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Old 12-07-2012   #1
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Default Eatman: Hard Not To Compare Newman’s Career To CB Walls
Nick Eatman
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You ever heard of Dwayne Robertson? A big’ ol defensive tackle from Kentucky who was going to be the next Warren Sapp?

Yeah, that’s the guy Bill Parcells actually wanted to draft back in 2003, his first year with the team in his first draft as Cowboys head coach. It didn’t work out though. Robertson went to the Jets at No. 4, one pick before Dallas. The Cowboys ended up with Terence Newman.

No, Newman never really lived up to those expectations. He was a starter, always a good player but never really great, although he made two Pro Bowls. It was probably about eight shy of the expectations when you’re drafted that high.

However, when I look back on his career, even though they couldn’t have arrived on the scene any differently, I can’t help but compare Newman to Everson Walls. Yes, Newman was a first-round pick and Walls was an undrafted rookie from Grambling.

Still, their two careers have a lot of resemblances, especially how things ended here in Dallas.

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Kind of a weird article.
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I always considered him a vey good player, his skills declined late in his career.
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He was always a good player. Anyone who expects 10 pro bowls out of a draft pick based solely on when he was picked doesn't understand the draft.
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Newman was also a 25 year old rookie, meaning Dallas was robbed of 3 or so years of his prime playing years.
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I always considered him a vey good player, his skills declined late in his career.
Maybe he lost a step, but I think he lost his confidence, which hurt him a LOT more than that. The guy just played slow, which means he was second guessing himself on every play.
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Kind of a weird article.
Haha. I agree. I read it and was thinking, "Is this guy a professional writer?" It seems like he either didn't know what to write about and just made up this comparison for the sake of meeting quota, or he genuinely felt like the two were comparable but didn't know how to articulate it.
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Except that Walls led the league in INT three times.
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Except that Walls led the league in INT three times.
Ya, Walls was a special player. Not certain I would give that same label to Newman.

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I always considered him a vey good player, his skills declined late in his career.
Yep, that's usually what happens when we draft a player at age 27.
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Except that Walls led the league in INT three times.
Pretty sure he's the only CB that's ever done that.
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Kind of a weird article.
Agreed. "I'm not saying they're the same, but they're kind of the same..."
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Uh, at no time in his career here did I ever think to myself, "T-New reminds me of Everson Walls."

T-New was a 1st round pick. Walls was undrafted.

T-New was ultra fast. Walls was not noted for his speed.

T-New was not a ball hawk. Walls was one of our best ever at that.
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Makes you wonder if Eatman ever watched Cubby play.
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