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Greg Ellis and Anthony Spencer had an interesting relationship last season. Ellis continued to mentor his eventual replacement while openly wondering why Spencer was getting the lion's share of the playing time.

ESPN did an NFL a oeAll-Decadea team earlier in the week and the Dallas Cowboysa home page is doing a Top 50 All-Time Cowboys List, much as was done here a couple of years ago.A Since ESPN failed to include any Cowboys players on its team, which is a huge oversight in my opinion, and to differ from the home page, I am now naming my own Cowboys a ...

During last week's minicamp at Carrollton's Standridge Stadium, Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips was chatting with longtime radio voice Brad Sham.

Not one month into his career as an Oakland Raider , freshly-signed free agent safety Keith Davis is stoking the possible quarterback controversy here a little bit.

RANDY MERRILL REDLANDS, CA: I know this is just the mini-camp, but with the strong safety position lacking last year, I'm curious as to how Gerald Sensabaugh has looked in coverage from your point of view.

Whether or not the Cowboys have 20 receivers lining up for this week's mini-camp practices, or just more than a handful, Roy Williams knows that all eyes have been and will be on him.

Throughout the 2008 season, Wade Phillips would remind just about everybody that he was not coaching the '07 Cowboys that went 13-3. And Phillips can say the '09 Cowboys are not the '08 Cowboys, especially on defense.

More than any other facet on the Dallas Cowboys , the secondary remains something of a mystery, an anomaly, if you will.

Anthony Henry, Roy Williams, Keith Davis and Pacman Jones -- all guys who played significant roles in the Cowboys' defensive backfield last season -- are no longer on the Valley Ranch payroll.

Much will be made over the Cowboys actually practicing the "Razorback" formation for two plays out at OTAs on Thursday, as Wade Phillips cutely called it, with wide receiver Patrick Crayton taking the controls, Tony Romo flanking out and Felix Jones lurking.

Say " Dallas Cowboys ' 2008 season" and you will likely induce shudders, and possibly vomiting.

What's taking so long for the Cowboys to sign DeMarcus Ware? It shouldn't be that complicated.

Greg Ellis' days with the Cowboys might be numbered. Linebacker Greg Ellis was sent home from the Dallas Cowboys' organized team activities on Thursday and has been put on the trading block, multiple sources said.

In an off-season that has seen the Cowboys say goodbye to Terrell Owens, Adam Jones and Tank Johnson, they will not be saying hello to Michael Vick.

POSITIVES Hodge is a special teams stud. He has pretty good speed and a relentless motor.

JOSH FRANKEL WINSTON SALEM, NC: Forget the rookies, it's time for Pat Watkins and Courtney Brown to show something.

Of the Cowboys' 12 picks Sunday, at least nine had special teams ties in college.

Two years ago, the Cowboys introduced 10 new coaches to the staff, headlined of course by Wade Phillips and Jason Garrett.

WADE DWIGANS ABILENE, TX: I wanted to get your opinion on the draft grades the Cowboys received from Mel Kiper, Todd McShay, USA Today and others, all of which gave the Cowboys a poor grade.

Fifth-rounders DeAngelo Smith and Michael Hamlin will compete with Pat Watkins and Courtney Brown for two or three roster spots at safety.