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by KD Drummond on Jun 17, 2011 3:00 PM CDT in Dallas Cowboys General
Could Ohio State tackle Mike Adams be a back up plan for the Cowboys if things go wrong with the Doug Free situation?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2011/6/17/2225319/taking-any-supplements
Without the opportunity to tangibly discuss free agent targets, Cowboys fans have probably analyzed the 2011 draft picks to the point of knowing everything from shoe sizes to nervous ticks. Labor talks are progressing, but no one should feel confident that a deal will be in place until a deal is actually put in place. There are plenty of perceived roster holes however, as well as room for depth chart improvement within the Cowboys wheelhouse. One way to address some of those concerns would be to select a player or two in the supplemental draft. Word is that despite the lockout, the supplement draft will take place sometime next month, according to ESPN's Adam Scheffter. With Jim Tressel recently resigning from pro football factory Ohio State University, the pool of potential supplemental draft eligible players grew. Are there any supplements the Cowboys, and more specifically Jason Garrett, would be interested in taking?
The supplemental draft has been around since 1977. It allows entry from players who either didn't meet the filing deadline for the actual draft, or have lost their eligibility since the deadline. Draft order is determined by a weighted system that divides the 32 teams into three groups; teams with six or less wins, other non-playoff teams, and teams that made the tourney. There is a lottery for each group that determines the internal pecking order, so Dallas could conceivably make a claim ahead of the Panthers for instance. Teams submit bids to the Commissioner with the round they would pick that player. If no other team places a bid on that player at an earlier spot, the team is awarded the player and has to give up an equivalent pick in the following year's draft.
Could Ohio State tackle Mike Adams be a back up plan for the Cowboys if things go wrong with the Doug Free situation?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2011/6/17/2225319/taking-any-supplements
Without the opportunity to tangibly discuss free agent targets, Cowboys fans have probably analyzed the 2011 draft picks to the point of knowing everything from shoe sizes to nervous ticks. Labor talks are progressing, but no one should feel confident that a deal will be in place until a deal is actually put in place. There are plenty of perceived roster holes however, as well as room for depth chart improvement within the Cowboys wheelhouse. One way to address some of those concerns would be to select a player or two in the supplemental draft. Word is that despite the lockout, the supplement draft will take place sometime next month, according to ESPN's Adam Scheffter. With Jim Tressel recently resigning from pro football factory Ohio State University, the pool of potential supplemental draft eligible players grew. Are there any supplements the Cowboys, and more specifically Jason Garrett, would be interested in taking?
The supplemental draft has been around since 1977. It allows entry from players who either didn't meet the filing deadline for the actual draft, or have lost their eligibility since the deadline. Draft order is determined by a weighted system that divides the 32 teams into three groups; teams with six or less wins, other non-playoff teams, and teams that made the tourney. There is a lottery for each group that determines the internal pecking order, so Dallas could conceivably make a claim ahead of the Panthers for instance. Teams submit bids to the Commissioner with the round they would pick that player. If no other team places a bid on that player at an earlier spot, the team is awarded the player and has to give up an equivalent pick in the following year's draft.
