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Cowboys' 2006
Schedule
Pre-Season
1. Aug. 10-14 @Seattle
2. Aug. 21@ New Orleans
3. Aug. 24-28 vs. SF
4. Aug. 31-Sept. 2 vs. MIN
Regular Season
1. Sept. 10 - @ Jacksonville
2. Sept. 17 - vs. Washington
3. Bye
4. Oct. 1 - @ Tennessee
5. Oct. 8 - @ Philadelphia
6. Oct. 15 - vs. Houston
7. Oct. 23 - vs. NY Giants
8. Oct. 29 - @ Carolina
9. Nov. 5 - @ Washington
10. Nov. 12 - @ Arizona
11. Nov. 19 - vs. Indianapolis
12. Nov. 23 - vs. Tampa Bay
13. Dec. 3 - @ NY Giants
14. Dec. 10 - vs. N.O. Saints
15. Dec. 16 - @ Atlanta
16. Dec. 25 - vs. Philadelphia
17. Dec. 31 -vs. Detroit
Cowboys' 2006
Schedule
Pre-Season
1. Aug. 10-14 @Seattle
2. Aug. 21@ New Orleans
3. Aug. 24-28 vs. SF
4. Aug. 31-Sept. 2 vs. MIN
Regular Season
1. Sept. 10 - @ Jacksonville
2. Sept. 17 - vs. Washington
3. Bye
4. Oct. 1 - @ Tennessee
5. Oct. 8 - @ Philadelphia
6. Oct. 15 - vs. Houston
7. Oct. 23 - vs. NY Giants
8. Oct. 29 - @ Carolina
9. Nov. 5 - @ Washington
10. Nov. 12 - @ Arizona
11. Nov. 19 - vs. Indianapolis
12. Nov. 23 - vs. Tampa Bay
13. Dec. 3 - @ NY Giants
14. Dec. 10 - vs. N.O. Saints
15. Dec. 16 - @ Atlanta
16. Dec. 25 - vs. Philadelphia
17. Dec. 31 -vs. Detroit
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Cowboys Off-Season Grumblings
By: Tim Moran
The Mansion Sports Blog
81. The number makes me tremble in fear. I have my thoughts
known about this guy. Dump him. I know we have no depth at
receiver even with the guy, but the bad clearly outweighs the good. I
am a coach in real life and I have a couple of students who are good
athletes but they are jerks. And guess who their role model is? It
sickens me when they say it. I mean this is stupid. I know TO made
the first call in reaching out to his new head coach and that
surprised me considering what Randy Moss did when his head
coach tried to reach out to him.
So maybe it will work. Sorry, temporary insanity moment. It will never
work. I mean look at how TO responded when Parcells left. He just
could not wait to unleash all hell on what he thought of Parcells. And
saying the offense did not do a good job of using him. Well he
caught the most passes since Michael Irvin, he had over 10
touchdowns and over 1,000 yards and considering you played for
conservative Parcells, that is a lot. Of course if you count all the
drops, he could have had over 100 catches. But I know, those are
not his fault. Cowboys, dump him. Jerry, are you afraid by dumping
him you are admitting to a mistake? Well, you had no trouble
admitting when you fired coaches you hired or letting go of a Mike
Vanderjagt for being a mental case. So what is one more? You're
afraid we will think less of your football IQ. Don't worry Jerry. We
know you have no football IQ already, so what is the harm. Sign a
Donte Stallworth through free agency or trade a draft pick for Larry
Fitzgerald is my solution.
Tony Romo is going to be a big deal in the off-season. Much was
made on the hiring of Jason Garrett as offensive coordinator, even
with only having 2 years of experience as an assistant and none as
a coordinator. There was also rumor that Norv Turner would be
hired as the head coach so he and Garrett would groom Romo
together. Well I was thinking if it was so important to get the right
coach to tutor Romo, why was it not important when Parcells was
here. Granted Parcells is a Hall of Fame coach but he is no QB
genius. His best QB, Phil Simms is not in the Hall and his second
best, Bledsoe has been replaced twice in his career. No one seem
concerned when that staff was in place so why is it such a big deal.
