Supplemental NFL draft
by Dave Halprin on Jun 22, 2007 1:38 PM CDT
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PrintThis one is for BTB-regular barrypopik, who has been keeping us up to date on the supplemental draft in the diaries. Lenny P. weighs in on the supplemental with these note on CB Paul Oliver and OT Jared Gaither.
CB Paul Oliver
The best guess on his stock right now: About the fourth round in the supplemental, although a third-round perch isn't out of the question, especially if Oliver has solid workouts for the teams that have arranged individual sessions.
OT Jared Gaither (who has yet to decide on his entry into the draft)
Scouts love Gaither's size -- some feel he eventually could start in the NFL, perhaps at guard -- but fret over his work ethic. But if he declares for the supplemental draft, a lot of scouts will be scrambling to get a first-hand look at him.
Matt Mosley pinch hits over at AOL Fanhouse for a look at the Top 5 athletes in the city of Dallas. It’s more about popularity than who is the actual better athlete. Two Cowboys make his list.
3. T.O. -- I had trouble with this decision because he's easily the most recognizable athlete in town. I just don't see him being a fan favorite. He's more of an oddity at this point. That said, you see a ton of his jerseys at Texas Stadium. I think fans are sort of fascinated with his celebrity. I do have to hand it to him that he's not an entourage guy. When he goes out, he usually has one security guard that monitors things from afar.
2. Tony Romo -- I can't recall a local athlete having a more dramatic rise to fame. I think everyone in the city was wearing his jersey the day after he led the Cowboys to a road win over Carolina in his first start. He now refers to Bill Parcells as a "good kid" and judges Miss Universe. Those who thought he might not recover from The Bobble have never spent any time around him. He's simply not familiar with self-doubt.
Venture over into enemy territory at Redskins.com for a take on the QB’s in the NFC East. On Romo, they mention he came out of the gate on fire, but...
Did it all come too soon for the 27-year-old Romo?
Romo and the Cowboys struggled down the stretch, as Dallas lost three of their last four regular-season games to fall out of first place in the NFC East and finish at 9-7.
Disaster struck in the Cowboys' Wild Card playoff game at Seattle. Romo mishandled the ball while holding for a potential game-winning field goal in the final minutes.
Terry, don’t go ballistic on me, I’m just relaying the news!
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QB's
Get too much credit/blame in the NFL.
Sure Romo didn't play as good in the last 5 games, but we also gave up in the neighborhood of 31 points per game.
Sure Romo blew the snap, but then the defense gave up a 20 yard run on the next play that sealed the game.
Not to mention Terry Glenn's fumble at the goal line (although he was hustling and fighting for extra yards).
don't worry Grizz
I already saw it. It actually isn't a bad summary, especially because it says "Romo AND the Cowboys struggled down the stretch".
The thing that sticks in my crawl is when people say Romo played bad without mentioning the rest of the team falling apart. Like I said, good qbs struggle for a reason, its called no help from your teammates. When Romo's teammates were playing well in Oct and November, he was playing as well as any qb in the league and thats what you have to look at.
I have yet to see in my 30 some years of watching football a qb play well when the rest of his teammates stink.
I agree
Which is why all the years of "Peyton Manning is overrated" blew my mind away.
What Peyton should have done was played linebacker also, and stopped New England on those 10 minute drives in the second half of the playoff game a few years back.
Or maybe kick field goals since his kicker was too drunk to do it.
Kansas City Chiefs
I have yet to see in my 30 some years of watching football a qb play well when the rest of his teammates stink.
Bill Kenney, 1983. Elvis Grbac, 2000. Trent Green, 2004. Len Dawson, every non-SuperBowl year.
But they just barely qualify.
your KC qb's played well
because their offensive teammates played well. Now their defense stunk, but they were protected and had good receivers.
Our line wasn't playing well in December last season, big difference.
What Archie Manning?
There was a good QB who played on some of the all-time bad teams.
by Dave Halprin on Jun 22, 2007 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Grizz, I said play well
there is a difference between being a good qb and playing well, which precisely proves my point about Romo.
Manning was a good qb who actually didn't play well throughout his career. He made some plays, but he has a 67 career qb rating, completing only 55% of his passes and only throwing more TD's than INT's twice in his career.
Romo was a good qb the last season but didn't play as well the last 6 games because his team stunk, just like NO stunk during Manning's whole career.
DT Armstrong with a supplemental #5 or #6?
Is Robert Armstrong a DT sleeper in the NFL supplemental draft? 10 team inquired about him--maybe the Cowboys were one? More news when he works out in six days (June 28th).
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...
Supplemental draft prospects
By John Murphy, Yahoo! Sports
June 22, 2007
Each year, the NFL's supplemental draft includes a variety of interesting prospects who generally have a less-than-exciting impact on the rosters they join.
Among this year's candidates are Georgia cornerback Paul Oliver, Nebraska offensive tackle Chris Patrick, Morgan State defensive tackle Robert Armstrong, Texas State defensive end/linebacker Mark Washington and Connecticut safety Donta Moore. Another interesting name to keep an eye on over the next few weeks is Maryland offensive tackle Jared Gaither, who has had both off-field and academic issues, and could file the necessary paper work to be considered for next month's supplemental draft.
Here's a brief breakdown on some of the prospects who have already declared.
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Robert Armstrong
Armstrong, a former Maryland transfer and potential sleeper of this group, has the necessary size (6-4, 318) and has flashed both quickness off the ball and pass rush skills for an interior lineman. He had three sacks in a contest against Norfolk State. One stumbling block though is an old back injury which will be reviewed by team officials.
He will work out on campus at Morgan State on June 28. Since his paper work was approved earlier this week, 10 NFL teams have inquired about game film and his workout date, according to his representative Angelo Wright.
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