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Sam I Am
01-20-2011, 02:53 PM
Kipers a dillhole.

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ESPN NFL Draft experts Todd McShay and Mel Kiper often banter back-and-forth while disagreeing about player rankings and team needs.

But according to their recent mock drafts, both agree that Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara is who the Cowboys should select with the ninth overall pick in April's draft.

McShay wrote this about the Cowboys selecting Amukamara:

Complete Story (http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/01/nfl-draft-experts-agree-on-who.html)

CATCH17
01-20-2011, 02:55 PM
He just doesn't impress me.

I'd rather go O-line than pick him.


He's a great person though.

Sam I Am
01-20-2011, 03:01 PM
He just doesn't impress me.

I'd rather go O-line than pick him.


He's a great person though.

Tyron Smith? I think he will be a good player, but he is light (285lbs I believe) which means he isn't viable option to actually start next year. You spend the #9 pick on him and not even have a chance to start?

He needs more time in school, but I believe he is coming out this year.

ThreeSportStar80
01-20-2011, 03:01 PM
I'm not impressed with him honestly...

The Realist
01-20-2011, 03:08 PM
"Outsanding instincts, ball skills and anticipation."

Yeah, right.

How in the world did he end up with zero picks this year?

Sam I Am
01-20-2011, 03:12 PM
"Outsanding instincts, ball skills and anticipation."

Yeah, right.

How in the world did he end up with zero picks this year?

I don't like that pick much either. I wouldn't mind having him on my team, but I don't think I draft him at #9. I like Tyron Smith, but the kid shouldn't be coming out of school yet. Do you drop a #9 pick on the guy just to wait a year for him? I don't like that idea, but I DO think Smith is going to be a very good OT in this league.

Meat-O-Rama
01-20-2011, 03:17 PM
I don't like that pick much either. I wouldn't mind having him on my team, but I don't think I draft him at #9. I like Tyron Smith, but the kid shouldn't be coming out of school yet. Do you drop a #9 pick on the guy just to wait a year for him? I don't like that idea, but I DO think Smith is going to be a very good OT in this league.

I agree. I think there are a number of guys coming out this year based solely on the possibility of labor issues and whether there will be a 2012 draft...

Woods
01-20-2011, 03:18 PM
I don't like that pick much either. I wouldn't mind having him on my team, but I don't think I draft him at #9. I like Tyron Smith, but the kid shouldn't be coming out of school yet. Do you drop a #9 pick on the guy just to wait a year for him? I don't like that idea, but I DO think Smith is going to be a very good OT in this league.

I think if we stay at 9 we need a guy who is potentially a starter from Day 1. Or at least splits significant reps if in a rotation (i.e., on the DL for example).

As of right now, given our needs, looks like DL may be the best value and contributor if we stay at 9, imo.

That said, I still think we re-sign Bowen (or one of the other 2 guys FAs on the team) and pick up another 34 DE in in FA, so maybe it won't be such a huge need by the time the draft comes . . . .

Hostile
01-20-2011, 03:19 PM
I'd be fine with him, but if we do not go Patrick Peterson I think we need to go DL.

Marcel Dareus from Bama possibly.

TheSport78
01-20-2011, 03:22 PM
If Amukamara isn't on the board at #9 (assuming Peterson goes top 5), I fully expect us to go defensive line.

Idgit
01-20-2011, 03:25 PM
I want everyone who reads this thread to use the word 'dillhole' at least once today. Come back and post the context so we'll know you did it proper. Thanks.

Cowboyslife
01-20-2011, 03:40 PM
I'd take Prince and never look back. He might be a good influence on Mike Jenkins.

Sam I Am
01-20-2011, 03:42 PM
I'd be fine with him, but if we do not go Patrick Peterson I think we need to go DL.

Marcel Dareus from Bama possibly.

I'm not sure he is there at #9.

Sam I Am
01-20-2011, 03:46 PM
I want everyone who reads this thread to use the word 'dillhole' at least once today. Come back and post the context so we'll know you did it proper. Thanks.

