Jess Haynie

6 days ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith set what many feel is an unbreakable NFL record for career rushing yards. But after a monster first season in Baltimore in 2024, Derrick Henry has at least forced us to do the math. The Ravens’ star RB isn’t completely out of range at this point, though he would need some rare longevity to make it happen. In October 2002, during his last year with the Cowboys, Smith broke Walter Payton’s record of 16,726 yards to become the all-time leader.

6 days ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

Since the Dallas Cowboys traded for George Pickens a few weeks ago, the receiver position has dominated discussions around here. That addition crystallized the starters as Pickens and CeeDee Lamb but left a lot of questions down the rest of the depth chart. As we prepare for camp and preseason battles, how does the competition look at receiver? Instead of competing for a starting job, Jonathan Mingo and Jalen Tolbert are now the favorites to be WR3.

1 week ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

It’s a time of significant change at the running back position in Dallas. Last year’s starter and backup are gone, two rookies were just drafted, and two veterans were signed in free agency. Some already have more job security than others, but competition will abound throughout the Cowboys’ depth chart between now and final cuts. Rico Dowdle joined the Panthers as a free agent last March and Ezekiel Elliott remains unsurprisingly unemployed.

2 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

In just two months, the Cowboys will start their 2025 training camp. Some players are already locked into their roles, but many will be in fights for their place on the depth chart, roster, or practice squad. For backup quarterbacks Will Grier and Joe Milton III, there’s a wide range of possibilities for their eventual landing spots. Grier and Milton come into this competition from very different places in their careers.

2 weeks ago | bloggingtheboys.com | Jess Haynie

Safety Malik Hooker hasn’t been a star in his four seasons with the Cowboys, but he’s been a consistent, reliable presence in the secondary. The nine-year veteran enters 2025 with a clear path to continuing in his starting role, and perhaps without enough appreciation for his contributions. Analytics site Pro Football Focus certainly thinks so, recently naming Hooker as Dallas’ most underrated player ahead of the upcoming season.