Dallas Cowboys Update: Cowboys Offense is Ready to Attack

Sports betting experts watched as the Dallas Cowboys’ offense functioned effectively last season even though starting quarterback Tony Romo missed most of the season with a broken collarbone. With the changes coming to the Cowboys offense for 2011 which include a return by Romo and the possible exit of running back Marion Barber, online casino wagering football fans are starting to think that the Cowboys have the makings of the best offense in the NFC.

If the Cowboys can get production from last year’s number one pick wide receiver Dez Bryant, then the sportsbook promo crowd is thinking that the Cowboys receiving corps is the best in the NFC. Along with Bryant would be veteran Roy Williams and number one receiver Miles Austin. Tashard Choice and Felix Jones would carry the ball for the Cowboys behind an offensive line that could use a little help. The only place the Cowboys seem vulnerable on offense is at the offensive tackle position. Dallas is hoping that the current roster can help fill in those important spots.

No one is sure when free agency will start up again, but the Philadelphia Eagles have already indicated that they will be making a lot of NFL picks to help bolster Philly’s chances at a playoff spot. The Eagles put the Cowboys and New York Giants on notice that the NFC East will be competitive this year as the Eagles intend to win the division through improving their team in the offseason.

Even though the players are not on the field right now, the media is still evaluating the play from last year and handing out accolades. In a recent USA Today poll of professional football media experts, DeMarcus Ware was voted as the best outside linebacker currently in the league. Ware’s ability to rush the passer and stop the run makes him an all-around linebacker that the rest of the league is taking note of.

While DeMarcus Ware was getting recognized for his play, the rest of the Dallas defense is still on notice about their play last year. New defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has not had a chance to work extensively with a unit that gave up a lot of points and a lot of yards last year. The weakest point in the Dallas defense is the defensive secondary. It is difficult to dial up a blitz when there is no confidence that the secondary will be able to contain the receivers. The Cowboys drafted some top rated defensive secondary players, but it will be Ryan’s use of his personnel that will determine how successful the defense will be.

As most of the players sit at home and wonder when they will be able to get to the practice field again, players’ representatives and NFL owners try to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement. But it looks like the owners’ coalition is fragmenting as some owners are resisting the terms being discussed and are trying to negotiate with the players on their own. This week is a critical week as Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones and the rest of the NFL owners meet to try and get on the same page and bring the lockout to an end.

Dallas Cowboys Update: As Negotiations Heat Up, The Cowboys Slow Down

The sports betting world has been getting little pieces of information here and there that indicate an end to the NFL owners’ lockout of the players could be on the horizon. Dallas sports fans have been spending their time this summer betting on MLB games and following the success of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. But while the rest of the sports betting bonus fans were focused on other Dallas sporting activities, Cowboys fans have been hearing about the lockout workouts their team is going through.

Dallas quarterback Tony Romo was one of the first players in the NFL to organize workouts for his team, and 45 players showed up including some of the NFL picks from this year’s draft. But, apparently, the workouts only exist so long as Romo is there. The workouts slowed down when Tony Romo went to get married, and now the workouts will stop completely as Romo heads off to his honeymoon. None of the other Dallas players have stepped up to continue the workouts in Romo’s absence. Romo did say that workouts will resume when he returns from his honeymoon.

Tony Romo threw another monkey wrench into the team’s workout plans when he became the second seed in the Wisconsin State Golf Association’s Match Play tournament. Romo is a regular participant in this tournament, but his appearance pushes team workouts back even further. Other Cowboys players have said that they expect the team to get back together for workouts in July.

The Dallas Cowboys have always been known as a sort of haven for big name wide receivers at various points in their careers. So when news came that commissioner Roger Goodell will be re-instating Plaxico Burress, who was recently released from prison for shooting himself in the leg two years ago, the rumors started to circulate that the Cowboys may have an interest in the former Super Bowl champion receiver.

After spending the last two or three years re-organizing his wide receiver corps, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has not expressed any interest in bringing Burress to Dallas. With a depth chart that consists of Roy Williams, Miles Austin and Dez Bryant, the Cowboys do not need to take on the project that Burress will be. Plaxico Burress has not played professional football in two years, and he is publicly rehabilitating himself much like Michael Vick did. While the Vick story had a happy ending, and the Burress story has the same potential at success, it will not be with the Dallas Cowboys.