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3813200#post3813200

CATCH17
01-20-2011, 03:57 PM
Tyron Smith? I think he will be a good player, but he is light (285lbs I believe) which means he isn't viable option to actually start next year. You spend the #9 pick on him and not even have a chance to start?

He needs more time in school, but I believe he is coming out this year.


I think Sherrod and Carimi are both better than him.


I just think if this was any other year for corners he wouldn't go this high.

JMO and I could be very wrong about this guy but I just don't see very good instincts or anything.


I really like Aaron Williams from Texas better. I don't think Prince is that much better and Williams brings more value.

CATCH17
01-20-2011, 03:59 PM
I don't like that pick much either. I wouldn't mind having him on my team, but I don't think I draft him at #9. I like Tyron Smith, but the kid shouldn't be coming out of school yet. Do you drop a #9 pick on the guy just to wait a year for him? I don't like that idea, but I DO think Smith is going to be a very good OT in this league.

I keep coming back to 5 guys..


Patrick Peterson

Robert Quinn

Marcel Dareus

Gabe Carimi

Derrick Sherrod



Get me 1 of those 5. I think they all hold the least bust potential.

Bigtommyb
01-20-2011, 04:05 PM
I think Sherrod and Carimi are both better than him.


I just think if this was any other year for corners he wouldn't go this high.

JMO and I could be very wrong about this guy but I just don't see very good instincts or anything.


I really like Aaron Williams from Texas better. I don't think Prince is that much better and Williams brings more value.

I agree about Sherrod and Carimi, However if Prince isn't there at 9, we move down in the lower 1st and get Sherrod or Carimi. With the 2- second rounders get a saftey and De, Rahim Moore and Cam Heyward or any Saftey /De combo and that's a decent first day.

DHuskerCowboy
01-20-2011, 04:33 PM
Getting prince at #9 would be a great pickup for this defense a corner that can shut down a side of the field makes the whole defense better. and its hard to get picks when the quarterback doesn't look your way. and please. please someone bring up blackmon yeah he got som jump balls on prince but he was right there and blackmon did zero in the second half zero

Idgit
01-20-2011, 04:43 PM
http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3813200#post3813200

Excellent. Both for the use of the word, and for using it accurately. Mel is a dillhole. No doubt about it.

Mine was 'one of you dillholes, get me a Diet Coke.' Not great, but I think I get some points for saying it to my wife and kids, right?

Randy White
01-20-2011, 05:05 PM
I'm glad most folks are comin' around my way of thinking..

:ohboy:

On a slightly more serious note, I wouldn't jump off the building if the Cowboys draft Prince, but he's just not worth the 9th pick, imo. I'd rater the do the trade down thing, as opposed to draft him at that spot.

Arch Stanton
01-20-2011, 05:07 PM
I want everyone who reads this thread to use the word 'dillhole' at least once today. Come back and post the context so we'll know you did it proper. Thanks.

Don't be a dillhole.

Idgit
01-20-2011, 05:10 PM
Don't be a dillhole.

Ouch. He shoots, scores!

GloryDaysRBack
01-20-2011, 05:13 PM
"Outsanding instincts, ball skills and anticipation."

Yeah, right.

How in the world did he end up with zero picks this year?

I guess Revis and Nnamdi suck too then..get a clue

GloryDaysRBack
01-20-2011, 05:15 PM
I keep coming back to 5 guys..
Patrick Peterson

Robert Quinn

Marcel Dareus

Gabe Carimi

Derrick Sherrod

Get me 1 of those 5. I think they all hold the least bust potential.

It's absolutely laughable to say Carimi is a better prospect than Prince..Carimi may not
even be a first rounder

DHuskerCowboy
01-20-2011, 05:36 PM
I'm glad most folks are comin' around my way of thinking..

:ohboy:

On a slightly more serious note, I wouldn't jump off the building if the Cowboys draft Prince, but he's just not worth the 9th pick, imo. I'd rater the do the trade down thing, as opposed to draft him at that spot.




