Category Archives: Knee Jerk

Nick Saban Will Be the Dallas Cowboys’ Next Head Coach! Right?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Gene Strother

Where there is smoke, there is fire.
Unless, it is not smoke at all. Maybe it is just fog. And fog means water, which squelches fire.
None of that, of course, answers the question of the day: Is Nick Saban destined to become … Continue reading →

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Tony Romo Feeds Cowboys to the Lions, Leaves Writers Everywhere Wondering Where to Begin

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Gene Strother

This morning, I am afflicted with Tony Romo Disease: A particularly nasty virus that leaves a writer dazed, confused and all but paralyzed.
There are so many ways to go with a Dallas Cowboys morning-after-the-train wreck article, I find myself staring at the … Continue reading →

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Smack-Talking, Dan Hampton, The Dallas Cowboys, Brokeback Mountain, and Katrina

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Gene Strother

According the ranting Chicago Bears defensive lineman-turned-talking head Dan Hampton, the Dallas Cowboys “think they are Clint Eastwood, but are more the Brokeback variety, if you know what I mean.”

I will leave the homophobic lamentations to those who worry over … Continue reading →

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“Thank You” Cards for the Overjoyed Dallas Cowboys’ Fan

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Gene Strother

On this glorious Monday morning in Dallas, the morning after the biggest Cowboys win in two years, this enterprising entrepreneur is busy designing Thank You cards for the Cowboys fan too busy to write his own. The window for such … Continue reading →

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Greg Ellis Proves Me Right

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Gene Strother

During the 2008 off-season, I began to call for Greg Ellis to be cut. I contended that, rather than being the leader he was purported to be, he had become a locker room cancer. In a recent radio interview – … Continue reading →

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