Parcells at the Bat

Those are impressive numbers, I am particularly impressed with his accuracy in drafting pass rushers, which is what I hope he does with that 11th pick. I think it should and will be DeMarcus Ware.

That’s pretty impressive drafting right staright thru…With that in mind maybe getting extra picks in the first 2-3 rounds might be the way to go…tryand get solid (not necessarily all star quality) players for the positions of greatest need…

I think a bigger need is Tackle and keeping Bledsoe on his feet…we do not have any solid starting tackle at this point at least no one we are positive can do the job all season…

I see the needs like this…
1- DE
2-Tackle
3-safety
4-LB
5-WR

Then trade down with the first 2 #1s if you can find a decent value (aka another #1 plus extra 2nd/ 3rd pick). If that does go down…they may look at the following…

1. ware / tuck
2 brown/ barnes/ Terry
3. pool/ bullocks/ shazor
4.burnett/ blackstock
5.mathis/ brown/ thorpe

Not the highest profile names but solid players…remember a team is only as good as the sum of its parts…getting a decent rush end and safety will really go a long way to solidifying the defense. Giving Bledsoe time to make his reads and allowing us to run left and right (not just left) keeps the options open and the defense on its toes. Getting a speed burner will allow Johnson & Glenn more room and they are still pretty good remember the first few games last year when they were all healthy (with no running game…this year we got a running game to go with). Now…next year you draft a couple studs and hey we have solid make up all around, some stars and a few good reserves to fill in…now we are on our wa…the good teams always have plenty of picks to move up and down …so if we traded down and then the players we wanted were available just a few picks away..we could package a 6th, etc to move up a spot or 3 to get the decent players we want if they are there…if not package up the pick again move down and pick up more picks next year…look everyone is looking at moving down, what does that tell you…not a great draft year…so stock up for next year if the value & position of need is not there…no more reaching / praying players that have minimal talent…BPA or Best Player Avaiable.

Uh Thomas, I think what you meant to say was “we don not have any solid starting right tackle at this point”.

We have one heck of a tackle playing the left side. Guy by the name of Adams

In most of the mock drafts you have 3 RBs, 2 WRs, 2 QBs, and 2 CBs…….that is nine guys with no DE / LB taken. That means at 10 the Lions would have the choice of DE / LB……..or might go with one of those other guys that fell. They could reach for a OT, but eithe way Dallas very well may have the number 11 pick without a single DE or LB having being picked. But if Defense wins Super Bowl and Offense Sells Tickets…….those first 10 Offensive picks will cost more and produce less. That is a OK with me. Give Parcells the First crack at a Defensive End, LB taken in the Draft and I think everybody who is a Cowboys fan will be happy.

If that is the Case………..and my man Rolle is already taken by Titans or Redskins…….or whoever………I like our chances with Bill Parcells taking the best of the bunch of Merriman, Johson, Spears, James, Pollack, Ware, he would have his choice at 11……..that guy………if he is a Parcells guy……..on our Roster sure sounds good.

Now at 20………a few of those other guys would surely have gone……..but lets just say that a guy like Mark Clayton………Brodney Pool………Carlos Rogers…Marlin Jackson……Corey Webster……..Washington……….just to keep eric quiet although he will not play FS he will play LB and not for Parcells……..Davis…….is on the board……..20 we go for the FS…….my choice a big CB and convert em………there is even a kid out of Howard that could make the switch and played pretty tough on Mathis out of Hampton……he might be there at 42…….so I think the 20 pick willl be more flexible for filling either the OLB, another DE, FS or WR.

I think Bill will look for a WR in the 4th or with a 3rd rounder he picked up on some sort of beneficial trade……….although there are some guys in the top tier there that sure look tempting his draft picks have rarely included a WR at the top. Glenn being an exception and not his choice. So I am thinking he will address Defense with all three of our top three picks.

I am also hoping he bats a 1000 on those three in particular. Guys that are starters and playmakers next year.

If……he does…………boy could we be back in the mix……..including against the Eagles……….

Here is how I think it will break down.

11 Merriman…….my other possibly even first guess is Ware. But Troy St. vs. Maryland. I go with the ACC and Merriman. The more I read about this guy the more I like him. High off the field Character. He could also raise the stock of Spears if he thinks that guy is the best DE…….which he well could be definitely wins the size battle. Hard to say……but I am thinking Merriman.

