Dallas Cowboys Update: The Collapse that Will Not Go Away

Dallas Cowboys Update: The Collapse that Will Not Go Away

Tony Romo’s collapse in the playoffs two years ago is starting to be wiped away by time, but the collapse of the Cowboys’ practice facility at the beginning of last season lingers on. The sports betting world may not remember who long-snapper Jamar Hunt is, but Summit Structures LLC and Cover-All Building Systems will never be able to forget him.

Before the NFL betting world had a chance to get to know Hunt, his career was ended by his neck injury in the practice facility collapse. If Hunt had league experience then his injury may not have been career-ending, but a rookie with an injury like this is rarely given a chance to continue his career.

Companies owned by Jerry Jones that inspected the facility several times are also named in the suit, but the Jones companies are also suing Summit Structures LLC and Cover-All Building Systems. Until those lawsuits are straightened out, Hunt will have to wait to get his money from Jerry Jones.

Dez Bryant was a major part of NCAA football betting during his college playing days, and as the season draws closer he is looking to have an effect on NFL preseason betting as well. The newest rumblings coming out of Valley Ranch is that the young receivers such as Bryant, Miles Austin and now Patrick Crayton are looking so impressive that veteran receiver Roy Williams should be let go before the season starts. Williams is ignoring the rumors, and continues to work out with the first team offense.

Former Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens is still without a team for the 2010 season and now he is blaming ESPN. Owens recently said that the media’s desire to focus on the negative things he has done, especially ESPN, has given him a bad reputation with NFL teams and that is why he is not signed yet. Owens has neglected to point out the fact that ESPN is only reporting the things he does, and if he would stop causing problems then he may not have this reputation.

The Cowboys are giving every impression that rookie offensive lineman Doug Free will be the one to replace the departed Flozell Adams at left tackle. Free has been getting all of the first team snaps in practice, and he is scheduled to be the left tackle that starts the first pre-season game.

The Cowboys remain optimistic about their chances at winning Super Bowl XLV in their own stadium this season, and it looks like the odds makers may be agreeing with Jerry Jones and his team. The Cowboys are 12-1 favorites to win the Super Bowl, and the only NFC team given better odds is the defending champion New Orleans Saints at 10-1. The odds-on favorite to win it all in 2011 remains the Indianapolis Colts at 13-2, but the Cowboys are saying they will accept nothing less than a Super Bowl victory for the 2010 season. The other teams given better odds at winning the Super Bowl than the Cowboys include the San Diego Chargers (8-1) and the New England Patriots (10-1).