Cowboys 27, Jags 20
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Cowboys finish off the preseason at 3-1 with win over Jacksonville. Some thoughts:

*RB Tyson Thompson nailed down a roster spot with another strong performance (57 yds rushing, 2 tds). Hard to believe he's the first player raised in Irving to ever make a Cowboy roster.

*The whole 1st-team offense looked pretty good...but remember, they were playing against Jacksonville's 2nd-team defense (the Jags sat most of their starters).

*Our first look at rookie defensive end Marcus Spears was positive. He had a sack in the 3rd quarter and seemed to be fitting in nicely despite all the time out with his injury.

*As for the quarterbacks, nothing spectacular to talk about. Drew Bledsoe did have the 40-yard TD pass to Terry Glenn in the first quarter, but other than that, a pretty average night. Drew Henson got a break when he came in in the 4th quarter. On his first pass, he was intercepted...however the play was reviewed and ruled that the ball hit the ground before the pick was made. I'm sure Drew still got his balls busted by Bill for the less-than-accurate pass.

Cowboys now have until Sunday to get the roster down to 53...interesting to see who stays and who moves on.

Regular season starts Sept 11 at San Diego...

Cheaters Never Win...Literally...
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It took 65 home games, but Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle finally broke the Rangers code for hitting success at home. No, it's not the hitter-friendly surroundings of Ameriquest or the fact that the team has some pretty good offensive players. According to Buehrle, the Rangers apparently have a spy out in a centerfield office using some sort of light signals to tip the Texas batters off on what pitch is coming.

Surely, he cannot be serious.

I really would hope if the Rangers were cheating at home that they would have a much better record this season than the current 36-29 at Ameriquest.

Cowboys 21, Texans 9
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The Dallas defense continued to impress in Saturday's win over Houston. Terrence Newman seems to have his confidence back, Demarcus Ware (1 and a half sacks) showed us again why he's going to be a stud in his rookie year and Roy Williams looks like he is already in regular season form with some of the licks he passed out.

On the offensive side of things, Big Bill kept Drew Bledsoe and the first-team offense in the game until midway through the 3rd quarter (quite a lot longer than most probably expected). Because of that, Drew Henson never even took a snap in the contest, just another indication (whether he admits it or not) about Bill's feelings about him.

Cowboys wrap up their preseason next Thursday at Texas Stadium against the Jacksonville Jaguars.