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Cowboys special teams a worry, but could be special

Keith Davis is getting his old number back. Tashard Choice took Evan Oglesby’s #23 and Keith is getting #29 back.

I was thinking about the return of Keith Davis and then about the decision to keep Alan Ball over Evan Oglesby and that led to thinking the Cowboys aren’t very confident in their special teams. Then I thought about that statement for a moment and realized that’s not really true. They're obviously concerned about their punt coverage and their kickoff coverage, but the rest of the special teams are just fine. In fact, it’s a strong point. Nick Folk is money on FG’s, so much so that when he misses I think the earth has momentarily shifted off its axis causing the ball to sail wide. Mat McBriar is as good as any punter in the league. Adam Jones can take one to the house on any given punt return and the combination of Adam Jones, Felix Jones, Miles Austin or Isaiah Stanback returning kicks is a potent mix. So in essence, it’s all good except for the coverage teams.

Orlando Scandrick gets some love

During the season, BTB usually finishes with the analyzing of the last game on Tuesday and starts with the new opponent on Wednesday. We spent the last few days discussing the roster, now we turn our attention to the Cleveland Browns.

And for all things Cleveland Browns, be sure and visit Dawgs by Nature where ChrisPokorny covers our first victim of the year. I’ll be exchanging a few posts with DBN in the next few days.

Back at TC, I posted about Don with the Hummer truck covered in Cowboys decals and how we went to the Cowboys hotel and met some players. Don also got me into the VIP section so I owed him a solid. He sent me an email and wanted me to let you guys know that he’s opening up more chapters of his Dallas Cowboys fan clubs. You can visit his website at DallasCowboyzFanZ.com and learn more about it. He’s opening clubs new clubs in Portland, Washington D.C. and Cape Coral, FL in addition to his original club in Ontario, CA. Visit his site or click below to read the press release.

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Press Release – For Immediate Release:

DallasCowboysFanZ.com, creators of the “Tried, True & Bleeding Blue” FanZ Club has become one of the top Dallas Cowboys Fan Clubs in the Country. While looking for a couple of friends to watch football with in the preseason of the 2007 season, founders Don & Lisa Burr struck oil in the Dallas Cowboys pipeline. After one full season their membership has reached into the thousands, and the once small idea of finding a few friends now spans into four states.

In 2007 the FanZ Club worked with Hooter’s in Ontario, CA to show all the games; but soon found that Hooter’s could not hold all the members the FanZ Club was generating. This season the club has formed a union with the Dallas Texas based Dave & Buster’s Corporation, to utilize their Ontario, CA facility as the home base for the club. As if the union with D&B was not enough, now the DallasCowboysFanZ Club has reached out and opened chapters in Portland Oregon, Cape Coral Florida, and Washington DC.

“We had no idea a few friends would turn into a few thousand. We actually had the pleasure of having the Dallas Cowboys “True Blue” fan club director contact us to see how we could work together … Now that’s cool” said Co-Founder Don Burr on the success of the FanZ Club.

The Dallas Cowboys FanZ Club is a free club, and gives away lots of items each week to their members just for coming to watch the game. Enjoying football for these FanZ Club Members will never be the same thanks to a “Fan looking for a few friends.” Visit their website at www.DallasCowboysFanZ.com and join today, after all it is free, so what do you have to lose. Be sure you check out the locations and see for yourself why Dallas Cowboys FanZ Club motto is, “We are all about the FanZ!”

Club locations at:

Dave & Buster’s – Mills Mall, Ontario, CA

Hooter’s Jantzen BeachPortland, OR

ScorZ Sports Bar & Grill – Cape Coral, FL

Old Dominion Brew House – Washington DC

END - Press Release

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Cape Coral, Fl????

Who’d a thunk my town would be on that list. I’ll have to check that out. I haven’t been to Scorz since it became Scorz a couple years back. Seriously, how did Cape Coral end up on that list? Haha.

by Tristan on Sep 3, 2008 1:10 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cape Coral....

If you have not been to ScorZ you need to go down there… The place is UNBELIEVEALBE! Talk about Big Screens.. its a drive in for Football . . . Be sure you tell Lou (The Owner) you are a friend of mine and I’m sure you will get a free beer or something from him. The Chapter President for Cape Coral is “Odell” so give him some support and let your Cowboys Friends know about ScorZ . . We have high hopes and feel that we made a great decision putting the club into Cape Coral…. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Rembmer to go to the website and join… its FREE, and you can win some great stuff just for going to watch the game!
//D

Don
President -
www.DallasCowboysFanZ.com
"Tried, True & Bleeding Blue" FanZ Club

by DallasCowboysFanZ.com on Sep 3, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Scandrick blocking field goals

you’re right there are a lot of aspects to special teams.

and Scandrick actually gives us a playmaking ability in that very special role of field goal blocking, a part of special teams you usually don’t even think about unless you’ve got a real talent like he has.

and we’ve seen it already. He forced one wide and caused a miss against Denver (as good as a block, except you can’t return it), and had a close one against the Texans.

And when you watch those plays it is amazing how fast he gets off the line and into the path of the kick. He has a real knack for it.

I think he’ll get two or three blocks this year. And those can be game changing plays.

One more of many potent weapons we have on special teams.

If we can just get our coverage units together, with KD’s leadership and with rookies like Choice and Tellus and Jenkins and Scandrick showing potential in this phase of the game as well, we can be solid all the way around, a very rare thing.

by scottmaui on Sep 3, 2008 1:18 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought Scandrick

Returned Kicks?

"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 Sep 3, 2008 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

he does that too

by scottmaui on Sep 3, 2008 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Him and Jenkins should be returning kicks this year..

"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 Sep 3, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woah there Wade... errrrr Grizz

You just morphed into Mr.Bright-side himself for a minute there. I agree though, there are aspects of special teams that are indeed special. But you won’t catch me calling them solid as a whole yet. What’s McBriar’s great leg good for if the return goes 40+? What good are Folk’s bullseye kicks if the following kick off results in blown coverage for a TD? The more I think about it the more grateful I am we brought KD back.

by sublimezg on Sep 3, 2008 8:12 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hmm, he didn't call them solid as a whole yet

he said “So in essence, it’s all good except for the coverage teams.” I think we’re all in agreement on that…

by scottmaui on Sep 3, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

MB3-it is a good read

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3557680

"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 Sep 3, 2008 9:05 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

my thoughts on the special teams

coverage teams suck, but hopefully will get better because of Davis.

return teams and specialists are probably the best in the league.

Overall, better than average but could be really good if Davis is indeed the difference on the coverage units.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Sep 3, 2008 9:45 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I wrote your buddy an E-mail

and asked if he had checked into getting anything started in the Orlando Fl area. Man we have a chain of sports bars here called Kerr’s Wing House (much like a Hooters) owed by Crawford Kerr (retierd Fl. Gater and Dallas Cowboy guard). Man now that would be great!

by bad knees on Sep 3, 2008 10:09 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Email...

Never got your email that I can remember… I am looking for someone who is willing to run a club in that area. If you are interested I’ll get it going! Call me at the phone number on the website and lets talk! I have plans to expand as much as we can over the next few years and I know the Orlando area is heavy with Cowboys fans. So lets turn them into CowboysFanZ! //D

Don
President -
www.DallasCowboysFanZ.com
"Tried, True & Bleeding Blue" FanZ Club

by DallasCowboysFanZ.com on Sep 3, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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