October 2009
11 posts
Dallas 37, Atlanta 21 →
The Cowboys did not exorcise all of their demons in Sunday’s 37-21
win over Atlanta, but the win was a good start. Miles Austin continued
to look unstoppable, catching six passes for 171 yards and…
Time is now for Cowboys offense at full strength →
Marion Barber(notes) darted outside and scooted past the New York Giants defense before pulling up lame 10 yards shy of the go-ahead touchdown.
The Dallas Cowboys scored anyway, but that 35-yard Marion run a month ago was the last time their offense had all the key parts in the same game. That’s supposed to change Sunday against Atlanta, a playoff contender and the first of five straight NFC...
Dallas Cowboys’ Roy Williams believes he and Romo... →
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams knows the numbers are ugly.
Catching just 30 passes for 412 yards and two touchdowns in 14 games since being traded to Dallas from Detroit for three draft picks while getting a $9 million annual salary has him admittedly frustrated.
He has been subjected to ridicule in what has been so far a disappointing return to Texas for the former Longhorns star.
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“We’ve had very few sacks, we’ve had big games passing and big games...”
– Dallas Morning News
Cowboys Are 15-5 After Bye Weeks →
The NFL first added a bye week during the 1990 season. During the 1990 season, the league had two bye weeks, while in each of the other seasons, the league had one. The Cowboys have had 20 bye weeks since 1990 and have gone 15-5 in the weeks following byes. The last time that Dallas lost in a week following a bye was 2004, when the Cowboys lost to the Giants.
50 Seasons Series: Cowboys Fail to Retool in 1984 →
The Cowboys lost some big guns after the 1983 season with the retirement of Harvey Martin, Drew Pearson, Billy Joe DuPree, and Pat Donovan. The team had suffered through some mediocre drafts and could use a strong draft in 1984.
Instead, the Cowboys got more of the same. The team’s first-round pick had a famous name thanks to his father, but Billy Cannon, Jr. only played in eight games due to an...
Comparing Trades: Joey Galloway vs. Roy Williams →
Jean-Jacques Taylor had a couple of blog posts today where he argued that the trade for receiver Roy Williams in 2008 was much worse than the Cowboys’ trade for Joey Galloway in 2000. There is…
Cowboys Still Rank 2nd in Total Offense →
With the Saints throwing all over the place against the Giants last
weekend, the Cowboys lost their #1 ranking on offense. Nevertheless,
the team still ranks second overall and has respectable…