There was only one more debate to be had as Dallas went on the clock late Thursday night in Round 1 of the NFL Draft: Do we really want to select Charlton over cornerback Kevin King, even though King was assigned a higher grade — maybe even a first-round grade, the last of the 18 such player remaining?
Owner Jerry Jones eyed the room and asked the question:
“Is that the guy you want?’’ Jerry asked.
One voice took over the room.
“That’s our guy! I want a warrior!’’
The forceful response — the response that served as the figurative “table-pounding’’ that brings the 6-6, 277-pound Michigan product to a Cowboys team in need of next-level defensive help — came from Dallas coach Jason Garrett.