Havent Been here Long but why do you think Prince isn't worth the pick at 9?

The Realist
01-20-2011, 06:17 PM
I guess Revis and Nnamdi suck too then..get a clue

If you're comparing him to the two best corners in the league, why isn't he the first corner in this draft?

Cowboyslife
01-20-2011, 06:36 PM
If you're comparing him to the two best corners in the league, why isn't he the first corner in this draft?

Revis was taken with the 14th overall pick.

GloryDaysRBack
01-20-2011, 06:37 PM
If you're comparing him to the two best corners in the league, why isn't he the first corner in this draft?

Who said he won't be taken first? Prince is slated to go higher than both Revis AND Nnamdi..

BAT
01-20-2011, 07:01 PM
If neither Fairley, Quinn or Peterson are there at #9, then the pick should be Paea or Miller.

First pick has to be a starter. Forget trading down.

Hostile
01-20-2011, 07:34 PM
I'm not sure he is there at #9.No one will be there at #9. I have it on good authority from this very forum that 32 players will be selected before we pick at #9. All of them someone that people here want badly and they will be forced to rue like they have never rued before.

The person left to us at number 9 is automatically a dillhole. We will rue that dillhole.

UnoDallas
01-20-2011, 07:47 PM
I'd be fine with him, but if we do not go Patrick Peterson I think we need to go DL.

Marcel Dareus from Bama possibly.


gotta disagree at 15

Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State 6-6 #305 -

Doug Free played well at ROT last year in Columbo's absence and with the top LOT still on the board, why not have the flexibility of 2 athletic young bookends that are interchangeable? Sure makes game-day decisions of whittling down 53 to 45 easier, in the case of deciding on back-up OL in the case of injuries. This is a case where value equals need and is a fine pick by Dallas.

Sherrod has the quickest feet and best natural athleticism of the top-tier tackles, and the Cowboys sorely need those characteristics up front



After a week of attempting "value picks" and not addressing the obvious OL deficiencies, decided to place a higher priority on the Big Uglies and ended up with the top OT in the draft. Sherrod can play either bookend and the interchangeability between he and Doug Free will be valuable on game-day inactive decisions. Injuries do play a part in the NFL game, as the Cowboys learned all too well this season.

there are a bunch if uglies that can be put on the D line

an Darues does not impress me one bit
not so with the O line

I will tell Sherrod is my number one pick this year - don't thing I will change it either

we have to do something with the O line

Idgit
01-20-2011, 07:56 PM
No one will be there at #9. I have it on good authority from this very forum that 32 players will be selected before we pick at #9. All of them someone that people here want badly and they will be forced to rue like they have never rued before.

The person left to us at number 9 is automatically a dillhole. We will rue that dillhole.

Style points: awarded.

It'd be cool if there were someone with the last name of Dillhole in this draft. Tony Dillhole, maybe. And we could draft him at #9. It'd be like that year when Richie Incognito was Mister Irrelevant.

CATCH17
01-20-2011, 08:17 PM
It's absolutely laughable to say Carimi is a better prospect than Prince..Carimi may not
even be a first rounder

Carimi and Dareus seem like the 2 biggest non bust potential players.

I think Carimi goes top 15. Some team will think he can play LT.

28 Joker
01-20-2011, 08:43 PM
I think Prince Amukamara will probably be there. I have thought that he was a over rated for the top 10, but I think he is a solid first rounder. However, I don't think he is a true blue-chip player in this draft. He could end up at safety like Malcolm Jenkins. His long speed, explosiveness, and ability to play the ball is a concern, and he needs to run a solid low to mid 4.4 to help keep him in the top 10, imo.

see this article:

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed/2010-10/draft-dish/story/draft-top-40-prince-amukamara-may-end-up-at-safety

I'd prefer to rebuild from the inside-out, and Amukamara has to be really special for me to take him at nine, because Newman still has some good football left in him and both lines up front are in bad shape. You can get Pro Bowl CBs late in round one. I think Dallas will have some really good players to choose from.

rkell87
01-20-2011, 09:04 PM
I think Sherrod and Carimi are both better than him.