Norv Turner was not know by media when he was hired as the
Cowboys off. coordinator in '91. But he was widely know in the
coaching ranks. The Same has been with Garrett. Apparently a lot
has been made of him as an assistant, and was mentioned by other
head coaching candidates interviewing for other teams as possibly
joining their staff as a coordinator. So there is obviously something
special here. We will not know until the season starts but lets see
how Romo responds to this. I mean I hope he is still over the missed
FG hold, I mean it was not his specialty, and I think the Cowboys
should find someone else for that role this season. Romo's
development will be a huge headline which I think it much ado about
nothing really if you ask me. He will be fine. I mean it is not like hiring
Tom Walsh, who had been running a bed & breakfast for ten years
before being hired as off. coordiantor for the Raiders. And all this
talk about Phillips not being an offensive-minded guy and that it will
not benefit Romo is stupid. Remember a QB named Elway? Phillips
was his coach for two seasons and Elway had some of his best
statistcial years under Phillips after years of being held on a leash
by Dan Reeves. So I am sure Wade knows a little about QBs.
The defense needs to improve. One of the complaints about the
defense last year was that they were being held back by Parcells.
When the players and assistants felt they needed to be more
aggressive, Parcells played it conservative. Phillips is known for
blitzing a lot on his 3-4. By getting a pass rush going by someone
else not named Demarcus Ware, this will allow the secondary to play
a better level. The reason the secondary got lit up last year could
have been due to the defenses' lack of a psss rush and the ability
for the QB to have time to see the field and receivers having time to
adjust their route and get open. So the secondary might not be as
bad as advertised.
All together though the offseason is going to be a roller coaster and
lets just hope this brings the Lombardi Trophy back to Big D
sometime soon.
Upside. Michael Irvin gets into the Hall of Fame. I have felt because
of how he played on the field he should be in. I mean how many
times do you hear people say that a team needs a tough receiver
willing to go over the middle like a Micahel Irvin? A lot. He redefined
the postition, unlike another Hall of Fame candidate, Art Monk, who I
do not hear anyone say that he needs to be like an Art Monk. You
also had coaches scheming and making gameplans to try to stop
Irvin. Irvin getting in is over due.
Discuss at The Cowboys-Fan.com Blog
By: Tim Moran
The Mansion Sports Blog
81. The number makes me tremble in fear. I have my thoughts
known about this guy. Dump him. I know we have no depth at
receiver even with the guy, but the bad clearly outweighs the good. I
am a coach in real life and I have a couple of students who are good
athletes but they are jerks. And guess who their role model is? It
sickens me when they say it. I mean this is stupid. I know TO made
the first call in reaching out to his new head coach and that
surprised me considering what Randy Moss did when his head
coach tried to reach out to him.
So maybe it will work. Sorry, temporary insanity moment. It will never
work. I mean look at how TO responded when Parcells left. He just
could not wait to unleash all hell on what he thought of Parcells. And
saying the offense did not do a good job of using him. Well he
caught the most passes since Michael Irvin, he had over 10
touchdowns and over 1,000 yards and considering you played for
conservative Parcells, that is a lot. Of course if you count all the
drops, he could have had over 100 catches. But I know, those are
not his fault. Cowboys, dump him. Jerry, are you afraid by dumping
him you are admitting to a mistake? Well, you had no trouble
admitting when you fired coaches you hired or letting go of a Mike
Vanderjagt for being a mental case. So what is one more? You're
afraid we will think less of your football IQ. Don't worry Jerry. We
know you have no football IQ already, so what is the harm. Sign a
Donte Stallworth through free agency or trade a draft pick for Larry
Fitzgerald is my solution.
Tony Romo is going to be a big deal in the off-season. Much was
made on the hiring of Jason Garrett as offensive coordinator, even
with only having 2 years of experience as an assistant and none as
a coordinator. There was also rumor that Norv Turner would be
hired as the head coach so he and Garrett would groom Romo
together. Well I was thinking if it was so important to get the right
coach to tutor Romo, why was it not important when Parcells was
here. Granted Parcells is a Hall of Fame coach but he is no QB
genius. His best QB, Phil Simms is not in the Hall and his second
best, Bledsoe has been replaced twice in his career. No one seem
concerned when that staff was in place so why is it such a big deal.