Many Cowboys fans remember the image of linebacker Godfrey Myles seriously injuring himself in a touchdown celebration in Super Bowl XXVII. Myles went on to work in the athletic department at the University of Florida. Last week, Myles suffered a stroke and passed away. He played in 76 games for the Cowboys during the 1990’s glory years, including 11 starts in 1995. The University of Florida made the announcement via Twitter late last week.

Dallas Cowboys Update: Coaching Changes Having Their Effect

Dallas Cowboys Update: Coaching Changes Having Their Effect

The online sports betting world would like to think that professional football players just do their jobs and roll with changes in the league. But even in the midst of Super Bowl 45 betting, it is important to remember that these men are people capable of some very strong emotions. Coaching changes happen all the time in the NFL, but it has been years since the Dallas Cowboys have changed their coaching staff. The departure of wide receivers coach Ray Sherman has been especially hard on the Cowboys young receivers.

Wide receiver Miles Austin had a lot to do with the NFL scores that the Cowboys put up this season, but the departure of Sherman has definitely had an effect on Austin’s life. In a recent discussion with betting services experts, Austin said that the departure of Sherman affected him deeply because Ray Sherman was a mentor to Miles Austin. Austin said he was excited to start working with whoever the new wide receivers coach will be.

The AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers have been in Dallas all week getting ready for Super Bowl XLV, and some of the Steelers have been giving advice to the Dallas Cowboys. Even though the two teams have not met since 2008, the some of the Steelers have been saying that chemistry and not talent is the problem for the Cowboys. At the Steelers media day, wide receiver Antwaan Randle El said that the Cowboys missing the playoffs was a shock because Dallas is loaded with talent. Former Cowboy, and current Pittsburgh, offensive lineman Flozell Adams said he was also surprised at the Cowboys’ record and added that it was bad chemistry that ruin Dallas and not a lack of talent. Read more

Dallas Cowboys Update: Injured Cowboys Start to Make Their Way Back

Dallas Cowboys Update: Injured Cowboys Start to Make Their Way Back

This NFL betting season has been difficult on the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys could not live up to NFL predictions because of a disorganized coach and injuries. But, right when it is too late and the NFL scores cannot get the Cowboys into the playoffs, some of the injured Cowboys start to make their way back. The Cowboys may be betting favorites for the rest of the NFL season.

On defense the Cowboys will get back cornerback Orlando Scandrick for the upcoming game against the Eagles. Scandrick passed all of his concussion tests and is ready to play this weekend. The Cowboys will also get back linebacker Sean Lee this weekend. Lee has been nursing a sprained shoulder but was able to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday. He plans on playing this weekend against the Eagles.

On the offensive side, it looks like quarterback Tony Romo is just about ready to come back to the active roster. The Cowboys still do not have Romo listed on their depth chart, but the quarterback has been throwing and should be available to play in the next week or two.

Wide receiver Dez Bryant is out for the season as he has had surgery on his broken ankle. There was more than just fractured bones in Bryant’s ankle, he also had torn ligaments that needed to be re-attached. Bryant has been fighting injuries all season long, but the most well-known of his injuries was the high ankle sprain that kept him out of the preseason and hampered him noticeably throughout the first few games of the season.

There is some good news for Dez Bryant as he recovers in a hospital bed in Dallas. Because he played on at least 35 percent of the offensive plays, and had 41 catches or more this season, Bryant is eligible for a $1 million bonus. Because he qualified for that bonus, he is now also eligible for a $1.4 million bonus at the end of the 2012 season as well.

Dez Bryant was an important part of the Cowboys punt return team and the offense as well. It looks like interim head coach Jason Garrett will be using two, or possibly three, different players to replace Bryant. On the offense, wide receiver Sam Hurd will try to step in as the number three receiver, taking Bryant’s spot. On punt returns, Garrett had rookie Bryan McCann returning punts in the Indianapolis game immediately after Bryant’s injury. But it may be veteran cornerback Terence Newman who will get the job the rest of the season. Garrett has not indicated if one player or the other will get the punt return job, or if he will platoon the two players.

