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2007 SCHEDULE
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
| Cowboy's Trivia Question of the Week! Who is the oldest player on the Cowboys' roster? Last Week's Answer: Danny White |
TIM'S GRUMBLINGS
By: Tim Moran
1. Well the Cowboys preseason wrapped up to a 2-2 finish. Well
listen, I am not one to put much merit into preseason. The Colts
went 1-3 last preseason and the Raiders went 3-1. And the
Cowboys team I think was the greatest ever, the 1992 team, went 1-
4. So you cannot put much into the wins and losses. The
preseasons main purpose is to look and evaluate players and
make sure the coaching staff is communicating with each other and
the players on the level they want. Plus it gets the players getting
into the football sync. Players though do not go all out and for this
you cannot really judge how the team will be in the season
because the mindset is to different. The only thing it does is it
gives the Cowboys a good sense of feeling good about themselves
in terms of the wins and not to get completely complacent with the
losses.
2. It puzzles me that the Dallas media answer fans emails about not
to jump on the Super Bowl bandwagon after the 2 preseason wins
and say it is only exhibition football and you can't put much merit
into it. As I stated in my previous point I agree, but when the
Cowboys lost the game against the Texans, guys like Jacques
Taylor and Randy Galloway say don't count on the Super Bowl if
they play this way. Well does this mean the losses have more merit
than the wins? Yeah right. IF the sins have no merit the losses
should to. Be consistent media.
3. Another thing that puzzled me during the training camp was the
Camp Cupcake story. I mean you look around the league and
some camps are run even more softer than what the Cowboys
have run. The fact that the Cowboys are the Cowboys mean that
whatever happens will be magnified three times over. A softer
camp could also mean the team will not wear down in the final
month of the regular season like last year.
4. Amazing how nothing has been made of TO this year. Probably
because Phillips , Tony Romo, receivers coach Ray Sherman have
a good relationship. I am not saying TO will not have a distraction.
There will be one, I don't what it will be but it will happen, just
watch. But when we look at hindset of this distraction, it will be
nothing. I don't hear anymore overdosing pill jokes anymore.
5. Terance Newmans' injury scares me. I would rather him miss the
first game in order for him to be close to 100% for the season then
to play in the opener and for him aggravate the injury and be
hampered with it all season long. All I know is that if I am the
Giants, I would go for Newman and test the injury out.
6. Puzzles me that with Newman’s injury and the lack of quality
depth at corner that the Cowboys would cut Aaron Glenn. We not
only loss a good third corner but the locker room leadership the
team will need.
7. I was never worried with Greg Ellis' injury because I felt he was
not really going to be a factor this season. I fact, I am surprised he
lasted this long. Anthony Spencer I think will be fine this year but
he is a rookie and will make rookie mistakes and we better
remember that.
8. I was one of those that worried about Tony Romo's brush with
celebrity would cause not for him to be distracted and lose sight or
priorities but that it would get to his head and become arrogant
and have a bad year. Obviously this does not look like the case
and he seems to be handling it fine. Great. I feel too much is being
made by the missed snap last year and he will be fine. He now has
a whole training camp with a new offense and head coach with him
as the starting QB in mind. He will probably not be the second
coming of Staubach or Aikman but he will be a good QB for many
years to come and I feel he will lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl
or two.
9. I am excited about this new 3-4 defense and am glad that the
scheme will not be a predictable as last year where Demarcus
Ware was the only one rushing the passer.
10. Overall I feel the Cowboys will finish 11-5 and win the NFC East
this year.
11. You know with Wade Wilson being suspended for 5 games for
using HGH, don't be surprised if we find some other instances of
HGH being used this year. But this is the first of a coach being
suspended for this.
12. Also enough with how the Browns will do this year. Yeah we
have their number 1 pick and it fill probably be a high pick also. But
lets not jump the gun and think the Cowboys are going to draft
Arkansas RB Darren McFadden. Remember a few years ago the
Buffalo Bills pick was supposed to be a top 5 pick? Well it was
closer to number 20. So even though I am picking the Browns to go
6-10 this year because the division is just too strong with
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Baltimore in it, I am not going to be
making weekly visits to see how the Browns have tanked. Ask me
in December and then I will look.
13. This is late I know but Michael Irvin’s' speech at the Hall of
Fame was great. Of course I loved and hated Irvin when he was in
the boys, because of his great play and work ethic on the field and
because of the off-field trouble and arrogance and still have not
forgiven him for asking for a trade before the 1997 season. But I
have never seen someone seem so apologetic for receiving an
award. I mean, you should not have to apologize for receiving a
high honor but he chose to live that lifestyle and I am glad that he
apologized for this and maybe now I and he can move on.
14. I have already jumped on the bandwagon from Peter King on SI.
com, on the prices of preseason game. Why must the NFL charge
full price for these games when the players you want to see don't
play and the ones you do want to see play only do so for a series
or a quarter? Or some teams force you to buy preseason tickets
before you can buy regular season tickets. It is a rip off.
