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The Unlikely Protagonists Behind SMU’s Unlikelier Run to the ACC Title Game

Mike Piellucci — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:48:36 +0000

The term offensive genius is tossed around football somewhat liberally these days, but how smart does second-year SMU coach Rhett Lashlee look after making a couple of moves that are greatly responsible for one of the most unexpected stories unfolding in college football this season? Going into Saturday’s regular-season home finale against Cal, Lashlee’s Mustangs … Continued

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Let’s Reflect on the Strangest Cowboys Game in Years

Mike Piellucci — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:06:40 +0000

Football, even when played perfectly, is a disorderly affair. You may have heard basketball compared to jazz, or soccer referred to as “the beautiful game.” Baseball is a gentleman’s game. Football will show up at Thanksgiving with a bottle of Schnapps and a box of fireworks and just see what happens. The ball is an … Continued

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The Cowboys Have a Decision to Make on Micah Parsons

Mike Piellucci — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:12:13 +0000

Welcome to the big dilemma of the Dallas offseason, which for all intents and purposes began the moment that Dak Prescott decided to have his hamstring surgically repaired. The Cowboys have paid Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Trevon Diggs. They enter the 2025 offseason with one major decision as far as skill talent: trade Micah Parsons … Continued

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The Cowboys’ Season Is Over, Whether or Not They Know it

Mike Piellucci — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:34:31 +0000

It’s time to close the curtains. If there remained a faint glimmer of hope to see competitive football out of the 2024 Dallas Cowboys, that flicker has died. The show is over. The 34-6 extermination at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, at home, had everything. Down 7-3 with a first-and-goal at the … Continued

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The Cowboys Failed Dak Prescott

Mike Piellucci — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Anchored to a truly despicable offensive game plan against the Falcons in Week 9, with just two throws that traveled 10 yards or more in the air in 24 attempts, Dak Prescott threw for just 133 yards. Then he was on the sideline with a hamstring injury it appeared he aggravated on a throw outside … Continued

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The Cowboys Are Choosing the Road Worse Traveled

Mike Piellucci — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:13:06 +0000

The Cowboys were cooked before Dak Prescott suffered a hamstring injury that will sideline him for several weeks, and now they are thoroughly chargrilled. Whether or not they know it, a boring, bland football team is about to play out the string, which leaves Dallas with two potential courses of action. One is to pivot … Continued

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What Happened to the Cowboys’ Offense?

Mike Piellucci — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:28:11 +0000

Every offseason, NFL teams produce a video package wrapping up the previous season. Even for the Jaguars and Giants of the world, there is usually a positive spin; a beacon of hope for the future. After a 27-21 road loss to the Falcons on Sunday dropped the Cowboys to 3-5, I am anxiously anticipating the … Continued

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SMU Has Everything to Play For Against Pitt

Mike Piellucci — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:39:20 +0000

You might require something of a catch-up on SMU football, given that the Mustangs haven’t hosted a game at suddenly bustling Ford Stadium since we chronicled their undressing of the defending Atlantic Coast Conference champions in late September. (Alas, struggling Florida State still has only one victory.) The Mustangs spent October on the road—7,410 miles … Continued

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The 49ers Had All the Answers on Sunday Night. The Cowboys Had None.

Mike Piellucci — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:15:43 +0000

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time” Every game in an NFL team’s season is another critical data point in answering the ultimate question: who are they? For the Cowboys, there were certainly suspicions coming out of training camp that this version of Jerry Jones’ roster was simply not on … Continued

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Make Brandon Aubrey the Jury Foreman

Mike Piellucci — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:10:58 +0000

Every now and again, you’ll find an Easter egg in the practice participation reports NFL teams release each week leading up to game day. Yesterday’s concerned an unexpected absence from Cowboys kicker from Brandon Aubrey, who had jury duty in Tarrant County. It was a quaint little story—stars, they’re just like us!—that, at least for … Continued

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Where Do the Cowboys Go From Here?

Mike Piellucci — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:49:10 +0000

When I think of the Cowboys of the last 10 years, I don’t think of a team that’s good, though they have sometimes been quite good. I don’t think of a team that’s bad, either. I think of a team that’s entertaining. I think of a team that’s bold. The Cowboys don’t make NFC Championship … Continued

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Jerry Jones’ Radio Tirade Is the Same Problem at a Different Volume

Mike Piellucci — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:09:13 +0000

Despite a seismic NFL trade, the first full week of NHL season, and the spectacular MLB playoffs, the country still can’t stop talking about an underwhelming Cowboys team heading into its bye week. No one aside from Jerral Wayne Jones knows for certain if keeping the team in the spotlight was the aim of a … Continued

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