Barrett Jones

[dwight]

Wow. Barrett Jones showed a lot of emotion by pushing his QB, but I still want him to be a Cowboy too.

Dallas needs a nasty streak on that Oline and I think Jones would bring it.

[CowboysYanksLakers]

Jones in the 2nd round would be awesome...

[TheCoolFan]

The guy looks like a leader...even though he still looks like he could be in high school :laugh2:

[Oh_Canada]

Wow. Barrett Jones showed a lot of emotion by pushing his QB, but I still want him to be a Cowboy too.

Dallas needs a nasty streak on that Oline and I think Jones would bring it.

He should have pile drived that pip squeak for showng him up like that. What a punk move by McCarron up by four touchdowns jumping up and down like a little kid who was just told he'll have to wait for his PS3.

[lostar2009]

O yea this is the nasty SOB we need big time !!!! Trade down in the 1st JJ

[TheFinisher]

I don't like how he shoved his QB, he comes off as a me guy.

[Parcells4Life]

He admitted that he has torn ligaments in his foot and has lisfranc injury which will require surgery.

Wonder if it will drop his stock?

[Boys122]

Wow. Barrett Jones showed a lot of emotion by pushing his QB, but I still want him to be a Cowboy too.

Dallas needs a nasty streak on that Oline and I think Jones would bring it.

Yup, we haven't had that in a center for sometime. Stepnoski comes to mind.

[RS12]

He admitted that he has torn ligaments in his foot and has lisfranc injury which will require surgery.

Wonder if it will drop his stock?

Maybe.

[tm1119]

Well he definitely wont be able to work out for teams or anything like that. What could happen is guys who impress with workout #'s jump ahead of him because of the "what have you done for me lately" nature of the NFL. A good power/strength showing at the combine would do wonders for Jones, wonder if he will go to the combine for just that.

[poost]

So an injured player with potential in the second? Looks like he's on the Cowboys radar.

[supercowboy8]

Jones has always had foot and ankle injuries, every since his freshman year. That keeps me away from him in the first.

Everyone needs to look at Louisville center Mario Benavides. This guy can do it all amd showed up a great game vs Florida.

[Boys122]

So an injured player with potential in the second? Looks like he's on the Cowboys radar.

~lipsmack~ welcome to Dallas Barrett.

[DFWJC]

In the 2nd...yes

[xwalker]

Jones has always had foot and ankle injuries, every since his freshman year. That keeps me away from him in the first.

Everyone needs to look at Louisville center Mario Benavides. This guy can do it all amd showed up a great game vs Florida.

Benavides (6-4, 284) is strong for his size and has excellent technique; however, he said that he bulked up over 300 lbs in the past but couldn't play effectively and that his knees were killing him at that weight.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Jones has always had foot and ankle injuries, every since his freshman year. That keeps me away from him in the first.

Everyone needs to look at Louisville center Mario Benavides. This guy can do it all amd showed up a great game vs Florida.


I think Benavides is too small. He may end up being a pretty nice LG though. If he could just get bigger and stronger, he would be perfect IMO. Lost of talent, just limited by his size at this point.

[RS12]

Everyone knew Jones was battling a sore foot, but the Rimington Award winner said after Alabama's 42-14 romp over Notre Dame in the Discover BCS National Championship that he played the game with torn ligaments in his left foot. Jones suffered the Lisfranc (midfoot) injury in the first quarter of the SEC championship game against Georgia on Dec. 1 and will undergo surgery on Wednesday. He'll likely be out for three to four months.

Jones' foot might not have even been remotely close to 100 percent, but the coaches were probably going to have to tranquilize the 6-foot-5, 305-pounder in order to keep him from playing in or missing any part of Monday night's game.

"They would have had to physically drag me off the field to keep me from playing in this game, and even then, I don't know if that would have worked," Jones said.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/59142/barrett-jones-played-with-torn-ligaments

That is 100% my kind of player.

[Manwiththeplan]

I hope that him needing foot surgery is enough to push him down to 47.

[supercowboy8]

I think Benavides is too small. He may end up being a pretty nice LG though. If he could just get bigger and stronger, he would be perfect IMO. Lost of talent, just limited by his size at this point.

Too small? He is 300 pounds and can get stronger. He handled Slyvester Williams and Sheriff Floyd just fine. Also had a great game vs UNC.

[Star Guard_31]

If I'm not mistaken, the recovery time following surgery for a Lis Franc injury is pretty lengthy. If he requires surgery, he may very well miss the senior bowl, combine, etc. Last year the top rated center (Peter Konz) didn't go until the late second and he was 100% healthy. I wouldn't be surprised to see this drop Jones into the 3rd rd or even early 4th.

[respectdatstar]

If I'm not mistaken, the recovery time following surgery for a Lis Franc injury is pretty lengthy. If he requires surgery, he may very well miss the senior bowl, combine, etc. Last year the top rated center (Peter Konz) didn't go until the late second and he was 100% healthy. I wouldn't be surprised to see this drop Jones into the 3rd rd or even early 4th.

Didn't Konz have an ankle injury while at Wisconsin?

[ceerrece]

If we pick Warmack in the first and Jones in the second, i'm gonna cry like a girl in a Justin Bieber's concert...

[Star Guard_31]

Didn't Konz have an ankle injury while at Wisconsin?