15. I have been looking at Norm Hitzges book Greatest Team Ever.
It has a lot of interesting stories behind the scenes about the
Cowboys teams of the 90's. The main point about the team is that
we were surrounded by greatness. I know at the time I knew the
team was on its way to establish themselves as the team of the
nineties and was a great team and it kind of took its own turn at
that after they won the third Super Bowl of that decade. But now
after looking at the book and thinking back, it was one of the
greatest teams ever and we were all a witness to it. For good and
bad, that circus was perhaps the greatest ever. Brings back many
good memories.
By: Tim Moran
1. Well the Cowboys preseason wrapped up to a 2-2 finish. Well
listen, I am not one to put much merit into preseason. The Colts
went 1-3 last preseason and the Raiders went 3-1. And the
Cowboys team I think was the greatest ever, the 1992 team, went 1-
4. So you cannot put much into the wins and losses. The
preseasons main purpose is to look and evaluate players and
make sure the coaching staff is communicating with each other and
the players on the level they want. Plus it gets the players getting
into the football sync. Players though do not go all out and for this
you cannot really judge how the team will be in the season
because the mindset is to different. The only thing it does is it
gives the Cowboys a good sense of feeling good about themselves
in terms of the wins and not to get completely complacent with the
losses.
2. It puzzles me that the Dallas media answer fans emails about not
to jump on the Super Bowl bandwagon after the 2 preseason wins
and say it is only exhibition football and you can't put much merit
into it. As I stated in my previous point I agree, but when the
Cowboys lost the game against the Texans, guys like Jacques
Taylor and Randy Galloway say don't count on the Super Bowl if
they play this way. Well does this mean the losses have more merit
than the wins? Yeah right. IF the sins have no merit the losses
should to. Be consistent media.
3. Another thing that puzzled me during the training camp was the
Camp Cupcake story. I mean you look around the league and
some camps are run even more softer than what the Cowboys
have run. The fact that the Cowboys are the Cowboys mean that
whatever happens will be magnified three times over. A softer
camp could also mean the team will not wear down in the final
month of the regular season like last year.
4. Amazing how nothing has been made of TO this year. Probably
because Phillips , Tony Romo, receivers coach Ray Sherman have
a good relationship. I am not saying TO will not have a distraction.
There will be one, I don't what it will be but it will happen, just
watch. But when we look at hindset of this distraction, it will be
nothing. I don't hear anymore overdosing pill jokes anymore.
5. Terance Newmans' injury scares me. I would rather him miss the
first game in order for him to be close to 100% for the season then
to play in the opener and for him aggravate the injury and be
hampered with it all season long. All I know is that if I am the
Giants, I would go for Newman and test the injury out.
6. Puzzles me that with Newman’s injury and the lack of quality
depth at corner that the Cowboys would cut Aaron Glenn. We not
only loss a good third corner but the locker room leadership the
team will need.
7. I was never worried with Greg Ellis' injury because I felt he was
not really going to be a factor this season. I fact, I am surprised he
lasted this long. Anthony Spencer I think will be fine this year but
he is a rookie and will make rookie mistakes and we better
remember that.
8. I was one of those that worried about Tony Romo's brush with
celebrity would cause not for him to be distracted and lose sight or
priorities but that it would get to his head and become arrogant
and have a bad year. Obviously this does not look like the case
and he seems to be handling it fine. Great. I feel too much is being
made by the missed snap last year and he will be fine. He now has
a whole training camp with a new offense and head coach with him
as the starting QB in mind. He will probably not be the second
coming of Staubach or Aikman but he will be a good QB for many
years to come and I feel he will lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl
or two.
9. I am excited about this new 3-4 defense and am glad that the
scheme will not be a predictable as last year where Demarcus
Ware was the only one rushing the passer.
10. Overall I feel the Cowboys will finish 11-5 and win the NFC East
this year.
11. You know with Wade Wilson being suspended for 5 games for
using HGH, don't be surprised if we find some other instances of
HGH being used this year. But this is the first of a coach being
suspended for this.
12. Also enough with how the Browns will do this year. Yeah we
have their number 1 pick and it fill probably be a high pick also. But
lets not jump the gun and think the Cowboys are going to draft
Arkansas RB Darren McFadden. Remember a few years ago the
Buffalo Bills pick was supposed to be a top 5 pick? Well it was
closer to number 20. So even though I am picking the Browns to go
6-10 this year because the division is just too strong with
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Baltimore in it, I am not going to be
making weekly visits to see how the Browns have tanked. Ask me
in December and then I will look.
13. This is late I know but Michael Irvin’s' speech at the Hall of
Fame was great. Of course I loved and hated Irvin when he was in
the boys, because of his great play and work ethic on the field and
because of the off-field trouble and arrogance and still have not
forgiven him for asking for a trade before the 1997 season. But I
have never seen someone seem so apologetic for receiving an
award. I mean, you should not have to apologize for receiving a
high honor but he chose to live that lifestyle and I am glad that he
apologized for this and maybe now I and he can move on.