I just think if this was any other year for corners he wouldn't go this high.

JMO and I could be very wrong about this guy but I just don't see very good instincts or anything.


I really like Aaron Williams from Texas better. I don't think Prince is that much better and Williams brings more value.

williams would have been a second rounder in last years draft, i think that is where he belongs.

GloryDaysRBack
01-20-2011, 09:12 PM
I think we are going to land Prince and I think we are going to get an absolute gem..

Deep_Freeze
01-20-2011, 09:19 PM
No one will be there at #9. I have it on good authority from this very forum that 32 players will be selected before we pick at #9. All of them someone that people here want badly and they will be forced to rue like they have never rued before.

The person left to us at number 9 is automatically a dillhole. We will rue that dillhole.

I know what your trying to say, but we also have to realize that this draft could go badly for us cause there seems to be a clear line in talent right above where we pick.

Of course there is a long time to go before the draft, and players will rise and fall, but right now there is a great possibility that the top tier talent will be gone when we pick. Hopefully one of them falls, they take alot of QBs before us, or someone we don't even know right now flies up the draft into our view.

I figure it will be the latter, and after the workouts our picture at #9 will be more clear.

28 Joker
01-20-2011, 09:19 PM
I'll tell you a CB who I was impressed with. I saw him play in the Sugar Bowl.

Chekwa Chimdi 5-11 190 Ohio State

He dislocated his wrist in the game. Wrist injuires can be risky. I read where some scouts thought he would be a first round pick. I saw him projected in round three on one site. If his wrist checks out, he would be someone to look at in round 3 if he indeed slips.

He was coveing those fast Arkansas WRs deep, and that is Amukamara's question mark. Is Amukamara going to need safety help all the time deep?

junk
01-20-2011, 09:53 PM
Carimi and Dareus seem like the 2 biggest non bust potential players.

I think Carimi goes top 15. Some team will think he can play LT.

I'm not sure where Carimi ends up right now, but if I'm looking for a RT, he's the guy I want.

Took over as a redshirt freshman from Joe Thomas. This year's Outland Winner. Academic All American.

He's gone up against some pretty good talent on a regular basis already (Clayborn and Heyward)

Ideal first for me would be a trade down to grab him and pick up another 2nd or 3rd.

Deep_Freeze
01-20-2011, 09:57 PM
I'll tell you a CB who I was impressed with. I saw him play in the Sugar Bowl.

Chekwa Chimdi 5-11 190 Ohio State

He dislocated his wrist in the game. Wrist injuires can be risky. I read where some scouts thought he would be a first round pick. I saw him projected in round three on one site. If his wrist checks out, he would be someone to look at in round 3 if he indeed slips.

He was coveing those fast Arkansas WRs deep, and that is Amukamara's question mark. Is Amukamara going to need safety help all the time deep?

Well I can tell you, none of Arkansas WRs are fast. Mallett was carrying the team all year really, none of the upperclassmen WRs Arkansas has except Childs who didn't play in the Sugar Bowl cause he was hurt, will even be drafted most likely.

Chimdi did look like he had some talent though.

texbumthelife
01-20-2011, 10:16 PM
I really like Carimi as a mauler in the run game but I don't think he has a future in the NFL as an OT, even on the right side. I think he can and will be a dominate run blocking guard.

Also, as a pure cover corner, all special teams action aside, Prince > Peterson.

