Catching passes is old hat for Owens, Glenn
A liberal dose
IRVING -- The Cowboys are not attempting to do the impossible, but close.
Winning the Super Bowl with a pair of starting receivers who will be 34 and 33 when that game is played is doable. But difficult.
Difficult as in never-been-done-before difficult.
None of the previous 41 Super Bowl winners has started a pair of receivers as aged as Cowboys starters Terry Glenn and Terrell Owens.
And only one team of the previous 41 Super Bowl runners-up has reached the big game with receivers who are older -- Tim Brown was 36 and Jerry Rice was 40 when Oakland played in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Also, no current NFL team is projected to start a pair of receivers as old as the Cowboys' duo when the season begins next month.
And Glenn is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season.
Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said Glenn, who has been out since Aug. 1 when he had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, will not play in the preseason but will be able to return after that. The original prognosis for Glenn was two weeks.
This is the type of situation that can arise when your front-line receivers each have 12 years of NFL experience.
As the season progresses, expect both to receive a day or two off during game week.
'Both of them are in great shape and physically strong people,' Phillips said. 'We'll still be safe than sorry, we'll make sure they are on a full tank when they play the game. That's the key thing.'
A look at the oldest starting wide receiver duos in Super Bowl history
XXXVII Oakland: Jerry Rice 40; Tim Brown 36
XXXIII Atlanta: Tony Martin 33; Terance Mathis 31
XXIX San Francisco: Jerry Rice 32; John Taylor 32
XXXVII Tampa Bay: Keyshawn Johnson 30; Keenan McCardell 33
XXVI Washington: Gary Clark 29; Art Monk 34
XV Oakland: Cliff Branch 32; Bob Chandler 31
VIII Minnesota: Carroll Dale 35; John Gilliam 28
III Baltimore: Jimmy Orr 33; Willie Richardson 29
A look at the NFL's oldest projected starting wide receiver duos this season:
Dallas Terrell Owens 33; Terry Glenn 33
St. Louis Torry Holt 31; Isaac Bruce 34
NY Giants Plaxico Burress 30; Amani Toomer 33
Indianapolis Marvin Harrison 35; Reggie Wayne 28
Chicago Bernard Berrian 26; Mushin Muhammad 34
COWBOYS AT TEXANS, 7 P.M. SATURDAY, KTVT/11
IRVING -- The Cowboys are not attempting to do the impossible, but close.
Winning the Super Bowl with a pair of starting receivers who will be 34 and 33 when that game is played is doable. But difficult.
Difficult as in never-been-done-before difficult.
None of the previous 41 Super Bowl winners has started a pair of receivers as aged as Cowboys starters Terry Glenn and Terrell Owens.
And only one team of the previous 41 Super Bowl runners-up has reached the big game with receivers who are older -- Tim Brown was 36 and Jerry Rice was 40 when Oakland played in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Also, no current NFL team is projected to start a pair of receivers as old as the Cowboys' duo when the season begins next month.
And Glenn is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season.
Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said Glenn, who has been out since Aug. 1 when he had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, will not play in the preseason but will be able to return after that. The original prognosis for Glenn was two weeks.
This is the type of situation that can arise when your front-line receivers each have 12 years of NFL experience.
As the season progresses, expect both to receive a day or two off during game week.
'Both of them are in great shape and physically strong people,' Phillips said. 'We'll still be safe than sorry, we'll make sure they are on a full tank when they play the game. That's the key thing.'
A look at the oldest starting wide receiver duos in Super Bowl history
XXXVII Oakland: Jerry Rice 40; Tim Brown 36
XXXIII Atlanta: Tony Martin 33; Terance Mathis 31
XXIX San Francisco: Jerry Rice 32; John Taylor 32
XXXVII Tampa Bay: Keyshawn Johnson 30; Keenan McCardell 33
XXVI Washington: Gary Clark 29; Art Monk 34
XV Oakland: Cliff Branch 32; Bob Chandler 31
VIII Minnesota: Carroll Dale 35; John Gilliam 28
III Baltimore: Jimmy Orr 33; Willie Richardson 29
A look at the NFL's oldest projected starting wide receiver duos this season:
Dallas Terrell Owens 33; Terry Glenn 33
St. Louis Torry Holt 31; Isaac Bruce 34
NY Giants Plaxico Burress 30; Amani Toomer 33
Indianapolis Marvin Harrison 35; Reggie Wayne 28
Chicago Bernard Berrian 26; Mushin Muhammad 34
COWBOYS AT TEXANS, 7 P.M. SATURDAY, KTVT/11
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