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Found April 26, 2012 on Football Nation: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Dallas Cowboys Snatch Up Morris Claiborne in Shocking Trade Jerry Jones loves his drama. And he just destroyed mock drafts all over the country. People saw a number of trades coming, nobody saw this one coming. Dallas demonstrated that they were tired of people running and more to the point, throwing all over their defense.  Dallas saw the chance to improve their secondary and jumped at it. Claiborne is a quality draft pick and he has the possibility to shut down one side of the field. But at the end of the day, I think this is going to be a trade the Cowboys regret. This is not to say that Claiborne will be a bust, but I don't expect there to be a significant difference between the two. And this trade could not have come cheap. Safeties tend to cover more of the field. While Claiborne could possibly shut down one side of the field, Barron could affect all of it. So enjoy the moment, Dallas. You've tricked us all. But once again, I think this turns out to be all fl...
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