Some of you Texas guys are going to be calling for Derrick Johnson, but guess what he is a Mack Brown guy…….the same coach that gave us several DEs from his Days at UNC one of which is a player Ellis the rest……..well you be the judge………Johnson’s stock will fall because of the Mack Brown Factor. One thing I like about DJ is his fumble causing…..interceptions and all that. He definitely made an impact on the college game. However, Parcells wants a tweener and Merriman is the guy.

20 Corey Webster…this one I owe to Rafael. He has similar size and speed to Rolle. hey this guy played for Saban in a 3-4 and has the size and speed to be an NFL Corner, Nickel or FS. Although there are other FS and CBs out there, give props to Saban for sending up guys that have NFL type coverage skills. Webster at 20 to fill either CB or FS. While this guy is not considered a first rounder by some, I put him there due to the Saban Factor. Look around the College game, Saban is as good as it gets for NFL style Defense………specifically Parcells style. Three excellent players were taken over him……..Rogers, Rolle and Jones…..but this guy has the Ty Law type of physic to be an NFL stud. So does Rolle……..but he wont be on the board at 11.

42 Tuck..Notre Dame guy…….high character…….immediate rotation on the line…..ok……..this is where it gets tricky we could have gone for another DE DT or LB at 20 and have to address the FS/CB position. Ok…..if that is the case my vote is for Ronald Bartell Jr……….a CB who played SS, FS and CB at Howard. I would say small school all that, but he got to cover another hot small school guy………Jerome Mathis. 2 catches for 9 yards. This guy is a sleeper……..but would add to Newman, Henry, Williams…….and could play FS…….he is almost 6’2" and he has good speed and tackles. He is a quality character guy and will be an NFL guy. Mathis is a 2nd rounder, but this guy shut Mathis down……if Mathis deserves to be there so does this kid. He can COVER……and that is what we need in the FS…..a coverage guy and a playmaker on the ball.

Give me one wide reciever…..and use the rest of picks on DE, OLB, DT……regardless of scheme played in college get the best player available………if a good RB or FB was available down there consider it…….but Parcells is lining up 2 TEs and likes a single back but somebody has to help out Jones…………Lee……..Kincade……….a player to be named later………but 33 carries a game is tough even for a young back…….Anderson is probably done and we need another back back there for some touches. Maybe a kid who could play RB/FB/Hback TE…….there are a couple on the board……….probably has to be a special teamer as well.

I don’t see value at #11 that would be better than #24 and a 3rd rounder if we trade with Green Bay. Four picks on day one (two of which are still in the top 25)

Stay firm and stay young. You begin a pipeline with youth and you continue to bring youth end. I really am impressed with BP’s drafting track record…JJ supply the funds and step aside. The future is now and tomorrow. Let BP work his majic.

Jon,

I like Corey Webster, but there’s no way I would take him at 20. Rick Gosselin put out his top 100 yesterday. I find it valuable because it’s not something he cooked up reading draft books, as we all have to. He polled GMs, scouts and personnel guys and made in effect an NFL consensus board on player value.

He has Webster in the 50-60 range and says he is “slipping.” My guess on him right now is late second/early third. Getting him there would be great. Too bad we don’t have that 3rd rounder right now.

I liked Spears at 11, but the more I see of Erasmus James, the more I’d like to see him in a Cowboys uniform next year. James is easily the best pass rusher in this draft. Since, he started playing football his senior year in high school, and his hand technique is excellent, he has good discipline, and knows and sticks to his assignments. Picking this up so quickly tells me that he is very focused and teachable. James sheds blocks well and has tremendous closing speed. He uses a power rush, a speed rush, and he’ll fool a tackle with a fake inside and spin to the outside, and vice versa. James is a top 5 pick, but injuries have moved him down. I’ll take my chances with James. Maybe Spears will be there at 20.

jon,

why would you say to get webster at 20 anyway? poole is a much better selection, he is a FS already and great coverage guy. he would be my man to put in a dallas uniform

I’d rather have Ware/Merriman/Spears for the 11th and 20th. Or Mike Williams if he drops, which I doubt.

Why not wait til the 2nd and grab pool(if he falls) or Josh Bullocks who imo is an even better pass defender.

