Cowboys select DB Matt Johnson Eastern Washington

[ZBTHorton]

I bet he's "the right kind of guy".

[SDogo]

Total Character Pick. Good Athlete. Special Teams pick. Dont see him as a starter. This guy is the poster child for "Garretts Our Kind Of Guy"

[AmishCowboy]

Don't like this pick, but what do I know!

[AbeBeta]

I know that team a little -- I think this guy has an injury that make put him on the PuP to start the year

[Eskimo]

Jerry and his buddies (aka our scouting department) still trying to outsmart the rest of the league. They could have gotten OL depth here and instead they reach for a guy no one has ever heard about before in the 4th round.

That's what the 6th and 7th rounds are for. You can usually find good players from big schools at this point of the draft.

We could have taken Brandon Washington at OG. or Fangroupo at NT here. Isn't Josh Chapman still available?

I thought Garrett was going to stop this nonsense of reaching in the 4th for miracles.

[Picksix]

They sure looked awfully happy in the war room to get him.

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by SDogo

Total Character Pick. Good Athlete. Special Teams pick. Dont see him as a starter. This guy is the poster child for "Garretts Our Kind Of Guy"

is he gonna be ready -- a friend who follows Eastern told me he had a season ending injury

[cdewsxzaq]

I have to say, I think the fourth round was terrible for the Cowboys... We'll see when we get to camp...

[Oh_Canada]

...And Chapman goes right after this stiff.

[btcutter]

this draft is Garrett's baby. Can't blame it on JJ anymore.

[SDogo]

Notes:
His identical twin brother, Zach, is an outside linebacker for EWU. Also played basketball and baseball as a Washington prep. Redshirted in 2007. Suffered a concussion during spring practice but started all 11 games at strong safety in ’08 (wore jersey No. 40), recording 83 tackles, one pass breakup and four interceptions with five tackles for loss. Started all 12 games in ’09, posting 98-3-6 with five tackles for loss, one sack and two forced fumbles. Wore jersey No. 10 all year to honor his brother who missed the season with an injury. Did not participate in spring practice because of a shoulder injury. Notched 105-8-5 with three tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in 15 starts for the FCS Division I champs in ’10. Totaled 52-0-2 with eight tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in seven starts — suffered a subluxating biceps tendon injury in his left shoulder against South Dakota in Week Two and played through pain before opting for season-ending surgery. Fielded punts against Washington. Team captain.

Summary:
Good-sized with a well-proportioned, toned build, Johnson is a tough, competitive, coachable strong safety with good linear athletic ability. Plays with and trusts his eyes. Drops downhill and supports the run aggressively — gets proper fits, runs the alley and takes effective angles. Effective in halves or thirds, can run with tight ends and has good hands to intercept (17 career interceptions). Smart, experienced four-year starter who made secondary calls. Struggles to man up receivers and shows average range and change of direction. Is not a violent striker and misses some tackles when he isn’t under control. Character player with a professional approach who has an intangible makeup and athletic skill set to make a roster and contribute on special teams.

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by SDogo

Total Character Pick. Good Athlete. Special Teams pick. Dont see him as a starter. This guy is the poster child for "Garretts Our Kind Of Guy"

Great - we're drafting backups and ST guys again.

This FO needs to be canned. They still don't get it.

[Chocolate Lab]

Originally Posted by AbeBeta

I bet someone compares this dude to Bill Bates at some point today

Is he white? Jerry must think he's the safety Jeff Ogden.

[sadams]

draft scout doesn't have this guys pic?

You can find a guy like this in round 7. Iloka and Brewster were the BPAs.

[CowboysLaw87]

There's no way I can be convinced that he's a better player than Chapman, Saulsberry, M. Jackson... on and on and on. If you like the guy, fine. But you have to have some perception on where he's likely to be picked. It's the 4th round! What were the chances he'd be off the board by our next pick?