I'm not sold on McFadden and Barber is a proven back.  I don't think any RB should go #1 overall, they are too flaky as to their production in the pro's and we can put thos picks to better use.

Forget about having the first overall pick. I don't want it. There isn't anyone we need so badly that we have to have the first pick. Not to mention the hit our salary cap that take on signing the first overall pick.

I would be very, very, very, very upset if we traded Barber to the Dolphins for the first overall pick to get McFadden or anyone else for that matter. That would be colossally stupid. We can find another good back to put back there with Barber.

Now, I can see maybe wheeling and dealing one of our picks to move up to the mid-teens to grab a CB, but that's about it. Nothing more.

Please, please Jerry, do not be so stupid as to chase McFadden. He isn't what we need to get to the Super Bowl. We need another shut-down corner, another safety, and another wide-out. All this is quite manageable without selling ourselves out to the Dolphins.

No way would I give up anything to get the #1 overall pick in the draft.  Absent a rookie salary structure, the first five or so picks are unbelievably overpaid, and way too much money is guaranteed.  Under the current environment, that pick is as almost as much a liability as an asset.

Having said that, it is a colossal waste to spend a top five pick on a running back.  Picks 1-5 should be quarterbacks, cornerbacks, pass rushers and high-end wide receivers – impact positions where it is more difficult to find pro-bowl caliber players later in the draft and where the average career is substantially longer than that of a running back.

I would, however, consider trading MBIII straight up for the 32nd pick in the draft that Miami owns, then use either that pick or our own second round pick on a running back that we would have at a modest salary for the next 4-5 years.  Perhaps even wait to use our third round pick if we can sign a ‘second tier’ veteran during free agency.

I am against signing MBIII to a 5-year/$25M type contract.  Very, very few running backs are worth that money, especially if they are not the ‘feature back’ that gets substantially all the carries.  I like the committee approach to running backs.  I think Dallas can replace 85-90% of the 2007 JuJo/MBIII production with rookies and modestly priced free agents.  As long as Romo, Witten and Owens are healthy, the offense will be outstanding even with average running backs.  I would rather use the $25M to shore up the secondary.

that makes a good argument on why this may happen.

'BOYS TO MAKE A DEAL WITH THE FINS?

ESPN's Chris Mortensen suggested during a special edition of Sunday NFL Countdown that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is eyeing the possibility of swinging a trade with the Dolphins for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft.

Such a deal would allow the 'Boys to bag running back Darren McFadden, who played college football at Jones' alma mater of Arkansas.

Per Mort, any such deal would have to include the rights to Cowboys running back Marion Barber, who is slated to be a restricted free agent.  To make it happen, the Cowboys would have to work out a sign-and-trade deal before Barber gets a chance to ink an offer sheet that would force the Cowboys to match the terms or let him go in exchange for compensation.  Thus, the safest bet for the 'Boys would be to tender Barber at the highest possible level, which would force any team that signs him to give up a first-round pick and a third-round pick.  Those extra picks then could be used to sweeten the pot for the top spot in the draft.

And it's clear that the Cowboys are going to have to find a way to enhance the two first-rounders that they can offer up for the No. 1 pick.  Under the revised draft order, the Cowboys pick at No. 22 (from Cleveland) and at No. 28.  Under the trade chart, the No. 22 overall pick is worth 780 points and the No. 28 selection is worth 660 points.  The No. 1 selection has a value of 3,000 points; thus, the Cowboys would be a whopping 1,560 points short.

Though the trade chart arguably needs to be adjusted to reflect the fact that the enormous financial investment that is now required when using the top pick makes the prospects of a move up even more fraught with risk, the Fins could justify the 1,560-point gap by placing that value on Barber, who coupled with Ronnie Brown could give Miami a deadly one-two punch in the backfield.

Some readers think that the framework for a deal is already in place, and was part of the unspoken understanding that allowed the Dolphins to have their way with the Dallas front office and coaching staff.  If that's true it wouldn't surprise us.  Jones surely covets McFadden, and our guess is that he is willing to do whatever is necessary to get him.  

show up, here is the link.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumor...