In what has to be a breath of fresh air to the Cowboys fans, wide receiver Miles Austin has not complained one bit about his lack of production. Austin has recently said that it does not matter to him how many catches he has in a game, just so long as the Cowboys win. Austin has had 11 catches total in the last four Cowboys games, but Dallas has won three out of those four games.

Dallas Cowboys Update: Romo Out for 6-8 Weeks

As if the sports betting experts were not already questioning the NFL predictions that had the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl, now things really get complicated with the broken collar bone of Dallas quarterback Tony Romo. In their week seven Monday night loss to the New York Giants, Tony Romo was sacked with a clean and legal hit by linebacker Michael Boley. As the weight of Boley landed on Romo’s upper body Romo’s collar bone, and the fate of the Cowboys season, was broken.

Backup quarterback Jon Kitna came in to replace Romo and, after a slow start, Kitna started to put up NFL scores for the first time in two years. By the time the game was over, the Cowboy had lost 41-35 and had fallen to a record of 1-5. Realistically, the Cowboys are going to need to win at least nine of their last 10 games to have a shot at the playoffs, and they are going to have to do it without their starting quarterback.

As an attempt to calm the Cowboys fans, wide receiver Roy Williams announced after the game that Jon Kitna is just as good as Tony Romo. Everyone in and out of the NFL betting world knows that is not the case, and a statement like that may do more harm than good in an already divided Cowboys locker room.

On a positive note for Dallas, rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant showed why he was worth a first-round draft pick by running a punt back 93 yards for a touchdown in the first half. The original yardage was pegged at 88, and the “Monday Night Football” broadcast crew could not resist the urge to label the return as “88 for 88.” The yardage was eventually changed and Bryant finished the game with 54 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns for a total of three scores in the game.

The feeling at Valley Ranch is that the 38-year-old veteran Kitna is more than capable of taking offensive weapons such as Miles Austin, Dez Bryant, Roy Williams and Felix Jones into the endzone. The fact that the Giants face a terrible secondary in the Jacksonville Jaguars in week eight also helps the Cowboys try and get on the right track with their starting quarterback down.

So where do the Cowboys go from here? Some in Dallas are hoping that Jerry Jones has learned the lesson of humility and will refrain from putting intense pressure on an already stressful situation. The Dallas Cowboys are constantly under the sports microscope, and making brash statements about going to the Super Bowl just makes the pressure more intense. The division in the locker room could be the result of that pressure. Others are thinking that head coach Wade Phillips could be in his last season with the Cowboys. Maybe it is Phillips that cannot handle the pressure of creating a Super Bowl winning team.

The Cowboys get the chance to re-group, dust themselves off and start their trek to the playoffs in week eight. Dallas will show a lot about their character as a team in how they respond to recent events.

Dallas Round-Up: Cowboys Prepare for Regular Season | Ailing Rangers Slumping

NFL betting players are gearing up for the first week of the regular season, and Week 1 sees the Dallas Cowboys on the road against a bitter NFC East rival. In Major League Baseball action, the Texas Rangers are in the midst of a slide, and they may be losing their MVP candidate at the worst possible time.

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The Cowboys begin their regular season at FedEx Field, where they’ll take on a revamped Washington team. The Cowboys were 3-2 in the preseason, but the offense didn’t look sharp at all, and owner Jerry Jones is looking for them to pick up as the Cowboys aim to be the first team in NFL history to play in the Super Bowl when their stadium is hosting it. Rookie receiver Dez Bryant, who NCAA football betting players will remember from his time at Oklahoma State before he was suspended, will be ready after sitting out the preseason with an ankle sprain. Bryant was supposed to challenge Roy Williams for the other spot opposite Miles Austin, but he’s behind in game action now, so look for the Cowboys to bring him along slowly. The Cowboys are actually a 3.5-point favorite on the road on Sunday night, and they’ve won three in a row against the Redskins, including two on the road.