UnoDallas
01-20-2011, 10:43 PM
I guess no one think having two tackles - whom could have the flexibility to switch sides if needed

is not appealing to any one

well it is to me an when will be drafting this high again? - to get a top flight LT

I think its a no brainer

Sherrod is our pick number at 9 to 15 - I say if we pass him up we will be missing out

Ideal height and good bulk with large hands

Quick and agile with above average athleticism

Light on feet. Able to slide and mirror laterally

Good footwork, balance and body control

Technically sound and uses his hands well

Understands positioning and angles

Great pass blocker and can protect the edge

Does a solid job in the run game as a drive blocker

Effective in space and can get to the second level

Mature, hard working and a leader

Is tough and has proven to be durable
Tons of experience versus top competition

The type who does everything well but nothing great

Possesses both the physical tools and intangibles that you look for in a left tackle prospect

Not particularly flashy but very consistent and arguably the best all -around blocker in this class

he sounds like a Doug Free

Randy White
01-20-2011, 11:36 PM
Havent Been here Long but why do you think Prince isn't worth the pick at 9?

Because I think he's a work in progress. As a husker fan you know he was originally a RB and stay that way for a while.. You also know that, right up to this year, Prince was a project in big Red who all of the sudden, and for no apparent reason, became a " top CB " target. You saw the OSU game and the Oklahoma game, in which he gave up big plays at the worst time. His physical tools are impressive, but so where former Husker Michael Booker's ( 6'2, 210lbs, 4.3 40 ) and that didn't turn out too well for the Falcons.

and yes, I'm a Husker fan too..

DHuskerCowboy
01-20-2011, 11:47 PM
Because I think he's a work in progress. As a husker fan you know he was originally a RB and stay that way for a while.. You also know that, right up to this year, Prince was a project in big Red who all of the sudden, and for no apparent reason, became a " top CB " target. You saw the OSU game and the Oklahoma game, in which he gave up big plays at the worst time. His physical tools are impressive, but so where former Husker Michael Booker's ( 6'2, 210lbs, 4.3 40 ) and that didn't turn out too well for the Falcons.

and yes, I'm a Husker fan too..



So if you a husker fan you should know that he had an great jr season which propelled him in to his senior year. and i watched the oklahoma game and every time the made a big play they threw at gomes and hagg in the slot washingon did the same thing. and as a husker fan i know bill callahan had alot of people in the wrong spots so i guess peline has an good eye for talant callahan had suh on the o-line so where you start isn't such a big deal its where u finish and who' coaching you up

silverbear
01-20-2011, 11:52 PM
Ouch. He shoots, scores!

C'mon now, you dillholes are gettin' silly...

Is a dillhole anything like a picklepuss?? :D

junk
01-21-2011, 06:24 AM
I guess no one think having two tackles - whom could have the flexibility to switch sides if needed

is not appealing to any one

well it is to me an when will be drafting this high again? - to get a top flight LT

I think its a no brainer

Sherrod is our pick number at 9 to 15 - I say if we pass him up we will be missing out


You post pretty much the same thing about Sherrod on a daily basis, so I'm not sure what else people really have to say about it.

Personally, I don't think he's a top flight LT. I think Okung was a better prospect last year.

He looks like a decent player and could be the pick. However, I wouldn't pick him because of his ability to switch sides. I look for that in the swing tackle. I'd prefer that the team wasn't moving OL around during the season.

Hostile
01-21-2011, 08:21 AM
You post pretty much the same thing about Sherrod on a daily basis, so I'm not sure what else people really have to say about it.

Personally, I don't think he's a top flight LT. I think Okung was a better prospect last year.

He looks like a decent player and could be the pick. However, I wouldn't pick him because of his ability to switch sides. I look for that in the swing tackle. I'd prefer that the team wasn't moving OL around during the season.I think the OL value is 2nd through 4th round and taking one in the 1st is a huge reach and I don't want to do that. CB or DL is the far better value. I like Sherrod, but not at 9. I like Carimi, but not in the top 20. There simply is not an OL I would take before 15 at best.

respectdatstar
01-21-2011, 09:32 AM
I just wish Oakland and Jacksonville were picking ahead of us. They'd both reach on 3rd round talents in the top 10 and Peterson could be had at 9. Al Davis is such a dillhole.

Cowboyslife
01-21-2011, 10:08 AM
Isn't dillhole an herb?

