The Cowboys Off-Season Thread - Page 3 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

chumdawg · 03-06-2006, 05:59 PM

Looks like the Ticket gets the Cowboys broadcasts.

sixeightmkw · 03-06-2006, 06:09 PM

yep

Dooby · 03-06-2006, 07:03 PM

Very concerned about the future of the Ticket's Cowboys' pregame and postgame shows.

ames7 · 03-06-2006, 07:25 PM

This...could be interesting. At least I won't be hunting all over the dial to find the broadcasts anymore.

Ninkobei · 03-06-2006, 08:01 PM

Arrington seems like the perfect candidate to me. he's an absolute beast.

TXSportsFan4 · 03-06-2006, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninkobei

Arrington seems like the perfect candidate to me. he's an absolute beast.

I read where he said he does not see himself ever wearing a Cowboy uniform

That sucks too, he would be a great fit here

dalmations202 · 03-09-2006, 09:47 AM

Who should the Cowboys sign Day 1 of FA?

IMO, they should be talking to Lavar Arrington, Dan Campbell, and LeCharles Bentley.

Then try to draft Winston Justice to play right tackle (so he doesn't have to change positions).
If Burnett could be moved back inside and get healthy, and they can find a FS, then this team would be set -- if they can remain healthy.

Drbio · 03-09-2006, 11:03 AM

Arrington said on ESPN the other night that he would not wear a Cowboys unifrom ever. FWIW.

dalmations202 · 03-09-2006, 11:16 AM

yeah, I heard Arrington. He basically said the same thing last year. I do think that the $$$ he wants might change his mind though, and he would be the perfect fit, IMO.

Arrington, Ware, with K. Thorton as backup would be a pretty stout.

dirno2000 · 03-09-2006, 11:54 AM

The book on Arrington is that he's a freelancer whose ofteno out of position. When you combine that with the fact that he may want a premium to play in Dallas I doubt he's worth the trouble.

Willie McGinist is now in the market and we'll go hard after him.

Also, linebacker is a position where a rookie can come in and make an immediate impact and this is one of the best linebacker drafts in years.

dalmations202 · 03-09-2006, 02:03 PM

Dirno, give me some names of lb's in the draft that you think could make an impact this year for the Cowboys. I am not up on all the lb's, but had read that this was a down year for LB's. The only name I have heard is Abdul Hodge from Iowa. I'd like to do some research.

PS: Love the idea of McGinest maybe better than Arrington as well. I just read he is free.

Ninkobei · 03-09-2006, 02:07 PM

McGinnest is 34 years old. A bit old to be taking away starting time from our younger players

dirno2000 · 03-09-2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninkobei

McGinnest is 34 years old. A bit old to be taking away starting time from our younger players

Which younger players are you talking about? Ware and James will be starting on the outside and inside respectively. You then have Thorton, Shanle, O'Neil and Fujita...I don't have a problem with McGinist taking time away from any of those players when you also consider what he'd bring leadership wise.

I liked the pick of Burnett but based on what we saw last season, I'm not ready to just hand him a starting job.

dirno2000 · 03-09-2006, 02:52 PM

Dalm, here's an article from John Clayton that answers your question:

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Rookie linebackers don't seem to be appreciated until the votes are tallied for defensive rookie of the year at the end of the season.

Only eight linebackers have been first-round picks in the past five drafts. Yet four of the past five defensive rookies of the year have been linebackers. For a position that isn't supposed to be valued for impact, NFL teams seem to be getting a bargain with rookie linebackers.

"It's understandable," Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "Obviously, we're not big defensive ends who are going to get 15 to 18 sacks a year. We're not going to be a running back who's going to rush for 1,500 yards. It's a spot where there are three or four of them on the field, I guess you can justify not taking guys too high. All I want is a chance, regardless of where I'm taken."

A.J. Hawk was the 2005 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.Hawk doesn't have cause for worry. Neither do the rest of the linebackers in this draft class, which is being rated as the best since 2000 when LaVar Arrington, Brian Urlacher, John Abraham, Julian Peterson and Rob Morris went in the first round. Hawk is clearly a top-five or top-six selection. Chad Greenway of Iowa, Bobby Carpenter of Ohio State, DeMeco Ryans of Alabama and Ernie Sims of Florida State are drawing first-round consideration, and a team needing a solid inside linebacker may go for Abdul Hodge of Iowa in the lower part of the first round.

"I think you've got some good players in this one," Texans general manager Charley Casserly said. "You know, A.J. Hawk obviously is good. Greenway is good. Those are the two guys that got all the headlines during the year. But the Alabama linebacker, Ryans, is pretty good, the Florida State linebacker, Sims, is pretty good, so you've got some, I think, real good linebackers in this draft."

Based on recent history, one of those linebackers, or a linebacker picked a round or two lower, could end up being the top defensive rookie this season.

Hawk has a chance to be drafted higher than any linebacker since 2000, when Arrington was the No. 2 overall pick in the draft by the Redskins. The Packers are thinking about him at No. 5, and the 49ers would love to take Hawk with the No. 6 pick.

"I think players are players, and if you get a chance to get a great player, you get the great player," Packers general manager Ted Thompson said. "I don't think you focus too much on the position. Linebackers can have an impact on teams; obviously you can name four or five in the league that are clearly the guys that opposing teams have to watch out for. Defensive linemen here in the draft normally get a little bit more publicity and a little bit more pizzazz because the good Lord only made so many defensive linemen, but I think if you get a chance to get a good, solid core player, you better take the solid core player."

Hawk's head isn't swelling with the attention. Being mentioned among the best Ohio State linebackers in history -- including such greats as Chris Spielman -- is an honor. But he knows the value a rookie linebacker can bring to an NFL team, no matter where he goes in the draft.

"It's a position where a lot of times they say they don't want to draft people too high because they think, 'How much impact can a linebacker have?'" Hawk said. "Guys like Shawne Merriman and Lofa Tatupu had huge years. I think the linebacker position, with all the defenses they're playing and with the offenses you have to face, is versatile. One week you're facing a spread offense and the next week a team is trying to pound the ball on you, you have to be able to do a little bit of everything. That's the tough thing about playing college football, and it's even magnified more in the NFL."

Still, why don't linebackers get more respect in the draft?

"It depends on the depth of the draft and the value of the player," Casserley said. "Some positions, and defensive line is one of them, people get forced up. With quarterbacks, people get forced up. Other positions don't get forced up -- tight end, safety and guard. They kind of have a way of going in the second round. But linebacker, I think just depends on the ability of the player. ... Linebacker seems to me to be a position that is not overvalued or undervalued on draft day; it's valued by what the player's ability is."

This year the ratings are good.