Texas Rangers

The Rangers’ MLB betting odds are going downhill slowly as they had lost five in a row ahead of Wednesday’s game in Toronto, and even though they have a healthy seven-game lead in the American League West, that’s about the only thing that is healthy in Texas. Josh Hamilton has a rib injury that will sideline him indefinitely, and the Rangers are just hoping that their Triple Crown threat will be back for the postseason. Ace Cliff Lee had been struggling anyway, but he has a bad back and had to miss his last start. This doesn’t leave the Rangers in a very good position as they look to shake out of their slump, but they’re going to have to figure something out because after they finish their four-game set in Toronto (of which they lost the first two games), the Rangers then head home to take on the New York Yankees, who have baseball’s best record. The Rangers are hoping that Lee will be ready for the series finale on Sunday, but he’s penciled in. Next week, the Rangers have a quick two-game set at home with the Detroit, and a day off after the Yankees’ series is just what they need. If the Rangers have any more serious injuries, you’ll see their online sports betting odds fall very quickly.

Dallas Cowboys Update: Austin Move has Crayton Closer to the Door

The World Cup betting has really started to heat up, and so has the competition for wide receiver roster positions with the Dallas Cowboys. Over the past few weeks the sports betting world has been trying to figure out what head coach Wade Phillips will do with his over-stocked corps of receivers. At practice last week, he may have finally tipped his hand.

For those betting on NFL final rosters, the question with the Cowboys has been revolving around the future of receiver Patrick Crayton. Last season, Crayton played the slot position in a three receiver set and wound up catching 37 passes. In practice last week, Wade Phillips started to give a little indication as to his final three receiver look and Crayton was not involved. The formation had rookie Dez Bryant and veteran Roy Williams on the outside, and Miles Austin in the slot.

Sam Hurd is the other wide receiver that seems to be left out of the picture, but Hurd has not made a spectacle of himself during OTAs and mini-camp by demanding a trade and sitting out to protest a lack of playing time. With Austin playing the slot, it looks like Crayton’s days in Dallas are truly numbered. It is doubtful the Cowboys will even want him back as a third or fourth receiver on the depth chart.

Wide Receiver Miles Austin has finally agreed to sign his tender offer of $3.168 million for the 2010 season under the premise that a long-term deal will be discussed before the end of the season. Head coach Wade Phillips and Cowboys’s owner Jerry Jones have both indicated the desire to get a deal done with Austin that will keep him in Dallas for a long time.

Rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant is already raising some concerns for the coming 2010 season. Bryant has performed beyond expectations during OTAs and mini-camp, but he has been nursing a bad hamstring for a week now. He expects to be back in action in time for training camp, but the Cowboys are taking their time on getting their star rookie receiver healthy.

During the Celtics Lakers betting that is going on, people choose the most focused team to win it all. In Dallas, it looks like Tony Romo still has not learned what it means to be a focused champion. Romo has been playing in the Wisconsin State Golf Association Match Play Championship this week, and shot a 71 to keep him in contention. Wisconsin is a long way from Valley Ranch, TX and the rest of his hard working teammates.

The Cowboys may have the best problem in the league at running back. There is the power of Marion Barber, the sure hands of Felix Jones and the all-around ability of Tashard Choice. It is doubtful that the Cowboys will be able to keep this trio together beyond the 2010 season as all three will want, and deserve, more playing time. But while the Cowboys have such a potent backfield, look for the team to be at the top of the rushing stats all season long.

Dallas Cowboys: Cowboy Corner – The Offseason

COWBOY CORNER – The Offseason

Cowboys Offseason

Sportsbook Super Bowl Odds (for XLV): Cowboys +1215

NFC Odds (5Dimes Reviews): Cowboys +685

Cowboys Plan To Spend Or Save?

Most fueled by the fact that the salary cap could expire this coming Friday and 2010 could be an uncapped season, there has been a lot of speculation regarding to what the Dallas Cowboys might do.

After all, the Cowboys are usually the big spenders and with an uncapped year, they could be wheeling and dealing.

But for now, a lot of internet betting experts are actually expecting the Cowboys to go in another direction and chop some salary.

