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Posted by rphillips at 1/24/2011 11:13 PM CST on truebluefanclub.com
Asked his team's biggest draft need, Jerry Jones didn't cite one particular position Monday from the Senior Bowl.
Did you really think he'd tip his hand in late January? Truth is, the Cowboys are just getting started in their evaluations. They don't know who might be available at No. 9. That process will start to become clearer over the next couple of months.
But this is the time to start speculating, and Jones did give some insight into the team’s thinking at a variety of spots.
First, the offensive line: “You look at numbers, you’ve got five positions on the offensive line and certainly that gives you a chance to address that area because of the numbers of players that you play in that unit. But I think we look at -- and it doesn’t surprise me that we still could have a need in the offensive line because of just that.”
Then, skill positions: “Obviously I’m pleased with where we are at quarterback and running back, receiver and tight ends. Those are areas that I feel good about that we have on the team. But that’s not to preclude from going there under the best player at the time. But we’re good there.”
Front seven: “I really like where we are on our front seven. Sean Lee is going to be a bigger contributor, but in general our front seven is a real positive for us in terms of personnel and I think it had a lot to do with Rob (Ryan) joining the Cowboys.”
Secondary: “And frankly our corners, if you compare us to other teams across the league we’re in good shape at corner, but that doesn’t mean we wouldn’t look at a corner. And safety, we were strong there last year, brought a lot of numbers on our roster on safety, but that’s an area we could be looking at, too.”
Basically, Jones isn’t ruling much of anything out. And for a 6-10 team, he knows there’s room for improvement in a lot of areas.
Asked his team's biggest draft need, Jerry Jones didn't cite one particular position Monday from the Senior Bowl.
Did you really think he'd tip his hand in late January? Truth is, the Cowboys are just getting started in their evaluations. They don't know who might be available at No. 9. That process will start to become clearer over the next couple of months.
But this is the time to start speculating, and Jones did give some insight into the team’s thinking at a variety of spots.
First, the offensive line: “You look at numbers, you’ve got five positions on the offensive line and certainly that gives you a chance to address that area because of the numbers of players that you play in that unit. But I think we look at -- and it doesn’t surprise me that we still could have a need in the offensive line because of just that.”
Then, skill positions: “Obviously I’m pleased with where we are at quarterback and running back, receiver and tight ends. Those are areas that I feel good about that we have on the team. But that’s not to preclude from going there under the best player at the time. But we’re good there.”
Front seven: “I really like where we are on our front seven. Sean Lee is going to be a bigger contributor, but in general our front seven is a real positive for us in terms of personnel and I think it had a lot to do with Rob (Ryan) joining the Cowboys.”
Secondary: “And frankly our corners, if you compare us to other teams across the league we’re in good shape at corner, but that doesn’t mean we wouldn’t look at a corner. And safety, we were strong there last year, brought a lot of numbers on our roster on safety, but that’s an area we could be looking at, too.”
Basically, Jones isn’t ruling much of anything out. And for a 6-10 team, he knows there’s room for improvement in a lot of areas.
