In a reflection of how disappointing this Cowboys team has been, only two Cowboys; DeMarcus Ware and Jay Ratliff have being named to the NFC all-star team.
Since 2003 the Cowboys have had at least four players named or added to the Pro Bowl, including a record 13 in 2007.
“It’s a great honor to be selected to play in the Pro Bowl,” Ware said in a release. “It shows that all the work through the offseason and season pays off. It’s special because you are selected by the fans, your peers and coaches around the league. I am excited to represent the Dallas Cowboys and the entire NFL in the game. Since my rookie season, I always strived on working hard, being consistent and playing at a high level, and it really means something on a personal level to be rewarded.”
The Cowboys have placed guard Montrae Holland on season-ending injured reserve Monday, a move that could hurt their chances of making the playoffs.
Holland, who has a a partially torn left biceps, signed with the club October 18 and has started the Cowboys’ last 10 games. But he will not be in the lineup Sunday when Dallas plays the New York Giants with the NFC East title on the line.
The Cowboys re-signed guard Daniel Loper to fill the roster spot, but the candidates to replace Holland against the Giants are Derrick Dockery, who started at San Francisco on Sept. 18 but suffered a knee injury, and rookie Kevin Kowalski, who replaced Holland in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s loss to Philadelphia.
While the appearance of Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones on the sideline during the first quarter of Saturday’s loss to Philadelphia caused quite a stir, coach Jason Garrett shrugged it off today.
Against the Eagles on Saturday, Jason Witten passed Drew Pearson for third place in Cowboys history for receiving yards.
Witten has 7,840 yards in nine seasons after catching four passes for 24 yards against Philadelphia. Pearson had 7,822. Next on the list is Tony Hill at 7,988 yards. Michael Irvin is the franchise leader with 11,904.
Sometime next season, Witten should catch Irvin in receptions, too. Irvin had 750 in his career. Witten is at 689 with one game to play in 2011.
When the news tricked through that the Giants had beaten the Jets, thereby making the Cowboys game against the Eagles meaningless, the Cowboys went into safe mode. Tony Romo, who had injured his hand in the opening series, and Felix Jones, both watched the rest of the game from the sidelines as the Cowboys already started planning for next weekend’s winner-take-all match-up with the Giants.
Nevermind that their was still an NFL regular-season game in progress. When Jerry Jones left his box and marched right to coach Jason Garrett on the sideline, it was obvious that all the Cowboys cared about was getting through the Eagles game without any injuries.
After tying his career high with 22 carries against Tampa Bay, running back Felix Jones was not in attendance at the portion of Tuesday’s practice that was open to the media.
The Cowboys say this was mainly a precaution move as Jones is coming off a 22 carry 108 yard performance last week at Tampa Bay. Jones rushed for 100 yards in consecutive games for the first time in his career.
Given his history, there has to be at least a little bit of a concern, however, it could just be an extra day of rest to make sure he is ready for another large dose of carries Saturday against Philadelphia.
After two NFL coaches were fired this week, Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones was asked about the status of his rookie coach if the team doesn’t make the playoffs.
“No, not at all,” Jones told ESPN’s Hannah Storm on Tuesday. “It’s really not even something worth discussion. We are really just getting started. We’ve made the first half step out of the blocks in Jason’s career as coach of the Dallas Cowboys. I do intend, if there are mistakes made, then, I want to be around for the rewards when they’re corrected. And he’s the guy that can correct them.”
As expected the Cowboys have placed running back DeMarco Murray on season-ending injured reserve after fracturing his ankle in Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants.
To replace Murray, the Cowboys have signed veteran running back Sammy Morris, who will serve as a backup to starter Felix Jones.
Morris, an 11-year veteran, was one of the final players cut by the New England Patriots before the start of the regular season, and the tailback has a long history with Cowboys coach Jason Garrett. The two were teammates on the Miami Dolphins in 2004, and Morris played under Garrett when he was a Dolphins assistant coach in 2005 and ’06.
It is not often that Cowboys Owner/general manager Jerry Jones doesn’t like to hear himself talk, but last one was one of those times.
For the first time after a game all season, Jones did not take questions after the Cowboys’ loss to the Giants. He just made a 32-second statement minutes after watching his team blow a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter for the third time this season:
