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Dallas Cowboys 2011 Season Preview: What Me Worry?!

While many writers put up their season projection before Dallas even set their roster, I did not. The reason being is that everyone knows too much happens between the draft and the beginning of the season. Writing a prediction any time between those events is futile.

Something tells me the excitement of this season has just begun. As we started this after the lockout and no training camp, who would have guessed that Dallas would have cut 7 starters from last season. Then did not even address a single defensive need through the draft or free agency, which makes one wonder where this season will go. Many will argue that Rob Ryan is the defensive acquisition which addressed the defensive need. I beg to differ in that scheme cannot fix a porous run defense, or address poor secondary play.

Dallas fans need to fully temper their expectations this season and I can only hope I can let you down easy. I have been a fan myself for over 40 years and while I expect them to win every season, I have to be realistic. However, before I get all pessimistic and write things that only the rest of the NFC East will love to read, let’s take a look at what Dallas did this season to win.

Dallas has the offensive ball carriers pretty much intact. Felix Jones has looked good running between the tackles in the preseason and Dez Bryant showed his normal playmaking ability in the warm up game versus Minnesota. Doug Free held up well against one of the top pass rushers in the league. Jason Garrett seems to be a smart coach looking for every advantage to win be it player or psyche. Rob Ryan brings a good scheme and Dallas has several players who should excel in the new system.

The Dallas defense should not be expected to pull it together until mid season. The Cowboys brought in Ryan and a complex defense. Since NFL was in a lockout, the Cowboys had little time to put in many elements required for a successful season. Defensive system changes as grand as what Ryan brings take more than a two months to implement.

The downside is that Dallas has a lot of moving parts and are really thin on veteran depth at multiple positions. Offensive tackle, Cornerback, receiver, and safety are all positions where if the starter went down, the replacement would have single digit or less NFL starts. That alone will make wins very difficult especially early in the season.

Andre Gurode Cut By The Cowboys

The Cowboys cut 5 time pro bowler Andre Gurode today. The Cowboys will save $5.5 million dollars in cap space by cutting the 32 year old Gurode. The Cowboys also cut Marc Columbus, Leonard Davis earlier this preseason in an attempt to revamp the offensive line for younger cheaper players.

Gurode should have no problem finding a team, but I don’t think he’ll make the $5.5 million dollars he was going to get from the Cowboys.

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Rob Ryan Gives Cowboys’ Defense Constructive Criticism After Preseason Win

Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was probably more pleasant to the Dallas media after Thursday’s preseason game than he was to his players. The Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 24-23 in each team’s first preseason game of 2011, but Ryan’s defense did not perform as well as he’d liked. In his Dallas debut, Ryan’s first-team unit was driven down the field by Denver, but then stood up in the red zone. Ryan talked about his team’s performance and his evaluation of his players after the game.

“We had a little breakdown there on the first third down,” Ryan said. “We didn’t blitz much tonight, obviously. But we did have the one dialed up, and it was ready to go. We just kind of missed the coverage behind it and it ended up being a big play against us. Then, they had a run on a check that we missed. So it was a big run there and got it down to our goal line. I was happy the way they responded in the red zone. We’ve got to be great down there. We can’t give up touchdowns.”

The first-team’s play in the red zone was about the only thing Ryan could be happy about. The Broncos’ offense marched right down the field all the way to the Dallas 3-yard line before the Cowboys’ defense stiffened. However, Ryan’s defense in Cleveland was known for not giving up points even if they did give up yards. The Cowboys were the second-worst defense in the NFL in 2010 in points allowed, so the red zone play is definitely a positive sign that Ryan’s philosophy is starting to sink in. Dallas linebacker DeMarcus Ware told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he was pleased with his first outing under Ryan.

“You can watch film all day, but you’ve got to get in there, and you’ve got to see it, because it’s not your traditional 3-4,” Ware said. “Guys are going to attack you certain ways and you’ve got to know how to play those. Fundamentally, we played well, and we played hard. But there are always things you can work on.”

