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This is the third installment of Fixing the Cowboys: When the final whistle blew on that chilly night at MetLife Stadium, the season ended for the Dallas Cowboys. The hope of a division title died with a roster that wasn't good enough to compete w...

There was going to be two ways that Jason Garrett and the Cowboys were going to play this game against the Eagles on Christmas Eve: * If the New York Jets had beaten the New York Giants earlier in the day, then it was going to be all hands on deck...

Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan vs. Eagles RB LeSean McCoy: With as many weapons as the Eagles have on offense, this is the one matchup the Cowboys cannot afford to lose. Rob Ryan and his staff must find a way to put his defensive players ...

The Cowboys went to Tampa and really took care of the Buccaneers without much difficulty. It was an easy game to break down without many problems on offense or the busts that we have seen the last two weeks defensively against the Cardinals and G...

Cowboys' run defense vs. Buccaneers RB LeGarrette Blount: The run defense for the Dallas Cowboys has been very up and down this season. After a week where they struggled against the Giants' Brandon Jacobs, the Cowboys get a similar challenge with ano...

During the Cowboys' four-game winning streak, I learned that no matter the opponent's record, there will always be a reason for caution and concern. The only time this season I've felt the Cowboys would clearly handle an opponent was against the ...

The Dallas Cowboys ended November with a 4-0 record and the 18th career win for Tony Romo in the month since he took over as the starting quarterback for the Cowboys. As impressive as that stat is, fans care more about what you do in December, Jan...

Jason Garrett has received much criticism for his play calling this season. In my view, not all of it has been fair because of the poor execution of the offense at times. Garrett has struggled the most in the red zone, but on Sunday against the B...

After a crushing defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles last week, Sunday's game was our first opportunity to see how a team led by Jason Garrett would respond. The Dallas Cowboys' opponent was the Seattle Seahawks, who have had their own issues in winnin...

Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware vs. Eagles LT Jason Peters: Peters returns to the starting lineup this week after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury. He is a large man that will struggle at times to move. Peters can be a little slow-foot...

Cowboys OG Kyle Kosier vs. Lions DT Ndamukong Suh: I have this listed as a matchup of Kosier against Suh, but it really could become a matchup of Suh against Kosier and center Phil Costa. Suh can be a dominant player inside. The traits that make h...

After gutting out a difficult victory over the Redskins, the Cowboys face a new challenge of a short week to prepare to play one of the league's most talented teams in the Detroit Lions. The Lions will present problems on both sides of the ball. I...

Coming into this match up with the Eagles, Jason Garrett and his staff understood the difficult task of having to game plan for a team that had some many explosive players on the offensive side of the football. In many ways preparing for the Eagl...

Coming off the disappointing Thanksgiving loss, Jason Garrett continued to preach to all those that would listen about finding a way to handle adversity. As bad as the loss was to the defending Super Bowl champ New Orleans Saints, the NFL schedule...

My thoughts on the Cowboys' 13-7 loss to the Redskins: *Going into this contest, the talk all week centered on how the Cowboys' offense was going to function without offensive tackle Marc Colombo and guard Kyle Kosier in the starting lineup. T...

Sunday's has the makings of a difficult game for the Cowboys on several levels. It's a division opponent, it's on the road, and the Redskins have a new coach, which means new systems on offense and defense. Coach Mike Shanahan has had a great dea...