Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Dallas Cowboys Draft

Here's what the Cowboys drafted this fine year (2007):

26th Pick: DE Anthony Spencer
67th Pick: OT James Marten
103th Pick: QB Isaiah Stanback
122th Pick: OT Doug Free
178th Pick: K Nick Folk
195th Pick: FB Deon Anderson
212th Pick: CB Courtney Brown
237th Pick: CB Alan Ball

I'm not sure if this is a good draft or not. I, personally, believe that a draft can not be fully evaluated until a good time down the road. But I will share with what some did on the Cowboys grade.

Dallas Cowboys: They did some top-notch wheeling and dealing with Cleveland and Philadelphia. When the first day was all said and done, Dallas basically slid back four spots in the first round, from 22 to 26, and gave up a third- and fifth-round pick for Cleveland's first-rounder next year. That was an "A+" maneuver. Too bad the rest of the draft class didn't live up to that move. Two seventh-rounders at cornerback? They had to do better than that. And some scouts think plodding offensive tackle James Marten could be a big bust. On the positive side? Anthony Spencer could be Wade Phillips' next Shaun Phillips; offensive tackle Doug Free could be a sleeper in the fourth, and kicker Nick Folk could finally shore up that weakness.
Grade: B

This guy had Dallas at the highest grade in the East. Giants were given a C, Eagles a D, and the Redskins a D+. Grades

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