Dallas Cowboys to Add Ring of Honor Member; Drew Pearson, Darren Woodson Likely Candidates

The Dallas Cowboys will add another member to the team’s infamous Ring of Honor this year. At the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Cowboys team owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the Cowboys would indeed add someone to the Ring of Honor, but would not reveal who it is, saying, “We’d like to make that announcement later.”

Of course, most have speculated the new member will be former Dallas cornerback Deion Sanders, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. However, Jones did confirm that Sanders would not be the one added to the Ring of Honor in 2011.

Possible candidates from the Tom Landry era include players like receiver Drew Pearson. Best known for his Hail Mary catch against the Minnesota Vikings in the 1975 NFC playoffs, Pearson was a four-time All-Pro, three-time Pro Bowler and was named to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team.

Although Pearson is well-deserving of the honor, there are also several players who played for Dallas after Jones purchased the team in 1989 who also have a strong case. Safety Darren Woodson was the last Dallas player from the Super Bowl years of the 1990s to retire, playing from 1992 to 2004. Woodson was a five-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro. Woodson is the second most-likely candidate to be inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor.

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Out-Maneuvered by Andy Reid…Again

We are given two reasons Cowboys fans should love having Jerry Jones for their team’s owner: His commitment to winning at any cost and his slick, wheeler-dealer, deal-making skills.

Well, that whole commitment to winning at any cost thing has hardly been provable since Jerry took on the mortgage for the new stadium. He has sometimes rivaled Ebenezer Scrooge for his penny-pinching, passing on free agents in positions of need.

Besides, just how much winning have the Cowboys done since the best move Jerry Jones ever made was run out of town after winning consecutive Super Bowls? Jerry won the pissing contest with Jimmy Johnson by pretty much whizzing all over Cowboys fans. That began a long and storied run of the arrogant Napoleonic dictator trying to prove his manhood and his ludicrous statement that “any of five hundred coaches could have won the Super Bowl” with that talent. Cowboys suffered through regimes headed by the Dave Campos and Wade Phillipses of the world.

Brilliant!

So, let’s chill on that “win at any cost” compliment. It ain’t so. He won’t win at the cost of his own ridiculous ego and he isn’t near the free-spender you think, either.

Now, to the second point: The one about his deal-making skills.

Someone please explain to me how someone with the girth of Philadelphia Eagles’ coach Andy Reid managed to sneak into the bargaining room undetected and snag Nnamdi Asomugha right from under Jerry’s smug nose?

Concerning the Eagles’ Apache-like scalping of the Cowboys and Jets– the two teams supposed to be frontrunners for Nnamdi’s services– Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports wrote, “The move to snag Asomugha from underneath the likes of the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys was cold-blooded. Eagles team president Joe Banner might intimidate Suge Knight right now (and anybody who has ever seen Banner knows what a long shot that is). The Eagles didn’t just send a shot across the bow at the rest of the NFL, they sent 31 blasts at each opponent.”

The insufferable rah-rah cheerleaders masquerading as a news outlet at Philly.com crowed, “The moves back up the team’s promise to be aggressive in free agency. They are also a clear sign of coach Andy Reid’s commitment to win big and win now as he enters his 13th season in Philadelphia.”

I know. I know. This is the time to be optimistic and upbeat. After all, the strike is ended. Football is back. And we are fans of the Dallas Cowboys, dammit!

I’m trying. I just can’t shake this feeling that Jerry Jones is really the Devil incarnate. And I, for one, am a little weary of giving the Devil his due.

What first week of Cowboys camp will look like

The first week of the Cowboys training camp at the Alamodome is starting to come into focus aftre the NFL lockout has ended.

Tentatively, and pending approval of the NFL’s new 10-year labor deal, the Cowboys will arrive in San Antonio on Wednesday for meetings, physicals and some conditioning work, sources said. The Cowboys are also expected to have a fan kickoff party at the Alamodome that night, although as of Sunday night the club had not booked any musical acts, according to a source. Wednesday could also feature a state-of-the-franchise news conference with owner Jerry Jones and head coach Jason Garrett.

