My opinion would be completely different if we took Mendenhall instead of Jones. Not to mention the Martellus Bennett pick. Yikes!

but Mendenhall is much better, will be a star with Pittburgh. I thought Jerry blew this one.

Jenkins has the measurables, but looks lazy a lot of times to me. Cason will be a better pro.

Bennett was a good pick, needed a dynamic TE backing up all world Witten.

I’d grade our first day B-

love the range there.

I felt the Cowboys addressed their needs with very capable and potentially great players

keep ponson in there!

and I’m not sure that Jenkins was a better pick than Cason.

B-

especialy in the second round.
Jerry said himself that Felix Jones isn’t a twenty or twenty five carry back—well why would you select him in the first round!!! Barber isn’t that either, yet Mendenhall falls right into your lap, just like Steven Jackson did a feww years back, and you passed on him too. Hope you dot regret that move, AGAIN!!!

Jenkins was a great pick, he’s an elite cover corner, and he wont be pressed to come in and start right off, can learn behind Newman and Henry. Cason is more polished, but Jenkins has alot more upside.

The tightend pick in the second round makes no sense, could of filled that role later in the draft. Bennet wont be an impact player this year and is raw and more of a blocking tightend, could of and should of taken Caldwell, a speed receiver which would be a nice replacement for glenn, who no one knows if he can even contribute this year, Austin will be lucky to make this team, he’s an average receiver. Hurd is another Crayton, a third receiver.

Where you at man?

I think I speak for a lot of people when I ask, What’s your opinion on day 1 bro?!

go create King Felix in Madden :)

I really like the “wait three years” adage, but here are my immediate thoughts:

F. Jones – The comparisons w/ the Steven Jackson pass are valid. Mendenhall looks like he could be a stud. Jones is much more difficult to evaluate because of the Arkansas system. With MBIII in place, we got the guy we wanted. Time will tell, but this morning everyone was HOPING Felix Jones would be the man.

Jenkins – This was the REAL STEAL, but I’m a little disappointed how much we gave up to move up merely 3 spots late in the round. On the upside, because we have such a solid team, 7th round picks would have a tough time making the squad… and you cannot argue with getting a top CB.

Bennett – Something tells me the Cowboys had this pick in mind when they moved Fasano yesterday. Bennett seems to have great up-side, and who can argue with his frame and athleticism. This may prove to be a great pick, but of course only time will tell. The DMN blog had Bennett as the third top prospect left on the board when we picked.

Obviously, the Cowboys are happy with their current receiving corps. Hopefully Stanback proves to be a surprise, and the rest of the group is solid. Finding an addition through the draft or FA next year seems to be the preferred route, and I don’t mind this at all. I don’t expect to see us draft a WR tomorrow.

Despite all the complaints about Spears, he’s solid in run support. The NT rotation of Tank and Rat worked last year, Hatcher is pushing for time… I don’t see the pressing need here unless we were going to go after a 1st round DE stud. The same can be said for the O-Line, as we seem to be developing depth.

Pat Watkins is the X-factor. Can he be an NFL starter? Drafting a safety tomorrow seems to be our biggest need area… and I would not mind seeing us grab another CB and/or RB.

check out Mosley’s hashmarks, A LOT of good stuff in there…

On Mendenhall…
“What he brings: Mendenhall isn’t going to make many people miss and he’s a two-down back at this point; he catches the ball fairly well, but he needs to work on catching the ball away from his frame.”

so let me say that I like what happened today. I can quibble with Jones over Mendenhall, but nothing happened today that makes me shout “WHAT THE F&%K!!!!” which has happened in the past. GM Jerry didn’t make any moves simply to make moves. There seemed to be a plan in place, which was executed, and it seems to be a not-stupid, if not smart, plan at that.

Does any of this make sense? They were running a special on microbrews, so I was able to try a bunch of that I had never had before. More Beer = More Incoeherence

We missed the boat completely on Mendenhall. I like Jones, I am very glad we have him, but passing on Mendenhall? I thought before the draft that moving up a couple spaces for the guy would be a good move. He will be a stud and could’ve been the future RB to our team. Felix will be a good change of pace back. However, I am currently starting the process of complete forgetfulness that I learned a couple years ago from some TV show broadcast from Seattle.
Jenkins was a helluva move. I really like the guy and think the guy has all the tools to become a stud. Now, in those of you guys’ defense who think we should have taken Cason, Jenkins has to improve his work ethic and stop taking plays off like. But all-in-all, I like he pick alot and can’t wait for a secondary of Newman, Pac, Henry, and Jenkins. FU west coast.
Bennett was a good pickup in the second. I’ve seen the guy play first hand and he is very athletic. He is a great red zone threat and can line up wide at times. He could make a limited impact next year.

