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Silence is Bliss for Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant This Offseason

May 23rd, 2013 at 1:46 PM
By Nick Sharp

When Dez Bryant came into the National Football League as the 1st round pick of the Dallas Cowboys in 2010, we all expected him to make headlines. He's fulfilled those expectation many times over, but unfortunately they haven't all been in the "good news" category. Whether it was a jewelry store suing him over unpaid bills or his mother filing charges for domestic abuse, Bryant's seen his share of troubles. But in 2013, things have quieted down immensely on the Dez Bryant front, and that's great news for both #88 and the Dallas fan base.

Dez Bryant: The Quiet Leader…Has a nice ring to it, right?

"I found myself," said Dez when asked about his early career troubles, "I'm comfortable with my life. I'm enjoying being in the NFL. I wish it could've been a couple years back, but I had to go through a couple of things to figure it out. I think I got it and I'm just more focused on my job and doing what I love to do and that's playing football."

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Can Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee Be the Next Brian Urlacher?

May 22nd, 2013 at 9:48 AM
By Nick Sharp

As of this morning, Brian Urlacher is no longer an active NFL player. He took to Twitter to announce his retirement, and with it, the game lost one of the all-time great MLB's. Urlacher's tenacity was nothing if not palpable. The look on his face that was captured pre-snap by ESPN's zip line cameras was often downright scary, regardless of how much distance was between you and the field. With both Urlacher's and former Baltimore Ravens LB Ray Lewis retiring this offseason, the question now becomes who will take up the mantle as the best Linebackers in the league? Patrick Willis is one. Can Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee be the other?

Now let's start this off by saying Sean Lee NEEDS to stay healthy to truly get in this conversation. But, since we're all Cowboys fans here, let's pretend that Lee stays relatively injury-free for the next few seasons. Can he replicate the type of play that became so nonchalantly expected of Urlacher? In a word, probably. One cannot watch a Dallas Cowboys game without noticing Lee. He simply pops up all over the field, making plays both north and south and sideline to sideline. His instincts are uncanny, something that LBs either possess (like Urlacher does) or they don't. Sean Lee's got 'em. 

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Charles Woodson Still in Search of New Team; Might Dallas Cowboys Look to Sign Him?

May 17th, 2013 at 10:42 AM
By Nick Sharp

The most high profile free agent left on the market is former Green Bay Safety Charles Woodson. The 36 year old, 16 year veteran has yet to sign, but has reportedly made visits with the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos. The New York Giants are reportedly interested in signing him as well. So what about the Dallas Cowboys? Might they make a run at the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year?

Blue and Silver is a much better color scheme Charles, wouldn't you agree?

Maybe. The team has been surprisingly mum on the subject, a stance we wish they would apply to other aspects of the organization. Yet, the team seems to have crossed all of their other to-do's off of their list. Tony Romo extension? Done. NFL Draft? Done. Doug Free situation? Done. The Dallas Cowboys have been surprisingly efficient in their getting-things-done mode in 2013. They've managed to fill a lot of holes on the current roster. The one spot where we have seen little to no action is at Safety, and the team appears to have a glaring need.

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Doug Free Will Remain a Dallas Cowboy in 2013

May 16th, 2013 at 2:07 PM
By Nick Sharp

After months of speculation and downright assumption that incumbent RT Doug Free would no longer be with the Dallas Cowboys next season, the exact opposite has occurred. Doug Free has reportedly accepted the pay cut that every media person and their mother thought he wouldn't. Free agreed to the restructure even though it cut his salary in half from $7 million to $3.5 million (give or take a few hundred thousand). While this may be day-ruining news to some, we're here to tell you why this may in fact be a blessing in disguise for both Free and the Cowboys organization. 

Free's struggles in 2012 were abundant and well-documented. His inability to protect the QB stood out above all else, and QB Tony Romo had to be very weary at all times of his front side protection. Towards the end of the season, Free and backup RT Jeremy Parnell worked in rotation to man the position, and saw mildly successful results.

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Dallas Cowboys Hoping for Big Things from Small School 4th Round Pick CB B.W. Webb

May 15th, 2013 at 10:59 AM
By Nick Sharp

The Dallas Cowboys have signed their 4th round draft pick from the 2013 NFL Draft, former William and Mary CB William Wilson (B.W.) Webb. The deal is reportedly worth about $2.5 million over four years, with this years cap number coming in at the rookie minimum of about $440,000. 

While signing a 4th rounder isn't usually big news, the Cowboys have high hopes for Webb. It's always tough to know how small-school guys will handle the immense jump in competition. Webb won't be expected to supplant Brandon Carr or Mo Claiborne anytime soon, but one man who should have his head on a swivel is the incumbent nickel CB Orlando Scandrick. 

Webb is known as an ultra-athletic player than can stay with anyone and make plays on the ball. If he can do that better than Scandrick, or if Scandrick suffers from injury problems as he's been known to do, Webb may find himself as one of the important players on Monte Kiffin's revamped defense. 

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