>> Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON <i> HARD KNOCKS...</i> >> THE DALLAS COWBOYS SELECT FELIX JONES, RUNNING BACK, ARKANSAS. >> I'D LIKE HIM ON THE RED EYE. I MEAN, WE NEED HIM HERE. >> BIG BOY, WHAT'S GOING ON, BABY? >> I'M GOOD, MAN, WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON TODAY? >> HE'S A LITTLE BIT IMMATURE. GOT TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON HIS THROAT. >> I TAKE THE GANDHI APPROACH. >> TUCK IT AWAY RIGHT NOW. >> [ CHEERING ] >> THERE IT IS. >> TOO WHAT? >> TOO SEXY. >> IT'S HARD RIGHT NOW. I'M NUMBER 80 ON THE ROSTER. >> DON'T START DOING IT YOUR WAY, NOW, 'CAUSE I'M TELLING YOU, YOU WON'T BE AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO KEEP DOING IT YOUR WAY. >> I COULD BE DOING ANYTHING IN THE WORLD, AND I WANT TO BE HERE WITH YOU. I WANT TO BE HERE WITH THE COWBOYS. >> Narrator: FOR THE 2008 COWBOYS, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. OF COURSE SOMETIMES THAT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD IS ON YOUR SHOULDERS. >> WHOA! >> [ CRYING ] >> WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT? DON'T DO THAT. >> [ LAUGHING ] >> Narrator: FOR JERRY JONES' GRANDCHILDREN, TRAINING CAMP IS A PRETTY GOOD GIG. >> WHERE WERE YOU AT? I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU. GOT TO HANG OUT? THANKS, BUD. >> WATCH THAT LITTLE KID STEALING A HELMET. OH, NO, THAT'S -- >> YEAH. HE CAN STEAL WHATEVER HE WANTS. HE OWNS IT ALL. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Narrator: IT MAY LOOK LIKE FUN AND GAMES, BUT AT CAMP, ULTIMATELY, EVERYONE HAS TO PAY A PRICE. >> TOUCH IT. >> I WILL. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> Narrator: A FOOTBALL TEAM IS LIKE A TREE -- BRANCHES MAY GROW IN ALL DIRECTIONS, BUT THE ROOTS, THE ROOTS ARE BOUND TOGETHER. >> YOU'RE PLAYING WITH YOUR TEAMMATES AND YOUR BUDDIES AND COACHES. YOU HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK. >> I WAS ACCEPTED INTO A FAMILY THAT HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON. WHEN YOU'RE AT YOUR WORST AND WHEN YOU'RE AT YOUR BEST, YOUR FAMILY SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE YOUR BACK, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK REGARDLESS. >> ONE, TWO, THREE. >> Narrator: THE COWBOYS KNOW NO MATTER HOW MANY BRANCHES THEY HAVE OR WHERE THEY SPREAD, THEY ALL LEAD BACK HOME. >> WE'RE A FAMILY, THIS IS A FOOTBALL FAMILY, AND PART OF A FAMILY IS TRUSTING. >> Narrator: IN HIS SECOND SEASON AS THE COWBOYS' HEAD COACH, WADE PHILLIPS HAS EARNED MORE THAN JUST THE TRUST OF HIS PLAYERS BUT THEIR APPRECIATION AS WELL. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY, COACH? >> YOU KNOW, I'M DOING WELL, ROY. >> IT'S SO GOOD TO JUST STAND NEXT TO YOU. I JUST FEEL -- IT'S THE AURA ABOUT YOU THAT JUST -- IT'S SEEPING INTO MY PORES RIGHT NOW, COACH. >> HOW YOU HANDLE PLAYERS, YOU DON'T HANDLE 'EM. YOU WORK WITH 'EM. >> YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY MYSELF, I THINK A LOT OF PLAYERS HAVE RAVED ABOUT HIS COACHING STYLE. EVERYBODY PLAYS RELAXED, EVERYBODY PLAYS LOOSE. >> THAT'S A GOOD ROUTE, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF DOUBLE COVERAGE, YOU KNOW? WELL, YOU ARE, YOU KNOW THAT. >> YOU HAVE TO TREAT PEOPLE LIKE MEN. I THINK THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. >> COMMON, DEMARCUS, SMILE, MAN. THERE YOU GO. >> Narrator: FOOTBALL HAS LONG BEEN THE PHILLIPS FAMILY BUSINESS. >> THE OILERS HAVE COME UP WITH A BRAND-NEW HEAD COACH THAT NOBODY EVER HEARD OF, A GOOD OLD BOY NAMED O.A. "BUM" PHILLIPS. >> Narrator: WADE LEARNED THE GAME AT HIS FATHER'S KNEE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING CAMP IN PERSPECTIVE. >> WATCH OUT, YOU'LL GET DOG-BIT. >> BUT EVERYBODY USED TO THINK, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T RUN WIND SPRINTS SO WE WERE TOO EASY ON 'EM. WE WEREN'T TOO EASY ON 'EM. I LOVED MY MAMA AND SHE LOVED ME, BUT SHE WHUPPED ME WHEN SHE NEEDED TO, AND THAT'S THE WAY I FELT ABOUT THE PLAYERS. >> ARE WE GOING TO MEET ON TUESDAY? >> YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT FILM. WHY, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO DO? >> MY WIFE -- >> GO DO THAT, GO DO THAT. >> MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE IN UTAH, I WAS GOING TO FLY HOME FOR THE DAY, BUT IF NOT -- >> NO, YOU GO HOME, DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, THEN COME BACK. YOU CAN LOOK AT IT. YOU'LL GET IT LOOKED AT ON YOUR OWN. >> I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN, OKAY? YOU KNOW THAT, ALL RIGHT? YOU KNOW, I FEEL GREAT. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. ONLY WAY TO BE OUT HERE. >> WAY TO GO. I LOVE YOU, MAN. >> I LOVE YOU, COACH. I LOVE YOU, MAN. I MEAN I REALLY LOVE YOU, THOUGH, COACH. YOU'RE A... OF A COACH, MAN. >> YOU KNOW, WITH ONE YEAR, HE COMES IN AND HE WINS 13 GAMES. >> WE COMPETE, WE TRY TO GET BETTER. >> EVERYWHERE HE'S BEEN, HE'S MADE AN IMPACT, AND THAT'S NOT BY COINCIDENCE. THAT'S NOT BY HAPPENSTANCE. THAT'S BECAUSE HE'S A GOOD FOOTBALL COACH. >> Narrator: NINE DAYS INTO CAMP AND THE COWBOYS ARE STILL A WEEK AWAY FROM THEIR FIRST PRESEASON GAME IN SAN DIEGO. DAYS ARE LONG, TEMPERS SHORT. SUDDENLY, BROTHERS IN ARMS HAVE A SIBLING RIVALRY. RECEIVERS IN WHITE, DEFENSIVE BACKS IN BLUE. >> LET ME SEE WHAT DB WE'RE GOING TO GO AFTER TODAY. >> I MEAN, I THINK ANY COMPETITION BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN EVERYBODY. >> COME OVER HERE AND GET SOME OF THIS. >> THAT'S THE ONLY TIME YOU'VE BEEN COVERING ME, WHEN WE'RE GOING HALF SPEED. >> HEY, SOON AS THEM REFEREES COME OUT THERE, THERE AIN'T NO FACTORS. