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Randy Gregory expected to return after the bye week

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Good news for the Cowboys.

Cowboys will work out free agent RB LaMichael James

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The former Oregon Ducks running back last played for the Miami Dolphins.

NFL is not quite parity league

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What’s also interesting about these results is that unlike each of the other leagues, which fix schedules almost entirely using divisional or conference affiliation, the NFL goes out of its way to encourage closer games by using an unbalanced schedule. When there are fewer games between the Pats and Bucs and more between perennial powerhouses like the Pats and Broncos — who have met in six of the last seven regular seasons — the league, on average, artificially narrows the curve in the chart above. Perhaps that’s a good thing for a league that relies on the myth of parity to keep supporters interested. If the NFL made its schedule following the rules used by other major sports, it might become abundantly clear to the fans that Any Given Sunday is only true in the movies.

Getting mad at Greg Hardy....

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A very balanced piece, similar to what Dawn wrote a while back and just as insightful.

Weeden should still start over Cassel | PFF

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Don't expect Cassel to be the saviour.... If we have nothing to lose, maybe we should try Moore?

Greg Hardy knows the Cowboys need to play better

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"Hardy sacked Brady twice and hit him five other times in the Dallas Cowboys’ 30-6 loss to the Patriots. He finished with four tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble in his first game since last year’s season opener with the Carolina Panthers. But he could not give himself a good grade. "F," Hardy said. "We lost."" --- [ESPN]

Coaching cues - simplifying the OODA Loop

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What if we could cut through the OODA cycle by creating a single concept that stands for a number of different actions? Could we eliminate "Orient" and "Decide," skipping right from "Observe" to "Act?" This is exactly what we do with the coach’s cue. The cue is a powerful way to help attain a closer approximation to a physical model. It happens during execution. The cue improves positional awareness and the ability to sense the speed and relative acceleration of the movement. Cues are one or two words that are shorthand for a more complex concept.