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Jerry Jones Fires Up the Smoke Machine
Posted by Rafael at Sunday, March 27, 2011
The NFP's Greg Gabriel, a former personnel chief for the Bears, outlines the manner and method to teams' pre-draft fibs here.
Gabriel pays special attention to Jerry Jones' remark that he's already received two offers to move down, and interprets this as code by Jones that the Cowboys are open to dealing down. Gabriel offers a compelling point for his reading; teams are still at least two to three weeks away from setting their final boards and won't do so until pro days conclude.
He also offers insight into his pattern on player visits. His Bears used to bring in people they wanted and then tilt to those they didn't want.
I know, through observation and through sources, that the Cowboys have done both. They tend to mix in players they do like and some they don't, and leave it to observers among their peers and among the fan base to guess which players are which.
When the Cowboys present their full list of visits, don't assume that they are brining in only players who interest them in early rounds. Mid and late round prospects -- and the requisite fakeout players -- will also visit Valley Ranch. Take North Carolina S Da'Norris Searcy, who has a visit to Dallas scheduled. Is he a mid-round prospect? A late-round prospect? A priority free agent who can add some special teams juice? I asked around for assessments and had one source tell me he didn't think Searcy deserved a draft pick.
Where does he fit on Dallas' board? Does Nick Fairley's exclusion from Dallas' top ten mean anything? If history is any guide, your guess is as good as any other's.
Jerry Jones Fires Up the Smoke Machine
Posted by Rafael at Sunday, March 27, 2011
The NFP's Greg Gabriel, a former personnel chief for the Bears, outlines the manner and method to teams' pre-draft fibs here.
Gabriel pays special attention to Jerry Jones' remark that he's already received two offers to move down, and interprets this as code by Jones that the Cowboys are open to dealing down. Gabriel offers a compelling point for his reading; teams are still at least two to three weeks away from setting their final boards and won't do so until pro days conclude.
He also offers insight into his pattern on player visits. His Bears used to bring in people they wanted and then tilt to those they didn't want.
I know, through observation and through sources, that the Cowboys have done both. They tend to mix in players they do like and some they don't, and leave it to observers among their peers and among the fan base to guess which players are which.
When the Cowboys present their full list of visits, don't assume that they are brining in only players who interest them in early rounds. Mid and late round prospects -- and the requisite fakeout players -- will also visit Valley Ranch. Take North Carolina S Da'Norris Searcy, who has a visit to Dallas scheduled. Is he a mid-round prospect? A late-round prospect? A priority free agent who can add some special teams juice? I asked around for assessments and had one source tell me he didn't think Searcy deserved a draft pick.
Where does he fit on Dallas' board? Does Nick Fairley's exclusion from Dallas' top ten mean anything? If history is any guide, your guess is as good as any other's.
