Brad Johnson News

By DREW DAVISON ARLINGTON - At 5:25 p.m. on Sunday, Cowboys Stadium fell silent.

Let's answer four questions on four teams. You guys have been as prolific as ever.

Brad "Ol' Sweatpants" Johnson; where, oh where, have you gone? Well, short answer, he was let go by the Cowboys after last season at the tender age of 104 .

The last time Tony Romo was the holder, he bobbled a snap on a potential game-winning field goal in the 2007 NFC wild-card playoff vs.

When it is done correctly, it looks so easy. Snap. Hold. Kick. It all happens in a little more than a second, but for the Cowboys lately, the field goal operation has been anything but easy.

By CHAREAN WILLIAMS EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Dallas Cowboys' special teams didn't do Sunday what they have done all season: They didn't live up to their name.The special teams weren't so special, as they had a big hand and a bigger foot in the Cowboys' 31-24 loss to the New York Giants.

Bobby Bowden's retirement this week ended the tenure for one of college football's most successful coaches ever.

In the tradition of Clint Stoerner winning the now defunct Arena Football League's Rookie of the Year Award after a fairly forgettable stint with the Cowboys, another former Dallas quarterback has found success after departing the NFL , and some hardware to prove it.

When I was growing up in the 1990s, Dan Marino was one of my favorite players. Marino and fellow superstar quarterback John Elway created names for themselves with their gripping, edge-of-your-seat, can't-take-a-bathroom-break fourth-quarter comebacks.

The Washington Redskins suck. Furthermore, they were playing without running back Clinton Portis, tight end Chris Cooley, two starting offensive linemen and stud defensive playmaker Albert Haynesworth.

Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips is in the final year of his contract. Owner Jerry Jones has an option for next year, but has chosen to let the season play out before addressing Phillips' future.

CMT, while continuing its expansion with unscripted fare, is on its way toward taking the scripted plunge, hiring Hollywood veteran Brad Johnson to lead its comedic development.

ProFootballTalk.com's Mike Florio weighs in on the biggest story lines of Week 7: 1. Jets could hit rock bottom Not long ago, the New York Jets were the darlings of the NFL, just like they were last November after beating the Patriots and Titans in back-to-back road games.

The Dallas Cowboys just aren't very good. As a lifelong fan, that realization wasn't easy to come to.

It took three full games, 59 minutes and a couple of seconds, but I finally recognized Tony Romo this season.

Head coach Bryan Carfley and the Marion Swamp Foxes are getting back on track and were winners of their third straight game this past Friday, knocking off Timmonsville 51-16. The Foxes are inching towards 100 percent with their stable of running backs Brian Gillard, Justin Gause, Jeremy Curry and Lue Clemmons getting healthy.

Has the NFL gone too far with its new guidelines for protecting the quarterbacks? On Monday night a perfectly good tackle on Tom Brady was called a personal foul for unnecessary roughness.

Blame Wade. Blame Romo. Scapegoat Brian Stewart. Hoot at Brad Johnson. Agree with Roy Uno Uno.

In less than two days, the longest off-season in league history will officially end.

As the pre-season draws to a close and the regular season looks set to begin the Dallas Cowboys ' look ready to begin on another deep playoff run.