I know nothing about these guys, so I’ll just have to see how things go.

I had a really good feeling about last year’s draft. This year, I am left a bit confused.

Looks like the Cowboys decided they were okay on offense and defense — and that the real difference between status quo and playoff wins lay within special teams and the lower third of the roster. Not entirely unfair, but I feel they did pass on prospects that could have contributed sooner rather than later.

Like I said, a little confused, somewhat underwhelmed, but not totally dissatisfied. So, even proper snap judgments will have to wait till after TC.

I’m a SoCal native, and he put on quite a show at the Combine and USC Pro Day. He’s 6-1, almost 230, runs a 4.6, and did something like 27 reps in the bench press. He played some safety and fullback at USC, and he played even more positions in JC before transferring to USC.

If nothing else, he should improve our kickoff coverage. :D

Some credit here. There’s a lingering opinion among many that Jerry can’t resist flashy wide receivers. But for the third year in a row, now that Parcells is gone and there is no one left to temper those alleged excesses, his selections have generally been measured and far-thinking.

I do not understand, however, how the Patriots can bail into later rounds and get sweet picks whereas we can’t. Something looks wrong with that.

Players who should feel their roster spots have a bulls eye on them:
McQuistan
Free
Stanback
Brown
Carpenter
Rogers
Watkins
Ellis
Battle
Ball

First, if you haven’t already, go to DC.com and watch the tape on Victor Butler from OR State. I have had several chances to see him play and he is a very violent player. He reminds me of the kind of guy that Baltimore drafts. You know the guy…when he hits somebody, you can hear it and the crowd oohs. He is also very active at trying to strip the ball, one of the Boys’ weaknesses.

All in all, I would say that the Cowboys drafted a bunch of “high motor” guys. These are guys who don’t rely so much on their athleticism as in the fact that they never quit. We also saw the Boys take to heart the changes at special teams. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if we see somone like Hodge from TCU become our Don Bebee.

Jerry did something very interesting which has proven very successful for certain teams in the NFL: he didn’t get caught up in the numbers at the combine and drafted some very tough nosed ball players. As Grizz says above, none are likely to put a starter out of a job this year, but there will be guys who make the roster and take a job from guys with potential but no results.

the team is willing to dress 2 kickers.

It’s all a setup to ensure the D has depth for next year’s offensively heavy draft.

Tex is glad to be back from the pipelines of El Paso. A dry Saturday, only to take a shot at the quarterback of the future on day two. The Simpsons Era in Dallas has an expiration date. Stephen McGee should light a fire under the plus-sized ass of the best quarterback never to win a playoff game, or its curtains. Good to be home in Montecito.

Well, it was silly of me to question the draft plan yesterday. Our third string and practice squad is going to get some stiff competition from these guys, and next year, we can replace them with more interchangeable mediocre players.

Don’t think anybody would have predicted that last week.

As others have said, not much point in evaluating the draft immediately, especially when you’re dealing with a lot of second day guys who most of us have not seen film on. That said, Hamlin doesn’t seem like much of a player to me— as Jim Schwartz said yesterday in his press conference, the in-the-box safety who can’t be interchanged as a deeper cover guy is going the way of the dinosaur. There’s a reason no one has signed Roy L. Williams, and Hamlin seems like he could be a valuable special teamer but won’t be getting on the field for many actual defensive snaps.

That’s a fine result for a pick at that point in the draft, though— I’m not pushing for an immediate starter at #166. Just an observation on the state of the safety position in the NFL, that DeAngelo Smith, a CB conversion project, is probably a better candidate to see the field than Hamlin, who is a true SS.

The Cowboys would never draft 11 players. This is amazing. There is a number of players that went before they were ranked. A number of good players dropped. I like our CB’s and Safetys . They filled needs and look like improved the special teams greatly . Not a glamour draft. Should blow up the back end of the team.

Maybe we’ll find him singing in a parade instead of being in training camp.

We made 12 selections and…

Not one single OT was selected.

Not one Defensive lineman was selected (Spears is likely gone after ’09, right?).

Safety, which most posters thought was our largest pre-draft need, was not addressed until our 7th selction.

Henry and Pacrat left and we didn’t pick a CB until our 6th selection, but watched the WR corps for our division foes get more talented.

We took a Kicker (?).