UnoDallas
01-21-2011, 10:24 AM
You post pretty much the same thing about Sherrod on a daily basis, so I'm not sure what else people really have to say about it.

Personally, I don't think he's a top flight LT. I think Okung was a better prospect last year.

He looks like a decent player and could be the pick. However, I wouldn't pick him because of his ability to switch sides. I look for that in the swing tackle. I'd prefer that the team wasn't moving OL around during the season.

well tryin to pound it to your heads this is our guy - :bang2:


sure Okung was better but wear (Sp) was he picked at 6

I think he is better than Davis picked at 11 an B Bulaga 23

who says he has the ability to switch sides ???????????

Sherrod has the quickest feet and best natural athleticism of the top-tier tackles, and the Cowboys sorely need those characteristics up front

The type who does everything well but nothing great --- Possesses both the physical tools and intangibles that you look for in a left tackle prospect --- Not particularly flashy but very consistent and arguably the best all - around blocker in this class

like I said he sounds like Doug Free clone

an when do you expect to be drafting in the top ten to 20 again ?


I don't want a swing OT - I want the best OT we can get

I really want him an Free to fight it out for the LT spot the other play RT

I sure would not use a 9 on him but at 15 I be all over him -

but you might have to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


an sure would not use a 9 on Dareus

not even a 32 on Dareus

I don't want that guy on our tream


the end I will quit posting as of today

:laugh2:

oh I kill myself

CATCH17
01-21-2011, 10:31 AM
I like Carimi better than Sherrod because Carimi is such a great mauler and if Free were to get injured you could slide him to left tackle and put Sam Young at Right Tackle in a pinch.

UnoDallas
01-21-2011, 10:32 AM
I think the OL value is 2nd through 4th round and taking one in the 1st is a huge reach and I don't want to do that. CB or DL is the far better value. I like Sherrod, but not at 9. I like Carimi, but not in the top 20. There simply is not an OL I would take before 15 at best.

did I say anything about taking him at number 9

I have been stating that we trade down and at 15 if he is sitting there I grab him

and Carimi spends to much time on the ground - I really do not want Carimi

Sherrod is the only OL I go after in the 1 rd

but you might have to go higher than 15 to get him depends on how it plays out

UnoDallas
01-21-2011, 10:34 AM
I like Carimi better than Sherrod because Carimi is such a great mauler and if Free were to get injured you could slide him to left tackle and put Sam Young at Right Tackle in a pinch.

I don't think Carimi can play LT

thats why Sherrod is the pick because if either Free get s hurt you know you got a guy that has played LT

Doug Free played well at ROT last year in Columbo's absence and with the top LOT still on the board, why not have the flexibility of 2 athletic young bookends that are interchangeable?

CATCH17
01-21-2011, 10:41 AM
I don't think Carimi can play LT

thats why Sherrod is the pick because if either Free get s hurt you know you got a guy that has played LT

Doug Free played well at ROT last year in Columbo's absence and with the top LOT still on the board, why not have the flexibility of 2 athletic young bookends that are interchangeable?

If I needed a LT I'd take Sherrod. I just feel like Carimi is a better fit for us.

The Realist
01-21-2011, 11:18 AM
I think the OL value is 2nd through 4th round and taking one in the 1st is a huge reach and I don't want to do that. CB or DL is the far better value. I like Sherrod, but not at 9. I like Carimi, but not in the top 20. There simply is not an OL I would take before 15 at best.

How do you think Carimi compares to Anthony Davis?

Biggems
01-21-2011, 11:38 AM
Derek Sherrod, Brandon Harris, or Cameron Jordan in the 1st.....

baj1dallas
01-21-2011, 12:39 PM
I think it's a mistake to want to move Free to the right. He is not a better than average right tackle. He is a good pass protector but a barely mediocre run blocker.

Randy White
01-21-2011, 01:51 PM
[QUOTE=DHuskerCowboy;3813759]So if you a husker fan you should know that he had an great jr season which propelled him in to his senior year.

