Eddie said:In retrospect, was Newman the right pick??? We could have had Byron Leftwich, Terrell Suggs, or Jordan Gross.
I was really hoping we could trade down, snag Marcus Trufant, and an additional pick.
Adam does.Jay9508 said:Do anyone have the stats on how many times newman was thrown to and such?
SupermanXx said:I'm happy that we got Newman. Very happy
but just think... having Leftwich would have meant not having BallsackVerde...
definately would have loved that scenario.
Eddie said:In retrospect, was Newman the right pick??? We could have had Byron Leftwich, Terrell Suggs, or Jordan Gross.
I was really hoping we could trade down, snag Marcus Trufant, and an additional pick.
parchy said:Adam posted this awhile ago and I copied it down:
He's been thrown at 66 times and has allowed 28 completions (42.4 percent) for 308 yards and no touchdowns. He has intercepted two of those, deflected one to Dat Nguyen for an interception and had another interception off a pass tipped by Bradie James. The Cowboys' coaches credit him with 15 passes deflected, while NFL.com says he has 17.
TheHustler said:He allowed 308 yards, no touchdowns and he didn't get to the pro-bowl.
Sigh.
kartr said:I'll have to disagree on Newman. I think he's very talented and has been very good for us, but I think Kevin Williams or Larry Johnson would have been better picks. Both of them are dominate at their positions, while Newman is okay. Rashean Mathis, who I would have picked in the second round that year has numbers equal to or better than Newman. With Kevin Williams between Ekuban and Glover and also Ellis, I believe we would have been one of the most dominant pass rushing teams in the league. Ekuban had 8 sacks in Cleveland playing next to Gerard Warren, a former number draft pick and Ekuban had 4 as a backup in Denver this past year. So, we could have gotten a shut down corner and superb pass rusher at the same time in 2003. This is why I've been so critical of our drafts under Parcells. I don't think it's one of his strengths. Had he drafted the players I wanted then, the fiasco of the 2004 defense would have never happened and hence the the players we drafted in 2005 would'nt have been needed. We could have drafted Jamal Brown and a top receiver on day one. We actually would have had the luxury of drafting Matt Jones in the first round had we taken care of defense in 2003 and 2004.
thinksparchy said:Adam posted this awhile ago and I copied it down:
He's been thrown at 66 times and has allowed 28 completions (42.4 percent) for 308 yards and no touchdowns. He has intercepted two of those, deflected one to Dat Nguyen for an interception and had another interception off a pass tipped by Bradie James. The Cowboys' coaches credit him with 15 passes deflected, while NFL.com says he has 17.
kartr said:I'll have to disagree on Newman. I think he's very talented and has been very good for us, but I think Kevin Williams or Larry Johnson would have been better picks. Both of them are dominate at their positions, while Newman is okay. Rashean Mathis, who I would have picked in the second round that year has numbers equal to or better than Newman. With Kevin Williams between Ekuban and Glover and also Ellis, I believe we would have been one of the most dominant pass rushing teams in the league. Ekuban had 8 sacks in Cleveland playing next to Gerard Warren, a former number draft pick and Ekuban had 4 as a backup in Denver this past year. So, we could have gotten a shut down corner and superb pass rusher at the same time in 2003. This is why I've been so critical of our drafts under Parcells. I don't think it's one of his strengths. Had he drafted the players I wanted then, the fiasco of the 2004 defense would have never happened and hence the the players we drafted in 2005 would'nt have been needed. We could have drafted Jamal Brown and a top receiver on day one. We actually would have had the luxury of drafting Matt Jones in the first round had we taken care of defense in 2003 and 2004.