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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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Breakin' Down the Roster: Fullbacks/Tight Ends
One intriguing storyline that will fly under the radar this summer will
be who wins the 11th spot on the offense. You have your five
lineman, your two receivers, the quarterback, a tight end, and a
running back, but what about the other spot. This will be a battle
between Anthony Fasano and two young fullbacks.
Anthony Fasano certainly should be a starter since we did spend a
2nd round pick on him, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
Jason Garrett seems intent on bringing the fullback back into the
offense. I will say though that the best player of the bunch will start
because if one thing is clear about Wade Phillips, it is that he gets
the best players on the field no matter if he fits exactly what the
coach is looking for in a prototype. He will build his defense around
the players he has, and he will expect Garrett and Sparano to do
the same with the offense.
The two guys I see battling Fasano for the starting spots are
fullbacks Deon Anderson and Oliver Hoyte. Lousaka Polite is
amazingly still on the roster after doing absolutely nothing for three
seasons. He should be as good as gone. Anderson is a rookie
with good upside. He seems to be what Garrett is looking for with
his combination of athleticism, blocking, and pass catching ability.
Only time will tell though if he will be a good player. Just because
he is the prototype doesn't mean he can play football.
Oliver Hoyte doesn't fit the prototype Garrett wants because he
doesn't have good hands, but this dude can block so unless
Anderson is the second coming of Moose in his first season, expect
Hoyte to at last carve his niche as the bruising blocking fullback if
he can return to early season form. I'm interested to see how Hoyte
plays this season. At the beginning of the year, he was a
dominating blocker. He had never played the position before and
he was having fun just blowing people up. By about the sixth game
though I think he realized playing fullback as fun as he thought. He
had some nagging injuries that slowed him down and the front
office seemed to sour on him a bit. Hopefully he can turn it around
next season.
If I had to guess who would start, I would probably say that it
depends on what package we start the game in. Anthony Fasano
will get his reps because he is a decent player who gives our
offense another pass catcher. One of the fullbacks will play too
though because Fasano isn't a good enough blocker to
consistently supplement the running game. Its pretty safe to say
that it will be a position by committee with two or three solid players
contributing. The only guy I can see winning the job outright is
Anderson because he is a good blocker and receiver, but I don't
see that happening because he is just a rookie.
As far as the guys who will end up on the opening day roster, I'd
say your guess is as good as mine. We have absolutely no quality
depth at tight end behind Witten and Fasano. Tony Curtis will
probably be the 3rd tight end, but I wouldn't be totally surprised if
we only keep two on the roster. Again, you don't keep guys at
certain positions because the Madden roster breakdown tells you
you should. A 3rd TE will have to excel on special teams to make
the team. I'm not sure how good a special teams guy Curtis is. We
will keep two fullbacks because of the lack of depth at tight end and
the special teams talent at the position. Oliver Hoye and Deon
Anderson can make the team as special teams players alone.
One intriguing storyline that will fly under the radar this summer will
be who wins the 11th spot on the offense. You have your five
lineman, your two receivers, the quarterback, a tight end, and a
running back, but what about the other spot. This will be a battle
between Anthony Fasano and two young fullbacks.
Anthony Fasano certainly should be a starter since we did spend a
2nd round pick on him, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
Jason Garrett seems intent on bringing the fullback back into the
offense. I will say though that the best player of the bunch will start
because if one thing is clear about Wade Phillips, it is that he gets
the best players on the field no matter if he fits exactly what the
coach is looking for in a prototype. He will build his defense around
the players he has, and he will expect Garrett and Sparano to do
the same with the offense.
The two guys I see battling Fasano for the starting spots are
fullbacks Deon Anderson and Oliver Hoyte. Lousaka Polite is
amazingly still on the roster after doing absolutely nothing for three
seasons. He should be as good as gone. Anderson is a rookie
with good upside. He seems to be what Garrett is looking for with
his combination of athleticism, blocking, and pass catching ability.
Only time will tell though if he will be a good player. Just because
he is the prototype doesn't mean he can play football.
Oliver Hoyte doesn't fit the prototype Garrett wants because he
doesn't have good hands, but this dude can block so unless
Anderson is the second coming of Moose in his first season, expect
Hoyte to at last carve his niche as the bruising blocking fullback if
he can return to early season form. I'm interested to see how Hoyte
plays this season. At the beginning of the year, he was a
dominating blocker. He had never played the position before and
he was having fun just blowing people up. By about the sixth game
though I think he realized playing fullback as fun as he thought. He
had some nagging injuries that slowed him down and the front
office seemed to sour on him a bit. Hopefully he can turn it around
next season.
