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With the hiring of Doug Nussmeier as their tight ends coach, the Dallas Cowboys’ new look coaching staff is technically filled out for the 2018 season. Head Coach Jason Garrett, with coordinators Scott Linehan and Rod Marinelli underneath him once again, will lead this team into battle with new coaches at LB, OL, QB, WR, TE, …
Much of what the Dallas Cowboys do at the linebacker position this offseason will be determined by their confidence in Jaylon Smith, which has not wavered since drafting him in the second round in 2016 – making his NFL debut this season. With Anthony Hitchens set to hit free agency and Sean Lee not getting any …
Last week, I kicked off a weekly series here at Inside The Star, leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft. Supplementing our own draft coverage with a look at prospects the national media has landing in Dallas should give Cowboys Nation a better understanding of the scenarios that exist with the Cowboys holding the 19th overall …
The general belief around The Star — echoed by most of Cowboys Nation — is that the 2017 Dallas Cowboys were a good team handicapped by an unfortunate lack of depth. Finishing just outside the NFC playoff picture at 9-7, the Cowboys’ offseason approach will look similar to years past. Searching for depth on the fringes …
The Dallas Cowboys may have a new passing game coordinator to configure their young secondary in 2017, replacing Matt Eberflus with former Seahawks secondary coach Kris Richard, but this does not mean that the Cowboys are finished trying former quarterbacks at safety. Most notably, practice squad S Jameill Showers remains a valuable part of the scout …
Welcome to the 2018 NFL offseason. Assuming you’re a Cowboys fan, get used to hearing the following phrases at a tireless rate: “The Cowboys need to be more like the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles!” “The Cowboys need to make their offense more Dak friendly.” These two takes on the Dallas Cowboys can coexist, as the …
Draft season is my favorite time of the year for a countless amount of reasons. Well before the Eagles won Super Bowl LII, draft scouts everywhere have been grinding college football film to rank the prospects available in this 2018 NFL Draft class. Each year, this pool of talent has the chance to define the future …
Regardless of how you feel about the Philadelphia Eagles winning their first Super Bowl last night, the reality is that all 32 teams in the NFL are now in offseason mode. Slower times without any football in our lives await, but for now there’s free agency and the upcoming NFL Draft to maintain interest. As the …
Throughout this Super Bowl week, I’ve done my best to avoid a topic that many in Cowboys Nation have run through fire to bring up with little reward. That is, of course, the Philadelphia Eagles playing tonight for their first Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. I did bring up the Eagles’ unlikely path to …
While Christmas Eve may be the most infamously memorable date from this Cowboys’ 2017 season, with the visiting Seahawks spoiling Ezekiel Elliott’s return from suspension to force Dallas out of playoff contention, a case could be made that this 9-7 campaign was set up months earlier. On the heels of winning the NFC East at 13-3, …
Typically starting my draft evaluations at positions of need for the Cowboys, I have studied the top WRs available in the 2018 NFL Draft. Following last weekend’s Senior Bowl, the apparent depth available at the position would deter me from drafting a receiver in the first round if I was the Cowboys. Rising up draft boards …
Even with their 2017 season falling short of the playoffs at 9-7, the Dallas Cowboys made it known early into their offseason process that Head Coach Jason Garrett, Offensive Coordinator Scott Linehan, and Defensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli would all return in 2018. This hasn’t stopped the Cowboys from reshuffling their staff below these three, filling two …
Super Bowl week has finally arrived, and with it will come the end to another NFL season. As the Dallas Cowboys prepare to watch the rival Eagles play for their first Lombardi trophy against the Patriots, their offseason preparations continue with the 2018 Senior Bowl already in the books. Keeping the core of their coaching staff …
The 2018 Senior Bowl is now behind us, as the draft process pushes on toward the NFL Scouting Combine. Another great week from Mobile, Alabama produced a 45-16 victory on Saturday for the South squad. The great thing about the Senior Bowl is that it’s played early enough in this process for scouts and draft analysts …
In search of their third tight ends coach in three seasons, the Dallas Cowboys are looking internally to fill one of their last remaining spots available on a reshuffled coaching staff. Already replacing offensive line coach Frank Pollack with Paul Alexander this offseason, the Cowboys have now interviewed assistant OL coach and former player Marc Colombo …
Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli is nearing the end of his career, just as his defense appears to be building towards something special. In 2017, the Cowboys completely turned over their secondary with positive results, and saw DeMarcus Lawrence record 14.5 sacks. In need of bright coaching minds to further develop this defense, the Cowboys …
In perhaps some bittersweet news, the Philadelphia Eagles reaching the Super Bowl has created an opening at TE on the NFC Pro Bowl roster. The game will be played on Sunday in Orlando, and Cowboys TE Jason Witten has been selected to fill Ertz’s spot. Cowboys have just learned that @JasonWitten has been added to the …
With the rival Philadelphia Eagles overcoming major injuries at QB, LB, and along the OL to reach Super Bowl LII, it is understandable for Cowboys Nation to feel like the Dallas Cowboys have never been further from an elusive sixth Lombardi trophy. Since their last Super Bowl, the Cowboys haven’t even reached the NFC Championship Game …
Four of the five starting offensive linemen for the Dallas Cowboys were first round selections in the NFL Draft. Left Tackle Tyron Smith, Center Travis Frederick, and most recently Right Guard Zack Martin have all done their part in establishing the Cowboys’ identity up front — collectively signaling a culture change in Dallas as the team …
It is not often at all that a team picking 19th overall may be out of range to draft a small school prospect, but this is rightfully the case for the Dallas Cowboys and UTSA’s Marcus Davenport. For scouts who only care about how these prospects can help their NFL teams, Davenport has all of the …
After hiring Paul Alexander to fill their vacant OL coaching position, the Dallas Cowboys are continuing to retool their offensive staff below Scott Linehan. Sanjay Lal has been hired to coach the Cowboys’ wide receivers, replacing Derek Dooley. Lal has experience as a WR coach with four different teams, dating back to 2009 with the Oakland …