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The Dallas Cowboys & Their Own Three Musketeers

Aramis, Porthos, and Athos; all names that should sound somewhat familiar to the majority of you, but really have absolutely zero connection to the Dallas Cowboys, or do they? If you’re not quite sure where you’ve heard those names before, that’s okay. They were first popularized in the novel The Three Musketeers, written by Alexandre Dumas that was published way back in 1844. Since the publication of Dumas’ novel we have seen numerous movies, TV series, and even cartoons depicting the Musketeer’s adventures. For those unaware, I’ll try to familiarize you with the story The Musketeers (the King’s guard) has been disbanded and the three most famous Musketeers (Aramis, Porthos, and Athos) are somewhat muddling around in their lives until they meet a young want to be Musketeer in D’Artagnan.

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Written by: Brian Martin

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Cowboys Secondary: Don’t Forget About These Two Corners

On the surface, Cowboys Nation has plenty of reasons to still be concerned about the team’s secondary. However, a closer look at the depth available for Rod Marinelli and Dallas to work with warrants some optimism for a unit that has been holding the Cowboys back for years. Deji Olatoye and Terrance Mitchell stepped in at the end of the 2015 season to see some significant playing time, and certainly made the most of it. In the game the Cowboys were mercifully eliminated from playoff contention at AT&T Stadium against the Jets in week 15, Mitchell recorded the first interception by a Dallas corner since December of 2014 in a win at the Bears. Olatoye stepped in to start the very next week against the Bills, and recorded an interception of his own against Tyrod Taylor in the end zone.

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Written by: Sean Martin

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How Important Are 2016’s First 4 Games For The Dallas Cowboys?

Football is a game of four quarters, save for the occasional overtime thriller. A football season can be looked at through a similar lens. As there are 16 games in a season, that means that there are four quarters with four games apiece. Yay math! The Dallas Cowboys have handicapped themselves for the first quarter of the season with two of their star defensive players suspended for them.

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Written by: RJ Ochoa

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Finding Roles for the Cowboys Offensive Rookies

The Dallas Cowboys spent the majority of their 2016 draft picks on the defensive side of the ball, and I attempted to find roles for that group of 5 players yesterday here on Inside The Star.  However, the pick that we spent all off season talking about at fourth overall was used on a star offensive player in Ezekiel Elliott.  While finding Elliott’s role may not be too difficult, Dallas also used a fourth round pick on QB Dak Prescott – their first drafted quarterback since 2009 – and their last two picks of the 6th round on RB Darius Jackson and TE Rico Gathers respectively. Let’s attempt to find roles for all four of these rookies in 2016: RB Ezekiel Elliott (Round 1, Pick 4) As mentioned, finding Elliott’s projected role is not all that hard.

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Written by: Sean Martin

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Bold Predictions: Ezekiel Elliott Wins Offensive Rookie of the Year

While it may be premature to pronounce the Cowboys’ first round pick Ezekiel Elliott Offensive Rookie of the Year, it’s still well within his reach. In fact, it’s very attainable for Zeke. Just look at the running backs to win Rookie of the Year in the past. For example, take the 2015 OROY, LA Rams running back, Todd Gurley. Gurley finished with 27 votes to win the award.

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Written by: Dante Giannetta

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Dallas Cowboys: A New Role For Geoff Swaim?

Like all the other teams that make up the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys use the off-season to analyze their current players in hopes of putting together the best 53 man roster possible for the upcoming season. It has already been rumored that the Cowboys plan to use a couple of the current players on the roster at a different position in order to find a bigger role for them or determine their fate to make the final cuts. Keith Smith (6’0″, 232) is moving from the defensive side of the ball to offense, and trying to make the conversion from linebacker to fullback. Rod Smith (6’3″, 226) is also being looked at as a fullback after joining the team as a tailback in 2015 after initially being cut by the Seattle Seahawks. Actually, I wrote an article not too long ago on this topic about the Cowboys exploring all options at the fullback position, but I think there might just be another option that I didn’t even consider until now.

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Written by: Brian Martin

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Sacks Coming? Cowboys Look To Interior Rushmen

At this point, we all understand the dire situation that is the Dallas Cowboys pass rush. The already questionable group has lost two projected week 1 starters, Randy Gregory and Demarcus Lawrence, to four game suspensions, and will be looking to fill these holes with rookies and inexperienced players. Dallas let Greg Hardy, 2nd on the team in sacks last season, walk and then decided to bypass on potential additions to the defensive line during the free agency period. While I was behind both of these decisions for moral and monetary reasons, it does leave the team with some serious question marks at defensive end this season. Typically when we think of sack leaders and pass rush, we think of edge rushers.

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Written by: Kevin Brady

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2016 Breakout Candidates: Brice Butler

If you weren’t sure why the Cowboys didn’t have a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft, it’s because they traded it to Oakland last year to acquire wide receiver Brice Butler. Now in the final year of his rookie contract, Butler could be in a position to have a significant impact on the coming season. Butler wasn’t traded for until September 15th of last year, meaning he missed all of the offseason and preseason opportunities to work with the Cowboys offense. His opportunities were limited throughout the season but finally opened up in the final two weeks when Dez Bryant went out with injury. Taking passes from Kellen Moore in Weeks 16 and 17, Butler had eight catches for 134 yards.

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Written by: Jess Haynie

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Happy Birthday To Emmitt Smith From Cowboys Nation

Just over two weeks ago the Dallas Cowboys drafted Ezekiel Elliott with the 4th Overall Pick. Cowboys fans near and far are hoping that the selection of Zeke will serve Tony Romo and Dez Bryant in the same way that Emmitt Smith did Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin. If that’s the path that Zeke is destined for then it is a Hall Of Fame one. Emmitt Smith’s career records are too numerous to name, but I did so almost a year ago when he was named the Greatest #22 in Dallas Cowboys History. While that day, poetically August 22nd, served as an opportunity to shower Emmitt Smith with love, today – Emmitt Smith’s 47th Birthday – is just as great of a chance to show some affection!

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Written by: RJ Ochoa

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Dak Prescott Probably Isn’t the Future

I don’t blame you for getting excited about the Cowboys’ drafting of quarterback Dak Prescott. It had been seven years since the Cowboys spent any draft pick on the position, going back to Stephen McGee in 2009. With rising concern about Tony Romo’s longevity, any addition of new talent at quarterback was a welcome sight. However, we really need to check our enthusiasm. Like McGee before him, Prescott is just a fourth-round pick.

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Written by: Jess Haynie

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