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Wake Me Up When December Ends: The Dallas Cowboys end of season blues
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Sports Blog Net
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This December, the pressure will be on the Dallas Cowboys and QB Tony Romo to not go into their usual end of season “Swoon”
When most people think of the month of December, they think of spending the holidays with their friends and family. But lately in Dallas, the last...
Tony Romo on the running game
Tony Romo sounds a lot like offensive coordinator Jason Garrett when asked about the Cowboys running the ball only 14 times last week.
``If a team is going to consistently put eight guys in the box, you'd be dumb to consistently run the ball 34 times into it,'' Romo said...
Cowboys vs Giants, Part Two: Things Have Changed
22 hours ago by
DaveTroll: Cowboys Fan 4 Life
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In week 2 of the Dallas Cowboys 2009 season, they opened their new stadium against the division rival, New York Giants. In that game, the Giants came in and gave the Cowboys their first loss in the new stadium, 33-31.
The Giants was the best team on that day, as...
Doug Free, Alan Ball earn solid reviews
Coach Wade Phillips said new right tackle Doug Free, filling in for Marc Colombo, and free safety Alan Ball, filling in for Ken Hamlin, played well Sunday vs. Washington.
"They weren't perfect, but I thought both of them filled in well enough certainly that you wouldn'...
Cowboys @ Giants: Tony Romo, Brandon Jacobs, and Justin Tuck interviewed.
1 day ago by
Blogging the Boys
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Cowboys @ Giants: Tony Romo, Brandon Jacobs, and Justin Tuck interviewed.
Keeping the emotions in check
Given the heat of this rivalry, the words that have been tossed back and forth not just this week but over the years, there can be a tendency to get caught up in the emotion.
Wade Phillips went back to 2007 and mentioned the first game of the year as a personal eye opener about the...
More on the Cowboys' big plays
In the three games before today's against Oakland, the Cowboys had only nine plays of 20 yards or more and none on the ground.
In the first half today the Cowboys have eight plays of 20 yards or more, including two runs. The Cowboys had not had a run of more than 20 yards since...
Versatility helps Alan Ball
The Cowboys drafted Alan Ball in the seventh round in 2007 to play cornerback. This off-season they added safety to his resume.
On Sunday, he will make the first start at his career against Washington with Ken Hamlin out because of a high right ankle sprain.
"I've been doing...
Offense continues to struggle
9 days ago by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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ARLINGTON - Dallas leads 3-0, but it should be by a lot more.
The Cowboys have failed to score touchdowns despite Miles Austin gaining 49 yards via a pass and Tashard Choice ripping off a 66-yard run after taking a direct snap.
Penalties ruined the first drive and made Dallas settle...
Predict the December record
The Cowboys haven't had a winning December since 1996. Wade Phillips said each year is different, that none of that matters. The players no the month has not been kind to them.
At 8-3, the Cowboys lead the NFC East and could have a two-game advantage if Philadelphia loses Sunday...
True Words Of Wisdom
8 days ago by
Lone Star Struck
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It was good to hear Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones give the team some good advice after the game on Thursday. Jones addressed the team in the locker room after their 24-7 Thanksgiving Day victory, and cautioned them not to lose focus or get too far ahead of themselves.
“This...
Wade Phillips on Terence Newman-Dave Campo dust-up
Things happen in an NFL game, I get it. There is a ton of emotion involved. And that's what happened Sunday between Dave Campo and Terence Newman in the first half against Washington.
Newman appeared to shove Campo after the secondary coach stopped him following a series and the...
Romo feasts on Thanksgiving
11 days ago by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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IRVING - Thanksgiving Day has been delightful for Tony Romo since he became the Cowboys starter at quarterback in 2006.
In his previous three outings on the holiday, he's completed 43-of-57 passes for 501 yards with seven touchdowns and one interception. In his first Turkey Day...
Phillips: Romo is OK
12 days ago by
Dallas Cowboys And The NFL
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IRVING - Tony Romo wasn't available to the media Monday, but Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said the quarterback's sore back shouldn't be an issue this week.
"We've already talked to Tony and he says he feels a lot better today," Phillips said. "He had...
Fourth-down try goes nowhere
The Cowboys entered Sunday having made three of four fourth-down tries. They are now three of five.
After a failed third-and-1 run by Marion Barber - out of the shotgun - the Cowboys went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Washington 38 and Tony Romo had a pass intercepted by London...
More on Eli Manning's autograph
Eli Manning confirmed he signed the wall inside the visitors' locker room at Cowboys Stadium after the New York Giants beat the Cowboys in September, but he said he was asked to sign the wall.
Wade Phillips didn't agree.
"It wasn't anybody from our organization that...
Tough turnaround for Raiders
For the second consecutive season, the Dallas Cowboys will be home for Thanksgiving against a team from the Pacific time zone. A year ago, the Cowboys routed Seattle, 34-9, in the holiday game.
In the history of the Thanksgiving game, the Cowboys are 3-2-1 against opponents from the...
BTB Talks To Daryl Johnston: He Likes The Cowboys But Dislikes The Shotgun
16 days ago by
Blogging the Boys
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Daryl Johnston is a former Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl fullback and is a present Fox analyst. His Cowboys relationships run deep. ... but so does his talent and commitment to broadcasting. So he wears multiple hats here ... and acknowledges that it is a juggling act as he goes one...
Victor Butler added to injury list
Rookie linebacker Victor Butler sprained his knee in Thursday's win against Oakland but he was able to take part in some of Monday's workout.
Ken Hamlin did some work on the side in his recovery from a high right ankle sprain but Wade Phillips is not sure if the free safety...
Razorback is back
The Razorback formation had its best showing of the season for the Cowboys.
Tashard Choice ran the ball four times from the Razorback. One of those was negated by a Deon Anderson holding penalty. But the first resulted in a 66-yard run and set up the Cowboys first score, a 36-yard...
Nick Folk's confidence remains high
Since joining the Cowboys, Nick Folk has been seemingly automatic.
He made 26 of 31 field goal attempts as a rookie in 2007, including a 53-yarder to beat Buffalo in overtime, and made the Pro Bowl.
In 2008, he made 20-of-22 kicks with a 90.9 percentage, the third-best in team history...
Martellus Bennett helping out families
Martellus Bennett's Thanksgiving Day could include a start against the Raiders as the Cowboys' lead tight end depending on Jason Witten's health and feeding at least 80 families from the area at the Salvation Army in McKinney.
Through his Truly Blessed Foundation, Bennett...
Wade Phillips has faith in Alan Ball
At 6-1, 188 pounds, Alan Ball might not be the prototypical safety, but he will get the chance to replace Ken Hamlin, who is one inch and 21 pounds heavier, Sunday against Washington.
"It's a position we worked him in all along," coach Wade Phillips said. "He obviously...
Communication key for Doug Free, Alan Ball
Communication is a big part of football, especially on the offensive line and secondary, and the Cowboys will be without two major components in Marc Colombo and Ken Hamlin.
Colombo was on top of all of the calls and he and Leonard Davis could look at the front and know the changes...
Jerry Jones OK with Tony Romo's Vegas vacation
3 days ago by
Pro Football Talk
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With the possible exception of Brett Favre's off-season flights in and out of the Hattiesburg airport, no NFL player has had his travel scrutinized like Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.Romo, of course, took a much-discussed trip to Cabo San Lucas...
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