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[DC_fan]

Injury Report

Dallas Cowboys

Name Position Injury Game Status
Bryant, Dez WR Shoulder probable
Coleman, Davon DT Knee questionable
Durant, Justin LB Groin probable
Escobar, Gavin TE Knee probable
McClain, Rolando LB Groin questionable
McClain, Terrell DT Concussion questionable
Melton, Henry DT Hamstring questionable
Romo, Tony QB Back probable
Spencer, Anthony DE Knee questionable


New Orleans

Name Position Injury Game Status
Marcus Ball S Hamstring Out
Jonathan Goodwin C Ankle Questionable
David Hawthorne LB Ankle/Knee Questionable
Mark Ingram RB Hand Out
Curtis Lofton LB Shoulder Questionable
Erik Lorig FB Ankle Out
Patrick Robinson CB Hamstring Questionable
Benjamin Watson TE Groin Questionable


http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/injury-report.html

 

[DC_fan]

Dallas Cowboys 2014 "Player of the Year" points vs New Orleans (Wk 4)

Offense
DeMarco Murray RB 3
Jason Witten TE 2
Tyron Smith LT 1

Defense
Orlando Scandrick CB 3
Jeremy Mincey DE 2
Bruce Carter LB 1


Points for the 2014 season

Offense (Emmitt Smith Trophy)
DeMarco Murray RB 11
Tony Romo QB 3
Jason Witten TE 3
Cole Beasley WR 2
Dez Bryant WR 2
Zack Martin G 1
Dan Bailey K 1
Tyron Smith LT 1

Defense (Bob Lilly Trophy)
Rolando McClain LB 6
Bruce Carter LB 5
Orlando Scandrick CB 3
Justin Durant LB 2
Jeremy Mincey DE 2
Sterling Moore CB 2
Anthony Hitchens LB 2
Brandon Carr CB 1
Barry Church S 1

 

[DC_fan]

Dallas Cowboys' defensive snaps

JJ Wilcox S 61
Brandon Carr CB 61
Orlando Scandrick CB 61
Justin Durant LB 61
Barry Church S 55
Sterling Moore CB 44
Jeremy Mincey DL 43
Tyrone Crawford DL 42
Bruce Carter LB 40
George Selvie DL 34
Rolando McClain LB 33
Nick Hayden DL 30
Jack Crawford DL 27
Henry Melton DL 24
Anthony Spencer DL 22
Ken Bishop DL 21
Jeff Heath S 7
Morris Claiborne CB 4
Kyle Wilber LB 1

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4734509/defensive-snaps

The Cowboys used 19 players on defense. Made up of 8 defensive linemen, 4 linebackers and 7 defensive backs.

 

[DC_fan]

Dallas Cowboys' offensive snaps

Doug Free OL 66
Zack Martin OL 66
Travis Frederick OL 66
Ron Leary OL 66
Tyron Smith OL 66
Tony Romo QB 66
Jason Witten TE 66
Dez Bryant WR 59
Terrence Williams WR 54
DeMarco Murray RB 50
Cole Beasley WR 22
James Hanna TE 22
Gavin Escobar TE 16
Dwayne Harris WR 11
Devin Street WR 10
Joseph Randle RB 7
Tyler Clutts FB 5
Lance Dunbar RB 4
J.J. Wilcox S 3
Jermey Parnell OL 1

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4734483/dallas-cowboys-offensive-snaps

The Cowboys OL played every down, with reserve Parnell only used in a jumbo package.

 

[DC_fan]

Preview
Dallas Cowboys 3-1 (1-1) v Houston Texans 3-1 (1-1)
Venue: AT & T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Date: Mon 6th October, 2014
Time: 4am AET
Expected Weather: Sunny & 31 degrees Celsius
TV coverage: 7mate HD

History:
All-time results: Cowboys lead series 2-1
Streak: Cowboys won last two games
Last time Cowboys won: 2008
Cowboys biggest win: 34-6 in 2006
Last time Texans won: 2002
Texans biggest win: 19-10 in 2002
Results in Dallas: Cowboys lead series 1-0
Streak: Cowboys won only games
Last time Cowboys won in Dallas: 2006
Cowboys biggest win in Dallas: 34-6 in 2006
Last time Texans won in Dallas: Never won in Dallas
Texans biggest win in Dallas: Never won in Dallas

A Cowboys win would:
·Improve Cowboys 2014 record to 4-1 for the first time since the 2008, and the 15th time overall.

