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Cowboys' 2006
Schedule
Pre-Season
1. Aug. 10-14 @Seattle
2. Aug. 21@ New Orleans
3. Aug. 24-28 vs. SF
4. Aug. 31-Sept. 2 vs. MIN
Regular Season
1. Sept. 10 - @ Jacksonville
2. Sept. 17 - vs. Washington
3. Bye
4. Oct. 1 - @ Tennessee
5. Oct. 8 - @ Philadelphia
6. Oct. 15 - vs. Houston
7. Oct. 23 - vs. NY Giants
8. Oct. 29 - @ Carolina
9. Nov. 5 - @ Washington
10. Nov. 12 - @ Arizona
11. Nov. 19 - vs. Indianapolis
12. Nov. 23 - vs. Tampa Bay
13. Dec. 3 - @ NY Giants
14. Dec. 10 - vs. N.O. Saints
15. Dec. 16 - @ Atlanta
16. Dec. 25 - vs. Philadelphia
17. Dec. 31 -vs. Detroit
Cowboys' 2006
Schedule
Pre-Season
1. Aug. 10-14 @Seattle
2. Aug. 21@ New Orleans
3. Aug. 24-28 vs. SF
4. Aug. 31-Sept. 2 vs. MIN
Regular Season
1. Sept. 10 - @ Jacksonville
2. Sept. 17 - vs. Washington
3. Bye
4. Oct. 1 - @ Tennessee
5. Oct. 8 - @ Philadelphia
6. Oct. 15 - vs. Houston
7. Oct. 23 - vs. NY Giants
8. Oct. 29 - @ Carolina
9. Nov. 5 - @ Washington
10. Nov. 12 - @ Arizona
11. Nov. 19 - vs. Indianapolis
12. Nov. 23 - vs. Tampa Bay
13. Dec. 3 - @ NY Giants
14. Dec. 10 - vs. N.O. Saints
15. Dec. 16 - @ Atlanta
16. Dec. 25 - vs. Philadelphia
17. Dec. 31 -vs. Detroit
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Cowboys' Draft Review: 2006
Last year's draft was criticized by many experts and fans last
season. While its too early to accurately grade this draft, I will do
the best I can. The keys to the success of this draft are Pat
Watkins and Pat McQuistan. If those two guys end up being quality
starters, this draft will be viewed as a success. If not, this draft will
be viewed as one that probably only produced one starter.
1. LB Bobby Carpenter - C+
This guy is tough to evaluate because he didn't play much last
season, so his ability is somewhat in question. I did like what I saw
in the play-off game though. Carpenter will be a quality starter at
either ILB or OLB, but he will never be a superstar.
2. TE Anthony Fasano - C-
This is the most questioned pick of the class. Fasano might end up
being a good player, but he seemed like a waste of a pick. It wasn't
like he was a 1st round talent that happened to fall to us. We
already had Jason Witten and the value wasn't even that great
where we took him. Fasano will be valuable if we use two tight
ends long term, but even then he will never be a star tight end. He
will be a contributor especially once Glenn and Owens are gone,
but he doesn't have the talent to become as good a player as
Jason Witten which is what I expect when I we take a tight end in
the 2nd round.
3. DE Jason Hatcher - B-
This pick made absolutely no sense to me last season. I see the
reasoning behind the pick now though. I though after Spears and
Canty's rookie seasons we were set at DE. We now know that isn't
the case. The coaches did a good job of realizing that last season
and it really was a smart pick. Hatcher wasn't overly productive last
season, but the upside is definitely there. At the very least he will
be a quality backup, but I think he has a real chance to be
something great because his athleticism is amazing for his size.
4. KR Skyler Green - F
Green didn't even make our team. The idea of drafting a return
specialist wasn't a bad idea, but they picked the wrong guy and in
the wrong round. There is no way we should have taken this guy
that high. Most people had him labeled as a 6th round pick. I think
the staff saw receiving potential in him that wasn't really there.
They though they were getting a return specialist that had a
chance to develop into the next Steve Smith, but Green isn't even
good enough to play WR in the NFL.
5. FS Pat Watkins - B
Can't argue with this pick. This guy was labeled as a third round
pick by many. He struggled some last season, but he does have
upside and most rookies do struggle when forced into the starting
lineup. He was a great value pick at a position of need.
