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February 5, 2008As the Cowboys try to put the finishing touches on their staff overhaul, it's important to realize a key figure in all of this sits on the periphery. Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is sitting down with Redskins owner Dan Snyder today in regards to the head coaching position in D.C. If Spagnuolo gets the job -- and the Massachusetts native didn't hurt himself in the playoffs, holding the top three ranked offenses in the NFL to a total of 51 points -- it could set off a falling of dominoes. That would open the coordinator position in New York. Cowboys candidate Dom Capers, who interviewed last Tuesday at Valley Ranch, was DC under Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville in 1999 and 2000. And contrary to the belief that he's strictly a 3-4 coach, Capers ran a 4-3 defense while serving under Coughlin, and one that held opponents to 13.6 points per game during the Jags' 14-2 season in '99. So there's a chance that Capers would wait and see what happens with the Giants before making any move. Also, the Cowboys are showing an interest in former Bengals linebackers coach Ricky Hunley, who was part of a purge of the Cincy defensive staff last month. Hunley was brought into the league by Steve Spurrier in 2002, spending a year as the Redskins defensive line coach before heading to Cincinnati with Marvin Lewis in 2003. He coached previously at USC, Missouri and Florida, where he worked with Spurrier. As part of my never-ending quest to give Jerry good advice (like don't trade up for Darren McFadden), I did some research on running backs picked in the 20s. In other words, what caliber of back typically gets taken in the range of the Cowboys' two first-rounders? The answer: pretty good ones. Follow the jump for proof.  Comments (24) Leave comment
| E-mail entryThe entry "Twentysomething RBs tend to be pretty good" has no entry tags. Per Pro Football Talk, Jacksonville radio station 1010XL is reporting that Gregg Williams has agreed to become the Jaguars' defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. The Cowboys are still waiting for Dom Capers to decide whether he wants to accept an offer to join Wade Phillips' staff. Comments (24) Leave comment
| E-mail entryThe entry "Report: Coach Williams joins Jaguars" has no entry tags. Somehow, people got the idea that I'd be skipping out on breaking down Super Bowl XLII. Well, forget that. I'll have it for you -- All of it (Tale of the Tape, personnel breakdowns, etc. etc.) So keep an eye out for it. Expect the postmortem from one of the great upsets in NFL history either tomorrow or Thursday. Apparently, a Super Bowl title gets you more than a shiny trophy with an old coach's name on it. New York senator Charles E. Schumer just stood up at the rally in City Hall and Manhattan and declared the moniker the Cowboys have carried for decades is no longer their's. No, in just a few hours time, it was stripped and passed on to the Meadowlands Monsters. "The Giants aren't just New York's team anymore. They are America's Team!" Schumer shrieked at this breathless rally. "Goodbye, Dallas!!!" NFL Network's got continuing coverage of this event, if you're interested in getting all worked up. Comments (71) Leave comment
| E-mail entryThe entry "Senator declares torched passed" has no entry tags. We've got the franchise and transition player numbers from the NFLPA. For those who don't know, once a guy is designated a "franchise player", his original team retains matching rights. And if that team lets him go after signing an offer sheet with another team, it receives two first-round picks as compensation. By tagging a guy a "transition player", the original team retains matching rights, though there is no compensation if that team chooses not to match an offer sheet signed by the player with another club. The franchise number reflects the average of the top five salaries at a position. The transition figure is an average of the top 10 salaries (based on 2007 cap calculations) at a position. Here are those numbers, and the highest cap number at each spot: QUARTERBACK RUNNING BACK WIDE RECEIVER TIGHT END Comments (19) Leave comment
| E-mail entryThe entry "Franchise, transition numbers released" has no entry tags. Superstar columnist Tim Cowlishaw writes that the Cowboys must be kicking themselves after watching the Giants win the Super Bowl. As Wade Phillips infamously noted the morning after the Cowboys' playoff loss, the Giants only won that game on the scoreboard. The Cowboys kicked some serious tail on the stat sheet. If it makes the Cowboys feel any better, Michael Strahan offered quite a compliment to America's Team. "Trust me, that is the best team we played, the Cowboys," Strahan told the New York Post. Comments (31) Leave comment
| E-mail entryThe entry "Some consolation for the Cowboys?" has no entry tags. The first in an 11-part series assessing each position on the Cowboys roster (Be sure to follow the jump for analysis) ... PLAYERS SIGNED THROUGH 2008: Brad Johnson, Tony Romo UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: None RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: None TOP NAMES ON FREE AGENT MARKET: Derek Anderson* (Browns); Daunte Culpepper (Raiders); Rex Grossman (Bears); Cleo Lemon (Dolphins); Josh McCown (Raiders) TOP DRAFT NAMES: Brian Brohm (Louisville); Joe Flacco (Delaware); Chad Henne (Michigan); Matt Ryan (Boston College); Andre Woodson (Kentucky) |