by David on February 2, 2012
Retired star running back Tony Dorsett is one of more than 300 former players suing the National Football League. Dorsett is one of more than a dozen plaintiffs in concussion-related lawsuits with the NFL.
Dorsett says that the league pressured injured players to “get back out” on the field, causing long-term brain damage.
Dorsett recalls a helmet-to-helmet shot that knocked him out cold in the second quarter of a 1984 Cowboys-Eagles game, the hardest hit he ever took during his career.
“Did they know it was a concussion?” he asked rhetorically. “They thought I was half-dead.”
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DeMarcus Ware was heavily involved with the Cowboys defense last season which struggled a lot throughout the year. The ‘Boys conceded an average of just over 21 points a game last season, a number that Rob Ryan would have wanted lower.
When Rob Ryan joined the Cowboys as defensive coordinator from the Cleveland Browns, Cowboys fans were optimistic that he could turn the defense into a very strong unit. Over the course of the season, Ryan showed glimpses of what he was about as he held the Patriots to 20 points at Gillette stadium, and contained the Bills at Cowboys Stadium, conceding just 7 points.
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A big deal in Dallas was that the Cowboys hired an OC who wasn’t going to call plays. Remember that? Bill Callahan comes to town, he’s had better offenses (and better quarterbacks) than Jason Garrett, but somehow Garrett thinks he needs to call the plays. I don’t quite get it, but now he says he might give up the play-calling duties someday, just not right now. However, his explanation is a little bit odd:
“Absolutely, absolutely. I think you just get to a point where, ‘Hey, I’m going to turn that over to somebody else,’ and you’ve seen that around the league at different times and that’s just part of the process that we’ll go through.”
Jon Kitna, the Cowboys back-up quarterback for 3 years, said that the 2011-12 season would be his last in the NFL. A back injury meant he missed the last 7 games of the recent campaign and now he has told the Cowboys that he will not be playing next season for definite. Being 39 years of age and the oldest quarterback in the league last season, Kitna’s retirement was around the corner.
The Dallas Cowboys got off to a slow start in the 2011-12 season, going 2-3 in their first 5 games. However, in game 6, the introduction of a rookie was potentially going to get the ball rolling for the Cowboys and push them towards a playoff spot.
The youngster out of Oklahoma burst onto the scene against the St Louis Rams in week 6. He recorded a massive 91 yard touchdown run which made up a large part of his 253 yards in 25 carries, setting a record for the franchise in running yards a game. His sublime performance showed agility, instinct and a good football brain.
It’s good when the Cowboys make moves to improve the team, especially on offense, but this is a slightly confusing move. Bill Callahan was to replace Hudson Houck, and now he is going to be offensive coordinator. However, he won’t be calling plays. If Garrett is still calling the plays, what changes? What is going to be the difference this time around? I don’t get it.
RG3 is coming out in the draft. We’ll get to that in a second.
Hudson Houck, the incredible offensive line coach for the Cowboys, has decided to retire. He has spent a great deal of time with the Cowboys. He’s developed tons of Pro Bowl linemen, and he is a mainstay on the Cowboys staff that would have continued to provide stability as the team moves in the direction of Jason Garrett. I think I speak for everyone when I wish him all the best in his retirement. At 69, I believe he’s earned it. (Especially when Jackie Slater credits you for his development!)
Former Cowboys coach, and Jets, Patriots, and Giants coach, Bill Parcells is among the finalists for the pro football hall of fame, which is voted for during the Super Bowl festivities. Charles Haley is also among the finalists for the hall.
For my part, Bill Parcells was a hall of famer long before he came to Dallas, but I think what happened in Dallas is what solidified him as a heartbreaker who was definitely going in his first time around on the ballot. He came to a Dallas team that had not sniffed success in a very long time, had lost all of the people that were used to winning, was in a rut, and he took that team back to the playoffs. He is one of the reasons we can point to and say that, when control is given up, the Cowboys do better.
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If you haven’t ever heard the Cupid Shuffle, it’s a doggone good song. Cupid is an excellent singer, and he’s got his own shuffle. I think Jerry Jones has his own shuffle too. So, I’m going to call everything he does from now on the Jerry Shuffle. In the Jerry Shuffle this week, he wants to change some coaches, but I bet there could have been some success here anyways.
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I’m sorry. I think I might be slightly confused about how an NFL front office works. Now, I couldn’t plan the best NFL front office in history, but, from where I’m standing, I think there is a little bit of delusion coming from the Cowboys’ front office.
The way that most people judge an NFL team is like so.
Owner
GM
Head Coach
QB