I know Konz had a dislocated ankle that caused him to miss some time his final year at Wisconsin, but I don't believe it required surgery. He was also able to workout at the combine. If Jones' lisfranc injury precludes him from participating at the combine I'd expect him to fall a round or two.

[respectdatstar]

I know Konz had a dislocated ankle that caused him to miss some time his final year at Wisconsin, but I don't believe it required surgery. He was also able to workout at the combine. If Jones' lisfranc injury precludes him from participating at the combine I'd expect him to fall a round or two.

This is good news for us. We could take him in the 2nd or 3rd and give him ample time to recover before assuming a larger role.

[Hoov]

Barret talked about the pushing his QB on the radio today.

Said the team took a long time getting to the LOS - dont remeber why, something about getting the play in - So he gets up the the LOS with 7 seconds, Then he made all his reads and calls and there was 3 seconds on the clock and right then the defense shifted so he had to make the adjustment and make new calls.

He said he and AJ were roomates and good friends, said that was just a little too much for his QB to be barking at them like that after the way everyone had played so well.

Somone said, "isnt it just like a QB to do something like that" dont know if it was him or Golic who said that and they both started laughing.

[Sifillest]

If we pick Warmack in the first and Jones in the second, i'm gonna cry like a girl in a Justin Bieber's concert...

I won't cry but damn ill be pleased.

[Sifillest]

Barret talked about the pushing his QB on the radio today.

Said the team took a long time getting to the LOS - dont remeber why, something about getting the play in - So he gets up the the LOS with 7 seconds, Then he made all his reads and calls and there was 3 seconds on the clock and right then the defense shifted so he had to make the adjustment and make new calls.

He said he and AJ were roomates and good friends, said that was just a little too much for his QB to be barking at them like that after the way everyone had played so well.

Somone said, "isnt it just like a QB to do something like that" dont know if it was him or Golic who said that and they both started laughing.

heard it this morning, it was Golic lol they instantly became trench warrior bff's

[jterrell]

Barrett Jones was the worst of the 5 Bama OL in the NCG. Still quite solid but easily the least impressive.

I watched EVERY snap on replay and he was the only guy who ever lost any ground.

Chance Warmack is significantly better. I would not have drafted DeCastro last year at our original pick but I would quite happily take Warmack this year at 18 without blinking. He is ridiculous. I didn't see a single play where he didn't make someone from ND look like a small child. Bama ran behind him all night.

[DFWJC]

Barrett Jones was the worst of the 5 Bama OL in the NCG. Still quite solid but easily the least impressive.

I watched EVERY snap on replay and he was the only guy who ever lost any ground.

Chance Warmack is significantly better. I would not have drafted DeCastro last year at our original pick but I would quite happily take Warmack this year at 18 without blinking. He is ridiculous. I didn't see a single play where he didn't make someone from ND look like a small child. Bama ran behind him all night.

Love Warmack. And yes, taking at him at 18 would be better than burning the 14th pick on DeCastro.

The guy has some real explosiveness and nice feet. He rarely seems off balance or out of position.

[IAmLegend]

If we pick Warmack in the first and Jones in the second, i'm gonna cry like a girl in a Justin Bieber's concert...

First of all, no way Barrett Jones will fall all the way to 47. I guarantee someone will pick him before that, even with the surgery issues. Secondly, we'll be lucky if Warmack falls to us at 18 as well. He's showed why he's the best G prospect in years, and he'll have a solid combine. The Rams and Steelers both pick right before us, and both need O-Line help bad unfortunately. Plus St. Louis has 2 first round picks, so I could easily see them spending one on Warmack and the other on a receiver or DB.

Hate to take the wind out of your sails, cause I'd love to have both these guys as well, but it's not going to happen unless we make some trades.

[xwalker]

Too small? He is 300 pounds and can get stronger. He handled Slyvester Williams and Sheriff Floyd just fine. Also had a great game vs UNC.
He is strong for his size and has really good technique; however, he was quoted as saying that he is playing at about 284 lbs. He said that he bulked up over 300 lbs but couldn't play effectively and that his knees were killing him.

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[JoeyBoy718]

We have the #18 pick and I'm guessing around the #50 pick in the 2nd round. I would be happy if we traded back to the 25-30 range with our 1st round pick and that allowed us to move up to around 35-40 or so with our 2nd pick (I have no idea what the trade values would be with those picks). If we could get Barret Jones with the 25-30 pick and safety Matt Elam with the 35-40 pick, I would be very happy. What do you think?

Edit: I just looked it up. The trade calculator says the #18 and 50 picks would be worth the #25 and 33 picks.

[xwalker]

We have the #18 pick and I'm guessing around the #50 pick in the 2nd round. I would be happy if we traded back to the 25-30 range with our 1st round pick and that allowed us to move up to around 35-40 or so with our 2nd pick (I have no idea what the trade values would be with those picks). If we could get Barret Jones with the 25-30 pick and safety Matt Elam with the 35-40 pick, I would be very happy. What do you think?

Edit: I just looked it up. The trade calculator says the #18 and 50 picks would be worth the #25 and 33 picks.

There is no need to "force" those picks, IMO.

There is good chance that Jones is available later. I would not be surprised if Elam get picked before Jones.

If you were talking about the last really good player at a position, then you might force the pick a little bit; however, there are going to be several really good OLinemen and Safeties in the 2nd round of this draft, IMO.

If you're targeting Jones as a Center, then I think Frederick has similar or possibly better talent and Khalad Holmes is not far behind.