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My Cowboy Draft

1/22 - Dwayne Jarrett(WR) - USC - Whereas Ted Ginn reminds me of Steve Smith, Dwayne Jarrett reminds me of Keyshawn Johnson.  I think he has the talent to be a top notch possession receiver that goes over the middle to make tough catches for about a decade.

2/53 - Quentin Moses(LB) - Georgia - He's free falling because of concerns about his work ethic.  He originally looked like he could have been a top 10 pick.  I like Bobby Carpenter as much as the next guy, but I think he can play any of the LB positions.  

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3/87 - Michael Bush(RB) - Louisville - Another player freefalling, this time because of injury.  Before his second surgery, I was in favor of taking Bush with the first round pick.  When I look at him I see Brandon Jacobs.  I want a Brandon Jacobs on this team.

4/122 - Ikaika Francis(DE) - Hawaii - He'd almost certainly need a year to develop, but the Cowboys may have the luxury of him playing sparingly at least to start.  He's shown good instincts and continuous improvement throughout college.

5/159 - Tyler Palko(QB) - Pittsburgh - If I had concerns about Romo, I'd have taken a QB before the 5th round.  No, Palko is an insurance policy should a rash of injuries occur.  Palko seems like the kind of player that could get into 3-4 games at the end of a season when the QB gets hurt and some other team turns around and gives up a 1st or 2nd round pick for him.  In a lot of ways he reminds me of Romo (similar size, run and gun mindset, leadership, etc), but I wouldn't draft a guy only because he reminds me of Romo.

6/195 - Chris Denman(OT) - Fresno St - Big Guy.  Coachable.  Project.  My master plan has McQuistan developing enough to replace Flozell after next year with Denman becoming the new 3rd/4th tackle being groomed to move onto the line.

6/200 - Tim Mixon(PR/CB) - UC-Berkley - Small guy.  Punt Returner.  Project at CB.  Mixon is probably too small to ever be an everydown CB (5'8"), but he's a good punt returner and I expect that Reeves will be given the first shot at the nickel CB role if Aaron Glenn (another small guy) ever retires.

7/212 - Ryan Poles(OG) - Boston College - I know nothing at all about him other than that he went to Boston College.  Seriously.  I looked at their roster from last year and he's was the biggest senior that I expected to still be available at the end of the draft.  He could be a one legged albino with severe brain damage, but as long as he went to Boston College I'll take a flyer on him. (I found something about him! - "Ryan C. Poles, born September 20, 1985...Earned All-America honors from Parade, SuperPrep, PrepStar and Riddell...enrolled as a communication major in the College of Arts & Sciences...Ryan and his younger sister Kelli are the children of Mary Ellen and Robert Poles, Jr. ...his sister is a sophomore member of the University of Vermont women's basketball team ... his father was a standout defensive lineman at Boston College from 1979-82." - Sounds like a winner to me!)

7/234 - David Ball(WR) - New Hampshire - Broke Jerry Rice's DI-AA TD record.  Did I say broke?  I meant SMASHED.  He obviously won't have the same type of success at the next level, but he's got good size and has shown the ability to be a very good possession receiver (I'm all about moving the chains).

7/237 - Craig Dahl(ST/S) - N. Dakota St - Small school guy with good size that can contribute to special teams while they decide whether or not he can play defense.

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love Palko

saw this kid play live for 3 years and he's a real gamer. Would be a great backup to Romo after Johnson.

Not too thrilled with Jarrett and Moses though.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 18, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Moses went to Georgia

So you know he's not the sharpest tack in the drawer. I've watched him a few each year and he never impressed me too much. He's more of a 4-5 rounder

Carolina Panther Fan

by Jaxon on Apr 18, 2007 11:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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