Dallas Cowboys News

Banking on Tony Romo, not Brady Quinn, was great call by Cowboys
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March 17
Dallas Morning News
 columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor
"Oh the consternation just a few years ago, when the Cowboys traded away the opportunity to draft the great Brady Quinn in the first round because they believed in Tony Romo. It turns out that was one of the better decisions Jerry Jones has made. Quinn was the eighth player on the Cowboys' draft board, but they thought he was a little too robotic, and they couldn't really pass on the first-round pick Cleveland offered. Besides, Tony Romo had just finished his first season as a starter, and there was no reason to put any doubt in his mind about the Cowboys' belief in him. Nearly three years later, Romo is among the top quarterbacks in the league after passing for more than 4,400 yards with ..."
Jerry Jones, Cowboys Stadium nominated for business awards
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March 16
Dallas Morning News
 
"Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones and Cowboys Stadium are up for 2010 Sports Business Awards presented by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily. Jones is a nominee for the Sports Executive of the Year, along with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Vulcan Sports"
Super Bowl lands $31 million from state fund
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March 13
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"The Texas Comptroller has agreed to make $31.2 million available from the state's Major Events Trust Fund to defray police, fire and other related costs for Super Bowl XLV next year in Arlington, the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee said Friday.The money, which comes from hotel, alcohol, sales, and rental car taxes paid by out-of-towners who come to the Super Bowl, ensures that area taxpayers won't be on the hook for any public safety-related costs for the big game, said Bill Lively, the host committee's chief executive.Much of the $31.2 million also should flow into the host committee's budget, to defray costs such as transportation and security related to putting on the game, Lively ..."
Jerry Jones to introduce Emmitt Smith at Hall of Fame induction
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March 13
Dallas Morning News
 
"Emmitt Smith has consistently declined to divulge who will introduce him at the Hall of Fame, saying he wants to give the process, "the respect it deserves." He finally gave it up on Twitter. Those who follow the former Cowboys running back discovered Thursday night that owner Jerry Jones will introduce Smith at Canton this summer. Jones did not tweet his confirmation, but he did issue a statement through the club. "Emmitt Smith's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is truly special," the release stated. "It's an honor that I share with Dallas Cowboys fans everywhere." Smith played a guessing game with his followers Thursday night, at one point tweeting, "I'm real honored to have ..."
For $25, fans can watch Texas Stadium go out with a bang
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March 12
Dallas Morning News
 
"Dallas Cowboys fans and North Texans wanting to catch a glimpse of Texas Stadium's implosion at dawn April 11 should heed two pieces of advice: Arrive early and prepare to pay for parking. Irving officials will charge $25 per car for parking in the stadium's red lot the day of the implosion. That will be the only public place to view the stadium's implosion. Only regular passenger vehicles (not RVs or buses) will be admitted. Tickets won't be available ahead of time. "Bring your cash money," said Doug Janeway, the city's assistant real estate services director. All proceeds will be given to local charities. Officials estimate that the lot will hold about 5,000 cars. Once it's full, ..."
Jerry Jones to present Emmitt Smith at HOF induction
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March 12
ESPN.com
 
"Emmitt Smith announced Thursday night on Twitter that Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones accepted his request to present him at his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction this summer. Jones also presented Michael Irvin when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007. "Im real honored to have this person intro me cuz hes done so much for me in my career," Smith tweeted. Smith, who holds NFL rushing records with 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns, played the first 13 seasons of his career with the Cowboys before finishing with two seasons for the Arizona Cardinals. He was the Cowboys' first-round pick in 1990 and played an integral role on three Super Bowl championship teams. The ..."
Six teams have inquired about Cowboys' Sensabaugh
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March 11
Dallas Morning News
 
"Kevin Conner, the agent for Cowboys restricted free agent Gerald Sensabaugh, said two more teams have called to inquire about his client. That brings the total to six. No visits have been scheduled at this time."
Agent: Greg Ellis open to return to Cowboys
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March 11
Dallas Morning News
 
"Greg Ellis has been released by Oakland, and his agent said the outside linebacker/defensive end would be open to a return to his former team. The Cowboys rarely rule anything out, including Ellis' return. But he didn't leave on the best of terms, he's 35 years old and there are reports out of the Raiders that he has an arthritic condition in his knee."
Cowboys are taking patient path in free agency
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March 11
Dallas Morning News
 
