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“What Did The Dallas Cowboys Ever Do To You?”

Artie Cappello — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:00:16 +0000

Is there any team you can think of that gets a more charged response when you talk about them than the Dallas Cowboys?

Nov 6, 2011; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys fan holds a banner for her team during the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

On any given day, nearly everyday, I run into someone who’s a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. Just as often, probably more often, I run into Cowboys haters. This is every day. I’m not exaggerating. Thing is, I’m not in Texas. I live near Palm Springs, California. Unless there is a strange anomaly that created a pocket of Dallas Cowboys fans and haters in Southern California, this must be happening to some extent all over the country. (more…)

Dallas Cowboys Need To Consider Trading A ‘Core’ Player

Artie Cappello — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Last week, I suggested we need to make a ‘Herschel Walker type trade’ to speed up our rebuild. I got a lot of great responses, most suggest we trade Felix Jones or Miles Austin, or both. These are OK ideas, but what can we get for them?

Felix has yet to prove he is more than just a change of pace back, and as Cj pointed out in his January 7 article: ‘Evaluating Jerry Jones 2011 Cowboys: Who Should We Blame?’, once DeMarco Murray went down, Felix Jones’ running ability didn’t scare any defenses away from teeing off on Tony Romo.

As for Miles Austin, he never found a rhythm with his quarterback once he got back from the hamstring injury. Put that lack of rhythm together with the emergence of Laurent Robinson and we see that maybe, just maybe, there is life for the Dallas Cowboys without Miles Austin. Problem is the rest of the NFL can see that too, so what will they give up to get an above-average wide receiver that was so adequately replaced? I’m not saying Miles isn’t a great receiver, or even that I would want to trade him, but you’ve got to admit that he lost some of his luster, and with it, trade value.

Lets look back at some draft history… (more…)

City of Brotherly Love My A**! Eagles are The Cowboys Most Hated Rivals

Artie Cappello — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:00:42 +0000

There are polls every week in Cowboys Nation. In Fan blog sites like The Landry Hat and others, the questions are asked: ‘Which team is the Dallas Cowboys biggest rival‘ or ‘What team is the most hated by Dallas Cowboys fans’. The reason we’re asked all the time to choose a top rival is because the Dallas Cowboys are America’s Team and we have a lot of them.

Here are a few:

The Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys established themselves as rivals by continually meeting in some of the biggest games. Remember the Ice Bowl? Dallas lost to Green Bay two years in a row in the NFL championship game. The winner went on to play the AFL representative in the first ever SuperBowl I and II. The Cowboys got back at them in the early 90′s by continually beating Green Bay in the playoffs on our way to the SuperBowl. (more…)