Norv Turner was not know by media when he was hired as the
Cowboys off. coordinator in '91. But he was widely know in the
coaching ranks. The Same has been with Garrett. Apparently a lot
has been made of him as an assistant, and was mentioned by other
head coaching candidates interviewing for other teams as possibly
joining their staff as a coordinator. So there is obviously something
special here. We will not know until the season starts but lets see
how Romo responds to this. I mean I hope he is still over the missed
FG hold, I mean it was not his specialty, and I think the Cowboys
should find someone else for that role this season. Romo's
development will be a huge headline which I think it much ado about
nothing really if you ask me. He will be fine. I mean it is not like hiring
Tom Walsh, who had been running a bed & breakfast for ten years
before being hired as off. coordiantor for the Raiders. And all this
talk about Phillips not being an offensive-minded guy and that it will
not benefit Romo is stupid. Remember a QB named Elway? Phillips
was his coach for two seasons and Elway had some of his best
statistcial years under Phillips after years of being held on a leash
by Dan Reeves. So I am sure Wade knows a little about QBs.
The defense needs to improve. One of the complaints about the
defense last year was that they were being held back by Parcells.
When the players and assistants felt they needed to be more
aggressive, Parcells played it conservative. Phillips is known for
blitzing a lot on his 3-4. By getting a pass rush going by someone
else not named Demarcus Ware, this will allow the secondary to play
a better level. The reason the secondary got lit up last year could
have been due to the defenses' lack of a psss rush and the ability
for the QB to have time to see the field and receivers having time to
adjust their route and get open. So the secondary might not be as
bad as advertised.
All together though the offseason is going to be a roller coaster and
lets just hope this brings the Lombardi Trophy back to Big D
sometime soon.
Upside. Michael Irvin gets into the Hall of Fame. I have felt because
of how he played on the field he should be in. I mean how many
times do you hear people say that a team needs a tough receiver
willing to go over the middle like a Micahel Irvin? A lot. He redefined
the postition, unlike another Hall of Fame candidate, Art Monk, who I
do not hear anyone say that he needs to be like an Art Monk. You
also had coaches scheming and making gameplans to try to stop
Irvin. Irvin getting in is over due.
Discuss at The Cowboys-Fan.com Blog
Cowboys' Free Agency Mock
This is my final attempt at correctly guessing who the Cowboys will
sign in free agency. These names aren't necessarily who I think we
should sign, but rather who we will sign.
All RFAs and ERFAs will be re-signed.
Drew Bledsoe will be cut.
Marc Colombo, Al Johnson, Al Singleton, and Kenyon
Coleman will not re-sign.
There is a decent chance Colombo comes back, but I don't see it
happening if a deal doesn't get done before the start of free
agency. We are probably going to make a run at Leonard Davis
and I don't see us giving big money to three offensive lineman
especially to Colombo who was solid, but not really worthy of big
money. I would like to have Coleman back, but his performance
from last season will draw plenty of interest from other teams.
Sign
G/T Leonard Davis - We are rumored to be extremely interested
in acquiring his services. I'm not a fan of his. He is huge and
extremely talented, but he is soft and he hasn't lived up to his
status as the #2 overall pick. I would much rather have Kris
Dielman for the price we will have to pay. The winning bidder for
this underachiever will give him a six year deal worth between 30 &
35 million.
The main positive I see in bringing in Davis is his versatility. He
played left tackle last season, right tackle his first few seasons, but
he was at his best when he played guard. If we lose Colombo, he
would play which ever position we couldn't plug in with an unknown.
McQuistan, Procter, Rivera, and Fabini would all be vying for the
final O-line spot even though they don't all play the same position.
We would take the best of those four and plug in Davis at the other
spot on the right side. Then, we will probably use a first day pick at
whichever spot Davis doesn't fit into.
Tim Rattay - This guy seems to be the perfect fit for backup
quarterback. His career stats are really good, and his playing style
is similar to Tony Romo's. Rattay is definitely a guy who can come
in and play pretty well for a short stretch of games.
Tully Banta-Cain - We need some help rushing the passer with
Greg Ellis's future in doubt. Banta-Cain isn't a great player, but he
is a decent player who still has some upside. These are the types
of guys you want to sign. Banta-Cain's best football is ahead of
him. If Ellis can't come back, Tully would be a guy that could step
in and get seven sacks a year which is pretty good for a mid-level
guy. This guy will cost us at least 5 years and 20 million.
K Martin Gramatica - I don't see why we would bring back
Gramatica. He did a good job for us. We should bring in a rookie
to compete with him and we should be okay at kicker.
Other Big Name Options
G Kris Dielman
G Eric Steinbach
CB Nate Clements
FS Deon Grant
OLB Adalius Thomas
Overview
I would be happy if we came out of free agency with those four
guys. Those signing would mean we were very active in free
agency, but it also means that we didn't throw away our future to
get better now. Filling our major needs at offensive line and
outside linebacker allows us to focus on getting a free safety and
wide receiver with our first two draft picks.
Discuss at The Cowboys-Fan.com Blog
This is my final attempt at correctly guessing who the Cowboys will
sign in free agency. These names aren't necessarily who I think we
should sign, but rather who we will sign.
All RFAs and ERFAs will be re-signed.
Drew Bledsoe will be cut.
Marc Colombo, Al Johnson, Al Singleton, and Kenyon
Coleman will not re-sign.
There is a decent chance Colombo comes back, but I don't see it
happening if a deal doesn't get done before the start of free
agency. We are probably going to make a run at Leonard Davis
and I don't see us giving big money to three offensive lineman
especially to Colombo who was solid, but not really worthy of big
money. I would like to have Coleman back, but his performance
from last season will draw plenty of interest from other teams.
Sign
G/T Leonard Davis - We are rumored to be extremely interested
in acquiring his services. I'm not a fan of his. He is huge and
extremely talented, but he is soft and he hasn't lived up to his
status as the #2 overall pick. I would much rather have Kris
Dielman for the price we will have to pay. The winning bidder for
this underachiever will give him a six year deal worth between 30 &
35 million.
The main positive I see in bringing in Davis is his versatility. He
played left tackle last season, right tackle his first few seasons, but
he was at his best when he played guard. If we lose Colombo, he
would play which ever position we couldn't plug in with an unknown.
McQuistan, Procter, Rivera, and Fabini would all be vying for the
final O-line spot even though they don't all play the same position.
We would take the best of those four and plug in Davis at the other
spot on the right side. Then, we will probably use a first day pick at
whichever spot Davis doesn't fit into.
Tim Rattay - This guy seems to be the perfect fit for backup
quarterback. His career stats are really good, and his playing style
is similar to Tony Romo's. Rattay is definitely a guy who can come
in and play pretty well for a short stretch of games.
Tully Banta-Cain - We need some help rushing the passer with
Greg Ellis's future in doubt. Banta-Cain isn't a great player, but he
is a decent player who still has some upside. These are the types
of guys you want to sign. Banta-Cain's best football is ahead of
him. If Ellis can't come back, Tully would be a guy that could step
in and get seven sacks a year which is pretty good for a mid-level
guy. This guy will cost us at least 5 years and 20 million.
K Martin Gramatica - I don't see why we would bring back
Gramatica. He did a good job for us. We should bring in a rookie
to compete with him and we should be okay at kicker.
Other Big Name Options
G Kris Dielman
G Eric Steinbach
CB Nate Clements
FS Deon Grant
OLB Adalius Thomas
Overview
I would be happy if we came out of free agency with those four
guys. Those signing would mean we were very active in free
agency, but it also means that we didn't throw away our future to
get better now. Filling our major needs at offensive line and
outside linebacker allows us to focus on getting a free safety and
wide receiver with our first two draft picks.
Discuss at The Cowboys-Fan.com Blog