Richard Paolinelli
Last year, through 11 weeks of the NFL season, the Philadelphia Eagles looked poised to cruise to the NFC East title. They were 9-1 and would win in Week 12 to go to 10-1. In short, the Eagles looked unstoppable. Then they lost five of their next six games to finish 11-6 and a game behind …
The Dallas Cowboys suffered their fifth straight loss of the season on Monday night. And that might be as good as the news gets. Several offensive linemen failed to finish the 34-10 loss to the Texans. Including their two starting guards, Zach Martin and Tyler Smith. Already limited in practice last week, Martin suffered an ankle …
Two teams riding losing streaks will enter. Only one, probably, will exit with a one-game winning streak and bragging rights for Texas. Barring, of course, a tie. The way the Dallas Cowboys season has been going, nothing can be ruled out. The Cowboys, with a four-game losing streak in tow, will host the Houston Texans in …
After last Sunday’s blowout loss to the Eagles, barring a miraculous turnaround, the 2024 season is a lost cause for the Dallas Cowboys. Monday night’s game against the Texans is shaping up to be Dallas’ fifth home loss. At 3-7, the Cowboys would seemingly be all but officially eliminated from the playoffs. Prior to today’s games, …
It may seem like a minor issue, especially in light of a 3-6 season in a death spiral, but what is becoming “Curtain-gate” is a symptom of the larger issue. The Dallas Cowboys are an un-serious organization from top to bottom. The recent reemergence of why having a wall of glass at the western end of …
Very few of the veteran players had much to point at on the stat sheet after Sunday’s blowout loss to Philadelphia. The 2024 draft class had even less to brag about. But there was a bright spot or two among the rookies. Linebacker Marist Liufau collected one of the Eagles’ two turnovers, recovering a Jalen Hurts’ …
The NFC East has devolved into a pair of two-team races after 10 weeks of the NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders are poised for an eight-week sprint for the division title. The two teams meet for the first time this year on Thursday night. The winner of that game will have a nice …
For the last three seasons, the Dallas Cowboys had two impressive streaks. They won 12 games in each of those three seasons. Dallas also made the playoffs in the last three seasons. One streak is officially dead. The other is on life support. With the Cowboys’ 34-6 loss to the Eagles on Sunday, they fell to …
Let’s face it, things aren’t looking particularly good for the Dallas Cowboys right now. Dallas sits at 3-5 after the first half of the season. They’ve already had their bye week. Nine weeks ahead without a break, and the Cowboys sit 3.5 games behind the Commanders for first place in the NFC East. If the playoffs …
With Dak Prescott expected to miss several weeks, and possibly land on IR, due to a hamstring injury, recovery time is usually 4-6 weeks. There is one player on the Dallas Cowboys who benefits greatly from this situation. Trey Lance, the Cowboys’ third string quarterback. Inside The Star Staff Writer, Mario Herrera Jr., laid out a …
He’d been sidelined for four weeks, recovering from a shoulder injury, but when rookie cornerback Caelen Carson returned to the starting lineup, he showed up. Carson had seven tackles, six solo. Those six solo tackles led the Cowboys in that category. He was certainly one of the bright spots on defense and the brightest of the …
The Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles continue to slug it out for the NFC East. The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants keep falling further behind the pace. The chances of either winning the division as we hit the halfway point of the year are low. The chances of either making the playoffs aren’t that much …
Just minutes after watching his team fall to 3-5 after another poor effort, Jerry Jones declared his Dallas Cowboys would like be buyers as tomorrow’s trade deadline nears. As usual, Jones is dead wrong. The Cowboys should be sellers. The only thing they should be buying is cap space and draft picks. The 2024 season is …
After last week’s disappointing loss to the 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys 2024 season is literally in jeopardy. At 3-4, and riding a two-game losing streak, the Cowboys cannot afford too many more losses if they even want to make the playoffs. They are already two losses behind the Commanders and Eagles in the NFC East. A …
There are several words in the English language that can be used to describe the state of the Dallas Cowboys, but only one word is actually needed. Undisciplined. The rot starts at the very top and works its way down through the entire organization. The sad truth is that this has been the case for decades …
As the Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 season teeters on the brink, they aren’t getting a whole lot of help from their rookies. Injuries have sidelined two of last spring’s draft class and undrafted free agents. So far, the two rookie offensive linemen are having the better seasons. With the exception of center Cooper Beebe, the rookies did …
As the chase for the NFC East division title nears the halfway mark, two teams are starting to separate themselves. Sadly, neither of them are the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas is now two games in the loss column behind both the Eagles and the Commanders. Washington pulled off a miracle win on Sunday on the last play …
The statistical oddity of the year, so far, had been the fact that the Dallas Cowboys were 3-0 away from home but 0-3 at home. That is no longer the case after Sunday night’s second-half collapse in a 30-24 loss at San Francisco. For at least one half, it looked like the Cowboys might actually have …
Many viewers of this afternoon’s game in San Francisco will think the Dallas Cowboys will be playing for revenge against the 49ers. After all, the 49ers derailed the Cowboys season last year with a 42-10 beat down. Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch’s career ended in this game on a dirty play by Trent Williams. Of note, Williams …
It’s probably safe to assume that the only way Mike McCarthy keeps his job next year is a Super Bowl appearance. It might even need to be a Super Bowl win. And that is assuming that, after five years of this circus, McCarthy declines to come back at all. Judging by some of the facial expressions …
With the season roughly a third of the way gone, the Cowboys’ bye week was a good time for the entire organization to take a knee and closely examine its 3-3 season. They shouldn’t like what they see. Only center Cooper Beebe earns a grade in the A-range. Tyler Guyton, Marshawn Kneeland, Marist Liufau, and Caelen …