http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/51 Recent articles about the Dallas Cowboys en-us Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett spends a lot of his time away from the field making videos for Youtube. He’s rapped about Cap’n Crunch cereal and hosted the controversial Black Olympics. Marty B is feeling good about himself and the ‘Boys since they sit the NFC East at 8-3. He even wrote a rap [...] Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:59:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Martellus_Bennett_Has_a_Message_for_the_Haters/1649361 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Martellus_Bennett_Has_a_Message_for_the_Haters/1649361 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Martellus_Bennett_Has_a_Message_for_the_Haters/1649361 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/3/e329a118a7277ddd9f1a5c4f5c75f2683094e5ac/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_80d4.jpg Today The Dallas Morning News unveiled its 50 Greatest Cowboys Ever for the team's first 50 seasons and to no surprise Tom Landry was No. 1. Tim Cowlishaw has a column on Landry, explaining why the Hall of Fame coach was his top choice as well as just about everybody else on the list. The top 10 went this way: Tom Landry Roger Staubach Emmitt Smith Bob Lilly Troy Aikman Tony Dorsett Randy White Michael Irvin Mel Renfro Tex Schramm We had a panel of 20 writers and editors come up with ... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tom_Landry_at_the_top_of_the_list/1649113 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tom_Landry_at_the_top_of_the_list/1649113 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tom_Landry_at_the_top_of_the_list/1649113 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/0/40e0991c68a650f9924a7acdfce8a52d9e52133c/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91425487.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D08F30942D12B6A48F27AA5A43A932F82CA069D5721328470B.jpg I know some teams believe the biggest advantage of the Cowboys playing on Thanksgiving is the 10-day break - normally - that can almost serve as a second bye. Certainly it allows the Cowboys to rest injured guys and this year it will benefit Jason Witten and Tony Romo. But since 2000, the Cowboys are 5-4 in the games played after Thanksgiving. They are 3-4 in the away games after the holiday and have split with the New York Giants at the Meadowlands They won the 2006 matchup after Tony Rom... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_game_after_Thanksgiving/1648949 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_game_after_Thanksgiving/1648949 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_game_after_Thanksgiving/1648949 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/0/60e9b629e53f2f24abcfc8ba0f35a34feca1ef73/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93326511.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0BC312D6574D4B33EC66CB0398B8071F3C1F964AE8931C2A8.jpg All three of the Cowboys running backs - Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Tashard Choice - had 60-plus rushing yards in Thursday's 24-7 drubbing of Oakland. Play caller Jason Garrett should strive to duplicate that kind of involvement on Dec. 6 against the Giants in the Meadowlands, the first of two potential cold-weather games next month. The Cowboys also play at Washington on Dec. 27. Establishing a strong ground game will set up the play-action pass against an injury-depleted Giants se... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:45:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_need_to_use_three_headed_running_game_more/1645734 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_need_to_use_three_headed_running_game_more/1645734 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_need_to_use_three_headed_running_game_more/1645734 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/a/5a87aea8efe8075901a448ffa542585a10b1a64d/small/Atlanta_Falcons_v_e6bc.jpg More photos » by Mike Stone - AP The Cowboys showed a lot of love for each other this week. Browse more photos » Top Ten Takes from a Cowboys Turkey Day that features pizza, cigars and Bugs Bunny. (Yes, in my house we celebrate Thanksgiving in a decidedly unorthodox fashion!) 1. We're all concerned about December. These Cowboys have tried to do that month in a Bill Parcells way and they've tried t... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:28:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/FISH_on_FOOTBALL_Top_Ten_Cowboys_Takes_With_Thanksgiving_Pizza_And_Cigars/1645625 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/FISH_on_FOOTBALL_Top_Ten_Cowboys_Takes_With_Thanksgiving_Pizza_And_Cigars/1645625 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/FISH_on_FOOTBALL_Top_Ten_Cowboys_Takes_With_Thanksgiving_Pizza_And_Cigars/1645625 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/4/5466e5e9087c263f03547098d0c651d3f1850082/small/Dallas_Cowboys_2006_5cf9.jpg As the Cowboys enjoy the weekend off, let's try and figure out which team will visit Cowboys Stadium next year on Thanksgiving. First, the game will be on Fox, so we know it's an NFC team. Next year the Cowboys will play home games against Chicago, Detroit and a corresponding team from the NFC South as well as NFC East foes, Washington, Philadelphia and New York, We can exclude Detroit since the Lions host their own Thanksgiving Day game. Chicago played the Cowboys in 2004, so I&#39... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:35:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_2010_Thanksgiving_Day_opponent_will_be/1644360 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_2010_Thanksgiving_Day_opponent_will_be/1644360 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_2010_Thanksgiving_Day_opponent_will_be/1644360 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/c/cc36e815ac0bd25003489484e37fac334ae9d815/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93326758.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D012AB715C2CC516DBC66CB0398B8071F361670757C23FA60F.jpg Game Changers, the Greatest Plays in Dallas Cowboys Football History, by Ed Housewright. What jumped out at me was the fact that this is essentially a history book of the Cowboys, yet Tony Romo is on the cover. Troy Aikman won three Super Bowls and Roger Staubach appeared in five but Romo, who has never won a playoff game, adorns the cover. There are 30 vignettes in the book and the majority (10) focus on the Cowboys of the 2000 decade -- a team that hasn't won a playoff game. There a... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:30:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Book_review_Game_Changers/1644088 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Book_review_Game_Changers/1644088 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Book_review_Game_Changers/1644088 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c0329319316e42530d8a5920c5ca02a769a325d1/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93441154.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D06E9CC226E960C3B4686D5A66EF1260500D54C951A87A0B38.jpg An 8-3 record won't keep the December hounds away. Tony Romo has already begun to answer questions about the Cowboys' most infamous month. Still, he insists he doesn’t feel any extra pressure now that the calendar will flip to December. "It’s not different than the weight of a specific game," Romo said. "I don’t know that it’s any bigger than this last game because it was November and this next one is in December. … I know it will be a fun little story; I’m sur... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:59:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/An_8_3_record_wont_keep_the_December_hounds_away_Tony_Romo_has_already_begun_to_answer_questions/1643058 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/An_8_3_record_wont_keep_the_December_hounds_away_Tony_Romo_has_already_begun_to_answer_questions/1643058 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/An_8_3_record_wont_keep_the_December_hounds_away_Tony_Romo_has_already_begun_to_answer_questions/1643058 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/0/b0802365991f0a82f24282167ae74c00e80b3b9d/small/Washington_Redskins_v_0cb6.jpg IRVING - Tony Romo hasn't felt right since he injured his lower back last Sunday making a tackle in the 7-6 win over the Redskins. But he's never complained and fought right through the pain, setting an example for the rest of the team. "The back was OK throwing the ball," said Romo, who passed for 309 yards and a pair of TDs. "It kind of jumps up every once in a while when I get hit. It happened a few times early in the game. It made me just suck it up and do what I ... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:59:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Romo_setting_fine_example/1640520 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Romo_setting_fine_example/1640520 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Romo_setting_fine_example/1640520 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a4b39e8b3f466de24386bb49ecfd15944515f1a2/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93337897.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0E3E594CF18545035DF8EB45D6BD6B9A48C6D39319D85ED19.jpg IRVING - Much was made of Greg Ellis' homecoming on Thursday, but Anthony Spencer stole the show. The Cowboys got rid of Ellis last June to allow Spencer to take over fulltime at strongside outside linebacker. Ellis started Thursday, but swelling in his left knee and lower leg kept him sidelined in the second half. If Ellis watched the rest of the game on TV in the locker room, he saw Spencer finish with eight tackles, his first two sacks of the season, three quarterback hits, two tack... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:43:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Spencer_upstages_Ellis/1640206 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Spencer_upstages_Ellis/1640206 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Spencer_upstages_Ellis/1640206 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/e/dee180d9b12bb29a01e2c1510690d7f9d3873ad4/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f81980126.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193B7AACB11502DBF335FD069DFCDB87102.jpg Mat McBriar has a strong leg. If he wanted - or was asked - he could hit the 90-foot digital board at Cowboys Stadium or launch 69-yard punts. But even McBriar was stunned at the performance of Oakland punter Shane Lechler Thursday. Lechler punted nine times for 493 yards and had a long of 69 yards. He also had punts of 66, 59 and 55 yards. It looked as if Lechler's punts came out of a Jugs machine. "Oh, my gosh," McBriar said when I just mentioned Lechler's name, but th... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:12:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mat_McBriar_admires_Shane_Lechler/1639488 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mat_McBriar_admires_Shane_Lechler/1639488 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mat_McBriar_admires_Shane_Lechler/1639488 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f62218189c5b5938121014b71c5c94d63e2fe65d/small/New_York_Giants_4c7f.jpg Dallas Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman was credited with two passes defended in Thursday's win against Oakland. Newman has 12 passes defended for the season, moving him into a tie for seventh in the NFL. Fellow cornerback Mike Jenkins had one pass defended. He now is tied for 13th in the league with 10 passes defended for the season. Jenkins said he and Newman feed off each other's success. ``When he makes a play, it's like `Okay, my turn,' '' Jenkins said. ``And i... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:58:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jenkins_chasing_Newman/1639400 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jenkins_chasing_Newman/1639400 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jenkins_chasing_Newman/1639400 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/f/1fb0cdcc4194d4f9f2c743a2e26a0805d7579ae5/small/Carolina_Panthers_v_19c3.jpg Even during a down year, this is why Cowboys fans love TE Jason Witten. There was concern if he could even play on Thursday, but Witten knew he was going to play, and didn’t want the coaches to forget that. "He was adamant right from the start that he was playing," said [Jason] Garrett. "He must have come by my office or circled around my office probably around 20 times during the last three days. ‘Coach, you know I’m playing.’ I kept telling him, ‘Look at the game plan.... 