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Get ready for a whole lot of wheelin' and dealin' by Jerry Jones
11:47 AM Thu, Apr 09, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
The safest bet on draft day is that Jerry Jones will pull the trigger on at least a trade or two.
Stop groaning. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
The Cowboys made six trades during the last draft weekend, not including the previously agreed upon deals to ship Anthony Fasano and Akin Ayodele to Miami and bring Pacman Jones to Valley Ranch. One year later, at least five of them appear to have been smart moves by Jerry.
The jury is still out on giving up fifth- and seventh-round picks to move up a few spots to 25th overall to take CB Mike Jenkins. While Jenkins didn't make much of an impact as a rookie, he still has the potential to be a longtime starter.
The second-day wheelin' and dealin' got a little complicated, so you'll have to follow the jump for a review of how that all worked out.
The Cowboys' first move of the second day was shipping their third-rounder (92nd overall) to Detroit for the Lions' fourths in '08 and '09. The Cowboys later traded the Lions' '08 fourth for the Browns' third this year.
So, essentially, the Cowboys turned the 92nd overall pick last year into the 69th and 101st overall picks this year. Tough to argue with that.
The Cowboys took the fourth-rounder (100th overall) they got from Miami for Ayodele and Fasano and sent it to Oakland to move down to 104 and pick up an extra seventh-rounder. Jerry and Co. moved down again from 104 to 122, where they took RB Tashard Choice, and picked up Cleveland's fifth-rounder in the process.
Then the Cowboys took that fifth (155th overall) and the seventh from Oakland and turned them into Jacksonville's 143rd overall selection. They took CB Orlando Scandrick with that pick, getting a guy they graded as a third-round talent. He was better than that as a rookie, playing well as the full-time slot cornerback, and could keep first-rounder Jenkins out of the starting lineup.
So, essentially, the Cowboys turned the 100th overall pick into Choice and Scandrick. Tough to argue with that.
The Cowboys have nine picks to play with this season (11 if you count the compensatory fifth- and sixth-rounders, which can't be traded). They might have an second-rounder, too, depending on what happens with Miles Austin during his visit with the Jets.
"You can look pretty crafty if you've got a lot of picks," Jerry said last April.
Be patient when you see Jerry working the phones when shots of the Valley Ranch War Room pop up on ESPN and NFL Network when the Cowboys are on the clock. Jerry might just know what he's doing.
He definitely did during the last draft weekend.
11:47 AM Thu, Apr 09, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
The safest bet on draft day is that Jerry Jones will pull the trigger on at least a trade or two.
Stop groaning. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
The Cowboys made six trades during the last draft weekend, not including the previously agreed upon deals to ship Anthony Fasano and Akin Ayodele to Miami and bring Pacman Jones to Valley Ranch. One year later, at least five of them appear to have been smart moves by Jerry.
The jury is still out on giving up fifth- and seventh-round picks to move up a few spots to 25th overall to take CB Mike Jenkins. While Jenkins didn't make much of an impact as a rookie, he still has the potential to be a longtime starter.
The second-day wheelin' and dealin' got a little complicated, so you'll have to follow the jump for a review of how that all worked out.
The Cowboys' first move of the second day was shipping their third-rounder (92nd overall) to Detroit for the Lions' fourths in '08 and '09. The Cowboys later traded the Lions' '08 fourth for the Browns' third this year.
So, essentially, the Cowboys turned the 92nd overall pick last year into the 69th and 101st overall picks this year. Tough to argue with that.
The Cowboys took the fourth-rounder (100th overall) they got from Miami for Ayodele and Fasano and sent it to Oakland to move down to 104 and pick up an extra seventh-rounder. Jerry and Co. moved down again from 104 to 122, where they took RB Tashard Choice, and picked up Cleveland's fifth-rounder in the process.
Then the Cowboys took that fifth (155th overall) and the seventh from Oakland and turned them into Jacksonville's 143rd overall selection. They took CB Orlando Scandrick with that pick, getting a guy they graded as a third-round talent. He was better than that as a rookie, playing well as the full-time slot cornerback, and could keep first-rounder Jenkins out of the starting lineup.
So, essentially, the Cowboys turned the 100th overall pick into Choice and Scandrick. Tough to argue with that.
The Cowboys have nine picks to play with this season (11 if you count the compensatory fifth- and sixth-rounders, which can't be traded). They might have an second-rounder, too, depending on what happens with Miles Austin during his visit with the Jets.
"You can look pretty crafty if you've got a lot of picks," Jerry said last April.
Be patient when you see Jerry working the phones when shots of the Valley Ranch War Room pop up on ESPN and NFL Network when the Cowboys are on the clock. Jerry might just know what he's doing.
He definitely did during the last draft weekend.
