Was enjoying some second-hand smoke from Dale Hansen’s seegar down in Victory Plaza before last night’s Mavs-Spurs showdown. We were discussing this week’s Observer cover story, owner Mark Cuban’s unprecedented outburst, how Dale claims he’s “too shy” to serve as Grand Marshal for the Observer’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on…
We can cross our fingers real hard and go for the trifecta, but I don’t see Cowboys owner Jerry Jones firing Wade Phillips today. Let’s don’t get greedy. But let’s also be realistic. Gone from the roster that lost 44-6 in Philadelphia on Dec. 28 and went 9-7 last year…
The Sports Illustrated scribe was among the first to predict that Jerry Jones would cut Terrell Owens, even as Jones hemmed and hawed in recent days about what he was going to do with the wide receiver. Why come? A gut feeling, he writes this morning, as Dallas Cowboys fans…
Damn, maybe Jerry Jones took Channel 8’s poll to heart. Either that, or the Cowboys owner is suffering from spasms of lucidity and humility. Whatever, less than 12 hours after cutting Terrell Owens, the Cowboys have this morning released safety Roy Williams. Weird, huh? The Cowboys actually making prudent roster…
My new hero is Eric. He plays for my new favorite sports team: The special education squad from Dallas’ Conrad High School. Seemingly an odd choice, because this year Eric probably won’t score many baskets and Conrad likely won’t win many games. Utterly immaterial, because they’ve already completed a perfect…
Putcha popcorn down. The failed T.O. experiment is over. Finally. Altogether now: Toldja! It was way back on March 23, 2006 that I warned: “Terrell Owens will catch touchdowns, complain about everything and, ultimately, crater the Cowboys’ locker room without delivering a Super Bowl.” The end – better late than never…
If the Mavericks keep blowing games to friggin’ Oklahoma City, owner Mark Cuban will apparently blow a gasket and blow up his team. Says Cuban, in the most violent finger-pointing of his 9-year regime. “Not only did it look like we had no idea what we were doing, but we…
Before I run out the door to Arlington this afternoon for a sneak peek at the facelift applied to Rangers Ballpark, thought I’d make a quick to-do list: *Since the Mavs suck and the Stars suck and the Cowboys suck and the Rangers will in all likelihood suck, look into other…
Next time the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback claims he’s spent his off-season working on his scrambling, feel free to roll your eyes. …
Yesterday it was an unexplained noise in my house. Last night it was an inexplicable performance by the Dallas Mavericks in Oklahoma City. Seriously? A 14-win Thunder team missing its top two scorers blows Dallas out in a March game with long-ranging playoff ramifications? And this, of course, on the…
Don’t like Jon Kitna? Could be worse. The Dallas Cowboys could still be counting on this clown. Never bought Quincy Carter’s God act when he used to tape scriptures to his locker at Valley Ranch and demand you ask him about his faith during interviews. Just as I never bought…
I know, whadd’ya say we raid the roster of the only winless roster in NFL history?! Eurrrrrreeeeeka! It only (let’s hope) seems like the Cowboys have targeted the 0-16 Detroit Lions as the supply ship for reinforcements. After nabbing Roy (Receiver) Williams during the season, Dallas acquired backup quarterback Jon…
When last we heard from former Dallas Cowboys QB Quincy Carter, he was starting all over (again) down in South Texas. Two weeks before Christmas, he signed a contract with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of arenafootball2, whose GM, Grant W. Buckborough, welcomed him as a savior: “Not only do…
Going: Brad Johnson. Coming: Trent Green? Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said his team won’t make a “big splash” in NFL free agency that kicks off right about now. Maybe not, but he does need to make at least a ripple with the signing of a backup quarterback, inside linebacker and safety…
Enjoyed lunch today rubbing elbows with Pro Football Hall of Famers and pretending to be all casual and comfortable at the well-to-do Fort Worth Club. Reason? Don’t know if you’ve heard, but Super Bowl XLV is coming to North Texas. According to the countown clock I was given, in fact, it arrives in 709…
Spring has sprung. Look out your window. And turn on your radio. Not only is it supposed to hit 80 degrees here today, but the Texas Rangers make their Spring Training debut on new weekday home 105.3 The Fan in, oh, about three hours. I know yesterday was the unofficial official opener…
All right, I’m off to a fancy schmancy brunch in Fort Worth this morning – more on that this afternoon – so I gotta make this snappy. Too bad, because I could spend all day trying to dissect your Dallas Mavericks. Down. Up. Down. Up. You follow? Just when you’re ready…
Okay, let’s stop the belittling and the praising and the story-telling and get down to it. With his reign turning 20 today, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is coming under intense scrutiny. As in, will his legacy be positive or negative? There are, of course, pros and cons … Positives…
On this bittersweet crappy day of mourning – the 20th anniversary of Tom Landry’s firing – thought I’d rummage through my junk and find some old Cowboys’ stuff. Stuff from a happier time. Stuff weaved around Super Bowl trophies. Stuff involving Hall of Fame heroes. Stuff from an era when…
I was at Valley Ranch, a 24-year-old piss-ant reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Only a couple years removed from punching holes in my college apartment walls when the Dallas Cowboys lost, I was totally unprepared and overwhelmed by the press conference I was attending. It was 20 years ago today…
Wade Phillips should wear a skirt on the sideline next season. For never in the history of the Dallas Cowboys has a head coach been so castrated of authority, power and respect. This, my friends, is the result of Jerry Jones’ preposterous gag order. For what it’s worth, Wade probably doesn’t…
To be a true sports rivalry – more than just a plethora of games between teams in close proximity (see Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals) – the meetings between opponents must: *Take place at an advanced level, with championships on the line. *Feature sustained excellence by both teams over a period…
