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Parcells wanted Shawn Merriman. Jones got Ware, And from what I remember Parcells didn't want Owens, which is why he never called him by name.
No. He wanted to drafted Marcus Spears with the 11th pick because he wanted to take a defensive lineman instead of a pass rusher. This is from USA Today:
During the 2005 NFL draft, coach Bill Parcells wanted to take defensive lineman Marcus Spears with the first of the Dallas Cowboys’ two first-round selections at No. 11. Owner/GM Jerry Jones wanted DeMarcus Ware, a pass rusher from Troy. What makes that dynamic even more interesting is Ware was considered one of the two top pass rushers in the draft, and it was a debate between him and Shawne Merriman of Maryland.
The Cowboys selected Ware, and the rest, as they say, is history.