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01-13-2012, 09:21 PM
Cowboys 2012 Draft: How Good Is Dallas At Assembling A Draft Board?
by rabblerousr
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2012/1/13/2705401/cowboys-2012-draft-how-good-is-dallas-at-assembling-a-draft-board
Lost amidst all the recent additions and subtractions from the Cowboys' coaching ranks was a bit of news that may prove to have the most positive impact on the Cowboys fortunes in 2012 and beyond: the fact that the Dallas Director of Player Personnel Tom Ciskowski will remain with the team (of course, we were all over it here at BTB; KD covered it in yesterday's links post). Ciskowski been with the organization since 1992 (he was the guy who scouted and recommended Larry Allen); he took over the top scouting job after Jeff Ireland left for the Miami Dolphins following the 2007 season.
We can debate at length the impact (or lack thereof) that Bill Parcells had on the Cowboys organization; one fact, however, is indisputable: he did a masterful job of cleaning up (and cleaning out) what had been a moribund scouting department. He eliminated a lot of dead weight (I'm talking to you, Larry Lacewell) and promoted smart, steady,grinders like Ireland and Ciskowski. A lot of ink (and pixels) has been spilled over the Cowboys' draft-day struggles, but few, if any, insiders blame Ciskowski and his personnel team who, by all reports, do a superb job scouting players, assigning grades, and assembling the big board.
And it's not an easy job. Ciskowski and his guys have to sift through about 450 draftable players to assemble their board. No team's board has that many guys on it; typically, a team will winnow the total down to about 120 players for a seven-round draft. Obviously, many more than 120 players will be drafted (254 were selected in the 2011 selection party) but, since each team comes up with a distinct group of 120, there will still be plenty of guys left on each team's list as the draft winds down into the seventh round. What makes guys like Ciskowski so valuable is their ability to select the right 120 players, matching them to a particular organization's schemes and philosophy...
by rabblerousr
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2012/1/13/2705401/cowboys-2012-draft-how-good-is-dallas-at-assembling-a-draft-board
Lost amidst all the recent additions and subtractions from the Cowboys' coaching ranks was a bit of news that may prove to have the most positive impact on the Cowboys fortunes in 2012 and beyond: the fact that the Dallas Director of Player Personnel Tom Ciskowski will remain with the team (of course, we were all over it here at BTB; KD covered it in yesterday's links post). Ciskowski been with the organization since 1992 (he was the guy who scouted and recommended Larry Allen); he took over the top scouting job after Jeff Ireland left for the Miami Dolphins following the 2007 season.
We can debate at length the impact (or lack thereof) that Bill Parcells had on the Cowboys organization; one fact, however, is indisputable: he did a masterful job of cleaning up (and cleaning out) what had been a moribund scouting department. He eliminated a lot of dead weight (I'm talking to you, Larry Lacewell) and promoted smart, steady,grinders like Ireland and Ciskowski. A lot of ink (and pixels) has been spilled over the Cowboys' draft-day struggles, but few, if any, insiders blame Ciskowski and his personnel team who, by all reports, do a superb job scouting players, assigning grades, and assembling the big board.
And it's not an easy job. Ciskowski and his guys have to sift through about 450 draftable players to assemble their board. No team's board has that many guys on it; typically, a team will winnow the total down to about 120 players for a seven-round draft. Obviously, many more than 120 players will be drafted (254 were selected in the 2011 selection party) but, since each team comes up with a distinct group of 120, there will still be plenty of guys left on each team's list as the draft winds down into the seventh round. What makes guys like Ciskowski so valuable is their ability to select the right 120 players, matching them to a particular organization's schemes and philosophy...