Monday, September 25th 2017, with 11 minutes and 11 seconds left in the 4th quarter against the Arizona Cardinals. That was the last time the Dallas Cowboys benefitted from an offensive holding call. That is no joke, in the 8 games since there have been exactly 0 offensive holding calls against Dallas’ opponents. Coincidentally, during that time the Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott was involved in a lengthy…
(con’t from Reason #6: Different running styles, different systems) https://cowboyscoffeetalk.com/7-reasons-why-emmitt-smith-is-underrated-reason-6-different-running-styles-different-systems/ Reason #7: More valuable to his team How on earth could this be? If you were to listen to most Detroit fans they would tell you how Barry Sanders miraculously took a terrible Lions team with no hope of success and carried them on his shoulders into respectability. Without him, they will tell you, the Lions would have plummeted to unimaginable…
This is a day I have long expected to come. A day that some Cowboys fans have been waiting for. The day that Dak Prescott, our beloved star QB, last season’s rookie sensation 4th round draft pick whose rise to stardom has been one of the greatest stories in the NFL, AND the current and future face of your Dallas Cowboys, is playing poorly. His team is crumbling around him,…
On Sunday night two hated rivals, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, will go head to head in a crucial NFC East division battle. The Eagles will be led by 2016 2nd overall draft pick and MVP candidate Carson Wentz. The Cowboys will stand behind 2016 4th round pick and reigning offensive rookie of the year Dak Prescott. This promises to be one of many future classics between the two…
The Cowboys rolled into Atlanta with the odds stacked against them on Sunday. Already without their clutch kicker, superstar running back and All Pro left tackle, they also lost their best defender early in the game. It was a key matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, a team they may be competing against for a wild card spot. The Cowboys had an opportunity to prove themselves to be a legitimate contender…
8 games down and 8 games to go. Currently the Cowboys have a 5-3 record and are 3 games behind the division leading Eagles. The good news is that there is a full half season remaining, including 2 games against the Eagles, and therefore an opportunity to make up some ground. The bad news is two-fold, the Eagles are hot right now and the Cowboys remaining schedule is tough. Here…
(Con’t from Reason #5: The offensive line and supporting cast argument is overblown) https://cowboyscoffeetalk.com/7-reasons-why-emmitt-smith-is-underrated-reason-5-the-offensive-line-and-supporting-cast-argument-is-overblown/ Reason # 6: Different running styles, different systems What if Barry Sanders played behind Dallas’ offensive line? Would it really matter? The answer is NO simply because Emmitt Smith’s offensive line was suited for Emmitt Smith. The Dallas Cowboys offense beginning under Norv Turner was predicated on a power running game in the classic I-formation. …
