Cowboys Draft Picks (last 5 years)

[dadymat]

thats a MAJOR improvement from the 6 years prior to 2003..........uke:

 

[MONT17]

who is anderson... do u mean the fB that cant block? ppl cry about the ol then turn around and say anderson is a player!!!


funny to me

 

[MONT17]

425(121)Bruce ThorntonCBGeorgia

Jared Allen went 5 picks after this guy. Yikes.


On a separate note, it would seem to me that whatever it is that the Cowboys staff uses to identify offensive linemen as prospects is very wrong and we should abandon that philosophy immediately. We have missed badly on offensive linemen. With the age of the linemen now we really need to think about adding 2-3 guys who are good enough to play now in a back-up role but also have the potential to start down the line. Or we can just keep paying big money for free agents who have developed on other teams.

add WR and QB to that list... Aikman has been here since 89! this team has not drafted and developed a QB since!

 

[gimmesix]

If you get two starting players out of a standard number of draft picks, you have done okay.

The 2005 draft as a whole, was not very good, and the Cowboys probably had the best choices of any team that year.

Notable here is the number of OLinemen that have not panned out. Also, for a guy who brought the term 'pet cats' to the Cowboys, Parcells sure ended up with a lot of 'em.

That's why I want us to use all of our picks this year instead of bundling them. Two of the greatest drafts in NFL history were made by the early 1990s Cowboys, and one of the contributing factors was the number of draft picks Dallas used.

Take more shots and you improve your chances of scoring.

 

[Thick 'N Hearty]

That's why I want us to use all of our picks this year instead of bundling them. Two of the greatest drafts in NFL history were made by the early 1990s Cowboys, and one of the contributing factors was the number of draft picks Dallas used.

Take more shots and you improve your chances of scoring.

Or your inaccuracy to not be able to hit the mark. But, I see where you're coming from. It's like basketball. You can't make a lot of points by shooting every once in awhile.

 

[AbeBeta]

That's why I want us to use all of our picks this year instead of bundling them. Two of the greatest drafts in NFL history were made by the early 1990s Cowboys, and one of the contributing factors was the number of draft picks Dallas used.

Take more shots and you improve your chances of scoring.

I think I've pointed this out like a billion times before but here goes again.

One of the major reasons why the drafts in those years were so good was that we were drafting for a defensive system that few teams were using -- we were able to get a bunch of undersized guys who had great talent but fell b/c they were too small for most defensive systems.

Of course, people's perceptions of those drafts are a bit overblown. If we were so damn good at talent evaluation how did we take James Richards before Eric Williams? How did we trade Steve Wisniewski away?

 

[big dog cowboy]

Is it any wonder why there is no quality OLine depth?

Insert trade for Holland and signings of Kozier, Columbo and Bigg.

We cannot draft an OLineman for.......

More than just OL.........

The last decent starting WR we have drafted was Alvin Harper in 1991.

 

[masomenos]

Wow, 2004 was a bad draft.

Even after trading down, our first 5 picks could have been.

S Bob Sanders
DT/DE Darnell Dockett
OG Sean Locklear
DE/OLB Jared Allen
RB Michael Turner

Oh, hindsight.

 

[AbeBeta]

Wow, 2004 was a bad draft.

Even after trading down, our first 5 picks could have been.

S Bob Sanders
DT/DE Darnell Dockett
OG Sean Locklear
DE/OLB Jared Allen
RB Michael Turner

Oh, hindsight.

you can't judge a draft like that.

but I can honestly say that, although I was thrilled with the Julius Jones pick, I was screaming for us to get Turner, who I expected to go much higher. I hate you Sean Ryan

 

[masomenos]

you can't judge a draft like that.

but I can honestly say that, although I was thrilled with the Julius Jones pick, I was screaming for us to get Turner, who I expected to go much higher. I hate you Sean Ryan

Oh, I'm not judging the draft based on that. I was just saying what could have been.

