How 'bout them Cowboys???

[moochman]

What does this say about the state of coaching in this league that the new DC is a 72-year old? Bless him and best of luck, if he can keep his energy level and health at high levels he should be a good hire by the circus.

[stomperrob]

What does this say about the state of coaching in this league that the new DC is a 72-year old? Bless him and best of luck, if he can keep his energy level and health at high levels he should be a good hire by the circus.

I think Jerry Jones has lost faith in the youth of today and wanted a coach older than himself - seeing as Dick LeBeau was unavailable he opted for the somewhat younger Monte Kiffin!

[moochman]

What does this say about the state of coaching in this league that the new DC is a 72-year old? Bless him and best of luck, if he can keep his energy level and health at high levels he should be a good hire by the circus.

I think Jerry Jones has lost faith in the youth of today and wanted a coach older than himself - seeing as Dick LeBeau was unavailable he opted for the somewhat younger Monte Kiffin!

lol

[stomperrob]

National reaction to Cowboys' draft: 'Yuck,' 'yikes,' and other unflattering words, but there were some bright spots
Staff reports
Published: 29 April 2013 12:44 AM


When it comes to the national reaction to the Dallas Cowboys' draft, there's seems to be at least one unanimous opinion -- Dallas reached with its first pick. Wisconsin center Travis Frederick has been hailed as a solid player who can improve the Cowboys' ailing offensive line by pundits, but most felt they Cowboys could've gotten him with their second- or even third-round pick. Here's a sampling of some analysts reactions to the Frederick pick...

Sports Illustrated's Chris Burke:
The Cowboys used the 31st pick on Frederick, then Brian Schwenke went to Tennessee at 107. I’m not sure Frederick is even the better of the two prospects, let alone 76 picks better. Dallas needed to bulk up its line, so that was the aim here. It’s still a reach.


NFL Network's Mike Mayock:
I like the player. I like Travis Frederick. It’s not a shot on Travis Frederick – I think he’s a starting center also. … part of me says I’d like to see them play a little bit of poker. And that is, “OK, you’re at 31 now, you need a safety and Jonathan Cyprien is there.” He went two picks later. You could’ve controlled Cyprien, which was a major need at that point, and I know you could’ve dropped down and at 47 gotten the center or gotten Gavin Escobar and then played a little poker that at 74, you could’ve gotten Travis Frederick. I love the fact that they dropped down and got the extra pick. It’s a good football player. All I’m saying is that if I’m a little greedy, he could’ve gotten more out of it.


NFL.com's Elliot Harrison:
A lot of people wanted to see the Cowboys receive more after trading down from No. 18 to No. 31. I don't necessarily mean in terms of the compensation (which was a third-round pick), but rather in terms of the player. Center Travis Frederick, at least on the surface, would seem to be an instant upgrade over incumbent Phil Costa ... unless the Cowboys are planning to try him at guard. Still, Dallas had some people scratching their heads after picking Frederick in the first round.

In fairness to the Cowboys, when a team uses a low first-round pick on a prospect who is widely projected as a second-rounder by analysts, it's often because there are no players with first-round grades left on that team's big board. In other words, Dallas might not have considered Frederick a sure-fire first-round draft choice -- but when the Cowboys were on the clock at 31, they might not have seen anyone whom they'd rated higher.


NFL.com's Albert Breer:
Text from one AFC personnel man when I told him the Cowboys took Frederick: "Yuck".


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