Blogging The Boys: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
Around SBN: Follow the @sbnation College Twitter List

More great SB Nation Blogs

Baseball

Football

Basketball

College

Hockey

Soccer

Combat Sports

Golf

General

BTB Countdown Clock

SPONSORS

ESPN Radio & BTB

1250_thezone_medium

Every Friday at 3 PM EST (2 CST), Blogging The Boys appears on ESPN Radio 1250 in San Antonio with Paul Alexander for a segment of Cowboys talk. Tune in online every Friday throughout the season and help support BTB. ESPN 1250 can be found here.

BTB Partners

Inside the Huddle


Inside the Huddle is a weekly radio show hosted by Tashard Choice and Jay Ratliff. They bring on a different player-guest each week, Mondays @ 8:00 PM EST. Visit Inside the Huddle.

Shango’s Cowboy Videos

DC Fanatic Radio

2009 Draft Picks

Rd. Player Pos.
3 Jason Williams (Western Illinois)
ILB
3 Robert Brewster (Ball State)
T/G
4 Stephen McGee (Texas A&M)
QB
4 Victor Butler (Oregon State) OLB
4 Brandon Williams (Texas Tech)
OLB
5 DeAngelo Smith (Cincinnati)
CB
5 Michael Hamlin (Clemson)
S
5 David Buehler (USC)
K
6 Stephen Hodge (TCU)
S
6 John Phillips (Virginia)
TE
7 Mike Mickens (Cincinnati)
CB
7 Manuel Johnson (Oklahoma)
WR

Dallas Cowboys Injuries

Probable

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Marion Barber thumb 11/06/2009
Jay Ratliff knee 11/06/2009
DeMarcus Ware foot 11/06/2009

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Stephen Hodge knee 09/05/2009
Brandon Williams knee 09/01/2009

Week Nine: Fantasy Focus on the Cowboys

YAC plays, such as this one by WR Sam Hurd, have helped Tony Romo's fantasy numbers tremendously.

by LM Otero - AP

YAC plays, such as this one by WR Sam Hurd, have helped Tony Romo's fantasy numbers tremendously.

 

It's Saturday, so it's time to talk some fantasy football! Let's preview and predict which Cowboys can help you achieve victory as they fly to Philly to take on the Eagles.

Make the jump for the Week 9 Fantasy Focus

Continue reading this post »

0 comments  |  0 recs |

The VRR: Cowboys (5-2) @ Eagles (5-2)

The Dallas secondary could try to bump DeSean Jackson out of Andy Reid's gameplan.

More photos » by Carolyn Kaster - AP

The Dallas secondary could try to bump DeSean Jackson out of Andy Reid's gameplan.

How do you defend the hottest receiving threat in the NFC East? Both the Dallas and the Philadelphia defenses could be asking themselves this very question all the way up to the Cowboys @ Eagles matchup on Sunday Night Football.

It could be tough for us, fans, to relax and watch the day games without twiddling our thumbs in anxiety over such thoughts as, "will Miles Austin's touchdown streak continue?" or "can the secondary stop DeSean Jackson?" Certainly, there are many other stories to the game to focus on, but lately it has been the continued emergence of these two weapons that has greatly increased the threat of these teams' respective offenses.

When that first ball kicks off, though, we will forget this week's headlines and get caught up in the hard-hitting, well-balanced contest that this should turn out to be. Playing physically has helped put the Cowboys where they are today. Continuing to do so could help produce on the scoreboard, and better yet, lead to a 6-2 record come Monday.

Can the physical play of Mike Jenkins stop DeSean Jackson? Eagles' safety Quintin Demps says, "no".

"Just be physical," Jenkins said Wednesday. "Go out and hit them in the mouth."

If that means playing press coverage, Jenkins might want to re-think that stance, Philadelphia safety Quintin Demps suggested in a phone interview.

"I've never seen a guy that fast and quick at the same time," Demps, a Roosevelt graduate, said of Jackson. "And he's smart. He knows how to play off of leverage and get off press coverage."

