Nice Tade, Wait What?, Nice Trade, Who's That?
This draft has been a pretty crazy one for the Cowboys. In this case, crazy means bad. A lot of very intriguing things were happening in the first round. At the cornerback position Leon Hall fell and the Jets traded up to the 14th pick to take Darelle Revis (another cornerback) before Hall. My immediate reaction to that was that the Cowboys should trade up and get Hall. They didn’t and Hall got selected. Some people had them picking safety Reggie Nelson, but he was selected at number 21, the pick right before the Cowboys went on the clock. One glaring player stared them in the face at that point and that player was Brady Quinn. Many of the analysts had the Cowboys going for Quinn because they were not confident in Romo. As much as I liked the idea of picking the golden boy Quinn, I knew that the Cowboys should pass him up and trade the pick to someone who would take him, like Cleveland. That is exactly what Jerry Jones did. He collected the third pick in the second round and a first round pick in the 2008 draft in return. At this point I was really pleased. We just moved down 14 picks and we got another first rounder for next year.
After watching two more picks I decided to get in the shower. When I returned I was shocked to see the Cowboys back on the clock at number 26. It was then announced that they had selected Anthony Spencer a defensive end/outside linebacker from Purdue. Then they announced that the Cowboys had traded with the Eagles and gave up that second round pick they just acquired from Cleveland as well as a third and a fifth round pick. Essentially they gave up a third and a fifth to move up 10 picks and to take a player that plays a position that the Cowboys are stacked at. So, for the third year in a row the Cowboys selected an outside linebacker with their first pick. Spencer is an outstanding talent and both Joe Thomas and Levi Brown said that he was by far their biggest challenge this past season. However, with Ellis returning this one just does not make much sense. This basically sends a message to Greg Ellis that his future with the Cowboys is in doubt. It also admits that last year’s first rounder, Bobby Carpenter is not capable of taking over his spot and being a staring linebacker. It also left the cornerback position in question and eliminated the chance of adding a decent player to provide depth at guard. Anyway, I kept watching in disappointment.
When it finally came time for the Cowboys to select in the second round almost all of the wide receivers they were targeting (Sidney Rice and Dwayne Jarrett) were off the board and there was not a cornerback worth taking there. The answer was to trade down again. They traded again with Cleveland and got an early third round pick and a fourth round pick in exchange. I guess I was pleased with decision again because it allowed to move back a few picks and still get the same player they would have taken at that spot, while adding another pick.
The Cowboys needed to use this newly acquired third rounder to address either cornerback, guard, or a defensive tackle. Josh Beekman, a highly regarded guard out of Boston College was available and Marcus McCauley a once thought first round talent was available at cornerback. DeMarcus “The Tank” Tyler was also available at defensive tackle. Personally, I would have selected Beekman. Scouts had him ranked as the third best guard in this draft and many people thought he could become a starter and an impact player in the league. I immediately thought that he could compete with Kyle Koiser for the left guard spot. Instead the Cowboys picked his counterpart at BC, James Martin. Marten started his BC career at guard but later moved to tackle. Martin did not overly impress scouts and they even called him unathletic at times. They also said will not be as good as felloe BC graduate and current Cowboys right tackle, Marc Colombo. I really don’t understand this pick. Why not go for a sure thing like Beekman? We needed depth at both positions but Beekman was a much better prospect. I think this was a bit of mistake.
After watching two more picks I decided to get in the shower. When I returned I was shocked to see the Cowboys back on the clock at number 26. It was then announced that they had selected Anthony Spencer a defensive end/outside linebacker from Purdue. Then they announced that the Cowboys had traded with the Eagles and gave up that second round pick they just acquired from Cleveland as well as a third and a fifth round pick. Essentially they gave up a third and a fifth to move up 10 picks and to take a player that plays a position that the Cowboys are stacked at. So, for the third year in a row the Cowboys selected an outside linebacker with their first pick. Spencer is an outstanding talent and both Joe Thomas and Levi Brown said that he was by far their biggest challenge this past season. However, with Ellis returning this one just does not make much sense. This basically sends a message to Greg Ellis that his future with the Cowboys is in doubt. It also admits that last year’s first rounder, Bobby Carpenter is not capable of taking over his spot and being a staring linebacker. It also left the cornerback position in question and eliminated the chance of adding a decent player to provide depth at guard. Anyway, I kept watching in disappointment.
When it finally came time for the Cowboys to select in the second round almost all of the wide receivers they were targeting (Sidney Rice and Dwayne Jarrett) were off the board and there was not a cornerback worth taking there. The answer was to trade down again. They traded again with Cleveland and got an early third round pick and a fourth round pick in exchange. I guess I was pleased with decision again because it allowed to move back a few picks and still get the same player they would have taken at that spot, while adding another pick.
The Cowboys needed to use this newly acquired third rounder to address either cornerback, guard, or a defensive tackle. Josh Beekman, a highly regarded guard out of Boston College was available and Marcus McCauley a once thought first round talent was available at cornerback. DeMarcus “The Tank” Tyler was also available at defensive tackle. Personally, I would have selected Beekman. Scouts had him ranked as the third best guard in this draft and many people thought he could become a starter and an impact player in the league. I immediately thought that he could compete with Kyle Koiser for the left guard spot. Instead the Cowboys picked his counterpart at BC, James Martin. Marten started his BC career at guard but later moved to tackle. Martin did not overly impress scouts and they even called him unathletic at times. They also said will not be as good as felloe BC graduate and current Cowboys right tackle, Marc Colombo. I really don’t understand this pick. Why not go for a sure thing like Beekman? We needed depth at both positions but Beekman was a much better prospect. I think this was a bit of mistake.
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