"The portrait will strike some as incongruous. Others will shake their heads in disbelief. What follows is titled, Jerry Jones, the study of a patient man. That's right. The Cowboys owner can't always be a force of nature. Sometimes, he must pause to catch his breath. But why pause during the first full week of free agency, you ask? Don't the Cowboys risk falling behind the competition? Not really. Slightly more than half the teams in the league have jumped into the free-agent pool at this point. Of the 17 teams that have signed free agents who weren't on their rosters at the end of the season, guess how many were in the playoffs? Two. Are you really upset that Indianapolis got to guard ..."
Few others can sell sports as Jerry Jones can
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March 11
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Jerry Jones has been called P.T. Barnum before.Of course, it's never been considered a compliment.But when boxing promoter Bob Arum recently called Jones "the best promoter he's ever run into it, the best of all time," the Dallas Cowboys' owner was flattered."That's a compliment from him," Jones said. "I've heard it in a different vein. I know I have an inordinate amount of enthusiasm for sports."Jones takes a back seat to no one when it comes to promoting the Cowboys and his $1.2 billion baby, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.And in bringing the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey WBO welterweight title fight to Cowboys Stadium on Saturday, Jones certainly has found a brother in arms in Arum. The ..."
Cowboys expect split camp
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March 10
San Antonio Express-News
 
"Dallas Cowboys owners Jerry Jones said Tuesday he's optimistic the team will be able to split training camp this summer between San Antonio and Oxnard, Calif. "It's got a good chance of happening," Jones told reporters in Dallas, according to the Dallas Morning News' Web site. The Cowboys are under contract through 2011 to practice at the Alamodome, but city officials have said they have no problem with the team moving to Oxnard after two weeks."
Jerry Jones: Split training camp has 'good chance of happening'
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March 10
Dallas Morning News
 
"Jones wasn't ready to make an announcement regarding training camp Tuesday, but he sounded as though he's ready to split the summer between San Antonio's Alamodome and Oxnard, Calif. "It's got a good chance of happening," Jones said. The plan would be to open training camp in San Antonio around July 24 because of the team's date in the Aug. 8 Hall of Fame Game, and then travel to Oxnard for two weeks."
'Poison pill' offer would be hard for Jerry Jones to swallow
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March 10
Dallas Morning News
 
"Having tendered 11 free agents at different qualifying levels, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones knows he could be forced to make decisions on whether to match any offers. What Jones would not want to see is a team draft a contract with a "poison pill" that would make it more difficult for him to match in an uncapped year. The "poison pill" is language put into a contract that would make it prohibitive for a team to match an offer. A few seasons ago, Minnesota drafted a contract with offensive guard Steve Hutchinson, saying he would have to be the team's highest-paid offensive lineman. That was hard for Seattle to match because it had Walter Jones at the time. "That's always ..."
Cowboys' Martellus Bennett hasn't earned a role
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March 10
Dallas Morning News
 
"So Marty B. is frustrated because he doesn't have a role in the Cowboys' offense. Who cares? He hasn't earned a role. When he does, then he'll get opportunities. Until then, Martellus Bennett just needs to work harder at maximizing his talent. Bennett is the perfect example of a player who's always been such a superior athlete that he didn't have to pay attention to the details. That's no longer the case, and he hasn't figured out how to handle it. The sooner he does, the better. Seriously, do you think there's a reason Jason Garrett wouldn't want to put Bennett in position to succeed. He wouldn't want to use a 6-6, 260-pound athletic tight end with soft hands and the ability to make big ..."
Jerry Jones not worried about Cowboys' quiet start to free agency
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March 9
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"No one is better than Jerry Jones at providing a Jerry Jones-ism to describe the Cowboys' approach thus far in the NFL's uncapped year."There's no angst about getting anxious here," the Cowboys owner said. "We're just watching it unfold."Jones visited the Gaylord Texan Resort on Monday to watch welterweight boxer Joshua Clottey work out in preparation for the Clottey-Manny Pacquiao championship fight on Saturday at Cowboys Stadium."We're pleased with what we have in place with the Dallas Cowboys," Jones said, "but if you look at our past several years, we've never jumped right out there in free agency."The last several years, we haven't been big off the bat right out front. We've been ..."
Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones content to wait in free agency
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March 9
Dallas Morning News
 
