DMN: NFL Draft experts agree on who Cowboys could take with No. 9 pick

[texbumthelife]

I really like Carimi as a mauler in the run game but I don't think he has a future in the NFL as an OT, even on the right side. I think he can and will be a dominate run blocking guard.

Also, as a pure cover corner, all special teams action aside, Prince > Peterson.

 

[UnoDallas]

I guess no one think having two tackles - whom could have the flexibility to switch sides if needed

is not appealing to any one

well it is to me an when will be drafting this high again? - to get a top flight LT

I think its a no brainer

Sherrod is our pick number at 9 to 15 - I say if we pass him up we will be missing out

Ideal height and good bulk with large hands

Quick and agile with above average athleticism

Light on feet. Able to slide and mirror laterally

Good footwork, balance and body control

Technically sound and uses his hands well

Understands positioning and angles

Great pass blocker and can protect the edge

Does a solid job in the run game as a drive blocker

Effective in space and can get to the second level

Mature, hard working and a leader

Is tough and has proven to be durable
Tons of experience versus top competition

The type who does everything well but nothing great

Possesses both the physical tools and intangibles that you look for in a left tackle prospect

Not particularly flashy but very consistent and arguably the best all -around blocker in this class

he sounds like a Doug Free

 

[Randy White]

Havent Been here Long but why do you think Prince isn't worth the pick at 9?

Because I think he's a work in progress. As a husker fan you know he was originally a RB and stay that way for a while.. You also know that, right up to this year, Prince was a project in big Red who all of the sudden, and for no apparent reason, became a " top CB " target. You saw the OSU game and the Oklahoma game, in which he gave up big plays at the worst time. His physical tools are impressive, but so where former Husker Michael Booker's ( 6'2, 210lbs, 4.3 40 ) and that didn't turn out too well for the Falcons.

and yes, I'm a Husker fan too..

 

[DHuskerCowboy]

Because I think he's a work in progress. As a husker fan you know he was originally a RB and stay that way for a while.. You also know that, right up to this year, Prince was a project in big Red who all of the sudden, and for no apparent reason, became a " top CB " target. You saw the OSU game and the Oklahoma game, in which he gave up big plays at the worst time. His physical tools are impressive, but so where former Husker Michael Booker's ( 6'2, 210lbs, 4.3 40 ) and that didn't turn out too well for the Falcons.

and yes, I'm a Husker fan too..

So if you a husker fan you should know that he had an great jr season which propelled him in to his senior year. and i watched the oklahoma game and every time the made a big play they threw at gomes and hagg in the slot washingon did the same thing. and as a husker fan i know bill callahan had alot of people in the wrong spots so i guess peline has an good eye for talant callahan had suh on the o-line so where you start isn't such a big deal its where u finish and who' coaching you up

 

[silverbear]

Ouch. He shoots, scores!

C'mon now, you dillholes are gettin' silly...

Is a dillhole anything like a picklepuss??

 

[junk]

I guess no one think having two tackles - whom could have the flexibility to switch sides if needed

is not appealing to any one

well it is to me an when will be drafting this high again? - to get a top flight LT

I think its a no brainer

Sherrod is our pick number at 9 to 15 - I say if we pass him up we will be missing out

You post pretty much the same thing about Sherrod on a daily basis, so I'm not sure what else people really have to say about it.

Personally, I don't think he's a top flight LT. I think Okung was a better prospect last year.

He looks like a decent player and could be the pick. However, I wouldn't pick him because of his ability to switch sides. I look for that in the swing tackle. I'd prefer that the team wasn't moving OL around during the season.

 

[Hostile]

You post pretty much the same thing about Sherrod on a daily basis, so I'm not sure what else people really have to say about it.

Personally, I don't think he's a top flight LT. I think Okung was a better prospect last year.

He looks like a decent player and could be the pick. However, I wouldn't pick him because of his ability to switch sides. I look for that in the swing tackle. I'd prefer that the team wasn't moving OL around during the season.

I think the OL value is 2nd through 4th round and taking one in the 1st is a huge reach and I don't want to do that. CB or DL is the far better value. I like Sherrod, but not at 9. I like Carimi, but not in the top 20. There simply is not an OL I would take before 15 at best.

 

[respectdatstar]

I just wish Oakland and Jacksonville were picking ahead of us. They'd both reach on 3rd round talents in the top 10 and Peterson could be had at 9. Al Davis is such a dillhole.

 

[Cowboyslife]

Isn't dillhole an herb?

 

[UnoDallas]

You post pretty much the same thing about Sherrod on a daily basis, so I'm not sure what else people really have to say about it.

Personally, I don't think he's a top flight LT. I think Okung was a better prospect last year.

He looks like a decent player and could be the pick. However, I wouldn't pick him because of his ability to switch sides. I look for that in the swing tackle. I'd prefer that the team wasn't moving OL around during the season.

well tryin to pound it to your heads this is our guy - :bang2:


sure Okung was better but wear (Sp) was he picked at 6

I think he is better than Davis picked at 11 an B Bulaga 23

who says he has the ability to switch sides ???????????