If I had to guess who would start, I would probably say that it
depends on what package we start the game in. Anthony Fasano
will get his reps because he is a decent player who gives our
offense another pass catcher. One of the fullbacks will play too
though because Fasano isn't a good enough blocker to
consistently supplement the running game. Its pretty safe to say
that it will be a position by committee with two or three solid players
contributing. The only guy I can see winning the job outright is
Anderson because he is a good blocker and receiver, but I don't
see that happening because he is just a rookie.
As far as the guys who will end up on the opening day roster, I'd
say your guess is as good as mine. We have absolutely no quality
depth at tight end behind Witten and Fasano. Tony Curtis will
probably be the 3rd tight end, but I wouldn't be totally surprised if
we only keep two on the roster. Again, you don't keep guys at
certain positions because the Madden roster breakdown tells you
you should. A 3rd TE will have to excel on special teams to make
the team. I'm not sure how good a special teams guy Curtis is. We
will keep two fullbacks because of the lack of depth at tight end and
the special teams talent at the position. Oliver Hoye and Deon
Anderson can make the team as special teams players alone.
Good Move
Tony Romo needs to go into the season knowing he is the Man
and needs to prove himself. Quinn would have been a good
insurance policy but it would have been another media firestorm if
the Boys got him. Besides, most scouts had said that believe he
was a good quarterback but not a great one, not worth the price of
getting in the first ten picks or so. So why get a guy to tutor for two
years or so to rebuild when the pieces are in places right now to
compete. I believe Romo is the real deal as far as a good starting
quarterback. Will he be Staubach or Aikman. No he won't. But he
will be better than what the Cowboys have seen since Aikman
retired. And he needs to play without someone looking over his
back. I just have a feeling that this move will be looked upon the
way the Cowboys passed on Randy Moss. Other teams passed on
him but the Cowboys are criticized the most for not. Now from the
looks of things, it looks like a good move to pass on him. For the
record I felt they should not have drafted him. The Cowboys were
in too many headlines for the wrong reasons and the last thing
they needed was more controversy. So only in time will we know if
this was a good move. Besides the Cowboys will have 2 first round
picks and considering the Browns have only had 1 winning season
since returning in 1999, at worst it could be top 15. But like many
Cowboys fans everywhere, we are rooting for every Browns
opponent next year including the Steelers.
Knife On the Way Out
The Cowboys could not have waited for the beast to leave to get all
tough. Now that Parcells is gone players like TO and Julius Jones
are jumping on him. TO was not surprising that he reacted this
way. I was more surprised that he participated in mini-camp. But
Julius Jones reaction was surprising. I mean every workplace when
the head boss leaves, there is going to be people who have to
adjust. The Rangers are going through the same thing. It is natural
for any pro team to hire a guy that is different from the regime
before. I mean would it have made sense for the Cowboys to hire
Tom Coughlin to follow Parcells? No. So you hire a guy who is
different. As far as the backlash from players, I mean we all knew
Owens was going to say something and what he said was not all
that controversial considering what he has said in the past but the
media have to ham it up to make it a worthy story. Jones on the
other hand said he felt like a robot last year on the team. Well, if
Phillips is letting you decide how to hit the hole yourself, than you
better have a good year Jones and back it up. Of course he
probably will because it is a contract year.
Enough of the Parcells bashing. He left a better team here then
when he arrived. I mean it was a failure because the Boys did not
win the Super Bowl and no playoff wins or division titles.
But the Boys have the pieces in place to compete in the next few
years. Really, was there ever any optimism during the Dave Campo
era? If there had been only two openings and those openings were
the Cowboys and Raiders and all the coaching candidates that
were interviewed had their choice, where are they going to
choose? Of course, Phillips does not have to do much tweaking
with the system in place, they know the 3-4 and mostly every
starter is returning so from that part, Parcells did contribute.
