Archive for March, 2009

Woodson Comments On Owens’ Comments on Dallas Departure

Darren Woodson talks about Terrell Owens’ exit from Dallas and Wade Phillips

First Two Cowboys 09 Home Games to be in Prime Time

The Dallas Morning News reports today that the first two Cowboys games will be in prime time: Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones said the first two regular-season home games at the Cowboys new stadium will be in prime time. The Cowboys’ season opener will be [...]

Owens Finally Speaks out

Terrell Owens spoke his true feelings about his departure from Dallas in an interview that will air today on Rogers Sportsnet. “You hear all the speculation, and you talk to the owner of the team, and he reassures you, you’re not going anywhere and then, out of left-field … you get blindsided,” Owens said. He [...]

Wade Phillips Enters 2009 on the Last Year of His Contract

The Dallas Morning News today reminded us that the Cowboys have nothing going on as of yet with coach Wade Phillips, who is entering the final year of his contract in 2009: Cowboys coach Wade Phillips, entering the 2009 season in the final year of a three-year contract, has not requested a contract extension or [...]

A Traveling Carpenter

This off-season has been a revolving door for Wade Phillips and his defensive roster. The team has already suffered (or benefited from) the departure of Roy Williams (safety), Kevin Burnett, and Chris Canty. And now there are reports saying that linebacker and former first round pick Bobby Carpenter is on the trading block. One thing [...]

Landry Statue Moved and Taken to New Stadium

The Dallas Morning News reports that the statue of Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry has been removed and taken to the new stadium of the Cowboys: The bronze statue of legendary Cowboys head coach Tom Landry, which has welcomed Cowboys fans to Texas Stadium since 2001, was removed from its original home in front [...]

WR Hurd Could Have a Big Impact for the Cowboys in 2009

Today’s Dallas Morning News reports that the new go-to guy for the Cowboys taking the place of T.O. in 2009 may be Sam Hurd, who is coming off an injury from 08: With Terrell Owens gone, everybody moves up a peg at wide receiver. Sam Hurd, at present, is No. 4. A year ago, Hurd [...]

Yet Another Surprising Offseason For Cowboys

In what has become their usual manner, Jerry Jones and company have managed to create quite a stir in the offseason. Most notably the release of controversial WR Terrell Owens and some of the team and staff comments about his release. But they have also managed to quietly improve the team from last year’s dismal [...]