Published on: 14th September, 2010
The Week Two Power Rankings are here, and there are some significant changes from the Week One Rankings. Biggest Rises: Washington, Kansas City (eight spots) Biggest Fall: New York Jets (six spots) 1. New Orleans Saints; Last Week- 1 The Saints’ offense was stagnant after their first drive on Thursday night, but ...Published on: 13th September, 2010
Play-Calling This will sound ridiculous, but other than two or three plays, I loved Jason Garrett’s play-calling. He actually did a tremendous job of being unpredictable, but it just didn’t work out this time. If he continues to call plays in this manner, the Cowboys will be ...Published on: 11th September, 2010
In my Week 1 picks, I chose Dallas to squeak by Washington tomorrow night by the score of 21-17. I do think this game is going to be much more difficult for the Cowboys to win than many people realize, though. Here’s why. . . 1. It is ...Published on: 10th September, 2010
You guys know the backbone of DC Times is film study and stat analysis. Consequently, I will be posting these weekly “Game Plan” segments which will include tidbits about how I believe the Cowboys can use the same film study and stat analysis which drives this site ...Published on: 10th September, 2010
In our new DC Times blog, I briefly discussed why the contract given to Miles Austin was the smartest move Dallas made all year. Just after writing that, I noted that ESPN writer Calvin Watkins (who I really like) just tweeted, “To sign 2 WR to nearly $100 million worth of ...Published on: 7th September, 2010
Every Tuesday I will be posting my NFL Power Rankings. Remember that these aren’t a projection of how teams will finish, but rather a list of where they are as of right now. At the bottom of this particular set of power rankings are my predictions for how the season will ...Published on: 5th September, 2010
A few weeks ago, I completed a study detailing Emmitt Smith’s chances of breaking college football’s all-time rushing record (had he stayed in school). Using statistical projections and the normal distribution, I concluded Smith had a 3-5 percent chance of breaking Tony Dorsett’s then all-time rushing record (and just a 0.1 chance ...Published on: 2nd September, 2010
Trade rumors surrounding Cowboys wide receiver Patrick Crayton have heated up once again. ESPN is reporting that even if the Cowboys don’t trade him by Saturday, there is a solid chance they will simply release him. To me, cutting Crayton would be the team’s biggest blunder of the season. Here are ...Published on: 2nd September, 2010
I gave you 12 things to watch in tonight’s Cowboys-Dolphins game. The Cowboys still have a lot of important decisions looming regarding the 53-man roster, so there are some things which they should and should not be doing tonight to ensure they make the right decisions and are still adequately ...Published on: 1st September, 2010
The Cowboys’ preseason hasn’t exactly gone as planned, but there is still time to get thing right before the regular season. Although most of the starters probably won’t play, the game is an opportunity for fringe players to show they talents and for the team as a whole to display ...