This Wednesday, I will analyze the NFC East quarterbacks based on their opening weekend perfomances.
Stats gathered from Yahoo! Sports.
Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
What else needs to be said other than “Romo Being Romo?”
He’s lights out for 3 1/2 quarters but the 1/2 a quarter he was off, he was way off and it (mostly) cost the Cowboys a victory.
Romo finished the game 23-36 for 342 yards, 2 TDs and 1 (huge) INT for a QB rating of 101.9. In the 4th quarter alone, he fumbled inside the 5 yard line, threw into double coverage, resulting in the interception and fumbled a snap with less than 10 seconds remaining because he wasn’t ready to receive it from center.
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Quarterback Rundown: Comparing the NFC East
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Each Wednesday, I’ll be analyzing the teams in the NFC East by position. This week, I’ll start with running backs.
The information in the depth charts was gathered from Yahoo! Sports
Dallas Cowboys
Felix Jones
Tashard Choice
DeMarco Murray
A slimmer, hopefully quicker, Felix Jones will go into the season as the number one back for the Cowboys, with Tashard Choice and rookie DeMarco Murray battling for the number two slot.
Roy Williams got a little bit of revenge on rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant Monday night.
$54,896 worth of revenge.
Bryant, as we all remember, refused to carry Williams’ pads during training camp, claiming he didn’t know about the tradition.
"I’m not doing it," Bryant said at the time. "I feel like I was drafted to play football, not carry another player’s pads."
Bryant offered to take the offensive players to Pappas Bros. Steakhouse Monday night, but Williams also invited the defensive players to the dinner.
Several players, including Miles Austin, Jesse Holley, Felix Jones and Bryant himself tweeted about the experience.
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He might want to carry the pads next time…
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Your Dallas Cowboys will be at a crossroads when they take the field in the hornet’s nest known as Reliant Stadium Sunday against the Houston Texans.
Entering the game with an 0-2 record, losing what were thought to be two of the more winnable games on the schedule, the Cowboys are at a critical point of their season just three weeks into it.
A loss here, and the Cowboys enter their bye week with more questions than they had entering the season. A win potentially begins to set things in the right direction with a much more relaxed bye week than it would be after a loss.
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Make or Break in Week 3? For the Cowboys You Bet
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The rumors had been swirling for some time, but it’s now official: Patrick Crayton is gone.
According to SportsDayDFW, the Cowboys traded Crayton to the San Diego Chargers for a 7th round pick in next year’s draft.
More to come as the situation develops.
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The Cowboys are home for a midweek preseason special against the Oakland Raiders Thursday night at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
While preseason games are generally meaningless, they have so far proven costly for the Cowboys, as TE John Phillips will be out for the season after tearing his ACL in the preseason opener Sunday night against the Bengals. Phillips was looking at an increased role as a bit of a Jason Witten starter kit, with his ability to catch and block from the line and in the backfield. Now those duties will go to Martellus Bennett, assuming he can get over his ankle injury.
The Stars are in a rut. And for sale, apparently.
The Mavs kept Dirk. And got rid of Dampier (finally!)
The Rangers are in first place! And also for sale. Let’s just leave it at that.
The Cowboys? Hope springs eternal, as players and coaches begin filtering in to San Antonio this week, with training camp beginning Saturday.
Here are a few things to look for as camp progresses:
Kicker: is Buehler ready to handle all the duties? Or will a second leg be brought in?
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Ready for some football? Cowboys training camp starts Saturday!
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The NBA Draft is tonight at 6:00 and promises to be interesting in the way teams manuver to position themselves and allow certain players to be picked.
This applies to your Dallas Mavericks, who currently have the 50th pick in the draft after giving up their first-round pick at 27 to the New Jersey Nets (now, ironically, coached by former Mavs coach Avery Johnson) as part of the Jason Kidd trade. The Mavs, along with several other teams, will be looking to wheel and deal in order to move up in what looks like a deep pool of talent to choose from.
I hadn’t thought about it until recently after seeing various articles across these here Internets, but the parallels between the careers of Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James are downright creepy at the moment. Granted, Dirk has nowhere near the talent and starpower LeBron has, but consider:
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Dirk and LeBron – Careers at a Crossroads
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It’s over.
Yeah, the series is at 3-1, but who are we kidding? It’s over.
Another 50+ win season, wasted.
How much longer do we as Mavs fans wait until we say “Enough!”
I’m done waiting and I’m saying it right now.
“Enough!”
