DMN Moore: Cowboys' Anthony Spencer seizing his moment, could be 'scary good'

[WoodysGirl]

11:20 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 18, 2010




Column by DAVID MOORE / The Dallas Morning News | dmoore@dallasnews.com
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OXNARD, Calif. – The beard is a nice touch. If this were the 1860s, Anthony Spencer would be a trendsetter.

Phillips watched last week as Rickey Jackson was enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Phillips coached Jackson. The Cowboys coach doesn't see a lot of difference in Jackson's performance and how Spencer finished last season at outside linebacker.

"I mean, it's great to hear my coach say that," Spencer said. "At the same time, I don't want to get complacent.

"I feel like I've got a long way to go. I've got a lot of things to work on, and I'm working on them. I look more at the things I'm not doing right than the things I'm doing good."

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[proline]

Nice article. But what's with all of the hate on the beard? :rolleyes:

[EGG]

Nice article. But what's with all of the hate on the beard? :rolleyes:

and if the writer is going to rail about it, shouldn't there at least be a picture included?

[NextGenBoys]

Great feature piece by Moore.

I still remember his first game in 07 against NY when he slammed Eli into the turf on a 2-pt attempt and partially separated Eli's shoulder.

I also remember Phillips saying he liked Purdue DE's and turning them into 3-4 LB's like he did with Shaun Phillips.

At the same time, I was hoping to see more from Spencer up to the 2nd half of last season. This is the guy that turned our defense from good to dominant (sans the Minnesota game. I wouldve loved to have Greg Ellis out there with Spencer and Ware to get after Favre)

[ThreeSportStar80]

I believe Spencer's going to be better than Shaun Phillips...