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In the Super Bowl era, he has thrown for the third-most TDs and the fourth-most yards through 50 starts. No. 1 on that yardage list is Kurt Warner with 14,372. No. 2 is Marc Bulger (13,551). Peyton Manning is fourth with 12,939 yards. Dan Marino is No. 1 on th... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:26:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Charting_Romo/1638193 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Charting_Romo/1638193 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Charting_Romo/1638193 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/a/ca5bb2198df9595a067e03c57b294d70934db13d/small/Washington_Redskins_v_da60.jpg Tony Romo and Jason Witten had extra treatment before the game on their sore back and sprained left foot Thursday. After the 24-7 victory, they felt ... OK. Not great, but OK. You could tell Romo's back was stiff by how he was standing at his locker after the game. "The back was OK throwing the ball," said Romo, who took a hit on the first series. "It kind of jumps up every once in a while when I got hit. It happened a few times early in the game. It made mejust suck it ... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:03:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jason_Witten_Tony_Romo_feeling_OK/1637939 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jason_Witten_Tony_Romo_feeling_OK/1637939 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jason_Witten_Tony_Romo_feeling_OK/1637939 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/c/6c518a61fad272a87dc3f73b102351bc76a14495/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93305643.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0EF3737E9B473A5AD6D81F9D7DBF065BC90B34132A7DCDA92.jpg On their last possession of the game, the Cowboys ran four plays to run out the clock: Three runs by Marion Barber that netted 14 yards and a kneel down by Tony Romo for a loss of a yard. It left the Cowboys with 494 yards for the game. It was their third highest total in the last 10 years, behind a 35-7 rout of St. Louis in 2007 and the 26-209 overtime win at Kansas City in October. Dallas had three running backs each with at least 60 yards: Felix Jones (68), Tashard Choice (67) and Marion... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:33:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_fall_just_short_of_500_yard_mark/1637405 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_fall_just_short_of_500_yard_mark/1637405 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_fall_just_short_of_500_yard_mark/1637405 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6ebd50babfa4b440a1741961b77e5f54a5aec8b3/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91422252.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D01F99990D1CD10172FAD2E4C5CD3191715B4C6621DE0AD649.jpg IRVING - Greg Ellis notched 20½ sacks for the Dallas Cowboys the last two seasons. So why will he line up at defensive end Thursday in the Oakland Raiders' 4-3 alignment instead of outside linebacker in the Cowboys' 3-4 scheme? Dallas saved $4.15 million in salary cap space when they cut Ellis in the offseason, but he suggested this week in a conference call that the decision mainly boiled down to coach Wade Phillips wanting to go with his guy. That would be third-year player Antho... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:51:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Ellis_says_his_departure_from_Dallas_stems_from_Phillips_apos_decision/1630134 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Ellis_says_his_departure_from_Dallas_stems_from_Phillips_apos_decision/1630134 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Ellis_says_his_departure_from_Dallas_stems_from_Phillips_apos_decision/1630134 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/7/074f3af17b59e2138579cee60819bc7031e58478/small/a4.jpg Tony Romo really likes Thanksgiving. In his three games on the holiday he has completed 65 of 91 passes for 832 yards with 10 touchdown passes and just two picks. He has a 127.2 passer rating. Here's the breakdown of his Thanksgiving efforts 2006 vs. Tampa Bay - 22 of 29, 306 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs, 148.9 rating - W, 38-10 2007 vs. NY Jets - 21 of 28, 195 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 102.5 rating - W, 34-3 2008 vs. Seattle - 22 of 34, 331 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 113.7 rating - W, 34-9 The Buccanee... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:58:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tony_Romo_on_Thanksgiving/1629859 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tony_Romo_on_Thanksgiving/1629859 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tony_Romo_on_Thanksgiving/1629859 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/f/2fa04299f09b101f3fc68024361a64ddbc1dcf4e/small/Washington_Redskins_v_e068.jpg Mention Roy Williams' name these days, and brace yourself for a round of criticism or advice. Put former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson in the advice category. Johnson recalled how Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin, in his second training camp, seemed to drop everything thrown in his direction. The decision was made to pull back on routes the Cowboys asked Irvin to run. They let him do what he did best then added the more problematic routes as his confidence returned. He advocates a sim... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:22:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jimmy_Johnson_has_suggestion_to_build_Roy_Williams_confidence/1628387 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jimmy_Johnson_has_suggestion_to_build_Roy_Williams_confidence/1628387 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jimmy_Johnson_has_suggestion_to_build_Roy_Williams_confidence/1628387 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/0/f0a18df4801c3a569d514ab2307c1e9907fdbbdc/small/Washington_Redskins_v_d66f.jpg IRVING - Cowboys WR Roy Williams took the high road when asked to respond Tuesday to Redskins S LaRon Landry's accusation that the former Texas star played "scared" Sunday. "God bless the individual," Williams said. "God bless the young man. Love him. It doesn't even affect...He's coming off a tough loss to the Dallas Cowboys. I guess that's all he had to say. I'll continue to play my game, move on, it's a win under my belt and I'm smiling... 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