Yesterday was the start of the NFL Draft, and to everyone's surprise, Dallas traded up with St. Louis and went from the 14th overall pick to the 6th overall pick (giving up only a 2nd round pick.) It was a power move to grab the best cornerback in the 2012 draft, Morris Claiborne, which suddenly turns our mediocre (at best) secondary to one of the most dangerous secondaries in the league. Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne will be led by Rob Ryan and should provide a terrorizing threat to anyone trying to pass the ball. Although this means Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick have become expendable all of a sudden, they will still work nicely in certain packages.
The offense doesn't need much improvement, but I imagine they will try to grab at least a center, and maybe a fullback in the remainder of the draft... they will more than likely get a couple more defensive players, like a safety, possibly an ILB. Tonight will be rounds 2 and 3 of the draft, and Dallas won't be picking until somewhere around pick 86 since they gave up their 2nd rounder for Claiborne.
On a personal level, I am ecstatic about the acquisition of Morris Claiborne, and I am extremely happy for him because he was blindsided by this decision (in a good way.) Apparently his family is filled with Cowboys fans, and they never thought he would be picked up by Dallas. The main shocker in this choice was mostly because Claiborne was not approached at all by The Cowboys pre-draft, not even a phone call, and to suddenly be hunted by one of the greatest and most amazing franchises in the league, well, that would be enough to humble anyone.
I will do my best to update this post with the remaining draft picks and my thoughts about them... Go Cowboys!!
**FRIDAY UPDATE**
With the 81st overall pick (3rd round,) The Dallas Cowboys chose... DE Tyrone Crawford from BSU, who will add another element for Rob Ryan to toy with as more depth is added to the defense.
Well that's it for tonight, tomorrow is the remainder of the draft and I will be back to keep you updated on all of the new Cowboys.
**SATURDAY UPDATE**
To quickly recap the remainder of draft picks (rounds 4-7)
Round 4 - 113th overall pick - LB Kyle Wilbur from Wake Forrest
Round 4 - 135th overall pick - SS Matt Johnson from Eastern Washington University
Round 5 - 152nd overall pick - WR Danny Coale from Virginia Tech
Round 6 - 186th overall pick - TE James Hanna from Oklahoma
Round 7 - 222nd overall pick - LB Caleb McSurdy from Montana
