Dallas Cowboys draft articles

has a questionable heart?

I had to say “Wow” to this myself:

Here’s an amazing draft-related statistic: If Dallas does indeed get Pacman Jones in uniform this season, they’ll have nine, count ‘em, nine first-round picks on defense. They are:

South Florida cornerback Mike Jenkins (2008), Jones (Tennessee 2005), Roy Williams (2002), Terence Newman (2003), Bobby Carpenter (2006), Anthony Spencer (2007), DeMarcus Ware (2005), Marcus Spears (2005), and Greg Ellis (1998).

Yeah, the pressure is definitely on Wade Phillips this year.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/04/27/snap.judgments.day2/1.html

I don’t think most experts really know as much about the teams as they claim to. Colin Cowherd is always saying that on his show on ESPN Radio, that the so-called experts don’t have time to follow all the news about all of the teams, so a lot of times they just make stuff up or echo other experts. A good example is that half of the profiles of Bennett say he is a good blocker and half say he is a poor blocker. I don’t think we needed depth on our DL, since we have Canty-Ratliff-Spears as 1st string and Hatcher-Tank-Bowen as 2nd string. That’s a pretty solid line up. The experts are probably counting as if we were a 4-3 team and need 4 tackles.

Also, considering that we had 13 Pro-Bowlers, had the best record in the NFC, and lost only 1 starter in the off season, I’m not sure how they can bang on us for drafting back-ups. Other than #2 WR, what position needed an upgrade? Last year, Crayton had more catches than all but 1 rookie WR, more yards than all but 2, and more TDs than any of them. I’m not his biggest fan, but what rookie WR was going to beat him out this year?

on Felix Jones (he was a standout at Booker T. Washington HS here)
Man, what a nice kid. I think he’ll fit in great with the Cowboys. He grew up rooting for Dallas and could not quit smiling during the interview. Very humble and polite.

Is exactly what you want to do as a team. No one wants to start a rookie if they can avoid it. It’s pretty obvious when you consider that the team had a 13-3 record and won its division,

I do agree that they wanted insurance against Barber holding out for more money than they can afford OR the small chance that either can’t handle the starting load or gets injured. That’s smart drafting to me.

I really liked the CB pick-ups. The secondary was clearly a weak link and they did a nice job at the top and bottom of the draft.

Here are a couple of other Grades:

Mel Kiper:

Dallas Cowboys: GRADE: B+
Felix Jones will join Marion Barber in the Cowboys’ backfield and will also return kicks. Cornerback Mike Jenkins has really good ball skills and should be a major contributor this season in the secondary. Tight end Martellus Bennett has talent and should be able to help out in the passing game. Running back Tashard Choice had a knee injury in 2007; otherwise he would have gone a little higher in the draft. He can run between tackles, but isn’t going to run away from anyone in space. I projected Boise State cornerback Orlando Scandrick to go late in the second round, and I was surprised to see him last until the fifth round. However, the Cowboys didn’t draft a wide receiver, which I thought was one of their top three need areas.

Fox Sports:

Dallas
The Cowboys didn’t land Darren McFadden, but still had a quality draft. Some may argue that Arkansas running back Felix Jones wasn’t the best one available, but he did score 20 touchdowns in college and has breakaway speed. Georgia Tech RB Tashard Choice is a bruiser much like Marion Barber and adds to the depth at that position. At worse, he’s a special teams player. South Florida CB Mike Jenkins has super coverage skills and Jerry Jones was wise to trade up to get him. Texas A&M tight end Martellus Bennett has the size to be a great blocker and with Jason Witten around, there’s no reason he has to catch the ball.
Grade: A-

my prediction is that Pacman won’t be reinstated this season, he’ll be Goodell’s whipping boy for sure.

and personally I liked your draft. A team that goes 13-3 doesn’t exactally need to fill a lot of holes. Some argue that Mendenhall is the better back than Jones, but my thought is Jones fits the Cowboys better. If Barber doesn’t get resigned then you might have an issue and that’s where T. Choice pick comes in I guess. Jerry Jones will probably get Barber signed though.

Jenkins was a must get, and as you all know the secondary needs help. I read on this site that he has motivational problems, but your vets should square him away.

The ‘Skins draft was uconventional but I loved it, because I believe you draft for value not solely by postion and our QB needs weapons.

I look foward to the great hard fought games between these two clubs

check ‘em out.

this kid loves to be around the ball and makes plays once he gets his hands on it.

Did anyone ever figure out why many scouting reports listed Scandrick as having “major character concerns?” I spent over an hour combing the internet trying to find something, but I couldn’t. You would think that if that was a legitimate concern, at least one article would mention why. I read a ton of Boise articles, and none of them mentioned anything.

FELIX JONES: It will be an honor. I know that for sure. That star represents a lot. That is something I am going to wear and play my best and I am just happy now that I am getting a chance to put it on. This is a dream come true for me.

Me too. I’m so happy we got him. He’s going to do great things for this team, and you can quote me on that.