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Dallas Cowboys Line-Backers Against the Wall

Joe Owens — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:01:44 +0000

Victor Butler could get a chance to step into the starting line-up in 2012

Jerry Jones, general manager and owner of the Dallas Cowboys will have important offseason decisions to make regarding the linebacker positions on Rob Ryan’s coached defense.

Far from the famed Doomsday defenses of old that previously ran rampant and created chaos for NFC opponents, the 2011Dallas defense did very little to live up to the historical prowess of yesteryear’s dominating defensive squads.

With the lone exception of Abram Elam, it appeared that early on in the 2011 campaign, Rob Ryan seemingly made strides with identical defensive personel that yielded the 2^nd highest passer rating on average to opposing quarterbacks in 2010 behind the Buffalo Bills.

How could fans expect dramatic changes between seasons when everything remained the same defensively with the exceptions of Ryan and Elam?

Well this year things have to change and some of those changes will be forced changes due to the Cowboys NFC foes getting faster offensively and contracts expiring, especially at the linebacker position.

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Updated 2011 NFL Mock Draft: 12/02/10

jdove — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:09:41 +0000

Here is the latest 2011 NFL Mock Draft by Lead Scout and Site Director Jon Dove. This draft utilizes our projected draft order that can be seen here! Also in consideration for each pick was the team needs articles developed by the NFL Mocks staff that you can see HERE. Be sure to stop by our Big Board to see where we have each prospect ranked and also our Scouting Reports.

1. Carolina Panthers- Andrew Luck- QB Stanford

- This is going to be a interesting dilemma for the Panthers if they land the #1 overall pick. It’s highly likely they will have a new coaching staff that needs to make a decision on Jimmy Clausen. My gut feeling is that the new regime will not pass on a talent like Andrew Luck.

2. Cincinnati Bengals- Marcel Dareus- DL Alabama

- As terrible as this season has been I don’t see the franchise moving on from Carson Palmer and they added offensive talent last offseason. Maybe they go with a receiver like AJ Green but Dareus makes the most sense to me. They have a lot of picks invested in defensive ends so getting an interior guy that can hold strong against the run and create pressure would take this defense to the next level.

3. Buffalo Bills- Patrick Peterson- CB LSU

- The Bills will add a quarterback during this draft but here at #3 it would be a reach for Ryan Mallett. If your a Bills fan you will be very happy with Peterson because he gives you a true shut down corner and a playmaker on special teams. This pick is made with the idea that Peterson is the best player available at a position of need. They could look to add a DE like Bowers but they need to figure out their defensive scheme before they start adding linemen and linebackers.

4.Detroit Lions- Prince Amukamara- CB Nebraska

- There is going to be a lot of debate up until the draft about who is the better corner, Peterson or Amukamara. The Lions will be happy with either player as they add more and more talent to the defensive side of the football.

5.Denver Broncos- Da’Quan Bowers- DE Clemson

- I struggled to make this pick for the Broncos as they have a lot of needs in many different areas. Bowers has the ability to play the defensive end position in either the 3-4 or 4-3, with his best fit being the RDE in a 4-3 scheme. However, the Broncos need to add talent on defense and they don’t come much more talented than Bowers.

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50 Best Draft Picks From Small/Unknown Schools

jeremyh — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:00:13 +0000

One big, if not the biggest, pet peeves of mine is when fans or anybody sees their team draft a player from, let’s say San Diego State, and they cry out loud like they just saw “Two Girls, One Cup” or got a picture text from Brett Favre. They’re the same people who think the only good players come from the SEC, Texas, or California schools. It’s easy to make general judgments like that, especially if you’re a casual fan. If that’s the case, I have nothing against you. You don’t know any better. But in some places, where football is life (quite a few SEC and Big 12 places out there), people have trouble seeing past all the “great” wide receivers and quarterbacks from Florida or “future MVP quarterbacks” from Texas Tech. Pet peeve number two: huge stats in college don’t equal a good NFL prospect. I’m not saying everyone who follows and loves the SEC or Big 12 is like this, but in seeing so many comments on football websites, a lot of peoples’ love for their team gets in the way of seeing how a player stacks up as an NFL prospect.

Now, I’m not saying that the big/popular schools don’t produce a lot of NFL talent because they absolutely do. I’m just trying to let it be known that scouting departments, for the most part, do their homework on the entire country, not just the ACC, Big 10/12, SEC, and Pac 10, although that is where a ton of the talent comes from.

In order to prove to you that smaller and unknown schools produce big-time talent, I’ve compiled a list of very good players, some legendary, that I’ve seen in my lifetime that came from those types of schools. I went back in the NFL Draft’s history and went through every team’s draft since 1987, the year I was born. I came up with 89 players who could be considered for my list. In addition to those players, I probably missed quite a few more players since I only started seriously following football in 1996 when I was nine years old.

The list is in alphabetical order, NOT ranked in order of greatness (I just know if there are any comments on this, it’ll be from some guy criticizing me because Jared Allen is first). Some players on the list are young and have quite a few years left, so I put their age to show that even though they may only have one Pro Bowl selection, they still have years left to get more accolades. Kurt Warner is not on the list because he was undrafted out of Northern Iowa. Check out the list after the jump. … [visit site to read more]

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Updated Team Needs: NFC East

jdove — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:39 +0000

One of the most important factors when preparing for the NFL Draft is knowing each and every NFL team. NFL Mocks keeps a very close eye on each team and will bring you an updated needs assessment at the end of each month. These needs … [visit site to read more]

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Daniel's Top 20 NFL Players

nflmocks — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:26:53 +0000

Pete Prisco off of Sportsline.com recently listed his Top 50 NFL players, something he does anually during the offseason. I think it is a great idea, so I figured I’d make a list of my own. My list only has 20 players but I will add more if you guys want to see it, but I wasn’t sure how much interest this would draw. Without further ado, here’s the list:

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