7th Round, Last Pick: CB Alan Ball
By Matt Cordon (kh). Filed in 2007 Draft, Dallas Cowboys News in Brief |
Dallas certainly went for pairs this year. Anthony Spencer to pair up with DeMarcus Ware. A pair of offensive tackles. A kicker to pair up with Martin Gramatica. And in the seventh round: a pair of corners, now that the Cowboys have taken Illinois corner Alan Ball.
[And for the totally off-topic-- Here's a trivia question that I cannot possibly find the time to answer: Has any team in NFL history ever taken so many players with a eight letters in their names? Doug Free, Nick Folk, Alan Ball. Heck, if it weren't for the two syllables in Alan, we'd have three players with two syllable names.
Come to think of it, that may not be a bad thing, especially for those who need seven syllable lines for the [Baylor Law School] phenomenon that is Haiku. No, I don’t participate.]
Oh, the last pick? Here is more about Alan Ball:
Four-year starter who posted career totals of 62/1/11 last season after 55/1/5 as a junior.
Pos:
Tall, thin cover corner who plays heads-up football. Effective facing the action, works well with safeties and quickly breaks on the ball. Reads the action, displays a good degree of suddenness to his game and fast up the field defending the run. Gives effort in all aspects of the game.
Neg:
Not strong at the point, has tackles broken and loses out in battles. Struggles staying with receivers out from their breaks.
Tuesday, August 26th 2008 at 5:44 pm
I love Alan and know he will do well!