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Looking Back: The 2009 Defense
The time when this blog will start to be all Football, all the time is rapidly approaching. The opening kickoff on September 2nd against Fresno State is 90 days away. But before you can look forward you have to look back. The purpose of this is to evaluate the performance of last years defensive...
Cowboys Draft Review: Pass Rushers Aplenty
You can never have too many pass rushers. That’s Wade Phillips’ modus operandi, correct? Say what you want about the amount of influence Wade has on the Cowboys’ draft plans, but this draft haul has Wade Phillips written all over it. Jerry Jones and Tom Ciskowski have now provided...
Cowboys Draft 2009: (A Man) Down on the Corner
In the early stages of this off season’s free agent signing period, the Cowboys managed to rid themselves of an aging and declining Anthony Henry. While this move opened the door for Dallas’ young corners, it seems to have also left the Cowboys a man or two short on the corner. Free...
Scouting report: Mike Mickens
Mike Mickens 6'0, 190 pounds | Cincinnati | Cornerback Strengths: Mickens is a tall, rangy cornerback with solid athleticism. Can cover tall receivers and quick smaller receivers. Very smart player who has started since his freshman season. Good instincts. Reads routes very well, which helps...
Top 25 defensive players in the Big East for 2008
When you read a middle of July post like Top 25 offensive players in the Big East for 2008, you can pretty much bank on something like this flying at you before too much longer. Let's hit it. 25. ROBERT VAUGHN, FS, CONNECTICUT As a junior in 2007, Vaughn's seven interceptions were good for...
Five Big East players I'd like Dan Aykroyd and Daniel Stern to kidnap
Celtic Pride > Your favorite movie. The point of this exercise - in addition to killing time until Aug. 31, natch - is to pick the five Big East football players you think would have the most positive impact if magically transferred to our roster. We're looking for guys who would help our...
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