"As free agency moves along, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is content to be a spectator for the time being. "We're pleased with what we have in place with the Cowboys," the owner and GM told reporters Monday at a workout for boxer Joshua Clottey. "But if you look at our past several years, we've never jumped right out there in free agency, and really, I don't ever look at what other teams are doing. It just doesn't fit the Cowboys. "I look at what we're about, and we have some places that we can improve our team in free agency just as we will in the draft, but there's no angst about getting anxious here. We're just watching it unfold.""
Officials tweaking Cowboys Stadium for smoother second year
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March 8
Dallas Morning News
 
"Even without a trip to the Super Bowl, last year was one of the most dramatic ever for the Dallas Cowboys. Their new $1.15 billion stadium – only the third in franchise history – opened in the summer, and headline-grabbing announcements stacked up as quickly as Tony Romo's passing yards. In the stadium's second year, expect changes to slow to a crawl but not stop. "We are never opposed to change," said Charlotte Anderson, Cowboys executive vice president. "I don't think we ever like to say that this is the way it is, and it's always going to be this way. ... We are always looking for a new idea." In 2009, the stadium opening was just the start. The Cowboys started installing a ..."
Cowboys Signal They Could Be Cutting Vets, Including Flozell Adams
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March 7
SportingNews.com
 
"The Cowboys could be preparing to release long-time left tackle Flozell Adams, who turns 35 in May, because of his injury history and the fact he's due to earn $7.5 million in 2010. Adams played well last season but then was benched in the playoff loss to Minnesota. "I think (releasing veterans) could ultimately happen," Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "It hasn't been decided, but it could ultimately fall that way. I think we've got a lot of young players, if given the opportunity, would probably play better than most people think.""
Agent: Cowboys' safety Gerald Sensabaugh drawing interest
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March 7
Dallas Morning News
 
"No visits have been set up, but Gerald Sensabaugh has received interest from three or four teams, according to his agent, Kevin Conner. The Cowboys put the second-round tender on the restricted free-agent safety, which would pay him $1.81 million in 2010. If the Cowboys choose not to match an offer, they would receive a second-round draft pick as compensation. On the eve of free agency, Conner said Sensabaugh's wish was to sign a long-term deal with the Cowboys."
Jerry Jones says he's a true contender
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March 7
Dallas Morning News
 
"It started with a chance question back in September. Jerry Jones had gassed up his private jet and flown to New York to appear on Joe Buck's talk show on HBO. The topic: owning a professional sports franchise in a struggling economy.Back in the green room later while the likes of Joe Namath and Dan Marino and Curt Schilling were chatting with Buck on camera, Jones and Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports, made small talk. Then Greenburg, who worked with Jones through two Cowboys appearances on the training camp Hard Knocks series, popped a big question. "Would the Cowboys Stadium landlord be interested in possibly hosting a fight?" asked Greenburg, whose network is a heavyweight in the ..."
Legal stakes raised over collapsed Cowboys practice field
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March 6
Dallas Morning News
 
"Two summers before the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility collapsed, team officials were scrambling to deal with warnings that the massive tentlike structure was unsafe. Speed was of the essence, given concerns expressed by a building-collapse expert the team had hired and the fact that training camp was starting soon. The company that built the facility vowed to fix it - although a design consultant confided that the "urgent time frame makes [him] 'want to vomit,'" according to a company lawyer's memo filed in federal court Friday. The filing came on a day of dueling lawsuits that revealed new details about what preceded the Valley Ranch disaster last May and showed how tense relations ..."
Cowboys will play waiting game in free agency
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March 6
Dallas Morning News
 
"The Cowboys failed to make a splash on the first day of free agency. That doesn't mean they will stay out of the water. The club's stance is similar to the one it has adopted the previous four seasons: Sit back the first few days, watch the market unfold, then proceed. It has been five years since the Cowboys signed a player on the first day of free agency. The club signed three starters during free agency last season. The first, defensive end Igor Olshansky, signed five days into the period. Safety Gerald Sensabaugh was the second, and his signing came nine days after the opening bell. Executive vice president Stephen Jones has said he didn't expect to make any moves right off the bat ..."
Cowboys give Austin highest of their tenders
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March 5
San Antonio Express-News
 