Metroplex Gains While Dallas Loses
12. Went to the Metroplex to see a Ranger game and got to see
the construction of the new Cowboys stadium. I just come to think
that with the recent news of the Metroplex getting the Super Bowl in
2011 that what a big deal it is for the area. But still I feel Dallas
dropped the ball. I mean why do you not want to build the stadium
in Dallas. I mean it was the same politics that forced the Clint
Murchinson to build Texas Stadium in Irving. I mean Irving was still
in Dallas County at least. These are the Cowboys!!! To have the
stadium in the Fair Park/Cotton Bowl area would have been a wise
move. And Jones is paying for half of the stadium. The Indianapolis
Colt's stadium is going to be payed all from taxpayer money. I just
don't think it is right for the Dallas Cowboys to not play their home
games in Dallas. I mean the stadium is still going to be the best in
the league and the fans will still travel to Arlington to watch but lets
just hope they do not take a page out of a certain MLB teams way
of handling of their name and begin to call their team the Dallas
Cowboys of Arlington. It just does not seem right. Of course the
Giants and Jets play their games in New Jersey. Not even the same
state.
By: Tim Moran
The Mansion Sports Blog
Tony Romo needs to go into the season knowing he is the Man
and needs to prove himself. Quinn would have been a good
insurance policy but it would have been another media firestorm if
the Boys got him. Besides, most scouts had said that believe he
was a good quarterback but not a great one, not worth the price of
getting in the first ten picks or so. So why get a guy to tutor for two
years or so to rebuild when the pieces are in places right now to
compete. I believe Romo is the real deal as far as a good starting
quarterback. Will he be Staubach or Aikman. No he won't. But he
will be better than what the Cowboys have seen since Aikman
retired. And he needs to play without someone looking over his
back. I just have a feeling that this move will be looked upon the
way the Cowboys passed on Randy Moss. Other teams passed on
him but the Cowboys are criticized the most for not. Now from the
looks of things, it looks like a good move to pass on him. For the
record I felt they should not have drafted him. The Cowboys were
in too many headlines for the wrong reasons and the last thing
they needed was more controversy. So only in time will we know if
this was a good move. Besides the Cowboys will have 2 first round
picks and considering the Browns have only had 1 winning season
since returning in 1999, at worst it could be top 15. But like many
Cowboys fans everywhere, we are rooting for every Browns
opponent next year including the Steelers.
Knife On the Way Out
The Cowboys could not have waited for the beast to leave to get all
tough. Now that Parcells is gone players like TO and Julius Jones
are jumping on him. TO was not surprising that he reacted this
way. I was more surprised that he participated in mini-camp. But
Julius Jones reaction was surprising. I mean every workplace when
the head boss leaves, there is going to be people who have to
adjust. The Rangers are going through the same thing. It is natural
for any pro team to hire a guy that is different from the regime
before. I mean would it have made sense for the Cowboys to hire
Tom Coughlin to follow Parcells? No. So you hire a guy who is
different. As far as the backlash from players, I mean we all knew
Owens was going to say something and what he said was not all
that controversial considering what he has said in the past but the
media have to ham it up to make it a worthy story. Jones on the
other hand said he felt like a robot last year on the team. Well, if
Phillips is letting you decide how to hit the hole yourself, than you
better have a good year Jones and back it up. Of course he
probably will because it is a contract year.
Enough of the Parcells bashing. He left a better team here then
when he arrived. I mean it was a failure because the Boys did not
win the Super Bowl and no playoff wins or division titles.
But the Boys have the pieces in place to compete in the next few
years. Really, was there ever any optimism during the Dave Campo
era? If there had been only two openings and those openings were
the Cowboys and Raiders and all the coaching candidates that
were interviewed had their choice, where are they going to
choose? Of course, Phillips does not have to do much tweaking
with the system in place, they know the 3-4 and mostly every
starter is returning so from that part, Parcells did contribute.
Metroplex Gains While Dallas Loses
12. Went to the Metroplex to see a Ranger game and got to see
the construction of the new Cowboys stadium. I just come to think
that with the recent news of the Metroplex getting the Super Bowl in
2011 that what a big deal it is for the area. But still I feel Dallas
dropped the ball. I mean why do you not want to build the stadium
in Dallas. I mean it was the same politics that forced the Clint
Murchinson to build Texas Stadium in Irving. I mean Irving was still
in Dallas County at least. These are the Cowboys!!! To have the
stadium in the Fair Park/Cotton Bowl area would have been a wise
move. And Jones is paying for half of the stadium. The Indianapolis
Colt's stadium is going to be payed all from taxpayer money. I just
don't think it is right for the Dallas Cowboys to not play their home
games in Dallas. I mean the stadium is still going to be the best in
the league and the fans will still travel to Arlington to watch but lets
just hope they do not take a page out of a certain MLB teams way
of handling of their name and begin to call their team the Dallas
Cowboys of Arlington. It just does not seem right. Of course the
Giants and Jets play their games in New Jersey. Not even the same
state.
By: Tim Moran
The Mansion Sports Blog