News: DMN: Three and counting: Cowboys sign members of draft class on eve of rookie mini-camp

[Future]

I have read many opinions about this guy and there are some high hopes that he will be a draft steal. I took last year off from keeping up with draft prospects, do why did this guy drop? Is the hype surrounding him just hope ?

Hard to say of course, but I really, really, really like the pick. He probably would have gone higher if he wasn't snubbed by not being given a combine invitation.

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

Provided he is healthy I would be very surprised if gardner didn't make the 53 man roster.

 

[Daillest88]

Hard to say of course, but I really, really, really like the pick. He probably would have gone higher if he wasn't snubbed by not being given a combine invitation.

he ranked 2nd with a 39.5 vertical among all Defense lineman tested in Indianapolis

 

[morasp]

The more I read these scouting reports the more I think of the will McClay interview.

DE Ben Gardner

Bottom Line
A try-hard, overachieving, base end with desirable toughness, work habits and effort to earn a backup job. Served as an undersized five-technique in college and has the lumbering, heavy movement skill of an interior player. Has a frame that looks nearly maxed and would be most ideally suited as a run-stuffing, left defensive end in a "40" front.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/ben-gardner?id=2549984

 

[RS12]

I have read many opinions about this guy and there are some high hopes that he will be a draft steal. I took last year off from keeping up with draft prospects, do why did this guy drop? Is the hype surrounding him just hope ?

30 3/4 inch arms

 

[TheDude]

(Mike starts looking up the cost of Super Bowl tickets...)

Yu can probably make 10-15% on the flip

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Now, this is the story all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down...

 

[Eric_Boyer]

True, though that's the maximum value he could get as it's not guaranteed.

Actually he can get more, it just won't be paid by Dallas or count against the cap.

players at his salary level can and often do get playing time bonus pay at the end of the season based on complex formulas.

 

[NewsBot]

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[Risen Star]

I don't like it. At this rate, we won't have our yearly thread worrying about holdouts.

 

[Bullflop]

The pectoral injury that Gardner inadvertently sustained did the Cowboys a favor. It allowed us to get him cheaply for the mere pitance of a seventh round pick. We can all lay money on the fact we couldn't have done so if his last Stanford games had been completed. He was truly a bargain basement acquisition, imo. I'm optimistic that he's got a legit shot at being a real factor for us.