Richard Paolinelli
In case you missed it among the flurry of star-studded free agent signings by the Dallas Cowboys last week… Yes, that was sarcasm. The Cowboys are sticking to their bargain bin shopping plan for free agency that has worked so well the last three decades. Yes, that was also sarcasm. But the biggest splash from Cowboys’ …
The Dallas Cowboys’ maddening approach to free agency for a very long time continues in 2025. The fan base’s aggravation with said approach continues to increase at the same pace. Which leads to a very brutal question: Is there even a hint of a plan among the leadership of the Dallas Cowboys? Because it sure seems …
One year ago today, the Dallas Cowboys upgraded their linebackers by signing free agent Eric Kendrick to a one-year deal. Kendricks is now an unrestricted free agent. Will he be coming back to Dallas in 2025 or have the recent moves made by the Cowboys signaled his time here is at an end? That’s hard to …
For the last two seasons, linebacker DeMarvion Overshown has seen his season cut short to a knee injury. In 2023, the third-round pick of that year’s draft never made it out of preseason. He blew out his knee making a tackle in a preseason game in Seattle and was out for the year. In 2024, Overshown …
I’m sorry, I truly am, and I know that even this apology isn’t sufficient. I thought it would be different this time. When the Cowboys restructured so many deals, I thought they were doing so for a reason. Just last week I posted that maybe, finally, Jerry Jones had seen the light. But it appears I …
The defensive line for the Dallas Cowboys is the one position room that currently has no margin for error coming into the 2025 season. After the starting four, with hybrid linebacker/edge player Micah Parsons, the position room is lacking in experience and talent. Dallas has already lost two defensive linemen who were on the roster last …
To say Mazi Smith was a surprise first-round pick in 2023 is as much an understatement as saying he has been a bust so far isn’t. As the top pick of the year, Smith was expected to step in and be a full-time starter on the defensive line. The team needed a defensive tackle that could …
You can be forgiven if you are constantly pinching yourself to make sure you are awake and Jerry Jones is actually making solid decisions about the Dallas Cowboys. During the recently concluded NFL Combine, Jones was strangely quiet. Not once holding court with reporters and uttering those dreadful words: “We’re all in!” Then came news that …
How do you spell stability on the Dallas Cowboys defensive line? It’s as easy as this: Osa Odighizuwa. Since being drafted out of UCLA in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Odighizuwa has been a stable presence. He has started 51 straight games and 63 of the 67 he has played in over four …
DeMarcus Lawrence will become an unrestricted free agent this month. Right now, that is really the only thing we know for sure. The unanswered questions hanging over Lawrence’s future in Dallas are many. There are precious few clues as to what the answers are to any of them. Even though Mario Hererra Jr. made his case …
The Dallas Cowboys have finally begun talks regarding extending Micah Parsons. Having hopefully learned their lesson about waiting overlong after bungling both CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott’s extensions. Both missteps cost the team several million dollars. Parsons has indicated that he’s less concerned with be the highest paid at his position and more with fielding a …
In the chaotic mess that was the Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 season, there was one unit that ran as smooth as silk. While the offense struggled, even before Dak Prescott was lost for the year after eight games, and the defense was inconsistent, the kicking game was nearly perfect. Brandon Aubrey hit a career-long, 65-yard field goal …
The future of several Dallas Cowboys’ offensive line backups seems to be coming into focus. Stephen Jones’ recent comments regarding Brock Hoffman possibly starting at center with Cooper Beebe replacing Zack Martin at guard make sense. Still to be determined is whether Tyler Guyton stays at left tackle, or replaces Terence Steele at right tackle. If …
There is a five-year starter on the Dallas Cowboys’ offensive line who shouldn’t approach the 2025 season with any high level of comfort. After the 2022 season ended, Terence Steele missed the final four games with a serious leg injury. Despite that fact, the Cowboys signed him to a five-year, $86.8 million contract extension prior to …
As expected, Zack Martin officially retired earlier this month. As he walked off the field for the final time in 2024, late in the loss to the Houston Texans, with an ankle injury, it was almost assuredly going to be the last time he saw the field in 2024. As it turns out, it was the …
Now that Zack Martin has retired, the best offensive lineman on the Dallas Cowboys is clearly Tyler Smith. For most of his three-year run in Dallas, Smith has played at guard. Occasionally, he has moved over to tackle when injuries have forced a move. With the upcoming season, and both of the team’s current starting tackles …
He was the first rookie selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2024 NFL Draft. But while Tyler Guyton was taken with the intent of replacing Tyron Smith at left tackle, he might need to be moved elsewhere. No, not out of Dallas, but across to the other side of the offensive line. With the retirement …
Of the eight draft picks made by the Dallas Cowboys in 2024, center Cooper Beebe was the best of the bunch. Beebe started in all 16 games he played in 2024, missing only the win at Carolina due to a concussion suffered the week before against the Bengals. When he was on the field, he took …
Historically, the Dallas Cowboys have had several outstanding starting tight ends on their roster. Starting as recently as Jason Witten, who leads the Cowboys in all-time receptions (1,215) and yards (12,977) while second in touchdowns (72) only to Dez Bryant. In addition to Witten, the Cowboys have had Doug Cosbie (300-3728-30), Jay Novacek (339-3576-22), and Billie …
When the Dallas Cowboys let Dalton Schultz leave in free agency, many in Cowboys Nation panicked. But in doing so, they had overlooked Jake Ferguson being on the roster. In his two seasons as the Cowboys’ starting tight end, Ferguson has played in 31 games and has 130 catches for 1,255 yards and five touchdowns. Schultz, …
Back in the 2023 draft, the Dallas Cowboys had a few receivers on their draft board to target in the later rounds. One of them was Jonathan Mingo out of Mississippi. Unfortunately for Dallas, other teams also had Mingo in their sights. The Carolina Panthers nabbed Mingo with the eighth pick of the second round, the …