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Peter King: Why I'm not a fan of Cowboys' attempt to get Alex Barron
Peter King: Why I'm not a fan of Cowboys' attempt to get Alex Barron
11:52 AM CDT on Monday, May 10, 2010
SportsDayDFW.com
Sports Illustrated's Peter King addressed th Alex Barron-Bobby Carpenter trade in his Monday Morning Quarterback column today:
"One of the reasons I've never been an Alex Barron fan – only his accountant should be partisan to the former first-round tackle of the Rams who's about to be dealt to Dallas – is his attention to detail, and his fervor to be great. It's just not there. This illustrates it best: 43 false-start penalties in five seasons. Ridiculous."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz0nXTqwJXD
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2. I think neither side should be expecting much -- and neither side is -- from the straight-up trade of Dallas linebacker Bobby Carpenter for St. Louis tackle Alex Barron. Carpenter does fit better as an outside 'backer next to James Laurinaitis in the Rams' 4-3 than he ever fit in the 3-4, but he had enough chances to make plays in Dallas that he's likely no more than a stopgap guy for St. Louis. Barron, a first-round pick by the Rams in 2005, has been a disappointment his entire pro career. His work ethic was never good. Maybe it's changing now that he's staring his football mortality in the face, but I doubt it.
Peter King: Why I'm not a fan of Cowboys' attempt to get Alex Barron
11:52 AM CDT on Monday, May 10, 2010
SportsDayDFW.com
Sports Illustrated's Peter King addressed th Alex Barron-Bobby Carpenter trade in his Monday Morning Quarterback column today:
"One of the reasons I've never been an Alex Barron fan – only his accountant should be partisan to the former first-round tackle of the Rams who's about to be dealt to Dallas – is his attention to detail, and his fervor to be great. It's just not there. This illustrates it best: 43 false-start penalties in five seasons. Ridiculous."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz0nXTqwJXD
Add:
2. I think neither side should be expecting much -- and neither side is -- from the straight-up trade of Dallas linebacker Bobby Carpenter for St. Louis tackle Alex Barron. Carpenter does fit better as an outside 'backer next to James Laurinaitis in the Rams' 4-3 than he ever fit in the 3-4, but he had enough chances to make plays in Dallas that he's likely no more than a stopgap guy for St. Louis. Barron, a first-round pick by the Rams in 2005, has been a disappointment his entire pro career. His work ethic was never good. Maybe it's changing now that he's staring his football mortality in the face, but I doubt it.