More turmoil in Dallas

An interesting article in today's

» READ MORE: details the lack of discipline

that plagued the Cowboys during the 2008 season.

According to reporter Calvin Watkins, one of the major problems the Cowboys faced was players constantly being late for meetings and team flights. The article says the team charter left late five times (out of eight away games) during the past season, including the Cowboys' trip to Philadelphia for what essentially amounted to a playoff game in Week 17.

Sources told Watkins that

was often one of the tardy players. He was late for a meeting on Dec. 23 during the week leading up to the Eagles-Cowboys game, and said he was stuck in traffic. According to the article,

used to fine players $5,000 for being late to meetings, but that fine was reduced to $100 under

.

And quarterback

might not be the saint he's sometimes made out to be either:

Romo was also personally offended when

Garrett criticized him late in the season, sources told Watkins.

Garrett, when asked earlier this week about his relationship with Owens, said, "I have a lot of respect for him, certainly as a player, we'll just leave it at that, OK?"

Meanwhile, the Cowboys could be interested in signing free-agent linebacker

, according to

» READ MORE: a blog post by Mike Preston on baltimoresun.com

.

According to Preston, the Cowboys could be willing to offer Lewis a three-year deal worth between $27 and $30 million, with $25M guaranteed.

Having spent nearly three years in Baltimore before coming back to Philadelphia, I'd be surprised (not shocked, but surprised) if the Ravens let Lewis get away. He's the face of the franchise, a favorite of ownership, a leader in the locker room, and most importantly, he's shown he can still play. That's just my two cents.