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Well, I've done a dozen mocks and read threads with hundreds of them. It is so easy to love Christmas in April.
I have to tell you this is one of the hardest years ever to project what the Cowboys will do. I think it is the waivers of Flo and Hamlin that make me so confused. Unlike Owens or Pacman they were not clubhouse distractions. Unlike Greg Ellis, the Draft was not over.
I remain convinced that the Cowboys are looking at Interior OL more than they are at OT. I am sorry to the hand wringers who want Jared Gaither, but all evidence points to the fact that the Cowboys do indeed have a lot of faith in Doug Free. Free is more suited to the LT position than his is RT. As someone recently pointed out, he is left handed, quick footed, and has long arms. I've heard he is really concentrating on improving his strength and we've all heard Ware say he will get him ready.
I have believed all off season that Mike Iupati is the guy we most want at #27. I am still on that bandwagon. He is raw. He played at a lesser school, but he is a nasty blocker who has a ceiling so high that he simply cannot be ignored. I actually think he could start over Kosier right now. He is that good.
So at pick #27, I have us looking at Iupati. I believe that Maurkice Pouncey is the #2 option and could be just as good. He can also play Center and that is a huge plus. There are rumblings that Dallas is not completely satisfied with Gurode at Center. Evidence of this exists in the fact that Kosier calls the line plays and Marco Rivera did before him. Usually that is the Center's job. This does not mean they dislike Gurode, just that he could move to Guard at some point if a better option arrives. Is that Pouncey? I don't know but I won't write it off.
If these two players are gone, Dallas will try to trade down, out of the first. Buffalo or someone else may want to get in front of the Vikings to grab Tim Tebow. I personally won't mind this at all. I think this draft is 2nd round rich. I won't be at all upset if we try to do this. If they can't move down I believe the pick at 27 comes down to 3 players in this order.
A. Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers
B. Tyson Alualu, DE, California
C. Nate Allen, FS, South Florida
If the Cowboys can trade down to the top of the 2nd round those 3 players above would be joined by this list of potential candidates.
Vladimir Ducasse, OG, UMann
Morgan Burnett, FS, Georgia Tech
Akwasi Owus Ansah, CB/PR/KR, IUP
Dexter McCluster, RB/WR/KR/PR, Ole Miss
Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech
Finding someone to fill the return duties is as big a chore as any in this draft.
Once day 2 and the 2nd and 3rd rounds roll around there are going to be trade rumblings in Dallas. Perhaps someone looking for a TE like Bennett. Perhaps a deal for Barber or Spears could happen. It is all speculation. I think Dallas would move Bennett without much hesitation. Most likely options would be New England and Cincinnati. 2nd or 3rd rounds are where I think Dallas could add a Draft pick to the crop.
Dallas is going to look hard at ILB in this Draft. In the 3rd round 2 names stick out a lot. Sean Lee of Penn State and Brandon Spikes of Florida. I believe the Cowboys like Lee a little bit more than they do Spikes, but they would take Spikes if he is there and Lee is gone. If both players were gone I think the following list are guys the Cowboys could target.
Dorin Dickerson, TE, Pittsburgh (especially if Bennett gets moved)
Rob Gronkowski, TE, Arizona
Jared Veldheer, OT, Hillsdale
Jason Fox, OT, Miami
Mitch Petrus, OG, Arkansas
Also don't rule out the Cowboys looking at Marty Gilyard or Jacoby Ford in the 3rd if they have not already nabbed a return guy.
Things are going to get interesting for the Cowboys in round 4. if they don't take Sean Lee or Spikes in the 3rd and Spikes falls to the 4th, I think Dallas will trade up to take him. I could also see them trading down and adding a 5th round pick. So maybe 2 5ths instead of a single 4th. If they hold tight the logical directions for them are OL and FS if they have not already addressed that spot. That is why the waivers of Hamlin and Flo are so troubling.
Marshall Newhouse, OG, TCU
Major Wright, FS, Florida
Jordan Shipley, WR, Texas
Myron Lewis, CB/FS, Vanderbilt
Mike Johnson, OG, Alabama
In the 6th round I have little doubt they want John Conner, FB, Kentucky. They could pass on him if they think he would last to round 7, but I think they'd simply take him and not risk it. I wouldn't be shocked if they moved up to get him. I think Deon Anderson screwed up royal and is as good as gone. Others to look at are Kevin Thomas, CB, USC and Rafael Priest, CB, TCU. Perhaps Eric Olsen C, from Notre Dame. The wildcard could be Danario Alexander, WR, Missouri, but I doubt it because he does not play Special Teams. Blair White, WR, Michigan State might also be a thought.
The 7th round could be about ILB if they do not get Lee of Spikes earlier. Darryl Sharpton of Miami is a possibility. If they miss out on Conner they could ook at FB, maybe Tonga of BYU or Reshawn Jackson of Virginia. I can see them looking for CB depth again with someone like Walter McFadden of Auburn, or Brinkley from Houston as well as the 2 CBs listed int he 6th above and possibly Devin Ross from Arizona or his backfield mate, Cam Nelson a FS.
I'd love to see us have two 2nds and two 3rds in this draft via trades of veterans. I do not expect Jerry to move up in the 1st round unless Rolando McClain falls within reach at say 17. Then I think he would get carpal tunnel
syndrome dialing the phone so fast.
Come on Thursday. You can't get here fast enough to suit me. See you in the Chat room and the Draft Day Zone.
