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DENNIS, ANYONE?

Posted by CBS11


September 19, 2009

---Yes, the RANGERS have let their chances slip away in September. I say...so what? It was expected. It doesn't change my feeling for this team in the near future. I foolishly predicted on Galloway and Company on ESPN 1033 back in May...that this team would win a World Series in the next five years...and I still believe it. One down, four to go.


---My biggest concern for the DALLAS COWBOYS this season...the size, physicality and tackling ability of their defense. We will find out Sunday night if it is truly a potential season ruining concern.


---I listened to PATRICK CRAYTON in the Cowboy's locker room Thursday. And then, I listened to various sportstalk radio shows. The two did not synch up. What Crayton expressed was NOT trash talk. It was simply honest, prideful responses to various questions. I understand the need for hot button topics on talk radio...and I love the drama of covering and discussing all things Cowboys...but...come on people we shouldn't be making stuff up. We lose the integrity in what we do when we do that.


---How about this? My little daughter has had four tests already in the first grade...and she has gotten a perfect 100 on all of them!

(Then again, how hard is it to spell the word...ON?)


---Speaking of sportstalk radio...THUMBS UP...to the Newdog and Whitt combo on THE FAN....THUMBS DOWN...to whoever those Philly or New York sounding guys are that follow them.


---PREDICTIONS....NY Giants 27 Dallas Cowboys 20...Romo and crew will be driving to tie the game in the final moments..and something heart breaking will happen. My Buckeyes will win the rest of their games...except at Penn State...somehow weasel into another BCS bowl game...and then lose to the Mountain West BCS buster in that bowl game. Probably TCU. Just what I need. Orlando Scandrick will be so good in his start at right corner against the Giants...he will start next week...and the next...and the next...the SMU fightin' June-stangs 3 and 0? Won't happen.


---All of you fellow media members (and you know who you are...cough, cough, Babe, cough) who banded together to laugh at me years ago for arguing, matter of factly, that DREW BREES would be a better NFL quarterback than MICHAEL VICK...have you stopped laughing yet? And, please, its not because Vick went to the dogs...its because Brees is really good.


---I almost made fun of my little Kaity Jo Dennis the other day for watching one of those High School Musical movies for the 29th time...but then, I realized, I do the same thing if its Braveheart or A Few Good Men.


---If JASON WITTEN were allowed to play for Tennessee today...how much closer would the game against Florida be? Would he be the best player on the field?


---ROY WILLIAMS said this week that the biggest difference in the Cowboy's offense this year....he has been able to come in from "left field and play a little shortstop". Clever stuff. My new nickname for him=ELVIS. Roy E-lvis Williams.


---Give KEVIN MILLWOOD 12 million to pitch next year? No deal. Don't care what the Rangers have to do to keep that from happening.


---I am happy to report that my 2 year old white lab Woody Hayes Dennis is over his recent illness and is back to his happy puppy self.

He does, however, remain very concerned about the identity of the Ohio State offense. I caught him barking something about "three yards and a cloud of dust"....especially when on the USC side of the field on four straight possessions needing only a field goal to salt away a big win...(okay...that part may have been me joining in on the barking).


Steve Dennis
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A little off topic, but It seems the local dfw media is dropping like flies.

It appears tim mcmahon is not at dmn anymore. That adds to guys like mac engle and calvin watkins no longer covering the team.

Its basically down to Todd Archer, david moore and clarence hill.

in 06 there were like 30 writers/broadcasters it seemed at every pc, now everyone is gone.

Kind of weird, not sure if this has been talked about. Mac engle just disapeared.
 

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Timmy Mac isn't on the blog anymore?! You're right! I hadn't noticed that! What happened? Whatever did, Rejoice!

Mac Engel seems to be doing other pieces for DMN, he's not doing much on the Cowboys anymore.
 

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CowboyMike;2950696 said:
Timmy Mac isn't on the blog anymore?! You're right! I hadn't noticed that! What happened? Whatever did, Rejoice!

Mac Engel seems to be doing other pieces for DMN, he's not doing much on the Cowboys anymore.


I dont even see mac engle listed as working at the star telegram anymore.
 

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Finally when Timmy started not completely sucking as a blogger he gets yanked?
 

