Author: IW Moon

IW is a writer for Gridiron Heroics where he covers the NFL and NCAAF. He is also the host of a podcast called Simply Sports.

The Miami Dolphins continued to make moves yesterday by trading with the LA Rams for cornerback Jalen Ramsey. It will likely be a much-needed improvement. The 2022 version of their defense ranked in the top six in terms of rushing yards against them, but their secondary was a different story. They coughed up a dismal 3992 passing yards and were ranked near the back of the pack at #27. This move will be a definite upgrade https://twitter.com/PFF_Fantasy/status/1480325013534232576 Ramsey should help tame that wild front immediately, assuming they don’t lose important pieces in other places. He’ll be joining a secondary with…

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If Cowboys Tight End Dalton Schultz does indeed hit the open market, he’ll be one of the most desirable players at his position for needy teams. He’ll be expected to earn a healthy chunk of money in 2023. The team who pays him, however, will not likely be the Dallas Cowboys. Schultz’s 10.1 yards per catch was ranked 100 out of the top 100 receivers from around the league. That was expectedly better than every other qualifying Cowboys TE, but not by much. Perhaps not enough to justify paying him in the vicinity of the $10,931,000 he earned last season…

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The Oklahoma Sooners have had 11 players announce their eligibility for the NFL draft. Only six or seven of these prospects are expected to get drafted, depending which source you’re pulling from. The players who don’t make the cut will be listed as undrafted free agents. Here’s a breakdown of the OU draft eligible players and when they’re expected to be drafted, pre-combine of course: Anton Harrison, OT – Ranked #30 overall – Position rank #5 https://twitter.com/DraftGuyJared/status/1588315394137522177 Harrison started at left tackle for the Sooners and anchored the position for them all season long. He’s their only player who is…

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Brent Venables finalized the signing of his contract to become the head coach for the Oklahoma Sooners in early December of 2021. He was hired on in a state of transition as well as complete and utter chaos. To put it bluntly, he was a cork for the fast-sinking football program caused by Lincoln Riley’s departure. The season which followed was chock-full of that same chaos, resulting in a disappointing 6-7 record which ultimately ranked them 7th in the Big 12. With Venables’s first full season now in the books, the coach’s job never really ended. In his nearly hour-long…

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Were all of the interceptions thrown by Dak Prescott his own fault? In what was his worst year in terms of turning the ball over, Prescott had an out of character regular season. These interceptions were clearly not all on the quarterback, and there is plenty of blame to go around. Week 1 – Buccaneers Prescott’s 2022 campaign was in motion, but he still hadn’t shaken off the rust from the offseason. With a little over six minutes left in the half on a 3rd and 10, the Buccaneers rushed only four. The Cowboys ran a bootleg against zone coverage…

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Dallas Cowboys news travels fast, especially when they’re cleaning the house. They’ve gone straight to the chopping block this offseason which has left fans in a frenzy. In Jerry Jones’s reign, someone tends to get the boot following a playoff loss.  Last season’s notable scapegoat was Amari Cooper. At the conclusion of the season, the coaches were the immediate victims of the blame game. This obviously wasn’t outright spoken, but heavily implied. These coaches all held value The organization’s first four moves were motionless. Immediately following the playoff loss, four assistant coaches’ contracts were decidedly not renewed. These coaches all…

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In what was mostly a defensive battle, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional round of the Playoffs. The stunning reality of what happened on Sunday evening had clearly not been lost on the owner of the Dallas Cowboys. He… stood firmly behind his quarterback Jerry Jones minces words often, but not in this instance. He fully credited the 49ers with their efforts. He blamed no one for the loss and stood firmly behind his quarterback. He spoke as genuinely as ever, and even appeared to get sentimental. The Cowboys were driving down the field as…

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First weekend of the NFL playoffs In the first weekend of the NFL playoffs, and in a game that meant so much to so many, the Cowboys made their ways to Tampa for the Monday finale of Super Wildcard Weekend against the Buccaneers. The nerves were on full display in the early going. The quarterback for the Cowboys, Dak Prescott, started the game with three incompletions. Those were caused by one bad throw and two decent passes that bounced out of the receiver’s hands. It wasn’t until the third possession that they got their first points. Fortunately for them, the…

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The Cowboys woke up this morning facing the aftermath of an afternoon they’ll need to quickly forget. The final score against the Commanders was 26-6, and it should have been a whole lot worse. They got humbled by one of their division rivals. But let’s face it, the whole division is a rivalry. The disaster that happened against the Commanders is an easy fix. Because of the result of the Eagles game, it didn’t matter anyway. Blame the loss on cold weather and focus on the mountain ahead. https://twitter.com/Commanders/status/1612245204844826677 To which mountain do we refer? Why, Mt. Brady, of course.…

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The NFL playoffs have an even clearer picture after Sunday’s games. With the Eagles loss to the Saints, the Cowboys are still alive and in the mix for the number one seed in the NFC. Still in the fray The first seed in the Conference is quite the prize. It’s an immense boost to whichever team snags it.  Still in the fray are the Eagles, Vikings, 49’ers, and Cowboys. Those teams all still have a chance to have an NFC playoff bye week. Last year’s playoff loss to the 49’ers jolted the Cowboys fanbase. For many of the fans, it…

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