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Today, I ran into a guy who played for Baylor from 1998 to 2001. He played on the offensive line and we talked for about an hour. I am 6'2" and he made me look small 
He is a Cowboys fan, so he watches our line closely. He never made it pro, he tore up his shoulder and biceps but was going to enter the draft. I can't remember his name for the life of me though, met many people.
I asked him his opinion on our line and T. Williams. He went over each position and said we are far better off than the last few seasons. In his opinion, Free was key. If he could turn it around, this line would show a lot of improvement. He really likes Fred, says he is the anchor for years to come. He doesn't think the Waters acquisition will be the big move that puts the line into the above average/good range. He thinks he is almost done yet still better than whoever else they could put there. He is a one year cork and doesn't expect him to play another year. He didn't talk much about the secondary but said they need one blue chipper to play next to Church, preferably a ball hawk.
I asked about Mo and he basically said that he is a confused young man being pulled in several directions. His only way of becoming that elite corner is by going to man, press coverage. That is his skill-set.
He think Dallas should draft a guard in the first two rounds and find a FA to man the other spot if Waters is indeed done. He believes that a DE/DL should be the other pick in those rounds. He has no worries about Tyron, says he is still maturing and will get even better and to expect him to man that spot for the next 10 years.
The linebackers
He thinks Lee will find his groove(said playing decent as of now) once he learns the 4-3 but that Carter may never be right. He excels in the 3-4 and can not be relied on to cover anyone outside the flats. He thinks they need to address that in the draft and get a speed guy.
T. Williams
He is surprised that he has taken this long to adjust. He usually picks up on schemes rather quickly but there is one gaping hole in his game.....he drops passes and uses his body too much. He "thinks" he will be a good one but it will take time and said they threw him into the mix too early, irregardless of WR injuries.
Now, I tried to avoid this one, but he wanted to talk RGIII. He sees him going one of two ways.
1. Three more years and finished due to another knee injury.
2. Twelve year career if they minimize his runs and make him a pocket passer. He mentioned that he can do that part well enough but he thinks the coaches want the latter, which will ruin him.
Just thought it was interesting to get a perspective from someone who has played at that level, especially on the off line.
He is a Cowboys fan, so he watches our line closely. He never made it pro, he tore up his shoulder and biceps but was going to enter the draft. I can't remember his name for the life of me though, met many people.I asked him his opinion on our line and T. Williams. He went over each position and said we are far better off than the last few seasons. In his opinion, Free was key. If he could turn it around, this line would show a lot of improvement. He really likes Fred, says he is the anchor for years to come. He doesn't think the Waters acquisition will be the big move that puts the line into the above average/good range. He thinks he is almost done yet still better than whoever else they could put there. He is a one year cork and doesn't expect him to play another year. He didn't talk much about the secondary but said they need one blue chipper to play next to Church, preferably a ball hawk.
I asked about Mo and he basically said that he is a confused young man being pulled in several directions. His only way of becoming that elite corner is by going to man, press coverage. That is his skill-set.
He think Dallas should draft a guard in the first two rounds and find a FA to man the other spot if Waters is indeed done. He believes that a DE/DL should be the other pick in those rounds. He has no worries about Tyron, says he is still maturing and will get even better and to expect him to man that spot for the next 10 years.
The linebackers
He thinks Lee will find his groove(said playing decent as of now) once he learns the 4-3 but that Carter may never be right. He excels in the 3-4 and can not be relied on to cover anyone outside the flats. He thinks they need to address that in the draft and get a speed guy.
T. Williams
He is surprised that he has taken this long to adjust. He usually picks up on schemes rather quickly but there is one gaping hole in his game.....he drops passes and uses his body too much. He "thinks" he will be a good one but it will take time and said they threw him into the mix too early, irregardless of WR injuries.
Now, I tried to avoid this one, but he wanted to talk RGIII. He sees him going one of two ways.
1. Three more years and finished due to another knee injury.
2. Twelve year career if they minimize his runs and make him a pocket passer. He mentioned that he can do that part well enough but he thinks the coaches want the latter, which will ruin him.
Just thought it was interesting to get a perspective from someone who has played at that level, especially on the off line.
