Dallas Cowboys: 2011-????

[JPK]

I realized a very interesting statistic today. Out of the 8 starting quarterbacks I've had in this franchise, 5 of them were undrafted. FIVE! 5/8 were not drafted. Isn't that crazy? They were Tony Romo, Shawn Holloman, P. J. Justice, Jerry Wright, and Dwight Fraser.

And all of them were very effective!

And this also shows that you keep your starting quarterbacks for a long time.

[jose21crisis]

I realized a very interesting statistic today. Out of the 8 starting quarterbacks I've had in this franchise, 5 of them were undrafted. FIVE! 5/8 were not drafted. Isn't that crazy? They were Tony Romo, Shawn Holloman, P. J. Justice, Jerry Wright, and Dwight Fraser.

And all of them were very effective!

And this also shows that you keep your starting quarterbacks for a long time.

You really like your UDFAs don't you?

[madden07eurocat]

I realized a very interesting statistic today. Out of the 8 starting quarterbacks I've had in this franchise, 5 of them were undrafted. FIVE! 5/8 were not drafted. Isn't that crazy? They were Tony Romo, Shawn Holloman, P. J. Justice, Jerry Wright, and Dwight Fraser.

And all of them were very effective!

And this also shows that you keep your starting quarterbacks for a long time.

You really like your UDFAs don't you?

If you test them out in preseason and do practice sessions using them liberally, you can find diamonds in the rough that are easily developed into solid players. Usually I find one per season that I can hang onto and develop.

BTW, it kind of irritates me a little that even in M19 you only have the ability to have 75 players on your roster going into preseason. Why they didn't go with the full 90-man roster is a mystery to me?

[RevanFan]

The NFL's awards have been announced. They are as follows:

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Most Valuable Player - QB Bam Hall, Dallas Cowboys
Offensive Player of the Year - QB Bam Hall, Dallas Cowboys
Defensive Player of the Year - DE Torry Douglas, Dallas Cowboys
Offensive Rookie of the Year - WR Patrick Farr, Dallas Cowboys
Defensive Rookie of the Year - OLB Drew Perry, Indianapolis Colts
Best Quarterback - QB Bam Hall, Dallas Cowboys
Best Running Back - RB Lee Griffin, Dallas Cowboys
Best Wide Receiver - WR O. J. Joyce, Dallas Cowboys
Best Offensive Lineman - T Eric Barnes, Dallas Cowboys
Best Defensive Lineman - DE Torry Douglas, Dallas Cowboys
Best Linebacker - OLB Chris Franks, Dallas Cowboys
Best Defensive Back - CB Roy McGee, Dallas Cowboys
Best Kicker - K Jeff Stevens, Dallas Cowboys
Coach of the Year - Travis Alexander, Dallas Cowboys

[RevanFan]

2065 Super Bowl.

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PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Bam Hall                        19   22  314   86  14.2    1    8    0   40  158.3
Terrell Anthony                  1    1   24  100  24.0    0    1    0   24  158.3

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Lee Griffin                     14  155  11.0   46    3    0
Charlie Parker                   1    2   2.0    2    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Chris Snell                      8  136  17.0   40    5    0   72
O. J. Joyce                      5   90  18.0   34    1    0   36
Charlie Parker                   3   66  22.0   27    3    0   30
Jeff Johnson                     1   18  18.0   18    0    0    7
Lee Griffin                      1   18  18.0   18    0    0   13
Allen Brown                      1    8   8.0    8    0    0    0
Chuck Jackson                    1    2   2.0    2    0    0    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Jeff Stevens                     2    2  100          0   16   16  100          0       19         14

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
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KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Clayton Alford                   1  105 105.0    1  105
Patrick Farr                     2  187  93.5    2  102
Charlie Parker                   1    0   0.0    0    0

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Clayton Alford                   6   99  16.5   35    0
Charlie Parker                   0    0   0.0    0    0
Patrick Farr                     0    0   0.0    0    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Jeremy Drennan                   5    2    3    1    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Eric Terrell                     5    1    2    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0
Torry Douglas                    4    0    4    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        1
Chris Franks                     3    0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        1
Scott Wells                      2    1    0    0    0    0    0    1   24  24.0           1        0         0        0
Arthur Brooks                    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Sedrick Jackson                  2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           4        0         0        0
LeRoy Short                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Jeff Johnson                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Clint Szysh                      1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        1         0        1
Luther Colert                    1    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        1
Eddie Hall                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Roland Moore                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   23  23.0           1        0         0        0
Jim Patterson                    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0
Jeff Tate                        0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0
Connor Humphrey                  0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2   21  10.5           1        0         1        0
Troy Langford                    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    1   18  18.0           1        0         0        0
Roy McGee                        0    0    0    0    0    0    1    3   32  10.6           4        0         2        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Eric Barnes                         14             1
Anthony Diaz                        13             0
Ike Warfield                        10             0
Charlie Parker                       7             0
Wally Lewis                          7             0
Brent Newberry                       4             0
Chris Snell                          1             0
Allen Brown                          1             0

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Spoiler:

[RevanFan]

The NFC won the Pro Bowl, 32-22.

