Stephen Jones: Safety is #1 Priority on Defense - Page 4 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

**jobberone** · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by DFWJC

That's right/
Anyway, the biggest priority does not always mean you spend your 1st round pick on that spot. What he said was above board; we have two guys that they hope can contribute or even start that are hurt and the other guy could be a cap casualty, so at a minimum you have to bring in someone, whether it be sometime in first 3 rounds or so in the draft or via FA.

However, if we don't sign someone in FA and we get to pick 18 in round 1 and our top choices on Oline and Dline are gone..and Vacarro is sitting there...it could happen.

I think this is a great year to find safety help in round 2-4 though.

That's right. They may have a guy projected for the 2nd or later as their top safety pick.

Frozen700 · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by SilverStarCowboy

What is this.

You tell me?

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Originally Posted by SilverStarCowboy

Whether you look at it half full or empty, it still doesn't change the amount of water in the glass.

Jerry is near the bottom as GM over the last 17 years, said he would have fired himself last year...where does the hypocrisy end?

All you do is cry and whine about Jerry....Jerry Jerry Jerry

Yeah he's the reason for all bad

Future · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by Idgit

Wow. First I'd heard that. With a +$10m cap hit, I guess it's possible. I don't think they'd make that mistake, though. Can you imagine him with a Star on a helmet?

Ew. To both of them.

burmafrd · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by Future

Ew. To both of them.

Polamalu is becoming Bob Sanders part deux. Always injured

CATCH17 · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by Frozen700

You guys are unbelievable

Let him be a Cowboy, and do the things he did. He would be a God around here.

If that's the case, Ware is overrated as well.....Get's a sack early in the game and disappears

We put players in a basic system and make them play basic football.

We won't think outside of the box for anyone.

Joe Rod · 02-22-2013

If they are anywhere in the first three rounds and Safety is at the top of their board, then they should pull the trigger. I am just as tired of crappy Safety play as I am poor O-line and D-line.

Having said that, I doubt they go into the draft with a gaping hole there. They will nab a Free Agent.

sonnyboy · 02-22-2013

Things I always find amusing.......

Fans who take anything said pre-draft at face value.
Fans who believe everything is about the OL/DL.
Fans who think they know better.
Fans who dislike trading up or down in the draft.

Far too many unknowns to say for certain where an excellent player would best help this team......OL, DL or S.

I've always been an advocate of moving early picks up or down as often as possible to give the best chance of having the BPA fill a need.

**WoodysGirl** · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by Frozen700

Please tell me this is some kind of joke

I didn't post a smiley, so no jokey joke here...

reddyuta · 02-22-2013

I dont think Vacarro is good enough to be picked @18,he is not a playmaker.

the_h0wey · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by Eddie

Yay, this means we will continue to ignore the OL and build around the 2ndary.

That's how Super Bowl teams are built.

It totally makes sense. In a draft where there is a lot of good O-line and D-line players take a Safety!

TheRomoSexual · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by sonnyboy

Things I always find amusing.......

Fans who take anything said pre-draft at face value.
Fans who believe everything is about the OL/DL.
Fans who think they know better.
Fans who dislike trading up or down in the draft.

Far too many unknowns to say for certain where an excellent player would best help this team......OL, DL or S.

I've always been an advocate of moving early picks up or down as often as possible to give the best chance of having the BPA fill a need.

It does crack me up when a Cowboys fan is adamantly opposed to trading up. We landed Dez by trading up. We landed Lee by trading up. We landed Claiborne by trading up. Heck, we landed Emmitt by trading up.

**Idgit** · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by Future

Ew. To both of them.

I meant it more in the weird-to-see-a-PIT-icon-with-that-hair-and-a-Star kind of way. Though, injuries aside, I think he's been a great player. He gets more than his share of attention for the hair, but at his peak, he's an impact defensive player.

DFWJC · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by sonnyboy

I've always been an advocate of moving early picks up or down as often as possible to give the best chance of having the BPA fill a need.

This........

Risen Star · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by DFWJC

This........

No way. That can mean moving to a spot to take a lesser talent simply because of need.

No matter how you gift wrap it, drafting for need is a terrible idea.

**jobberone** · 02-22-2013

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Originally Posted by WoodysGirl

No. And to be honest, I've always thought he was overrated and a product of the Steelers system.

But it could be a bit of bias there..

Strong is the Steeler hate for this one.