Richard Paolinelli 
Well, if you’re among the Dallas Cowboys that didn’t drink themselves into a coma or hurl themselves out of a window after Friday night’s draft picks… How y’all doing? Want to talk about it? I really don’t, but that’s what they pay me for around here so I … Read more
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We’re in the second half of the opening round of the 2024 NFL Draft, here is a list of my final pick predictions for picks 17-32 tonight made prior to the draft starting. There’s been a lot of changes and a surprise or two so far. How will … Read more
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The 2024 NFL Draft has begun. Here is a list of my final pick predictions for picks 1-16 tonight. This list will be updated with the actual pick as it is made and a brief post-pick comment. So keep checking back throughout the night. A separate post will … Read more
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Here we are, on the eve of the 2024 NFL Draft, and the beleaguered fan base of the Dallas Cowboys turn their weary eyes toward The Star. They’re seeking signs of hope. A reason to believe that this season – the 29th since the last Cowboys’ Super Bowl … Read more
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At the time of this writing, we’re roughly 80 hours from the start of the 2024 NFL Draft. We know the Dallas Cowboys have a lot of holes to fill on the roster. They’ve lost several players to free agency and retirement. They’ve only signed two outside free … Read more
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If Roger Goodell – or any of his replacements – steps up to the podium in Detroit later this week and announces the Cowboys have drafted a tight end, kicker, or a punter… Seriously, I expect all of you to join me at The Star with lit torches … Read more
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With so many more areas of urgent need in next week’s draft, would the Dallas Cowboys spend one of their seven picks on a defensive back? They just moved Markquese Bell back to safety from linebacker. Even without Stephon Gilmore – assuming Trevon Diggs has fully recovered – … Read more
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Given the issues Dallas had at stopping the run in 2023 – along with the retirement of Leighton Vander Esch – the Cowboys must draft a middle linebacker next week. Yes, the free agency signing of Eric Kendricks addressed that concern somewhat. But Kendricks is 32, on a … Read more
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In last year’s draft the Dallas Cowboys decided to address their woeful run defense in the first round. They took defensive tackle Mazi Smith out of Michigan. They come into this year’s draft still needing to address their woeful run defense. Smith is bordering on being a Taco … Read more
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The only certainty going into next week’s draft is that Dallas has so many needs they can’t miss with their first pick. Unless they pick another tight end. But not even Jerry Jones is that crazy. Is he? The majority of the mock drafts flooding the internet with … Read more
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I swear to the Almighty, if the Dallas Cowboys draft a tight end in the 2024 Draft – in any round – I’m going to need bail money. I’m not kidding. Going into last year’s draft I pointed out Dallas’ poor history when drafting a tight end in … Read more
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As mentioned on Thursday, most mock drafts have the Dallas Cowboys going after an offensive lineman with their first pick in the NFL draft in two weeks. A few have them taking lineman in the first two rounds. And I stand by the statement that they do not … Read more
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Most of the mock drafts for next month’s NFL Draft have the Dallas Cowboys laser-focused on taking an offensive lineman. A few have them spending both their 1st and 2nd round picks on the line for that matter. All of them are dead wrong. Should the season start … Read more
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There could be as many as six quarterbacks drafted in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft – with the first three picks expected to come from this position. The current record for most quarterbacks taken in the first round overall is six, set in 1983. Both … Read more
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The curious lack of movement on Dak Prescott’s contract extension continues to fuel speculation regarding the quarterback’s future. Will the Cowboys eventually extend Prescott? Will they simply let him play out his contract and let him go after 2024? They would – at best – get a third … Read more
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Is the time of the tax-payer-funded sports mega-palaces nearing an end? Voters in Kansas City this week may have been the first to draw a line in the sand. They rejected a measure that would replace an already existing tax to help fund a new stadium. The current … Read more
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Just when you thought you couldn’t hate Jerry Jones and the Cowboys’ front office any more than you already do… https://twitter.com/jasrifootball/status/1775715389810319658 Back in the 2016 NFL Draft, Jones Inc. decided to take Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth overall pick in the first round. Then in the second round, … Read more
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It really galls me to say it – and there’s still a lot of things that can happen to change this – but when it comes to the NFC East in 2024 this appears to be true: The Philadelphia Eagles – if the season were to start today … Read more
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You would think, less than three years removed from Henry Ruggs III killing a woman and her dog, NFL players would get the message. Yes, you are in your early 20s. No, you are not invincible. But here we are once again. Over the past weekend, two vehicles … Read more
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Dallas Cowboys linebacker, DeMarvion Overshown, took to Twitter/X recently to defend his team’s quarterback, Dak Prescott. Dak Prescott is the guy we want leading us into battle on GameDay! Stop with all the fake narratives. — DeMarvion Overshown (@AGENT0__) March 30, 2024 Overshown missed his entire rookie season … Read more
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ESPN’s NFL Draft Analyst, Matt Miller, released his full seven-round mock draft this week. You have to be a member of ESPN+ to read it. So I can’t post the full seven rounds with every player listed. But we can take a look at the picks he has … Read more
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