Archive for March, 2009

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

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 at [...]

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 said that [...]

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 asked [...]

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.
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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 of [...]

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 was [...]

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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 [...]

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With the departure of All-Pro receiver Terrell Owens, look for the Cowboys to use more of Martellus Bennett. Last year as a rookie he was rarely utilized and recorded 20 receptions for 283 yards and 4 touchdowns. Towards the end of the season the Cowboys and Jason Garrett discovered that they had made a good [...]

The Dallas Morning News reports that the Cowboys could go after now former Jags WR Matt Jones:
A day after his release from an Arkansas jail for a probation violation, Jacksonville cut wide receiver Matt Jones. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones liked Jones entering the 2005 draft, but Jones ended up in Jacksonville [...]