Dallas Cowboys Update
July 20, 2010 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
The sports betting world is dying to find out how wide receiver Dez Bryant, the Cowboys’ first round pick and 24th overall, will affect the Cowboys defense when the 2010 season kicks off. But before Bryant can put the NCAA football betting world behind him and become a factor in NFL betting, he needs a contract.
The Cowboys and Bryant have said all along that they both hope the contract negotiation process is quick and simple, but so far there has been no indication of how things have been going. The talks just started this week, and Bryant still hopes to be under contract when the Cowboys open training camp later this month.
There has also been discussion in Cowboys camp about how to play Dez Bryant on special teams. All rookie wide receivers in the NFL do their time on special teams. Some, like Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears, make their name in special teams and then move over to playing on the first team offense. Bryant might be on the fast path to being a first-team wide receiver, but it looks like his fast path will go through returning punts in the special teams before he can make his mark as a receiver.
The Cowboys have already signed many of their 2010 draft picks, and are ready to get the rest under contract. The most recent player that will be betting on NFL preseason playing time to get him a roster spot is fourth-round pick, defensive back Akwasi Owusu-Ansah. However, it could be some time before Owusu-Ansah joins the team at training camp as he is still recovering from summer shoulder surgery.
Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach has waved his hand over the 2010 team and said it is good. Now Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith has also chimed in on the Cowboys’ chances at getting to Super Bowl XLV, and the all-time rushing leader thinks the Cowboys have what it takes to go all the way. Smith was quoted as saying that this Cowboys team reminds him of the 1991-1992 team that won the Super Bowl.
The NFL supplemental draft was held last week, and the Cowboys relented their seventh round pick in the 2011 NFL draft by choosing defensive end Josh Bent-Price in the supplemental draft. Bent-Price is adept at getting into the opposing backfield, and he will be competing for a roster spot in this year’s Cowboys training camp.
The Dallas Cowboys had a franchise moment at the end of the regular season in 2009, and it almost went unnoticed. When the Cowboys won their last three regular season games in the 2009 season, it pushed the franchise’s all-time winning percentage to .580. That mark is just a tick above the Dolphins’ all-time winning percentage at .579. So now the Cowboys feel they are protecting the legacy of their franchise and fighting for the right to play a Super Bowl in their own stadium this season.
Dallas Sports Offseason Report 8/21/2009
August 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
Did anyone bet on Y.E. Yang’s golf odds last week at the PGA Championship? He showed us just how unpredictable sports can be. If he can succeed, anything can happen; the Cowboys, Mavericks and Stars have toiled in mediocrity of late but are gearing up for what they hope are resurgent seasons.
As training camp ends, few questions have been answered. Chatter in Dallas suggests that the team’s depth, particularly in the O-line, is a concern, though Jerry Jones hasn’t stated that he’s searching for any free-agent help. The Cowboys just have to hope the starters stay healthy.
The best player in camp so far may be wide receiver Sam Hurd. Speedy Miles Austin was expected to win the No. 3 receiver job behind Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton, but hasn’t looked great at camp and had an ugly drop in the Cowboys’ preseason opener. Hurd, meanwhile, looks surehanded as can be and has earned rave reviews. He could play a significant role in the offense, especially between the 20s, if he keeps up the good work.
It hasn’t been a newsworthy week for the Mavs, but something that isn’t happening is worth noting. Dirk Nowitzki won’t play for Germany in the World Basketball Championships next month after Mark Cuban reportedly blocked him from playing. After seeing star NBA players like Tony Parker injured in international play before, the Mavs don’ want to take any chances on their star.
Slowly but surely, the Mavs are shaping up to be a deep team. No one can complain when their bench includes Shawn Marion and Drew Gooden, who have been capable starters in the past. The 2009-10 team should at least be exciting, but are the Mavs legit sports picks to contend?
The most inactive offseason in recent team history continues. Because of the Hicks ownership group’s financial concerns, the normally free-spending Stars have been tighter than ever, letting guys like Sergei Zubov walk and adding virtually no one. General chatter in online betting circles is that no one knows what to expect from the Stars, though we at least know they have some promising goal scorers on the rise in Fabian Brunnstrom, Loui Eriksson and James Neal. Even the most sophisticated betting software can’t accurately project how the 2009-10 season will go for the Stars.
Dallas Cowboys 2009 Training Camp Schedule
July 22, 2009 by Cody Dunlap · 1 Comment
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.
