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Eyes on 2025 - Looking for Young Linemen Dallas was paying top dollar for a declining OL. This might be a path to a '25 rebound. Bob Sturm Nov 13, 2024 I plan to write frequently about the Cowboys between now and the end of 2024, but as you’ve probably heard, it will be with an eye toward...

Decoding McCarthy/Zimmer Report, Wk 10 Consolidating the Xs and Os from the Week 10 Eagles Game as the season slips away. Bob Sturm Nov 12, 2024 Tuesdays – since about 2008 – have been my day to evaluate the offense in this space. However, due to circumstances beyond the Cowboys control...

Morning After Wk 10 -'24 is Cowboys Worst Those of us who had major concerns about the path of this season had no idea how bad it could get by early November. Now we know. Bob Sturm Nov 11, 2024 For years, a large part of this fanbase has struggled with perspective when it comes to being bad...

Quick Hit: Trading for WR Jonathan Mingo Cowboys do something at the deadline that is not making many of their fans happy. Bob Sturm Nov 05, 2024 Almost as if the Cowboys could not bear the idea of the US Election having a bigger media presence than they did on this Tuesday, they kept their...

The Zimmer Report - Unforced Errors in ATL Details continue to matter and it starts with getting 11 on the field for crucial 3rd down. Bob Sturm Nov 07, 2024 Here we go. Our objectives today will be: Evaluate the overall defensive effort vs Atlanta Dealing with Bijan Robinson Overshown...

Decoding McCarthy - Down Goes Prescott The offense moves ahead without its QB and the recipe is different now from last time. Bob Sturm Nov 05, 2024 Our Decoding objectives today: The Offensive Overview moving forward without Dak Mistakes Aplenty in Atlanta 3rd and 4th downs sunk the ship...

Morning After Week 9- Skid Continues in ATL Cowboys lose third straight game, take on more injuries as Falcons coast to victory. Bob Sturm Nov 04, 2024 It was yet another disappointing day in a season that doesn’t appear to let up. This franchise is down pretty bad right now, and those who...

The Zimmer Report - 49ers Bring The Pain Be warned, it wasn't pretty for the Cowboys. Bob Sturm Oct 30, 2024 Here we go. Our objectives today will be: Evaluate the overall defensive effort vs 49ers The disappearance of takeaways The 3rd Down Problem Purdy wins with his feet and his arm...

Decoding McCarthy - Not Good Enough When an offense is not sure what it is good at doing, things just never look right. Bob Sturm Oct 29, 2024 Our Decoding objectives today: The Offensive Overview from San Francisco Dak Prescott vs Brock Purdy - a bleak reality. The Final Drive Could...

Morning After Week 8 - SF: "They Not Like Us" A depleted 49ers team needing a bye week makes normal work of Cowboys yet again. Bob Sturm Oct 28, 2024 The speakers at Levi Stadium were blaring Kendrick Lamar at every opportunity in the second half of the 30-24 49ers win over the Cowboys on...

Founders' Choice: The Airing of Grievances Jerry Jones has owned the Cowboys for over 35 years and his list of wrong turns is too long to detail. But, allow me to give my thoughts on his reign. Bob Sturm Oct 18, 2024 Founders Choice is a series of columns inspired by our Founding Subscribers...

The Zimmer Report - Troubles Abounding This week we ask if everyone is fully committed to playing defense right now. Bob Sturm Oct 16, 2024 Here we go. Our objectives today will be: Evaluate the overall defensive effort Run out of the building The Troubling Trevon Diggs Tape The Lions bag...

Decoding McCarthy - Total Offensive Failure We found it pretty difficult to find a single component of the offense that is working. Bob Sturm Oct 15, 2024 Our Decoding objectives today: The Offensive Overview from the debacle vs Detroit Dak Prescott’s poor performance. Zack Martin and...

Morning After Week 6: Rock Bottom Found? With a fourth straight home humiliation, the Cowboys go into the bye week battered by a Detroit side that had no mercy. Bob Sturm Oct 14, 2024 We call this post-game piece that I have been writing for almost two decades "The Morning After" because I...

The Zimmer Report - Getting 11 to the Ball The defense is thinner than ever, but they really played a strong game in Pittsburgh. Bob Sturm Oct 09, 2024 Here we go. Our objectives today will be: Evaluate the overall defensive effort in Pittsburgh. Daring Justin Fields to beat you. Linval...

Decoding McCarthy - The final drive and everything before it How the Cowboys offense found the answers at the right time against the Steelers. Bob Sturm Oct 08, 2024 Here we go. Our objectives today: The Offensive Overview from Pittsburgh The Ups and Downs of Dak Prescott’s game Terence...

Morning After Week 5: Fourth-down Tolbert TD It took all night and it wasn't pretty, but Cowboys' win in Pittsburgh made a memory. Bob Sturm Oct 07, 2024 There are moments when you owe it to yourself, as someone who loves this sport, to simply enjoy it. I submit that one of those rare...

The Zimmer Report -The Positive Response Mazi Smith and DeMarvion Overshown both make huge impressions in win in NYC. Bob Sturm Oct 01, 2024 Here we go. Our objectives today will be: Evaluate the overall defensive effort. Life without Micah and DeMarcus Lawrence The best Mazi Smith game we...

Decoding McCarthy - Not easy, but it worked The Cowboys got the A-game they needed from their QB Bob Sturm Sep 30, 2024 Here we go. Our objectives today: The Offensive Overview from Thursday in New York. Dak Prescott plays his “A” game. Rico Dowdle is easily a cut above the others. Tyler...

Morning After Week 4: Boys Stop The Freefall In a night without many style points or much dominance, Dallas finds the win column. Bob Sturm Sep 27, 2024 I want to open this football story with something I hear quite a bit when I play golf: "They don’t put pictures on the scorecard." This...