Retouching upon the Dallas draft board...

[CCBoy]

*taken off Club Cowboys

Cowboys Draft Board 2010


The days and weeks leading to the NFL draft see a glut of draft boards or mock drafts from experts and non-experts alike, but we never really see an actual NFL draft board.

Until now.

The picture above is Dallas owner-president-general manager Jerry Jones standing in front of his team's draft board on Saturday, April 24 -- the third day of the draft. Many of the names on the board are clearly visible. You can click on the picture to enlarge it.

The Cowboys have confirmed this is their actual board. Apparently the team's in-house television department mistakenly put a video clip of Jones in front of the board up on the Internet somewhere. A loyal reader of mine in Iowa passed the picture along to me. I then confirmed its authenticity.

The picture speaks for itself, but in case you are having trouble deciphering all the names, the list of those that are legible are found below.

Here's how it works: The Cowboys graded the players on their board and put their names on computer readout tags. As players are drafted, the Cowboys replace the tag with the player's name, the team and spot where he was actually taken. The original Dallas order remains intact.

So Sam Bradford was the top-rated player by the Cowboys and he was selected by the Rams No. 1. In that the two teams agree.

But, for example, the Cowboys had Gerald McCoy rated ahead of Ndamakong Suh. So McCoy remains at No. 2 on their board while Suh is No. 3. The team simply removed McCoy's tag when he came off the board and added the team selecting him and the actual spot he was picked.

So why is this interesting to you?

Well, it is interesting to me the Cowboys had Dolphins first round pick Jared Odrick rated No. 15 on their board. The Dolphins got him with the No. 28 overall selection. So according to the Cowboys' grade, the Dolphins got a bargain.

Same thing with Koa Misi, who the Cowboys rated No. 35 overall, but the Dolphins got with the No. 40 overall selection.

It works the other way also, by the way. The Dolphins drafted guard John Jerry in the third round with the 73rd overall selection. The Cowboys had a fourth-round grade on Jerry -- 110th overall. So according to the Cowboys' grades, the Dolphins reached on Jerry.

The teams more or less agreed on a fifth-round grade for safety Reshad Jones.

Obviously this is all opinion. Not every team is going to agree on the grades and worth of players. One assumes the Dolphins don't believe they reached for Jerry.

Anyway, take a look at the Cowboys player rankings below. The round, overall selection and team that actually selected each player is in parenthesis. Some names were illegible. I could not find A.J. Edds and other Dolphins picks on the board. Perhaps you can.


Round 1
1. Sam Bradford (1st round, No. 1 overall, St. Louis)
2. Gerald McCoy (1st, No. 3, Tampa Bay)
3. Ndamakong Suh (1st, No. 2, Detroit)
4. Russell Okung (1st, No. 6, Seattle)
5. Trent Williams (1st, No. 4, Wash.)
6. Eric Berry (1st, No. 5, KC)
7. Rolando McClain (1st, No. 8, Oak.)
8. Joe Haden (1st, No. 7, Cleve.)
9. CJ Spiller (1st, No. 9, Buff.)
10. Mike Iupati (1st, No. 17, S.F.)
11. Dez Bryant (1st, No. 24, Dallas)
12. Earl Thomas (1st, No. 14, Seattle)
13. Bryan Bulaga (1st, No. 23, GB)
14. Sean Lee (2nd round, No. 55, Dallas)
15. Jared Odrick (1st, No. 28, Miami)
16. Jason Pierre-Paul (1st, No. 15, NYG)
17. Derrick Morgan (1st, No. 16, Tenn.)
18. Kyle Wilson (1st, No. 29, NYJ)
19. Maurkice Pouncey (1st, No. 18, Pitt.)
20. Navorro Bowman (3rd, No. 91, S.F.)
21. Jahvid Best (1st, No. 30, Det.)
22. Tyson Alualu (1st, No. 10, Jax.)
23. Jermaine Greham (1st, No. 21, Cincy)

