Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Dallas Cowboys secondary coach Dave Campo, here with rookie cornerback Mike Mickens (33) may have a top secondary in the works. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » Improved Secondary Play Should Make the New Stadium Blitz City In the last three years, I've probably devoted more lines to analyzing, and ripping the Cowboys mediocre safety play...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
A King County Superior Court jury on Thursday found a well-known Seattle gang member guilty of first-degree murder in the October 2005 shooting of Terrell Milam, who was found dead hours after he allegedly brawled with former Seattle Seahawk Ken Hamlin outside a nightclub.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
A King County Superior Court jury this morning found a well-known Seattle gang member guilty of first-degree murder in the October 2005 shooting of Terrell Milam, who was found dead hours after he allegedly brawled with former Seattle Seahawk Ken Hamlin outside a night club.
Writer's Block (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
Four practices down, one to go, and this summer's football work will be in the books. The Cowboys will be back out at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton at 3:30 p.m. (CST), and you can follow their work here with a live blog. Until then, here is what we saw this morning, beginning with the attendance . . . * Missing practice were Nick Folk (hip), Travis Wilson (knee), Sam Hurd (quad), Miles Austin (hamstring),...
Writer's Block (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
We're just over halfway through this week's mini-camp, three out of the five practices down, two to go tomorrow before the players go their seperate ways for six weeks. Here's what we saw Tuesday, starting with the attendance report. * The only players who seemed to be missing were Felix Jones (calf), Igor Olshansky (back) and rookie linebacker Stephen Hodge (knee). Nine other players were at Standridge...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
In part two of this series, I examine Dallas' effectiveness at creating turnovers, and how the team can return to its 2007 levels. The Incredible Shrinking Interception Totals The '08 Cowboys offer a paradox. How can a team whose passing defense ranking rose from 13th in '07 to 10th, and whose sack totals jumped from 46 in Wade Phillips' first year to a league-leading 58, see its turnover totals drop...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
More photos » by LM Otero - AP Running back Marion Barber and quarterback Tony Romo are two of the many young players who have the Cowboys in position to contend for years to come. Browse more photos » If I were an NFL free agent, there would be two primary factors that would weigh heavy in my choosing of a new destination. Firstly, as in any field, you have to find an employer who will...
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Courtney Brown Alan Ball The biggest playmakers at organized team activities today were a pair of low-profile, third-year defensive backs: cornerback Alan Ball and safety Courtney Brown. Ball had an interception and each player had a couple of deflections, earning praise from teammates and coach Wade Phillips. The performances came one day after the team backtracked on owner Jerry Jones' comment that...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Defense wins . Offense loses. That was the theme of today's organized team activity. The passing game looked, as Roy Williams said, "sloppy" . There were some center-quarterback exchange problems and blown assignments on the O-line. On the other end of the offense's miscues, the defensive backs came up big--particularly Courtney Brown and Alan Ball . Brown showed his cornerback skills by...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
Dallas TE Jason Witten had a good day of OTA workouts Thursday with QB Tony Romo . Witten caught a handful of passes, highlighted by a seam route for a TD between safeties Ken Hamlin and Gerald Sensabaugh , reports the Dallas Morning News .
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer comment on Cowboys moving Greg Ellis. (via NewsDFW ) Hat tip to DCFanatic for the video link. With the Cowboys ready for life after Greg Ellis, fellow linebacker DeMarcus Ware talked about Ellis ' leadership and the business aspect of pro football. "He was a mentor to me when I first came in and also we became really good friends," said defensive end DeMarcus...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
More photos » by Gail Burton - AP Cowboys owner Jerry Jones opted against the " rent-a-leader " method this offseason. After passing on free agents like Ray Lewis, the Cowboys will look for leadership in-house. Browse more photos » Much has been made about the issue of leadership as it pertains to the Dallas Cowboys. Let me first say that I am happy that the team did not go the...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
Just hours after Terrell Milam slipped out of a federal halfway house, went clubbing in Pioneer Square and allegedly fought with then-Seahawks player Ken Hamlin, his body was found splayed on a sidewalk in the upscale Seward Park neighborhood.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/26/2009
Opening statements were made this morning in the murder trial of Omar Norman, accused of fatally shooting Terrell Milam just hours after Milam had slipped out of a federal halfway house, gone clubbing in Pioneer Square, and allegedly gotten into a fight with former Seahawks player Ken Hamlin.
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
OK, it's true. The Dallas Cowboys have definitively talked to Orlando Scandrick about playing some free safety this season. The word is that in certain packages Scandrick will play free safety and that Ken Hamlin will be moving over to the strong safety position. I have this information from a source that is close to the Cowboys and I believe that it is absolutely accurate. It's not sure yet whether...
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