Practice would begin Thursday, but the players will not wear pads, sources said. The same is true of Friday’s workout. Practices over the weekend presumably would be in pads.

Club equipment personnel will be unloading trucks from Valley Ranch at the Alamodome on Monday. Alamodome chief Mike Sawaya is expected to release some information regarding camp later Monday.

The club could announce a camp schedule as early as Monday.

Training camp could have a new look

"Two-a-days at training camp apparently are on the way out.

As a key concession to the players in the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, NFL owners have agreed for health and safety reasons to do away with the double workouts, according to ESPN.

"Teams will be allowed to have some helmetless and padless, non-contact walk-through practices in lieu of a second training camp practice on the same day," ESPN reported.

That means if the Cowboys have training camp as planned at the Alamodome next week, fans will have fewer opportunities to see the players in action and fewer opportunities to attempt to gather autographs."

Hefty contracts could cost these disappointing performers ...

Several teams took care of budgetary housekeeping in the time before the NFL lockout, with players such as Clinton Portis -- once the highest-paid running back in the league with the Washington Redskins -- receiving their release.

Still, ample work will need to be done after the lockout is resolved, with teams primed to cut big-name veterans in many cases and/or work out a new 2011 salary. The list of those veterans reads as a buyer-beware sign for the perils of free agency and, as you might expect, is heavy with quarterbacks.

So here's a look at some players who are set to receive a disproportionate salary in 2011 and the expected results for them and their current teams:

Vince Young, QB, Titans: $12.75 million

Tennessee made it very clear before the lockout that Young isn't a part of its future. A $4.25 million roster bonus assures as much, and trading him will prove impossible. We all see this one coming.

Projected end result: Released shortly after the lockout ends.

Donovan McNabb, QB, Redskins: $12.5 million

McNabb has a $10 million option due just before the season, and his relationship with Washington offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan is beyond fractured. However, the Redskins tend to take their time with decisions like this and, just one year removed from making this blockbuster trade, could seek some compensation for McNabb. But who would touch this contract now?

Projected result: The Redskins will wait to see if injuries or rookie QB failures create a bigger market for McNabb via trade, but they'll ultimately release him. McNabb then could land with the Minnesota Vikings.

Reggie Bush, RB, Saints: $11.8 million

No other running back -- especially a situational one -- is making this kind of salary right now. New Orleans is deep in the backfield and moved up to draft Mark Ingram. There will be significant interest in Bush, and I can't see him back with the Saints, getting six to eight touches at best per game, when he can have 12 to 15 elsewhere.

Projected result: Look for the St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks and possibly the New England Patriots all to be interested in Bush's services once he hits the street.

Roy Williams, WR, Cowboys: $9.5 million

This is legitimate No. 1 receiver money, but Williams maybe is the fourth or fifth option in that offense because of Dallas' other pass catchers. This pairing hasn't worked out since the 2008 trade with the Detroit Lions, and Williams hasn't been a great locker-room fit for the Cowboys, either.

Projected result: I don't see a restructured contract here. Let him go and move on.

Nate Clements, CB, 49ers: $7.25 million

San Francisco made Clements the highest-paid corner in the league in 2007, signing him away from the Buffalo Bills on an eight-year, $80 million contract, but his impact on the team has been pedestrian. Clements is getting older and the money is steep.

Projected result: Released shortly after the lockout ends.

Brian Dawkins, S, Broncos: $6 million

When Dawkins signed a five-year deal with Denver in 2009, it really was a two-year pact, which makes sense at this stage of his Hall of Fame-caliber career. The contract was backloaded with big salaries he never really would achieve. Dawkins loves being with the Broncos, and they love him. They will explore how to make this work after the lockout because it doesn't make sense to be paying Ed Reed money at this stage of Dawkins' career.

