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I Got Five on It: Week 3 NFL Picks

Posted: 26th September 2009 by Jason Henry in NFL
á Week 2 of the NFL season came and went as some teams continued to surprise (49ers, Jets) and some squads are surprisingly disappointing. (Titans, Panthers) Either way, the NFL season is off to a great start. á Cowboys vs. Panthers This week in the NFC East features a few intriguing match-ups. First up is the game between the Cowboys and the Panthers. Dallas is coming off of a tough loss to the Giants ...

Worrisome Cowboy: Will Dallas Stick with the Running Game?

Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Jason Henry in NFL
Last week against the hated New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys racked up 251 rushing yards. The majority of those yards came from Marion Barber, as he toted the ball 18 times for 124 yards and one touchdown. But what worries me about the Cowboys' running attack isn’t the team’s ability to actually run the ball; it’s their willingness to completely give up on the running game. That willingness to abandon a ...
It was a night of miscues that eventually cost the Cowboys a win in their new billion dollar stadium. Quarterback Tony Romo turned the ball over four times, the defensive secondary looked pedestrian, and the team showed a true lack of discipline. But while no team can win when they turn the ball over three times, it wasn’t Tony Romo’s faulty decision-making that cost the team the victory. It was head ...

Inconsistency Plagues Dallas Cowboys in Loss to New York Giants

Posted: 20th September 2009 by Jason Henry in NFL
The Dallas Cowboys opened their new stadium to a record crowd of 105,121 people in attendance. Not bad for a stadium that costs more than some countries' gross national product. On a night where Tony Romo played like a backup and the Cowboys' defense leaked worse than the levee’s in New Orleans, the Cowboys inconsistency killed them in a close 33-31 loss to the Giants. The loss drops the Cowboys to ...

Monday Night Quarterback: Dallas Cowboys’ Run Defense

Posted: 15th September 2009 by Jason Henry in NFL
The Dallas Cowboys impressed with their win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon. Quarterback Tony Romo looked sharp in the second half and the defense held the Bucs off as the Cowboys won 34-21. But even with a two-touchdown win over a rather, eh, inferior opponent, the Dallas's run defense looked rather pedestrian. Cadillac Williams, coming off of two major knee surgeries, was able to dice the Cowboys' defense up ...

Cowboys-Buccaneers: Dallas Sinks Tampa Bay

Posted: 14th September 2009 by Jason Henry in NFL
The Cowboys started the game against Tampa sluggish, pedestrian, and uninspired. The first few drives only yielded field goals and the defense had more than a few holes in it. After the first quarter, the score was a shock to most as the Bucs stuck with the ‘Boys as they only trailed 6-0. The second quarter was even more ordinary as both teams seemed to maneuver their way around the field about ...

Worrisome Cowboy: Is Emmitt Smith Right About the Cowboys?

Posted: 13th September 2009 by Jason Henry in NFL
For the majority of Cowboys fans out there, the news that Emmitt Smith predicted seven wins for the ‘Boys came as a bit of a shock.   He blasted the team’s leadership, questioned whether Roy Williams can become a true No. 1 receiver, and wonder if Tony Romo has a knack for “true” leadership.   It’s tough to argue with a guy who has three Super Bowl rings and is the NFL’s all-time rushing ...