Richard Paolinelli
Prior to the trade deadline on Halloween, Cowboys’ Owner – and faux General Manager — Jerry Jones, declared he was fine standing pat. “I’m not seeing anything right at this moment,” Jones said just hours before the deadline on 105.3 The Fan. “I see us right now having a pat hand.” So here’s the question, Cowboys …
In real life, the Cowboys 28-23 loss to the Eagles was disappointing. But fantasy football owners with Cowboys on their rosters had a solid week. So, if KaVontae Turpin is still available on your waiver wire it’s time to pick him up. Maybe even Jalen Tolbert too. He is starting to make an impact on special …
The 2023 rookie class in Dallas – aside from placekicker Brandon Aubrey – continues to underwhelm this season. While Aubrey was setting a new NFL record on Sunday, Luke Schoonmaker was coming up short in a crucial situation. But at least he got on the stat sheet. Which is more than the others can claim. It’s …
The Eagles held on for dear life on Sunday and now enjoy a 2.5-game lead in the NFC East over Dallas. The Commanders are 3.5 games back and the fading Giants are six full games behind pace. Philadelphia still has a tough schedule ahead. But they can now afford a couple of losses over the second …
Six yards. Four plays and 27 seconds on the clock. That was all that stood between the Cowboys on Sunday and a signature, season-defining victory. And they literally backed away from the moment. A sack, an incomplete pass, and a delay of game penalty. Suddenly first-and-five at the six turned into third-and 26 at the 27. …
The battle for the NFC East has been joined. The Cowboys hold a 17-14 lead after the first half as they look to pull to within a half-game of the Eagles. Dallas started off with a win hours before the game even started. Tyron Smith was announced as active for the big showdown. The first half …
Looking at the all-time record of the Dallas Cowboys during their scheduled Week 9 games one might be concerned. Coming into today’s Week 9 matchup against the Eagles, Dallas’ all-time Week 9 record of 29-31 doesn’t bode well. But the Cowboys are 19-18 in Week 9 games played on the road. They have won their last …
I think we can all safely admit that when Trevon Diggs went down for the season with a torn ACL in practice we were greatly concerned. Diggs was a ball hawk. Looking over the roster at the time, it didn’t look like there was another in the flock. Turns out there was one after all and …
If you were a fantasy owner with one member of the Cowboys on your roster last week you probably were happy. If you had two or more, then you likely won your matchup going away. Dallas put up a monster number on the board against Rams on Sunday. Several of their players were following suit on …
The Cowboys’ 2023 rookie class had a slightly better showing Sunday against the Rams compared to two weeks ago against the Chargers. But not by much. The rookies are not making nearly the impact for the Cowboys that many of their peers are across the NFL. This trend needs to change soon. Especially as Dallas failed …
Admit it, if you’re an old geezer like me your heart skipped a beat when the Cowboys took the home field in their blue jerseys. Those jerseys used to be the kiss of death for Dallas. So it was a bit of a surprise to see the team wearing them at home on Sunday. Usually bad …
The Dallas Cowboys’ Week 8 win over the Rams on Sunday looked a lot like their season-opening win over the Giants. The Cowboys were scoring points on both sides of the ball and keeping the other team’s offense off the field. Dallas’ offense ran 19 plays on their first two drives to generate a 10-3 lead. …
The Dallas Cowboys are 37-18 all-time in Week 8 contests with seven byes and one game lost to a strike year. But they are just 10-10 in Week 8 games played during this this century. Dallas is 25-9 at home when playing Week 8 games at home. They’ll look to use that dominance at home when …
Since the Cowboys were on a bye last week there aren’t any numbers to post for Week 7 of fantasy football. So why not compare where the 2023 Cowboys are in relation to the 2022 team at this point of the season? Using my league’s PPR scoring system as a guide, with six games played in …
The NFL started scheduling bye weeks back in 1990. They even scheduled two bye weeks in the 1993 season. For the most part, the 34 bye weeks have resulted in much-needed rest for the Cowboys. And about 68% of the time it has led to a win the next game following that week off. In 1993, …
Appearing on 105.3 The Fan this morning, Jerry Jones dropped this little nugget regarding the upcoming trade deadline: “The initiation of an opportunity to make a trade at this time that would help us principally has to start over on the other end… I like where we are with our personnel today.” So, unless Jones is …
Having their bye last Sunday, the Cowboys knew they were gaining ground on at least one NFC East rival. They were hoping to gain ground on two. Unfortunately, the Eagles had other ideas. Dallas will return to action 1.5 games back of Philadelphia but 1.5 games ahead of Washington. It wasn’t the result they’d hoped for …
The good thing about the Cowboys having a bye week? We don’t have to worry about dissecting a loss. The bad thing? Trying to figure out what to write about since there isn’t a game to talk about. Fortunately, Micah Parsons stepped up and teed one up for me to hit out of the park. With …
Maybe it’s a good thing that the Cowboys have this week off after all. Dallas is just 30-30 with three byes and one game lost to the 1982 strike in Week 7 games all-time. All three byes have come in the last eight seasons. When the Cowboys play a home game in the seventh week, they …
The Dallas Cowboys’ offensive woes aren’t just limited to the field of play. They aren’t faring well in fantasy football either. In 2022, the Cowboys were the top team in the NFL in red zone touchdowns at 71.43%. Six games into 2023 and they rank 26th at 39.13%. Last year Dallas had 28 passing touchdowns and …
With one notable exception, the Dallas Cowboys’ rookie class isn’t showing up this season. Undrafted free agent Brandon Aubrey collected his first game-winning field goal in Monday’s 20-17 win over the Chargers. But the rest of group isn’t cutting it. And that is something that can, and easily should, change following the bye week. Get Luepke …