Dave Campo

2011 Dallas Cowboys Training Camp Day 9: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. To accommodate the veterans who will practice with the team for the first time tonight and to give those fans who get off work later a chance to see their 'Boys, the team has moved its 2:30-5:30 practice this afternoon to 6:30-9:30 tonight at The Alamodome. Players like Doug Free an ... More >>

Bears 27, Cowboys 20: My Top 10 Observations

​10. If I told you that Team A had edges over Team B in yards (410-308), plays (71-49) and time of possession (33:40-26:20) while holding its opponent to 1 of 11 on third downs and producing a special teams touchdown, you'd probably say that Team A had a 90-percent chance of wi ... More >>

Cowboys vs. Bears is ... Affordable?

​If you want to go to Sunday's Dallas Cowboys'  home opener against the Chicago Bears, good news: Over at StubHub there are more than 2,000 tickets available. And, get this, they are cheaper than 2009. The current average ticket price is $209, actually down from last year's $222. Pa ... More >>

Cowboys Cuts: What the What?!

​Been telling anyone who would listen all summer that - stop the insanity - Sam Hurd would make the Dallas Cowboys' final roster over Jesse Holley. Reasoning? Holley did nothing better than Hurd and owner Jerry Jones, in this "all in" season, would not let financial implication ... More >>

Why Emmitt Smith Is So Not Overrated

John Robertson​It takes all of this long to find someone insisting that Emmitt Smith ain't all that. "Smith's record is overrated." See, that did not take long. And. And. And. The common knock on the Dallas Cowboy: "Had the best offensive line of all time in front of him." Imagine if Barry Sanders ... More >>

Cowboys Training Camp 8.2.10: My Top 10 Observations

David "Ferris" Buehler​10. Dez Bryant, wearing a walking boot on his sprained right ankle, made several nice plays in Monday's only workout. But he wasn't on the receiving end, but rather the passing end. Bryant threw left-handed passes to receivers, who in a seemingly lazy drill attempted ... More >>

Welcome to a New, Bizarre World, Cowboys Fans

See ya later, bastard.​The sun rose in the east this morning. But don't kid yourself, it's a vastly different planet for your Dallas Cowboys. A world, that is, free of monkeys, gorillas, primates, mandrills, King Kongs and, most imporantly, playoff pratfalls. In what will surely be referenc ... More >>

Wowboys 34, Beagles 14: My Top 10 Observations

​10. Spit Happens. So do three-game sweeps that finally, unequivocally bury memories of 44-6. 9. Cowboys at Vikings next Sunday at noon. Get ready for a week of Tony-Romo-is-a-younger-Brett-Favre comparisons. One thing's for sure: Cowboys are as hot as anyone. During their four-game winning s ... More >>

Turn Back the Clock, Cowboys Fans. So ... Wouldja?

I like to prod ol' Uncle Wade but, let's face, his fixed defense is the reason there's hope in Cowboyville. ​Jason Garrett is clueless. Roy Williams is a bust. Martellus Bennett is a non-factor. Felix Jones has lost a step. Nick Folk has the yips. Marc Colombo is hurt. Ken Hamlin ... More >>

Jimmy Johnson: Screw Your Thanksgiving!

​Well, the former Dallas Cowboys head coach and current Fox NFL analyst didn't say exactly that this morning with Newy Scruggs and me on 105.3 The Fan. But he did - once and for all, 12th verse - emphatically deny that he'd ever consider returning to the Cowboys. "No, I love what I'm do ... More >>

Wowboys 7, Deadskins 6: My Top 10 Observations

Back atcha, punk.​10. Fine, I'll say it: Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett is too quick to abandon the pass. I'll say it, of course, with tongue firmly planted in cheek. After only 11 handoffs to running backs in Green Bay, Dallas was committed to the running game today. The good: 33 ... More >>

The Dallas Cowboys: Seven Coaches and a Baby

​In this week's Dallas Observer column in which I surmise that Wade Phillips is entering his last season - win, lose or drawl - I tell the story of riding up a training camp elevator with the Dallas Cowboys' head coach. Sounds riveting, I know. But wait, there's more! Watching Wade ... More >>

Whitt's End: 2.6.09

Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So Jerry Jones wanted Dan Reeves to pledge working X amount of hours per week. Maybe it's part of the owner's new get-tough policy, but isn't that ridiculous? I seem to remember a head coach around h ... More >>

To the Highest Bidder, For Pocket Change, An Ex-Dallas Cowboys Fan

A Friend of Unfair Park sends us an eBay item being offered by a disgruntled former Dallas Cowboys "Super Fan": himself. (At least, I think it's a "himself." Has to be.) Says the want ad:You are bidding on behalf of your favorite NFL football team, to acquire a new Super Fan. After a 22 year career ... More >>

The Top 10 Most Memorable Cowboys' Thanksgiving Games

   I could get my premature Scrooge on and predict that Pacman Jones showing up at last night's Mavericks-Pacers game is a precursor to him - surprise! - eschewing voluntary house arrest to ultimately find more trouble.   But I won't do that. Not today. On Thanksgiving eve let's ... More >>

Rams, I Repeat, Rams 34, Cowboys 14

Say It Ain’t So, Joe

Hard Knocks? Eh.

Cowboys Camp: Wednesday Morning

Is Roy Williams Suddenly One Biscuit Away From Being A Liability?

Cowboys Catch-Up

Dave Campo Is Back Where His Pro Career Started

The Second Comings? (Applause.)

...and Thank You for Tony Romo

'Tis the season to thank those who helped stuff our stockings with Tony Romo

Aw, Hell -- Barry Switzer Takes His Damn Act to XM Satellite Radio

Pity Parcells

99 Problems But T.O. Ain't One

We're No. 3! We're No. 3!

Nature Calls

Bill-Whipped

Plus: Backlash, ICEd

Invinci-Bill

Exactly why is Parcells Dallas' dictator?

Just Forget It

Move on folks, there was nothing to see in an ugly 2004

'Boys Gone Wild

And other tall tales of 2003

Cowboy Up

A Philly fan admits the Boys are back

Best Liar

Jerry Jones

Best Professional Coach

Don Nelson

Upon Further Review

Our human blooper reel looks back at some questionable calls

For Our Homies

Plus: Kaboom, Edited for Content

Drug-free in '03!

And 149 other things I swear I'll do next year

Jerry Rigged

J.J. pulls another stupid human trick

Catch 88

Antonio Bryant has Michael Irvin's talent, brashness--and he's played one game

Falling Stars

Who let the air out of the Cowboys? Jerry, Dave, Tony, the heat--you name it. A preview of Dallas' dying days.

Re-boot

For Cowboys placekicker Tim Seder, a bad team means another page in his storybook career

A Love-Hate Thing

If our columnist knew what it meant, he would say he's experiencing Schadenfreude

Run, Emmitt, Run

Dave Campo discovers that the formula for Cowboys success is the same as it ever was

Small Soldiers

Yeah, they're fast, but the Cowboys' linebackers are too short and light for the NFL

Scrambling for cover

Randall Cunningham wants to be a backup. Really. But the one thing he's never outrun is quarterback controversy.

Bob Strum und drang

The "greatness" that is Ticketstock

Letters

De-fense! De-fense!

Cowboys defensive coordinator Dave Campo gets taken to court for not hitting a man