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A quick rundown of the questions that will be answered about the teams near and dear to fld’s heart:

1) Will the Cowboys make the playoffs?

2) Will the Frogs make the BCS?

3) Will the Irish make a bowl game?
3a) Will the Irish win a bowl game?

4) Will the 2008 Aggies equal the 2007 Irish’s 3-9 record?

Weigh in. Will add a jump soon.

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Ed Werder from ESPN clarifies the safeguards the Cowboys have in place should Adam Jones be suspended by the NFL for his most recent off-the-field misbehavior:

The Cowboys sent a 2008 fourth-round pick to Tennessee and a 2009 fourth-rounder to acquire Jones this offseason. But the Titans had to give up a 2009 fifth-round selection if Jones missed any games because of a suspension.

Because in the NFL no team had ever traded for a player serving a suspension, the Cowboys made a fourth-round 2009 draft choice included in the trade conditional upon Jones being available to play the entire season if healthy.

At the time, the Cowboys were protecting themselves against the possibility Jones might not be reinstated for the beginning of the season, as well as addressing concerns that any misbehavior could result in disciplinary measures that would take him off the field.

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Seriously, how can a guy be this stupid?

Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones placed his status with the NFL in jeopardy by getting involved in an altercation early Wednesday morning at a Dallas hotel.

According to Dallas police, Jones hit his bodyguard, Tommy Jones, at the Joule hotel. The bodyguard, police said, declined to press charges.

Let me get this straight.  You were reinstated about 2 months ago after a 1 year suspension.  Your career could be ended with 1 more incident, and you get in a fight with your own bodyguard?  So much for changing your ways.

Also, as Troy Aikman pointed out this morning, what does this say about your bodyguard?  Isn’t the bodyguard supposed to be a person that everyone fears, and nobody wants to mess with?

I’m still not against the Cowboys trading for him.  If he screws up again, they really aren’t out anything.  It would just go down as a failed experiment.

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The Dallas Cowboys have played 5 games, are 4-1, and that somehow has landed them 3rd place in the NFC East. This is probably the most competitive division the NFL has had in years, and Dallas is going to have to pick things up if they want to win it. Here are my thoughts after Week 5:

1. The offense doesn’t look sharp.  Mostly, Tony Romo doesn’t look sharp.  He’s had a lot of overthrows, and needs to do a better job protecting the ball.  I know he likes to take risks, and with those risks often come big rewards, but you can’t win big games if you turn the ball over more than your opponent.
2. Felix Jones needs more touches.  I watched the Redskins game wondering the entire time, “Where is Felix Jones?”.  We saw again what happens when he gets the ball.  He takes a 4th and 4 and turns it into a 33 yard touchdown.  Let Barber soften them up, then Felix can run all over them.
3. As I said before, T.O. can complain all he wants after a loss, as long as he keeps saying the right things after a win.
4. Pacman Adam Jones needs to learn how to catch.  Apparently said he’ll be hitting the JUGGS machine this week.  Lets just hope those are the only “jugs” he’ll be hitting.
5. I enjoy the Jay Ratliff scream after stuffing a play.  That man can play nose tackle.

Now they get Arizona, St. Louis, and Tampa Bay.  I know AZ and TB both have winning records, but the Cowboys should come up with 3 wins in tne next 3 games.

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I gotta say, I agree with T.O. The media is just killing him. Before the Eagles MNF game, they played an interview. It was obvious that he was being asked questions, but they were only showing his responses, not the questions being asked. They showed a clip where he was clearly asked about his relationship with McNabb. He answered it very well, not really criticizing McNabb, but still telling part of the story.

They cut back to the studio, and Keyshawn starts ripping T.O. because he won’t let go, and he is still talking about McNabb. Dude, when you ask a guy about McNabb, he is obviously going to talk about McNabb! It only makes it worse that the criticism comes from the one of the worst team players in the history of the NFL, who happened to be cut because of the arrival of T.O. I wish that someone would call him out one day. Honestly, how does this guy become the expert on how to be a team player?

Now, they are blowing T.O.’s comments about wanting the ball more out of proportion. Every great receiver wants the ball more!!! Did he complain when he got 2 catches in a win? No. He complained after a loss.

I hate to be a T.O. apologist, but it has been driving me crazy.

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