Archive for August, 2009

Written by theMBIIIeffect There are several different kinds of fast. There’s “fast in a straight line.” There’s “fast in the combine” and there’s “fast in practice.” Then, there’s just plain fast. Late Cowboy great Bob Hayes was fast. Tonight, Hayes will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. In his time, Hayes was known by several monikers. In the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he was the “World’s Fastest Human” after tying the world record in the 100-meter dash with a blistering 10.05 time. He was also the anchor in the 400-meter relay, where he put in [...]

Martellus Bennett is one of the more active–if not the most active–Dallas Cowboys on Twitter. In practice this week, he was hit hard by cornerback Terence Newman, and it wasn’t even supposed to be full contact. Bennett held on to the ball and actually fell in the endzone for a score. He vowed revenge on Newman, who for once seems 100 percent healthy. A healthy Newman means a lot to the Dallas Cowboys after last season when we saw two rookies get considerable playing time. Bennett tweeted that he’s fine and ready to go.

Written by theMBIIIeffect I’ve been following the first few days of the Dallas Cowboys training camp via Twitter. I never thought that the online social networking/micro-blogging service would be of much use to me. I never even thought I’d say “micro-blogging.” But I’ve been wrong. Following Josh Ellis’ and Zach Buchanan’s tweets from San Antonio has been like getting play-by-play of training camp. Here are a few developments from training camp: Sam Hurd has been tearing it up at the very competetive WR spot. He has a good connection with quarterback Tony Romo and has been making catches all over [...]