Draft Talk

[TwoSteppinJJ]

Well I dont think we are going OG NT, and dont think we need to... Just filling in the blanks that guy said.

[junk]

Originally Posted by djdoug

I dont see BP picking anyone from UT.Not that I dont think he'll be a good prospect,I think BP is partial to players from the north.

I don't think the FO likes Texas players.

That comment about "country club" colleges was directed at Texas IMO.

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

Amobi Okoye DT/Louisville would be a nice first round pick . The kid has 4 years playing experience with a good program under a good coach , and he's only 20 years old . At 6-1 317lbs. he'd be big enough to play NT behind Ferguson , but is also athletic enough to make a run at Canty for some DE time .

While I don't see WR as a real high need on this team , this year would be a good season to get one . Some guys are going to drop into the second round that might go in the first in previous years . I really like Anthony Gonzales from Ohio State and Paul Williams from Fresno state . Both kids have good size , great speed and kick return ability .

Another kid I'd love to pick up in the 4th or 5th round is Brian Leonard FB/Rutgers . He's the best running and receiving FB in the NCAA and also a pretty good blocker . Sure would be a nice check down guy for Romo .

As somenody else mentioned , I'd lose no sleep over Justin Blaylock . He's one of the better guards to come out in years .

[DragonCowboy]

Originally Posted by junk

I don't think the FO likes Texas players.

That comment about "country club" colleges was directed at Texas IMO.

Hey who's in your avatar?

And what "country club" comments?

[Doomsday101]

I don't think Bill would go out of his way to avoid a player because he went to Texas

[The Realist]

Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY

I don't know that it's the North, per say but he does have a tendancy to stick to the East and Mid West. Almost nothing from the west.

Since he's been here, we have drafted from the following:

2006 1 1 18 18 Bobby Carpenter LB Ohio State
2 2 21 53 Anthony Fasano TE Notre Dame
3 3 28 92 Jason Hatcher DE Grambling State
4 4 28 125 Skyler Green WR Louisiana State
5 5 5 138 Pat Watkins DB Florida State
6 6 13 182 Montavious Stanley DT Louisville
7 7 3 211 Pat McQuistan T Weber State
8 7 16 224 E.J. Whitley C Texas Tech
2005 1 1 11 11 Demarcus Ware DE Troy State
2 1 20 20 Marcus Spears DE Louisiana State
3 2 10 42 Kevin Burnett LB Tennessee
4 4 8 109 Marion Barber RB Minnesota
5 4 31 132 Chris Canty DE Virginia
6 6 34 208 Justin Beriault DB Ball State
7 6 35 209 Rob Petitti T Pittsburgh
[View Full Quote] 8 7 10 224 Jay Ratliff DE Auburn
2004 1 2 11 43 Julius Jones RB Notre Dame
2 2 20 52 Jacob Rogers T USC
3 3 20 83 Stephen Peterman G Louisiana State
4 4 25 121 Bruce Thornton DB Georgia
5 5 12 144 Sean Ryan TE Boston College
6 7 4 205 Nathan Jones DB Rutgers
7 7 15 216 Patrick Crayton WR NW Oklahoma State
8 7 22 223 Jacques Reeves DB Purdue
2003 1 1 5 5 Terence Newman DB Kansas State
2 2 6 38 Al Johnson C Wisconsin
3 3 5 69 Jason Witten TE Tennessee
4 4 6 103 Bradie James LB Louisiana State
5 6 5 178 B.J. Tucker DB Wisconsin
6 6 13 186 Zuriel Smith WR Hampton
7 7 5 219 Justin Bates G Colorado
2002 1 1 8 8 Roy Williams DB Oklahoma
2 2 5 37 Andre Gurode G Colorado
3 2 31 63 Antonio Bryant WR Pittsburgh
4 3 10 75 Derek Ross DB Ohio State
5 4 31 129 Jamar Martin RB Ohio State
6 5 33 168 Ralph Hunter DB Virginia Union
7 6 7 179 Tyson Walter T Ohio State
8 6 36 208 Deveren Johnson WR Sacred Heart
9 6 39 211 Bob Slowikowski TE Virginia Tech

That breaks down as follows:

Big 10 - 8
SEC - 8
Big 12 - 5
Big East - 5
ACC - 4
Independants - 2
Mid America - 1
PAC 10 - 1
Other - 6

Only 1 Pac 10 player.
No USA
No MWC
No Sun Belt
No WAC

This may change as we now use a pro scouting service but we will see.

Break it down by region and it's south, south, and more south.

[Doomsday101]

I love this time of year, we are discuss our draft picks for then next 4 months and then we fight the rest of the year over who we did not pick.

[dougonthebench]

Michael Bush from Louisville appears like he'll be like Brandon Jacobs of the Giants.

[Doomsday101]

Originally Posted by djdoug

Michael Bush from Louisville appears like he'll be like Brandon Jacobs of the Giants.

Hoping for Kenny Irons from Auburn myself as a 2nd pick

[TwoSteppinJJ]

Bush > Jacobs...

[dougonthebench]

Originally Posted by Doomsday101

Hoping for Kenny Irons from Auburn myself as a 2nd pick

some one that runs with Barbers attitude is what we need,no matter who it is.

[Doomsday101]

Originally Posted by djdoug

some one that runs with Barbers attitude is what we need,no matter who it is.

Kenny Irons:

Displays good vision and instincts and is a natural runner...Is more quick than fast...Patient but he will explode through the hole when it opens...Will run with authority and plays like a much bigger back...Good athleticism and the agility to change directions...Is dangerous in space and will run away from people...Gets the most out of every run...Doesn't have a lot of mileage on his tires...You simply can't ignore the history his school has of sending guys at his position to the pros.

[dougonthebench]

Originally Posted by TwoSteppinJJ

Bush > Jacobs...

I think he has the potential to be.

[The Realist]

Originally Posted by Doomsday101

Kenny Irons:

Displays good vision and instincts and is a natural runner...Is more quick than fast...Patient but he will explode through the hole when it opens...Will run with authority and plays like a much bigger back...Good athleticism and the agility to change directions...Is dangerous in space and will run away from people...Gets the most out of every run...Doesn't have a lot of mileage on his tires...You simply can't ignore the history his school has of sending guys at his position to the pros.

Red flag......

2006-Sat out the Buffalo contest due to a right groin sprain and a right turf toe (9/23)…Did not play vs. Tulane (10/21) because of a left high ankle sprain and bruised fibula…Did not start vs. Georgia (11/11) due to his high ankle sprain and bruised fibula.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Break it down by region and it's south, south, and more south.

yeah, but I believe a lot of that is because of Brandt. He was in love with the dame SEC, which would not have been so bad had he been able to figure out which of the players withing the SEC had talent and which didn't. In stead, he simply adopted the policy of "When in doubt, take which ever SEC player is still on the board."

I seriously hope that we start looking at more players from other confrences. The Big12 and PAC10 have sent quite a few players into the NFL over the last few years. Apparently, they play football in other areas then just The East and the SEC.