Dallas Cowboys RB Felix Jones Slimming Down for 2011
During the 2009-2010 offseason, Dallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones put on a few extra pounds of muscle. When he entered the league as a rookie in 2008, Jones weighed just a tad over 200 pounds. He bulked up as high as 225 in 2009 and enjoyed a relatively injury-free season for the first time in his NFL career. However, the extra muscle may have slowed him down, so the Cowboys want their star running back to shed those extra pounds and return to his original playing weight for the 2011 season.
Cowboys Top Eagles 14-13 in Season Finale
The Dallas Cowboys traveled to Philadelphia for the 2010 season finale and came away with a victory in second-year quarterback Stephen McGee’s first NFL start. Originally the third quarterback on the Cowboys’ depth chart this season, McGee started in place of the injured Jon Kitna, who had replaced the injured Tony Romo back in Week 7. With both teams coming into the game with nothing to lose, many reserve players saw extra playing time, but for different reasons. Entering the game at 5-10, the Cowboys were already out of the playoffs and guaranteed a top 10 draft pick in the upcoming NFL draft. The Eagles had already clinched the NFC East title and were locked into the No. 3 seed of the NFC playoffs, players like Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick did not play. However, it proved to be quite the ball game, which is typical for an NFC East rivalry game. (more…)
Cowboys Fall to Cardinals 27-26 on Christmas Day
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Dallas Cowboys kicker David Buehler missed an extra point that would have given his team a 3-point lead over the Arizona Cardinals with just over two minutes to play on Christmas Day. Opposing kicker Jay Feely made him pay with a 48-yard field goal with 10 ticks left to give Arizona a 27-26 holiday victory. Dallas rookie quarterback Stephen McGee made his NFL debut when Jon Kitna went down with a hip injury. McGee led the Cowboys back from an 18-point deficit and took the lead via a 45-yard touchdown pass to receiver Miles Austin with 1:46 to play. Buehler’s missed extra point made the score 26-24 in Dallas’ favor, but Cardinals rookie quarterback John Skelton got Feely in field goal range late to take the win. (more…)
Cowboys-Redskins Week 15 Preview
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The Dallas Cowboys will play the Washington Redskins at noon on Sunday in the final home game of the season. With the playoffs out of reach, Dallas will be looking to pass Washington in the division race, so you could call this a battle for last place in the NFC East. Redskins coach Mike Shanahan has said he might start Rex Grossman at quarterback in favor of Donovan McNabb, but I’m not buying it. Regardless of who plays at quarterback, the Cowboys are going to win this game because Shanahan has his team running around like blind geese in a hail storm. I don’t expect much of a fight from the Redskins, no matter if it’s Grossman or McNabb at the helm. (more…)
Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett Has Almost Earned Respect and a Permanent Job
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If you have read any of my posts here on The Cowboys Central, you will know I have been the biggest anti-Jason Garrett writer in the nation. I loathed the Dallas Cowboys interim head coach when he was only the offensive coordinator for the first half of this season under Wade Phillips. His play calling was horrendous during the Cowboys’ 1-7 start, with his only good game coming in Dallas’ lone win at Houston in Week 3. However, the very first game the Cowboys played with Garrett as the head coach and offensive coordinator, the Dallas play calling was tremendous and resulted in a huge win over division rival New York. In fact, Garrett’s play calling has been tremendous in the Cowboys’ three wins since his promotion, but only so-so in the team’s two losses. This leaves us with the conclusion: as Garrett goes, so go the Cowboys. (more…)
