I did a 53-man Roster prediction after the draft back in May. This new edition, the first since joining the blog, takes into account all of the Training Camp reports and the first preseason game, which I finally got to watch today. I’ll be doing another one after each preseason game. I’ve decided to include the picks from the May prediction for comparison: QB: Tony

[ UPDATE:  During the writing of this article news broke that Barber, Williams, Davis, and Colombo have all been cut.  Some of the analysis may not reflect these changes. ] Ding, dong… the lockout’s dead.  As NFL business begins this week, our Cowboys are in a dire financial situation thanks to the lowered salary cap.  All but dashed are dreams of signing the likes of Nnamdi Asomugha

KEY PLAYERS Jay Ratliff – It was a down year for the defense as a whole, but top players like DeMarcus Ware and Terence Newman still had a high level of statistical production.  The same cannot be said for Ratliff, who disappeared both from the box scores and the highlight tapes.  I theorized about Ratliff’s struggles and possible solutions in a previous blog (link), but

KEY PLAYERS Marc Colombo – He’s the most predictable cut once the lockout ends, and it’s unfortunate as he’s a great locker room presence.  The lack of depth at tackle, especially with the lockout giving coaches less time to work with guys like Sam Young or rookie Tyron Smith, might have helped Colombo stick around if not for the financial issues.  But with Dallas needing

Before the NFL Draft and especially now in its aftermath, Cowboys fans have been speculating what 2010 players will not be with the team next season.  My CowboysBlog colleague gave his thoughts on Roy Williams’ future in a post yesterday (link).  I actually disagree with Joe and think Roy will still be with us next season, but we’ll get to him later.  For now, here

I came across this write up by Matt Mosley, and it provides an intriguing nugget of news in regards to the Cowboys trading down from the #9 pick. Mosley describes a conversation he had with Giants HC Tom Coughlin. But my much-maligned “top 10″ mock draft that was chided by none other than Tom Coughlin took a hit Sunday night based on a conversation with a high-ranking

Looks like Marion Barber has himself some unwanted publicity from TMZ of all places. TMZ is reporting that MB3 was detained by LAPD, but not arrested for “disturbing the peace.” We’re told Barber was detained by police — placed inside of a cop car in front of the hotel and investigated. Barber was neither arrested nor cited. However, we’re told Barber

With strength and conditioning coach Joe Jurasek on leave of absence for personal reasons, the Cowboys will look to fill the void by bringing in Mike Woicik. Woicik recently finished his contract with the New England Patriots, he coached their since the 2000 season. There is a history here between Garrett and Woicik and the Dallas Cowboys as a whole. Woicik was the conditioning

Its sounding more and more like the Cardinals will make a hard push to sign Ray Horton as their defensive coordinator; a promotion from his current position as the Steelers secondary coach. If this is the case, I’d think the Cowboys could take a look at Darren Perry, the Packers defensive backs coach. Perry worked with Ryan in Oakland as their defensive backs coach. Its obvious

Fresh off the tweeting presses. NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora is saying the Cowboys have an offer on the table for Ray Horton (Steelers) to coach the defensive backs. La Canfora also states the Cardinals are offering him their defensive coordinator job. More Horton: Ray Horton has an interview scheduled with the Cards. The Cowboys are pursuing him. A third team could

The rumor mills are blowing up on the latest news that the Cowboys have made an offer to N.C. Tarheels Dline coach Brian Baker. Baker comes with a whole load of great NFL coaching experience, and if snagged into Dallas this could be a very nice addition. Baker worked as the defensive line coach while with the Carolina Panthers since 2009. Soon after the season ended and Fox was

Take another defensive coach off the market, Paul Pasqualoni signed with UConn. The Cowboys have completed interviews with Vic Fangio and Greg Munusky, Fangio is officially off the market by signing on with 49ers, and Manusky is likely to sign with the Chargers. I think Garrett’s being very strategic in the search, he’s getting his feet wet handling the interviews, and