·Up the Cowboys current win streak to four games, tying the longest win streak of Jason Garrett’s head coaching tenure and the longest since the team had four straight wins in 2011.

Miscellaneous stats
The game against Houston is being played on Oct 5th USA time. This will be the eighth time the Cowboys have played on that date. Their record for this date presently stands at 4-3.

Head Coaches
Jason Garrett 32-28 (53.3 percent winning record)
Bill O’Brien 3-1 (75 percent)

Team rankings
Offense
Passing: Cowboys 20th (218.8) & Texans 19th (225.3)
Rushing: Cowboys 1st (165) & Texans 19th (130.3)
Points scored: Cowboys 4th (28.8) & Texans 22nd (21.8)

Defense
Passing: Cowboys 26th (271.3) & Texans 14th (237.5)
Rushing: Cowboys 14th (108.5) & Texans 24th (130.3)
Points conceded: Cowboys 10th (21.5) & Texans 6th (16.8)


Cowboys Leaders
Passing: Romo 82-118, 936 yds, 7 tds, 4 int, 8 sks & 98.7 rating
Rushing: Murray 99 car, 534 yds, 5.4 avg & 5 tds
Receiving: Bryant (WR) 23 rec, 291 yds, 12.7 avg & 3 tds
Witten (TE) 15 rec, 156 yds, 10.4 avg & 0 tds
Scoring: Bailey 8 fg, 13 xp for 37 points
Int: Church (S), Carter (LB), Claiborne (CB), Durant (LB) and R. McClain (LB) 1 each
Sacks: Melton (DT) 1.5, Carter (LB) 1, Crawford (DE) 1 & Wilber (LB).5 each

Saints Leaders
Passing: Fitzpatrick 73-112, 902 yds, 5 tds, 5 ints, 5 sks & 86.2 rating
Rushing: Foster 63 car, 247 yds, 3.9 avg & 1 tds (in doubt)
Blue 34 car, 127 yds, 3.7 avg & 0 td
Receiving: Johnson (WR) 22 rec, 262 yds, 11.9 avg & 0 tds
Hopkins (WR) 18 rec, 291 yds, 16.2 3 td
Scoring: Bullock 8 fg & 9 xp for 33 points
Int: Jackson (CB), Morris (DB) & Watt (DE) 1
Sacks: Galette (LB) 2, Jordan (DE) & Walker (DE) 1 each

Injury Report
Dallas
Dez Bryant (WR) Probable
Rolando McClain (LB) Probable
Tony Romo (QB) Probable
Anthony Spencer (DE) Probable
Henry Melton (DT) Questionable
Bruce Carter (LB) Out

Houston
Duane Brown (T) Probable
Brian Cushing (DE) Probable
Akeem Dent (LB) Probable
Arian Foster (RB) Probable
Demaris Johnson (WR) Probable
Ben Jones (G) Probable
Johnathan Joseph (CB) Probable
Shane Lechler (P) Probable
Chris Myers © Probable
DJ Swearinger (s) Probable
JJ Watt (DE) Probable
Tim Jamison (DE) Questionable
Andre Johnson (WR) Questionable
Jadeveon Clowney (DE) Out
AJ Bouye (CB) Out
Darryl Morris (CB) Out
Eddie Pleasant (S) Out

Likely Cowboys line up
Offense
QB: Tony Romo (9)
RB: DeMarco Murray (29)
WR: Dez Bryant (88) & Terrance Williams (83)
TE: Jason Witten (82) 7 Gavin Escobar (89)
LT: Tyron Smith (77)
LG: Ron Leary (65)
C: Travis Frederick (72)
RG: Zack Martin (70)
RT: Doug Free (68)



Defense
LDE: George Selvie (99)
DT: Nick Hayden (96)
DT: Henry Melton (69) or Tyrone Crawford (98)
RDE: Jeremy Mincey (92)
SLB: Justin Durant (52)
MLB: Rolando McClain (55)
WLB: Kyle Wilber (51)
LCB: Brandon Carr (39)
RCB: Orlando Scandrick (32)
FS: Barry Church (42)
SS: J.J. Wilcox (27)

Cowboys what to look for
Offense
Receiving:
Jason Witten needs 6 receptions to become the first Cowboy player to reach 900 career receptions
Jason Witten needs 45 yards to become just the second Cowboy player to reach 10,000 yards receiving with the other being Michael Irvin.
Dez Bryant needs another 87 yards to pass Miles Austin (4,481) and move in to 7th spot on the Cowboys career receiving yards list.
Special Teams
Dwayne Harris needs another four punt returns to pass Gary Allen (63) and move in to 10th spot on the Cowboys career punt returns.
Dan Bailey needs another two attempts of field goals of 50 yards or longer to pass Rafael Septien (19) for 1st place in that category.


