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2007 SCHEDULE
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
| Cowboy's Trivia Question of the Week! Who is the oldest player on the Cowboys' roster? Last Week's Answer: Danny White |
A Few Surprises During Final Cuts
All I can say is WOW! Aaron Glenn is no longer a Cowboys. There
is a distinct possibility Jacques Reeves is our starting cornerback
Week 1. Tell me that doesn't scare you.
I'm not happy with this move, but I see why we made it. Aaron
Glenn looked noticeably slower this pre-season. He really
struggled about as badly as some of the younger guys so why not
go with the fresher legs. Granted, I think they could have had
better timing cutting the guy (wait for Newman to come back).
Here is the list of cuts:
QB Matt Moore
QB Richard Bartel
WR Mike Jefferson
WR Damarius Bilbo
WR Jerheme Urban
TE Rodney Hannah
TE Adam Bergen
LB Junior Glymph
LB Blair Phillips
LB John Saldi
LB Khari Long
CB Joey Thomas
CB Aaron Glenn
CB Quincy Butler
RB Arliss Beach
DT Remi Ayodele
G Trey Darilek
OL Matt Tarullo
RB Alonzo Coleman
FB Lousaka Polite
DE Marcus Smith
There really weren't many surprises after Glenn. I would have kept
Matt Moore, but that isn't a surprise that they didn't. There were
two things that seemed weird though. We kept six safeties and
seven linebackers. Tell me that isn't crazy. I know that Abram Elam
and Keith Davis are great special teamers and I could definitely
have seen us keeping five because of that, but come on, six!
We are looking super thin at linebacker. We have three outside
linebackers counting Greg Ellis! Now I know that Burnett and
Carpenter can play there but still. I would have kept Glymph just
because of the uncertainty with Ellis. I'm not a big fan of Glymph
because he has been around forever and he hasn't done much but
it would be nice to have a veteran out there.
I pretty much guessed right on everything else last night.
Gramatica was put on IR and we will probably release him with an
injury settlement. He would be available to sign after six weeks
which makes it easier for us to re-sign him since nobody can sign
him immediately. Miles Austin beat out Urban. Curtis beat out
Hannah and Bergen. We also kept both Corey Procter and Joe
Berger. Stephen Bowen made the team giving us only one true
nose tackle among six lineman.
At corner, I think we kept the right guys if we were going to cut
Glenn. Without Glenn you go from wanting potential to experience.
Jones and Reeves haven't improved a lot, but at least they have
the experience needed to be the nickel and possibly starting
corner. Alan Ball also made the team as the young developmental
cornerback.
All I can say is WOW! Aaron Glenn is no longer a Cowboys. There
is a distinct possibility Jacques Reeves is our starting cornerback
Week 1. Tell me that doesn't scare you.
I'm not happy with this move, but I see why we made it. Aaron
Glenn looked noticeably slower this pre-season. He really
struggled about as badly as some of the younger guys so why not
go with the fresher legs. Granted, I think they could have had
better timing cutting the guy (wait for Newman to come back).
Here is the list of cuts:
QB Matt Moore
QB Richard Bartel
WR Mike Jefferson
WR Damarius Bilbo
WR Jerheme Urban
TE Rodney Hannah
TE Adam Bergen
LB Junior Glymph
LB Blair Phillips
LB John Saldi
LB Khari Long
CB Joey Thomas
CB Aaron Glenn
CB Quincy Butler
RB Arliss Beach
DT Remi Ayodele
G Trey Darilek
OL Matt Tarullo
RB Alonzo Coleman
FB Lousaka Polite
DE Marcus Smith
There really weren't many surprises after Glenn. I would have kept
Matt Moore, but that isn't a surprise that they didn't. There were
two things that seemed weird though. We kept six safeties and
seven linebackers. Tell me that isn't crazy. I know that Abram Elam
and Keith Davis are great special teamers and I could definitely
have seen us keeping five because of that, but come on, six!
