Cowboys scouting director Tom Ciskowski explains some aspects of team’s draft strateg

[Rack Bauer]

Originally Posted by ScipioCowboy

I've always wondered what grade they gave Quincy Carter.

I wonder what grades they gave JJ Watt and Tyron Smith.

[LeonDixson]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Broaddus talked about that recently. I believe he said Ware and Merriman both had the highest possible grade the Cowboys give and it was (I think) a 1-0-0. The lower the number the better.

I'm sure that's correct. But what do the 3 separate numbers correlate to? First numeral is probably the round they grade the player at, but what do the other 2 numerals stand for.

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by LeonDixson

I'm sure that's correct. But what do the 3 separate numbers correlate to? First numeral is probably the round they grade the player at, but what do the other 2 numerals stand for.

Good question. I don't know. I want to say round, ranking within that round and then ranking at his position. So a 1-1-1 would be 1st round player, 1st ranked of that group and the 1st at his position as well.

But that doesn't make sense since that would mean every year somebody has to get that grade. You wouldn't be really grading ability as much as ranking within the class. Plus I'm pretty sure Broaddus said the highest grade they give is a 1-0-0. So that wouldn't work.

[1fisher]

Originally Posted by RS12

The Cowboys have multiple areas on the roster to upgrade this off-season but none seem bigger than improving the offensive and defensive lines.

Switching to a 4-3 defensive front means more linemen will be needed to play Monte Kiffin’s new system. The offensive line was among the league’s worst, evident by a running game that ranked 31st and Tony Romo routinely having little time to throw from the pocket.

Tom Ciskowski, the Cowboys’ assistant director of player personnel, recently said the team could go in either direction early in the draft because there are good o-line and d-line prospects available.

Ciskowski, who addressed several draft-related topics with DallasCowboys.com’s Bryan Broaddus, said moving from a 3-4 to a 4-3 scheme won’t be difficult because of the personnel already on the roster.

[View Full Quote]“I think it will be an easy process for us because in most cases with the outside linebacker we’re looking for the pressure player whether he’s in a two-point or a three-point (stance),� he said. “DeMarcus Ware is a guy that can pressure from any stance, so we feel real comfortable that he can play the open side end and still be very, very effective.�

Ciskowski said the Cowboys like some of the younger defensive linemen on their roster, specifically mentioning Tyrone Crawford and Sean Lissemore. He also talked about defensive tackle Jay Ratliff “hopefully� coming back from having “an injury-prone season.

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[Pandora]

Originally Posted by LeonDixson

But what do the 3 separate numbers correlate to? First numeral is probably the round they grade the player at, but what do the other 2 numerals stand for.

Overall, the lower the number the better. Other teams start with a high number and go lower, the Cowboys do it the other way around.

First number: Overall assessment, with lower number being better (e.g. a zero is an immediate starter, no questions asked, a 1 is starter quality etc.)
Second number: Denotes the projected round for the player
Third number: Denotes where in the round a player is projected to go (1-early, 9-late)

[ravidubey]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Broaddus talked about that recently. I believe he said Ware and Merriman both had the highest possible grade the Cowboys give and it was (I think) a 1-0-0. The lower the number the better.

I wonder what the rating was on Marcus Spears.

[WoodysGirl]

Originally Posted by Pandora

Overall, the lower the number the better. Other teams start with a high number and go lower, the Cowboys do it the other way around.

First number: Overall assessment, with lower number being better (e.g. a zero is an immediate starter, no questions asked, a 1 is starter quality etc.)
Second number: Denotes the projected round for the player
Third number: Denotes where in the round a player is projected to go (1-early, 9-late)

That's good info there.

[Yakuza Rich]

We still need safeties.

As bad as the O-Line was last year, we still passed the ball pretty well and moved the ball pretty well.

But, we had nothing in pass defense.

We were much improved in defending WR's, but tanked on defending TE's and other receivers.






YR

[InmanRoshi]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Rich

We still need safeties.

As bad as the O-Line was last year, we still passed the ball pretty well and moved the ball pretty well.

But, we had nothing in pass defense.

We were much improved in defending WR's, but tanked on defending TE's and other receivers.
YR

Yep. Need a RB too.

dc.com has video up of this full interview.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/multime...b-40c30d853832

[L-O-Jete]

Originally Posted by Pandora

Overall, the lower the number the better. Other teams start with a high number and go lower, the Cowboys do it the other way around.

First number: Overall assessment, with lower number being better (e.g. a zero is an immediate starter, no questions asked, a 1 is starter quality etc.)
Second number: Denotes the projected round for the player
Third number: Denotes where in the round a player is projected to go (1-early, 9-late)

So you're saying there is no 1-0-0?

[Gaede]

Originally Posted by Cowboy4ever

4-2-0

[Pandora]

Originally Posted by L-O-Jete

So you're saying there is no 1-0-0?

A 1-0-0 would be the designation for the top pick (unless there's a 0-0-0, about which I'm not sure). 0-0 would indicate he's the best player within the top ten rated players.