Dallas Cowboys Update: Injured Players Return

As the Dallas Cowboys come off of its online betting bye week, the team prepares for a huge challenge as the New England Patriots prepare to host the Cowboys. At 2-2, the Cowboys are not completely unhappy with the way the season is going, but everyone on the team knows that things could be better. One of the price per head things that could happen to help the Cowboys make a playoff push is to get all of their injured players back on the practice field. On the first Monday practice after the bye week, the Cowboys are starting to look much healthier.

Most notable in their returns were wide receivers Miles Austin and Dez Bryant. Bryant had been playing with a deep thigh bruise that was causing his leg to tighten up by the second half of games and restricting his ability to run. Miles Austin has been nursing a sensitive hamstring the past few weeks but looks ready to return.

While the pay per head news on the injury front has been good for the offense, the defense is still without some key players. Defensive end Jason Hatcher and safety Danny McCray are both still recovering from injuries and could not join team on the practice field. Cornerback Orlando Scandrick has declared himself healthy and ready to get back on the field, but the team has not yet cleared Scandrick to practice.

The Cowboys also have a couple of important role players still on the sidelines awaiting clearance to practice. Kicker David Buehler is still nursing a sore groin that looks like it will keep him out of the game against the Patriots. Fullback Tony Fiammetta is also unable to practice and it is unknown exactly when he will be able to re-join the team on the practice field.

Dallas quarterback Tony Romo is still taking a beating in the media for his inconsistent play this season. The latest attacks have come from Washington, where current and former Redskins are lashing out at Romo’s play. Current Redskins’ tight end Chris Cooley blogged and tweeted that he was happy to watch Romo choke in the Cowboys’ week four loss to the Detroit Lions. When pressed to explain his statements on national talk radio, Cooley stood by his assertion that Romo faltered late in the Detroit game and Romo was an NFL pick as one of the reasons why the Cowboys lost the game.

Former Redskins’ quarterback Joe Theismann has said on a national radio talk show that Romo is making mistakes that a pee wee quarterback would get benched for. NFL Network analyst and hall of fame cornerback Deion Sanders has said that Romo is not the quarterback that will take the Cowboys to the Super Bowl.

In more positive intertops Dallas Cowboys news, owner Jerry Jones and the Cowboys organization have started up talks with the Alamodome to renew the training camp contract that ran out when the regular season started this year. It has been rumored that the two sides are only discussing next year’s training camp, but neither side has confirmed or denied anything at this point.

Dallas Cowboys: Cause for Preseason Concern?

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With one more game remaining in the preseason, the Cowboys have been a hop topic for discussion since their horrible performance last Saturday in that 23-7 lost to the Houston Texans.

In that game, the Cowboys looked out of sync, discombobulated, and worn down as they were physically beaten by the Texans and raised some eye brows about the super bowl contender.

Will the red zone woes from last season carry over to this season? Can the offensive line hold up enough to keep Romo off his back? Or, can Alan Ball and Gerald Sensabaugh provide the consistent play at the safety positions this defense has desperately needed in past years.

So, here are four concerns for the Cowboys going into the last preseason game.  More importantly, these are areas they need to address with the regular season right around the corner: Read more