Wade Phillips said today...don't count Marc Columbo out, not yet.   "Every player is different in their recovery process and it's not the same injury he had last time."   Don't know if I'd count on that one.

Wade is just not tipping his hand for the Redskins to know what he is going to do.  But I put this one in the potential B.S. category of things that coaches have to do to not tip their hand.   Mike Shanahan said as much today when he said nothing at his weekly media visit with the opposing media.  Had absolutely nothing to say about Albert Haynesworth.  Rumor is that he will "be there" on Sunday night.  [pullquote quote="Every player is different in their recovery process and it's not the same injury he had last time." credit="Coach Wade Phillips"]

The TCU practice today was funny from the standpoint of the punt coverage return stuff.  Mat McBriar can kick it so high that he had to directional kick left or right to pull off the various drills.  But Dez was back there again.  I'm predicting you will see PLENTY of him Sunday night.

Thanks to Mickey Spagnola for driving us over to Fort Worth today.  The rain was brutal and the Mickster stepped up to offer to give me a ride.  We might have to go take the trek tomorrow again because of the weather, but if not raining, the Cowboys will stay close to home and go to Standridge Stadium.

The practice field is soaked.  "You have to be adjustable when you are a member of the Cowboys with all the national TV games."  He's right.  In the words of my former radio co-host Leon Simon...."same thing that will make you laugh will make you cry."

Roy Williams was not taken in my fantasy draft.  Should Patrick Crayton be picked up?

Wally Lynn covering the Dallas Cowboys for 1053thefan.com