I seem to recall that on a ticket interview right after the draft Ireland stated his belief that Ratliff, Bowen or even Stanley could get the job done. Cowboys at that time, anyway, didn't believe drafting/signing a backup to Ferguson was as big a prirority as we Cowboy fans believe. Doubt any of us will believe that until we see one of these players step up behind Ferguson. The Cowboys do believe Ratliff is a good DE with a quick step as well and I think that's where Ratliff likes to play and not at DT.