Archive for February, 2011

The Cowboys finally filled the vacancy left by Ray Sherman at the wide receivers coaching position. Jason Garret has hired former Green Bay wide receivers coach Jimmy Robinson as assistant head coach and as the team’s new wide receiver coach. The move comes just about a week after the Packers won Super Bowl XLV against the Steelers. Garrett and Robinson have previously worked together from 2000-2003, during their time with the New York Giants. Robinson was the team’s wide receiver coach, while Garrett was the backup quarterback. Robinson helped develop the likes of Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, James Jones and [...]

The Dallas Cowboys have finalized another addition to their coaching staff. Mike Woicik is coming back to Dallas after spending 11 seasons with the New England Patriots.  He is the only player or coach with six Super Bowl rings. Woicik won three with Dallas (1993, 1994, 1996) and three with the Patriots (2001, 2003, 2004). Woicik was the Cowboys strength & conditioning coach from 1990 to 1996, when the team went 89-38, including 12 playoff wins. He then spent the next three seasons with the New Orleans Saints before joining the Patriots in 2000 when Bill Belichick took over. Woicik was [...]

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The Cleveland Browns recently released veteran nose tackle Shaun Rogers. People instantly started mentioning the obvious connection between he and Cowboys new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, who previously coached Rogers in Cleveland. Ryan has raved about Rogers’ ability in the past saying, “He is a tremendous physical specimen. He is so athletic for a big man. I’ve been around the best in football. I’ve been around Warren Sapp in college. I coached Jamal Williams and Kevin Williams, a couple of decent All-Pro defensive tackles. . . . Shaun Rogers is tremendous. Absolutely tremendous. Any system that he plays in, he [...]

In his previous mock draft, ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay had penciled in Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara as the pick for the Dallas Cowboys when they’re on the clock at pick number nine. In his updated version of his mock draft, McShay has gone a different direction. The pick is now Wisconsin defensive end J.J. Watt. Watt would fill a huge need for the Cowboys at defensive end. Here are McShay’s thoughts on Watt to the Cowboys: The team’s most pressing need is for a 5-technique (defensive end) in its 3-4 scheme. The Cowboys are also aging along the offensive line [...]

Strength and conditioning coach Mike Woicik could be coming back to Dallas after spending 11 seasons with the New England Patriots. Woicik is expected to fly to Dallas today to meet with the team. He is the only player or coach with six Super Bowl rings. Woicik won three with Dallas (1993, 1994, 1996) and three with the Patriots (2001, 2003, 2004). Woicik was the Cowboys strength & conditioning coach from 1990 to 1996, when the team went 89-38, including 12 playoff wins. He then spent the next three seasons with the New Orleans Saints before joining the Patriots in [...]

UCONN’s third-string quarterback Johnny McEntee put together an unbelievable video that showed off some spectacular trick shots and some serious accuracy. The trick shots haven’t translated to on-field play, where McEntee has only been on the field for a few hand-offs in a blowout win. The junior QB’s video is about to go viral and here is your chance to check it out:

The NFL is continuing to attempt to right it’s wrong which left 400 fans without seats at this past weekend’s Super Bowl XLVI between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. Fans were originally offered three times the face value of their ticket, $2,400, and tickets to next year’s Super Bowl. The NFL has since provided the fans a second option. Here is the new offer from a NFL release: One free ticket to a future Super Bowl game of the fan’s choice, including next year’s if so desired, plus round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations provided by the NFL. This [...]

The Ed Block Courage Award Foundation hands out an Ed Block Courage Award to a member on all 32 NFL teams each season. The award is given to players to honor them for commitment to the principles of courage and sportsmanship, while serving as an inspiration in the locker rooms and community. PressBoxOnline.com has done a profile for all 32 winners. The winner for the Dallas Cowboys this season was wide receiver Sam Hurd. Here is his profile: WR Sam Hurd has been named the Dallas Cowboys’ recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award. Hurd overcame offseason surgery to his [...]

The Super Bowl ticket fiasco just got a little stranger. It all started when a local fire marshal did not approve of temporary seating in Cowboys Stadium. The league knew about the issue, but never informed 400 ticket holders that their seats would not be available. Instead, the ticketed customers found out when they showed up on gameday that they did not have seats. The suit, which was filed in federal court in Dallas, accuses the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones of breach of contract, fraud and deceptive sales practices. More lawsuits are coming both on behalf of the [...]