It’s a slow day.

Ready to Roll?

WR Terry Glenn has missed three weeks of practice, and the first two preseason games, after a right knee scope. It doesn’t appear as if he’ll play at all in the preseason, but the reports are that he’ll be back in action immediately afterwards, according to both SI.com and the Cowboys’ official site.

The latter article also mentions that Bobby Carpenter saw some time at outside linebacker today in practice and will play there some on Saturday at Houston. Given Greg Ellis’ extended absence, it’s the right move, says the head man.

“We have to be realistic, too, and so we worked Bobby a little bit outside and we’ll play him some in this game outside for that very reason,” Phillips said. “We still need three outside ‘backers that can play. I think with Bobby there, we’d have three for sure.”

Carpenter has been making the transition to inside linebacker after playing outside linebacker in both the 4-3 (in college) and 3-4 (his rookie year as a Cowboy), so it doesn’t hurt to have him back at his old position at least until Ellis returns. And, speaking of Ellis’ return, it’s still not known when he’ll be back, but when he does come back, Wade Phillips has confidence that he’ll be just fine.

“He knows what to do. He hasn’t been in this defense but he’s a football player and he’s played outside backer. We tell him to ‘go get’em’ and I know he’s going to do that. He knows what to do.”

Big Money Barber?

Looks like someone has been getting career advice from T.O. Barber’s new agent is none other than Mr. ‘Next Question,’ Drew Rosenhaus.

Considering how big of a year this is for him, I suppose it’s the right move for MB3. If he wants to get paid, he’s picked the right agent. And, there’s a good chance to make that happen after this season. If Rosenhaus thinks his guy should get paid, he’s going to try to get his guy paid, whether it’s in Dallas or somewhere else. Barber’s going to be a restricted free agent (I tink I missed the boat on remembering that fact when talking about Jones and his contract year), so there’s the chance he could attract some nice offers. The season and the progression of contract negotiations (which are sure to be interesting) will determine a lot about whether or not the Cowboys are going to be in a position to re-sign him, or if they’ll be letting him (or Jones for that matter as well) go. The timing is right as well, since the odd man out and San Diego’s Michael Turner should be the top free agent backs (and maybe top free agents overall) come signing time. Given you have two backs capable of getting big money, it’s panning out to be an either/or situation.

Oddly enough though, Rosenhaus also represents Julius’ brother Thomas, who made an offseason move to the Jets, who gave him a four-year, $20 million extension after they picked him up in a trade with the Bears. Now wouldn’t it really be something if the younger Jones added his name to Rosenhaus’ client list? Anything could happen…

Are You Serious, or Just Bored?

Tim McMahon over at the Dallas Morning News must have a lot of time on his hands right now. He’s offering up many a tidbit, including his opinions on who the Cowboys 53-man roster will be (here), and on Michael Vick’s future, offering up the bold prediction that Vick will not only return, but he will return as a wide receiver…for the Cowboys.

It’s not that off-the-wall, given the history of characters that have come through Dallas. And hey, maybe he’ll have made wise use of his time in prison, and come out a better, smarter Vick. And, if/when he does return to the field, anything could happen. But, whether or not the Joneses would want to take a chance on him would depend not only on the position he’ll be playing and their needs there, but also on if he does indeed wisen up behind bars.

Now, as far as the 53-man roster goes, I’d like to see them keep Matt Moore and the loser of the Gramatica/Folk battle on the roster, replacing offensive lineman Joe Berger and WR Miles Austin. Cory Proctor looks like the backup center, so Berger might be the odd man out. And, Austin hasn’t exactly shined in the preseason, and with all that the team is investing in Isaiah Stanback’s development and potential, that could make for a really tough decision to put Austin on the practice squad in favor of keeping someone else at another position. But, given how important receiver depth is, keeping at least six receivers might be the way the staff chooses to go. Austin survived the final cut last season, and it looks like it’ll come down to that again to see if he keeps his spot on the roster.