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Cowboys rebound in 2005 with winning record

After a major step backward the year before, Dallas went to work on getting back to a winning record. Despite losing the team’s all-time leading tackler in Darren Woodson, the Cowboys improved the roster through free agency and the draft. With the Vinny Testaverde experiment a flop, Dallas … Read more

Richard Paolinelli

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Dallas blundered its way through the 2004 season

Coming into the 2004 season hopes were running high in Dallas that a return to past glory was imminent. Those hopes couldn’t have been any more false. Questions of Quincy Carter’s inconsistent play at quarterback – and concerns about his failing drug tests – loomed overhead. In response, … Read more

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Cowboys run of health ends in Seattle

One of the reasons the Dallas Cowboys were so successful last season is the fact that the team stayed relatively healthy. Yes, Dak Prescott broke his thumb after striking it on a Buccaneers’ defender’s helmet in Week 1, and missed five games. However, the health of the rest … Read more

Mario Herrera Jr.

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The Parcells Era begins in 2003

With the last of the Triplets gone with the departure of Emmitt Smith to the Cardinals, the era of Bill Parcells began in Dallas in 2003. The Cowboys’ sixth head coach quickly went to work rebuilding the team. While he kept most of the defensive coaches, he cleaned … Read more

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Jalen Tolbert impresses again in Cowboys second preseason game

Jalen Tolbert impresses for the second straight week

After drafting Jalen Tolbert in the third-round in the 2022 NFL draft, he struggled to do anything in his rookie campaign. Tolbert, for the second straight preseason game, was a standout player. In last night’s loss to the Seahawks, Tolbert finished with four catches for 66 yards. After … Read more

Shane Taylor

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Emmitt Smith goes out on top in 2002

Despite the previous two seasons, the Cowboys came into the 2002 season with some hope of turning things around. They actually had their best draft since the departure of Jimmy Johnson nearly a decade before. The Cowboys drafted safety Roy Williams out of Oklahoma in the first round. … Read more

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How good can the Cowboys LB group be in 2023?

How good can the Cowboys LB group be in 2023?

The Dallas Cowboys depth chart has some good balance to it, and by now, we have a nice understanding of who will fit in where. One part of the depth chart, though, is interesting. One spot that could see multiple faces is the linebacker position. Both Damone Clark … Read more

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Cowboys’ began life without Troy Aikman in 2001

With the departure of both Troy Aikman (retirement) and Randall Cunningham (free agency), the Cowboys needed a quarterback. But Jerry Jones had traded the team’s first round pick of the 2001 Draft to land Joey Galloway in 2000. Among the players the Cowboys missed out on drafting with … Read more

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The Cowboys defense will be "Unnatural" this season

Cowboys offense provides flash, but defense sets the tone

The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their final padded practice in Oxnard earlier this week on Wednesday. Practice wasn’t free of drama. Two different scuffles involving Tyler Biadasz, Micah Parsons, Brock Hoffman, and Sam Williams prove that the team is just anxious for the regular season to start. They … Read more

Mario Herrera Jr.

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Brandon Aubrey needs our patience, not our criticism

As of 8:37 am on Thursday August 17, 2023, Brandon Aubrey is the only kicker on the Dallas Cowboys roster. The team wrapped up training camp in Oxnard with a final padded practice on Wednesday before packing up to head to Seattle for their second preseason game. Two … Read more

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