Jason Garrett Video

Due to Peter King's bias against the Cowboys, I hate to promote his new MMQB, but I think every Cowboys fan should watch this video.  Excellent inside view of Jason Garrett and the opening Training Camp speech to the team.  

Click HERE to take you to a Star-Telegram blog to watch the video so you don't have to go to MMQB and give Peter "The Cowboys Hater" King more hits.

Peter King Uses Cowboys to Get Good Ratings for His New Website

It is really aggravating that the Cowboys let Peter King use them to promote his new website.  He has not been a friend of the Cowboys.  Click Here for Garrett's comments about Peter King having this access to his speech.  It obviously was not Garrett's choice, of course we all know it was Jerry's decision.  In the post Garrett tries to be nice and said....."He’s been a great friend to the NFL and a great friend to the Cowboys for years."  All you have to do is read any of King's MMQB articles and you know that simply is not the case.  Even in this new inaugural MMQB he lists how many times he talks about individual football teams and he admits that his mention of the Cowboys is second to least of all 32 teams.  While the Cowboys have been very mediocre for the past 15 years, they are still America's Team and still garner larger TV ratings than any other team, even when they are 8-8.  So for King to barely mention them is just a concerted effort on his part to ignore them.  Couple this small number of mentions in his article with the fact that the largest percentage of those Cowboys discussions are always in a negative light.  

So with all of that Cowboys Hating History, it's disconcerting that Jerry would "help" Peter King out with this new website. King obviously used the huge interest the Cowboys always brings to kick off the new MMQB. 

Read more here: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/cowboys/2013/07/jason-garrett-calls-pre-camp-speech-posted-by-peter-king-nuts-and-bolts-but-says-motivation-is-no-1-.html#storylink=cpy

DWare Better than Before? Scary

Article from Star-Telegram with some comments, particularly from Sean Lee, who says DeMarcus Ware could even be better this year.  While DWare doesn't get a lot of media attention, keep in mind that he reached 100 sacks quicker in his career second only to Reggie White. So to say he could even be better this year, well that's kinda scary.  Should make Tyson Smith (RT) well practiced for opposing teams.  Kinda like swinging two bats on the on deck circle.  Opposing DE will seem easy.

DeMarcus Ware Getting Better

Battle at Running Back Already Heating Up

It's just day 1 of training camp, but look what rabblerousr at "Blogging The Boys" had to say about Lance Dunbar.  I have read similar points from other observers.  Here's the link to the whole article by rabblerousr if you are interested, great writeup on the first day of practice...Bloggingtheboys rabblerousr day 1 training camp writeup

Player of the Day: Lance Dunbar. Not only did Dunbar (somewhat surprisingly) take second-team snaps, he backed up his depth chart status by often looking like the quickest guy on the field. More importantly, he showed a gift for finding a hole and shooting through it before it closed. Going into the season, many observers thought that Joseph Randle would be Murray's backup, with Dunbar serving as the third down back. Today's practice suggested a new possibility: Dunbar as the backup and the bigger Randle as the third-down back.

Dez Continues to Impress

I will try not to post something about Dez Bryant every day.  But the excitement continues to build around his prospects.  This is from Nick Eatman from dallascowboys.com.  Click here Cowboys Sunday Camp Highlights for other Sunday Camp highlights.

Play of The Day:

It was a good battle between Dez Bryant and Orlando Scandrick in the team drill period towards the end of practice. Bryant had already had a few nice grabs, but on a deep ball down the left sideline Scandrick appeared to be beat on the play, but found a way to catch up. The cornerback dove in at the last second to swat the pass away from Bryant, who appeared to have a long touchdown in sight. The deflection drew some big cheers from the crowd, who were anticipating another Bryant score.
However, Bryant got his revenge a few snaps later. Once again, Romo fired a deep ball down the sideline and although Scandrick was in better coverage this time, Bryant used his jumping ability to outfight him for the ball. Bryant hauled this one in for a score, giving the crowd a chance to erupt.

Football Has Begun

Football has begun, well sorta.  Cowboys and Dolphins reported to training camp over the weekend as these two teams will play each other in the first/early pre-season Hall of Fame Game.

Some quick hits from the first day of Cowboys Training Camp:

• Romo Back Injury/Cyst is very concerning.. Romo Back Problem

• First Round Draft Pick Travis Frederick looking good...Frederick Shotgun Snaps On Target

• Can't even get past the conditioning test without significant injuries already occurring with Tyrone Crawford out for the season with an Achilles Tear...Crawford Out

• Ratliff already sitting on the sidelines like last year, personal opinion, time to cut ties with this one.  If you can't get on the field then you don't belong on the team..."The Rat" picks up where last year ended

These are just a few, we'll keep a close eye on all things Cowboys and also begin more general NFL news and especially Fantasy Football News and Opinions as the preseason unfolds.  Can't wait, this is going to be a great season!

Peter King's New MMQB Website....

Peter King Loves the Cowboys when it Help promote his new website....

OMG - Peter King's Inaugural website MMQB is using two different Dallas Cowboys headlines on the front page of ccnsi.com......

PeterKINGMONDAY MORNING QB A new day: Jason Garrett wants to establish a new Cowboys identity.

AND
MMQB: Starting in the Cowboys' inner sanctum

Who saw that coming???  Oh yea, I did last week.  But I do stand corrected, I said Mr. King (lover of all things Patriots and Giants, hater of all things Cowboys, except when it helps to promote his new website) would use a Cowboy Headline...singular, he is actually using two different Cowboys headlines including a picture of Jason Garrett at Training Camp to get the clicks a coming.
Well one thing you can say about King, he is predictable. 

For reference, to the post above, here's what I posted on the MMQB comments section last week.....

 

So Mr. King who hates the Cowboys, is critical of the players, critical of the management, critical of the new stadium and in general as most northeast liberal elites commonly are, hates the Cowboys...... Just coincidentally is going to Cowboys Training camp the weekend before his new MMQB website starts??? Really, of course the reason is because the Cowboys are starting their camp early, so it is logical that he would start there first.... LOL.  Detroit, which he loves, is also starting early, why not visit there first so the headlines on the first MMQB post on the new website would feature Lions stories??
Of course the answer is, there is no coincidence.  Cowboys are #1 on the Forbes list and they always draw interest.  So by being able to put "Cowboys" somewhere in the headlines of the new MMBQ inaugural post he will draw more interest and more hits.  Even though he hates the Cowboys, he loves how they help him.  Hypocrite.