Archive for October, 2009

No NFL executive or scout can guarantee that a first-round pick is going to be the next star on your football team, but in the case of Anthony Spencer, I am not sure anyone expected him to look this bad. The Dallas Cowboys made the big mistake of letting Greg Ellis go and giving the starting spot to Spencer, the former 27th first-round pick, who this past winter was charged with disorderly conduct at a nightclub he refused to leave. Spencer, in his starting role, has nine tackles. Yep. Nine tackles. No sacks. This has to be one of those [...]

Written by theMBIIIeffect Much like Chad Ochocinco and Chris Johnson, inside linebacker Bradie James will wear pink gloves and cleats as part of the NFL’s “Crucial Catch” campaign. The campaign is aimed at getting women over 40 to have regular mammograms. While some may wear the pink as a fashion statement, James’ pink garb means a little more. James’ mother, Etta, died of breast cancer while he was in college. His charity, Foundation56, is dedicated to breast cancer awareness. “It’s definitely special for me,” James said of breast cancer awareness month. “I have a passion for it, because my mom [...]

Written by theMBIIIeffect Cowboys’ top draft pick Jason Williams made it through a full practice yesterday, his first since a high ankle sprain in the third preseason game against the 49ers. Williams was expected to miss 4-6 weeks with the injury. Give some credit to Dallas’ training staff, because he made it back in just over four weeks. Williams’ participation in practice came as a surprise to Wade Phillips. “He’s come back a lot sooner from the high ankle sprain than we thought he would and did pretty well today,” Phillips said. Nice. With a healthy Williams, maybe we can [...]