We are looking super thin at linebacker. We have three outside
linebackers counting Greg Ellis! Now I know that Burnett and
Carpenter can play there but still. I would have kept Glymph just
because of the uncertainty with Ellis. I'm not a big fan of Glymph
because he has been around forever and he hasn't done much but
it would be nice to have a veteran out there.
I pretty much guessed right on everything else last night.
Gramatica was put on IR and we will probably release him with an
injury settlement. He would be available to sign after six weeks
which makes it easier for us to re-sign him since nobody can sign
him immediately. Miles Austin beat out Urban. Curtis beat out
Hannah and Bergen. We also kept both Corey Procter and Joe
Berger. Stephen Bowen made the team giving us only one true
nose tackle among six lineman.
At corner, I think we kept the right guys if we were going to cut
Glenn. Without Glenn you go from wanting potential to experience.
Jones and Reeves haven't improved a lot, but at least they have
the experience needed to be the nickel and possibly starting
corner. Alan Ball also made the team as the young developmental
cornerback.
TIM'S GRUMBLINGS
By: Tim Moran
1. Well the Cowboys preseason wrapped up to a 2-2 finish. Well
listen, I am not one to put much merit into preseason. The Colts
went 1-3 last preseason and the Raiders went 3-1. And the
Cowboys team I think was the greatest ever, the 1992 team, went 1-
4. So you cannot put much into the wins and losses. The
preseasons main purpose is to look and evaluate players and
make sure the coaching staff is communicating with each other and
the players on the level they want. Plus it gets the players getting
into the football sync. Players though do not go all out and for this
you cannot really judge how the team will be in the season
because the mindset is to different. The only thing it does is it
gives the Cowboys a good sense of feeling good about themselves
in terms of the wins and not to get completely complacent with the
losses.
2. It puzzles me that the Dallas media answer fans emails about not
to jump on the Super Bowl bandwagon after the 2 preseason wins
and say it is only exhibition football and you can't put much merit
into it. As I stated in my previous point I agree, but when the
Cowboys lost the game against the Texans, guys like Jacques
Taylor and Randy Galloway say don't count on the Super Bowl if
they play this way. Well does this mean the losses have more merit
than the wins? Yeah right. IF the sins have no merit the losses
should to. Be consistent media.
3. Another thing that puzzled me during the training camp was the
Camp Cupcake story. I mean you look around the league and
some camps are run even more softer than what the Cowboys
have run. The fact that the Cowboys are the Cowboys mean that
whatever happens will be magnified three times over. A softer
camp could also mean the team will not wear down in the final
month of the regular season like last year.
4. Amazing how nothing has been made of TO this year. Probably
because Phillips , Tony Romo, receivers coach Ray Sherman have
a good relationship. I am not saying TO will not have a distraction.
There will be one, I don't what it will be but it will happen, just
watch. But when we look at hindset of this distraction, it will be
nothing. I don't hear anymore overdosing pill jokes anymore.
5. Terance Newmans' injury scares me. I would rather him miss the
first game in order for him to be close to 100% for the season then
to play in the opener and for him aggravate the injury and be
hampered with it all season long. All I know is that if I am the
Giants, I would go for Newman and test the injury out.
6. Puzzles me that with Newman’s injury and the lack of quality
depth at corner that the Cowboys would cut Aaron Glenn. We not
only loss a good third corner but the locker room leadership the
team will need.
7. I was never worried with Greg Ellis' injury because I felt he was
not really going to be a factor this season. I fact, I am surprised he
lasted this long. Anthony Spencer I think will be fine this year but
he is a rookie and will make rookie mistakes and we better
remember that.
8. I was one of those that worried about Tony Romo's brush with
celebrity would cause not for him to be distracted and lose sight or
priorities but that it would get to his head and become arrogant
and have a bad year. Obviously this does not look like the case
and he seems to be handling it fine. Great. I feel too much is being
made by the missed snap last year and he will be fine. He now has
a whole training camp with a new offense and head coach with him
as the starting QB in mind. He will probably not be the second
coming of Staubach or Aikman but he will be a good QB for many
years to come and I feel he will lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl
or two.
