Well, Teddy Ginn jr is gone. The Dolphins SHOCKED everyone and took
Ginn over Brady Quinn. Now there's talk Quinn might slip to us at
22. That would be unbelievable!

If that happens, I think we'd end up trading down into the 2nd round
for a FORTUNE!



--- In dallascowboysofamerica@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Cates"
<manofaiki2003@...> wrote:
>
> Well here's what i think, focusing more on needs rather than
> particular college players to fill them:
>
> Of the seven games Dallas lost last year (and I watched all of
them),
> the Defense fading in the second half and giving up easy scores
and
> not being able to get a stop in 3rd down running situations
> contributed directly to at least 4 of them.
>
> Dallas was scoring around 27 points a game so getting the ball in
the
> endzone was not that much of a problem.
>
> The problem was the Defense giving up more than 27 points a game.
>
> Like it or not, it wasn't the Dallas offense that resulted in that
> late season collapse that led to Dallas limping into the
playoffs.
>
> It was the defense fading in the second half on a consistent
basis.
>
> For this reason, we need to ask ourselves a question:
>
> A new coaching staff, new head coach,and new schemes will this
solve
> the problem with the current personnel?
>
> If Jones and Phillips think yes, then Dallas will go offensive
with
> most of their early picks.
>
> If they are not sure, then Dallas will make defensive selections.
>
> Another thing to consider is that Dallas was often losing the
> struggle at the scrimmage line on both sides of the ball late in
the
> games last year.
>
> Our offensive pass protection - to be frank - sucks. Even the
highly
> mobile Romo, who can scramble, buy time and throw on the run,
> struggled during that 2nd half run. Bledsoe never really had a
> chance.
>
> The run blocking struggled too in short yardage situations as
Dallas
> failed to convert on many 3rd and shorts. Many people blame the
size
> of Julius Jones. It actually had more to do with Dallas getting
> dominated at the scrimmage line.
>
> Defensively the key role of the down lineman in a 3-4 is to stuff
the
> run and on passing plays open up holes in the opponents Oline for
the
> LB's to run through to get to the QB.
>
> That rarely happened last year; most of Ware's sacks were sheer
speed
> rushes to the outside coming off the edge.
>
> Dallas simply MUST improve on both lines to have a shot at
succeeding
> this year and winning the division and getting that crucial first
> round bye.
>
> There are other needs of course, but these two are the most
pressing
> and failing to address them will mean once again in December that
the
> skill position players on offense and the LB's on defense will
> struggle because of the fading lines in front of them.
>
>
>
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>
>
> --- In dallascowboysofamerica@yahoogroups.com, "Jody"
> <commish_guy@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm thinking it could be absolutely anyone....
> >
> > BUT I'm thinking maybe Ted Ginn jr OR Brandon Merriweather right
> now
> > but I think it's more likely we trade down.
> >
>