Whitt's End: 8.31.12
Cowboys' trade for backup offensive linemen Ryan Cook is a major indictment of 2011 4th-round draft pick David Arkin. Team doesn't trust his snaps and he got manhandled all during camp and pre-season games.
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Cowboys' trade for backup offensive linemen Ryan Cook is a major indictment of 2011 4th-round draft pick David Arkin. Team doesn't trust his snaps and he got manhandled all during camp and pre-season games.
Check out these up-to-the-second whispers from Valley Ranch as the Cowboys look to trim their roster down to just 53 players by the Friday evening deadline.
Jenkins was examined by Dr. Andrews earlier this month and did not get clearance. But at this point, it seems the consideration of the PUP list (which would mean a six-week sitting-out stint) is lessened.
Hear that? The "rules" released to the media by Bryant's adviser, David Wells, earlier this week weren't conceived or authored by Jones or the Cowboys.
105.3 The FAN, the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys, will broadcast 31.5 hours of continuous local Cowboys pre-game programming leading up to the NFL season opener between the Cowboys and the Giants.
"You've heard me talk about this before," coach Jason Garrett said. "We have a next-man-up philosophy. Injuries create opportunities, so backup players need to be ready to take advantage of the opportunities if they do get them."
When asked if the Cowboys, knowing what they know now about Bryant, would have still drafted him in 2010 Jerry asserted "there have been absolutely no surprises for us with Dez."
The real story about "The Dez Commandments'' isn't about the specifics of the behavioral boundaries created for oft-misguided young receiver Dez Bryant.
The iconic Cowboys owner/general manger has featured himself in a Papa John's commercial titled "Hip Hop Jerry" promoting the new Cowboys 5-Star Combo pizza.
A couple years ago it was Jerry Jones causing a buzz with his Papa John's dancing. Now it's his rapping in a TV commercial.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo expects to be throwing again to Miles Austin and Dez Bryant in the next game he plays.
Tony Romo threw for 198 yards with two long touchdowns to Dwayne Harris while playing only the first quarter, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the St. Louis Rams 20-19 Saturday night.
Jerry also talked about Dez Bryant reaching out to Jay Novacek to be a guiding figure in his life. "Jay has great people skills and he was my father's favorite player."
I competed against Lance in what was once the President's Health Club Triathlon out by Lake Lavon in the late '80s and know his mom, Linda. I get that it's just no longer worth it.
More than ever before, this is Jason Garrett's team. He was more confident, comfortable and controlling during camp.
Cowboys star Miles Austin strained his hamstring on August 4 and has been sidelined ever since. So, when will we see him again? Good question. Probably not in the preseason.
It is commonplace in the NFL for teams to restrict players from offseason activities that might put them at injury risk. Skiing. Skydiving. That sort of thing.
Owner Jerry Jones has had a splendid preseason with "Glory Hole" and kickin' the Giants' "ass" and being "pissed" at Dez Bryant. But he was out of sorts before the Chargers game.
It's a case of a woman with burned buttocks, literally! A Dallas Cowboys fan is suing the organization and owner Jerry Jones over burns she says she received because of their negligence.
In Monday's preseason game at Oakland, the star tight end caught a short pass from pressured quarterback Tony Romo and was immediately tackled violently.
In the three series that quarterback Tony Romo played Monday night, the Cowboys had 22 total yards in 11 plays.
Three important things occurred on your way to joining the dog pile of catcalls about the Cowboys' uninspired 3-0 pre-season victory over the Raiders
Jerry Jones on the lack of the annual "Super Bowl or bust!" cries this year in Oxnard: "We're not talking up our Super Bowl expectations, but it doesn't mean we don't have Super Bowl goals."
The Cowboys owner/general manager not only gave an update on the how things are looking at camp, now in it's second week - he also continued the 'love-fest' with co-host Jane Slater.
Not sure why Akwasi Owusu-Ansah is still a Cowboy. He's changed positions from safety to receiver to cornerback, and he looks more lost than ever.