9. I am excited about this new 3-4 defense and am glad that the
scheme will not be a predictable as last year where Demarcus
Ware was the only one rushing the passer.
10. Overall I feel the Cowboys will finish 11-5 and win the NFC East
this year.
11. You know with Wade Wilson being suspended for 5 games for
using HGH, don't be surprised if we find some other instances of
HGH being used this year. But this is the first of a coach being
suspended for this.
12. Also enough with how the Browns will do this year. Yeah we
have their number 1 pick and it fill probably be a high pick also. But
lets not jump the gun and think the Cowboys are going to draft
Arkansas RB Darren McFadden. Remember a few years ago the
Buffalo Bills pick was supposed to be a top 5 pick? Well it was
closer to number 20. So even though I am picking the Browns to go
6-10 this year because the division is just too strong with
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Baltimore in it, I am not going to be
making weekly visits to see how the Browns have tanked. Ask me
in December and then I will look.
13. This is late I know but Michael Irvin’s' speech at the Hall of
Fame was great. Of course I loved and hated Irvin when he was in
the boys, because of his great play and work ethic on the field and
because of the off-field trouble and arrogance and still have not
forgiven him for asking for a trade before the 1997 season. But I
have never seen someone seem so apologetic for receiving an
award. I mean, you should not have to apologize for receiving a
high honor but he chose to live that lifestyle and I am glad that he
apologized for this and maybe now I and he can move on.
14. I have already jumped on the bandwagon from Peter King on SI.
com, on the prices of preseason game. Why must the NFL charge
full price for these games when the players you want to see don't
play and the ones you do want to see play only do so for a series
or a quarter? Or some teams force you to buy preseason tickets
before you can buy regular season tickets. It is a rip off.
15. I have been looking at Norm Hitzges book Greatest Team Ever.
It has a lot of interesting stories behind the scenes about the
Cowboys teams of the 90's. The main point about the team is that
we were surrounded by greatness. I know at the time I knew the
team was on its way to establish themselves as the team of the
nineties and was a great team and it kind of took its own turn at
that after they won the third Super Bowl of that decade. But now
after looking at the book and thinking back, it was one of the
greatest teams ever and we were all a witness to it. For good and
bad, that circus was perhaps the greatest ever. Brings back many
good memories.
By: Tim Moran
1. Well the Cowboys preseason wrapped up to a 2-2 finish. Well
listen, I am not one to put much merit into preseason. The Colts
went 1-3 last preseason and the Raiders went 3-1. And the
Cowboys team I think was the greatest ever, the 1992 team, went 1-
4. So you cannot put much into the wins and losses. The
preseasons main purpose is to look and evaluate players and
make sure the coaching staff is communicating with each other and
the players on the level they want. Plus it gets the players getting
into the football sync. Players though do not go all out and for this
you cannot really judge how the team will be in the season
because the mindset is to different. The only thing it does is it
gives the Cowboys a good sense of feeling good about themselves
in terms of the wins and not to get completely complacent with the
losses.
2. It puzzles me that the Dallas media answer fans emails about not
to jump on the Super Bowl bandwagon after the 2 preseason wins
and say it is only exhibition football and you can't put much merit
into it. As I stated in my previous point I agree, but when the
Cowboys lost the game against the Texans, guys like Jacques
Taylor and Randy Galloway say don't count on the Super Bowl if
they play this way. Well does this mean the losses have more merit
than the wins? Yeah right. IF the sins have no merit the losses
should to. Be consistent media.
3. Another thing that puzzled me during the training camp was the
Camp Cupcake story. I mean you look around the league and
some camps are run even more softer than what the Cowboys
have run. The fact that the Cowboys are the Cowboys mean that
whatever happens will be magnified three times over. A softer
camp could also mean the team will not wear down in the final
month of the regular season like last year.