My guess is that the grades that come out this week from the talking heads won’t be kind to the Dallas brass, and I for one won’t blame them. Cowboys apologists will scream things like the value of special teams and such, but you don’t DRAFT for special teams, you find positional depth that can also add value by playing Specials.

These players add up to a mish-mosh of talent that suggests the war room was ill prepared to see the players they targeted come off the board sooner than they hoped.

The one hope I have is that this class has some of the chemical elements that have been missing in the Cowboys locker room for years and can add toughness, hard work and nastiness to a team so sorely in need of those traits.

All in all, as I watch the personnel moves taking place in Dallas since Tuna’s departure, it’s hard to think this is anything but a repeat of the drafts when Lacewell and Jones were killing the talent base left to them by Jimmy Johnson while high-fiving each other in the war room after every Quincy carter, Dwayne Goodrich and David LaFleur selection.

Too bad for us.

I may come to tears if they get Scheffler as well. They are the favorite to win the NFC right now to me.

No more free rides for the non producers.

Also we did load up on secondary reinforcement as well as LB’s. There is some good talent in that haul.

I never held hope for anything past a developmental LT, so the fact that they didn’t pick anyone up doesn’t down grade the draft class for me. All the good LT prospects went in the 1st round.

Maybe they sign a couple guy as RFA’s. Joel Bell, Cadogan, and Jason Watkins made it thru without getting picked so maybe they luck out there.

But now that it’s had some time to sink in, I kinda like what we’ve done here. Job insecurity can really force guys to step up their games. It will expose the ones that don’t like to put their heart and soul into the game and let the one’s that do love it, shine.

Not one of my faves got picked by us but as long as we get some ballers out of this draft, I won’t be too upset.

they start calling the undrafted players. I think

They need to chase Cadogan IMO.

Huge need at backup RT.

I’d be surprised to see six of the picks make the final roster. What a crap draft this year. On the upside, we just got really good on punt coverage. At best.

GOD!!! LOOK AT THE EAGLES! THEY GOT BRODRICK BUNKLEY, WINSTON JUSTICE, CHRIS GOCONG, MAX JEAN-GILLES, AND JEREMY BLOOM!

WHY CAN’T WE DRAFT THESE NAME PLAYERS! THEY’RE GREAT PLAYERS!!! AND THEY CAN START FOR US NOW!!

Just FYI for those of you who were hopeful.

I hope that explains this years draft. I kept seeing us pass on Jamon Meredith from South Carolina and Duke Robinson from Oklahoma. I am not sure why we did not pick one of them??

One thing to keep in mind is that currently these guys are only names. We will only be able to accurately evaluate them in a few years. I will keep telling myself that for the next few months.

The bottom of the roster needs to be churned around and by drafting 12 players our backups are going to really have to improve to make the team. Its all about competition and I love it. The overall talent of the roster should be much improved.

We added a lot of great athletes for special team purposes as well.

I envy Grizz and Raf because training camp should be fun to watch this year with all this competition for the backup spots.

Had 11 ints as a junior, he could be a steal. Campo will have him ready..

…and I bet that is why we drafted more scrubs than necessary.

Jerry has his mind on his money and his money on his mind!!!

that we needed to hit on at least 4 guys in the draft to have a quality draft

Just guessing, but I’m hoping these guys play well enough to keep and contribute:

1. Jason Williams ILB (Carp sits the bench or released)
2. Robert Brewster G (Proctor – bye, bye)
3. Butler or Williams OLB (Ellis this is your swan song)
4. DeAngelo Smith S (Watkins, you are the weakest link)

.. any of the picks because I wasn’t expecting any of these guys to be our selections. I didn’t know much about Choice and Scandrick last year but have been delighted with them. Hopefully next season will give me the same pleasant surprises.

Overall, I think my expectations were set too high. I was looking forward to the draft like a good dinner. I imagined I was going to Del Frisco’s for a good steak but feel more like I ended up at Subway.

Subway would probably be better for me – maybe this draft will be the same.

did quan cosby get picked up by anyone?

Also, I think that this year we will see a lot more of the Phillips 46.

I feel like some of these players would fit in well with a scheme like that.

Life is officially over

Texans signed Jason Watkins

Joel Bell
Otis Wiley
Zach Potter

any of the above please

Tomorrow would be fine with me – I want to see these guys play