Some interesting "prospects" who went undrafted in the supplemental draft...

[silverbear]

With the supplemental draft concluded, and only CB Paul Oliver and OT Jared Gaither selected, that left 9 prospects who did not get drafted... two of those, DE/OLB Mark Washington and DT Brian Soi, have since been signed... of the 7 remaining prospects (perhaps it's overly kind to call some of these guys prospects), there are 3 that I find mildly interesting, that might merit a shot in training camp:

Robert Armstrong, DT/OL, Morgan State... 6-4, 320 pounds, 5.1 second 40... some scouts think he'll be better off moving from the DL to the OL; my interest in him would be predicated on him making that move... he did suffer a back injury in college, though, and I'd want to make sure his back is not going to continue being a problem before I'd even think about making him an offer...

Aaron Turner, OT, East Central Oklahoma... 6-6, 350 pounds, 5.3 second 40... great size, long arms, quick feet... better blocking for the pass than for the run...

RoShawn Turner, CB/KR, Central Missouri State... 5-9, 186 pounds, 4.4 second 40... to me, would be more of a prospect as a kick returner than as a cornerback... averaged 21.5 yards per punt return in 2005 (with 4 TDs), albeit at a very low level of competition... still, speed often translates well to the NFL, and this guy has run a blazing fast sub-10.5 second 100 meters...

You do have to recognize that these players are fringe prospects at best, but like Parcells said, "churning" the bottom of the roster is a good thing...

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Wouldnt we have selected ahead of the Ravens?

I would of used a 5th on that guy Gaither, hes inruiging, stash him for a year or so, he could be something down the line.




If that guy Armstrong has a motor he might be worth a look at nose

 

[CowboyMike]

The only player I was interested in the supplemental draft was Brian Soi. He seemed intriguing.

And "churning the roster" is more of a during the season thing, not right before training camp. We've got a lot of prospects on the team and we had to let go of two to reach our allowed number. So who would you like to give up for these guys?

 

[Achozen]

The only player I was interested in the supplemental draft was Brian Soi. He seemed intriguing.

And "churning the roster" is more of a during the season thing, not right before training camp. We've got a lot of prospects on the team and we had to let go of two to reach out allowed number. So who would you like to give up for these guys?

T.O.

 

[silverbear]

Wouldnt we have selected ahead of the Ravens?

I would of used a 5th on that guy Gaither, hes inruiging, stash him for a year or so, he could be something down the line.

I'm leery of his "lazy" tag, but yeah, it's hard for me to imagine that the Boys will do better than him with their 5th round pickk in the 08 draft...

If that guy Armstrong has a motor he might be worth a look at nose

I was thinking of him more as a conversion project to the OL...

 

[silverbear]

The only player I was interested in the supplemental draft was Brian Soi. He seemed intriguing.

And "churning the roster" is more of a during the season thing, not right before training camp. We've got a lot of prospects on the team and we had to let go of two to reach our allowed number. So who would you like to give up for these guys?

I could name at least a half dozen guys on this roster who have next to no chance of sticking... I was utterly unsurprised that Rissler and Johnson were jettisoned early on, there are others just like them still on the roster...

Here's a few that I figure are highly expendable:

QB Richard Bartel
WR Jerard Rabb
WR Mike Jefferson
DE Marcus Smith
S/WR Damarius Bilbo
TE Tony Curtis
LB John Saldi
P Sam Paulescu

Nope, I'd have no problem finding a player or two or three to cut before training camp, no problem at all...

At the same time, I have to recognize that the Cowboys' staff may not be even a little impressed with any of the three players I mentioned at the start of this thread... this is just a little idle speculation here...

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I'm leery of his "lazy" tag, but yeah, it's hard for me to imagine that the Boys will do better than him with their 5th round pickk in the 08 draft...

Its a gamble, but so is Isiah Stanback, and we used a 4th on him.

I heard hes 6'9" and has serious talent. He could of joined the grou* of young tackles com*eting next year, that would of lit a fire under him

 

[lkelly]

If we drop a 5th on Gaither in the supplemental draft, which OT draft pick from April are you ready to give up on? The team isn't going to carry 3 developmental tackles - there's no roster room. I think Dallas will see how these two guys work out before making another run at backups on the OL.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Wouldnt we have selected ahead of the Ravens?

I would of used a 5th on that guy Gaither, hes inruiging, stash him for a year or so, he could be something down the line.




If that guy Armstrong has a motor he might be worth a look at nose

I agree with you......of all the prospects I thought this would be the guy we would have looked at--where is Jeff Ireland? :starspin

 

[silverbear]

If we drop a 5th on Gaither in the supplemental draft, which OT draft pick from April are you ready to give up on? The team isn't going to carry 3 developmental tackles - there's no roster room. I think Dallas will see how these two guys work out before making another run at backups on the OL.

Either Free or Marten, or both, could ultimately move inside... I think I'd try Marten there first...

Somehow, I don't see a problem with having quality depth at OT...

 

[sbark]

If we drop a 5th on Gaither in the supplemental draft, which OT draft pick from April are you ready to give up on? The team isn't going to carry 3 developmental tackles - there's no roster room. I think Dallas will see how these two guys work out before making another run at backups on the OL.

Could actually argue it would be 4, depending where you slotted McQuistan

 

[jobberone]

You can't have but so many developing OL. If someone came along clearly starter material then every team in the league will be interested. These guys are in the supplemental draft for reasons that make them risky. Most of them anyway. We have several draft picks sitting behind starters already. You have to give them the chance to develop otherwise you've just thrown those draft picks away.

You can't wear but one piece of eye candy at a time.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

You can't have but so many developing OL. If someone came along clearly starter material then every team in the league will be interested. These guys are in the supplemental draft for reasons that make them risky. Most of them anyway. We have several draft picks sitting behind starters already. You have to give them the chance to develop otherwise you've just thrown those draft picks away.

You can't wear but one piece of eye candy at a time.

there are only a few snaps to go around for the backups

 

[silverbear]

You can't have but so many developing OL.

From where I sit, the Boys currently have 3 "developing OL"-- McQuistan, Free and Marten... Darilek, Berger, Procter and Franklin, they're all spares...

 

[Bob Sacamano]

From where I sit, the Boys currently have 3 "developing OL"-- McQuistan, Free and Marten... Darilek, Berger, Procter and Franklin, they're all spares...

to you maybe

 

[zeromaster]

Damarius Bilbo deserves a nod for the 2007 all-name team.