Result:
It’s the battle for the Lone Star State.
The Cowboys should get this one 27-20

 

[DC_fan]

Cowboys what to look for and what was achieved

Offense

Receiving:
Jason Witten needs 45 yards to become just the second Cowboy player to reach 10,000 yards receiving with the other being Michael Irvin.
Witten had 59 yards receiving to pass the 10,000 yard mark

Special Teams

Punt Returns
Dwayne Harris needs another four punt returns to pass Gary Allen (63) and move in to 10th spot on the Cowboys career punt returns.
Harris had 5 returns and moves into 10th spot.

 

[DC_fan]

Dallas Cowboys 2014 "Player of the Year" points vs Houston (Wk 5)

Offense
DeMarco Murray RB 3
Tony Romo QB 2
Jason Witten TE 1


Defense
Rolando McClain LB 3
JJ Wilcox S 2
Orlando Scandrick CB 1


Points for the 2014 season

Offense (Emmitt Smith Trophy)
DeMarco Murray RB 14
Tony Romo QB 5
Jason Witten TE 4
Cole Beasley WR 2
Dez Bryant WR 2
Zack Martin G 1
Dan Bailey K 1
Tyron Smith LT 1

Defense (Bob Lilly Trophy)
Rolando McClain LB 9
Bruce Carter LB 5
Orlando Scandrick CB 4
Justin Durant LB 2
Jeremy Mincey DE 2
Sterling Moore CB 2
Anthony Hitchens LB 2
JJ Wilcox S 2
Brandon Carr CB 1
Barry Church S 1

 

[one tree hill]

Anyone read this?

 

[DC_fan]

Anyone read this?

I don't know. But it gets a lot of views. Regardless I don't care I just enjoy doing it.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

I always give it a read, i know its early, but DeMarco for 2k?

 

[DC_fan]

I always give it a read, i know its early, but DeMarco for 2k?

Injury could be the only thing to stop him. Lets hope the bug doesn't bite him this season.

 

[DC_fan]

Full offensive snap counts verses Texans:
Doug Free RT 76
Zack Martin RG 76
Travis Frederick C 76
Ronald Leary LG 76
Tyron Smith LT 76
Tony Romo QB 76
Jason Witten TE 76
Dez Bryant WR 69
DeMarco Murray RB 67
Terrance Williams WR 66
Cole Beasley WR 34
James Hanna TE 20
Devin Street WR 14
Dwayne Harris WR 11
Tyler Clutts FB 9
Gavin Escobar TE 4
Joseph Randle RB 3
Lance Dunbar RB 2

The Cowboys used 18 offensive players overall made up by 1 QB, 4 RB, 5 WR, 3 TE & 5 OL.


http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4734935/offensive-snaps

 

[DC_fan]

Dallas Cowboys' defensive snaps
J.J. Wilcox S - 59
Brandon Carr CB - 59
Orlando Scandrick CB - 59
Barry Church S - 59
Justin Durant LB - 59
Rolando McClain LB - 47
Tyrone Crawford DL - 45
Jeremy Mincey DE - 41
Sterling Moore CB - 37
George Selvie DE - 34
Nick Hayden DT - 34
Anthony Hitchens LB - 33
Anthony Spencer DE - 23
Jack Crawford DE - 21
Henry Melton DT - 20
Terrell McClain DT - 18
Kyle Wilber LB - 1

The Cowboys used 17 defensive players overall made up of 8 DL, 4 LB & 5 DB

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4734957/defensive-snaps-2

 

[nick87]

DeMarco Murray is on pace for 400+ carries
At some point he is either going to get worn down, injured or they'll have to take significant load of him to keep him fresh for the play offs, at which point the game goes back in the hands of Tony Romo

I guess what i am saying is what the Cowboys are doing right now, is not sustainable over a 16 game season AND play offs

 

[DC_fan]

DeMarco Murray is on pace for 400+ carries
At some point he is either going to get worn down, injured or they'll have to take significant load of him to keep him fresh for the play offs, at which point the game goes back in the hands of Tony Romo

I guess what i am saying is what the Cowboys are doing right now, is not sustainable over a 16 game season AND play offs

The record for the most rushing attempts in a season is 416 by Larry Johnson of the Chiefs back in 2006. So Murray is on pace to finish close to that.


