That is my final article for Running a blog The Boys.
Virtually precisely eight years in the past, I revealed my first piece right here: boldly proclaiming that current draft choose Dalton Schultz would fill the void left by Jason Witten. It took a short while for that prediction to come back true – who might’ve seen Witten popping out of retirement a 12 months later? – and even when Schultz turned the unquestioned starter, it was short-lived.
Regardless, I used to be simply ecstatic to have the ability to load up the Running a blog The Boys homepage and see my identify below articles. As a lifelong Cowboys fan, I had incessantly visited this website for information, updates, and to be taught extra concerning the group I spend a lot time rooting for and, inevitably, having my coronary heart damaged.
To jot down for this website, and to cowl this group, for any period of time was an honor. To have finished it for eight years is really a dream come true.
Throughout these eight years, the Cowboys modified head coaches twice – although, as Jerry Jones could be fast to level out, he by no means technically fired anybody – and underwent large personnel modifications up and down the roster, with the one fixed being Dak Prescott.
It’s loopy to suppose that my first season with Running a blog The Boys began by arguing whether or not or not Deonte Thompson must be counted on to be a beginning broad receiver for a still-very-much-growing Prescott, and now he’s the longest-tenured beginning quarterback within the NFL.
Rather a lot has occurred throughout these eight years. The NFL modified its stance on many issues, a few of which helped the Cowboys and a few of which didn’t; they even overhauled their kickoff guidelines. The Cowboys themselves overhauled their analytics division, one thing I used to be proud to have the ability to cowl intimately. And, as we enter 2026, they’ve even made wholesale modifications to the best way their offensive and defensive schemes function.
However nonetheless no recreation day curtains.
Rather a lot has occurred in my very own private life, too. After I first began writing for Running a blog The Boys, I used to be a grasp’s pupil at Arizona State. Since then I’ve moved midway throughout the nation to Oklahoma (a a lot shorter commute to Cowboys video games), modified profession paths from regulation to finance, married the love of my life, and acquired my first home, amongst different issues.
Actually, there’s rather a lot occurring in my very own life proper now (all optimistic issues), which is what led to my choice to step away from Running a blog The Boys. As I stated earlier than, it’s been a dream come true writing right here for therefore a few years, and I’m eternally grateful to Dave Halprin and RJ Ochoa for taking an opportunity on me, in addition to all the opposite unbelievable writers I’ve labored with right here over time, all of whom I’ve realized from in a technique or one other.
Nothing will change my love for this sport, this group, this website, or my frequently scheduled spikes in blood stress each Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday) from September to January. Merely put, now could be simply the correct time for me to step away and focus a bit extra on my household, profession, and different ventures in my life.
I’ll nonetheless be lively on social media, rooting for America’s Crew, and sadly nonetheless perform because the possible curse for this group; I used to be born just below three months after the Cowboys’ final Tremendous Bowl victory, and so they haven’t even reached the convention championship recreation since then. My dangerous on that one, everyone.
My pleasure for this group is unmatched, particularly after a formidable offseason and spectacular draft. I can’t wait to look at all of it unfold and, after every recreation, head on over to Running a blog The Boys for elite protection and evaluation, win or lose.
So thanks, from the underside of my coronary heart, to everybody who’s learn my content material over these final eight years, put up with my sometimes controversial takes, and supplied significant suggestions through an lively and ever-lively feedback part. You’re the lifeblood of this website and the bigger Cowboys group, and also you’ve made it so rewarding to cowl this group.
Now, how ‘bout them Cowboys!
Now we have nothing however love and thanks for David Howman and what he has finished right here at BTB. He was a wealth of data, particularly round analytics and superior stats. We’ll miss these weekly stat breakdowns after every recreation. He’s additionally one of many hardest-working guys round.
We’re thrilled that he’s thriving and has a brand-new chapter of life forward of him. Thanks a lot David! Wishing you nothing however one of the best. — Dave Halprin
