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Roster Moves: Cowboys Release Terrance Mitchell; Waive Brandon McGee

The world of the Dallas Cowboys is always spinning, even in June, and on Friday the spin spun out two members of the roster. As it is indeed June the roster moves (like the ones Staff Writer Sean Martin wrote about here) aren’t ever that surprising to Cowboys Nation. For what it’s worth the waiving of Brandon McGee, no offense to him, falls in that category. The release of Terrance Mitchell has a lot of people scratching their heads, though. Mitchell played fairly well in the final games of the 2015 season, and it was just recently that he was actually being worked out at the Safety position.

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Written by: RJ Ochoa

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A Big Picture View of Terrance Mitchell’s Move

I can’t think of any position group on any team that has received as much criticism and blame as the Dallas Cowboys secondary has over the past decade or so. Trust me, they’ve been easy to blame. The downfall of Terence Newman in 2011, the failed Alan Ball experiment in 2010, and even the (so far) disappointing career of Morris Claiborne are all examples which detractors will point to in order to prove the Cowboys secondary as inadequate. The thing is, the last couple of seasons, the Cowboys secondary hasn’t been bad whatsoever. Last year, they ranked fifth in pass yards against in both per game and overall categories.

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Written by: Kevin Brady

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Can Morris Claiborne Put Past Injuries Behind Him?

The game of football is a physically demanding sport and this is especially true at the NFL level. NFL players are the best of the best and they train their bodies using the latest up-to-date scientific methods to prepare themselves to take on the abuse they will endure throughout any given season. In today’s NFL players are bigger, stronger, and faster than they were a decade ago and because of this there has been an importance placed on player safety to help prevent  against injuries. We all know that injuries are a part of the game, but it seems like some players are more prone to getting injured than others. The Dallas Cowboys have a few of these types of players and unfortunately they both play on the defensive side of the ball.

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Written by: Brian Martin

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Brandon Boykin: Cowboys Meeting With Free Agent CB

According to reports, the Cowboys are going to meet with free agent cornerback Brandon Boykin. In his fifth year after being a fourth-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, Boykin has had a hard time finding work. He was actually signed one to a one-year flier by the Carolina Panthers in March but was later released. Boykin had six interceptions in the 2013 season but did not keep the same production the following yet. The Eagles traded him to Pittsburgh for the final year of his rookie contract.

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Written by: Jess Haynie

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A Dallas Cowboy “Requests” A Trade: How Did It Go Last Time?

May is a weird time in the NFL. It’s beautiful in the sense that hope is as palpable as ever throughout the buildings of all 32 franchises, but it’s weird in that players tend to make demands before everything gets seriously rolling on the season. By now you surely know that Dallas Cowboys Offensive Guard Ronald Leary has requested to be traded to a team that doesn’t have a Star on its helmet. I’m not a professional football player, shocking I know, but the idea that someone would want to play for anyone but the Cowboys befuddles me. Ronald Leary is entitled to want what he wants, and he wants a new home.

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Written by: RJ Ochoa

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Cowboys Defense: Orlando Scandrick Is Key To Success

The Dallas Cowboys finished with a losing record of 4-12 in 2015, and I think we can all agree that the main reason the season ended so badly was because of the rash of injuries that befell some of the key contributors on both offense and defense. The injuries to quarterback Tony Romo and wide receiver Dez Bryant received most of the publicity, and rightfully so, but there are other members in the Cowboys roster that impacted the overall performance as well. Did you know that cornerback Brandon Carr played the majority of the season with a shoulder injury? How about the fact that defensive end Jeremy Mincey had an elbow injury that kept him from being able to fully straighten his arm? Also, did you know defensive end Tyrone Crawford battled through a shoulder injury the majority of the season that impacted his effectiveness?

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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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Is the Defensive Backfield Still a Concern?

Given the option of Ezekiel Elliott or Jalen Ramsey, the Cowboys opted for Elliott. I’m thrilled Elliott will be playing for Dallas and I’m rubbing my hands together in anticipation for Week 1.  While the idea of Ramsey paired with Byron Jones and Orlando Scandrick seemed exciting, that fantasy is not reality. So in reality is the secondary fine the way it is, or could it have used more attention in the draft? Many would agree that, at this point, the Dallas Cowboys’ achilles heel is the defensive line.

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Written by: Dante Giannetta

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What is Dallas’ Biggest Post-Draft Question?

What is the Cowboys’ biggest question mark following the 2016 Draft? Well, what was the biggest question going into the draft? I think most would agree it was “Ezekiel Elliott or Jalen Ramsey” for the fourth-overall pick. We know Dallas went with the running back. Naturally, you wonder what that means for the secondary.

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Written by: Jess Haynie

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Draft Film Review: Cowboys CB Anthony Brown

The Cowboys approach to both Free Agency and the NFL Draft proved a few things to me. For one, they think this team is a legitimate contender that can make a run for NFC supremacy in 2016. But more importantly for this write-up, the organization doesn’t seem to see the secondary as a true place of weakness. Or, if they do, they didn’t do much to strengthen it. I would agree that Dallas’ defensive backfield falls further down their hierarchy of needs when considering position groups such as the defensive line, but I did feel like it needed to be addressed in some way.

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Written by: Kevin Brady

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