4. Amazing how nothing has been made of TO this year. Probably
because Phillips , Tony Romo, receivers coach Ray Sherman have
a good relationship. I am not saying TO will not have a distraction.
There will be one, I don't what it will be but it will happen, just
watch. But when we look at hindset of this distraction, it will be
nothing. I don't hear anymore overdosing pill jokes anymore.
5. Terance Newmans' injury scares me. I would rather him miss the
first game in order for him to be close to 100% for the season then
to play in the opener and for him aggravate the injury and be
hampered with it all season long. All I know is that if I am the
Giants, I would go for Newman and test the injury out.
6. Puzzles me that with Newman’s injury and the lack of quality
depth at corner that the Cowboys would cut Aaron Glenn. We not
only loss a good third corner but the locker room leadership the
team will need.
7. I was never worried with Greg Ellis' injury because I felt he was
not really going to be a factor this season. I fact, I am surprised he
lasted this long. Anthony Spencer I think will be fine this year but
he is a rookie and will make rookie mistakes and we better
remember that.
8. I was one of those that worried about Tony Romo's brush with
celebrity would cause not for him to be distracted and lose sight or
priorities but that it would get to his head and become arrogant
and have a bad year. Obviously this does not look like the case
and he seems to be handling it fine. Great. I feel too much is being
made by the missed snap last year and he will be fine. He now has
a whole training camp with a new offense and head coach with him
as the starting QB in mind. He will probably not be the second
coming of Staubach or Aikman but he will be a good QB for many
years to come and I feel he will lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl
or two.
9. I am excited about this new 3-4 defense and am glad that the
scheme will not be a predictable as last year where Demarcus
Ware was the only one rushing the passer.
10. Overall I feel the Cowboys will finish 11-5 and win the NFC East
this year.
11. You know with Wade Wilson being suspended for 5 games for
using HGH, don't be surprised if we find some other instances of
HGH being used this year. But this is the first of a coach being
suspended for this.
12. Also enough with how the Browns will do this year. Yeah we
have their number 1 pick and it fill probably be a high pick also. But
lets not jump the gun and think the Cowboys are going to draft
Arkansas RB Darren McFadden. Remember a few years ago the
Buffalo Bills pick was supposed to be a top 5 pick? Well it was
closer to number 20. So even though I am picking the Browns to go
6-10 this year because the division is just too strong with
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Baltimore in it, I am not going to be
making weekly visits to see how the Browns have tanked. Ask me
in December and then I will look.
13. This is late I know but Michael Irvin’s' speech at the Hall of
Fame was great. Of course I loved and hated Irvin when he was in
the boys, because of his great play and work ethic on the field and
because of the off-field trouble and arrogance and still have not
forgiven him for asking for a trade before the 1997 season. But I
have never seen someone seem so apologetic for receiving an
award. I mean, you should not have to apologize for receiving a
high honor but he chose to live that lifestyle and I am glad that he
apologized for this and maybe now I and he can move on.
14. I have already jumped on the bandwagon from Peter King on SI.
com, on the prices of preseason game. Why must the NFL charge
full price for these games when the players you want to see don't
play and the ones you do want to see play only do so for a series
or a quarter? Or some teams force you to buy preseason tickets
before you can buy regular season tickets. It is a rip off.
15. I have been looking at Norm Hitzges book Greatest Team Ever.
It has a lot of interesting stories behind the scenes about the
Cowboys teams of the 90's. The main point about the team is that
we were surrounded by greatness. I know at the time I knew the
team was on its way to establish themselves as the team of the
nineties and was a great team and it kind of took its own turn at
that after they won the third Super Bowl of that decade. But now
after looking at the book and thinking back, it was one of the
greatest teams ever and we were all a witness to it. For good and
bad, that circus was perhaps the greatest ever. Brings back many
good memories.