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Cowboy Nation Owner edition

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:38:19 PDT

River City Dreamin'

Camp is just days away in the wonderful city of San Antonio, TX. When thinking of the previous location, Oxnard and the years that training camp has been spent over there, the only thing that comes to mind is: Screw California. Raiders and Chargers and 49ers and a Governor who tried to kill Christian Bale in the latest Terminator movie. Yuk! My hatred of that west coast state aside, there is nothing like a Texas team preparing for the upcoming NFL season in Texas. That being said, I think it's time to take a look at the Dallas Cowboys from the Owner down to the towel boy (Mickey Spagnola). Part one, JWJ.

Jerry Jones.

Jerrel Wayne Jones was born on October 13, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. Jerry's family came to their senses and relocated to Arkansas when he was just a baby boy. In his teens, he was a star running back at North Little Rock High School, and was awarded a football scholarship from the University of Arkansas. As co-captain and starting guard of the 1964 squad, the team went 11-0, beat Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl, and won the national championship. Following his graduation in 1965, Jones was hired as an executive vice president at Modern Security Life of Springfield, Missouri, his Father's insurance company. He passed on an opportunity to buy the AFL's San Diego Chargers in 1967, opting to further his degree at Arkansas. He received a master's in business in 1970, and then ventured into oil and gas exploration in Oklahoma. After two decades in the oil and gas game, Jones entered the world of professional sports in 1989, purchasing the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Stadium for $140 million.

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Cowboy Nation 4th and Long edition

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:38:24 PDT

Cowboy Nation
4th and Long edition

Michael Irving and Monday Night Football. Two statements that seem to go together. Just when Cowboy fans thought the best thing in the summer months were training camp and pre-season, here comes #88. The Playmaker's new show "4th and Long" brings the spirit of competition to six wide receivers and six defensive backs. I'll admit, I though this was going to be just as embarrassing as all those cocaine arrests that Mike had to endure late in his career. But with the help of Bill Bates and Joe Avezanno, Mike has turned this "Reality Show" into a true drive to the dream of becoming a Dallas Cowboy. Once more, he removes the stigma of "Reality Show" in the first episode, stating that this is a "Football Tryout Camp, don't give me that (expletive) about a reality show". Each week the competitors are graced with the presence of Cowboy greatness. Tony Dorsett, Roger Staubach and Daryl "The Moose" Johnston drop by with their own words of wisdom and specific drills. Not to mention the original #88, Drew Person, who shared a poignant story of not being drafted, and finding the fire to be the best. There is even an episode where Mike's "home" team heads up against Jerry Rice's team of rivals (rejects from the previous episodes).

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Cowboy Nation July Edition

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:31:19 PDT

Cowboy NationJuly 13th, 2009

We're back! The Nation has returned. All of those beatings in December have finally healed, or would have been totally forgotten if the NFL Network didn't replay the Philly game this past Sunday. But all that is in the past, just like TO, Pacman, Anthony Henry (the only good guy in the bunch), Roy (I used to be good, but can't cover for (insert expletive here)) Williams, and Greg ("It's Demarcus' fault") Ellis. Let's not forget the great Zach Thomas.

It's a new year, the circus has left town. We are now left with solid, professional type players, with the obvious exception of Martellus Bennet.
I would like to start off my usual rant with the #1, on the top issue that is floating around in my nefarious little brain. There should be no excuses this year. Please, let me repeat that,

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Cowboy Nation I miss Football edition

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:04:39 PST

And that's it.

It's all over.

Now is the time when we look through sick spring/summer months before another game. Sure, there will be the draft, very few, compelling stories to sift through. A Pacman story or two. But now is the hour of our discontent. Sunday will once again be an empty shell of a day. What will we do for the 12+ hours that used to be dedicated to watching football on the holiest of days. Fantasy points and trash talk. Loud cheers from a touchdown. Prayers before the snap for an interception, then bragging that your middle name is "Nostradamus" when it actually happens. Having to live through six months of the knowledge that an average football team took home the trophy this year. That's right, I said it. Average.

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Cowboy Nation

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:48:52 PST

One Giant Win

The bickering Cowboys banded together as a unit on Sunday night to hand the New York Giants their second consecutive loss. This was one exciting win as Tashard Choice once again proved that he is for real. No Felix Jones? No problem as Choice delivered in the fourth, a quarter that is usually reserved for Marion Barber. Barber was not himself, he finished with 8 rushes for 2 yards. That's an average of 0.3 yards a carry. Choice on the other hand was 9 for 91 yards and a touch. His average carry was 10.1 yards. Big difference. It's safe to say that without Tashard Choice, the Cowboys falls back into the same type of game that they had against the Steelers, and blow another late lead. The truth is this team played together, all the worthy components charging as one unit. Romo battling through a back contusion, and coming back to score. As he did against the Browns in game one, remember the taped chin? Witten converting on that 3rd and 9 late in the game. This was the game winner, Choice adding to it on the next play just icing on the cake. The Defense was great.

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Cowboy Nation

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:53:44 PST

Was it worth it?