6. NT Montavious Stanley - D
Stanley was another guy that slipped in the draft. I though this guy
was the steal of our draft when we signed him. I believe my mock
had us taking him in the 3rd round. He is on the roster, but he has
bounced around with a couple of different teams. He still has a
small chance to be the backup NT next season, but he doesn't
appear to be much, but you never know. Many of the good NTs in
the league bounced around for a few seasons while the developed
there skills.
7. OT Pat McQuistan - A
The early indications are that this was a steal. This guy was
considered a three to four year project. He is already the swing
tackle after just one season. Cutting Jason Fabini speaks volumes
about what the coaching staff thinks of this guy. Its not a given that
he will be a starter, but it seems pretty close given how much the
team seems to like him.
7. OL E.J. Whitley - D-
This guy got hurt early last off-season. He was a guy that could
have provided help at all the offensive line positions. I'm not sure
why we didn't let him hang around this off-season since he should
have been recovered from his injury. I guess he didn't have the
talent.
Overall - C
Its still early, but we missed on quite a few of these picks. Its pretty
bad that after one season you can already label three of these
picks as practically worthless. This draft could salvage a good
grade if Fasano, McQuistan, and Watkins end up starters, but as of
right now I see two starters (Carpenter and McQuistan) and two or
three role players coming from this draft.
Last year's draft was criticized by many experts and fans last
season. While its too early to accurately grade this draft, I will do
the best I can. The keys to the success of this draft are Pat
Watkins and Pat McQuistan. If those two guys end up being quality
starters, this draft will be viewed as a success. If not, this draft will
be viewed as one that probably only produced one starter.
1. LB Bobby Carpenter - C+
This guy is tough to evaluate because he didn't play much last
season, so his ability is somewhat in question. I did like what I saw
in the play-off game though. Carpenter will be a quality starter at
either ILB or OLB, but he will never be a superstar.
2. TE Anthony Fasano - C-
This is the most questioned pick of the class. Fasano might end up
being a good player, but he seemed like a waste of a pick. It wasn't
like he was a 1st round talent that happened to fall to us. We
already had Jason Witten and the value wasn't even that great
where we took him. Fasano will be valuable if we use two tight
ends long term, but even then he will never be a star tight end. He
will be a contributor especially once Glenn and Owens are gone,
but he doesn't have the talent to become as good a player as
Jason Witten which is what I expect when I we take a tight end in
the 2nd round.
3. DE Jason Hatcher - B-
This pick made absolutely no sense to me last season. I see the
reasoning behind the pick now though. I though after Spears and
Canty's rookie seasons we were set at DE. We now know that isn't
the case. The coaches did a good job of realizing that last season
and it really was a smart pick. Hatcher wasn't overly productive last
season, but the upside is definitely there. At the very least he will
be a quality backup, but I think he has a real chance to be
something great because his athleticism is amazing for his size.
4. KR Skyler Green - F
Green didn't even make our team. The idea of drafting a return
specialist wasn't a bad idea, but they picked the wrong guy and in
the wrong round. There is no way we should have taken this guy
that high. Most people had him labeled as a 6th round pick. I think
the staff saw receiving potential in him that wasn't really there.
They though they were getting a return specialist that had a
chance to develop into the next Steve Smith, but Green isn't even
good enough to play WR in the NFL.
5. FS Pat Watkins - B
Can't argue with this pick. This guy was labeled as a third round
pick by many. He struggled some last season, but he does have
upside and most rookies do struggle when forced into the starting
lineup. He was a great value pick at a position of need.
6. NT Montavious Stanley - D
Stanley was another guy that slipped in the draft. I though this guy
was the steal of our draft when we signed him. I believe my mock
had us taking him in the 3rd round. He is on the roster, but he has
bounced around with a couple of different teams. He still has a
small chance to be the backup NT next season, but he doesn't
appear to be much, but you never know. Many of the good NTs in
the league bounced around for a few seasons while the developed
there skills.
7. OT Pat McQuistan - A
The early indications are that this was a steal. This guy was
considered a three to four year project. He is already the swing
tackle after just one season. Cutting Jason Fabini speaks volumes
about what the coaching staff thinks of this guy. Its not a given that
he will be a starter, but it seems pretty close given how much the
team seems to like him.