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE GUYS THAT LIKE TO PLAY PICK-UP GAMES, BUT WHEN THEY GOT UP UNDER THOSE WHISTLES, THEIR GAME CHANGE. THAT'S A BUNCH OF Y'ALL IN HERE. >> FORGET ABOUT IT. >> HE GOT BEAT SO BAD OFF THE LINE, HE JUST HAPPENED TO BE UNDERNEATH THE REF. >> WHY IS HE THROWING THAT SO SHORT? >> THE SUN SHINES ON A DOG'S... EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BRO. >> LOOK AT THIS LAME STUFF RIGHT HERE. >> ONE, TWO, THREE, DBs! >> TONIGHT, YOU KNOW... >> LET ME JUST SAY, FIRST OF ALL, YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED LAST SEASON AND THAT BAD TASTE, THAT BAD FEELING WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF THAT, USE THAT AS MOTIVATION. YOU SHOULD MAKE SHORT GOALS TO GET TO YOUR BIG GOAL. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO WATCH EACH OTHER AND PULL EACH OTHER'S BACK, 'CAUSE THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS THE SUPER BOWL. IT'S ALL ABOUT WINNING. SO IF YOU BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER, YOU TRUST EACH OTHER AND BUY INTO THE SYSTEM AND THE GOALS OF EVERYBODY, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT HERE. I'M LOOKING AT THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS, BUT WE'VE GOT TO PREPARE RIGHT NOW. >> WE'VE GOT THE MAGIC NOW! MAGIC ON THREE, ONE, TWO, THREE. >> MAGIC! >> Narrator: THOUGH IT'S AN HOUR NORTH OF HOLLYWOOD, OXNARD SUDDENLY HAS MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF STARS. >> YOU SEE JAMIE FOXX IS OVER THERE? >> YOU REALLY THINK HE COULD PLAY FOR THE COWBOYS? >> OH, YEAH, DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY. >> RED 80! RED 88! >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> ALL RIGHT. >> HE'S GOT THE CADENCE DOWN. >> HUH HA! >> [ LAUGH ] >> Narrator: TURNS OUT EVEN STARS CAN BE STAR-STRUCK. >> WOW, THESE GUYS UP CLOSE ARE UNBELIEVABLE. >> YEAH. >> HOW'S FELIX, HOW'S THE JETS? DOES HE LOOK FAST? >> MM-HMM, MM-HMM. >> YEAH? >> Narrator: FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK FELIX JONES IS NO JOKE. HE'S A ROOKIE WITH IMMENSE TALENT. >> HE DIDN'T LIKE WE GOT HIM IN THE THIRD ROUND, BUT I THINK WE STOLE FELIX JONES. >> THAT 28, THERE. I THINK HE'S ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED PLAYERS WE'VE HAD. >> EVERYTHING WE'VE ASKED HIM TO DO, HE SEEMS TO PICK UP MENTALLY AND HE'S ABLE TO KIND OF QUICKLY PUT IT INTO PRACTICE ON THE FIELD, AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD ATTRIBUTE FOR ANY PLAYER. >> COME ON, NOW, EXPLODE OUT OF THAT STANCE, EXPLODE, EXPLODE, EXPLODE. >> GETTING A CHANCE TO PLAY FOR THE COWBOYS, IT'S BEEN A LIFELONG DREAM FOR ME. I GO HARD EVERY PLAY LIKE IT'S MY LAST, 'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR LAST PLAY, SO I TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY I GET. >> Narrator: FELIX JONES WILL MAKE THE TEAM. HIS ROOMMATE, KEON LATTIMORE, ISN'T GUARANTEED ANYTHING. BUT AFTER A DISMAL START TO CAMP, THE UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT IS BEGINNING TO TURN HEADS. >> I'M NOT SO SURE THAT 35 ISN'T -- >> LATTIMORE'S GOT A CHANCE, TOO. >> HE'S GOT SOME SIZE, BUT I HAVE SURE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH JUST HIS -- JUST SOME OF HIS NATURAL RUNNING ABILITY. >> KEON LATTIMORE MADE A COUPLE OF PLAYS. >> WATCH THIS. >> WOO! >> OH, MY GOSH. WOO! >> THIS GUY CAN RUN, I'M TELLING YOU. >> LOOK AT THIS! >> THAT LATTIMORE NOW. HE CAN RUN. >> WATCH OUT FOR RAY LEWIS' BROTHER. I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME, BUT I KNEW HE'S RAY LEWIS' BROTHER. GOT GOOD GENES. >> OH, WOW! >> Narrator: IT SEEMS KEON IS FINALLY PLAYING UP TO THE FAMILY'S PEDIGREE, AND NO ONE KNOWS KEON'S POTENTIAL BETTER THAN THE BIG BROTHER WHO'S BEEN WATCHING HIM PLAY SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. >> I TELL YOU, MY LITTLE BROTHER. YOU CAN'T STOP THAT MAN. THAT'S DESTINED RIGHT THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO KICK IT AWAY FROM KEON. HE GOT IT, THOUGH, HE GOT IT. LET'S GO. DANCE WITH IT. GO, GO, BOY! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! YEAH, BOY! YEAH! HEY, THAT BOY IS DEADLY WITH THAT FOOTBALL. >> THE PHYSICAL PART IS THERE. I THINK WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET THE MENTAL ASPECT DOWN. WE'VE GOT TO REALLY FOCUS IN AND JUST DO THE FINE-TUNING MENTALLY. I JUST WANT TO SHOW EVERYBODY THAT I'M A TOUGH RUNNING BACK, THAT I CAN PLAY AT THIS LEVEL, THAT I BELONG AT THIS LEVEL. I JUST WANT TO DELIVER A MESSAGE THAT THIS GUY, HE RUNS HARD, HE CAN DO IT ALL. I'M A FOOTBALL PLAYER, SO I WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT. >> Narrator: THE COWBOYS ALWAYS DRAW A CROWD, BUT FOR ONE MAN, THERE'S EXTRA SCRUTINY. >> HUT! >> Narrator: TANK JOHNSON HAS HAD RUN-INS WITH THE LAW AND EVEN BEEN SUSPENDED BY THE NFL COMMISSIONER, BUT NUMBER 66 IS TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS SECOND CHANCE. >> I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF AMERICA'S TEAM. I'M KIND OF EMBRACING THIS AND SQUEEZING THIS MOMENT AND TRYING NOT TO LET IT SLIP AWAY. >> TANK HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. HE'S A LEADER NOT JUST IN WORDS BUT HE'S ALSO A LEADER IN WHAT HE DOES. HE GOES THROUGH THE DRILLS FULL-SPEED. >> LOVE YOUR ENERGY. I LOVE YOUR ENERGY TO BRING EVERY DAY. I LOVE IT. YOU KNOW WHY? YOU KNOW WHY I LOVE IT? 'CAUSE YOU LOVE FOOTBALL, ALL RIGHT? YOU LOVE FOOTBALL, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOU SHOW IT OUT HERE, AND THAT IS -- THAT IS INFECTIOUS, OKAY? THAT IS INFECTIONS. IT GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE TEAM, ALL RIGHT? SO KEEP IT UP. >> Narrator: JOHN GARRETT NOT ONLY APPRECIATES ENTHUSIASM, BUT TALENT, AND HE'S STILL TRYING TO GET THE BEST OUT OF SECOND ROUND PICK MARTELLUS BENNETT. >> LET'S GO, MARTELLUS, CRANK IT UP TODAY. DON'T JUST GET THROUGH, ALL RIGHT? DON'T JUST GET THROUGH. >> BEFORE PRACTICE, AFTER PRACTICE, SIT DOWN WITH YOUR COACHES, WHAT DO YOU -- "HEY, COACH, WHAT DID YOU SEE? WHAT DO I NEED TO WORK ON?" BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THAT ABILITY, SO YOU KNOW IF YOU RETRAIN YOUR MIND, ALL THAT ABILITY IS JUST GOING TO COME TOGETHER LIKE THAT. >> THERE IS NO EXCUSE. BUT HEY, THE ONLY THING YOU MIGHT BE MISSING IS SOME WHEEL OR A MOTOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THAT SHOULDN'T MISS. >> LET'S GO, HUSTLE THROUGH, HUSTLE THROUGH, HUSTLE THROUGH. WE'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE DAYS NOW. GET TO THE LINE, GET URGENT, GET DOWN IN YOUR STANCE, AND GET IN THE PROPER STANCE. YOU'VE GOT TO DO WHAT WE TELL YOU TO DO, ALL RIGHT? YOU'VE GOT TO GET ONBOARD. >> I MEAN, IT'S ONLY BECAUSE HE WANTS TO SEE ME SUCCEED, BUT EVERY DAY, HE'S ON ME. >> MARTELLUS, HELMET ON. HELMET ON. PUT YOUR HELMET ON. >> I FEEL LIKE A MULE, YOU KNOW, A DONKEY BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE TRACTORS PLOWING THE FIELD. PHYSICALLY, YOU KNOW, AFTER A WHILE YOU GET -- PHYSICAL PART GETS PASSIVE, BUT MENTALLY, I'LL JUST BE GONE SOMETIMES. >> HIGH AND TIGHT FOR THE REST OF THIS, OKAY, ALL RIGHT? AT THE END OF EVERY PLAY, SWITCH IT TO THE OTHER HAND. HIGH AND TIGHT, ACROSS YOUR CHEST, LIKE THAT, OKAY? COME ON, UP HERE, UP HERE. LISTEN TO THE PLAY. YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP MAKING THE MENTAL PART OF IT IMPORTANT. CONSTANT PURSUIT OF GETTING IT RIGHT, ALL RIGHT? YOU'LL NEVER GIVE IN, YOU'LL NEVER LET UP, OKAY? LET'S HAVE A GOOD ONE TODAY. >> Narrator: THERE ARE FANS, THERE ARE DIE-HARD FANS, AND THEN THERE'S MRS. PRICE. >> LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO! >> OH, MRS. PRICE? >> EVERYBODY KNOWS MRS. PRICE. >> COLOMBO! COME HERE, BABY! GIVE MAMA A HUG! WOO! >> DOING GOOD? DOING ALL RIGHT? >> SHE GAVE ME THE NASTIEST WET KISS EVER ON MY CHEEKS. I MEAN, IT WAS A GRANDMA KISS COMPLETELY. SHE WAS LIKE, "HEY, BABY!" >> I TOLD YOU! >> SHE STANDS OUT. >> IF I HAD TO WALK, I WAS COMING. >> SHE'S LIKE THE NUMBER ONE FAN. >> SHE'S PROBABLY GOT 30 JERSEYS ON RIGHT NOW. >> DAVE CAMPO! >> MS. PRICE, HOW ARE YA? >> WHAT'S GOING ON, BABY? >> HOW YOU DOING? >> COME GIVE ME MY LUCKY HUG TODAY! >> YES, MA'AM, I'M COMING RIGHT THERE. >> DON'T RUSH CAMPO, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME, YOUNG MAN? >> SHE HAS A VERY DISTINCTIVE VOICE. >> TONY ROMO! >> SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO YELL OVER EVERYBODY. >> JASON WITTEN! >> AND HER VOICE NEVER GETS SORE. >> JERRY! >> SHE'S LIKE THAT 24 HOURS A DAY. >> I'LL BE HERE ALL DAY! >> IF I GET HIM ON THE PHONE, I WANT YOU TO YELL "TROY AIKMAN." >> TROY! TROY! COME ON OUT HERE AND TALK TO TONY ROMO FOR ME! TROY! HA HA! >> THAT'S MY ALARM CLOCK. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> TERRELL! TERRELL! TIME TO GET UP! >> YOU GET YOUR POPCORN READY! >> MS. PRICE ON THREE, HERE WE GO. ONE, TWO, THREE. >> MS. PRICE! >> MAN, WE GOT IT GOING ON! HOPE THEY JUST FORFEIT THE WHOLE SEASON AND GIVE US THE TROPHY! OH, MY GOODNESS! >> GOOD SET! GOOD SET! >> Narrator: AT TRAINING CAMP, LIFTING WEIGHT IS A LOT EASIER THAN NOT GAINING IT. >> HE'S ON A DIET, THOUGH. HE'S TRYING TO EAT THE SALAD. >> Narrator: THE PROSPECT OF A COUPLE OF EXTRA POUNDS WEIGH HEAVILY ON A PLAYER'S MIND. >> I WAS 218 TWO WEEKS AGO. THEY TOLD ME I GOT TO BE 208. I HAVEN'T BEEN EATING. >> TO MAKE SURE I MAKE WEIGHT, I HAD TWO JUICES AND A BAG OF CHIPS, AND I SIPPED THE SECOND JUICE. >> YOU KNOW, JUST GOT TO EAT TRULY HEALTHY EVERY DAY, FIGHT -- YOU GOT TO FIGHT TEMPTATIONS, THOUGH, STUFF YOU'RE USED TO. >> I JUST WANT SOME RIBS AND BAKED BEANS. PEACH COBBLER. >> BACON, BANANA PUDDING, CHITLINS, ICE CREAM, SWEET POTATO PIE. DOUGHNUTS. DUNKIN' DONUTS. WHERE'S DUNKIN' DONUTS? AW, MAN, I MISS IT! [ LAUGH ] >> 220, LEAN AND MEAN. BELIEVE