Dallas Cowboys 2003 Team Signed Football Autographed Carter - Witten - Campbell

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Dallas Cowboys 2003 Team Signed Football Autographed - Carter - Witten - Campbell
Still in original box
This would make a nice addition to your Man Cave or Trophy Case
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Regular season
Despite the release of team legend
Emmitt Smith
, the Cowboys' fortunes began to change with the introduction of Parcells as
head coach
. Parcells began to reshape the team, particularly on offense, with an overhaul of the coaching staff, including former
New York Giants
offensive coordinator
Sean Payton
. Parcells retained much of the defensive staff, including
defensive coordinator
Mike Zimmer
, and maintained the team's basic
4-3 defense
instead of immediately installing the
3-4 defense
which was a trademark of all Parcells's prior teams. This proved a wise decision, as the Cowboys finished the season with the top-ranked overall defense. As in his previous stops, Parcells started to rebuild his team through the draft. In his first year in Dallas, Parcells picked future
Pro Bowl
players
cornerback
Terence Newman
,
tight end
Jason Witten
and future Cowboys defensive captain
linebacker
Bradie James
. One of the biggest rookie acquisitions came via free agency when the team signed undrafted rookie and future franchise quarterback
Tony Romo
(although that move got little attention for a few years). Also typical of his prior teams, Parcells brought in veteran players who had played for him at his previous coaching stops, signing
fullback
Richie Anderson
and speedy
wide receiver
Terry Glenn
with whom Parcells
had a checkered history
.
Though the Cowboys opened the season with a loss, a dramatic come-from-behind victory the next week against the Giants at New York spurred the team's confidence, particularly in third-year
quarterback
Quincy Carter
. This would be followed by a reunion with Emmitt Smith (now with the
Arizona Cardinals
) in Dallas. Smith would injure his shoulder early in the game and not return. After starting with a 7–2 record, the Cowboys went 3–4 in the second half of the season including a loss to the eventual
Super Bowl
champion
New England Patriots
in Foxboro. The game received a lot of hype due to Bill Parcells and Patriots head coach
Bill Belichick
seemingly
[
according to whom?
]
strained relationship due to the events following their final season coaching together with the
New York Jets
. Though the Cowboys finished 10–6 and earned a playoff berth, they lost in the first round to the eventual
NFC
champions, the
Carolina Panthers
.
The Cowboys ranked first in total defense (253.5 yards per game), third in rushing defense, and second in scoring (16.3 points per game), which helped the team qualify for the playoffs for the first time in the decade. In October, the Cowboys snapped a six-game losing streak to the Philadelphia Eagles (at halftime of the Eagles game, Tex Schramm was posthumously inducted into the club's Ring of Honor).
This turned out to be the final season for long-time (and often Pro Bowl) Cowboys safety Darren Woodson. Woodson represented the last player link to the
Jimmy Johnson
Cowboys (and to all three Super Bowl teams of the 1990s). Woodson was on the roster the following season (2004) but never saw action due to injury.