Round 2
1. Devin McCourty (1st, No. 27, N.E.)
2. Demaryius Thomas (1st, No. 22, Den.)
3. Koa Misi (2nd, No. 40, Miami)
4. Jerry Hughes (1st, No. 31, Indy)
5. Brandon Graham (1st, No. 13, Phila.)
6. Nate Allen (2nd, No. 37, Phila.)
7. Morgan Burnett (3rd, No. 71, G.B)
8. Taylor Mays (2nd, No. 49, S.F.)
9. (covered name)
10. Dan Williams (1st, No. 26, Ariz.)
11. Kareem Jackson (1st, No. 20, Hou.)
12. Ryan Matthews (1st, No. 12, S.D.)
13. Brian Price (2nd, No. 35, TB)
14. Rob Gronkowski (2nd, No. 42, NE)
15. Brandon Ghee (3rd, No. 96, Cincy)
16. Jimmy Clausen (2nd, No. 48, Car.)

Round 3
1. Sergio Kindle (2nd, No. 43, Balt.)
2. Anthony Davis (1st, No. 11, S.F.)
3. Corey Wooton (4th, No. 109, Chic.)
4. Patrick Robinson (1st, No. 32, N.O.)
5. Dexter McCluster (2nd, No. 36, K.C.)
6. Joe McKnight (4th, No. 112, NYJ)
7. (covered name)
8. - Chad Jones (3rd, No. 76, NYG)
9. - illegible
10. Colt McCoy (3rd, No. 85, Cleve.)
11. Taylor Price (3rd, No. 90, N.E.)
12. Lamarr Houston (2nd, No. 44, Oak.)
13. D’Anthony Smith (3rd, No. 74, Jax.)
14. Damian Williams (3rd, No. 77, Tenn.)
15. Eric Decker (3rd, No. 87, Den.)
16. Thaddeus Gibson (4th, No. 116, Pitt.)
17. Corey Peters (3rd, No. 83, Atl.)
18. Rodger Saffold (2nd, No. 33, StL.)
19. Toby Gerhardt (2nd, No. 51, Minn.)
20. Golden Tate (2nd, No. 60, Sea.)
21. Brandon LeFell (3rd, No. 78, Car.)
22. Amari Spievey (3rd, No. 66, Det.)
23. Mike Neal (2nd, No. 56, G.B.)

Round 4
1. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (4th, 126th, Dall.)
2. Javier Arenas (2nd, 50th, K.C.)
3. Vladimir Ducasse (2nd, 61, NYJ)
4. Ed thingyson (3rd, 70, Balt.)
5. Tag illegible
6. Clay Harbor (4th, 125, Phila.)
7. Perry Riley (4th, 103, Wash.)
8. (plate removed)
9. Torell Troup (2nd, 41, Buff.)
10. Carlton Mitchell (6th, 177, Cleve.)
11. Mike Johnson (3rd, 98, Atl.)
12. John Jerry (3rd, 73, Miami)
13. Linval Joseph (2nd, 46, NYG)
14. Major Wright (3rd, 75, Chic.)
15. Dominique Franks (5th, 135, Atl.)
16. Larry Asante (5th, 160, Cleve.)
17. Tony Moeaki (3rd, 93, K.C.)
18. Mitch Petrus (5th, 144th, NYG)
19. Ben Tate (2nd, 58, Hou.)
20. Kam Chancellor (5th, 133, Sea.)
21. Andre Roberts (3rd, 88, Ariz.)
22. Myron Lewis (3rd, 67, TB)
23. Tag illegible

Round 5

1. Shawn Lauvao (3rd, 92, Cleve.)
2. Jacoby Ford (4th, 108, Oak.)
3. Danny Batten (6th, 192, Buff.)
4. Sam Young (6th, 179, Dall.)
5. Daniel Te'o-Nesheim (3rd, 86, Phil.)
6. Kevin Thomas (3rd, 94, Indy)
7. Tag illegible
8. Dennis Pitta (4th, 114, Balt.)
9. Darrell Stuckey (4th, 110, San Diego)
10. Alterraun Verner (4th, 104, Tenn.)
11. Alric Arnett (undrafted)
12. Tag illegible
13. Garrett Graham (4th, 118, Hou.)
14. Reshad Jones (5th, 163, Miami)
15. Tag illegible
16. Tag illegible
17. Tag illegible
18. Tag illegible

