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When we started this blog we had one goal in mind, to be the best fan blog out there. Well we for­got some details in that orig­i­nal goal and have since been shown a few new things we needed to work towards. Needless to say it became appar­ent that we had to write about some­thing on here that would keep you all interested.

So we brought you an inter­view with a rather unlikely can­di­date – Mickey Spagnola, the www​.DallasCowboys​.com writer. We got some good feed­back and it was fun to do, but our real goal with that was to get the fire started, and today the flames have risen once again.

Some of you know him and oth­ers only know of him. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2005 draft after he recorded a record ver­ti­cal jump of 46’6 at the com­bine. He then started all 16 games his rookie sea­son with the Jaguars.

He’s com­ing off of his best year in Jacksonville where he amassed 55 tack­les, a team lead­ing 4 inter­cep­tions, and 8 passes deflected while play­ing in all 16 games, start­ing 13. He’s the new start­ing Strong Safety in Dallas and has already shown us that he can cover man to man like Roy Williams only dreamed of doing.

I’m happy to present to you #43 Gerald Sensabaugh!

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DCNation: In the off sea­son you had an oppor­tu­nity to sign a long term deal else­where, why did you decide to opt for a one year deal with the Cowboys?

Gerald: The num­bers weren't where I wanted them to be. So I fig­ured I would take one last shot and see what I can get after another 1 year deal. I also wanted to go to a larger mar­ket team and expe­ri­ence foot­ball with some tra­di­tion behind it.

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DCNation: We know that the main goal every year is to win the Super Bowl, but can this team real­is­ti­cally do that? Why?

Gerald: Yes, this team has the tal­ent and per­son­nel to do so. There are many explo­sive play­ers on the offen­sive side of the ball, so expect lots of points. On the defen­sive side, we have the oppor­tu­nity to be one of the best defenses this year in the league. So if you com­bine the two, I say we have a legit shot at win­ning the Superbowl.

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DCNation: The past cou­ple of years this Cowboys team has had plenty of tal­ent to get deep into the play­offs, lack of exe­cu­tion has been the Achilles heel to this team. Every year the fans of the Cowboys hear "how things will be dif­fer­ent" from the same play­ers, so many fans have grown weary of their talk. So far in your first year with the Cowboys, what can you tell us about this team — what makes you think that you can con­tend this year?

Gerald: We will be major con­tenders this year. Going through OTA's this team got a lot bet­ter from last year. Through train­ing camp we are going to fine tune the chem­istry and we will be set to go.

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DCNation: Based on what you’ve seen so far, what do you think about the cor­ner­back sit­u­a­tion that’s brew­ing? Scandrick has shown seri­ous tal­ent, but Jenkins was drafted higher and also brings some good cov­er­age skills. Your thoughts?

Gerald: I'm very exited about the two young cor­ners. No mat­ter who starts, they both will be major con­trib­u­tors to this defense.

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DCNation: The 2008 Dallas Cowboys Defense was a strong unit, but I think the coaches and fans believe that this years defense could be one of the best in the entire NFL. It is my per­cep­tion that the biggest rea­son for these thoughts is because of you. What do you feel is the great­est asset you’re bring­ing to this team?

Gerald: I feel that I bring the abil­ity to cover at the strong safety posi­tion. I have had my share of both run stuff­ing and cov­er­ing but I believe the need here in Dallas is to cover more. I am still expect­ing to make a impact on the run game also.

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DCNation: Is there another player, for­mer or cur­rent, that you have tried to pat­tern your play after? Why?

Gerald: Donovan Darius because he was a phys­i­cal player that was know for big hits, and always being around the foot­ball. And Deon Grant because of his ball skills and cov­er­age abil­ity. Those are the two that I learned from as a young­ster and I tried to pat­tern my game with both of theirs combined.

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DCNation: It’s no secret that the Cowboys have strug­gled in recent years at the Strong Safety posi­tion. From both the per­spec­tive of your new team­mates and your own esti­ma­tions, what do you feel is your biggest goal for 2009 to bol­ster the Strong Safety posi­tion in Dallas?

Gerald: Covering Man to Man. To make a big­ger dif­fer­ence in the pass­ing game.

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DCNation: Many fans in the NFL view the safety posi­tion as a guy who can really lower the boom on oppos­ing play­ers. The Dallas Cowboys recently had a safety who was known for that, but was not very good to say the least in cov­er­age. Does your play favor cov­er­age over hit­ting? Or do you feel you are a bal­anced Safety?

Gerald: I feel that I am bal­anced. In my prior years I had to do both.

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DCNation: Dave Campo has had defen­sive suc­cess in Dallas before, and as well in Jacksonville. Having seen him in action in both places, what do you think he brings to a team that might be oth­er­wise missing?

Gerald: He brings a pos­i­tive, fair, com­pet­i­tive envi­ron­ment that play­ers like. He's a coach that gets the best out of his players.

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DCNation: It is obvi­ous that you were brought in to be the starter, but do you still feel like you need to prove that you are the man in train­ing camp?

Gerald: Yes, I always have to prove some­thing. Here in Dallas there is a lot of com­pe­ti­tion. We have guys that can play safety and cor­ner. This sec­ondary is real ath­letic. Everybody here can play.

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DCNation: Of the sched­uled oppo­nents for 2009, which team con­cerns you the most as a safety?

Gerald: I really don't have any con­cerns but I do respect all teams equally. Every team brings a dif­fer­ent attack to the table so you must pre­pare as best as you can for all of them.

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DCNation: Can you give us a lit­tle insight about the work ethic and demeanor of your new Head Coach /​ Defensive Coördinator?

Gerald: Coach Phillips is going to make sure that we work hard and get things right. He is less tol­er­ant of errors (espe­cially men­tal errors), I can tell those get under his skin.

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DCNation: Playing in the AFC South you were able to test your abil­i­ties against one of the great­est QB's of this era, Peyton Manning. Was there any­thing you learned from your time against him that you feel will help you be a top tier Safety in this league?

Gerald: Reading QB's and not going for fakes. He's the pump king and does it every play. He makes the safety play hon­est and is hard to get a tip on.

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DCNation: There has been a lot of talk about some inci­dents in your past, are those things behind you now? And is there any­thing you would like to let the fans in Dallas know about you to clear up any ques­tions they may have?

Gerald: The whole past is behind me and I'm look­ing for­ward to win­ning the super bowl with the Cowboys. That is my main focus.

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You can find out more about Gerald by going to his web­site – www​.GeraldSensabaugh​.net – he has a blog there that he not only updates rather often, but he actu­ally par­tic­i­pates in com­ments on his blog. Truly a class act and we wel­come him to Dallas.

We want to thank Gerald Sensabaugh not only for speak­ing with us, but for tak­ing the time to do so from San Antonio as train­ing camp starts. We also look for­ward to more inter­views with Gerald through­out the season.