SportsDay 2 hours ago
Cowboys evaluations: Which players are trending in the wrong direction
This is three of three articles examining whether Cowboys players are trending up, down or holding steady to end the 2017 season.Now that another season has come and gone, enthralled and infuriated, it's time to look back.A Cowboys team that had no business making the playoffs after a 3-5 start made the required course corrections -- goodbye offensive line coach Paul Alexander, hello wide receiver Amari Cooper -- to finish strong. Dallas swept the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles, won the division and won a wild-card game before falling to the LA Rams.This should come as no surprise since...
SportsDay 20 hours ago
Linehan's departure as OC may give Cowboys fans hope, but it's hard to foresee huge changes with Garrett still at the helm
Now we know why Stephen Jones was so quick to refute what Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said about keeping his coaching staff intact. Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan was thrown overboard Friday, although Garrett is calling it a "mutual" decision.What became glaringly obvious during the season is the Cowboys didn't run the type of creative offense that we'll see on display in the conference championship games Sunday. Linehan certainly did a nice job of integrating Amari Cooper into the offense, but one of the reasons the Cowboys had to trade that first-round pick was Linehan's belief...
SportsDay Jan 18, 2019
Film room: 3 offensive players the Cowboys should target in free agency, including a TE who can stretch defenses
Earlier this week, we took a look at some prospects the Cowboys may consider in the NFL draft. It only makes sense that we now turn our attention to the other major personnel component of the offseason -- free agency, which begins March 13.The Cowboys are estimated to have a little over $54 million in cap space this offseason, according to Over The Cap, but much of that will likely be taken up by re-signing (DeMarcus Lawrence) and extending those who are entering the final year on their contract (Amari Cooper, Dak Prescott, Byron Jones).Because of this and the front office's overall offseason...
SportsDay Jan 18, 2019
Cowboys evaluations: Zack Martin just had his most challenging season in Dallas. Who else is holding steady?
*Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series examining whether Cowboys players are trending up, down or holding steady at the end of the 2018 season. Read Part 1 here. Part 3 publishes Saturday.Now that another season has come and gone, enthralled and infuriated, it's time to look back.A Cowboys team that had no business making the playoffs after a 3-5 start made the required course corrections -- goodbye offensive line coach Paul Alexander, hello wide receiver Amari Cooper -- to finish strong. Dallas swept the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles, won the division and won a...
SportsDay Jan 18, 2019
Money vs. Super Bowls, a 'Hot Boyz' member undergoes surgery, and more -- Your Cowboys Catch-Up
Jan. 18Here's everything you need to know to stay up to date with all things Dallas Cowboys.Today's top stories-- Cowboys evaluations: Amari Cooper's impact was obvious, but which other players are trending up?With 2018 in the rear-view mirror, time to take a look back at how the roster performed.-- Cowboys VP Stephen Jones: 'Laughable' to think Jerry Jones cares more about money than winning another Super BowlJones hopped on 105.3 The Fan's Ben and Skin show [KRLD-FM] for a wrap-up conversation on the Cowboys' season-- Stephen Jones talks Cowboys' free agency plans, draft needs, and Sean...
SportsDay Jan 17, 2019
Cowboys evaluations: Amari Cooper proved he was worth a top pick, Byron Jones' CB switch paid dividends
This is one of three articles examining whether Cowboys players are trending up, down or holding steady to end the 2018 season.Now that another season has come and gone, enthralled and infuriated, it's time to look back.A Cowboys team that had no business making the playoffs after a 3-5 start made the required course corrections -- goodbye offensive line coach Paul Alexander, hello wide receiver Amari Cooper -- to finish strong. Dallas swept the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles, won the division and won a wild-card game before falling to the LA Rams.This should come as no surprise since the...
SportsDay Jan 16, 2019
Dallas Cowboys player evaluations: Who is trending up, holding steady and sliding down
Now that another season has come and gone, enthralled and infuriated, it's time to look back.A Cowboys team that had no business making the playoffs after a 3-5 start made the required course corrections -- goodbye offensive line coach Paul Alexander, hello wide receiver Amari Cooper -- to finish strong. Dallas swept the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles, won the division and won a wild-card game before falling to the LA Rams.This should come as no surprise since the divisional round has been the ceiling for the franchise since it won the Super Bowl 23 years ago.What's required for the...