Projected result: I'd be surprised if the sides can't work out a restructured contract.

Albert Haynesworth, DT, Redskins: $5.4 million

We all know what a disaster this has been, with Haynesworth already pocketing over $30 million from the team two years into a seven-year, $100 million deal and not being a part of its future. But Washington continues to tell Haynesworth it won't trade him unless it receives "value" in return. The odds of anyone giving up anything more than a fifth-round draft pick are bleak.

Projected result: Some close to Haynesworth believe Redskins coach Mike Shanahan might keep him around to make an example of him in the doghouse for another year. At this point, nothing would surprise me with this circus.

Jake Delhomme, QB, Browns: $5.4 million

I was surprised Cleveland went this route in the first place a year ago, and Delhomme doesn't fit the plans now with Colt McCoy starting. This is too much money to pay a third option, and Delhomme hasn't been effective for quite some time.

Marion Barber, RB, Cowboys: $4.75 million

Dallas' backfield is crowded, and Barber has taken so much physical abuse over the years with his abrasive, hardcore running style. Plus, older backs aren't paid like this, especially as part of a rotation, and the Cowboys have collected more explosive youngsters in recent years.

Projected result: Trading that contract won't be easy, and I see Dallas eventually letting Barber go.

A real Cowboy sighting on television

If you have to see a Dallas Cowboy playing football, tune into the NFL Network cable channel on Friday night at 7 for the Arena League game of the week.

Wide receiver Troy Bergeron, on the Cowboys' roster, will be with the Cleveland Gladiators for their game against the Philadelphia Soul. Bergeron finished last season on the Cowboys' practice squad and took the arena-league gig to have an income during the lockout.

Bergeron, who has been on Atlanta's 53-man in-season roster, is having a standout season. He ranks fourth in the league for yards per catch at 14.6 and 10th in points per game at 14.7. He had six touchdowns in a game in April.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: Wade Phillips' job not in danger

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Sunday's loss to the Rams that coach Wade Phillips' job is not in danger.

"No, it is not," Jones said after Dallas' 34-14 loss. "Emphatically, no."

The Cowboys (4-3) lost for the third time in four games after a week of turmoil, with cornerback Adam (Pacman) Jones suspended and quarterback Tony Romo (broken pinkie) deciding he wasn't ready to play after going through pre-game warmups. Jones said it was a good time to assess the state of the franchise, but not to make sweeping changes.

"It's pretty obvious that we need to sit down and look at everything we're doing," Jones said. "That's not to be in any way interpreted as a change of any coaching or dramatic change.

"It really isn't about making a lot of changes people-wise, as much as it's about the change within the people."

Phillips led the Cowboys to a 13-3 record last season. He said the only positive is the Cowboys have nine games to go.

"I'm angry, disappointed and embarrassed," Phillips said. "We shouldn't get beat like that. We didn't want to get beat at all, but we shouldn't get beat like that, for sure."

Phillips held a lengthy team meeting after the game, reminding players last year's 13-win season is history.

"Part of it is, this is not last year's team," Phillips said. "This is this year's team. We came from behind last year and did a lot of good things, and we seem to think we can do those things, and we haven't done them, especially lately."

Jones said the Cowboys should be good enough to win without Romo. Brad Johnson, the 40-year-old backup, threw three interceptions.

He added that he was guilty of looking past the Rams.

"I didn't expect this," Jones said. "No one expected this. I actually had a bad case of taking it for granted that we were going to do better than this.

"And you can't do that."

Romo's broken finger could heal Dallas Cowboys' woes

Repeat after me, Tony Romo's broken right pinkie doesn't signal the end of the Dallas Cowboys' season.

Actually, it's just what this team needs.

These Cowboys have been going through the motions for the past few weeks, playing without passion or energy. The result: two losses in the last three games, putting the Cowboys closer to last place than first place in the NFC East.

