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Cowboys can't afford to keep missing on offensive linemen
4:13 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Jerry Jones doesn't want to sign another free-agent offensive lineman to an big-dollar deal. That means the Cowboys better draft at least a couple of offensive linemen this weekend who will develop into starters.
And, to put it politely, drafting offensive linemen has been a problem around Valley Ranch for more than a decade.
The starting five is set next season, although it's possible that a rookie could push Kyle Kosier at left guard. Jerry said the Cowboys feel good about their depth, although that's a debatable take, but he acknowledged the future of the line is a concern. Flozell Adams is nearing the end of his career, and the rest of the starters are in their 30s.
"You can't continue to have an offensive line made up of expensive, the most expensive free agents," Jerry said, "not when you are paying top receivers and quarterbacks and skill, or top pressure players, or some of the key players on defense.
"We've paid a price for some misses. I've said this before. We've paid a price for some misses, the Rogerses. We've paid the price because we had to go out, but we could afford to do it because we were in good shape at that particular time with our top skill players, so we could afford to go out and get the best of the free agents in the offensive line a couple of times.
"That's not where you want to be. How do you not get there is, you take a draft like we've got right now and try to pick with a second-, third-, fourth- or fifth-round pick a guy that's going to step up and eventually take Flozell Adams' place or take Colombo's place."
4:13 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon http://www.***BANNED-URL***/blogs/images/email-icon.jpg E-mail http://www.***BANNED-URL***/blogs/images/email-icon.jpg News tips
Jerry Jones doesn't want to sign another free-agent offensive lineman to an big-dollar deal. That means the Cowboys better draft at least a couple of offensive linemen this weekend who will develop into starters.
And, to put it politely, drafting offensive linemen has been a problem around Valley Ranch for more than a decade.
The starting five is set next season, although it's possible that a rookie could push Kyle Kosier at left guard. Jerry said the Cowboys feel good about their depth, although that's a debatable take, but he acknowledged the future of the line is a concern. Flozell Adams is nearing the end of his career, and the rest of the starters are in their 30s.
"You can't continue to have an offensive line made up of expensive, the most expensive free agents," Jerry said, "not when you are paying top receivers and quarterbacks and skill, or top pressure players, or some of the key players on defense.
"We've paid a price for some misses. I've said this before. We've paid a price for some misses, the Rogerses. We've paid the price because we had to go out, but we could afford to do it because we were in good shape at that particular time with our top skill players, so we could afford to go out and get the best of the free agents in the offensive line a couple of times.
"That's not where you want to be. How do you not get there is, you take a draft like we've got right now and try to pick with a second-, third-, fourth- or fifth-round pick a guy that's going to step up and eventually take Flozell Adams' place or take Colombo's place."
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