said he felt like he'll be ready Sunday," Phillips said.
For the...
Report: Cowboys want to rest Barber
September 25, 2009 by
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Citing an anonymous source, ESPN.com reported Friday that the Cowboys are "leaning toward" holding injured RB Marion Barber out of Monday night's game against Carolina.
Barber has had limited participation in the team's three workouts this week. Earlier this week...
Barber likely a game-time decision
September 24, 2009 by
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Marion Barber (quad) had limited participation in the Cowboys' practice Thursday, Wade Phillips said.
Even though he hasn't missed any workouts this week, Barber's status for Monday night's game with Carolina remains uncertain.
"Marion wants to play on Monday...
Wade Phillips offers up little info on Marion Barber
With a Monday game, the Cowboys do not have to file a practice participation report with the NFL, so Wade Phillips would not say whether Marion Barber practiced or how the running back looked.
"We don't want to comment on injuries today in case somebody in another city would...
The Inevitable: Marion Barber, Tashard Choice or Felix Jones Won’t Be A Dallas Cowboy For Much Longer
19 days ago by
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The inevitable will happen. The Dallas Cowboys cannot field and afford three running backs, each who could probably start on at least half of the NFL teams. Tashard Choice and Felix Jones are two years into their careers, while Marion Barber is a NFL veteran.
What I don’t want...
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