I got a report from a very reliable source who is at the Washington Redskins training camp in Virginia who overheard Washington Redskins safety Shawn Springs talking to new head coach Jim Zorn. Although the EXACT wording may be off a bit, this is basically what Springs said: Continue Reading »

I missed the HBO special yesterday (and I just bought the channel, too), but apparently former Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells says Tony Romo is the reason he left the organization.

His comments are probably going to make some fans livid, and others may sympathize with what he has to say, but I have my own opinions about it. Continue Reading »

The Dallas Cowboys have a new Web site. You can see the new design here. The redesign is well overdue, and although I am not entirely sold on the new look, it is certainly much better than what it was.

It always boggled me that the richest team in the NFL had such an ugly, boring Web site. It is certainly flashier now. Well, here is your chance to vote!

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The Arizona Cardinals are one of the most pathetic football organizations ever to exist. So, it is of no surprise that the team’s brass created this scheme called “protect the nest” that is meant to bar Dallas Cowboys fans from attending the Oct. 12 showdown in Arizona. Team spokesman Mark Dalton said they are under by 2,000 for season ticket sales.

“Our goal is to have as many Cardinal fans in the stadium as possible,” Dalton said.

Do they really think this will help the Cardinals beat the Cowboys?

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The NY Giants traded disgruntled tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints today, a move that some had rumored was to occur during or before the draft.

The Saints give up a second and fifth round pick for Shockey. There is a bit of irony in Shockey becoming a Saint, because he’s really a jerk. But there is no NFL team with the nickname “Jerks.”

When his Giants made it to the Super Bowl, Shockey, who was recovering from a broken leg, watched the game from box seats, drinking numerous beers. I’m not sure that’s the kind of team player the Saints had in mind, but that IS the type of player they get with Shockey.

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The Washington Redskins acquired Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor for a second and sixth round pick. The trade comes on the same day that Phillip Daniels was sidelined for the year with a knee injury.

On face, this is a good trade for the foe in Washington. However, it is not a move that is going to change the season for these Redskins. Obviously, Taylor should be an improvement over Daniels. And the Redskins were in need of a pass rusher.

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Training camp begins Thursday, and some Dallas Cowboys players smell the urgency of the coming season. Jerry Jones has done his part by signing nearly every big-name player to a long-term deal, solidifying a dynasty if that is what this team wants to become. The talent is there. It will just take commitment.

But the biggest roadblock to success this coming season isn’t the play of Tony Romo or his love life; it isn’t team chemistry with Terrell Owens and Adam Jones playing on the same team; it isn’t an aging offensive line; and it isn’t a questionable secondary.

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The New England Patriots fallout that began with SpyGate continues its downward spiral of death. Now, offensive fatman Nick Kaczur was caught with 202 Oxycontin pills during a stop in April. The pills were apparently made in Canada, which means he got them without a prescription. Kaczur is not injured, but addicted to painkillers.

This is disgusting. What is even more troubling is that Kaczur is claiming that Daniel Ekasala sold him the drugs. His attorney says Kaczur’s credibility should be questions because the pills are from Canada.

“Those are Canadian pills, and Ekasala is not the source of those pills,” Grossberg said, according to The Globe. “It just begins to raise questions about Kaczur’s credibility.”

This is typical Patriots:

Friday, Patriots spokesman Stacey James said “I will confirm that he is still on the team, but we are not providing additional comment,” the newspaper reported.

I guess Kaczur still needs to numb himself after the crushing Super Bowl loss to the large underdog New York Giants.

I predict the New England Patriots will struggle this year. They’ll make the playoffs, but all of the controversy, egos and troublemakers won’t take them far.

• Orlando Scandrick, rookie cornerback selected in the fifth round of the draft, signed a four year, $1.85 million deal with a $185,000 signing bonus. There’s a lot of hope that Scandrick can offer an improvement over the backups and dime packages the Cowboys had last year. The secondary has been the biggest hole for the Cowboys for many years in a row.
• Someone is citing sources that Adam Jones will get a cornerback spot this season. You can see the information here. Apparently Anthony Henry is looking horrible in work outs. There was talk that Henry would move to safety to replace Roy Williams, still reeling from several years of horrible coverage. We’ll see.
• Rumors that Brett Favre might end up in Tampa Bay. Weird.
• SCOUTS and ESPN ranked Dallas the best team in the NFL. Eat your hearts out:
  

The Cowboys have an outstanding group of athletes in their secondary with Terence Newman, Anthony Henry, Roy Williams and Ken Hamlin returning from last year. When you combine that group with the recent additions of Jones and rookie first-round draft pick Mike Jenkins, the Cowboys now have the type of depth that few other teams can match. They will have a tremendous amount of flexibility within their personnel packages to take advantage of each player’s strengths while also being able to disguise coverages. Opposing quarterbacks will have to be smart and accurate to have success against this group. The talents of the secondary combined with the effective pass rush of the front seven will force opposing quarterbacks to make some quick decisions.

I guess my power ranking with the Dallas Cowboys No. 1 is spot on.

When ESPN says anything positive about the Dallas Cowboys, then you know it has got to be their year. When ESPN ranks the Dallas Cowboys’ secondary the best in the NFL, it might be time to celebrate, and the season hasn’t even begun.

But that is exactly what the FOURLETTERNETWORK did in this story here.

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