More Cowboys @ Eagles after the jump.

Continue reading this post »

97 comments  |  1 recs |

Week 9 Preview: Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles

about 20 hours ago Hotdoglu_tiny Aaron Novinger 11 comments 0 recs

The Cavalry Has Rescued Dallas AND Philly Lately. Who Gets Saved This Week?

Will Witherspoon has spurred a major Eagles' turnaround the last two games. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

More photos » by Manuel Balce Ceneta - AP

Will Witherspoon has spurred a major Eagles' turnaround the last two games. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)


The Cowboys and the Eagles

Two bitter rivals, on parallel season tracks.  Both opened with impressive wins.  Dallas ripped Tampa Bay's suspect secondary.  Philadelphia forced seven Panthers turnovers in a walkover.

Both suffered turnoveritis and lost in week two, Dallas in the waning seconds against the Giants and the Eagles in a home shootout with the Saints, who dropped 48 heavy points on their heads.  Both suffered painful second losses, with Dallas ending two yards short of overtime in Denver and the Eagles facing the music after an eye-popping and irritating 13-9 loss to the woeful Raiders.

It was the week five games that turned each teams' season around.  Dallas found its resolve -- and Miles Austin -- in its sloppy overtime win at Kansas City.  The Cowboys got no style points and were abused in the press for "almost losing" to the then winless Chiefs, but the Cowboys level of play has risen dramatically since they escaped Arrowhead Stadium with the W.

Everybody Cowboys fan knows the rest.  Tony Romo has regained his zip, the turnovers and penalties have gone way, way down, the pass rush has emerged and the good times have returned, as Dallas has risen from 3-2 to 5-2.

The story is similar in the Eagles' camp.  They've patched their mistakes and have also risen from 3-2 to 5-2.  Their repair work suggests there is little to distinguish these two teams heading into Sunday Night.

Continue reading this post »

132 comments  |  2 recs |

The Cowboys' 'No. 1 Receiver'? All That Matters Is That They Have One

Who's #1? Who cares, as long as Dallas wins.

by Charlie Riedel - AP

Who's #1? Who cares, as long as Dallas wins.

Roy Williams is the fourth-most productive pass-catcher on the Dallas Cowboys, and if the glass is half-full, well, heck ... somebody's got to be No. 4.

We are being inundated this week with mainstream-media panic (not to mention quotes from Roy that make it sound like he's panicking, too) due to what I find to be a collection of disappointing-but-acceptable facts. Example: Roy's 14-catches-of-37-targeted passes is the NFL's lowest ratio.

The numbers are undeniable. But the panic - Williams' quotes qualified him for a breathless lead story on "SportsCenter'' this morning - is unnecessary.

Because it doesn't matter if Roy Williams performs like a No. 1 receiver.

It only matters that SOMEBODY does.

Continue reading this post »

107 comments  |  1 recs |

Cowboys @ Eagles Injury Update

From ESPNDallas:

Dallas Cowboys

Marion Barber (thumb), Jay Ratliff (knee), Allen Rossum (hamstring), Gerald Sensabaugh (thumb) and DeMarcus Ware (foot) were on the injury report. Only Rossum did not practice, and don't expect him to play Sunday at Philadelphia.

We did notice that Rossum was wearing a practice jersey.

Also, Miles Austin, who tweaked his groin during the Seattle game last Sunday, isn't on the injury report.

Make the jump.

Continue reading this post »

14 comments  |  0 recs |

Cowboys @ Eagles: This Is Why We Watch Football

Wade Phillips is looking forward to the Eagles games, just like you.

More photos » by LM Otero - AP

Wade Phillips is looking forward to the Eagles games, just like you.

Remember that clip of film with Bill Parcells on the sideline talking to his team late in a game? He's yelling encouragement. "This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all those weights. This is why you do all that (stuff)."