Sherrod has the quickest feet and best natural athleticism of the top-tier tackles, and the Cowboys sorely need those characteristics up front

The type who does everything well but nothing great --- Possesses both the physical tools and intangibles that you look for in a left tackle prospect --- Not particularly flashy but very consistent and arguably the best all - around blocker in this class

like I said he sounds like Doug Free clone

an when do you expect to be drafting in the top ten to 20 again ?


I don't want a swing OT - I want the best OT we can get

I really want him an Free to fight it out for the LT spot the other play RT

I sure would not use a 9 on him but at 15 I be all over him -

but you might have to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


an sure would not use a 9 on Dareus

not even a 32 on Dareus

I don't want that guy on our tream


the end I will quit posting as of today

:laugh2:

oh I kill myself

 

[CATCH17]

I like Carimi better than Sherrod because Carimi is such a great mauler and if Free were to get injured you could slide him to left tackle and put Sam Young at Right Tackle in a pinch.

 

[UnoDallas]

I think the OL value is 2nd through 4th round and taking one in the 1st is a huge reach and I don't want to do that. CB or DL is the far better value. I like Sherrod, but not at 9. I like Carimi, but not in the top 20. There simply is not an OL I would take before 15 at best.

did I say anything about taking him at number 9

I have been stating that we trade down and at 15 if he is sitting there I grab him

and Carimi spends to much time on the ground - I really do not want Carimi

Sherrod is the only OL I go after in the 1 rd

but you might have to go higher than 15 to get him depends on how it plays out

 

[UnoDallas]

I like Carimi better than Sherrod because Carimi is such a great mauler and if Free were to get injured you could slide him to left tackle and put Sam Young at Right Tackle in a pinch.

I don't think Carimi can play LT

thats why Sherrod is the pick because if either Free get s hurt you know you got a guy that has played LT

Doug Free played well at ROT last year in Columbo's absence and with the top LOT still on the board, why not have the flexibility of 2 athletic young bookends that are interchangeable?

 

[CATCH17]

I don't think Carimi can play LT

thats why Sherrod is the pick because if either Free get s hurt you know you got a guy that has played LT

Doug Free played well at ROT last year in Columbo's absence and with the top LOT still on the board, why not have the flexibility of 2 athletic young bookends that are interchangeable?

If I needed a LT I'd take Sherrod. I just feel like Carimi is a better fit for us.

 

[The Realist]

I think the OL value is 2nd through 4th round and taking one in the 1st is a huge reach and I don't want to do that. CB or DL is the far better value. I like Sherrod, but not at 9. I like Carimi, but not in the top 20. There simply is not an OL I would take before 15 at best.

How do you think Carimi compares to Anthony Davis?

 

[Biggems]

Derek Sherrod, Brandon Harris, or Cameron Jordan in the 1st.....

 

[baj1dallas]

I think it's a mistake to want to move Free to the right. He is not a better than average right tackle. He is a good pass protector but a barely mediocre run blocker.

 

[Randy White]

So if you a husker fan you should know that he had an great jr season which propelled him in to his senior year.

The entire defensive backfield had a great season in '09, mostly because of man named Suh. As a matter of fact, it was such a good year for them that the Huskers, entering the '10 season, had pratically 3 starting CBs: Amukamara, Alfonzo Denard, and Anthony Blue. Anthony, however, tore his ACL in August and was done for the season, but Prince didn't have the job locked up..

and i watched the oklahoma game and every time the made a big play they threw at gomes and hagg in the slot

4th quarter. Game tied 20-20, Oklahoma on their end of the field, 3rd down and 24 yards to go:

Jones,Landry pass complete to Kenney,Cameron for 23 yards to the NU 37 (Amukamara, Prin).

Drives resulted in a FG. The final score was 23-20

You go back and watch the OSU and Texas' game, and you'll see, basically, the same thing. He has a habit of giving up big plays, not often, but at very inopportune times and that's mostly because he's not a natural CB. He's a work in progress.

washingon did the same thing.

Washington went after Dennard more than anybody and Dennard stepped up to the challange. That was his break out game and he's more of a natural CB than Prince is.

and as a husker fan i know bill callahan had alot of people in the wrong spots so i guess peline has an good eye for talant callahan had suh on the o-line so where you start isn't such a big deal its where u finish and who' coaching you up

Perfectly understandable, but where you start is usually your natural position and when you switch, it takes time to develop a second nature to it. For example, Steinkuler looks like he's more of a natural O-lineman than D-lineman. I wouldn't be shocked if, at some point before his career is over he's switched. Not that he's a bad defensive tackle, but he doesn't look like a natural for that position. At least not yet.

 

[Randy White]

I think the OL value is 2nd through 4th round and taking one in the 1st is a huge reach and I don't want to do that.

Unless the Cowboys trade down to the late teens, early 20's, there isn't a lineman worth taken. I don't know how many times it must be said that there aren't any potential dominant tackles in this draft.

That's not saying that there aren't any future dominant O-lineman ( nobody knows who's going to develop if/or how ) but just going on the most basic standards, there aren't any.

The draft is sheer speculation and the only thing you can control is how prepare you are. The rest is just hopes and prayers.

 

[RealCowboyfan]

Adrain Clayborn, Nick Fairly, DeQuan Bowers, or Cam Newton....