"A steep price must be paid to pry Miles Austin away from the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys on Thursday placed a first- and third-round tender on the Pro Bowl wide receiver. Ten other restricted free agents, including San Antonio's Sam Hurd, received tenders. Austin, who enjoyed a breakout season in 2009, is expected to stay with the Cowboys after they tendered him at the highest level. The value of the tender is $3.168 million. The Cowboys will have one week to match any offer made to Austin. If they pass, they'll receive 2010 first- and third-round draft picks. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said repeatedly that brokering a long-term deal with Austin is one of the club's top offseason ..."
Jerry Jones: Wade Phillips is one of 'best talent evaluators'
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March 5
Dallas Morning News
 columnist Gerry Fraley
"From the Cowboys' perspective, the NFL's free-agency season lacked a vital element as it opened Thursday night. There were few apparent "Wade guys." A "Wade guy" has played for head coach Wade Phillips, understands what he expects and has earned his seal of approval. Every coach has his "guys," from relationships forged along the way. Bill Parcells did during his four-season run as Cowboys coach. Parcells stocked the roster with so many of his "guys" that the locker room took on the feel of a diner on Route 22 in New Jersey. How did that work out? The Cowboys' free-agent signings during the Parcells era were noteworthy for their failures. The misses, ranging from running backs Richie ..."
What are the Cowboys' not-so-obvious needs
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March 5
Dallas Morning News
 
"With free agency about to begin and the draft coming next month, the immediate needs for the Cowboys are apparent. Much of the off-season talk has centered around the offensive line, and Jerry Jones said from the NFL Scouting Combine that he expects significant improvement with this unit in 2010. Safety is another big-time need, especially if the team decides to part with Ken Hamlin. Others have talked about wide receiver, too. What are some of the not-so obvious needs the Cowboys have in 2010? INSIDE LINEBACKER Bradie James and Keith Brooking played at a high level last year. They were Nos. 1 and 2 in tackles, according to the coaches' film. James had 181 total tackles. Brooking had 156. ..."
It's official, Cowboys give Miles Austin highest tender
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March 4
Dallas Morning News
 
"If a team wants to make a run at Miles Austin in restricted free agency, they now know they would have to part with their first- and third-round picks for the Pro Bowl wide receiver. The tender is worth $3.168 million. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones has said signing Austin to a long-term deal is a top priority this off-season When the Cowboys make things a priority, they usually get a deal done with DeMarcus Ware being an example last year."
Jerry Jones says Dallas Cowboys will stick to plan in free agency
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March 4
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"When free agency begins at 11:01 CST tonight, don't stay up late waiting for the Dallas Cowboys to cash in on Jerry Jones' promise of change with a big-money free-agent signing.The Cowboys will probably sit back and pick their spots rather than charge full speed ahead into free agency.But that's more about the Cowboys already having a pretty talented team coming off an 11-5 regular season and a wild-card win than any financial constraints because of the uncapped season and unresolved labor situation.Certainly there are rules in place that limit what teams that finished in the final eight last year can do in free agency during an uncapped season.According to figures announced by the NFL on ..."
Cowboys say they plan to be players when free agency hits
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March 4
Dallas Morning News
 
"Restrictions have been placed on what the Cowboys can do in free agency. That's like saying no one in the Cowboys' front office can take a spin on the Texas Giant unless they are 48-inches tall. The Cowboys aren't above the rules. But since Jerry Jones and everyone else in the Cowboys front office stand above 48 inches, those restrictions don't have an impact. Free agency begins at 11:01 this evening, and there's an impression that the Cowboys will be restrained by the Final Eight Plan that has been implemented for the uncapped season. Jones shoots that down. The owner is confident the club can pursue the players he wants and that his chances to acquire them aren't compromised. "If it made ..."
Cowboys' Roy Williams must deliver or see fade pattern continue
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March 3
Dallas Morning News
 
"The Cowboys are 25 games into the Roy Williams experiment, and they are still waiting for a return on the investment. Wade Phillips said from the NFL Scouting Combine that the "best players will play." Jerry Jones said he does not see a scenario in which Williams would not be a starter in 2010. Both guys can be right. I didn't see this as Jones undercutting Phillips. I saw this more as Jones believing Williams will be one of the two best receivers on the roster this year. That's what Phillips believes too. And here comes the "but." But if that doesn't happen, then the Cowboys cannot stick with the status quo. Williams simply hasn't shown he's worth it. He has 57 catches for 694 yards and ..."
Is 'poison pill' offer sheet for Miles Austin a concern?
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March 3
Dallas Morning News
 
