Fun With Numbers

Raf,
You ciphering has dazzled me.
Are you saying we could negotiate around to get to more OT’s and a OLB with our first three draft picks this year?

Do you trust Petitti as a long term solution?

Look, the players Dallas seems to like — Simpson, McNeill, Scott, Carpenter and Gabe Watson, are are rated between around 21 and 32 in the mock drafts I’ve read lately.

This would give Dallas a shot at getting two of them, rather than just one.

I agree that if you get enough candidates applying for the job someone will pan out, but does anybody other than me feel we need to C.O.A. with some S help?

Maybe I spent too much time watching
Woodson and Marion.

RT potential:
Pettite, Tucker, Kosier, Columbo, Washburn, Price, Fabini, Proctor, hell – throw Allen into that mix

FS candidates:
Davis, Pile, Reeves, Berry-o?

I’ve gotta be missing something. You brainiacs pls enlighten me.

proctor, Kosier, are guards

Kosier is both guard and tackle, he’s played everything except for center, thats why he is so intruiging but also scary cause that means Larry Allens job is in the air

Derrick,

No doubt, but don’t both has resumes which imply they could play T in a pinch?

I just feel we have a lot more possiblities right now to cover our butts at RT than at FS, or SS for that matter.

Strong Safety?

SS:
Roy (I’ll cover TO) Williams, Tony Dixon, Lynn Scott and Berry-o? Thud Williams goes down we got Dixon next in line, youch!

thats a good point, i think this is where DC will have a little bit of fun with. Beriault will probably play SS, where he is better suited, as well as Davis who might play there along with backing up FS where he is still trying to learn the position.

In the world of unlimited possiblities I would like to see us figure a way to get our hands on Jimmy Williams. FS problem solved.

Raf,

Interesting possibility. That would allow the boys to grab 2 of the top 3 needs with OLB, FS and NT, with wildcards at WR or QB if somebody falls. With OT already covered in Fabini this is an embarrassment of riches.

All with good fiscal sense, too – unlike the foreskins.

Makes brilliant sense and if the boys do as well as their roster suggests is possible it could almost be like giving up a very low 1st rounder anyway in a class that probably will not match up to this year. There are alot of quality juniors going in this draft so next year may be less enticing.

Because it looks like we won’t have any glaring needs and we could probably get the player’s we want in the second round, how about a trade down out of the first round similar to the bills trade two years ago. We could have two seconds this year and two first rounders next year. We could get a good safety (bullocks) and offensive lineman (Scott, Spencer)this year with our seconds. Next year, in Parcells and probably Bledsoe’s last year, we could then package our two first’s and move up for a franchise QB (Brady Quinn) who could learn from Bill and Drew for a year before before taking over with a new coach. A new era of the Cowboys will have begun.

Also there seems to be a good chance that teams with a young QB (Sf49ers Smith, Jets Cutler, Texans Carr, Redskins Cambell, Packers Rodgers, Titans Young) will be picking top five so there should definately be teams willing to trade down for a couple of number ones and a third.

By next years draft we hopefully will know what we have better in Henson and Romo and if niether of them seems likely to successfully take over for Bledsoe then trade up for the young gun QB. If they do good look keep both first’s and draft a wide reciever and nose tackle.

What do ya think?

I’d definitely like to see the NFLE games over the next couple of weeks. If drew really does pick up his game again we could already have our QB of the future on the team.

if JJ pays larry allen this much money now, he needs his head examined, lets get a kicker, sowell, and re-sign KJ. then the draft is just icing!

Luke,

I don’t know that anyone would be willing to trade up this year with all the talent, but if they do and we can swing another deal like we did with the Bills, I like your thoughts a lot!! Like you said, if our current QBs work out, great, we get a WR and NT. If they don’t, we get our franchise QB by trading up. Very interesting ideas.

Another thought is after that trade we could maybe use those two picks and swap with someone high and pick a huge impact like Michael Huff, Ferguson, or maybe go after Leinart?

red raider,

the cost of getting to the top three or four is three #1s.

Willing to do that? I’m not.

No I agree, but didn’t the Giants only give the Chargers 2 #1’s and a #2 for the Eli Trade? No team would give up 3 #1’s I agree 3 for 1 would be stupid, but alot of teams seem to be wanting to trade down and with 2 #1’s maybe they would? I am not saying I would even do that because we are getting younger and 2 chances to get players would be better but you have to say it is thought provoking if one team would do it to have a shot at Leinart or Ferguson, and then take a shot at FS in the 2nd round.

red raider,

The Giants did give up 2 #1 picks. They traded #4 and #65 (3rd round), plus their 1st- and 5th-round picks in the next year’s draft (2005) to the Chargers, for Manning.

However, please note that the Giants were already at #4. That is a lot closer, and it would take much more than that to move up from #18 to be in position to draft Leinart.