I’m not as pissed off at Jerry Jones this year as I have been in years passed, so I suppose that’s a good thing.

Positives: We got a RB and a CB in the first round, our two biggest needs. It wasn’t a question of whether the players would be available (just look at every mock draft), but just whether Jerry would screw it up. Jerry may not have picked the right players at those positions, but at least he didn’t get the positions screwed up.

Negatives: We spent our first pick on a running back that Jerry admitted isn’t a starter, and we wasted a second round pick at a position that we should never have needed to address. Last night’s trade was a net loss for the team.

Grade: C. Passing, yet uninspiring.

Guys I’d be interested in with our #92 & #100 picks in BOLD

QB:
Woodson
Booty
Johnson
O’Connell
Dixon
Brennen

DE:
Lankford

DT:
Sims
Moore
Bryant
Rubin

RB:
Charles
Forte
Choice
Smith
Slaton

OLB:
Adibi
Avril
Henderson
Howard
Crable
Davis
Woodyard

RB:
Schmitt
Hillis
Hester
Stewart

ILB:
Conner
Gooden
Goff
Bell
Wheeler

WR:
Caldwell
Manningham
Bennett
Franklin
Sheilds

CB:
Smith
Godfrey
Jackson
Mouldin
Scandrick

SS:
Barrett
Zbikowski
Steltz
Adams

OG:
Schuening
McGlynn

OC:
Justice
Sullivan

OT:
Collins
Nicks
Greco
Cousins

FS:
Morgan
Godfrey
Smith
Demps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xbmryFFOkg&NR=1

We were #5 on his list of winners. The more I think about it, the more I like it. Our only weakness was CB, and we needed a #2 RB. I think we filled both of those beautifully. My long shot hope was that Malcolm Kelly would fall to us after his weak workouts, but instead we got 2nd TE that was just as fast as him, and way bigger. I think he could turn out to be quite a weapon. I guess Sunday we go for some depth at OL and NT.

I like the first round… I think Jones complements MB3 well, and Jenkins is a steal at 25. I don’t necessarily think Bennett is a bad player, or even a bad pick… but the thought process behind the move is puzzling to me. Fasano was developing nicely imo, even if he’s just Witten’s good but underused backup… now we are just starting the development process over again. It just seems wasteful to me, even if Bennett ends up turning into a good player.

Marcus Monk at 6’4 ran a 4.45 at Arkansas’ Pro Day? I didn’t realize that…

6’ 6” 270lbs…..4.6 40 ….39” verticle 325 bench…

........Fasano Who ??

Just imagine him lined up next to Flo, he splits out wide, Witten comes over in motion from the right side….

...MBIII leading left from a split formation,

.....Felix Jones on the power sweep…......woooooooo hooooooo…......down the field he goes….85 yards.TD

GET USED TO IT

sounds good on paper…..but i could also see….him lined up next to flo, he splits out wide,witten comes in motion from the right side….mbIII leading left from a split formation,
.....and felix jones runs into the back of flo….just like a jones would…tears flo’s knee…our new TE leaps clean over his block, that guy thinks mbIII has the ball, snaps mbIII’s ankles….witten turns to see whats going on and breaks his fibia…2yd loss…and one of pac-mans posse starts shooting…....OOOOOOHHHHH Noooooooooo….

He’s better than half the WR selected already…..Earl Bennet is another fine choice..

I love the draft plain and simple. We got the RB we targeted, we got a CB who I just knew wasn’t going to be there and we got TE who can split wide and catch TD’s in the red zone.. 6’6” with a 39 inch vert. Man I love it..

We all knew how much Tony Loves to throw to the TE, let the gates comparsions begin..

I wanted a Wr in the second, but on second thought, if you draft wr in the 2nd round you are nearly pressed to what he can do. I think we really need to see what our younger guys can do 1st before we draft a WR high. I know they didn’t perform last year, but we all knew WR is the toughest position to adapt too..

I would like for us to bring in Z from Notre dame to play safety.

I understand the Mendhall and Jones, debate, but for our team Jones is a better compliment..

I say we once this all plays out we will be happy with Felix.

we addressed RB awesome
we addressed CB he was slated at top 20
the TE…..I’ll deal with it

Jerry Did Great!

just noticed that if you search martellus bennett on google news, this thread comes up 5th…