"The DMN's Todd Archer writes ... There's nothing to stop a team from doing it, although the league frowns greatly on these deals after the Seattle-Minnesota stuff a few years ago with Steve Hutchinson. But let's say it happens. Without a cap, I don't know how the poison pill would be that scary?"
Keeping Austin a top priority for Cowboys
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March 2
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"According to owner Jerry Jones, one of the Cowboys' main objectives this off-season is to sign wide receiver Miles Austin to a long-term contract.Jones said it will be difficult because of the potential of an uncapped season in 2010 and the uncertainty that lies ahead, but he believes it can be done.Austin, 25, will most likely receive the highest restricted free agent tender offer possible -- a $3.168 million salary and compensation of a first- and third-round pick if he signs with another team -- on Thursday. But the Cowboys will continue to work toward a lucrative contract extension for the receiver."To some degree, there's some ambiguity [in the current labor climate]," Jones said. ..."
Jerry Jones on Cowboys' draft: 'I'm looking at everything but quarterback'
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March 2
Dallas Morning News
 
"The binder that details the Cowboys' thoughts on the players in the draft rests under the right hand of Jerry Jones. The report will be much thicker a few days from now once club officials return from the Indianapolis combine and update the information. But the Cowboys owner has talked to his scouting department and seen enough 40s to know that he likes that first-round pick at No. 27. "I'd say probably we're less likely to move around this year," Jones said. What Jones says now and what he does on draft night in seven weeks could be two different things. History has shown he's inclined to wheel and deal. But a draft class enriched by an influx of juniors and the Cowboys stance that they ..."
Jerry Jones: 'I want our players nervous'
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March 1
Dallas Morning News
 
"This is what Jerry Jones wants you to know with only four days left until the start of free agency. The Cowboys owner isn't comfortable with his team. He doesn't feel the team is almost there. He feels a nucleus that avoided injury the way the Cowboys did in 2009 should have gone deeper in the playoffs. He feels nearly a fifth of the roster needs to be churned and views his role as an agent of change this off-season. "One of the things I'm the most sensitive about, even with myself, is to think, 'well, we've got something good going and let's just ride this thing on into the season,' " Jones said. "It's going to be just the opposite. "I want some people nervous. I want our players ..."
Sean Payton drinks Jerry Jones' wine, leaves note
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March 1
Dallas Morning News
 
"Sports Illustrated's Peter King had a funny anecdote from the NFL Scouting Combine in his Monday Morning Quarterback column, featuring Jerry Jones and Sean Payton. It seems Jones wanted St. Elmo Steakhouse to reserve a bottle of his favorite wine, Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, for the team's annual dinner at the fine establishment. Payton and the Saints had a dinner there the previous night and wanted the same wine. They won out. Click here to see the message Payton left Jones and the Cowboys."
Jones predicts 10 or 11 new Cowboys
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March 1
ESPN.com
 
"Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones vowed Sunday that there will be significant changes despite his franchise ending a 12-season playoff win drought. While sitting on his luxury bus outside Lucas Oil Stadium at the NFL scouting combine, Jones emphasized that he would not allow the Cowboys to become complacent. He predicted that next season's roster could feature 10 or 11 new players and stressed the need for competition for playing time. "We're not caught up in the fact that by some definition we had a good season," said Jones, whose team won the NFC East with an 11-5 record and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. "We did plan ahead and get some of our key players ..."
Jerry Jones looks at swim meets, ice hockey for Cowboys Stadium
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March 1
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Fresh off the success of the NBA All-Star Game, a bull riding competition and a monster truck event, Jerry Jones is ready to throw some water and ice on the floor at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.Jones said he is looking at hosting Olympic qualifying swimming meets at the stadium and already has talked to the NHL about hosting a hockey game there. Pools would be built in the floor of the stadium for swimming events, Jones said."
Jerry Jones: Standing pat not an option for Dallas Cowboys
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March 1
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Sitting on the Dallas Cowboys' bus outside the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium, owner Jerry Jones was direct and to the point.Gone were the good feelings and sense of accomplishment he felt in the immediate days following the 2009 season, which featured the team's first playoff win in 13 years.Reality has set in about his team, about how far it has come and how far it has to go.Jones, still smarting from the 34-3 blowout loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC divisional playoffs, said there is no room for complacency and that the Cowboys are not close to being ready to take the next step.With the Super Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington next season, Jones is ready to do ..."
Cowboys' Choice: 'I just know I can play'
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March 1
San Antonio Express-News
 
