Dallas Cowboys review.

[czmtzc]

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Dallas Cowboys
Draft Roundup
How many Marcuses does it take to revamp a defense? Dallas answered “two,” by drafting defensive end/linebacker DeMarcus Ware out of Troy State and defensive end Marcus Spears from LSU. With Dallas finally confirming that they will be moving to the 3-4 this year, Ware should see plenty of time at outside linebacker. At 300+ pounds, Spears’ job will be to absorb opposing linemen to give Ware a clear path to the opposing quarterback. Second-round pick LB Kevin Burnett is currently on the sidelines with an injury to his right hip, but should be ready for training camp.

Fourth-round pick Marion Barber III is expected to back up Julius Jones at running back and possibly see some time as a return man on special teams. Barber’s father, Marion Jr., played seven years in the NFL with the Jets as a backup running back. If Marion III can manage to gain 318 yards on the ground for his career, he’ll move ahead of his father into second place all-time in rushing yards by running backs named “Barber.”

Fourth-round pick DE Chris Canty could prove to be a huge steal, assuming of course that he ever finds his way onto the field. Canty’s athleticism and football skills have never been questioned, but he’s been banged up more times than Angelina Jolie. Canty broke both his right leg and left arm in 2002 and missed most of last season after injuring his knee against Syracuse. In January, Canty was hit in the face with a beer bottle and suffered a detached retina. Canty recently had a second procedure to repair the detached retina, but is expected to be ready for the regular season opener, assuming he doesn’t blindly walk into a wall covered in sharp metal spikes before then.

Post-Draft
The Cowboys signed two notable veteran free agents after the draft, picking up the recently cut cornerback Aaron Glenn from Houston and running back Anthony Thomas from Chicago. Glenn will add some much needed depth to what was an awful Dallas defensive secondary in 2004. Thomas could be used primarily as a short yardage back, spelling Julius Jones around the goal line.

On the undrafted free agent front, the player who Bill Parcells has talked up the most so far this pre-season is former San Jose State running back, and Texas native, Tyson Thompson. Thompson could be in the mix as a return man if he can make the team as the number four running back.

Be sure to check out the linked article to see the entire NFC East review. There was a pretty funny section on the Redskins.
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[WoodysGirl]

I like the touch of humor in the artice. Especially this about Canty.
Canty recently had a second procedure to repair the detached retina, but is expected to be ready for the regular season opener, assuming he doesn’t blindly walk into a wall covered in sharp metal spikes before then.


Minor inaccuracy about the weight of Spears. He must've missed the memo by BP saying he wants him to play at 295, which means during the season, he just might be even lighter.

Good read nonetheless... Thx for posting. :)

[dargonking999]

thanc for the info man.

[royhitshard]

Thanks for the review.

[hipfake08]

The update on Washington was great.

I like to think it was Peter King speaking on them. :skins: :skins:
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[Dangerous Dave]

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but he’s been banged up more times than Angelina Jolie. :skins:


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[Hollywood Henderson]

Yep good stuff, but why take out your hate on Angelina? :cool:

[ravidubey]

... but he’s been banged up more times than Angelina Jolie.

Hey, Angelina Jolie is off limits!

...assuming he doesn’t blindly walk into a wall covered in sharp metal spikes before then.

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[czmtzc]

Hey, Angelina Jolie is off limits!


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I didn't write it, I just reported it.

Here is the Funny part from the Redskins section to make up for it.


No weakness was more pronounced for the 2004 Redskins than at starting quarterback. Only Chicago, Miami, Arizona, and Atlanta had worse passing offenses than Washington did with Mark Brunell and Patrick Ramsey behind center. Without a drastic improvement at the quarterback position, the Redskins would have no chance to compete for a playoff spot in the wide-open NFC. Quarterback was therefore an obvious position for Washington to target in the first round.

But with over $5 million in cap space already committed to the quarterback position in 2005, Washington had to be smart about where they drafted their new QB. With only the number nine pick in the first round, the Redskins risked having both of the consensus top two quarterbacks taken before them. Without a second-round pick, Washington would be forced to either risk that the player they really wanted would drop to them in the third round, or reach for that player with the ninth pick and pay more than they really could afford to in order to fill out the position.

Shrewdly, Washington packaged a third round pick this year and two future draft picks to grab the 25th pick in this year’s draft from the Denver Broncos. With that pick, the Redskins knew that they would have a great chance at grabbing Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell, the player they really wanted all along. After leading Auburn to an undefeated season in his senior year, Campbell displayed the kind of winning attitude that Washington was severely lacking at the most important position on the football field. Plus, as a later first round selection, Campbell would demand a much more modest signing bonus than he would have if Washington selected him with the ninth overall pick. This gave Washington a little more flexibility with their rookie pool salary cap to address some other areas where they could stand to improve. With Campbell likely to take over from Ramsey and Brunell early on in the season, Washington is poised to make a big run in the NFC this fall.

How was that? Are you convinced? Yeah, me neither. As hard as I might try to create a decent argument, I still have no idea what the hell Washington was doing by trading three draft picks so they could add yet another quarterback to their roster. And it’s not like they’re grabbing Peyton Manning here, either. A year ago, you’d be hard pressed to find people who thought Campbell would be drafted at all, let alone in the first round. But thanks to great years from his two running backs and his defense, Campbell was put in a great position to succeed in 2004 and didn’t waste the opportunity.