Kevin Brady, Author at Inside The Star Archives

NFL: 3 Cowboys Super Bowls Coming to YouTube in August

It’s been a rough week for the Dallas Cowboys. The league gave out two suspensions to two Cowboys defensive starters, Rolando McClain and DeMarcus Lawrence, and has already suspended Randy Gregory. This means the team will now be without three projected starters on defense for the first four games. Four games which include pivotal divisional matchups with the New York Giants and Washington Redskins. Understandably, Cowboys fans are frustrated, angry, and, well, pissed-off.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: July 3, 2016

Could Moving To Linebacker Save JJ Wilcox’s Job With The Cowboys?

By now you know the news, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain has been suspended 10 games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Now a linebacker group which has the talented names of Rolando McClain, Sean Lee, and Jaylon Smith will be lucky if they even get to see one of these players in action for the majority of next season. It’s starting to look rough for the linebackers, and the defensive line will certainly be no better. The back end of the Cowboys defense, while not exactly elite, is possibly the strongest unit on this side of the ball right now. Byron Jones is coming off of an excellent rookie year and is expected to make a big jump in year 2, Orlando Scandrick is returning from his season ending knee injury, and the other corners have shown they can be solid contributors to the defense.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: July 1, 2016

Ezekiel Elliott: Ready For A Rigorous Workload

We live in an age of instant information. This instant information brings instant reaction, and sometimes this reaction can be over the top. Okay, most of the time the reaction is over the top; especially when it comes to our Dallas Cowboys. This is why whenever the Cowboys do anything, I try to temper my expectations and take a deep breath before reacting. But when the Dallas Cowboys used their fourth overall selection to take running back Ezekiel Elliott, all of this normal breathing went out the window.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: June 30, 2016

NFC East Position Outlook: The Safeties

The NFC East position group outlook is coming to a close. Each and every position group in the NFC East has been discussed so far, besides one, the safeties. Sure, safeties and cornerbacks are normally combined into one “grouping” called the secondary, but I decided to split them up and discuss them separately. Without any more delay, let’s take a look at the free and strong safeties this division has to offer. Dallas Cowboys Cowboys safety play over the past few seasons has been inconsistent, to say the least.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: June 29, 2016

Bob Lilly Named “Greatest Cowboys Defender”

Today marks the last Monday of June, a month which doesn’t have much for us football fans to get excited about. Sure, there was the mandatory mini-camp and we are all still riding a little bit of that post-draft high, but for the most part, we are stuck in a football rut. Since we are still weeks away from training camp opening up and eleven full Sundays from the Cowboys regular season opener against the New York Giants, why not take a step back from the current team’s players and problems, and appreciate some Cowboys history instead? Feeling the effects of this football lull himself, Elliot Harrison of NFL.com decided to list each NFL team’s greatest defensive player of all time, slating defensive lineman Bob Lilly as the Cowboys’ best.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: June 27, 2016

Are Cowboys Defensive Triplets As Bad As They Say?

The Triplets. A term cemented in Dallas Cowboys lure forever because of the success of the 1990’s and three Hall of Famers on offense. Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin. After the selection of Ezekiel Elliott in the 2016 NFL Draft, Cowboys fans are hopeful that the dawn of a new Triplets is right around the corner. Tony Romo, Ezekiel Elliott, and Dez Bryant.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: June 26, 2016

NFC East Position Outlook: The Cornerbacks

While football pundits tend to refer to the middle linebacker as the “quarterback of the defense,” no defensive position group sees the quarterback-like criticism from fans like the cornerbacks do. As soon as an offense gets their passing game going, everyone wants to jump on the corners, wondering what could possibly be going wrong with the coverage. Sometimes, the criticism isn’t warranted and is delivered by not-so-knowledgeable fans. But other times, this heavy criticism points to just how important having formidable cornerbacks is. With that being said, let’s take a look at the cornerback groups of the NFC East.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: June 25, 2016

NFC East Position Outlook: The Linebacker Squads

It’s been a while since we last visited the NFC East battle for supremacy. With only a few groups remaining, let’s finally return to this journey to explore the linebackers of this division. Dallas Cowboys For my money, the Dallas Cowboys linebacker corp is the most interesting position group in the entire division. Purely “on paper” talent-wise, the Cowboys have the best linebackers. Between Sean Lee, Rolando McClain, and newly drafted Jaylon Smith, there is a ton of talent in this group.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: June 22, 2016

Tony Romo’s Impact Is Even Greater Than You Think

Yesterday, I detailed why I felt that the NFL’s trend of team rushing yard leaders having mediocre finishes could be debunked by this year’s Dallas Cowboys. The main reason I felt this was true, was that those same yards must be converted to touchdowns to have a quantifiable impact on the game, in most cases. I also discussed how the Cowboys offense is very different from those who led the league in rushing before them. Teams like the Denver Broncos in 2011 and the New York Jets in 2009; they had no where near the offensively that this Cowboys team has when healthy. But this argument centers around just one man:

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: June 21, 2016

What Will Determine Cowboys Rushing Success?

The construction of the Dallas Cowboys offense reached it’s climax of sorts during this years draft when we all heard those incredible words: The Dallas Cowboys select Ezekiel Elliott, running back, Ohio State University. The entire NFL world erupted. Whether you thought the pick was awful because the devaluating of the running back position over the years has shown us that investing too much into a back can be dangerous, or you thought the pick was fantastic as it solidified an offense that had already shown how great it could be, you had an opinion. And a strong one at that.

Written by: Kevin Brady

Published on: June 20, 2016