Terence Newman is 50/50

Terrell Owens attacks the coaching staff.

Felix Jones is gone for the year.

And now, Terence Newman injured his groin and he may not play Sunday.

What a week for the Dallas Cowboys. 

Let’s start with Owens:

• Apparently, the interview Sunday with Deion Sanders is going to be a doozy. We have no idea what Owens will say, but if it gets any worse than what he has already said, it will be time for Wade Phillips to get ballsy. Suspend Owens for a game. Give the ball to Roy Williams and Marion Barber and see what happens. Of course, Sanders is an entertainer, and he very well could have said that to get more people to watch the show on NFL Network at 10 a.m. 

As for Felix Jones:

• If he stays healthy, he has a real chance for rookie of the year, something a Dallas Cowboy has not won since Emmitt Smith in 1990. Jones was an important weapon for the Cowboys on special teams and on certain offensive plays. He had the capability to explode and spread the field out. Losing him is big because ever since he’s been gone, the Cowboys have struggled. 

As for Terence Newman, he played very well against the Washington Redskins. 

• If Newman cannot play, the pressure is back on rookie Mike Jenkins, who has been inconsistent. We know Jenkins can think too much and  avoid big hits while on the field. In the secondary, that’s an unhealthy attitude to have. The concern is that even when Newman is 50-50 on the field, he doesn’t play well. It is really unfortunate how he has had health problems for the last two seasons.
  

The Dallas Cowboys host a pesky San Fransisco 49ers team led by a fiery coach. The 49ers have a real decent running back in Frank Gore. All of these setbacks can cause problems for the Cowboys if the coaching staff isn’t doing the right thing. The Cowboys don’t want to overlook this team, and hopefully the mindset is to prepare for a battle.