Richard Paolinelli
In about a month the Dallas Cowboys will gather in Oxnard, California. At stake? Who will comprise the final 53-man roster that opens the season in New York. While that outcome won’t be settled for two months, what better time to come up with an all-time Ultimate 53-man Cowboys roster to field in a single game? …
Lost among the pre-camp hype of the Cowboys’ receiving trio of CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks, and Michael Gallup is one of the great truisms in NFL football. Keep an eye out for a wide receiver entering his third season of pro football. Having played fantasy football since 1989, I can tell you that it applies to …
Yesterday we took a look at the Cowboys’ history with drafting the last player of an NFL Draft. It never really worked out for the team, nor the player for the most part. But how has the team fared with its final pick of each draft over the past 63 drafts? There have been some surprises …
Its been five months but the sting of losing a playoff game to a Mr. Irrelevant still stings. The 49ers drafted quarterback Brock Purdy with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. All the rookie did was come in for an injured Jimmy Garoppolo to lead San Francisco over Miami before winning all five games …
We’re 50 days away from the Dallas Cowboys opening the 2023 NFL preseason at home against the Denver Broncos. The game will be played at AT&T Stadium. Chances are, for at least one person in attendance, it will be their first-ever Cowboys home game. It might even be their first in-attendance NFL game. So on this …
In the comments from a recent post about retired players a name bubbled up from the past. Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson’s light burned brightly in Dallas. It also burned briefly. A first round draft pick in 1975, the Austin native played on special teams during the first two seasons. In the third game of the 1977 season …
After a 12-year NFL career as the Dallas Cowboys’ starting quarterback, Troy Aikman, called it a career in 2000. After 22 years in the broadcast booth, he’s coming to terms with an approaching second retirement. During a recent appearance on Dallas radio station 1310 AM The Ticket, Aikman — who turns 57 in November — hinted …
Which athlete’s retirement hit you the hardest? Which player would you bring back in their prime to play for your favorite team today? These are two questions I encountered on Twitter over the past weekend. For me, the answer to both questions is the same: Roger Staubach. Captain Comeback I was already a Cowboys’ fan before …
Last April’s NFL Draft saw a touching moment in the Dallas Cowboys’ war room. With the 212th pick, in the sixth round, the Cowboys selected Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn. The son of Dallas scout Chris Vaughn got the call he was going to be drafted from his father in a moment that quickly went …
The ultimate goal of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is to add four European teams to the NFL. If that comes to fruition, the league would have nine divisions for a total of 36 teams. Which begs the question: Which conference gets the four European teams? Or, would the NFL add four North American teams to balance …
Thank you for the reminder Eagles fans, and the rest of the NFL fan bases too. The Dallas Cowboys are officially 10,000 days removed from their last Super Bowl appearance as of today. Trust us, we’ve noticed. But, and I do so hate to break this to you and rain on your hate parade, we’re doing …
Over the previous 63 seasons of NFL action, the Dallas Cowboys have had 253 players credited with at least one rushing attempt. Of that number 31 of them finished with zero yards, or negative yards, rushing. There are 135 players that finished with between 99-1 yards rushing for the Cowboys. That leaves 87 players and we’ll …
With roughly five weeks to go before the Dallas Cowboys pack up and head for Oxnard there are still a few storylines of interest. Who will Dallas bring in to challenge Tristan Vizcaino for the placekicking duties? Which running back will emerge as Tony Pollard’s primary backup? Will Pollard actually be 100% by the time they …
In his fourth season as Dallas Cowboys’ Head Coach, Mike McCarthy is looking to do something no one has done before. Win a Super Bowl as head coach for two different teams. In the previous 57 Super Bowls played, only seven head coaches have even managed to lead two different teams to the championship game. McCarthy …
Dak Prescott enters the 2023 season looking to move up the rankings of Dallas Cowboys’ all-time greats at quarterback. At this moment, only six men stand between him and the top. Since the Cowboys joined the NFL in 1960, 44 players have started for the team at quarterback. While regular season numbers are great, the playoff …
Two big names remain out in the wilds of the NFL’s free agent market right now. Running back Dalvin Cook and receiver DeAndre Hopkins are still looking for new homes. The Dallas Cowboys’ fan base has been clamoring for Jerry Jones to sign one, or both, of them. In the pre-salary cap days odds are Jones …
The Dallas Cowboys brought home a local product on Wednesday. Former TCU standout, Ben Banogu, who grew up six miles from The Star, signed with Dallas. Born in Nigeria in 1996, Benjamin Chinomso Banogu, attended nearby Prosper High before playing at Louisiana- Monroe and then TCU. He recorded 156 tackles and 20 sacks during his collegiate …
Trade rumors are what fuels the NFL postseason this time of year. One involving the Dallas Cowboys and Dalvin Cook is gathering steam. Per a source, according to a Minnesota Vikings-related podcast, the Cowboys have “kicked the tires” on a trade for the seventh-year running back. The source added that the New York Jets have also …
One small item that slipped by most everyone’s notice during Thursday’s OTAs might be more significant than it seemed at the time. The Cowboys’ second round pick in April’s NFL Draft, tight end Luke Schoonmaker, was spotted in a walking boot on Thursday. According to a staff report on DallasCowboys.com it was for “minor inflammation in …
It’s probably safe to assume that Ezekiel Elliott isn’t coming back to Dallas this year. (Now watch, Jerry Jones reads this and re-signs him just for spite.) Which means the Cowboys are going to go into the 2023 season with a backfield of: Tony Pollard, Ronald Jones, Deuce Vaughn, Malik Davis, and Hunter Luepke. Reports surrounding …
Cowboys Twitter recently burned up thousands of characters with a debate of great significance. How does Dak Prescott compare to other active NFL quarterbacks? In the ever ongoing quest to elevate Prescott to the level of Joe Montana and Tom Brady, the Prescott posse has landed on an unbeatable argument. Prescott’s numbers are better than Quarterback …