7. OL E.J. Whitley - D-
This guy got hurt early last off-season. He was a guy that could
have provided help at all the offensive line positions. I'm not sure
why we didn't let him hang around this off-season since he should
have been recovered from his injury. I guess he didn't have the
talent.
Overall - C
Its still early, but we missed on quite a few of these picks. Its pretty
bad that after one season you can already label three of these
picks as practically worthless. This draft could salvage a good
grade if Fasano, McQuistan, and Watkins end up starters, but as of
right now I see two starters (Carpenter and McQuistan) and two or
three role players coming from this draft.
Cowboys' Big Board
I'm going to attempt to re-create the Cowboys' draft board for the
NFL Draft. I'm going to go through the first 35 prospects. Teams
actually use two draft boards, a ranking of players at all positions,
and positional rankings. The big board they use is ranked mostly
to best player available, but players that aren't at positions do slip
down the list, but they don't slip all the way off the board.
Here is my Cowboys' Top 35:
1. WR Calvin Johnson
2. RB Adrian Peterson
3. QB JaMarcus Russell
4. QB Brady Quinn
5. OT Joe Thomas
6. DE Gaines Adams
7. FS LaRon Landry
8. ILB Patrick Willis
9. DE Jamaal Anderson
10. DT Amobi Okoye
11. DT Alan Branch
12. OT Levi Brown
13. DE Adam Carriker
14. CB Darrell Revis
15. RB Marshawn Lynch
16. CB Leon Hall
17. WR/KR Ted Ginn
18. FS Reggie Nelson
19. WR Robert Meachem
20. CB Chris Houston
21. WR Dwayne Bowe
22. FS Brandon Meriweather
23. CB Aaron Ross
24. WR Dwayne Jarrett
25. WR Sidney Rice
26. DE/OLB Anthony Spencer
27. FS Michael Griffin
28. CB Marcus McCauley
29. G/T Justin Blalock
30. DE Jarvis Moss
31. G/T Arron Sears
32. LB Lawrence Timmons
33. TE Greg Olsen
34. LB Paul Posluzny
35. G Ben Grubbs
The Cowboys' should and probably will stick to their chart that is
similar to this one. We don't have any glaring needs, so we should
take the best player available although we will probably target
either a receiver or defensive back. CB and WR are our biggest
needs, but we should definitely consider any position if the value is
there.
When I look at this list, the only player I see in my Top 20 slipping
to us is Robert Meachem. If that is how the Cowboys' see him, then
that should be our pick. If any guy ahead of Meachem is available
such as Reggie Nelson, we should take him instead. Safety is an
interesting position because nobody is certain how big of a need
the Cowboys' think the position is. I probably wouldn't draft one
that can't play some cornerback though since that is a big need.
Meriweather, Nelson, and Eric Weddle are the main first day guys
with that type of potential.
Trading is a real possibility for the Cowboys. Jerry Jones says he
already has offers on the table to trade into the 2nd round and pick
up a 1st next season. If nobody from their Top 15 or 20 rated
players falls to them at #22 then it might be a good idea to trade
back because the talent seems to drop off after about the first 20
guys, but it doesn't really take another big drop until around the 35
rated guy. Trading up is also a possibility if the Cowboys see a
can't miss player that falls out of the Top 10.
A guy the Cowboys could be looking at is Adrian Peterson. His
stock is dropping because apparently his collarbone will need an
another surgery which could put him on the shelf until late July. It
now seems unlikely he will go to the Browns at #3. The next logical
spot for him is at #10 where the Texans are picking. Before this
development, they would probably have jumped all over Peterson,
but now they might have second thoughts. There is no way
Peterson gets past the Bill at pick 12, but we have a realistic
chance to trade with either Houston or San Francisco at #11.
There doesn't seem to be much value on the board for the Texans
unless they want Peterson, and there is no value for the 49ers
unless Patrick Willis is available.
