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By Carlos Mendez
cmendez@star-telegram.com
The Dallas Cowboys did not execute a trade during the NFL Draft, but owner Jerry Jones said it was a close call to keep their first-round pick.
"We had a great chance," Jones said. "We had a heck of a trade with our first pick. ... We talked about it, and we just couldn't live with failure there, failure as to our plan. I'm very pleased that we used that pick, did not make the trade, and that we have Tyron Smith."
Jacksonville, which moved up from No. 16 to acquire the No. 10 pick from Washington for first- and second-round picks, reportedly offered the same trade to Dallas.
The Cowboys considered moving back into the bottom of the first round to select a defensive player. Ultimately, they drafted two defenders, North Carolina linebacker Bruce Carter in the second round and Buffalo cornerback Josh Thomas in the fifth.
"I think it was more about taking the circumstances of the draft, which as you know, you have to honor what is there and when it's there," Jones said. "I think it's more about what these players are than what we weren't."
Special teamer
The Cowboys like the look of their sixth-round pick, East Carolina receiver Dwayne Harris, on special teams.
He's the school's all-time receptions leader, but also No. 2 on the school's list for kickoff-return yardage.
"I talked to them when I was in Indianapolis for the combine," Harris said. "They said that they were very high on me as a special teams player and as a third-down receiver in the slot."
New job for Murray
Third-round pick DeMarco Murray said he sees himself as an every-down back because he can catch and block.
The Cowboys also see him as a punt returner, although he mainly returned kickoffs in college.
"Every team that I talked to, they were all interested in me returning the ball as well as punt return, and that is something I didn't do too much at Oklahoma," he said. "But I caught a bunch in practice, so I am a little familiar with it."
Who's this?
When Josh Thomas received his call from Jerry Jones, he didn't believe it.
His friends had been prank-calling him all day, he said.
"The first thing he said was, 'Josh? Are you there?'" Thomas said, describing the legitimate call from the Cowboys' owner. "And I said, 'Are you there?'"
Thomas was quickly convinced.
"I was in disbelief that I was talking to Jerry Jones," Thomas said.
cmendez@star-telegram.com
The Dallas Cowboys did not execute a trade during the NFL Draft, but owner Jerry Jones said it was a close call to keep their first-round pick.
"We had a great chance," Jones said. "We had a heck of a trade with our first pick. ... We talked about it, and we just couldn't live with failure there, failure as to our plan. I'm very pleased that we used that pick, did not make the trade, and that we have Tyron Smith."
Jacksonville, which moved up from No. 16 to acquire the No. 10 pick from Washington for first- and second-round picks, reportedly offered the same trade to Dallas.
The Cowboys considered moving back into the bottom of the first round to select a defensive player. Ultimately, they drafted two defenders, North Carolina linebacker Bruce Carter in the second round and Buffalo cornerback Josh Thomas in the fifth.
"I think it was more about taking the circumstances of the draft, which as you know, you have to honor what is there and when it's there," Jones said. "I think it's more about what these players are than what we weren't."
Special teamer
The Cowboys like the look of their sixth-round pick, East Carolina receiver Dwayne Harris, on special teams.
He's the school's all-time receptions leader, but also No. 2 on the school's list for kickoff-return yardage.
"I talked to them when I was in Indianapolis for the combine," Harris said. "They said that they were very high on me as a special teams player and as a third-down receiver in the slot."
New job for Murray
Third-round pick DeMarco Murray said he sees himself as an every-down back because he can catch and block.
The Cowboys also see him as a punt returner, although he mainly returned kickoffs in college.
"Every team that I talked to, they were all interested in me returning the ball as well as punt return, and that is something I didn't do too much at Oklahoma," he said. "But I caught a bunch in practice, so I am a little familiar with it."
Who's this?
When Josh Thomas received his call from Jerry Jones, he didn't believe it.
His friends had been prank-calling him all day, he said.
"The first thing he said was, 'Josh? Are you there?'" Thomas said, describing the legitimate call from the Cowboys' owner. "And I said, 'Are you there?'"
Thomas was quickly convinced.
"I was in disbelief that I was talking to Jerry Jones," Thomas said.