IT. >> Narrator: MAKING WEIGHT MAY BE HARD, BUT TIPPING THE SCALES IN YOUR FAVOR IS EVEN HARDER, ESPECIALLY FOR AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT LIKE NUMBER 18, RECEIVER DANNY AMENDOLA. ALL THE LONGSHOT WANTS IS A CHANCE. >> THAT'S A CATCH. THAT'S A CATCH. ALL I WAS LOOKING FOR WAS AN OPPORTUNITY. I JUST WANTED A SHOT. I HAD HOPES TO GET DRAFTED, OF COURSE, MAYBE LATE, SIXTH OR SEVENTH ROUND, BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AND I WAS GIVEN A GIFT TO COME AND PLAY WITH THE COWBOYS AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THIS TEAM. >> GOOD, THAT'S THE WAY TO RUN OFF THE BALL, DANNY. >> A FEW OF THOSE GUYS, YOU START TO GET EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THEM PLAY IN A GAME, YOU KNOW? I WANT TO SEE DANNY AMENDOLA PLAY IN A GAME. >> IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR HIM TO DO IT, BUT HE'S DEFINITELY A GUY THAT'S COMPETING FOR THE FIFTH RECEIVER'S SPOT. HE DOESN'T HAVE THE SIZE, SPEED, BUT HE DOES OFFER THE THINGS AND OTHER QUALITIES AS A RECEIVER. >> WELL, HE -- HE RUNS THOSE ROUTES FULL-SPEED AND IT'S HARD TO -- IT'S HARD TO GAUGE HIM. >> HOW MANY RECEIVERS ARE WE GOING TO KEEP? >> SIX, I THINK. WE'RE DEEP. >> DANNY'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THEM. >> YEP. >> WHAT'S UP, ITALIAN STALLION? UNH! GOOD WORK, BABY. >> THE GUY HAS A LOT OF ABILITY. IF HE DOESN'T MAKE OUR TEAM, I'M -- MY MONEY'S DOWN. HE'LL MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S SQUAD. >> KIND OF LIKE THE UNDERDOG OUT THERE, KIND OF LIKE THE RUDY GUY, YOU KNOW? I GET A COUPLE OF CHEERS AND IT FEELS GOOD. >> DANNY, DANNY! >> WATCH 18 HERE. HE'S A NATURAL AT CATCHING PASSES. >> Narrator: LIKE WES WELKER, AMENDOLA IS A SKILLED PUNT RETURNER, BUT TO WIN THAT JOB, HE'LL HAVE TO BEAT OUT PATRICK CRAYTON, ADAM JONES, AND A SURPRISINGLY SPRY OLD MAN, LINEBACKER ZACH THOMAS. >> BOY, YOU'RE COMING OVER HERE IN DANGEROUS TERRITORY, ZACH. >> PUT IT ON THE RUN. >> COME ON, ZACH. OOH! YOU KIND OF LOOK NATURAL BACK THERE. >> AND THEN A DROP-KICK. >> [ LAUGH ] >> YOU'RE TRYING TO SHOW -- YOU'RE TRYING TO SHOW YOUR AGE. >> HE WON'T GET THAT. OH! >> OOH, LOOK AT HIM. >> FIVE FIVE! >> THAT HURT HIM RIGHT THERE. >> HE DONE PULLED EVERY MUSCLE HE GOT. >> PARCELLS SAT ME DOWN AND TOLD ME, "HEY, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LET YOU GO, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE 35." YOU KNOW, BUT AT LEAST HE WAS HONEST WITH ME, AND I RESPECT THAT, BUT I'M TRYING TO PROVE HIM WRONG. >> ZACH THOMAS IS A VERY SOLID REALLY GOOD PRO, STUDIES THE GAME, GOT TO KICK HIM OUT OF THE MEETING ROOM. I THINK HE'S A MAJOR ASSET AS FAR AS TYING THINGS IN TOGETHER DEFENSIVELY. >> I HAVE A LOT OF MOTIVATION THIS YEAR, COMING IN TRYING TO PROVE MYSELF AGAIN JUST LIKE I'M A ROOKIE. >> HE IS FLYING AROUND OUT THERE, SO THAT WAS A HUGE UPGRADE FOR US. >> MAN, HE'S GOING FOR THE FOOTBALL RIGHT AS THEY'RE THROWING IT AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, THE GUY THROWS THE BALL AND THEN THEY GO, YOU KNOW? >> ZACH, HE'S SO INSTINCTIVE. THIS IS A NEW DEFENSE. HE STILL KNOWS -- >> IT'S A NEW CAMP, IT'S A NEW TEAM, AND I FEEL REALLY REFRESHED. [ SHOUTING ] >> OH! >> ONCE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE OUT THERE AND YOU'RE RUNNING AROUND LIKE YOU'RE ON THE PLAYGROUND BACK IN THIRD GRADE, THAT'S WHEN IT'S FUN. >> Narrator: THE RECIPIENT OF THOMAS' BIG HIT IS RAY LEWIS' LITTLE BROTHER. >> HE DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT ME, SO I JUST HAD TO HIT HIM. HE'S A ROOKIE SO I HAD TO GIVE HIM A WELCOME TO THE NFL. >> HE DIDN'T SEE YOU. >> DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT. >> HEY, HE COMES BACK INSIDE, YOU GAVE IT ALL TO HIM. >> COULD HAVE KILLED HIM. >> IT WAS A LOVE TAP. NO, ME AND ZACH, WE JOKE AROUND ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW? I TOLD HIM THAT RAY DONE HIT ME HARDER THAN THAT MANY A TIMES. HEY, HE GOT HIS FIRE BACK A LITTLE BIT AFTER THAT ONE HIT. [ LAUGHING ] HEY, THAT'S FOOTBALL, THOUGH. IT'S ALL GOOD. [ HORN ] >> Narrator: SOME TEAMS PREACH FAMILY. THE COWBOYS PRACTICE IT, ESPECIALLY ON OFFENSE. >> THE COWBOYS AND MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL DOING THIS TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY MY TWO BROTHERS ARE HERE WORKING WITH ME. >> STICK ME. >> MY BROTHER JOHN IS COACHING THE TIGHT ENDS. >> GET ME TO CLIMB DOWNHILL. HEAD AROUND FASTER! >> AND MY BROTHER JUDD IS IN THE PRO PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT. >> Narrator: ALL THREE GARRETT BROTHERS PLAYED FOOTBALL AT PRINCETON, WHICH EXPLAINS THEIR SMARTS, BUT THEIR LOVE OF THE GAME COMES FROM THEIR FATHER, JIM, A LONG-TIME COACH AND SCOUT. >> NOW, WE KNOW THAT THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS DEFENSIVE CONSISTENCY, AND THAT WAS WHAT -- I'VE BEEN AROUND A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE. >> HE THINKS HE'S GOING TO SIT BACK THERE ALL DAY WITHOUT -- WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE. IT'S GOING TO BE MURDER, I'M TELLING YA. >> BUT I DON'T THINK THEY FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS AS MUCH AS THE INFECTIOUS WAY FOOTBALL GRABS YA AND YOU ENJOYED PLAYING, YOUR ENJOYED THE CAMARADERIE, SO THE NEXT NATURAL STEP WHEN YOU GET A LITTLE OLDER IS TO BE A COACH. >> THAT'S THE WAY TO COME BACK TO THE BALL. >> Narrator: FOLLOWING JIM GARRETT'S ROAD TO SUCCESS WON'T BE EASY. FEW MEN HAVE LOGGED AS MANY MILES. >> EVERYBODY KIND OF KNOWS THIS WHO KNOWS HIM, BUT HE HAS A STREAK OF 28 STRAIGHT YEARS OF RUNNING. >> RUNS EVERY DAY. JULY 6, 1980, HE STARTED. >> HOW'S HE DOING? >> HE'S DOING GREAT. >> IS HE STILL RUNNING? >> EVERY DAY, 21 STRAIGHT YEARS, COACH. YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, WHAT HE SAYS -- I SAID, "DAD, YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO RUN?" AND HE SAYS, "EVERY DAY WHEN I GET OUT OF BED AND THE TWO FEET GO ON THE FLOOR, THAT'S WHAT I FEEL, BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT I SAY?" >> MY BODY SAYS, "I'M NOT GOING OUT, I'M DONE," AND THE MIND SAYS, "SHUT UP AND GET GOING." >> HE'S STILL GOING STRONG TODAY, 78 YEARS OLD. >> I'M DOWN FROM 2 1/2 TO A MILE AND A HALF 'CAUSE MY KNEES ARE BAD, SO I GO A LITTLE SLOWER, BUT I HAVE ENJOYED IT. >> BUT TO ME MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT JUST TELLS YOU WHAT HE'S ALL ABOUT. HE'S UP EARLY, HE'S OUT ON THE ROAD DOING HIS WORK, AND FOR ME AS SOMEONE GROWING UP AND SEEING THAT EXAMPLE, THAT BEING SYMBOLIC OF SO MANY OF THE OTHER THINGS HE DID THE SAME WAY, IT'S A PRETTY SPECIAL EXAMPLE FOR A YOUNG GUY TO HAVE. >> LET'S SEE T.O. MATCH THIS STRIDE, HUH? >> Narrator: NOBODY MOVES LIKE TERRELL OWENS, AND TRUE TO FORM, T.O. TRAVELS TO PRACTICE IN STYLE. >> I THINK HE ACTUALLY DROVE LIKE 20 PARKING SPACES ONCE. >> I'M LIKE, "TERRELL, YOUR BUILDING'S ONLY LIKE FIVE DOORS AWAY." >> THIS IS HOW I SAVE MY LEGS, HOMEBOY. >> THAT'S LAZY. >> THAT'S JUST TERRELL BEING TERRELL, YOU KNOW? >> YOUR FEET TIRED? >> BUT I CAUGHT MYSELF JUMPING IN THE CAR WITH HIM THE OTHER DAY. [ LAUGH ] SO I GUESS I CAN'T CALL HIM TOO LAZY. >> YOU CAN CALL ME WHAT YOU WANT. I'LL BE LAZY. YEP. >> Narrator: MOST VETERANS LOATHE THE DAILY GRIND, BUT NOT OWENS. ENTERING HIS 13th SEASON, THE OLD PRO STILL GETS A KICK OUT OF CAMP. OH, LOOK AT IT! FIRE! BOOYAH! HEY, THIS IS LIKE A SCIENCE PROJECT. OKAY, HE'S ON THE MIDDLE LINE, SO I'LL MOVE IT LIKE 2 3/4 DEGREES THAT WAY. LOOK AT THAT. HE AIN'T EVEN GONNA HAVE TO MOVE! WHAT DID I TELL YA? IT IS HOT OUT HERE. >> DO YOU WANT MY UMBRELLA, T.O.? >> OH, YEAH, I NEED THAT. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> HEY, EVERY PLAYER SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE. THIS IS HOW YOU BEAT THE HEAT. >> Narrator: OR YOU CAN HIT THE BEACH. BUT IF YOU BRING A FILM CREW ALONG, YOU MIGHT NEED MORE THAN SUNSCREEN TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM YOUR TEAMMATES. >> THIS IS T.O. RUNNING ON THE BEACH YESTERDAY. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> OR HOW HE THROWS THE ROCK? WITH THE ROCK? HE'S LIKE, HE'S LIKE... >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> FLEX ON THE BACK. HE THREW THAT THING, SAID... >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> I LIKE THE WAY Y'ALL HATING ON ME. I LIKE THAT. I LIKE THAT. >> ONE OF THE SEXIEST COACHES OUT HERE. LOOK AT COACH WADE PHILLIPS. LOOK AT HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHY HIS PANTS RISE SO HIGH UP HIS BUTT, BUT HE'S A SEXY COACH, MAN, LOOK AT HIM. SEXIEST COACH IN THE NFL, COACH WADE PHILLIPS. >> Narrator: BESIDES HAVING RUGGED GOOD LOOKS, WADE PHILLIPS ALSO HAPPENS TO KNOW FOOTBALL, AND HE'S MAKING SURE HIS SON WES LEARNS THE GAME FROM THE GROUND UP. >> I JUST KIND OF ASSIST ANY WAY I CAN, WHETHER IT'S SHAG BALLS, CATCH BALLS, THROW PASSES TO SOME GUYS. A LOT OF WHAT IT IS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ROOKIES, IS ASSIGNMENT STUFF. >> WEAK LEFT SIDE X 4, SCAT RIGHT, SCAT LEFT, 376. >> IT'S NICE TO SEE WES COACHING. >> YEAH, IT IS. HE REALLY LIKES IT. >> YEAH, I KNOW. >> Narrator: IT'S NOT ALL FOOTBALL IN THE PHILLIPS HOUSEHOLD. WADE'S DAUGHTER TRACY IS AN UP AND COMER HERSELF. >> WHO'S THIS BEAUTIFUL LADY HERE? >> THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER. >> HOW ARE YOU? PLEASURE TO MEET YOU FINALLY. >> NICE TO MEET YOU. >> HEARD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HEARD YOU'RE A HECK OF A DANCER. >> TRACY'S A DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, ACTRESS. >> Narrator: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A DANCER OR A CHOREOGRAPHER TO APPRECIATE THE RHYTHM OF A WELL-RUN CAMP. >> BACK UP, GUYS. >> MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR FOOTWORK. >> GO! >> THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE. THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD. >> HIT IT, HIT IT! >> WORK ON THOSE FUNDAMENTALS, NOW. FOCUS, LET'S GO. STEP, NOW, STEP! THAT'S IT. >> IT'S NO SECRET ADAM JONES HAS MADE SOME MISSTEPS IN HIS CAREER, BUT SO FAR IN CAMP, HE'S BEEN TOWING THE LINE. >> HOW'S ADAM LOOK, GOOD? >> GOOD. >> IS HE A STUD? >> HE'S GOING TO BE GOOD, HE'S GOING TO BE GOOD. HE'S -- REALLY, EVERYBODY FORGETS THAT HE'S A YOUNG GUY. YOU KNOW, HE'S ONLY BEEN