In the 2nd I would take Pool if he falls ( i dont think he gets past the Colts), or Tuck if we don’t get a DE in the 1st round. If we do, I like Mark Bradley, he’s real underrated.

Rafael,

Webster could fall…….I liked his size and speed and tackling. I want another playmaker back there. Perhaps Poole. Webster is all over the draft board, possibly because six or seven CBs will go in round one and another possible half dozen in round 2.

The 2nd round could see Poole, Webster, maybe Washington sitting there…..Bartell Jr probably still on the board………I think the 42nd pick could definitely net us a starter in our secondary to fill the FS spot. One of the top Cover CBs could still be available at 11, which I think would merit a 2nd look. I am for drafting the best player available at each of our picks………at any number of positions. If the best player is an FS or CB or DE or LB or DT………whatever. There are several LBs and a few DEs that are going to be around at 42 as well…….so i say draft the best guy when we get to the spot.

Also trading down……..if it happens I am for it happening with picks in this years draft…….next years like last years if it was a first rounder perhaps…….but if we are going to trade lets do it with 20 not 11. Give Bill his pick of defenders at 11 and I think we get a starter that will contribute.

Jon,

If Dallas goes defense at 42, I think it should be a CB. Unless Pool falls, there is not a FS worth that pick. Bullocks, according to Gosselin, is also falling and merits at best a late 2nd grade. I’d much prefer they get a quality player at the top of their board, even if we’re talking a CB, LB or a WR like Terrence Murphy, or even a RB, rather than reach for a FS just because they need one.

for my first three picks it would be merriman with 11 , brodney pool at 20 cause i dont see him getting out of the first round,and the 2nd rounder go with justin tuck that way merriman can go to OLB and have tuck match up with ellis, pool is the best FS in the draft so if we could get him at 20 i say jump on him, we just need to find a way to get another 2nd rounder to find a way to get WR roddy white ,if we get those four picks then we could dominate. in the 4th we should go for the G/T from oregon to someday replace allen on the line. then after that just fill in the holes and we will def be contenders again.

I think that Roddy White goes in the 1st round. I think the WR in the 2nd round are Terrence Murphy, Mark Bradley and maybe Jerome Mathis, everyone’s sleeper.

I want a CB pretty much all the way to add to our growing stable.

If he can play CB fine, if hunter wins FS fine…….if frazier thornton or reeves jones are players…….fine………but we still need upgrades in the secondary……..42 could still get a good CB……I aint for drafting another SS or some hard hitter that cannot cover………whoever we put in our secondary needs to be able to defend the PASS…..and help out against the run. Newman and Henry fit the bill…………Rolle, Jones, Rogers, Washington, Webster, Bartell, Green, any of those guys could be around at 11 20 or 42…….

I hear Troy Williawson may frog leap Mike Williams and go in the top 10……

Jon were you watching espn last night? I saw Williamson going to Minn and Mike Williams falling to us at 20. I love Mike Williams and I wouldn’t be mad if we took him but I don’t see it happening. Hunter signed so we’ll have him for a year and maybe he can play fs but we’re going to have to replace him next year so we might as well get a good db this year when there is good depth.
I think we need to get another back in the later rounds. JJ is going to continue to do his thing, but let’s not run him into the ground. How do you feel about Brandon Jacobs from SIU We’ve got two 6th rounders pick up a back and maybe and a lineman. I read earlier about Clarett talking to the cowboys but if we’re going to get into the reclamation business let’s get Adrian McPherson at least he’s proven himself off the field and has done well for himself in the AFL. I know it sounds crazy but Big Drew aint getting any younger and Little Drew has talent but no experience. McPherson has a stronger arm is a better athlete and has some form of game experience. Sorry about ranting.

Hey i just heard dallas is now in the simeon rice trade talks with tampa bay. You could use Simeon Rice as a linebacker he experienced in coverage in the 3-4 and line him up at end in the 4-3. We’re still two or 1 1/2 ends short (glover) for the 3-4. San Diego was talking about giving up #28 to get him.
We would probably have to give up #20. I like Simeon but I wouldn’t do it. We would have to get TB’s #44 and 75 and we sign him to no more than a 3 year deal. It seems like we just went through the same thing with Wiley.