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By SportsDayDFW.com
Bob Sturm, contributor to SportsDayDFW.com and co-host of BAD Radio on SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket in Dallas, answered questions about the Cowboys and the upcoming NFL Draft on Tuesday.
If Patrick Peterson slips to 5 or 6, should the Cowboys make a play to move up for him in your opinion?
Peterson is the one player the Cowboys might get antsy for. Unlike Amukamara, Peterson does jump off the screen at you, does have unreal return speed, does tackle, and can play off or press. However, I would not give up the necessary ammunition to move up given the many holes on this team. They did for Jenkins and Dez (trade up), but I cannot do this too often.
What's our plan at safety? Is there someone available at No. 9 (or a trade down) or do we get this position filled in later rounds in the draft. What are you hearing?
I don't think anyone sees the safety crop as very good. There is nobody close to first-round talent. Moore from UCLA is the best, and I think he might possibly be there at No. 41. He is a FS type. Quinton Carter (not Quincy) is pretty average to me from Oklahoma. I think the Cowboys really owe it to themselves to make a strong push for Michael Huff in free agency since they obviously didn't think OJ Atogwe was as good as I do. I think safety is a position where I need a veteran. Q Mickell is also someone to keep in your head as a possibility.
If Nick Fairley does slide due to his Haynesworth like symptoms, will the Cowboys take a flier on him the same way they did with Dez?
Fairly in a 3-4 defense is a topic I cannot quite get my arms around. His "Haynesworth-like symptoms" do not bother me, because unlike Albert, this guy plays hard all of the time. Fairly destroyed. If you want guys to jump off the screen when you watch them, then Nick Fairly is for you. But, is he too small (Jay Ratliff) to play the nose? Is he too small to play the 2 gap 5 technique? Or, is he too special to worry about it and you just grab him if you are lucky enough for him to slide. I remember Warren Sapp sliding for character flaws, and Tampa did OK there, right? I would love to figure out how to utilize this dude. He brings quite an attitude with his game.
Bob, how much tape do you watch, on average, per week this time of year?
Quite a bit. I store a ton of college games on my hard drive so i can look at the prospects I want to see. Then, with NFL.com, you can access any game all season for about $40 and it really helps me recall some of the details of the Cowboys games or look at a player in free agency without trusting some writer somewhere. I really enjoy my football this time of year.
Can they squeeze another year or two out of Marc Colombo by moving him inside?
I don't know. He has had so many knee issues and health concerns that I just don't know if he is better served in the trenches. If guard was so bad that Colombo could improve it, I might try, but Davis and Kosier are better inside than Colombo would be, in my estimation.
Bob Sturm, contributor to SportsDayDFW.com and co-host of BAD Radio on SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket in Dallas, answered questions about the Cowboys and the upcoming NFL Draft on Tuesday.
If Patrick Peterson slips to 5 or 6, should the Cowboys make a play to move up for him in your opinion?
Peterson is the one player the Cowboys might get antsy for. Unlike Amukamara, Peterson does jump off the screen at you, does have unreal return speed, does tackle, and can play off or press. However, I would not give up the necessary ammunition to move up given the many holes on this team. They did for Jenkins and Dez (trade up), but I cannot do this too often.
What's our plan at safety? Is there someone available at No. 9 (or a trade down) or do we get this position filled in later rounds in the draft. What are you hearing?
I don't think anyone sees the safety crop as very good. There is nobody close to first-round talent. Moore from UCLA is the best, and I think he might possibly be there at No. 41. He is a FS type. Quinton Carter (not Quincy) is pretty average to me from Oklahoma. I think the Cowboys really owe it to themselves to make a strong push for Michael Huff in free agency since they obviously didn't think OJ Atogwe was as good as I do. I think safety is a position where I need a veteran. Q Mickell is also someone to keep in your head as a possibility.
If Nick Fairley does slide due to his Haynesworth like symptoms, will the Cowboys take a flier on him the same way they did with Dez?
Fairly in a 3-4 defense is a topic I cannot quite get my arms around. His "Haynesworth-like symptoms" do not bother me, because unlike Albert, this guy plays hard all of the time. Fairly destroyed. If you want guys to jump off the screen when you watch them, then Nick Fairly is for you. But, is he too small (Jay Ratliff) to play the nose? Is he too small to play the 2 gap 5 technique? Or, is he too special to worry about it and you just grab him if you are lucky enough for him to slide. I remember Warren Sapp sliding for character flaws, and Tampa did OK there, right? I would love to figure out how to utilize this dude. He brings quite an attitude with his game.
Bob, how much tape do you watch, on average, per week this time of year?
Quite a bit. I store a ton of college games on my hard drive so i can look at the prospects I want to see. Then, with NFL.com, you can access any game all season for about $40 and it really helps me recall some of the details of the Cowboys games or look at a player in free agency without trusting some writer somewhere. I really enjoy my football this time of year.
Can they squeeze another year or two out of Marc Colombo by moving him inside?
I don't know. He has had so many knee issues and health concerns that I just don't know if he is better served in the trenches. If guard was so bad that Colombo could improve it, I might try, but Davis and Kosier are better inside than Colombo would be, in my estimation.
