Signs of The Force: Dallas Cowboys beat Atlanta Falcons 37-21

It’s not often the Dallas Cowboys come out and physically dominate a team. At least not recently.

But that’s what happened Sunday at the Death Star, as the ‘Boys beat and beat up the Atlanta Falcons, posting an impressive 37-21 win.

After a bye week in which it seemed that the Cowboys were forgotten by everyone around the NFL, this win is exactly what this team needed to make a statement to the rest of the league that yes, we are still here. We are one of the better teams in this conference and you have to bring your A-game to beat us.

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The Continuing Struggles of Tony Romo

There are so many ways the Dallas Cowboys could have beaten the Denver Broncos today.

Could there have been other ways to lose that game? Probably. But this was another game that should be in the win column. This team is not that far away from being 4-0. Should they be? No. They are exactly what they are.

Why is that? Check it out after the jump.

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Saving Big D: Cowboys Defense earns first Death Star win

Ahh. That feels so much better.

A slow start by the Dallas Cowboys in their Week 3 contest against the struggling Carolina Panthers had me worried, but whatever Wade did at halftime to the defense worked, and the offense did enough to pick up a 21-7 win.

Plenty of random thoughts (and a blogger’s confession!) after the jump:

Glad to see the defense finally show up. Make no mistake, that game was won by the defense. Did Jake Delhomme throw another crucial interception to kill the Carolina Panthers’ hopes? Yes. But the Dallas Cowboys defense shut down the Carolina Panthers’ running game too. Only 73 rushing yards for Carolina on 16 carries. Does that come out to a good average? Not really (4.6). But holding the other team to four straight three-and-outs to start a half? Hell and yes. Read more

Giving One Away: Cowboys fall to Giants 33-31

Alas. There are so many things to talk about. Some games just come and go and you forget about them within a couple of weeks. But not this one. This one stings. This one got away.

You can say that the Giants caught all the breaks (which they probably did), that the Cowboys outplayed them (looked that way for awhile) and the Cowboys should have won (ha.). But at the end of the day, this one goes in the right hand column. They just didn’t get it done. Follow the jump for much more on the first loss.

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NFL Week 2: Dallas Cowboys v. New York Giants – What to look for

A huge game goes down tonight at the Death Star (Cowboys Stadium). In other news, the sun rose in the East today.

After the jump, here’s a few things to look for in tonight’s game between the New York Football Giants and your Dallas Cowboys. Read more

Second Look: Dallas Cowboys beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-21

After a couple of days to step back and absorb everything that happened on Sunday, it seemed that another viewing of the game would be good as Sunday’s showdown with the Giants approaches.

What did I find out? Check it out after the jump. Read more

Cowboys – Buccaneers | TV Channel – Preview – Tickets

The Cowboys beat the Vikings in their final preseason game of the 2009 season. This game was a sloppy affair, as both teams played mostly backup and reserve players. Clearly the game was unimportant for either team except to decide which players to cut and which players to keep.

The Dallas Cowboys will start their 2009 schedule in a road game against the new look Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Last years head coach Jon Gruden has been replaced by Raheem Morris after the team failed to make the playoffs after losing 4 straight games. In last years Cowboys – Buccaneers meeting The Cowboys won 13 – 9 and da ‘Boys are favored by 6 in their week 1 tilt against the Buccaneers.

NFL Week 1 | Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cowboys – Buccaneers Time: 12:00 – Noon – Central Time
Cowboys – Buccaneers Day / Date: Sunday – September 13th 2009
Cowboys – Buccaneers Location: Raymond James Stadium – Tampa Bay, Florida
Cowboys – Buccaneers TV Channel: FOX
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Excited about the Cowboys? Me neither.

Today is the annual “State of the Team” address from Cowboys camp in San Antonio. Jerry and Wade plan to get up there to talk about the team for an hour, discussing why they think this team is going to win it all this year.

What a load of crap.

As presently constructed, I can’t see this team winning the Super Bowl. Could they win a playoff game or two? Sure. But last time I checked, that wasn’t the ultimate goal of a season.

On paper, they actually look pretty solid. Romo’s a fine QB, all three running backs seem like they have something, wide receivers and tight ends are fine, defense looks to be pretty good, special teams should be better…

But they’ve got to show it to me on the field. Until they prove to me they have the mettle to win playoff games and truly contend for a championship, I’m not sold.

The Cowboys feel like the Mavericks did before the start of this past season. The Mavs were just kind of spinning their wheels this year. Yeah they were good, but what came out of it? Not much. That’s kind of how the Cowboys feel.

I can’t remember when I was less excited for a Cowboys season. Perhaps the Campo years – I guess 2002 would be the last year I was less excited. Although even then we had Emmitt’s chase for the all-time rushing record.

I don’t know why I’m not excited for this team. I am really focused on the Rangers right now with how well they’re doing, but I (like so many other Ranger fans) am also afraid that they’ll lose 10 of 12 and completely fall out of the race.

Maybe it’s just the retread factor. It’s not even that we have exactly the same team – it’s pretty similar, but there are significant changes – it might be that we have the same coach.

What, exactly, has Wade Phillips done to prove that he is worthy and capable of leading this team to glory? The answer: nothing.

As a defensive coordinator, Wade’s one of the best, and I think it’s a good move that he’s the defensive coordinator for this team. I just wish that “Head Coach” part of his title would be dropped. If Wade was the defensive coordinator of this team, I’d feel great.

I’ll back off of Wade. It’s far from impossible that he could turn around his career playoff record and take this team to the top. Heck, Norv Turner took the Chargers to the AFC Championship Game two years ago, and won another playoff game last year. While he hasn’t won the Super Bowl, I think Norv’s gotten just about everything out of that team that he could have.

And there’s no real reason Wade can’t either.

Just because I’m not totally excited about the Cowboys, though, doesn’t mean I can’t get that way. The Cowboys really only have one tough game out of their first five (vs. New York). If they squeak that one out, they could be 5-0 heading into the bye week. And if that happens, I know I’ll have bought in to this season completely. But if they don’t, I could see 3-2 or even 2-3 as a possibility.

I just don’t know about the ‘Boys this year. There’s probably a reason I picked them here to go 9-7.

I hope they prove me wrong.

Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp Schedule

One week. That’s all the time left until the 2009 season for the Dallas Cowboys begins with the first practice of training camp.

A lot of intriguing positional battles for the Dallas Cowboys to look into at training camp this year, especially in the secondary and along the offensive line.

So when will all of those battles play out? Find out for yourself right here with the schedule for the Dallas Cowboys training camp in 2009.

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