[RevanFan]

The Cowboys have activated their injured players and re-signed all 10 practice squad members.

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QB:

#18 Bam Hall
#1 Jason Green
#4 Terrell Anthony
#3 Justin Turnbill

RB:

#37 Lee Griffin
#34 Josh James
#29 Alonzo Linde
#39 Trevor Jenkins

FB/TE:

#87 Charlie Parker

WR:

#13 O. J. Joyce
#83 Patrick Farr
#14 Chris Powell
#10 Arnold Claybrooks
#86 Jeff Johnson
#11 Clayton Alford
#17 Chris Romberg
#80 Joseph Whitfield
#81 Justin Thrace

TE:

#88 Chris Snell
#85 Allen Brown
#89 Chuck Jackson
#84 Tyrone Clarke

LT:

#73 Eric Barnes
#70 Tyler Swift
#79 Josh Jarvis

LG:

#67 Ike Warfield
#62 Wade Bruce

C:

#69 Brent Newberry
#64 Jordon Thomas

RG:

#75 Wally Lewis

RT:

#76 Anthony Diaz
#72 Marvin Snell

LE:

#66 Torry Douglas
#99 Luther Colert
#61 Ryan Doe

RE:

#94 Jeremy Drennan
#90 Jared Banks
#97 Orlando Casey
#77 Chuck Haley

NT:

#98 Eddie Hall
#92 Travis Higgins
#55 Rick Greer
#91 Eugene Cash

LOLB:

#52 Chris Franks
#44 LeRoy Short
#40 Clint Szysh

ILB:

#43 Sedrick Jackson
#51 Scott Wells
#50 Josh Jordan
#53 Tory Adams
#56 Roderick Mays

ROLB:

#93 Eric Terrell
#59 Rodrigo Fayson
#95 Danny Gooden

CB:

#24 Troy Langford
#31 Roy McGee
#28 Jeff Tate
#36 Jim Patterson
#23 Roger Smith
#32 Carnell Johnson
#46 Johnny Edwards

FS:

#21 Connor Humphrey
#49 William Rudd

SS:

#20 Roland Moore
#33 Arthur Brooks
#25 James Surace

K:

#2 Jeff Stevens

P:

#6 J. T. Hall

LS:

#96 Chris Boone

[RevanFan]

The Cowboys only have five free agents entering 2066.

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QB Terrell Anthony
RB Lee Griffin (starter)
T Anthony Diaz (starter)
G Wally Lewis (starter)
ILB Sedrick Jackson (starter)

[RevanFan]

Head coach Travis Alexander has announced his intentions to once again step away from the team. This is not the first time he has done so, as he was also the head coach from 2038-2040, 2050-2053, and 2058, as well as his current stint. As he has a history of coming back from "retirement", it is not known if this will be permanent. In the meantime, offensive coordinator Chris Mitchell will take over as the head coach while continuing to call the offensive plays. He was previously the head coach from 2054-2057.

While he won't be calling plays this season, former quarterback Jerry Wright has been hired as the offensive coordinator.

[RevanFan]

A few former Cowboys have retired during the offseason. The biggest among them are ILB Floyd Larsen and FS Barron Carter.

Floyd Larsen joined Dallas in the 3rd round of the 2051 NFL Draft. He became a starter in 2053 following the retirement of Kevin Stake. In 2064, after he ended 2063 on the Injured Reserve, Dallas decided to let him walk in free agency. He signed with Tennessee, where he would spend his last two seasons. He made the Pro Bowl seven times as a Cowboy, before making it again once as a Tennessee Titan. As a Cowboy, he accumulated 305 tackles, 41 sacks, 114 interceptions, 78 passes defensed, 11 forced fumbles, 11 safeties, and 13 touchdowns. He will be inducted into the Ring of Honor.

Barron Carter was drafted by Dallas in the 5th round of the 2052 draft. He became a starter a few years later, but struggled with injuries early in his career. He won the starting job in 2053, and kept it through 2062. In 2063, after revealing he was unsatisfied by what he considered to be a lack of trust from Dallas coaches, he was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders, where he played through 2065. As a Cowboy, he accumulated 141 tackles, 121 interceptions, 53 passes defensed, 8 forced fumbles, 26 touchdowns, and 2 sacks. He was a Pro Bowler in eight of his ten years as a Cowboy, and he made one more Pro Bowl in his first year in Las Vegas. The Cowboys offered to add Carter to the Ring of Honor, and after much internal debate, he has accepted.

Also retiring are the following:

CB Howard Robinson was a near constant in the Pro Bowl after leaving Dallas to join the Green Bay Packers. He spent 2052-2057 with Dallas, and has been with Green Bay since. WR Bill Harris was with the Cowboys from 2050 to 2059, and spent the last six seasons on the 49ers. He made one Pro Bowl in San Francisco. OLB Jake Malone was a Cowboy from 2052 to 2059. In 2060, he was traded to Tampa Bay, where he would play through 2064. Last season, he was a backup for Washington, splitting time with another former Cowboy, Mike Burnsides. Malone made two Pro Bowls in Tampa Bay.