Richard Paolinelli

Longtime fans of the Dallas Cowboys know the numbers all too well by now. No wins in the divisional round, thus no NFC championship game or Super Bowl appearances since the 1995 season. If you’re keeping score, that’s 29 seasons, 29 drafts and free agency periods, seven head coaches, hundreds of players and counting. The … Read more

The rise of the entitled athlete was bound to come to a shameful head sooner or later. With the NIL here to stay in college sports, killing off the notion of the student-athlete for good, it was only a matter of time. Especially in college football, where players are raking in millions of dollars, and … Read more

Now that the 2025 NFL Draft has concluded, and the undrafted rookies are signing as free agents, it’s time to take stock of the NFC East. While the weekly schedules won’t be released by the NFL until May 14th, we do know the home and away opponents for all four teams. This year will be … Read more

Near the end of the 2024 college football season, LSU receiver Kyren Lacy was a potential first-round pick in next week’s draft. That all changed in mid-December on a road in Louisiana. Lacy was allegedly driving recklessly, speeding and passing in a no-passing zone that morning. An oncoming car swerved to avoid hitting Lacy’s car. … Read more

Last year at about this time, I posted my way-too-early, pre-draft prediction post for the NFC East. As I did last year, I will mention that there are still a lot of variables in play that can, and will, change these predictions. We have the rest of free agency, contract negotiations, and the draft in … Read more

I’m usually not much of a one to get into conspiracy theories, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is really pushing the boundaries. For some time now, he’s been preaching at the altar of “Player Safety” when pitching rules changes. Sometimes to the extreme. We’re perilously close to having a flag thrown on a defender for … Read more

Considering how many holes the Cowboys are trying to fill this spring, tight end might be the one position that they should ignore. Dallas has a solid top three tight ends on their depth chart coming into next month’s draft. Bringing in another tight end might be overkill. In other words, if it ain’t broke, … Read more

Even with Stefon Diggs signing a massive deal to join the New England Patriots on Tuesday, there does remain quite a few free agent receivers on the market. There was no way the Cowboys were going to spend that kind of money on Diggs. Despite many in the fanbase wanting to see the Diggs brothers … Read more

The Cowboys have made moves to address a shockingly empty running back room this month. With Rico Dowdle packing his bags for Carolina, Dallas was left with Deuce Vaughn, Hunter Luepke, and Malik Davis at running back. That was not optimal. In the two weeks of free agency, the Cowboys have signed a pair of … Read more

With this year’s free agency period now at two weeks old, there are several free agent quarterbacks still on the market. The Dallas Cowboys have two quarterbacks currently on the roster in Dak Prescott and Will Grier. They will almost certainly add a third sooner or later. But will that new quarterback come from free … Read more

We’re just two weeks into free agency this year. But there is one NFC East team that appears to be off to an early lead. The Washington Commanders have re-signed 15 of their free agents already. They’ve also added 10 more free agent signings and picked up two key pieces in trades. The Commanders are … Read more

Super Bowl LIX kicks off this evening at 5:30 p.m. (FOX) with the Kansas City Chiefs looking to make history. Let’s face it, pretty much all of Cowboys Nation is hoping the Chiefs make the Eagles history. While we’re being totally honest, most of the nation, outside of Kansas City and Philadelphia, is rooting for … Read more

If you’re a Baltimore Ravens fan, you’re likely still playing the “what-if” game. What if tight end Mark Andrews had caught the pass on that two-point conversion? Would the game have gone into overtime? Would Lamar Jackson and the Ravens be heading west to face the Chiefs in the AFC title game instead of Josh … Read more

It was a tale of two conferences in the wild card round this past weekend. Especially when it came to my picks. In the AFC the three division-winning home teams cruised to relatively easy wins. The NFC was a touch different. Two favored teams fell short of advancing to the divisional round in the NFC … Read more

Well, since the Dallas Cowboys aren’t around in the postseason this year, let’s take a crack at picking this weekend’s wild card round winners, shall we? While the Cowboys will be watching at home on the couch, like the rest of us, there are some related interests in play. First, there are a few former … Read more

The NFC East closed the books on the 2024 season with two surprisingly close games. For half of the division, Sunday was the last time the teams will take the field until this fall. The other half still has work to do. Unsurprisingly, the teams with games yet to play emerged on top Sunday afternoon. … Read more