The entire defensive backfield had a great season in '09, mostly because of man named Suh. As a matter of fact, it was such a good year for them that the Huskers, entering the '10 season, had pratically 3 starting CBs: Amukamara, Alfonzo Denard, and Anthony Blue. Anthony, however, tore his ACL in August and was done for the season, but Prince didn't have the job locked up..

and i watched the oklahoma game and every time the made a big play they threw at gomes and hagg in the slot

4th quarter. Game tied 20-20, Oklahoma on their end of the field, 3rd down and 24 yards to go:

Jones,Landry pass complete to Kenney,Cameron for 23 yards to the NU 37 (Amukamara, Prin).

Drives resulted in a FG. The final score was 23-20

You go back and watch the OSU and Texas' game, and you'll see, basically, the same thing. He has a habit of giving up big plays, not often, but at very inopportune times and that's mostly because he's not a natural CB. He's a work in progress.

washingon did the same thing.

Washington went after Dennard more than anybody and Dennard stepped up to the challange. That was his break out game and he's more of a natural CB than Prince is.

and as a husker fan i know bill callahan had alot of people in the wrong spots so i guess peline has an good eye for talant callahan had suh on the o-line so where you start isn't such a big deal its where u finish and who' coaching you up

Perfectly understandable, but where you start is usually your natural position and when you switch, it takes time to develop a second nature to it. For example, Steinkuler looks like he's more of a natural O-lineman than D-lineman. I wouldn't be shocked if, at some point before his career is over he's switched. Not that he's a bad defensive tackle, but he doesn't look like a natural for that position. At least not yet.

Randy White
01-21-2011, 01:55 PM
I think the OL value is 2nd through 4th round and taking one in the 1st is a huge reach and I don't want to do that.

:hammer:

Unless the Cowboys trade down to the late teens, early 20's, there isn't a lineman worth taken. I don't know how many times it must be said that there aren't any potential dominant tackles in this draft.

That's not saying that there aren't any future dominant O-lineman ( nobody knows who's going to develop if/or how ) but just going on the most basic standards, there aren't any.

The draft is sheer speculation and the only thing you can control is how prepare you are. The rest is just hopes and prayers.

RealCowboyfan
01-21-2011, 02:55 PM
Adrain Clayborn, Nick Fairly, DeQuan Bowers, or Cam Newton....

UnoDallas
01-21-2011, 02:59 PM
If I needed a LT I'd take Sherrod. I just feel like Carimi is a better fit for us.

well the thing about taking Sherrod is that we got two players who can play either side - how many days until the draft ? 98 - 97 lol

could be don't get wrong I'd take Carimi not a problem

from different scouting sites - plus I seen him play in at least 4 games - oh wow I know right

While he is a bit of a mauler in the run game, his technique in pass protection leaves a lot to be desired. He isn't a natural bender, and he struggles to move laterally. He can't play left tackle

He leans forward too often, allowing defenders to push him to the ground.

Tends to lose his balance too often. Must maintain a better base and get a more sound knee bend. When on the move, Carimi can lunge and miss a defender. Shows stiffness on his power step. Compensates for a lack of movement with power.

Needs to be more stout as a pass blocker. Typically strong against bull rushes, but was knocked around at times by Iowa’s Adrian Clayborn. The problem isn’t in power base, but he doesn’t always properly use it. Tends to let speed rushers get under his pads

Strength: Carimi has NFL strength and should be able to be plugged into an offense immediately. Powerful throughout his frame. Has the strength to seal the edge.

Technique: Needs to maintain his base a little better. If Carimi can do that, he’ll do a better job against speed rushers. Gets good hand position.

Final word: Being the guy who had to follow Joe Thomas at Wisconsin was a daunting task. Carimi, while nowhere near as good as Thomas, has done well. He’s a power tackle best suited for the right side of the line. Carimi struggles some against speed rushers, but has good strength to anchor and seal

http://draftboardinsider.com/cgi-bin/prospect.cgi?id=763

nice write up about him

againest Heyward

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