This is the October 3, 2012 news archive. View today's Cowboys news and rumors.

Dallas Cowboys News and Rumors

Mike Tice on Cutler: “Jay and I are good”

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice said he had no problems with quarterback Jay Cutler walking away from him during Monday’s win over the Cowboys. Tice seemed no more bothered by Cutler’s continued churlishness than Bears fans who are willing to ov…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — This past off-season, the Cowboys seemed earnest in their attempts to build a running game that would restore balance to the offense. They hired offensive line coach Bill Callahan, who had presided over strong rushing attacks in previous stops.…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

IRVING – How bad would the Cowboys’ offensive line be without Tyron Smith? While Smith has made his share of mistakes, he appears to have a bright future at left tackle. But had the Cowboys not drafted him they might have landed one of the best young …

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

IRVING — In so many words, Jason Witten said Wednesday that Cowboys coach Jason Garrett hasn’t been the problem during the team’s mediocre 2-2 start. Since Garrett took over as head coach in the middle of the 2010 season, the Cowboys have gone 15-13…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — Cowboys undrafted rookie receiver Cole Beasley will have his No. 11 high school jersey number retired during halftime of Little Elm’s homecoming game Friday night against Frisco Liberty. Beasley said he’ll also be signing autographs before …

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — Cowboys rookie safety Matt Johnson said the plan is for him to fully practice Monday when the team returns from their four-day break after their bye week. Johnson hasn’t practiced with the Cowboys this year because of hamstring and back injur…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

IRVING – Sitting at his locker about 30 minutes after Monday night’s 34-18 loss to the Chicago Bears, Dez Bryant said the Cowboys do a great job of not losing composure throughout the course of a game. However, Bryant did that on the sidelines during …

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — Multiple Cowboys players who had been sidelined with injuries were seen in uniform at practice Wednesday at Valley Ranch. Nose tackle Jay Ratliff, who had been out since suffering a left high-ankle sprain Aug. 25, was  stretching along with ce…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Joe Theismann might not care for the way Tony Romo is playing now. But the good news for Romo is, the man who signs his checks has his back. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said despite last week’s five-turnover disaster, he’s confident in his quarterback, …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

We don’t agree with much that Joe Theismann has to say, primarily since after involuntarily listening to him for years and years (and years), we’ve grown numb to pretty much anything he says.  But Theismann has caught our attention with a candid take…

ESPN.com

Ah, Wednesday. When teams get back to practice and we can finally start talking about next week instead of rehashing and overreacting to last week. Even the Cowboys are practicing today before heading off on their bye week. We'll have stuff to discuss, …