The Cowboys have some big names with big price tags that could be set to go. Wide receiver Roy Williams, tackle Flozell Adams and safety Ken Hamlin are among the names to be rumored.

Of the three, Hamlin is the most likely to go.

Williams has a huge contract but a lot of it is already guaranteed. While the recent talk in regards to him is that he won’t even have a starting role next year and that he’ll have to fight for it, it’s unlikely that the Cowboys cut him loose at this point.

Meanwhile, Adams poses another conundrum. There is no question that he is past his prime but the reality is that there isn’t anybody better right now. A lot of people believe that Doug Free could be his successor but at this point, he isn’t the best option. Realistically, though, given the opportunity and playing time, Free could fit the role.

But Hamlin has an ‘x’ on his back. After signing a huge deal a couple of years ago, he simply hasn’t provided the big plays that were expected to come along with it.

The Cowboys don’t have a whole lot of needs areas, which means that a safety could be picked up in the first or second round, and that would likely spell the end of Hamlin in Dallas.

Overall, the Cowboys won’t be a big player in free agency this year and right now, their main and only focus is the 2010 NFL Draft. Vice president Stephen Jones has stated that they won’t be very active – if at all – when free agency opens up on March 5^th

It’s good that the Cowboys finally understand the importance of the draft. Considering how complete their roster is, a championship may be in sight with one more infusion quality young prospects.

Cowboy Corner: Will Miles Austin be a Cowboy in 2010?

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Sportsbook Super Bowl Odds (for XLV): Cowboys +1215

NFC Odds (5Dimes Reviews): Cowboys +685

Is There A Chance Miles Austin Will Not Be A Cowboy In 2010?

After a breakout, Pro Bowl season, there is no question that wide receiver Miles Austin has plenty of value that the Dallas Cowboys not only want, but rely upon. After Terrell Owens departed and Roy Williams never filled his shoes, Austin stepped up and led the wide receiving corps.

The Cowboys brass is saying all of the right things, but fans can’t help but be a little nervous right now.

Austin is a free agent, although he is of the restricted variety. The good news is that the Cowboys can use a tender on him and it would take an opposing team to really make an effort above and beyond the call of duty to pry him from the Cowboys.

But that is possible – just ask the Seattle Seahawks when they lost Pro Bowl guard Steve Hutchinson in a similar situation a few years ago.

The best way to secure Austin would be to either sign him to a long term contract or franchise tag him. The latter method would cost the team just under $10 million, which isn’t appealing and the former way is dicey considering there is no collective bargaining agreement beyond this year.

Right now, Austin is in the driver’s seat. Whether he gets the franchise tag or a long term deal, or is courted by another team for a lucrative contract, he should be thinking big for his next contract.

What the Cowboys are most likely to do is give him the highest restrictive free agency tender, which would mean two things:

For starters, any team that signed him would have to give a first- and third-round pick to the Cowboys in return if Austin did leave and sign with the new team and also, the Cowboys would have the option to match any deal that Austin would agree to with the new team.

Most NFL picks are expecting the Cowboys to use that tender because there won’t be many NFL teams that want to give up first and a third for him. At the same time, most NFL teams won’t find a receiver as good as Austin in the first round of the 2010 draft, so they might be tempted.

At the end of the day, expect Austin to be a Cowboy but there is some anxiety considering he isn’t locked up quite yet.

Dallas Cowboys Developing Talent?

Dallas Cowboys are developing talent, and I want to write an article and give props to the Cowboys for the development of talent over the last few years. Most of the time all we hear is that the Dallas Cowboys don’t draft well etc. I am going to take a look at the players who have stood out this season and look at where they were drafted. Too often experts quickly judge players as busts without giving them a chance to improve. So here is a list of players that the Dallas Cowboys players whose play has stood out this season and were drafted or signed as undrafted free agents by the Cowboys. Doug Free was the only player who is not a starter at his position besides the trio of running backs but he has been starting in place of Colombo. Also an honorable mention to a player that we have all ripped on should go to Bobby Carpenter, he hasn’t stood out this year and I will take that over noticing his mistakes.

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