Round 6
1. Jared Veldheer (3rd, 69th, Oak.)
2. Tag illegible
3. Tag illegible
4. Tag illegible
5. Tag illegible
6. Tag illegible
7. Tag illegible
8. Tag illegible
9. Tag illegible

Round 7
1. Walter Thurmond (4th, 111, Sea.)
2. Marcus Easley (4th, 107, Buff.)
3. Mike Kafka (4th, 122, Phila.)

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[AdamJT13]

1) That is an old post from the Miami Herald's blog.

2) That list is incomplete.

3) The first two sentences are wrong. Sports Illustrated published a photo of the Cowboys' draft board in 2003.

 

[Hypnotoad]

I don't understand how this even a mistake. Jerry allowed the TV department in there. He knew they were filming. They didn't release the content during the draft.

 

[AdamJT13]

I don't understand how this even a mistake. Jerry allowed the TV department in there. He knew they were filming. They didn't release the content during the draft.

That part is wrong, too. The in-house TV crew didn't mistakenly post it on the Internet. It came from a TV broadcast.

Oh, and apparently, we can all thank Blogging The Boys for the photo and the list, because that site is demanding credit for it even though the photo and the list were posted here first.

 

[theogt]

That part is wrong, too. The in-house TV crew didn't mistakenly post it on the Internet. It came from a TV broadcast.

Oh, and apparently, we can all thank Blogging The Boys for the photo and the list, because that site is demanding credit for it even though the photo and the list were posted here first.

Are they really? Where did they demand credit?

 

[AdamJT13]

Are they really? Where did they demand credit?

On the ESPN blogs, for one.

 

[AbeBeta]

Are they really? Where did they demand credit?

We so need to have an old school rumble with the BTB guys.

 

[CCBoy]

1) That is an old post from the Miami Herald's blog.

2) That list is incomplete.

3) The first two sentences are wrong. Sports Illustrated published a photo of the Cowboys' draft board in 2003.

Info missing, then provide it. As to the previous photo display, what came of it? Was it relevant as to credability?

As to this being an old Miami Herald blog post, I posted that I had secured it off another Cowboy blog and thought it relevant if many hadn't seen the credability involved in this year's draft....obviously discrediting to a casual Cowboy fan.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Info missing, then provide it. As to the previous photo display, what came of it? Was it relevant as to credability?

As to this being an old Miami Herald blog post, I posted that I had secured it off another Cowboy blog and thought it relevant if many hadn't seen the credability involved in this year's draft....obviously discrediting to a casual Cowboy fan.

The original pic was posted here first. Other sites picked it up and ran with it.

If you do a search, you'd probably find a number of threads about it here.

Search for theebs and you'll find the original thread.

 

[theogt]

On the ESPN blogs, for one.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we can time stamp the original posts on CowboysZone (Theebs with the photo and Adam with the list) to compare who had it first.

The BTB post with the full list was made at 5:45 am on April 27. But either way, the ESPN blog was wrong to credit BTB with having the photo first. Mosley probably just got confused.

 

[CCBoy]

The original pic was posted here first. Other sites picked it up and ran with it.

If you do a search, you'd probably find a number of threads about it here.

Search for theebs and you'll find the original thread.

You go....and the pride was noted.

 

[theebs]

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we can time stamp the original posts on CowboysZone (Theebs with the photo and Adam with the list) to compare who had it first.

The BTB post with the full list was made at 5:45 am on April 27. But either way, the ESPN blog was wrong to credit BTB with having the photo first. Mosley probably just got confused.

Is there really a question about where it came from? Why would those guys care enough to act like they had it first or whatever.

Its pretty obvious it came from the show and since I left the original photo in 1080i and forgot to deinterlace it!!! it is obvious where it came from.

I was going through some old drives this morning organizing things and I have the exact same shot of the draft board from the 07 blitz draft recap show! Unfortunately it was in Sd and would look terrible blown up!