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theebs;2950690 said:
A little off topic, but It seems the local dfw media is dropping like flies.

It appears tim mcmahon is not at dmn anymore. That adds to guys like mac engle and calvin watkins no longer covering the team.

Its basically down to Todd Archer, david moore and clarence hill.

in 06 there were like 30 writers/broadcasters it seemed at every pc, now everyone is gone.

Kind of weird, not sure if this has been talked about. Mac engle just disapeared.
Do you remember the article about DMN and FWST sharing coverage. They would still compete, but they're going to share more resources to cut costs.

MacMahon? Hmmm. Last post was the 16th. We'll know for sure come tomorrow.

I could see Watkins leaving after that shot at Wade and his suspension. I think he's been replaced by David Moore.

Mac Engel's still with FWST so that's something. Rick Herrin, the other writer, is no longer there. Haven't seen his work anywhere. At FWST, he's been replaced by a new writer named Jeff Caplan. And they have a new blogger of sorts named Tracey Meyer.
 

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It appeared he wasn't much of a... coachable blogger. :laugh2:
 

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MacMahon isn't on their bio page anymore. http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/authors.html#Tim MacMahon/Blogger
 

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CowboyMike;2950709 said:
MacMahon isn't on their bio page anymore. http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/authors.html#Tim MacMahon/Blogger

Maybe he pulled a Salisbury.
 

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theebs;2950725 said:
thanks man. I havent seen him and cant even find him on the website.

Yeah I was looking for him too the other day. Maybe he's taking some time to take care of the baby. I hear it's scared of its mother.
 

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Nature of the business these days. Since the beginning of the summer (or thereabouts), our sports department has laid off three writers, a designer and a copy editor (and a few others have left on their own for other job opportunities) ... and we're fairly stable compared to most newspapers.
 

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CowboyMike;2950731 said:
Yeah I was looking for him too the other day. Maybe he's taking some time to take care of the baby. I hear it's scared of its mother.
:lmao2: :lmao: Smart baby.
 

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WoodysGirl;2950704 said:
Do you remember the article about DMN and FWST sharing coverage. They would still compete, but they're going to share more resources to cut costs.

MacMahon? Hmmm. Last post was the 16th. We'll know for sure come tomorrow.

I could see Watkins leaving after that shot at Wade and his suspension. I think he's been replaced by David Moore.

Mac Engel's still with FWST so that's something. Rick Herrin, the other writer, is no longer there. Haven't seen his work anywhere. At FWST, he's been replaced by a new writer named Jeff Caplan. And they have a new blogger of sorts named Tracey Meyer.

I must have missed this, quick story or link?
 

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dogunwo;2950760 said:
I must have missed this, quick story or link?
This happened sometime last season. Can't remember the details exactly, but he said something to Wade during a PC suggesting he could coach the team better.

Then all of a sudden you didn't see any articles by him for a week. Then a writer on FWST poked fun at him being on suspension.
 

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WoodysGirl;2950784 said:
This happened sometime last season. Can't remember the details exactly, but he said something to Wade during a PC suggesting he could coach the team better.

Then all of a sudden you didn't see any articles by him for a week. Then a writer on FWST poked fun at him being on suspension.
Nice. Didn't realize all that went down. What a tool.
 

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dogunwo;2950760 said:
I must have missed this, quick story or link?

theogt;2950786 said:
Nice. Didn't realize all that went down. What a tool.
From a thread, Chocolate Lab posted. There's a vid on post #76 in that thread.

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138388&highlight=watkins+press+conference

Chocolate Lab;2459691 said:
At the PC... It almost looked like Parcells. First Todd Archer asked him if he could possibly activate another RB if Barber is questionable after he'd already answered the question, and Wade says, "What did I just say?"

And then someone (I think Calvin Watkins?) asked about practicing inside, and Wade tersely said (paraphrasing), "Because that's what I decided. You want to coach the team?" Then Watkins said something back, and Wade said something like, "Yeah, I bet that would be great." :eek: Then just shook his head with disgust like, "I can't believe these guys."

Also, he said Alan Ball was working some at safety with Watkins out. That sounds like a pretty good idea to me. Ball is rangy and fast, and although he's skinny, he's never been afraid to tackle.
 

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I remember the PC, just didn't realize he got suspended and all that.
 
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