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Igor Olshansky: What Does This Signing Mean?
On Friday, the Dallas Cowboys signed defensive end Igor Olshansky (formerly of the Chargers) to a 4-year/$18 million deal. Jerry Jones was wise to play the waiting game, and was rewarded by landing a solid, experienced player at a clearance sale price. The 6'6"/309 lb. Olshansky will man the...
A 2nd Look at the Tape: Cowboys Are Line Dancing
Dallas' Defensive Linemen are Finally Playing Aggressive, Consistent Football The play of every defensive lineman who was not Jay Ratliff was the biggest disappointment of the first half. Chris Canty was so obscure the milk carton people couldn't find him. Marcus Spears would make a play here...
Cowboys Defense: Same Line, New Story
Your number for the day: 9 No, not Tony Romo's number, though it is. It's the number of tackles the defensive line generated Sunday night, a record in recent games. Maybe getting kicked in the head so many times finally got on their nerves? Maybe it took ten weeks for Todd Grantham's coaching...
Jay Ratliff to defensive end?
During the offseason it has been speculated that the Cowboys could move Jay Ratliff back to defensive end, especially if Tank Johnson shows improvement at NT during training camp. At the very least it would benefit the Cowboys if they could institute a rotation along the defensive line, maximizing...
Should Marcus Spears be worried?
I’ve made it know for a while that I want the Dallas Cowboys to move Jay Ratliff back to DE as a starter and draft a rookie to help man the NT spot with Tank Johnson. If they don’t do that I would like to see them give Jason Hatcher a shot at the starter’s role. Either way,...
The NFL Combine is upon us
Two years ago, a Florida State cornerback who’d torn his ACL in 2005 and missed the entire season, blew away the competition at the NFL Combine. He ran a 4.38 in the 40. He had a vertical of 42 inches. He was a phenomenal athlete. But there were whispers. Will this translate onto the field? Will...
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