Rebuilding America's Team: A Cowboys Franchise

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Cowboys Hire Moore as New Head Coach

--General Manager Mel Bertrand, today, introduced Tom Moore as the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Moore was formerly the offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts under head coach Tony Dungy. Moore helped mold quarterback Peyton Manning into the NFL's MVP last season.

"It feels great to be the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Let me be clear. I expect results. This team will be a contender again."

The deal is for three years at 4.04 million a year.

Head Coach Tom Moore also announced the coaching crew that he will be bringing along in Dallas.

-Steve Fairchild as Offensive Coordinator.

-Mike Singletary as Defensive Coordinator.

-Paul Boudreau as Special Teams Coordinator.

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Black Monday in the NFL

-Bears have fired Head Coach Dick Jauron.

-Bears have hired Head Coach Joe Gibbs.

-Ravens have fired Head Coach Brian Billick.

-Ravens have hired Head Coach Bill Parcells.

-Titans head Coach Jeff Fisher has resigned.

-Titans have promoted DC Jim Schwartz to Head Coach.

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Emmitt Smith Informs Cowboys He's Retired

-Emmitt Smith notified the Cowboys today that he is officially retired from the NFL. The all-time leading rusher is no doubt a first ballot hall of famer and informed the franchise that he left it all out on the field and has nothing left to prove.

"We want to thank Emmitt Smith for all of his contributions over the years to the Dallas Cowboy's organization," GM Mel Bertrand said. "No doubt, he opitimizes everything that the Cowboy's franchise is about and we wish him nothing but the best going forward."

Smith had injury problems this year and has been on the decline for a few years. Smith finished with 934 yards and four rushing touchdowns on the year.

Other Notable Retirements

-OAK S Rod Woodson

-OAK QB Rich Gannon

-GB LB Hardy Nickerson

-Eagles P Sean Landeta

-BUF FB Larry Centers

-OAK WR Jerry Rice

-DET RG Ray Brown

-OAK WR Tim Brown

-KC K Morten Andersen

-DET LT Jeff Backus (+)

-CHI LB Roman Phifer

-MIA WR Cris Carter

-WAS DE Bruce Smith

-MIN K Gary Anderson

-OAK LB Bill Romanowski

-WAS CB Darrell Green

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Cowboys Resign DT Blade Among Others

-General Manager Mel Bertrand announced today that the Dallas Cowboys have resigned several players.

-Resigned TE Tony McGee (2 Years/2.07 Mil) [72OVR]

-Resigned LG Rex Tucker (2 Years/1.25 Mil) [70 OVR]

-Resigned C Matt Lehr (2 Years/1.47 Mil) [70 OVR]

-Resigned DT Brandon Noble (2 Years/3.63 Mil) [74 OVR]

-Resigned DT Willie Blade (3 Years/13.4 Mil) [84 OVR]

-Resigned LB Markus Steele (2 Years/1.98 Mil) [68 OVR]

-Resigned CB Mario Edwards (3 Years/9.19 Mil) [81 OVR]

-Resigned K Billy Cundiff (2 Years/1.5 Mil) [72 OVR]

The following players were not resigned and will go into free agency:

-QB Clint Stoerner [63 OVR]

-HB Troy Hambrick [77 OVR]

-HB Michael Wiley [64 OVR]

-FB Robert Thomas [74 OVR]

-WR Randall Williams [63 OVR]

-WR Reggie Swinton [61 OVR]

-WR Ken Yon Rambo [67 OVR]

-TE James Whalen [60 OVR]

-TE Mike Lucky [54 OVR]

-LT Javiar Collins [55 OVR]

-LT Jeremy McKinney [59 OVR]

-C Tyson Walter [70 OVR]

-RG Kurt Vollers [64 OVR]

-RT Aaron Gibson [65 OVR]

-RT Solomon Page [77 OVR]

-DE Peppi Zellner [65 OVR]

-DE Demetric Evans [55 OVR]

-DT John Nix [60 OVR]

-DT Michael Myers [70 OVR]

-OLB Kevin Hardy [81 OVR]

-OLB Louis Mackey [46 OVR]

-CB Dwayne Goodrich [69 OVR]

-CB Duane Hawthorne [61 OVR]

-CB Tom Knight [73 OVR]

-FS Lynn Scott [64 OVR]

-P Filiip Filipovic [67 OVR]

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BREAKING NEWS: Cowboys Acquire QB Bulger from Rams

-General Manager Mel Bertrand announced that the Cowboys have acquired quarterback Marc Bulger [84 OVR] from the St. Louis Rams in a blockbuster trade. The Cowboys will send Guard Larry Allen [97 OVR] to the Rams for Bulger and the Rams 1st round pick in the 2003 draft (26).

Larry Allen, 31, is one of the last players from the Cowboys dynasty era. But he is getting up there in years, and the Cowboys were looking to get something out of him while he still had value.

Marc Bulger backed up Kurt Warner in St. Louis last year and played significant time because of an injury to Warner. Bulger even won a playoff game last season, defeating the Seahawks in Seattle. Bulger is known to have the injury bug, so Moore better beef up that line if he is to survive.

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Cowboys Sign Bettis, Three Others in Free Agency

--The Dallas Cowboys announced today that the team has come to terms with four free agents.

-Halfback Jerome Bettis [80 OVR], "The Bus", was signed for 2 years/$3.74 Mil. He is coming off an injury plagued year where he only rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Bettis hopes to revitalize his career in Dallas.

-FB Zack Crockett [79 OVR] signed a 2 year/$1.67 Mil dollar contract today. Crockett helped lead the way for Oakland halfback Charlie Garner last season.

-The Cowboys signed RT Greg Randall [78 OVR]. The deal will be worth 3 years/$5.31 million dollars. Randall played last year with New England and racked up nine pancake blocks and gave up six sacks.

-Finally, the Cowboys have come to terms with TE Dan Campbell [75 OVR]. The deal is worth 3 Years/$3.86 Mil. Campbell played last season with the New York Giants, recording 10 rec, 108 yards.

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I am looking forward to what Bulger and Bettis do for the Cowboys Offense. Injuries looked like they took a toll on his body. Hopefully the Boys can keep him clean.

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