After three days and seven selections for the Cowboys the NFL Draft has ended. As everyone knows the Cowboys made their biggest selection on Thursday night when they traded up eight spots and selected cornerback Morris Claiborne from LSU. With Claiborne and Brandon Carr the Cowboys defense looks to be greatly improved from last season.
As far as the other six selections for the Cowboys, well there has been some head scratching as to why the Cowboys went in the direction that they did. I’m in no way an expert in evaluating talent. I won’t even pretend that I am. Those professionals know what to look for and how to rate a player. I don’t have access to game film like the experts do and I don’t have any kind of rating system for all of these players. I’m just a fan who has my own opinions. I could write an article telling everyone what the experts are saying about the newest members of the Cowboys. How they are rated and their pros and the cons, but you can go to any of the NFL sites a...
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PLAYERS:
Morris Claiborne,
Brandon Carr,
Danny Coale,
Wes Welker,
James Hanna
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, LSU Tigers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Virginia Tech Hokies, Oklahoma Sooners
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, LSU Tigers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Virginia Tech Hokies, Oklahoma Sooners
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