The Cowboys seem to be taking full advantage of the bye-week reset. On the first day back to work, the team opened up two practice-squad spots with a pair of cuts. They announced encouraging news on the injury front and even climbed a few spots in the power rankings despite not strapping on a helmet. We’ll look back at the good and bad surprises that the first one-third of the season brought to Cowboys Nation, and we’ll look ahead at the key factor that could help the team gain some ground in the East over the next one-third.
Elsewhere, we’ve got a look at DaRon Bland’s continued rise at cornerback, why Markquese Bell is creating his own label, the key figure in Neville Gallimore’s turnaround, and the unlikely designer behind some of the trendiest cleats in the Cowboys locker room. All that, plus Dallas’s top competition in the division makes a major move, and one ex-Cowboy set to return for a rematch is going through a rough patch. Here’s the News and Notes.
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