Archive for December, 2009

What do the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers all have in common? They all use the 3-4 defense and they all have defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the past 16 games, according to ESPN. The only 3-4 defense the Dallas Cowboys defeated was—drum roll—The rugged Kansas City Chiefs. Sigh. What does Mr. Positive have to say about that? At least the Chiefs took the Cowboys to overtime. So, are the Cowboys in trouble this Sunday when they play the steaming hot San Diego Chargers? Not really. It is no secret that the Cowboys struggle against [...]

Several players on the 8-4 Dallas Cowboys have publicly defended the three-year coach Wade Phillips, including the two leaders on the Cowboys defense. Free agent steal Keith Brooking said he has the utmost respect for Coach Wade Phillips. “I’ll go to fight for that man until I hang my cleats up and I’m done playing football, because I have the utmost respect for him,” linebacker Keith Brooking said during the taping of his weekly television show Tuesday night. “Everything I’ve seen from my teammates and everything I’ve heard, they feel the same way. Bottom line.” Phillips continues to sustain the [...]

The New York Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys 31-24 today, getting a game closer to taking the divisional lead. A lot went wrong today in a relatively sloppy game. The biggest problem was that the Dallas Cowboys could not get their running game going. The Giants sweep the series with the Cowboys, and it does not get any easier this month. The Cowboys allowed just enough big plays to lose this game. Brandon Jacobs ran for 74 yards and Domenik Hixon had a 79 yard punt return for a touchdown. Tony Romo was 41 for 55 with three touchdowns and [...]

The Dallas Cowboys are downplaying DeMarcus Ware’s wrist stress fracture, as it appeared on Friday’s injury report. The Cowboys have him listed as probable to play Sunday against the struggling New York Giants. Ware already has a stress fracture in his foot. The week his injury was announced is when he started to become a force again after a slow start. But a fracture in the wrist isn’t as easy to ignore. These injuries are often called fatigue injuries, meaning Ware is overusing his wrist, and the foot with the fracture. It just shows he is working so hard he [...]

Written by theMBIIIeffect It’s December, and with Old Man Winter come the familiar criticisms of the Dallas Cowboys and the tradition of predicting their imminent breakdown. Tony Romo can’t win the big games. Wade Phillips isn’t a strong enough coach to keep the Cowboys focused late in the year. The team is all glitz and glamor and the team folds in cold weather. Why should anyone think that this team should be any different? It’s an easy prediction to make. Too bad it won’t come true. This team is different enough-and good enough-to possibly run the table in their last [...]

So, is Tony Romo under house arrest? Should he not be taking these trips? If not, why?

It sounds a bit odd to say it right now, but the Dallas Cowboys do control their own destiny and came very close to being two games ahead of any team in their division until the Philadelphia Eagles made a lucky comeback against the woeful Washington Redskins. The Giants are up next, and like the Redskins, there are dealing with plenty of injuries and team friction to almost knock them out of contention. But don’t be to cocky, Jerry Jones has warned his team. Good advice. The Cowboys are 8-3 and two games in front of the Giants and one [...]