I am going to watermark all that stuff from now with the cowboyszone logo from now on though!!!!

 

[Hoofbite]

Is there really a question about where it came from? Why would those guys care enough to act like they had it first or whatever.

Its pretty obvious it came from the show and since I left the original photo in 1080i and forgot to deinterlace it!!! it is obvious where it came from.

I was going through some old drives this morning organizing things and I have the exact same shot of the draft board from the 07 blitz draft recap show! Unfortunately it was in Sd and would look terrible blown up!

I am going to watermark all that stuff from now with the cowboyszone logo from now on though!!!!

You should watermark it.

 

[AdamJT13]

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we can time stamp the original posts on CowboysZone (Theebs with the photo and Adam with the list) to compare who had it first.

After four weeks, the post will have a specific date but no specific time.

The BTB post with the full list was made at 5:45 am on April 27. But either way, the ESPN blog was wrong to credit BTB with having the photo first. Mosley probably just got confused.

Mosley originally credited the Miami Herald guy, Armando Salguero, with "securing an image from the Cowboys' draft room." He was then bombarded by a bunch posters from Blogging The Boys who absolutely blasted Mosley for not doing his job, not doing his research, being ignorant, having some issue with Rafael Vela and not knowing who the "correct" source was, and they demanded that he "give credit where credit is due."

Mosley later posted an apology to BTB, updated his blog to provide a link to BTB and thanked BTB for their "role in breaking the story" and for "all the legwork they did."

He later updated it again, at least crediting Theebs with posting the original photo, but that's it.

 

[CCBoy]

After four weeks, the post will have a specific date but no specific time.



Mosley originally credited the Miami Herald guy, Armando Salguero, with "securing an image from the Cowboys' draft room." He was then bombarded by a bunch posters from Blogging The Boys who absolutely blasted Mosley for not doing his job, not doing his research, being ignorant, having some issue with Rafael Vela and not knowing who the "correct" source was, and they demanded that he "give credit where credit is due."

Mosley later posted an apology to BTB, updated his blog to provide a link to BTB and thanked BTB for their "role in breaking the story" and for "all the legwork they did."

He later updated it again, at least crediting Theebs with posting the original photo, but that's it.

Adam, thanks for knowing the whole story and it's truth.

 

[CCBoy]

Is there really a question about where it came from? Why would those guys care enough to act like they had it first or whatever.

Its pretty obvious it came from the show and since I left the original photo in 1080i and forgot to deinterlace it!!! it is obvious where it came from.

I was going through some old drives this morning organizing things and I have the exact same shot of the draft board from the 07 blitz draft recap show! Unfortunately it was in Sd and would look terrible blown up!

I am going to watermark all that stuff from now with the cowboyszone logo from now on though!!!!

Theebs, one word....thanks!

 

[Hoofbite]

After four weeks, the post will have a specific date but no specific time.

Think I might have found the timestamp.

If you go to the thread and use the thread tools on the far right side of the page and click printable version, you can see the post time and date.

4-25-2010 01:12 AM

 

[CCBoy]

Think I might have found the timestamp.

If you go to the thread and use the thread tools on the far right side of the page and click printable version, you can see the post time and date.

4-25-2010 01:12 AM

Great shot, Hoof....

 

[theebs]

Think I might have found the timestamp.

If you go to the thread and use the thread tools on the far right side of the page and click printable version, you can see the post time and date.

4-25-2010 01:12 AM

That should be correct. I put those up around 1 or 2 am. I was taking the commercials out of the 1 hour draft recap show and saw the draft board, laughed, then made a still and put them up here.

 

[dcfanatic]

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we can time stamp the original posts on CowboysZone (Theebs with the photo and Adam with the list) to compare who had it first.

The BTB post with the full list was made at 5:45 am on April 27. But either way, the ESPN blog was wrong to credit BTB with having the photo first. Mosley probably just got confused.

Mosley didn't credit the BTB blog. He linked to the story from Miami.

And he knew of the pic and the list way before that story broke in Miami.

Everyone in the Dallas market did, but no one wrote about it.