I did a little research, and it would probably cost us our 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd round picks to move to #10. That seems like a lot, but if
you think about it we could probably find a trading partner and get
a 3rd round pick back for Julius Jones who would definitely be
expendable. That would basically be giving up a 2nd round pick to
get Adrian Peterson. I would personally love this if it happened. I
think I would definitely take Peterson over whatever two players I
could get with our current 1st & 2nd round picks. This team
doesn't have a lot of holes, but we could use an impact player like
Peterson. We would also still have all those 2nd day picks that
could land us the depth we need.
Discuss at the Cowboys-Fan Blog
I'm going to attempt to re-create the Cowboys' draft board for the
NFL Draft. I'm going to go through the first 35 prospects. Teams
actually use two draft boards, a ranking of players at all positions,
and positional rankings. The big board they use is ranked mostly
to best player available, but players that aren't at positions do slip
down the list, but they don't slip all the way off the board.
Here is my Cowboys' Top 35:
1. WR Calvin Johnson
2. RB Adrian Peterson
3. QB JaMarcus Russell
4. QB Brady Quinn
5. OT Joe Thomas
6. DE Gaines Adams
7. FS LaRon Landry
8. ILB Patrick Willis
9. DE Jamaal Anderson
10. DT Amobi Okoye
11. DT Alan Branch
12. OT Levi Brown
13. DE Adam Carriker
14. CB Darrell Revis
15. RB Marshawn Lynch
16. CB Leon Hall
17. WR/KR Ted Ginn
18. FS Reggie Nelson
19. WR Robert Meachem
20. CB Chris Houston
21. WR Dwayne Bowe
22. FS Brandon Meriweather
23. CB Aaron Ross
24. WR Dwayne Jarrett
25. WR Sidney Rice
26. DE/OLB Anthony Spencer
27. FS Michael Griffin
28. CB Marcus McCauley
29. G/T Justin Blalock
30. DE Jarvis Moss
31. G/T Arron Sears
32. LB Lawrence Timmons
33. TE Greg Olsen
34. LB Paul Posluzny
35. G Ben Grubbs
The Cowboys' should and probably will stick to their chart that is
similar to this one. We don't have any glaring needs, so we should
take the best player available although we will probably target
either a receiver or defensive back. CB and WR are our biggest
needs, but we should definitely consider any position if the value is
there.
When I look at this list, the only player I see in my Top 20 slipping
to us is Robert Meachem. If that is how the Cowboys' see him, then
that should be our pick. If any guy ahead of Meachem is available
such as Reggie Nelson, we should take him instead. Safety is an
interesting position because nobody is certain how big of a need
the Cowboys' think the position is. I probably wouldn't draft one
that can't play some cornerback though since that is a big need.
Meriweather, Nelson, and Eric Weddle are the main first day guys
with that type of potential.
Trading is a real possibility for the Cowboys. Jerry Jones says he
already has offers on the table to trade into the 2nd round and pick
up a 1st next season. If nobody from their Top 15 or 20 rated
players falls to them at #22 then it might be a good idea to trade
back because the talent seems to drop off after about the first 20
guys, but it doesn't really take another big drop until around the 35
rated guy. Trading up is also a possibility if the Cowboys see a
can't miss player that falls out of the Top 10.
A guy the Cowboys could be looking at is Adrian Peterson. His
stock is dropping because apparently his collarbone will need an
another surgery which could put him on the shelf until late July. It
now seems unlikely he will go to the Browns at #3. The next logical
spot for him is at #10 where the Texans are picking. Before this
development, they would probably have jumped all over Peterson,
but now they might have second thoughts. There is no way
Peterson gets past the Bill at pick 12, but we have a realistic
chance to trade with either Houston or San Francisco at #11.
There doesn't seem to be much value on the board for the Texans
unless they want Peterson, and there is no value for the 49ers
unless Patrick Willis is available.
I did a little research, and it would probably cost us our 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd round picks to move to #10. That seems like a lot, but if
you think about it we could probably find a trading partner and get
a 3rd round pick back for Julius Jones who would definitely be
expendable. That would basically be giving up a 2nd round pick to
get Adrian Peterson. I would personally love this if it happened. I
think I would definitely take Peterson over whatever two players I
could get with our current 1st & 2nd round picks. This team
doesn't have a lot of holes, but we could use an impact player like
Peterson. We would also still have all those 2nd day picks that
could land us the depth we need.
Discuss at the Cowboys-Fan Blog