Know Your Dallas Cowboys: The Blog

Things are starting to settle down after a hectic draft weekend. Most analysts give the Cowboys around a B for their draft, even though Felix Jones was not the most popular selection among many fans.
We all have to admit that when it comes to trading draft picks for other/more draft picks, few can match […]

The Cowboys made yet another trade and picked up the 143rd pick. With this selection, Dallas took Boise State cornerback Orlando Scandrick. Dallas gave up a fifth and seventh to get Scandrick, who has apparently been high on the Dallas charts since the combine.
Scandrick apparently has major character problems that will need to […]

Our friend Jerry has been frantically swapping picks all morning. When we finally got to a selection– the 122nd overall pick– Dallas took another running back. I am now giving up on the team going after a receiver.
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Bio:
Choice was highly productive at Georgia Tech and was the centerpiece of the offense. Whether he […]

I can accept the Felix Jones pick, but I don’t quite get this one. With their second round pick, Dallas took Texas A&M tight end Martellus Bennett. This comes one day after Dallas traded Anthony Fasano (along with Akin Ayodele) to Miami for a fourth rounder.
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Here’s another video of Bennett (a […]

The Cowboys traded up with Seattle from 28th to 25th so that Dallas could take South Florida CB Mike Jenkins. This was a solid pick, given the needs in the secondary and the uncertainty of the Pacman Jones signing.
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And the bio:
Regarded as one of the nation’s premier shutdown pass defenders, Jenkins teamed with Trae […]

No surprises here: the Cowboys took RB Felix Jones with their first pick in the draft. Fans certainly aren’t happy, but we’ve expected this for months now.
Here is a highlight film:

And the bio:
Arkansas’ duo of Felix Jones and Darren McFadden electrified Fayetteville for years. The junior tandem is taking the act to the […]

The draft begins at 2 p.m., and teams have only 10 minutes between selections as opposed to 15 minutes. With the 22nd pick, Dallas will probably make its selection somewhere around 5 p.m.
Here is the draft order of the first round, which I will update as teams make their picks.
1. Miami Dolphins: Jake Long, […]

According to the DMN blog, the Cowboys have traded linebacker Akin Ayodele and tight end Anthony Fasano to the Miami Dolphins for a fourth round pick this weekend. It is possible that neither player was going to contribute as much in 2008, but a 4th rounder seems low for these two.
Here’s the […]

Others have done a far better job of covering the mock drafts and such, but here are some thoughts on some possible draft mistakes that the Cowboys should avoid this weekend:
(1) Don’t forget that Pacman still has a large hill to climb
The odds, I think, are actually against Pacman Jones thriving in Dallas. While […]