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Dallas Cowboys 5 Round Mock Draft

Let’s have a little fun, as the Dallas Cowboys are not having a good season—a 5-round mock draft. Everyone loves a mock draft. Whether it is good or bad, it is a conversation starter, and this …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

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Significant Regression in a Cowboys Position Group

Regression and injuries can be seen across many position groups of the Dallas Cowboys. The most significant regression is in a group once considered one of the best in the NFL. As fans look up and down the roster holes, a lack of talent can be seen at every level. This coaching staff’s inability to adapt …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

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Eagles taking command of the NFC East

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 …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

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This Future Cowboys Coach Could Come with 1 Amazing Addition

The Dallas Cowboys next coach could come with a plus one. Everyone can see the writing on the wall about Mike McCarthy’s departure from Dallas after this season. The maligned coach is not getting the job done with his antiquated offense. Not only is the offense not where it was expected to be after being a …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

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There are 2 two-team races underway in the NFC East

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 …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

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2 Fascinating Coaching Replacements for the Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are having the worst season in recent memory, and changes to the coaching staff could be coming. The NFL has seen teams with offensive-minded coaches lead their teams to great heights. Yes, Mike McCarthy is one of those offensive-minded coaches, but his offensive scheme was relevant when Brett Favre and a young Aaron …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

Cowboys fading away in the NFC East

Cowboys fading away in the NFC East

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 …

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Commanders, Eagles pulling away in NFC East

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 …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

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Jerry Jones Smokescreen: Words vs. Action

Jerry Jones, the mercurial owner of the Dallas Cowboys, is all talk and no action, but fans know this about the never-hit-his-prime owner/general manager. Jones and the front office have made a mess of a playoff-caliber team, and fans and the media are tired of his actions and lack of actions. As the latest news cycle …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

Does anyone actually want to win the NFC East?

Does anyone actually want to win the NFC East?

The biggest question after Sunday’s games? Do any of the four NFC East teams actually want to win the division? Because none of them are playing like it. The Washington Commanders were poised to really take control of the NFC East division on Sunday. But they couldn’t close the deal, falling by a touchdown to the …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

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Future Cowboys: Which Prospects Fit in the First Round?

The NCAA football season is in full swing, and Dallas Cowboys scouts should be looking at draft prospects for future Cowboys. The current Cowboys roster is riddled with injuries and players playing well below their expected talent level. A few players could be let go after this season with little to no cap hit. As football …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

Cowboys keep pace with Commanders, move into second in NFC East

Cowboys keep pace with Commanders, move into second in NFC East

For a few minutes on Monday morning, it looked like the Washington Commanders would expand their lead in the NFC East to 1.5 games. But an amazing final drive by Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys put that on hold. Dallas’ 20-17 win on Sunday Night Football, which became Monday morning football, kept the Cowboys just …

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Cowboys’ rivals are in shambles, and I love every minute of it

After four weeks of the 2024 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys have an even 2-2 record after road wins over the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants sandwiched around embarrassing home losses to the New Orleans Saints and Baltimore Ravens. A record right at .500 plus the two terrible losses doesn’t have Cowboys Nation feeling so …

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Washington takes command in the NFC East

Prior to the start of this season, if you had the Washington Commanders in sole possession of first place in the NFC East after four weeks, there would have been one universal reaction. You’re out of your mind. Yet here we are after four weeks of NFL football and look who stands alone atop of the …

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Cowboys make list of early NFL season surprises

As former NFL Super Bowl winning scout, Bryan Broaddus says, the NFL is a strange lady. What he means by this is that most times the season doesn’t go the way everyone expects it to. If it was that easy, the majority Super Bowl pick would win the championship every season, and we can all stop …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

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Poachers are What the Dallas Cowboys Need to Be

The Dallas Cowboys need to poach players from practice squads around the league. As fans know, this is the only way Jerry Jones will sign players if they are cheap, unproven, unknown, or old. So, the best bet for an infusion of potential talent would be looking around the league at practice squads. Several teams have …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

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Dan Quinn is enjoying some early success in the NFC East

Somewhere in the general area of Washington D.C., Dan Quinn is probably still smiling. Somehow, with a rebuilt offense and defense, a new coaching staff, and a rookie starting quarterback Quinn has the Washington Commanders at 2-1. They are also tied for first place in the NFC East. The cherry on top of the parfait is …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli