I try not to comment too much outside of the Cowboys sphere, but I have to say that this Matt Walsh character has really been great for the Patriots organization.   First, he pops up with talk about some mysterious tapes and gets everyone in a frenzy about possible new sanctions against New England.  Then, the tapes are revealed to be pretty much what the Patriots said they had done.  Now, everyone thinks Spygate is done.

Well, maybe not everyone, but there does seem to be a major sentiment that the investigation is pretty much over barring any other revelations that come from left field.   Matt Walsh has all but put to rest any idea that New England taped the Rams walkthrough.

Now, let me say that while I thought the Patriots got off too light in punishment, I also think people have overreacted to the situation.  Spying has always been a part of football.   That’s why coaches are quick to kick out any suspicious characters spotted during practice.

But I have to say that this turn of events has been awfully good for New England.   I know that if I wanted to figure out something that would get everyone off the Patriots back about the possibility that they did more than what they admitted, I couldn’t have planned it any better.

No, I’m not going on some crazy conspiracy theory or anything.   I’m just making an observation.

In under two seasons, Tony Romo has become one of the most popular figures in sports. But what about him do defenses around the league fear the most? His arm? His elusive legs?

The answer might surprise you.

Yes. There you have it. His voice.

Able to knock down opposing linebackers in a single lyric, Tony Romo has found a weapon more powerful than his ability to miss qualifying for the pro golf tour by only a few strokes: His ability to completely butcher songs.

DallasCowboys.com has a writeup about Danny Amendola, a rookie free agent out of Texas Tech who has been opening some eyes at minicamp and is drawing comparisons to Wes Welker. Playing alongside Michael Crabtree, Amendola was forced into the position of second fiddle, but he had a strong career at Texas Tech with 224 catches for 2,246 yards and 15 TDs.

Amendola ran a not-so-fast 4.64 in the forty at the combine, but he definitely looks faster in this YouTube video:

And, remember, Felix Jones had a not-so-fast forty time at the combine but is much faster than those numbers would indicate. For a not-so-well-known receiver out of Texas Tech, a bad forty time at the combine is enough to drop you right out of the draft, but if this guy has football quickness, he might just press Miles Austin for a spot on the roster.

I might be the only one with this sentiment, but I am not looking forward to the impending announcement that HBO will be filming a new Hard Knocks series this year and that the Cowboys will be in the limelight.

It’s one thing when it is a 5-11 team being filmed, but I would rather limit the distractions as much as possible for a team that has Super Bowl potential.  I know, I know, the only way you can get to the Super Bowl is to be able to play despite the many distractions that certainly will come up during a run to the big game, but that doesn’t mean we have to invite the distractions to us does it?

I’ll admit, I’ll definitely sign up for HBO if they do film Hard Knocks with the ‘Boys.  I’ll even enjoy it — heck, what fan wouldn’t enjoy being able to see more than just a few sparing highlights shown at the end of the 10 o’clock news?   But, given the choice, I’d definitely pass just to have less distractions.

Heck, it is a given that the Cowboys training camp, preseason, season, and post season will all be one big circus.   That’s what you get when you have a quarterback dating Jessica Simpson and a character like T.O.   I still would skip this Hard Knocks distraction.

But, like most of us, I’ll still enjoy it.