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Keith Davis agrees in principle with Cowboys

Killer is back.

The Cowboys have agreed in principle to resign Keith Davis, the former safety/special teams monster who was signed away by Miami just last March. Davis is already in Dallas and the contract is expected to be finalized Monday.

Davis' arrival means that the Cowboys will have to make another decision just hours after finalizing the 53-man roster.

I'm still skeptical on his release but it's good to have him back. Our special teams have been as disappointing as "The Godfather III." He should help.

Shout out to DaveTroll and his fanpost here.

Spags reiterates want Brandon W and Grizz stated earlier. We're not done.

The Cowboys might not be done here, although they might get Isaiah Stanback back for Sunday's game against Cleveland. They will watch the wire, and yes, they know Ashley Lelie and Reche Caldwell have been released. The same with Eddie Drummond and Jamaica Rector. And they know Terry Glenn is still out there.

But you sign Lelie, Caldwell or Glenn, and they are yours for the season, or as I said on Friday, at least their contracts. None of that - for now - seems to get them excited. Remember, the Cowboys' injury situation is not everlasting, although Sam Hurd, while out at least for the opener, could be gone a month with this high ankle sprain, Miles Austin likely is another three weeks and Stanback is in limbo.

Here is the other thing. Teams are not finished adjusting their rosters, just as the Cowboys aren't. There could be other receivers of interest released in the next couple of days. No sense jumping to conclusions unless the guy you really want becomes available. So what they can do, assuming Amendola and Jefferson clear waivers, is go through practice this week and then on Friday sign one of them to the 53-man roster if bringing only two healthy receivers to Cleveland ultimately makes them nervous.

Cutting a guy on Friday you sort of like, and maybe can squeeze onto the practice squad 24 hours later, has a better chance of clearing waivers when teams are two days away from opening the season than they are this weekend.

The Browns have their own receiver issues.

Heh.

Tom Orsborn goes over some of the surprise decisions associated with our current roster.

The decision to release Walden also was a surprise considering Dallas has only three healthy outside linebackers — DeMarcus Ware, Greg Ellis and Justin Rogers — after 2007 first-round pick Anthony Spencer underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Aug. 20 that was expected to sideline him two to four weeks.

Tom also looks at the hype surrounding the team.

We're big with celebrities. We're celebrities ourselves. We drive ratings. We're good enough, we're smart enough and gosh darnit people like us.

But will it cost us?

The answer is simple: Stars like to be around stars.

And the Cowboys are loaded with them.

That’s why HBO selected Jerry Jones & Co. for the network’s training camp reality series, “Hard Knocks,” and even tossed around the idea of a season-long series on the team.

It’s also why so many have picked Dallas to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.

But can a franchise with so many powerful personalities really be counted on to reach Tampa, Fla., especially when it hasn’t won a playoff game since 1996?

“As long as we kick the egos out the door, we’ll be fine,” linebacker Bradie James said.

 

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stars... personality vs. talent

there are different types of stars. so many people are picking the cowboys to be in the superbowl because of our talent stars. hard knocks more likes our personality stars. sometimes they overlap, like TO, but not always. some really great players in this league (and on this team) would make really boring hbo specials. and as far as reaching the superbowl, i could care less about the personalities, other than they are good teammates.

by scottmaui on Aug 31, 2008 12:03 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Not Sure I Understand

Bringing Keith Davis back. Unless our coaching staff thinks our special teams are so soft we need to give up a roster spot to shore it up. Not an encouraging sign.

by kindablue on Aug 31, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Danny Amendola and Mike Jefferson cleared waivers

and were signed to the cowboys practice squad

by Deke on Aug 31, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

cool

one of them could still end up on the roster

by scottmaui on Aug 31, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I think you are right, one of them will probably be called up for Week 1..

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Aug 31, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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