Pac may be out for the rest of the season. He just returned from a six game suspension in which he punched one of his bodyguards in a drunken rage and left the state for alcohol rehab. What did this guy do for the team? The only thing I can remember Pacman doing is dropping a bucket of water on Felix Jones on HBO's Hard Knocks during training camp....from the second floor. That act could have turned out much worse that just picking on a rookie. The shock could have had an adverse reaction on Felix Jones, a heart attack, a violent seizure. Dumber things have happened, just ask Plaxico. Other than that, he may have recovered a fumble, led the team in pass deflects, and stunk up the special teams. Was it worth it? The allure of Pacman, i'll admit, seemed promising. I fully expected a punt return for a touchdown that would have changed a game or two. An interception return to the endzone with a familar "Prime Time" dance in honor of his mentor. At least a few bone crunching tackles the way the old Roy Williams used to, energizing the defense. None of that happened, and i'm left with a big fat waste of space (between his ears) injury for the remaining three games in 2008. Way to spend the cash Jerry. I'm for cutting Pac, maybe the Lions pick him up. He seems a better fit in Detroit anyway.

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Cowboy Nation

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:47:40 PST

ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED.

I don't know any Cowboy fan who felt anything else while watching the second half of the fourth quarter. It was a collapse unlike any other, but the feeling was very familiar. See: fumbled snap in Seattle. See also: Last year's Giants game in Dallas (postseason). I need to make a statement here, one that would shock true die hards, but will make sense to all the realists out there. The Dallas Cowboys will not make it to the Super Bowl this year. This should not be surprising Nation, as all signs point to "hell no". Mathematically, the boys are still in it. However, this requires a win against the strongest team in the NFL, and no, i don't mean the Titans. But the Cowboys proved to me, and the rest of the NFL that they will not rise to the occasion when it is called for. They will not step up when the score is needed, when a proven team is on the other side. They shocked the Steelers for three and a half quarters. They showed the #1 defense how to do it for 3 1/2. But the second half of the 4th, the final 7 minutes, what happened? Collapse.

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Cowboy Nation

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:58:25 PST

What a mess.

I take the T-day holiday off and the NFL goes crazy.

Just when I thought that Donovan Mcnabb was the dumbest player in the NFL, Plaxico goes off, literately in his pants. Dumb doesn't even begin describe the Giant wide receiver. Listen, this guy is a disgrace. People like this should not be allowed to reproduce. He makes millions a year, while the rest of us who WORK FOR A LIVING follow the law with the greatest of ease. Hell, I'd have to say that most of us who even have weapons, have the God given sense not shoot ourselves in the thigh. This kind of thing is a comedy bit for TV and movies. You agree with that right? You have some character in a TV show or a movie that is the dumbest moron possible, and someone gives him a gun, or he buys one. What happens next? Bang, that's what happens. But for this to happen to such a talented receiver, I seriously thought it was a joke. I checked, it's not April 1st. It's December 2008! This doesn't really happen in real life, does it? If so, then it happens to the lower 20% out there with IQs below 50. And even some of those guys are smart enough to keep the saftey on. Shock and Awe Cowboy Nation. Dnabb, you didn't know the rules. Fine. At least you didn't shoot yourself. You're still dumb, but at least you're not Fing stupid.

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Cowboy Nation

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:41:42 PST

One win.

A statement was made late Sunday night. The Statement? We're back! The return of many injured players excluding the Jones boys Felix and Adam, sparked the running game and brought life to the defense for the first time in over a month. Both sides of the ball played well. Tony Romo returned, putting up numbers like Brad Johnson, yet it didn't look quite the same. After getting off to a rusty start, Romo was able to navigate the boys through bumpy terrain that is the Washington defense. He had two interceptions, one that was his fault and one that was TO's fault. TO proves that it didn't matter who the quarterback was, he was going to put up an average game. On the other side, Roy Williams put up similiar numbers as TO, but most of his receptions came off of drive saving first downs. In such a short time, Roy Williams has suddenly become more valuable than TO, playing with heart. Don't tell me that Cowboys' fans don't appreciate the first down signal from the receiver, once he gets it for his team. Kind of reminds me of another guy who used to do that? Anyone? Rhymes with Treytaker? Anyone, anyone remember...HOFer. First name the same as one of the Jackson five? Anyone?

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Cowboy Nation

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:20:53 PST

It's hump day, and the collective wheels are beginning to grind in Cowboy Country. With what appears to be a must win on Sunday, Dallas is in the process of re-arming their team decimated by injury. Who's back you ask, well lets just say everybody that was in game 1 with the exception of Adam Jones.

It's been just about a month since anyone has seen the punch-drunk CB, and just as well. I predicted a month ago that the press would forget about him. They did. The fans have forgotten about him. Cowboy Nation has forgotten about him (till now). Out of drunken sight, out of mind I guess. But here's to Adam Jones, may you find the error of your ways, and successfully complete your rehab program. About a month ago, I also predicted that Pacman would punch one of his instructors/councilors at the facility he is currently staying at. So far, no news on that front, but there is still time. Curious to see if Commish Roger Goodell will reinstate Pacman. It's 50/50, much like Clinton Portis' availability for Sunday night's showdown. Portis will play of course, but that's just fine with the Cowboys. Nothing like beating a team at it's best.

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