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Five Players Set to Excel in Dallas’ New Defense

stevenphillips — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:52 +0000

Rookie minicamp is over and organized team activities (OTAs) are on the horizon. Players will get to officially start working together on things like timing, blocking assignments, and of course defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin’s defensive scheme. With the OTAs kicking off May 21, we can finally start seeing who will play where in the Tampa-2 defense Kiffin will be implementing. Since that still seems so far away, let’s look at five players that could most likely benefit from the switch on the defensive side of the ball most.

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2013 Dallas Cowboys: Veterans Who Need A Big Comeback

stevenphillips — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:03 +0000

It’s no surprise to anyone who has followed the Dallas Cowboys and owner and general manager Jerry Jones with any kind of regularity, money is thrown around with no real regard to future consequences. A handful of very poor contracts have landed the Cowboys in a pinch, and it has affected this year’s off-season in terms of talent acquisition and flexibility. Because of this, Jones has had to do a great deal of contract restructuring as well as showing some players the door.

There are still a handful of players that have sizable contracts and spent a good deal of time last year on the sideline, for one reason or another. This is a real problem if Dallas wants to get out of mediocrity, and into real contention.

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Dallas Cowboys: The Right Kind Of “Nasty” Came Out Of This Year’s Draft

stevenphillips — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:28 +0000

Now that we’re one week removed from the 2013 NFL Draft and all the critics and analysts have had their say let’s take a step back and look at two players that could make an impact this season. Judging from how divided fans and analysts are concerning this year’s draft class, some of you will agree, disagree, or be entirely indifferent to this analysis. The main thing to keep in mind is we can grade this year’s class till it’s been beaten to death, but they still have to play before anyone can claim they’re right.

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