Dallas Cowboys Talk

In the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys had another 3 picks to use. And much like the fourth round, they took a couple of defensive players and a shot at a dark horse.

The Cowboys chose DeAngelo Smith of Cincinnati with the 143rd pick. He is a cover cornerback who could be moved to safety due to his size and physical nature.

Michael Hamlin a safety from Clemson was taken with the 166th pick. He will help fill gaps in the secondary left by Pacman Jones, Roy Williams and Anthony Henry.

With the 172nd pick the Cowboys chose a kicker from USC, David Buehler. Even though Nick Folk appears to have a strangle hold on that position with the Cowboys, Buehler is a physical specimen at 6’2″, 227 lbs. Jerry Jones does have a history of taking a chance with unproven kickers, so we’ll see how this competition plays out.

Once again, the fifth round was no surprise with Jerry Jones and son Stephen taking more defense. Stockpiling depth at all positions. This leaves the Cowboys with 2 picks in each of the final two rounds. Can I guess, more defense, or will they find a WR to take a flyer on?

The Dallas Cowboys have chosen 3 players in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. After drafting exactly zero players in Day 1 of the draft, the Cowboys will be drafting 13 players in Day 2.

In the fourth round they have taken a quarterback with the 101st overall pick. Stephen McGee out of Texas A&M didn’t have much of a college career with a struggling Aggies team. But many experts think he has pro potential.

With their next pick, the 110th overall, the Cowboys took Victor Butler. This defensive end out of Oregon State moved up on many draft boards after a good workout in his pro day. He should help provide some depth in the defensive line.

With the 120th pick the Cowboys took another defensive end. Brandon Williams from Texas Tech should fit well in the 3-4 scheme, but he will be a project in the making.

So there you go, Jerry is going after some depth on defense and maybe a shot in the dark at QB. Only 8 more picks left today!

The Dallas Cowboys have finally thrown their hat in the ring and drafted some players in the third round of NFL Draft 2009. Believe it or not, Jerry Jones made a trade that adds another pick to the Cowboys list of 12 picks today.

In a minor trade the Cowboys swapped fourth round picks with the Bucs and acquired an extra seventh round pick. That leaves the Cowboys with 3 picks in each of the fourth, fifth and seventh rounds and 2 picks in the sixth. That is, if Jerry doesn’t make any other trades.

So, in the third round the Cowboys drafted Jason Williams, a linebacker from Western Illinois. He will most likely play special teams this season and fill in at LB.

With their other pick in the third round, Dallas took an offensive lineman from Ball State. Robert Brewster played tackle in college but will most likely move inside to guard.

As suspected, Jerry and Stephen Jones are looking to fill holes in the backup roles on defense. With all these picks they will get to take a look at lots of talented athletes in training camp this year.