 

[parchy]

Honestly, our percentage on players that hit vs. players that missed since '03 is probably either at or above the league average. You're really just hoping two, maybe three of your picks in a given year are going to be around contributing by the end of their rookie contracts. Parcells reformed some of Jerry's bad draft habits and Wade's got a decent enough staff around him to help somewhat in that regard. Let us not forget how badly a lot of folks thought Jerry missed on Felix over Mendenhall. They both missed the season but I don't think anybody would re-do that.

I can guarantee though that we won't be having any more '03 or '05 drafts under current management without a personnel guy in here to check Jerry's ridiculous ideas. Wade and his lackeys sure as hell ain't it.

 

[jeffm]

Oh, I'm not judging the draft based on that. I was just saying what could have been.

You'd think with the guys we drafted in the past 5 years we'd at least make it to one NFC Championship game, with a SuperBowl not being out of the question.......gotta be the coaching

 

[parchy]

And the NFL Draft involves waaay more educated guessing than people give credit for. The Giants last few drafts are a prime example.

 

[BoysFanInAustin]

Honestly, our percentage on players that hit vs. players that missed since '03 is probably either at or above the league average. You're really just hoping two, maybe three of your picks in a given year are going to be around contributing by the end of their rookie contracts. Parcells reformed some of Jerry's bad draft habits and Wade's got a decent enough staff around him to help somewhat in that regard. Let us not forget how badly a lot of folks thought Jerry missed on Felix over Mendenhall. They both missed the season but I don't think anybody would re-do that.

I can guarantee though that we won't be having any more '03 or '05 drafts under current management without a personnel guy in here to check Jerry's ridiculous ideas. Wade and his lackeys sure as hell ain't it.

What the heck? We had an awesome draft in 2008.

 

[burmafrd]

League average is to hit on about 1/3 of your picks.
A draft like 2005 comes along every 20-30 years. its arguable that the 75 dirty dozen is the only comparable one in team history.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I can guarantee though that we won't be having any more '03 or '05 drafts under current management without a personnel guy in here to check Jerry's ridiculous ideas. Wade and his lackeys sure as hell ain't it.

Perhaps Jerry has learned that listening and trusting the scouts is a good thing.

 

[BourbonBalz]

I think our drafts the past several years have been pretty damn good, with the exception of 2004 and 2006, and those were poor due to offensive linemen not panning out and Parcell's personal first round pick in Bobby Carpenter. The other drafts have been extremely productive and have produced many starters. Pretty much the same as almost every other team in the league. Everyone has hits and misses. It's just the name of the game. Our biggest problem, as everyone knows, is evaluating and drafting good OL. We suck there. No news here.

 

[BourbonBalz]

If you get two starting players out of a standard number of draft picks, you have done okay.

The 2005 draft as a whole, was not very good, and the Cowboys probably had the best choices of any team that year.

Notable here is the number of OLinemen that have not panned out. Also, for a guy who brought the term 'pet cats' to the Cowboys, Parcells sure ended up with a lot of 'em.

WHAT?????? Our 2005 draft was GREAT. Five starters in Ware, Spears, Canty, Ratliff, and Barber. We also got Burnett. What do you want, 7 Hall of Famers in one draft? That was a great draft.

 

[Eskimo]

One more thing about the drafts - have we broken our long-standing 2nd round jinx? We bypassed it altogether in 2007 and Bennett looks like he is going to be an okay 2nd rounder.

Come to think of it, Burnett was actually pretty good this year in the nickel, too. Furthermore, Fasano's production with the Jets was reasonable for a 2nd round TE. That makes about 4 years with reasonable (not exceptional) 2nd round picks after a long string of letdowns.

 

[Eskimo]

WHAT?????? Our 2005 draft was GREAT. Five starters in Ware, Spears, Canty, Ratliff, and Barber. We also got Burnett. What do you want, 7 Hall of Famers in one draft? That was a great draft.

Not just 5 starters, but 3 guys who have gone to the Pro Bowl and one guy who could be DPOTY.