Cowboys Win Third Pre-Season Game

Three of the four pre-season games have now been played, and the Cowboys still look good. Last night, they played San Francisco in Texas Stadium. Although the score was Cowboys 17 and Forty-Niners 7, it really was not that close a game. The Cowboys started strong, and controlled the entire game.

The defense looked very good. Greg Ellis is starting to figure out the outside linebacker position. He and Demarcus Ware are going to be one of the most formidable outside linebacking duos in the league. Anthony Henry also looked good. His coverage was excellent, and he got the Cowboys their first interception of this year. The first-string defense looks really awesome.

For the second game in a row, the Cowboy offense also played well. The offensive line is still coming together, but played pretty well last night, even without starter Flozell Adams [out with a strained calf muscle]. Terrell Owens did not play either, but the other receivers picked up the slack. Terry Glenn and Jamaica Rector looked especially good. All three running backs also performed well. It looks like the offense is improved over last year, even without T.O.

Of course it was just a pre-season game, and it was just San Francisco. If last night is any indicator, the Forty-Niners are going to have a long and difficult season. Even so, the Cowboys played up to expectations, and it looks like they may be building something special here. One more pre-season game to go. The Cowboys will play Minnesota next Thursday night. This will probably be a more serious test for the Cowboys.

Not that anyone cares, but I will give my prediction for the Cowboys 2006 record , after the last pre-season game.



UPDATE - The Star-Telegram is reporting this morning that the Dallas Cowboys have fined Terrell Owens $9,500. He was fined for missing a team meeting, missing a rehabilitation session, and being late to a meeting of the offense. This happened last friday. This is not a good sign. Is T.O. going to blow this opportunity?