I have to tell you this is one of the hardest years ever to project what the Cowboys will do. I think it is the waivers of Flo and Hamlin that make me so confused. Unlike Owens or Pacman they were not clubhouse distractions. Unlike Greg Ellis, the Draft was not over.
I remain convinced that the Cowboys are looking at Interior OL more than they are at OT. I am sorry to the hand wringers who want Jared Gaither, but all evidence points to the fact that the Cowboys do indeed have a lot of faith in Doug Free. Free is more suited to the LT position than his is RT. As someone recently pointed out, he is left handed, quick footed, and has long arms. I've heard he is really concentrating on improving his strength and we've all heard Ware say he will get him ready.
I have believed all off season that Mike Iupati is the guy we most want at #27. I am still on that bandwagon. He is raw. He played at a lesser school, but he is a nasty blocker who has a ceiling so high that he simply cannot be ignored. I actually think he could start over Kosier right now. He is that good.
So at pick #27, I have us looking at Iupati. I believe that Maurkice Pouncey is the #2 option and could be just as good. He can also play Center and that is a huge plus. There are rumblings that Dallas is not completely satisfied with Gurode at Center. Evidence of this exists in the fact that Kosier calls the line plays and Marco Rivera did before him. Usually that is the Center's job. This does not mean they dislike Gurode, just that he could move to Guard at some point if a better option arrives. Is that Pouncey? I don't know but I won't write it off.
If these two players are gone, Dallas will try to trade down, out of the first. Buffalo or someone else may want to get in front of the Vikings to grab Tim Tebow. I personally won't mind this at all. I think this draft is 2nd round rich. I won't be at all upset if we try to do this. If they can't move down I believe the pick at 27 comes down to 3 players in this order.
A. Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers
B. Tyson Alualu, DE, California
C. Nate Allen, FS, South Florida
If the Cowboys can trade down to the top of the 2nd round those 3 players above would be joined by this list of potential candidates.
Vladimir Ducasse, OG, UMann
Morgan Burnett, FS, Georgia Tech
Akwasi Owus Ansah, CB/PR/KR, IUP
Dexter McCluster, RB/WR/KR/PR, Ole Miss
Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech
Finding someone to fill the return duties is as big a chore as any in this draft.
Once day 2 and the 2nd and 3rd rounds roll around there are going to be trade rumblings in Dallas. Perhaps someone looking for a TE like Bennett. Perhaps a deal for Barber or Spears could happen. It is all speculation. I think Dallas would move Bennett without much hesitation. Most likely options would be New England and Cincinnati. 2nd or 3rd rounds are where I think Dallas could add a Draft pick to the crop.
Dallas is going to look hard at ILB in this Draft. In the 3rd round 2 names stick out a lot. Sean Lee of Penn State and Brandon Spikes of Florida. I believe the Cowboys like Lee a little bit more than they do Spikes, but they would take Spikes if he is there and Lee is gone. If both players were gone I think the following list are guys the Cowboys could target.
Dorin Dickerson, TE, Pittsburgh (especially if Bennett gets moved)
Rob Gronkowski, TE, Arizona
Jared Veldheer, OT, Hillsdale
Jason Fox, OT, Miami
Mitch Petrus, OG, Arkansas
Also don't rule out the Cowboys looking at Marty Gilyard or Jacoby Ford in the 3rd if they have not already nabbed a return guy.
Things are going to get interesting for the Cowboys in round 4. if they don't take Sean Lee or Spikes in the 3rd and Spikes falls to the 4th, I think Dallas will trade up to take him. I could also see them trading down and adding a 5th round pick. So maybe 2 5ths instead of a single 4th. If they hold tight the logical directions for them are OL and FS if they have not already addressed that spot. That is why the waivers of Hamlin and Flo are so troubling.
Marshall Newhouse, OG, TCU
Major Wright, FS, Florida
Jordan Shipley, WR, Texas
Myron Lewis, CB/FS, Vanderbilt
Mike Johnson, OG, Alabama
In the 6th round I have little doubt they want John Conner, FB, Kentucky. They could pass on him if they think he would last to round 7, but I think they'd simply take him and not risk it. I wouldn't be shocked if they moved up to get him. I think Deon Anderson screwed up royal and is as good as gone. Others to look at are Kevin Thomas, CB, USC and Rafael Priest, CB, TCU. Perhaps Eric Olsen C, from Notre Dame. The wildcard could be Danario Alexander, WR, Missouri, but I doubt it because he does not play Special Teams. Blair White, WR, Michigan State might also be a thought.
The 7th round could be about ILB if they do not get Lee of Spikes earlier. Darryl Sharpton of Miami is a possibility. If they miss out on Conner they could ook at FB, maybe Tonga of BYU or Reshawn Jackson of Virginia. I can see them looking for CB depth again with someone like Walter McFadden of Auburn, or Brinkley from Houston as well as the 2 CBs listed int he 6th above and possibly Devin Ross from Arizona or his backfield mate, Cam Nelson a FS.
I'd love to see us have two 2nds and two 3rds in this draft via trades of veterans. I do not expect Jerry to move up in the 1st round unless Rolando McClain falls within reach at say 17. Then I think he would get carpal tunnel
syndrome dialing the phone so fast.
Come on Thursday. You can't get here fast enough to suit me. See you in the Chat room and the Draft Day Zone.