That's the speech someone should give to all of us Cowboys fans this week. This game against Philadelphia is why we do all this stuff. It's why we scour for every tidbit of information during the free-agency period, why we spend a whole weekend staring at the TV watching a guy read out names in the draft. It's why we suffer through the doldrums of the summer when only an occasional OTA slakes our thirst. It's why we follow training camp like our lives depended on it.

We do all that waiting for games like this one. Two bitter inter-division rivals, playing quality football, with matching records of 5-2, meet to grab first place in the NFC East at the midpoint of the season. What could be better than that? Oh yeah, stick it on a Sunday night so the whole football-watching world can check it out.

To paraphrase another old dude - this game has all the makings.

Make the jump...

Continue reading this post »

121 comments  |  2 recs |

NFL Network's Coverage on Cowboys @ Eagles

1 day ago Hotdoglu_tiny Aaron Novinger 12 comments 0 recs

More Posts from Blogging The Boys

Explore Full Archive Next Page


User Tools

Dallas Cowboys blog for the SB Nation network. We talk Cowboys 24/7/365. Join the discussion but follow the community guidelines.
Start posting about the Cowboys »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

09_bar-refaeli_08_small
Why The Eagles Game Is Not About Romo
Small
Cowboy / Eagle game analysis - using Drives instead of pure stats
Captain_small
NFL Power Rankings - Week 9 - Final Edition
Sadie_eagles__small
Since we're all looking forward to it:
Captain_small
Seven Statistical Nuggets To Ponder

Recent FanPosts

Cowboy_small
We go big or we go home...
Small
great article from Philly writer
Small
Bench Roy Williams
Arnold_small
Matchups? Cowboys and Eagles looking to beat each other
Small
Roy - Your Dirty Laundry Stinks!
Small
10 Keys to the Eagles game
Tom-landry-at_small
Relax Dallas Fans; Roy Williams Isn’t Turning Into T.O.
Small
Should Wade's contract be extended???
Profilepicbtb_small
The true reason I hate Philly more than any other team...
Small
Is Roy Williams even #2 ?

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

Latest NFL Headlines from SB Nation

Acme Packing Company
Friday Injury Report: Green Bay Packers at Tampa
Niners Nation
Golden Nuggets: Gannon? Meh.
Bolts From The Blue
Chargers by the (Jersey) Numbers: #40

Featured Poll

Poll
Based on what you've seen so far this season, are the Cowboys going to make the playoffs?

  481 votes | Results

Record

5 - 2

Won 3

Show Standings Carrot-mini-light-down

Next Game

FanShots

Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.

Recommended FanShots

Tony Romo enters NFL record books

Recent FanShots

Dan Williams is becoming one of the top NT's in the draft
Childress describes Brett Favre's groin
Redskins’ Snyder says team has ‘let everyone down’
Clash Of The Cretins (NY vs PHI fans)
Photos from the Cowboys' week 8 victory over the Seahawks
Don Banks on the Cowboys resurgence
NFL Network: Romo's new BFF
NFL Network: WK 7 Anatomy - Romo to Austin 59-yard Touchdown
Great Deadskin spoof
NFL Network: Week 8 Playbook - Cowboys are Back

+ New FanShot All FanShots >

NFC East Standings

W L T PF PA
Dallas 5 2 0 197 136
Philadelphia 5 2 0 203 133
New York Giants 5 3 0 212 183
Washington 2 5 0 96 123

(updated 11.3.2009 at 3:44 AM CST)

Team Stats - Game Averages

Pts Yrds Pass Rush
Off 28.1 411.1 (2nd) 263.6 (7th) 147.6 (6th)
Def 19.4 342.1 (22nd) 237.1 (22nd) 105.0 (13th)

BTB on Facebook/Twitter



Blogging The Boys on Facebook


Editor

Head_shot1_small Dave Halprin

Lead Writer

Small Rafael Vela

Contributing Writers

Villaronga_small Raul Villaronga

Hotdoglu_small Aaron Novinger

Landry_and_fish_small Mike Fisher