Paging NFL Films. Calling Steve Sabol. Any way you guys, with all your cameras and microphones, can get back to Dallas now? Now the real drama in the Big D is beginning.

These days, the Cowboys are giving new meaning to Hard Knocks.

They’ve lost their star quarterback Tony Romo to a broken pinkie finger, their prized rookie running back Felix Jones to a slightly torn hamstring, their capable backup receiver Sam Hurd to a high-ankle sprain, their Pro Bowl punter Mat McBriar to a fractured foot, their Pro Bowl cornerback Terence Newman to a groin tear, and their confidence to the Arizona Cardinals.

Who is going to be Jessica Simpson‘s Sunday now?

The Cowboys head coach, Wade Phillips, is fighting with local reporters; their talented and troubled cornerback Adam Jones is in trouble again. And we haven’t heard a peep from wide receiver Terrell Owens in a good solid week.

The more compelling the Cowboys are, the more intriguing this league is. And right now, it doesn’t get much juicier.

Down in the Big D, it’s a new version of what the team experienced this summer. It’s Hard Knocks Two.

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