"Tashard Choice said Sunday he would welcome a trade from the Dallas Cowboys if it meant a chance to show he can be a No. 1 running back. "I love being in Dallas, but I just know I should be playing more," Choice said during an appearance at the Dallas Cowboys Grilling Products FanFest at the San Antonio Events Center. "When we lose and I don't get much of a chance, I'm sick." Choice, who has been mentioned in trade rumors involving San Diego Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie, was the least-used component of a three-pronged running attack last season that included Marion Barber and Felix Jones. Barber paced the Cowboys with 932 yards on 214 carries. Jones finished with 685 yards on 116 ..."
Jones can't see Williams not starting for Cowboys
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March 1
ESPN.com
 
"Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams' starting job is apparently secure after all. Coach Wade Phillips told reporters that his Friday comments after he was asked whether Patrick Crayton or Kevin Ogletree could beat out Williams next season were misinterpreted. Phillips said the Cowboys "would play the best player, no matter what." However, he strongly considers Williams one of the Cowboys' top two receivers despite his poor production since the Cowboys sent Detroit first-, third- and sixth-round picks for Williams and a seventh-rounder in the middle of the 2008 season. Owner/general manager Jerry Jones said Sunday he could not envision a scenario in which a healthy Williams doesn't start ..."
Solving Roy Williams riddle up to him, too, Cowboys coach says
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February 28
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said he will do his best to get disappointing receiver Roy Williams to play at a Pro Bowl level again. But he also said Williams must take it upon himself to improve.Williams has caught just 57 passes in 25 games since being acquired along with a seventh-round draft pick from Detroit in an October 2008 trade that cost Dallas its first-, third-and fifth-round picks in 2009.Williams was to be the team's go-to receiver for the future but has been replaced as the No. 1 wideout by breakout star Miles Austin and entered the off-season as the team's biggest enigma.Williams made the Pro Bowl in 2006 when he caught 82 passes for 1,310 yards andseven touchdowns."I ..."
Cowboys' Wade Phillips likes having extra preseason game
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February 28
Dallas Morning News
 
"Training camp will be one week longer than usual since the Cowboys face Cincinnati in the Hall of Fame Game. That's fine with Wade Phillips. The Cowboys coach likes having a fifth preseason game, because it gives his staff more time to teach. Phillips said he will not cut back on the number of Organized Team Activities the club schedules leading up to camp to offset the additional time."
Wade Phillips believes David Buehler can be Cowboys' kicker
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February 28
Dallas Morning News
 
"The Cowboys have David Buehler and Connor Hughes under contract for the 2010 season. Phillips said it's possible the club could add another kicker this off-season. But Phillips also believes that Buehler, who handled only kickoffs as a rookie, will develop into a reliable field goal kicker. "I know that he has a great leg," Phillips said. "But a lot of guys have great legs and kick it out of bounds or can't place the ball the way he places it on kickoffs. He can place it to the right or to the left or to the deep middle if he wanted it. "He's obviously got the leg. He hit some long ones in practice because we only basically practiced him on the long ones. He hit a fair percentage of ..."
Study estimates Super Bowl impact at more than $611 million
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February 27
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Add another eye-popping number to the hype surrounding the first-ever Super Bowl in North Texas: $611 million.That's the estimated economic impact from spending related to the February 2011 game, according to a new study commissioned by the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee.If the projection by California-based Marketing Information Masters holds true - and such economic estimates are notoriously hard to quantify - it would be a record haul.Three years ago, the Super Bowl brought more than $500 million in revenue to the Phoenix, Ariz., area, according to the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Previous estimates have put the potential North Texas total at $350 ..."
Dallas Cowboys scout impressed by well-sculpted Maryland offensive lineman
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February 27
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"One Dallas Cowboys scout took a look at Maryland offensive tackle Bruce Campbell at the NFL Scouting Combine and decided he'd seen the second coming of a mythological Greek god."He has the best body of anyone I've ever seen," the scout said.Campbell met the media on Friday and the impression was that if Hercules looked like Campbell, then Hercules was in pretty good shape.At 6-foot-61/2 and 314 fat-free pounds, Campbell was an imposing figure in a tight-fitting Under Armour shirt with shoulder muscles so large that he looked as if he was wearing shoulder pads. But as impressive a physical specimen as he is, Campbell started only 17 games in college and is viewed as a project."I feel like ..."
Wade Phillips not satisfied with Dallas Cowboys winning one playoff game
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February 27
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
"Coach Wade Phillips undoubtedly feels good about what the Dallas Cowboys accomplished last season, winning the NFC East and their first playoff game since 1996 while earning him a two-year contract extension.Phillips is certainly relieved he longer has to answer questions about never winning a playoff game or the team's now defunct 13-year streak without a playoff win."It helps me, because I hadn't won one," Phillips told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine. "But it helps the organization certainly, because you're talking about 13 years or whatever it was. We forgot -- and we want to keep forgetting."Phillips, however, wants it known that there is no sense of satisfaction and there will ..."
Cowboys' roster analysis: Team could add outside LB
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February 27
Dallas Morning News
 
