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A Look Back Into What Was The Dallas Cowboys' Off-Season

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Written by Martin Long about 2 months ago 40 reads 10 comments
NFC East Position Rankings: Running Backs

The running back position in the NFC East is without a doubt the most talented in the league. With the likes of Brian Westbrook, Clinton Portis, Brandon Jacobs and Marion Barber, all these backs except Jacobs have been invited to a Pro Bowl at least once.

Written by Martin Long about 3 months ago 476 reads 8 comments
NFC East Position Rankings: Quarterbacks

The NFC East is by far the toughest, most talented and most competitive in the NFL. Every year the players and the teams seem to take the rivalries within this division to the next level...

Written by Martin Long about 3 months ago 409 reads 22 comments
Gerald Sensabaugh: The Dallas Cowboys' Absolute X Factor

There is one thing Roy Williams (the safety) was remembered for most towards the end of his tenure in Dallas. No, not the hard hits that he could lay on running backs breaking the line of scrimmage...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 89 reads 2 comments
Can Roy Williams Become the New Larry Fitzgerald?

Roy Williams: 6'3", 220 pounds, 39.5" vertical jump, 4.43 forty. Larry Fitzgerald: 6'3" 217 pounds, 42" vertical jump, 4.55 forty. One look at these numbers and it looks like Roy Williams and Larry Fitzgerald are on pretty even ground, physically...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 390 reads 19 comments
The Best Player From Each NFC East Team

The NFC East, also known as the NFC Beast, is arguably the toughest division in the NFL. It posses the most talent and obviously some of the best teams. In the 2008 season not a single team from the NFC East went below ...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 103 reads 13 comments
Dallas Cowboys: It Starts and Finishes with the Secondary

Secondary play is the key next year in Dallas, a key that for the most part has gone unnoticed as a lot of the media attention has been focused on Tony Romo and how all these "choke" performances ...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 75 reads 3 comments
Michael Crabtree in for a Tough Time in San Francisco

When the San Francisco 49ers selected Michael Crabtree with the 10th overall pick in the 2009 draft, I hung my head in frustration...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 999 reads 47 comments
Texas Longhorns: Season Preview

Is this the season that the Longhorns rein as National Champions? With Colt McCoy at QB there is no question that the offense will put up a lot of points...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 114 reads 2 comments
Donovan McNabb: Why He Hasn't Won A Super Bowl

Donovan McNabb is good quarterback, perhaps even a great quarterback. But why hasn't he ever brought home the big one for Philadelphia? Is it just the defense gives up too many points? Or is ...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 221 reads 52 comments
Dallas Cowboys': There Is No Argument, T.O. Had To GO

Ever since the release of Terrell Owens I have been deep in thought. Was this the right move? Has Jerry been Jerry again and found a new fad for his team to live by? And is Owens just the ...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 66 reads 6 comments
The Top Five Defensive Leaders In The NFL

Leadership is something that is under and over valued in the NFL. There are some players though that are true leaders, that lead by example and show other players how things are meant to be done...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 307 reads 9 comments
Stephen McGee: The Next Matt Cassell

Stephen McGee will be a franchise quarterback. He has the arm He has the talent He has the work ethic and he has got all the time in the world. Stephen McGee had two great years at Texas A&M...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 93 reads 4 comments
LeBron James: Why He Is Overrated

LeBron James is an amazing talent, yes a very skilled player, but is he great? James likes to compare himself to the greats of Basketball, such as: Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, two of the greatest to ever play the game of Basketball...

Written by Martin Long about 4 months ago 122 reads 46 comments
Jerry Jones: Always To The Extreme

I've always had a love-hate relationship with Jerry Jones. The reason why is because moderation is not a word that appears in Jones' dictionary. Whenever he has an idea, it's always to the extreme or not at all...

Written by Martin Long about 5 months ago 224 reads 4 comments
Dallas Cowboys: What Is All the Fuss About?

Since the end of the 2008 season the Dallas Cowboys’ have been knocked off as being a Superbowl or even a playoff contender, and I ask myself is this really warranted? Yes the Cowboys’ ...

Written by Martin Long about 5 months ago 106 reads 9 comments
Five Wide Receivers Whose Production Will Drop in '09

Receivers' numbers change every year, and sometimes their numbers drop drastically. This is a list of five wide receivers whom I believe will drop off and, as a consequence, put up some pretty laughable numbers...

Written by Martin Long about 5 months ago 96 reads 5 comments
Five Wide Receiviers That Will Step Their Production Up in '09

Every year in the NFL a wide receivers production will differ, usually not to a significant degree but sometimes their numbers will drop horrendously or they will explode and break out into a career year...

Written by Martin Long about 5 months ago 201 reads 7 comments
Dallas Cowboys': Depth, Misunderstood At Wide Receiver

Once Terrell Owens was released earlier this year fans and journalists alike began to question the depth of the Dallas cowboys receiving core...

Written by Martin Long about 5 months ago 49 reads 8 comments
Dallas Cowboys' Position Battles: Cornerback and Linebacker

Things are really heating up in Dallas Cowboys camp now. There is competition up and down the board, but where it really gets interesting is on the defensive side of the ball, where the spots ...

Written by Martin Long about 5 months ago 44 reads 0 comments
Dallas Cowboys: 2009 Season Predictions

The Dallas Cowboys season ended with a shocking and miserable defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles. The end result of the 2008 season was a less than adequate and without a playoff birth 9-7...

Written by Martin Long about 5 months ago 2,205 reads 6 comments

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Martin Long Article Archive

A Look Back Into What Was The Dallas Cowboys' Off-Season

NFC East Position Rankings: Running Backs

NFC East Position Rankings: Quarterbacks

Gerald Sensabaugh: The Dallas Cowboys' Absolute X Factor

Can Roy Williams Become the New Larry Fitzgerald?

The Best Player From Each NFC East Team

Dallas Cowboys: It Starts and Finishes with the Secondary

Michael Crabtree in for a Tough Time in San Francisco

Texas Longhorns: Season Preview

Donovan McNabb: Why He Hasn't Won A Super Bowl

Dallas Cowboys': There Is No Argument, T.O. Had To GO

The Top Five Defensive Leaders In The NFL

Stephen McGee: The Next Matt Cassell

LeBron James: Why He Is Overrated

Jerry Jones: Always To The Extreme

Dallas Cowboys: What Is All the Fuss About?

Five Wide Receivers Whose Production Will Drop in '09

Five Wide Receiviers That Will Step Their Production Up in '09

Dallas Cowboys': Depth, Misunderstood At Wide Receiver

Dallas Cowboys' Position Battles: Cornerback and Linebacker

Dallas Cowboys: 2009 Season Predictions

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