Dallas Cowboys seek defensive end help

[cowboyjoe]

Dallas Cowboys seek defensive end help
By MAC ENGEL tengel@star-telegram.comRelated Content
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The second in a series of NFL Draft previews on the Dallas Cowboys.

The defensive line added one new face in free agent Igor Olshansky, who will replace Chris Canty, who signed with the New York Giants.

Who they have: Marcus Spears, Jay Ratliff, Igor Olshansky, Jason Hatcher, Stephen Bowen, Carlos Polk, Matt Stewart.

Production: Spears is in the final year of his contract and is established as a two-down pro. Ratliff is a Pro Bowler and is the team’s second-best defender. He had 7.5 sacks last season. Olshansky is expected to produce about the same as Canty. Hatcher is coming along as a pass rusher while Bowen appears to have peaked.

Need: They need a more dominant end, and Ratliff needs to stay healthy.

Prospects: Penn State’s Aaron Maybin is 6-foot-4, and the ideal height to play end in the Cowboys’ 3-4 alignment. So too is LSU’s 6-foot-5 Tyson Jackson. Michigan’s Terrance Taylor, who is 6-feet, 319 pounds, is the perfect fit as an anchor in a 3-4 scheme.

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[KingintheNorth]

Matt Stewart?

 

[RESIN8]

Isn't Maybin 249lbs? Thats about 45 lbs less than the average 3-4 DE.

 

[cowboyjoe]

Isn't Maybin 249lbs? Thats about 45 lbs less than the average 3-4 DE.

i know thats why im not fond of baybin at de

 

[DaBoys4Life]

Polk isn't a DLineman...... this article is fail.....

 

[cowboyjoe]

Polk isn't a DLineman...... this article is fail.....

well dont shoot the poster, i just posted it, got it off of star telegraph by mac engel

 

[BAT]

The Engels are complete morons. Their lack of knowledge is not just ridiculous, it is completely unprofessional. A little research could have prevented this embarassment of an article.


It is one thing to completely screw up the positions of draft eligible prospects (Neither Taylor or Maybin are 3-4 DEs), but to completely misidentify the positions of players on the team he is paid to be an expert on is pathetic.


The saddest part is that Engel screws up like this consistently.