14. I have already jumped on the bandwagon from Peter King on SI.
com, on the prices of preseason game. Why must the NFL charge
full price for these games when the players you want to see don't
play and the ones you do want to see play only do so for a series
or a quarter? Or some teams force you to buy preseason tickets
before you can buy regular season tickets. It is a rip off.
15. I have been looking at Norm Hitzges book Greatest Team Ever.
It has a lot of interesting stories behind the scenes about the
Cowboys teams of the 90's. The main point about the team is that
we were surrounded by greatness. I know at the time I knew the
team was on its way to establish themselves as the team of the
nineties and was a great team and it kind of took its own turn at
that after they won the third Super Bowl of that decade. But now
after looking at the book and thinking back, it was one of the
greatest teams ever and we were all a witness to it. For good and
bad, that circus was perhaps the greatest ever. Brings back many
good memories.
NFC East Breakdown: Philadelphia Eagles
The biggest competition for the division race should be the Eagles.
They seem to end up winning the division every year and it could
happen this year as well. They won the it last year without Donovan
McNabb so imagine how they could be with him.
All-in-all this is a good football team, but it definitely has its fair
share of weaknesses. On offense, everything hinges on Donovan
McNabb. He is the best quarterback in the NFC when healthy.
Problem is, he seems to get hurt nearly every year. If he gets hurt
they are in trouble because they don't have Jeff Garcia any more.
A.J. Feeley is a solid backup, but he wouldn't get the job done for
an extended period of time.
When McNabb is healthy, this offense is extremely potent. They
have a powerful offensive line that always seems to give Dallas
trouble. They can ram the ball down teams throats if needed. Their
receivers are below average, but Brian Westbrook and L.J. Smith
along with the receivers give McNabb enough options because they
always seem to be a top flight passing team.
The main question mark on this team is the front seven. They have
declining veterans at defensive end and experience at defensive
tackle and linebacker. They better hope Takeo Spikes still has
plenty left our this team will struggle to stop the run without Trotter.
Their secondary is good every year and this year should be no
exception. Brian Dawkins is the best safety in the NFC and Sheldon
Brown and Lito Sheppard make a very good corner tandem. Sean
Considine at strong safety is a mild concern, but he isn't that bad.
Special teams are always a strength of this team. David Akers has
battled injuries, but he is one of the best kickers in the NFL. Punter
Dirk Johnson and KR/PR Reno Mahe are probably slightly below
average. This team always seems to have really stout coverage
teams though.
Overall, I think the Eagles are a good team. With Andy Reid they
always seem to be in the hunt for the division title. I don't think they
are as talented as Dallas but you can't discount them because they
know how to win. We were the superior team most of last year and
they still came back and stole the division.
I see this being the year the Cowboys finally break through and win
the division. The Eagles will make it tough though as I expect them
to win ten games again this season.
The biggest competition for the division race should be the Eagles.
They seem to end up winning the division every year and it could
happen this year as well. They won the it last year without Donovan
McNabb so imagine how they could be with him.
All-in-all this is a good football team, but it definitely has its fair
share of weaknesses. On offense, everything hinges on Donovan
McNabb. He is the best quarterback in the NFC when healthy.
Problem is, he seems to get hurt nearly every year. If he gets hurt
they are in trouble because they don't have Jeff Garcia any more.
A.J. Feeley is a solid backup, but he wouldn't get the job done for
an extended period of time.
When McNabb is healthy, this offense is extremely potent. They
have a powerful offensive line that always seems to give Dallas
trouble. They can ram the ball down teams throats if needed. Their
receivers are below average, but Brian Westbrook and L.J. Smith
along with the receivers give McNabb enough options because they
always seem to be a top flight passing team.
The main question mark on this team is the front seven. They have
declining veterans at defensive end and experience at defensive
tackle and linebacker. They better hope Takeo Spikes still has
plenty left our this team will struggle to stop the run without Trotter.
Their secondary is good every year and this year should be no
exception. Brian Dawkins is the best safety in the NFC and Sheldon
Brown and Lito Sheppard make a very good corner tandem. Sean
Considine at strong safety is a mild concern, but he isn't that bad.
Special teams are always a strength of this team. David Akers has
battled injuries, but he is one of the best kickers in the NFL. Punter
Dirk Johnson and KR/PR Reno Mahe are probably slightly below
average. This team always seems to have really stout coverage
teams though.
Overall, I think the Eagles are a good team. With Andy Reid they
always seem to be in the hunt for the division title. I don't think they
are as talented as Dallas but you can't discount them because they
know how to win. We were the superior team most of last year and
they still came back and stole the division.
I see this being the year the Cowboys finally break through and win
the division. The Eagles will make it tough though as I expect them
to win ten games again this season.