IN THE LEAGUE -- THIS IS REALLY -- WITH THE YEAR OFF, THIS IS HIS THIRD YEAR. >> WE'RE JUST BRINGING HIM ALONG LIKE YOU WOULD BRING ALONG A GOOD ROOKIE, A ROOKIE THAT YOU HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR. >> IF YOU'RE GOING TO PRESS, PRESS. DON'T GIVE HIM THAT IN-BETWEEN PRESS. >> PACMAN, HE HAS A TENDENCY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE TO GO INTO ZONE STUFF. HE LOST ALL HIS FOOTWORK IN THE TWO-MINUTE DRILL, YET HE MADE TWO OR THREE PLAYS BECAUSE HE'S JUST A FOOTBALL PLAYER. IF YOU DON'T SHUFFLE AND GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT OF MOMENTUM, WHEN HE GETS TO YOU, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST STOOD THERE WAITING FOR HIM. >> I SHUFFLED. >> OKAY. IT'S HARD TO BREAK HABITS SOMETIMES. YES, YOU CAN. NOW, LISTEN TO ME, LISTEN TO ME. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING HARD TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE. PAC. >> ALL RIGHT. >> COME ON, NOW. >> ALL RIGHT, COACH. >> STICK WITH ME, BABY. COME ON. >> Narrator: IT'S JUST THREE DAYS BEFORE THE COWBOYS' FIRST PRESEASON GAME IN SAN DIEGO. THE DEFENSIVE BACKS ARE STRUGGLING. >> GET ON TOP! OH! WE CANNOT BACK OFF LIKE THAT. THEY'RE MAKING A MOVE ON YOU, GIVING 'EM TWO WAYS TO GO. MAKE 'EM GO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. LET'S BE HONEST HERE, NOW. THAT WAS NOT OUR BEST PRACTICE. DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. IT'S NOT THAT WE DID THAT BADLY, IT'S JUST IT DIDN'T FEEL GOOD. LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE COME OUT TOMORROW AND WE'RE READY TO ROLL. LET'S GO. GET IT ON IN HERE, HERE WE GO. SLIDE AND SNAP. HERE WE GO, DBs, ONE, TWO, THREE! >> DBs! >> THERE YOU GO. NICE. ALL RIGHT. >> Narrator: FOR TWO LONG WEEKS, NEITHER THE SCENERY NOR THE ROUTINE HAS CHANGED. >> DAYS RUN TOGETHER, HOURS IN PRACTICE MEETINGS RUN TOGETHER, AND YOU KIND OF REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS. >> YOU START LOSING TRACK OF DAYS. >> IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE <i> GROUNDHOG DAY</i> TO ME. >> LIKE<i> GROUNDHOG DAY.</i> >> IT GETS REPETITIVE. [ HORN ] YOU JUST GET INTO A MODE WHERE "I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS AGAIN." >> ONE, TWO, THREE! >> DBs! >> ONE, TWO, THREE. >> DBs! >> ONE, TWO, THREE. >> DBs. >> I EAT THE SAME MEAL EVERY DAY. I'M EATING GRILLED CHICKEN ALL DAY AND I'M VERY SICK OF IT BY NOW. >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT MENTALLY BREAKS US GUYS DOWN. >> ALMOST LIKE ANTS, YOU KNOW? YOU SEE ONE ANT GO THAT WAY, WE KIND OF ALL FOLLOW EACH OTHER. >> I KIND OF FEEL LIKE A DOG IN A KENNEL BECAUSE THERE'S ALL KIND OF GATES UP, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET THROUGH IT. >> Narrator: FOR SOME, TRAINING CAMP IS THE DOORWAY TO THE NFL, BUT FOR THE UNLUCKY, THE DOOR TO THEIR NFL DREAM IS SLOWLY CLOSING. ROOKIE TODD LOWBER IS STILL JUST TRYING TO GET HIS FOOT IN THE DOOR. THE FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYER IS A PROTEGE OF JIM GARRETT, BUT LOWBER'S TRANSITION TO FOOTBALL HASN'T BEEN EASY. >> OH! >> WHAT WAS THAT, TODD? WHY DID YOU LINE UP SO TIGHT? HE CALLED LOOKING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING LINING UP HERE? >> I'M LINING UP ON THE END OF THE BOX. >> WHAT? >> ON THE END OF THE BOX. >> [ SIGH ] GET BACK. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE TURN THEIR BACK ON THIS MAGNIFICENT ATHLETE. SURE HE'S GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES. I MEAN, THE GUY HAS NEVER PLAYED THE GAME. >> IT'S THE LIFE OF THE UNDERDOG, YOU KNOW? >> WE'RE ALL UNDERDOGS, MAN. >> YEAH. SOME MORE THAN OTHERS. >> IN MY 42 YEARS, I NEVER SAW AN ATHLETE LIKE THIS. IF YOU CANNOT TEACH THIS ATHLETE TO PLAY FOOTBALL, THEN SOMETHING'S WRONG. >> THEY'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE GUYS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. IS IT FAIR? YOU KNOW, WHO'S TO SAY? YOU KNOW, SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. IT'S HARD, MAN. YOU'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP GOING, KEEP YOUR CONFIDENCE HIGH, BECAUSE IT CAN DEPRESS YOU. >> I SAID, "HEY, DON'T GIVE ME THAT STUFF. YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU SHOW THEM ATHLETICISM. I DON'T CARE IF YOU LOOK LIKE THE WORST FOOTBALL PLAYER THAT EVER LIVED, I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU RUN ROTTEN ROUTES, JUST SHOW THEM THE KIND OF ATHLETE YOU ARE." >> I'M HOPING THE COACHES WILL PUT ME IN THE GAME. I'M PRAYING, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY. >> THIS IS A GUY THAT'S GOT TO GET IN THE RACE. LET HIM EXPERIENCE SUCCESS. IF YOU LINED HIM UP RIGHT NOW AND SAID TO THE CORNER, "WE'RE GOING TO RUN A GO!" HE'S GOING TO GO RIGHT BY HIM FOR A TOUCHDOWN. >> ALL I NEED IS, YOU KNOW, ONE PLAY, ONE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A STATEMENT. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. >> GOOD SHOT. >> CAN YOU IMAGINE GETTING UP EVERY MORNING AND JUST RUNNING INTO SOMEBODY? >> [ GRUNTING ] [ WHISTLE ] >> AFTER A WHILE, IT TAKES ITS TOLL AND YOU GET A LITTLE EDGY. >> YOU KNOW, GUYS ARE GETTING CHIPPY, IT'S HOT, GUYS ARE TIRED. >> IT'S CLOSE CONTACT, YOU KNOW? THE SMELL OF THEIR BREATH. THEY'RE RIGHT IN THERE. >> HEY, PUT YOUR HELMET BACK ON! PUT YOUR HELMET BACK ON! >> YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR HELMET ON. >> YOU CAN TELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START FIGHTING EACH OTHER A LOT, IT'S TIME TO HIT SOMEBODY ELSE. SAN DIEGO, GET READY. >> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THE TRIP IS WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A BALL GAME. LET'S GET THIS THING GOING, LET'S GET THIS -- LET'S GET THIS TRAIN ROLLING, ALL RIGHT? HUH? AND THEN ONCE IT GETS ROLLING, NOBODY'S GOING TO STOP IT. >> THEY GOT ME RIGHT NEXT TO THE WINDOW. CAN'T NOBODY SNEAK IN HERE BUT THROUGH THE WINDOW. ALL RIGHT, GUYS. [ KNOCKING ] SOMEBODY IN MY ROOM? [ KNOCKING ] HEY, MAN, COME OUT MY ROOM! [ KNOCKING ] [ KNOCKING ] [ KNOCK KNOCK ] WHO IS IT? MAN, MY PRIVATE ROOM! BE SNEAKING IN BEHIND PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. [ DOOR OPENS ] IN THE ROOM. THAT'S WHO IT IS, AIN'T IT? HEY, ROY, COME ON UP OUT OF MY ROOM. I KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING. I HAD THE CAMERA -- I KNEW IT WAS YOU, I KNEW IT WAS YOU! HEY, THAT'S MY BAG, MAN! >> [ LAUGHING ] >> JUST BE REAL SHARP ON THE FUNDAMENTAL PART OF YOUR EXECUTION. LINING UP THE RIGHT WAY, GETTING ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. GO OUT AND HAVE FUN PLAYING FOOTBALL, PLAY ONE PLAY AT A TIME, AND EXECUTE YOUR ASSIGNMENT. LET'S HAVE SOME FUN. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO PLAY SOME FOOTBALL, ALL RIGHT? >> LET'S GO, LET'S GO. WE WORKED TOO HARD AT CAMP NOT TO GO OUT HERE AND SHOW 'EM WHAT'S HAPPENING. LET'S GO. HEY, LET'S GO, BUDDY, LET'S GO. >> NOW, LISTEN UP, LISTEN UP, HEY. THE MISTAKES ARE MINE. ESPECIALLY YOUNG GUYS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT MISTAKES. NOW, THE EFFORT IS YOURS. THE EFFORT PART IS GOING TO BE YOURS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT MISTAKES, GO OUT THERE AND LET'S LET THE COWBOYS RIDE. >> WOO! >> LET'S GO. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. >> Announcer: THEY HAVE 13 PRO BOWLERS ON THIS ROSTER. EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THEM REPRESENTING THE NFC IN THE SUPER BOWL, BUT THEY WON'T DO IT. THEY WANT TO LET THE WAY THEY PLAY FOOTBALL FORCE EVERYBODY ELSE TO START TALKING ABOUT THEM, AND I THINK THAT'S A HUGE PLUS AND I REALLY LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT WADE PHILLIPS HAS THIS TEAM MOVING. >> SO I WAS THINKING, I SAID WE'RE MEETING UP WITH YOU THE FIRST GAME HOPING TO SEE YOU THE LAST GAME. >> LISTEN, I CAN AGREE ON THAT. >> GOOD LUCK, MAN. >> THANKS, YOU TOO. >> THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY LOVE MY JOB, AND, BOY, I LOVE IT, TOO. I LOVE IT, TOO. >> THIS IS FUN RIGHT HERE! NOW, GO OUT HERE AND HAVE FUN AND LET'S PLAY HOW THE COWBOYS PLAY! LET'S GO, COWBOYS ON THREE! ONE, TWO, THREE! >> COWBOYS! >> OW, OW, OW! >> HERE WE GO, DOT LEFT QUICK JET LEFT STOP ON ONE, READY? >> Announcer: TONY ROMO AND THE COWBOYS ON OFFENSE. WHAT A SEASON HE HAD IN HIS FIRST FULL YEAR AS A STARTER IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. >> 20! 20, SET -- >> Announcer: AND ROMO, WITH TIME, FINDS JASON WITTEN. >> Narrator: THE FIRST TEAM OFFENSE LOOKS GOOD. EVEN WITHOUT ALL THEIR SHOES, THEY WALK ALL OVER THE CHARGERS. >> SHOE. >> YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. >> SHOE. >> THEY'RE DOING THEMSELVES. HEY, IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY, TRIPS RIGHT FLY, TRIPS RIGHT FLY 32 PUNCH ON ONE, READY? JUST DON'T TIE IT, JUST DON'T TIE IT. LET'S GO, LET'S GO, GET UP! RIGHT 80! RIGHT 8-- GO! >> Announcer: CRAYTON IN THE SLOT TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AND OVER THE MIDDLE, A WIDE OPEN PATRICK CRAYTON INSIDE THE 5. >> IN ON THE 2, LEFT HASH, FIRST AND GOAL. 2 1/2, 2 1/2. JAVA LEFT F JERK. JAVA RIGHT, JAVA RIGHT, F JERK. >> LET'S GO, LET'S GO! >> SET! >> Announcer: GIVES IT TO THAT FULLBACK, AND DEON ANDERSON FINDS THE END ZONE. >> YES! >> TOUCHDOWN. >> Announcer: COWBOYS LEAD THE CHARGERS AFTER AN IMPRESSIVE OPENING DRIVE, 7-0. >> HOW'D YOU FEEL? >> HUH? >> HOW'D YOU FEEL? >> GOOD, LIKE PRACTICE. THEY HAVE THIS COVERAGE, GO HERE. >> THAT'S RIGHT. PRETTY COMFORTABLE, WASN'T IT? >> YEAH, IT WAS. >> Narrator: TONY ROMO'S NIGHT IS FINISHED AFTER JUST ONE SERIES. >> GOOD GAME, DORN! YOU EVER SEE<i> MAJOR LEAGUE?</i> HE'S LIKE, "DORN, I NEED YOU TO GET UP THERE AND TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM. I NEED YOU TO GET ON BASE." "YOU WANT ME TO GET HIT WITH THE BALL?" SO HE LEANS INTO THE PITCH AND HE'S LIKE, "AH!" AND AS HE'S WALKING BY, "GOOD GAME, DORN." THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW. "GOOD GAME, DORN." >> ALL RIGHT, D. COME ON, BABIES. >> Narrator: THE COWBOYS' FIRST-STRING DEFENSE LOOKS JUST AS SHARP AS THE DALLAS OFFENSE. >> Announcer: YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE NEW FACES FOR THE COWBOYS ON DEFENSE IS ZACH THOMAS, NUMBER 55. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO SEE ZACH THOMAS IN A COWBOY UNIFORM. AND SPROLES, NO PLACE TO GO WITH ZACH THOMAS IN THAT BACKFIELD. >> THAT'S IT, BABY, THAT'S IT! 13th YEAR IN THE LEAGUE, MULTIPLE PRO BOWLS, AND HE COMES HERE TRYING TO FIND HIS SPOT, MAKE HIS CONTRIBUTION. >> JD, I LIKE OUR DEFENSE THIS YEAR. I LIKE OUR DEFENSE. >> HUT! >> Announcer: BACK TO THROW UNDER PRESSURE AND DOWN HE GOES AT THE 17-YARD LINE. TANK JOHNSON, HELLO, TANK. >> CHARGERS OUT OF MY BUILDING, MAN! HA! HA HA! >> Announcer: BEFORE THE GAME, JERRY JONES, THE FIRST NAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH WHEN ASKED WHO HE WAS LOOKING FOR TONIGHT, IT WAS TANK JOHNSON, AND IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR TANK TO DELIVER. >> I GOT SOME PRACTICE UNDER MY BELT. YEAH. YEAH! >> THAT'S A... OF A START! ...OF A START! THAT'S IT, BABY! THAT'S IT, GOOD START! GOOD START! >> ALL THE STARTERS ARE OUT OF THE WAY RIGHT NOW. >> THIS IS A GREAT AREA TO EVALUATE, TO SEE THESE OTHER PLAYERS, GET TO SEE WHO YOUR PLAYERS ARE. >> Announcer: DANNY AMENDOLA BACK TO RECEIVE FOR THE COWBOYS. >> Announcer: HIGH AND WOBBLY, FAIR CATCH CALLED FOR BY -- OOH, HE WAVED EVERYBODY OFF, IT WASN'T A FAIR CATCH, AND THEN HE FUMBLED THE BALL. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. AMENDOLA FUMBLED THE FOOTBALL AND THE CHARGERS HAVE RECOVERED. AND THAT IS SOMETHING A ROOKIE FREE AGENT CANNOT DO. >> I SPUN AND I WAS GOING DOWN, AND ON THE WAY DOWN, HE HIT IT OUT. I GUESS IT CAME OUT. >> OKAY, BUT THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO PUT TWO HANDS OVER IT, ALL RIGHT? >> YES. >> ALL RIGHT. >> Announcer: NO WIDE RECEIVERS, I-FORMATION. HESTER AGAIN, UP THE MIDDLE, TOUCHDOWN SAN DIEGO. A FUMBLED PUNT RETURN, AND YOU CANNOT ALLOW THE OTHER GUY EASY SCORES. >> [BLEEP] >> OKAY, LET'S GO, LET'S GO. >> Narrator: CORNERBACK ADAM JONES IS PLAYING IN HIS FIRST NFL GAME IN MORE THAN 18 MONTHS. [ WHISTLE ] >> Announcer: ADAM JONES UP REAL FAST, KIND OF LOSING HIS LEVERAGE ON JACOB HESTER, ALLOWS HIM TO GET BACK INSIDE. >> Narrator: WHILE ONE JONES STRUGGLED, ANOTHER STARRED. >> LET'S SEE FELIX JONES. >> HUT! >> Announcer: FELIX JONES. LET'S CHECK OUT THE SPEED. 19 YARDS ON HIS FIRST CARRY IN AN NFL PRESEASON GAME. >> YEAH! >> WE GOT A ONE-TWO PUNCH. >> Announcer: HE'S GOT THAT SPEED THAT TEAMS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RESPECT. >> Announcer 2: OUT TO THE RIGHT SIDE, HERE GOES FELIX JONES, THERE GOES FELIX JONES. WOW IS RIGHT. >> GOOD RUN, BOY! >> SEE THAT CUT? SEE THOSE CUTS? >> BOY, HE BOUNCED OUT. >> YOU SEE THEM LIKE THAT? >> Announcer: GOT THAT EXTRA GET-UP-AND-GO. >> Narrator: KEEPING UP WITH THAT JONES WON'T BE EASY. KEEPING MARTELLUS BENNETT'S CONFIDENCE LEVEL HIGH MIGHT GET HARDER AS WELL. >> READY, HUT! >> Announcer: DEEP MIDDLE, BENNETT! DROPPED THE BALL. MARTELLUS BENNETT HAS GOT TO LEARN THAT IN THE NFL, THEY'RE GOING TO HIT YOU THAT HARD. THIRD DOWN, JOHNSON IN THE SHOTGUN. PRESSURE. THIS WAS THE OUTSIDE LINEBACKER, SHAUN PHILLIPS. >> Announcer 2: IT WAS BENNETT TRYING TO BLOCK HIM, SO THAT'S TWO BAD PLAYS BACK TO BACK BY MARTELLUS BENNETT. >> NUMBER 80, EIGHT ZERO, MARTELLUS BENNETT. >> HELLO? >> WHERE DID WE SAY HE WAS GOING TO PLAY? WHAT DEPTH? INSIDE DEPTH, OKAY? YOU'RE SPLIT TOO WIDE AND HE BEATS YOU RIGHT ACROSS YOUR FACE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> YOU'VE GOT A WIDE SPLIT LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT. LOCK HIM INSIDE USING INSIDE FOOTWORK, ALL RIGHT? LET'S GO. >> ALL RIGHT. >> GET IT RIGHT, LET'S GO. >> ALL RIGHT. >> Narrator: WHILE SOME FAIL TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR OPPORTUNITY, OTHERS NEVER GET AN OPPORTUNITY AT ALL. >> HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, ARE WE OUT, ARE WE OUT? >> GET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF! GET OFF THE FIELD! >> YOU SAID GO. >> WHAT ARE WE DOING? >> WE'RE ON PUNT RETURN, SO YOU SHOULD BE OUT THERE. >> WHERE? >> WE ONLY HAVE TEN MEN ON THE FIELD, SO WE CALLED FOR THE RETURN -- I KNOW IT WAS LATE, IT WAS MY FAULT. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FASTER. I SHOULD HAVE MADE THE CALL QUICKER, BUT WE GO PUNT RETURN, YOU'RE OUT THERE ON THREE, WE'RE RUNNING BREAKERS. >> I WAS RUNNING OUT THERE, HE SAID COME BACK. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. >> NO, I SAID GO - >> OKAY, I GOT YOU, GOT YOU, MY FAULT, COACH. >> IT'S ALL GOOD, BABY. WE GOT THREE MORE GAMES TO DO IT THOUGH. >> Announcer: CHARLIE WHITEHURST TAKES A KNEE. >> WE'LL BE BACK. JUST KEEP PUSHING, BABY, KEEP PUSHING. >> Narrator: MOST OF THE COWBOYS' STARS SHONE, BUT FOR THE BACKUPS, CAREERS ARE ON THE LINE. >> WE GOT SOME WORK TO DO, RIGHT? WE'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO LEARN FROM THIS BALL GAME AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. THAT'S WHAT THESE GAMES ARE FOR. SO EVERYBODY'S GOT TO STICK TOGETHER, AND I KNOW YOU WILL, AND WE'VE GOT TO GET BETTER IN ALL PHASES, ALL PHASES. >> Narrator: TRAINING CAMP IS THE ULTIMATE PARADOX -- SWEAT LIKE THE DEVIL TO BECOME A COHESIVE UNIT, A FAMILY, BUT LEAVE THE WEAKEST BEHIND. TRUTH IS, NOT EVERYONE WILL CALL DALLAS HOME.