"On the roster Victor Butler, Curtis Johnson, Steve Octavien, Anthony Spencer, DeMarcus Ware and Brandon Williams Anthony Spencer found his stride midway through last season, giving the Cowboys the NFL's most productive pair of outside linebackers. Spencer and All-Pro partner DeMarcus Ware combined for 12 sacks, 57 tackles and seven forced turnovers in the final eight regular-season games. Spencer kept up relentless pressure on quarterbacks. He was credited with 16 "quarterback hurries" in that span. Spencer's rise, in his first full season as a starter, helped the defense weather Ware's season-long battle with injuries. Ware stayed on the field despite a series of neck, foot and wrist ..."
Irvin's attorney says suit vs. ESPN being considered
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February 27
Dallas Morning News
 
"The attorney for Michael Irvin indicated Friday that his client is considering a legal joust with a former employer, ESPN. On Feb. 5, the network's local radio affiliate removed Irvin from its programming before the end of his contract. A day earlier, a woman had filed a civil suit against Irvin for an alleged sexual assault in July 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel"
Wade Phillips riding a wave of optimism about Cowboys
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February 27
Dallas Morning News
 columnist David Moore
"Wade Phillips tinkers with his new cellphone and chats with whoever stops by to say hello. The Cowboys coach is relaxed. Not as relaxed as he was on that YouTube video from South Florida where he busted a few moves to "Y.M.C.A.," but he's clearly at ease. Why shouldn't he be? Phillips arrives at the NFL combine with job security and a defense on the rise. The first playoff victory of his long career ended 12 seasons of Cowboys postseason futility. There's a sense that these Cowboys are on the right track and that Phillips is the right man at the right time. It's a much different feel than the one that swallowed the franchise at this time last year. This is as optimistic as Phillips has ..."
Cowboys could play Ogletree, Crayton over Roy Williams
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February 27
Dallas Morning News
 
"Wade Phillips said his confidence in receiver Roy Williams remains high. The Cowboys coach also stressed that Williams, and the staff, must continue to work this off-season to figure out how to make him more effective. "He knows that, we know that and we keep working," Phillips said. Phillips acknowledged that Williams will always be held to a high standard because he's a former first-round pick and the Cowboys gave up so much to acquire him. The unexpected rise of Miles Austin didn't help with the perception of Williams. "Miles has come so far," Phillips said. "Nobody knew he would be that good. He's got to maintain and try to do better. "Roy's got to get to that level again. Part of ..."
Roy Williams, guaranteed $12.9 million this year, will have to compete to start
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February 27
ESPN.com
 
"Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams, who is guaranteed $12.9 million in bonuses and base salary this year, will have to compete to keep his starting job. "We are going to play the best player, no matter what," Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said when asked whether Patrick Crayton or Kevin Ogletree could beat out Williams. Williams has been a disappointment since the Cowboys traded first-, third- and sixth-round picks to the Detroit Lions for the receiver and a seventh-rounder in the middle of the 2008 season. He has 57 catches for 794 yards and eight touchdowns in 25 games with the Cowboys. Crayton had more yards and only one fewer catch than Williams last season despite serving as the ..."