This team, which still has to visit New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, must play well over the next three months just to make the playoffs the way the NFC is shaping up.

That's why I'm officially ending all Super Bowl chatter.

The Cowboys are so talented, they've convinced themselves – consciously or subconsciously – that they don't have to play their best football every week to win.

All of that changes without Romo in the lineup for about a month.

Dallas plays St. Louis, Tampa Bay, the New York Giants and Washington during the next month. All of those teams except St. Louis will be competing for a playoff spot, adding extra importance to these games.

Now, you're going to get a focused team because it has no other choice.

Life as the Cowboys know it doesn't have to be over just because Romo is out. Trust in 40-year-old Brad Johnson, the man known around Valley Ranch as Bull.

His teammates do.

Really.

They don't see an aging veteran with diminished mobility or average arm strength. They see a guy who understands the subtleties of playing quarterback in the NFL.

They see a 17-year veteran who earned a Super Bowl as a starter in Tampa Bay and has a career record of 71-51. They see a player with 164 career touchdown passes.

More important, they know Johnson won't be the reason they lose a game while Romo is out. Johnson might not pass for 300 yards. Or throw five touchdown passes. But he'll manage the game and throw the ball away when necessary. Or he'll take a sack. He understands punting can be a good thing.

If Johnson had to start the final 10 games, then you'd be well within your rights to wonder whether all of the Cowboys' lofty aspirations this season were about to disappear.

All he has to do is keep the ship afloat for a month. Johnson can do that.

Cowboys Vs Eagles Defensive Recap

Cowboys Vs Eagles Defensive Recap

This game essentially comes down to over pursuit, and extremely poor tackling! In a game in which the Cowboys defense had Donovan Mcnabb on the run all night long, these two elementary items had them look very poor at times! How is it possible for professional athletes to not be able to perform the most basic of tasks? Do they not work on these things on a daily basis? Do coaches stop teaching tackling after high school?

If you look at the defensive performance as a whole unit, it can best be described as average. I am seeing some of the same poor decisions being made that we saw last year. Maybe I am too hard on them, maybe I expect too much from them. When I (an average player 20 years ago) see things such as not protecting cutback lanes, not covering your zone in the cover 2 (Roy Willy) it drives me nuts! Thankfully we have an unstoppable offense.

DEFENSIVE LINE:
Jay Ratliff is a beast I would like to point that out first off. Rat played hard the entire game protected his zones and applied pressure. Chris Canty and Marcus Spears also played hard, sometimes too hard! Over pursuit is the first topic these guys need desperately to address, Followed shortly there after by up the middle pressure. With D-Ware seeing double and triple teams, they must be able to apply pressure consistently. When they play a team with a back such as Westbrook he is looking for one thing and one thing only, CUTBACK LANES!!!! Was this not discussed throughout the week? If it was the team was not listening. It is the D-Lines job to push the runner outside and protect against the cutback, but for the whole first half of the game the entire D-Line chased to the sideline leaving huge holes back to the middle which Westbrook so kindly took advantage of.

LINEBACKERS:The linebackers in this game for the most part played pretty solid. D-Ware saw double and triple teams all night but was still able to apply pressure and containment. Greg Ellis I thought did ok, just wish he spent more time focusing on his job rather than practicing his dance moves after making a tackle after losing containment. Zach Thomas appears to be back to his old self as he continues to be around the ball on every play. He even made an exceptional play in pass coverage on a throw that would have gone for 6. Kevin Burnett played well, although his pass coverage could use some work. The one that is bothering me is Bradie James this makes 2 games in a row in which his name was rarely called and he was rarely seen. I truly expected him to get better with the addition of Zach Thomas, but unfortunately that has not been the case.








SECONDARY:
I have but two main points to make on this unit. First, STOP PLAYING ZONE!!!! And THANK GOD ROY WILLY IS SIDELINED FOR 3 to 4 WEEKS!!! I cannot understand why with the athletes we have in the secondary that we continue to play so many zone coverage's. Can someone please tell Wade Phillips and Brian Stewart that it does not matter how much time or effort they spend with Roy Willy, that he will never grasp the concept of zone coverage. If not for Desean Jackson being a complete idiot he would have gotten beat deep for the first time according to Wade Phillips. I watched that play several times and it amazes me how a player that has played football his entire life, cannot know what his responsibility is on that play! When you are playing cover two the safeties responsibility is the hash marks. So can someone please tell me why Roy Willy is standing less than 10 feet from Adam Jones, who is defending against the out route? This has become very old and I for one am sick of watching this loser! The rest of the secondary played extremely well, Other than a couple of rookie miscues from Mike Jenkins. Anthony Henry got the shaft on the pass interference call, he played that perfectly. It was obvious that T-New was still recovering and not quite himself yet. The only other thing I got is A.J. can you please pick up the damn ball when its rolling around on the field, even if you think it was a touchdown.

You guys better get your act together, stop bullshitting around, and start busting some people in the mouth!

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Going from good to great

On the first Sunday in September, the start of the NFL regular season got under way. The beginning of a new brand of Cowboy defense began as well! The performance put forth against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday was, well let's say very good! I say very good because, well it's week one. I am trying to stay grounded and not go overboard with my review, but if this happens next weekend it will be hard for me to hold it back!

If you watched "Hard Knocks" on HBO you would have heard a phrase used repeatedly by defensive coordinator Brian Stewart; "Good to Great". This is the battle cry for this defense now. This defensive unit has apparently come to grips with the fact that this year excuses will not be tolerated! Being young and in a new system are no longer facts, and Stewart has let it be known that they must perform or else. I am by no means saying that they played a great game. They did not however sit back and let the browns dictate the game.

The Browns had possession eight times in this game for a total of 22:31, and four of those possessions they were forced to a three and out! One of their possessions was just before half and they had enough time to run the ball once. They had one 16 play 78 yard drive for a touchdown, and a 9 play 61 yard drive that ended with a 34 yard field goal. As I thought about this game throughout the week I wondered what the scheme would be. Well it was very evident what the scheme was KEEP THE BALL OUT OF WINSLOWS HANDS, and did they ever succeed at this. Now for the last 4 years or so this would have been next to impossible, mainly because they did not have a safety who could cover Winslow, and well they still don't. What they do have though is one Anthony Henry. Roy Willy spent a lot of time watching from the sidelines. This was somewhat surprising given the fact that Terrence Newman was unavailable for this game. This left Scandrick the 5th round rookie covering Braylon Edwards, and I thought Scandrick did a nice job on him (although Edwards had a hard time catching the ball when he was open). Henry did a masterful job all day, he was very physical at the line of scrimmage not allowing their receivers to get off the line clean. They played more zone than I would like to see, zone coverage in my opinion only causes missed assignments when you are playing a mobile quarterback. This specific thing happened to the Boys a couple of times.

The D-Line played very well against the run only allowing 91 yards (24 of that was from Derek Anderson) as the only time the browns were successful on the ground was in passing situations ( Draw play). Marcus Spears continued his stellar play that he started in the pre season. I would like to see more pressure up the middle, but I am not going to complain.

The Linebackers were exceptional Greg Ellis in particular; Ellis was a big contributor to stopping Winslow. Whether he was covering him or getting a good chip on him at the line, I am sure Winslow is in no hurry to see Greg again! Demarcus Ware saw double and triple teams all day and still managed a sack and a forced fumble on Anderson. Zach Thomas was every where, he reads and reacts to a play better than just about anybody I have ever seen. Bradie James had ZERO tackles, yes the starting inside linebacker, leader of the defense had ZERO tackles.

Step one for this defense is now complete, they are a legitimately GOOD defense. We will see what they are made of next Monday night against the Eagles. The end result for this defense will not be known until the end of the year, but if they can continue what they have started they will have certainly gone from GOOD to GREAT!