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03-19-2012, 03:28 PM
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The Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys) have signed seven free agents so far. And because only two of them have been offensive linemen and neither is an offensive lineman of whom Cowboys fans had previously heard anything good, there is a sense that they're setting up to draft Stanford guard David DeCastro with the 14th pick in next month's draft. And sure, they could be. DeCastro's No. 15 on Mel Kiper Jr.'s Big Board (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7685753/2012-nfl-draft-mel-kiper-latest-big-board) http://assets.espn.go.com/icons/in.gif (http://assets.espn.go.com/icons/in.gif), so it's not as though it'd be a bad-value pick. I generally frown on the idea of taking a guard in the first round, but people think DeCastro's a special player for whom it's worth making an exception, and he may well be a fine pick for the Cowboys. Tim MacMahon and Bryan Broaddus have more on DeCastro (http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4690999/draft-preview-series-stanford-og-david-decastro) in today's edition of ESPNDallas.com's draft preview series.
I'd just be careful assuming that's what's going to happen. The Cowboys entered this offseason with a ton of needs on defense. And while they have signed cornerback Brandon Carr (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11363/brandon-carr), safety Brodney Pool (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8448/brodney-pool) and linebacker Dan Connor (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11308/dan-connor) and franchised linebacker Anthony Spencer (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10470/anthony-spencer), they're not done working on the defense and they shouldn't be. The indefatigable Todd Archer reports that they're trying to schedule a visit (http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4691007/cowboys-have-interest-in-jarrett-bush) with Packers cornerback Jarrett Bush (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10342/jarrett-bush), who'd be a special teams guy mainly but also would add depth to the secondary. As we mentioned in the breakfast links, they're also showing interest (http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4690994/could-erik-walden-return-to-the-cowboys) in linebacker Erik Walden (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11401/erik-walden).
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The Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys) have signed seven free agents so far. And because only two of them have been offensive linemen and neither is an offensive lineman of whom Cowboys fans had previously heard anything good, there is a sense that they're setting up to draft Stanford guard David DeCastro with the 14th pick in next month's draft. And sure, they could be. DeCastro's No. 15 on Mel Kiper Jr.'s Big Board (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7685753/2012-nfl-draft-mel-kiper-latest-big-board) http://assets.espn.go.com/icons/in.gif (http://assets.espn.go.com/icons/in.gif), so it's not as though it'd be a bad-value pick. I generally frown on the idea of taking a guard in the first round, but people think DeCastro's a special player for whom it's worth making an exception, and he may well be a fine pick for the Cowboys. Tim MacMahon and Bryan Broaddus have more on DeCastro (http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4690999/draft-preview-series-stanford-og-david-decastro) in today's edition of ESPNDallas.com's draft preview series.
I'd just be careful assuming that's what's going to happen. The Cowboys entered this offseason with a ton of needs on defense. And while they have signed cornerback Brandon Carr (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11363/brandon-carr), safety Brodney Pool (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8448/brodney-pool) and linebacker Dan Connor (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11308/dan-connor) and franchised linebacker Anthony Spencer (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10470/anthony-spencer), they're not done working on the defense and they shouldn't be. The indefatigable Todd Archer reports that they're trying to schedule a visit (http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4691007/cowboys-have-interest-in-jarrett-bush) with Packers cornerback Jarrett Bush (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10342/jarrett-bush), who'd be a special teams guy mainly but also would add depth to the secondary. As we mentioned in the breakfast links, they're also showing interest (http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4690994/could-erik-walden-return-to-the-cowboys) in linebacker Erik Walden (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11401/erik-walden).
Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/37233/the-cowboys-should-still-draft-defense