I tend to agree what Murray is doing now is not sustainable over a full season, especially with his history of injuries. The positive out of this is that with the great run blocking the Cowboys OL is putting up Murray doesn't have to work hard for ground he is gaining.

 

[nick87]

Also the cowboys are going to run into the same problems the eagles have
our entire OL played last year healthy, not a single starter missed a single game... i didnt put much stock in that until karma kicked our arse this year... Dallas will likely lose one of those guys at some point, who's their 6th and 7th linemen and how do they stack up?

 

[DC_fan]

Also the cowboys are going to run into the same problems the eagles have
our entire OL played last year healthy, not a single starter missed a single game... i didnt put much stock in that until karma kicked our arse this year... Dallas will likely lose one of those guys at some point, who's their 6th and 7th linemen and how do they stack up?

Their backup across the line is not strong. Bernadeau covers guard and centre, while Parnell and Hawkins cover the tackle positions. Bernadeau and Parnell have some playing experience Hawkins a rookie does not. while ever the OL stays healthy then I think we will be ok.

 

[nick87]

No doubt, that OL is a beast across the line. But i think it's a little optimistic to think the entire OL and Murray will stay healthy all year. If they do, Dallas will be in the play offs either as NFC E Champ, or as a wildcard, and they'll be as big a threat as any.

It'll be interesting to see how they handle it if they get injuries along that line and how they handle Murray down the stretch. 5 of their last 7 on the road (one is against the jags, so hardly counts), 4 of their last 6 divisional games and the other two against the Bears and Colts... ultimately that's what the Cowboys season is going to come down to

 

[DC_fan]

My guess is that if any injuries occur on the OL then they will be looking at free agents.

 

[DC_fan]

Romo: Witten maybe best Cowboy player ever

The Dallas Cowboys have put 12 players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but one of their active players might be the best in franchise history, according to quarterback Tony Romo.

Romo, in a conference call with the Seattle-area media Wednesday, said tight end Jason Witten might belong at the top of the list of greatest players to wear a Cowboys uniform.

"He might be the best Dallas Cowboy of all time," Romo said of Witten. "Literally, his career has been exceptional. He's hit every mark you could ever have, and he's going to go down as the first- or second-greatest tight end of all time. I've just been lucky enough to play with him."

"I don't know that he'll ever get his full credit unless we win a championship. He's already a Hall of Fame player. When you win with what he's done, it kind of puts you in a very, very exclusive small club," Romo told Schaap. "I think he's already in it for tight ends. We've had some incredible ones with the Dallas Cowboys, and I'm not so sure that Jason Witten might not be the best Dallas Cowboy of all time."

He added: "I think Jason Witten is in the discussion for best Cowboy of all time, and there are some great ones."

Witten became the third tight end in NFL history to surpass 10,000 receiving yards in the Cowboys' victory over the Texans last Sunday, joining Tony Gonzalez (15,127) and Shannon Sharpe (10,060).

Witten, whose career yardage total stands at 10,014, is the Cowboys' all-time leader in receptions with 898. Only former Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, one of those 11 Hall of Fame players, has more receiving yards (11,904)

He and Romo both came into the league with the Cowboys in 2003.

In all, the Cowboys have 14 members of the organization enshrined in Canton, including coach Tom Landry (inducted in 1990) and general manager Tex Schramm (1991). The 11 players are: defensive tackle Bob Lilly (1980), quarterback Roger Staubach (1985), running back Tony Dorsett (1994), defensive tackle Randy White (1994), defensive back Mel Renfro (1996), quarterback Troy Aikman (2006), offensive tackle Rayfield Wright (2006), Irvin (2007), wide receiver Bob Hayes (2009), running back Emmitt Smith (2010), cornerback Deion Sanders (2011) and offensive lineman Larry Allen (2013)

All of these men won at least one Super Bowl title with the Cowboys, something that Witten and Romo have yet to achieve.

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/11668439/tony-romo-says-jason-witten-best-dallas-cowboys-player-all