Blogging The Boys Jan 16, 2019
2019 NFL Draft: History of the 58th overall pick shows Cowboys can land someone useful
With no first-round pick, can the Cowboys land a winner in the second round? The Dallas Cowboys hold the 58th overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, it will be their first selection as they traded their first-round draft pick to the Oakland Raiders to acquire Amari Cooper. When you say it like that - the 58th overall pick - it sounds heavy and bad. It sounds like 57 players are going to be off the board so the odds of selecting someone good aren’t exactly high. For what it’s worth, there have been a handful of very good players taken with the 58th overall pick in the last decade. A...
SportsDay Jan 16, 2019
Should the Cowboys be considered the NFC East favorite in 2019?
Jon Machota, Cowboys beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answers your questions about the team in a live chat recently. Here are the highlights:Other than DeMarcus Lawrence, which of their free agents should the Cowboys place the most priority on re-signing?Machota: For me, I'd rank the top 5 as DeMarcus Lawrence, Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, Ezekiel Elliott and Byron Jones. Zeke is their most valuable player, but he's under contract through 2019 and actually 2020 because they would certainly pick up his fifth-year option.Do you think Travis Frederick will be able to...
Blogging The Boys Jan 16, 2019
Marcus Peters’ comments about Amari Cooper were a master class of no class
Shockingly, Marcus Peters lacked class on Saturday night. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Dallas Cowboys last Saturday night. That is true and will be true no matter what. They won and to the victors go the spoils. We’ve all been a part of trash talk at some point in our lives. Either in the lead up or aftermath of a competition (definitely some Cowboys games), we’ve all had some words to say. Again, when you win you have the right to have the last laugh. Rams cornerback Marcus Peters did some talking on Saturday night, and he did so in a pretty classless way. Speaking with NFL Media’s...
SportsDay Jan 15, 2019
Final thoughts on the Amari Cooper trade, and what to make of the offseason ahead for Sean Lee
Jon Machota, Cowboys beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answers your questions about the team in a live chat recently. Here are the highlights:How much stock do you put in opposing teams, after beating the Cowboys, saying that they knew what was coming? I remember this happened a few years ago, too. What do you take from these comments?Machota: The Cowboys don't seem to think it's a big deal. I personally think it's a little concerning. I just don't hear those same things being said about the four teams remaining in the playoffs. I understand that the Cowboys...
Blogging The Boys Jan 15, 2019
2019 NFL mock draft: Cowboys strengthen the Hot Boyz with their first pick
Would you be interested in a defensive tackle for the Cowboys in the 2019 draft? With the Cowboys season now officially over it’s time to focus on offseason moves and objectives for the team. We’ll see if there are any changes to the coaching staff (signals are unclear) and how the Cowboys handle free agency (here are all of their free agents), but the signature event of the offseason is of course the NFL Draft. Dallas doesn’t have a selection in the first round because they traded it to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Amari Cooper. That pick wound up being 27th overall which was...
SportsDay Jan 14, 2019
Look: 65,000 reasons why Amari Cooper is staying in Dallas
If there is any question to whether Amari Cooper is committed to the Cowboys -- the wide receiver gave 65,000 reasons why he's plans to have a long-term future in Dallas. Cooper bought a diamond custom made medallion of his Cowboys jersey from well-known jeweler Gabriel the Jeweler. According to TMZ, Cooper's iced out medallion is valued at $65K. The 6-foot-1 wideout is expected to sign a lucrative deal with the Cowboys before his current contract expires at the end of next season. Dallas acquired Cooper in an Oct. trade with the Oakland Raiders. He is credited for helping kick start what was...
Blogging The Boys Jan 14, 2019
Re-evaluating the Amari Cooper trade now that the final value of the pick is known
The pick is in! Well, the value of that pick, that is. With the divisional round of the playoffs completed and the Dallas Cowboys eliminated, the actual value of the 2019 first-round draft pick the Oakland Raiders will receive is officially known. Oakland will get the 27th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. All year we have been scrutinizing the Amari Cooper trade and it’s still going to be a while before we know the true verdict, but we have a better sense of the value now. The trade started off heavily criticized because first-round picks are precious things, but then it started...
Silver And Black Pride Jan 14, 2019
Amari Cooper finds passion with Cowboys he had never shown with Raiders
Playing for the Oakland Raiders isn’t for everyone, especially not Amari Cooper. You can clearly see that from his time with the Raiders to the Dallas Cowboys, who he now plays for. He forced himself to smile when he was first taken No. 4 overall by the Raiders in 2015. Then when he signed his contract, he couldn’t get himself to smile, giving the appearance that he was not all that happy to be a Raider. He is so talented and skilled, he balled out his first two years with the Raiders anyway. Then from 2017 up to his trade to the Dallas this past season, he seemed to have lost his...
