The most noteworthy thing Anthony Spencer has done in his first two seasons with the Cowboys occurred the other day, when he was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct in Indianapolis

How embarrassing.

With luck, Spencer will spend the rest of the off-season getting his act together. The Cowboys need him to be more than just a guy, which is what he’s been in his first two seasons, in 2009.

They need him to be the type of player who can get 10 sacks and play the run tough because Greg Ellis is getting older and showed signs of a decline. With DeMarcus Ware on the field, the linebacker on the opposite side is going to get some one-on-one coverage.

When that happens, Spencer has to make plays. Last year, Spencer totaled 34 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 12 games; he missed four games with a hamstring injury. As a rookie, Spencer had 36 tackles and three sacks.

Spencer did a solid job covering the run this season, but he has not developed into the premium pass rusher the Cowboys thought he would become when they drafted him.

This is a huge year for Spencer. If he can’t get it done this year, when he will enter training camp as the starter, there’s no guarantee he can ever get it done.

Getting arrested and risking a one-game suspension doesn’t help his cause.

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