The Landry Hat (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Dallas Cowboys have officially been struck by the injury bug. Ken Hamlin is out 2 to 4 weeks. Marc Colombo could miss the season with a broken foot. Left corner Mike Jenkins has a bicep injury. Flozell Adams and Kyle Kosier have ankle injuries. The offensive line is in bad shape and the Cowboys don’t have kids at back [...]
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
More photos » by Jim Prisching - AP Submitted without comment. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) Browse more photos » On the Cowboys final drive, after Tony Romo threw his touchdown fade to Roy Williams, the cameras captured Flozell Adams shaking Romo's hand, thanking him for continuing to play on a day when too many of his offensive teammates didn't have the spark. Dallas came to town content and...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
A collection of notes and one offs while we wait for the weekend: Cue the Dancing Elephants The Cowboys were an awful screen team in recent years, a big letdown since they excelled at this play during Tom Landry's reign. Jason Garrett has not gotten much credit for returning the screen to the Cowboys arsenal. He didn't run it as much as he could have last year, but screens to backs and tight ends worked...
Extra Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Ashlee Simpson is defending big sis Jessica 's controversial curves. "It's disgusting that people would say those things," Ashlee tells Women's Healt h magazine. Jessica was mocked in an NFL ad last month in which a cartoon Dallas Cowboys Marion Barber says, "Man, I still can't believe Tony [Romo] dated Jessica Simpson, even after she blew up bigger than Flozell Adams!" Ashlee goes...
Field Gulls (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Above we can see where the blitz broke down. Browse more photos » That drive was another pin in the Seahawks hopes. Seattle barely budged the ball before Jon Ryan and Seattle's coverage unit combined to undo the Seahawks field position advantage. The resulting drive would sap what was left of Seattle's comeback chances. Marion Barber scurried for six...
Field Gulls (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More photos » by LM Otero - AP Jordan Babineaux showed great spacing by consistently hitting his man before the first down marker. Felix Jones was able to spin through for the first. Browse more photos » Today I finish up with last weekend's game notes. I rewatched the second quarter last night and I had an absolute blast. Here are my notes and highlights. We left off with Seattle pulling...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by LM Otero - AP Romo and the Cowboys' 1,627 pounds of etched-in-granite. Browse more photos » Timing. Chemistry. The "This-Ain't-Our-First-Rodeo'' Factor. Understanding of the importance of all this when it comes to offensive-line play tends to get avalanched as an NFL season trudges on. ... buried under everything from the excitement of a new toy ( Miles Austin 's record-setting...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
While starters such as Anthony Spencer , Flozell Adams , and Miles Austin were pulled from the game with the Cowboys up by four touchdowns on the Seahawks, QB Tony Romo remained. Why? From Calvin Watkins: Phillips said the team wanted to take Romo out with about nine minutes left, but when the Seahawks scored with 8:40 to play in the fourth quarter cutting the Cowboys lead to 38-17, it gave the coach...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
More photos » by LM Otero - AP Patrick Crayton got his BTB game ball. Browse more photos » It's time to hand out game balls for the Cowboys' home victory against the Falcon s! We've got one for a player from each unit: offense, defense, special teams. We've even got one for the coaching staff. Offense Tony Romo - What Romo did on Sunday was both methodical and amazing. Leading into the...
Voodoo Warrior (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
A few random musings about the NFL, for no particular reason ... There is too much money being thrown around in the NFL. The Cowboys signed Demarcus Ware, a defensive lineman, to a six year, $78 Million contract yesterday. Demarcus is one of the best linemen in the league, young, and should have a very productive future ... but $78 Million? $40 Million is guaranteed, which means if he blows out a knee...
Extra Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Jessica Simpson admits she's faked her curves. "I have worn butt pads ... lol :)" the singer, 29, posted on Twitter Friday. After a Twitter follower sneered, "I highly doubt god's plan for you is bigger than your ass," Simpson -- who has been criticized for her fluctuating weight -- responded, "The G in the word God is capitalized. My a** is small actually." Simpson is...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Though not considered serious, a few more starters - Marion Barber (fractured thumb), DeMarcus Ware (stress fracture in foot), and Leonard Davis (fractured thumb) - will add new injuries to the team report. Phillips said Ware had been experiencing foot pain for the last couple of weeks, and an MRI revealed the fracture. "It's not a major injury," Phillips said. "It's something he can...
The Star Celeb (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
According to The Plastic Surgery Channel an apology has been issued by Fox on behalf of Jessica Simpson for their animated skit on October 11th making fun of her weight on the pre-game show, FOX NFL Sunday. While some may have thought it was funny most thought it was downright cruel. Marion Barber compares Jessica to Flozell Adams who is a 6’7”, 340-pound offensive lineman for the Cowboys....
The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Last Sunday's Fox NFL pregame show featured a cartoon that mocked the Dallas Cowboys players and organization, along with Jessica Simpson's weight . A cartoon version of Marion Barber wondered how Tony Romo dated Jessica "after she blew up like (350-pound lineman) Flozell Adams." Later, cartoon coach Wade Phillips asked: "Say Tony, is Jessica around? We could use a defensive tackle!"...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
A cartoon skit airing during Fox's NFL Sunday mocked Jessica Simpson for her supposed weight gain. Simpson, who used to date Dallas Cowboy Tony Romo, is laughed about by cartoon versions of Romo's teammates and coach. The cartoon version of Marion Barber remarks, "Man, I still can't believe Tony dated Jessica Simpson, even after she blew up bigger than Flozell Adams!" Cartoon Jason Witten...
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