Sean Martin
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Slotted to pick 19th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys find themselves in position to add a first-round talent to a team that fell just short of the playoffs at 9-7 in 2017. Faltering entirely on offense without RB Ezekiel Elliott too many times this … Read more
Three of the four teams remaining in the NFL playoffs — a win away from the Super Bowl — ranked within the top four defensively in yards per game allowed this season. The other is the defending-champion New England Patriots, who of course were expected to reach yet … Read more
