2010 Cowboys Draft Grade: For Entertainment Purposes Only

A B in my book too

Lissimore will be a stud.

Time will tell whether the scouting staff came the right conclusions and whether Jerry and company made the right decisions, but right now I give us an A.

Good summary, Grizz.

they should get at least three solid players out of it. Wish they could have addressed LT better, but I don’t want them to reach for someone they really don’t think will be a player. I still don’t get the Sam Young pick. Hopefully, they see something that I don’t. Would have rather used that pick on a solid kicker.

it will be really nice to see the last two draft classes fully healthy and competing for positions.

is the only pick I really didn’t like. I’m pretty much “meh” on Sam Young. But didn’t this team learn their lesson last year with Mickens and Smith when it comes to stiff, zone cornerbacks? They don’t fit us well.

When your 1st and 2nd round picks are HUGE and HIGH, that qualifies as a near A grade. Teams are expected to get starters in rounds 1-3, contributors in round 4, reserves in round 5, and you roll the dice in rounds 6-7. In other words, you HAVE to give the earlier picks more weight. But as you rightfully state, cannot judge a draft until the guys show their wears.

I keep likening AOA to Anthony Henry, and what might have been had we turned him into a safety early on. They are almost exactly the same size, both have similar athleticism (though I think AOA is more dynamic and an overall better athlete), and both were picked in the 4th round. Interesting.

people say he was mediocre at Norte Dame but he played on a flumoxed team. He played 4 years, as a starter, so that meant no matter who they brought in through recuiting they could never knock him off the roster. He seems like a player

Also, as a 4 year starter, he’s been reliable and seen a lot of football. He’s had enough experience against many of the best DEs in College that he could be the first swing tackle, right now.

is going to knock Junior Siavi off the roster and play 250 snaps or more at DT, I predict

the thing that really pumps me up about this draft is getting two players with the wiggle to not only possibly play as punt returners, but also could translate to RAC yards both on offense and defense.

he’s going to replace Patrick Watkins at the bottom of the DB chart

I usually go away and hibernate between the end of the year and the draft. I’m sure for a lot of people here, that’s good news when I don’t post. It sure is fun to come back and start getting excited again and the draft is a great way to get it going again.

Thanks to all the writers here who have done so much work leading up to this weekend. Thanks too for my fellow bloggers who add all the great commentary.

The late round picks hadn’t Been contacted at all. It appears as though the board had been picked clean by then. But lissemore is intriguing with the wrestling experience.

In the 2nd round. Like a gift. We got a great player, but the thought of Cody at NT on 1st and 2nd with Rat at DE seemed too good to be true. We could have moved Spears and been better for it.

he’s another 4 year starter from a major college. I like these guys with good pedigre’s; I think our second string OL will be entirely made over by our draft picks and UDFAs

and the wildcard is Dez – he could very well be another Marty-B though – let’s give him a chance but I get a bad vibe about this guy.

I would have preferred Burnett to Lee, because he fills an immediate need.

I am with Dave, I give it a B, easily can be an A if Dez, plays like Boldin in his rookie season-AOA contributes on KR

I think he’s a lot more unrefined and raw as a WR than fans realize. With his kind of athletic ability, it’s easy to make plays in the Big 12 where you never see press coverage against really good CBs.

I think it will take him a season or two to learn how to run better routes and beat press coverage, until then his impact this year will really be limited as a punt returner although I see him as being really good in this capacity in 2010.

 at we’ll, at last, have Cliff’s number in the Hall.

 three full seasons, before I give a grade. Randy White rookie season, Bust (well, not quite, but almost), then MVPSB and PFHOF bound. But go ahead, I like reading the posts and who knows, yoooooooooooooooooou may be right.

probably right up there with the best this weekend. dez bryant will be a beast for you, that’s a guarantee.

I can’t believe this dude wasn’t signed by anyone so far. I know he did something dumb when he was a kid, although the act wasn’t even malicious.

The NFL is so heartless they won’t give this very talented kid a chance over this. I can’t believe a non-malicious act when he was 16 will affect him the rest of his life. Sad. I’m really disappointed that there are so many cowardly owners in this league.

no he wasn’t, he was suppose to go in the6th or 7th

It seems like the media is avoiding him completely. I see people ask about him and it’s ignored ( on the web )

Ecstatic about Dez, initially puzzled by the S Lee pick and largely ambivalent about the rest. Although I’m coming around on AOA. Because this draft turned out so completely different than I expected, I’ve had to adjust perspective. Going in – felt OL/S were immediate priorities, WR/ILB next year’s needs. Am a big believer in being opportunistic in my business and think that’s how DAL has played this. Am especially pleased we have upgraded our Return game for both aspects so much.

The entire Need vs Value debate is vexing – if we drafted solely for Value, then why didn’t we pick a QB or RB? Because the Need wasn’t there. It’s not all one or the other, these aren’t mutually exclusive positions, but is our priority proportional? It’s Science, but there is some Art as well.

Appears DAlLis satisfied we have the Starters on our roster to cover those Need positions and can add depth through FA. Even though our draft was bold, it also comes with considerable risk.

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/huddle_up/posts/108301?eref=sihp

Dez is a great pick, he’ll be a great player for Dallas.
Sean Lee sounds like a young Brooking.
I like AOA, it will be great having a FS with that much speed who can cover. Plus nice ST player right away.
I liked the Wall pick a lot. He reminds me of Antoine Winfield a little bit.
Lissimore could be a poor man’s Ratliff, which would still be pretty good.

Don’t think the OL pick was good, but between Sam Young, Mike Tepper, and Will Barker, maybe one of them will step up and turn out to be something. Not getting my hopes up though.

In large part because of the War Room picture in that Fan Post. Looking at it the Cowboys didn’t have a lot of highly rated linemen on their board, and they had Lee rated higher than all of the safeties left on the board. I would rather the team follow its board rather than intentionally reach for need. Reaching for need is what teams like Buffalo consistently do, and why they consistently fail to gain ground.

Now if their board just sucks that’s another problem entirely. But we won’t know if their board sucked for awhile yet. I’m hoping not.

I hope someone runs into the WALL