Than trading Barber for the number one pick would be trading him for the 32nd.

Does anyone else feel like they're in Bizarro World when the conversation turns to trading away a 24-year-old, Pro-Bowl running back who's scored 28 TDs and averaged 4.8 ypc over the last two years... for draft picks?

And what really makes my head spin is that you guys seemingly want to take these draft picks and spend them on another RB... just the thought of that is mind-boggling.

If Jerry wants the first pick, all it's going to cost him is the two late-first rounders and a linebacker, at most.  You know why?  Because no one else is dumb enough to make a better offer than that.

just let Ireland sign MB3 and don't match it, then we get their 1st and 3rd round picks, and get to keep our 2 1sts as well...but im not sure i'd wanna do that either

That Mortensen is misinformed. A desperate, all-or nothing attempt to get McFadden could only hurt us in the long run.

someone is in Jerry's ear saying it is not worth it.  Don't do it!

Dallas isn't trading up to the first overall spot for a running back, nobody wants the first overall pick, the money isn't cost effective, especialy for a running back, thats why Miami wants out of that spot but wont be able to get out of that spot. If there was a blue chip Quarterback in this draft, then they would have some teams taking a risk to move up to get him, but there isn't in this draft, so Miami will be stuck drafting either Dorsey or Ellis.

Miami has value with their second pick in the draft, the first pick in the second round is where they can pick up some extra draft picks by trading that pick, but nobody will trade up for the first overall pick in this draft, this is a very good draft, but not alot of blue chip prospect.

If Dallas was going to move up, it should be for Jonathan Stewart, he's going to be a bigtime pro prospect.

If Dallas stays where they are in this draft, which I think they will with their first pick in the first round and if Jonathan Stewart and Desean Jackson is both gone, my money is on Dallas drafting a corner first. They will probaby trade their second pick in the first round to move down and pick up an extra pick or two.

some1 on here bringing up the fact that michael turner is gonna be a UFA. i think bringin him to dallas would give MB3 a greeaaat compliment back that can make the most out of few carries.i think it would make our running backs one of the premeir tandems in the league..

to my Parents' house, and this is what I come back to.

It would be REALLY hard for me to continue being a Jerruh apologist if this happens.  Selling away the draft plus the heart and soul of your offense for an untested, overpaid rookie?  And remember, DMac was not a featured runner at Arkansas.  He shared the time with Felix Jones, who just may be as good if not better than McFadden when all is said and done.

There are just no guarantees when it comes to Running Backs, and the past is littered with shining examples of burnt out first round running backs.  Plus, MB3 was had with a 4th round pick, and he is now one of the top runners in the league!  Its just too much risk for not enough reward.  

chew on. BUT, no way this deal happens. We don't want the 1st pick in the draft. By the way, DMC will not be the #1 pick due to the lay of the picks. Jets or ATL are the two teams aside from Oakland. Atl desperately needs a QB so I'm declaring my pick is either the Jets or Raiders. Look on the Oakland site, and you will find they are hoping the Cowboys make a move for DMC, just so Al Davis addresses the defense, but even they realize it won't happen.

This team needs young CB's for the future and we can get at least 2 very good ones, plus a RB, if the scouting dept and GM do their jobs early in the draft.

Miami would be foolish to trade out of the number 1 spot the whole way to #22. While Miami has a lot of holes to fill and would benefit from a lot of draft picks, going from #1 overall to #22 seems really dumb to me and that Parcells is much smarter than that.

I would think Parcells does want to trade the #1 pick, but at the same time he also wants to acquire a top 10 talent as well. Obviously, like in any draft, there is a big drop off in talent after the first 10-15 picks and so any trade Parcells makes with the #1 overall pick will more than likely be with a team in the top half of the draft, not the Cowboys.

And maybe a little scary?
The deal Miami fans are pondering is usually something along the lines of Barber, 22, 28, and our third. And most of them are still teetering on that hypothetical.
If only they knew that most Dallas fans were unwilling to part with a good half of that...