Draft Log 2006:
Posted: April 29, 2006 @ 11:29 am
Okay, I’m back. The second 1st round thread I was using has for some reason been designated “private.” Anyway, we’re at the 45th pick, two OTs are on the board, as is LenDale White. If Dallas gets White, should I demand $10 and let the Palisades write his “I Told You So,” piece anyway?
12:21 — ESPN is reporting two teams want to move up to eight. The Eagles, who want Bunkley and the Broncos, who want Matt Leinart.
12:15 — Buffalo is on the clock and this is where the uncertainly begins. I’ve heard conflicing reports in recent days. One that they want to move down. The second that they’re staying at 8 and taking Brodrick Bunkley. They’re going 4-3 and want a DT to pair with Larry Tripplett. They may also take Haloti Ngata. Who knows?
12:14 — The Raiders select DB Michael Huff.
This is the first potential bit of bad news for Dallas in that it shows the defensive players are rising. This will likely have a ripple effect on the LB position. Detroit, at 9, who was projected to get Huff in so many mocks, will not likely take LB Ernie Sims, beginning the run on LBs.
12:05 — The 49ers select TE Vernon Davis.
12:00 — The Packers select LB A.J. Hawk.
No surprises so far. And the draft is going a little faster than predicted, because there have been no trades. The real fun, I predict, will begin with Buffalo at the eighth pick.
11:47 — The Jets select OT D’Brickashaw Ferguson, to a smattering of cheers but mostly boos from the Radio City Music Hall Jets’ gallery.
11:35 — The Titans select QB Vince Young. No hesitancy there. They took seven minutes while the Texans took fifteen to announce a choice already known.
11:28 — The New Orleans Saints draft RB Reggie Bush.
Back in business folks. The Tavern went bust. Bad wifi. 30 minutes of moving around and trying to get a connection. Sorry folks, don’t go. I’m back at the base.
I may try another place for a meet and greet after Dallas makes its first selection, but I’m here in the meantime.
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Vince Young to the Titans……3rd pick
First major mistake in the draft as far as I’m concerned taking Young.
jets need to try to trade for bush and NO can have dbrick
If Matt Leinart or Jay Cutler somehow fall into our laps at 18, would you take him?
Young taken before either of these guys is a surprise. Young will have a lot of pressure on him, being the first QB taken. He’ll learn well behind McNair.
I agree Derrick,Young is going to be in for a shock in the NFL,he’s going to have a HUGE learning curve IMO….
itd be hard to pass them up but i always worry about drafting a qb in the first. i heard its almost a 50% chance of making it as a nfl qb, not good enough odds for me.
mike,
makes a lotta sense to me too. i dont know what the saints would do with both mccalister and bush.
Cmon Cowboys! Get Carpenter! His dad played for BP,he has the same agent as BP(Sexton)and he should take some double teams and tight end routes off Ware’s back……
who goes to green bay my thought is its gonna be davis followed by hawk to the niners
oakland goes huff and buffalo goes bunkley which makes the lions IMO the place where the fun begins
Hawks’ gonna be a stud,the guy is just a fierce competitor….
i think arizona goes leinart and cutler is gonna fall somehow to the vikings ala trade or miami
if your listening to the ticket they just said hawk hasnt missed a game or a practice since high school, thats pretty amazing
wow hawk to green bay! where are the weapons for favre? davis is a lock for the niners now
Been reading for months but finally registered and decided to join the conversations.
Anyone hearing anything about Javon Walker to Philly? I was as excited about taking TO away from Philly as I was to have him. . .but if the Eagles get Walker, that could be very big and dangerous to the Cowobys! Thoughts?
On Young:
I understand the hesitation. However, 1. He’s a winner. 2. He can play now, making plays with his legs OR sit for 1 or 2 yrs and learn under McNair or Volek. Through him in at WR or H-Back for 7-10 plays a game. Thoughts?
see him as a slash for now and develope. to good an athlete to sit for 1-2 years
GMoney,
I agree Young is a gifted athlete and a definate winner.It’s just that he has always played in a very different system than he will face in the NFL,he’s gonna have to learn sooooo much that it’s gonna take a long time at best.He’s exciting when he breaks one,but it’s the best of the best in the NFL,everyone is bigger,meaner and faster and running QB’s can get hurt and killed.
qb’s are dropping i thought raiders would take 1 for sure
Sharkz:
Agreed on all points…but this guy seems to rise to any challenge. We shall see. I’ll tell you this: Tennessee just scored some national TV games. Behind the Cowboys, I’ll be paying close attention to the Titans and Young.
SaoPalantonio reporting Eagles interested to move up for Bunkley and Broncos interested in moving up for Leinart!
doesnt young and mcnair have ties to each other??
Here comes the trades!!!!
for real??
does this pick make any sense at all???
holy %$^# buffalo goes whitner?!?!
Goose Gosselin has been right on EVERY pick so far EXCEPT Buffalo’s crazy Whitner pick. . .which is who he listed as the Cowboy’s pick!
man leinart lost a ton of cash to learn how to ball room dance..hope it was worth it
Good job Buffalo. Could they not find someone to trade with? Was Whitner really that high on peoples draft boards.
Really one pick behind Huff…I don’t see that he is even close to the same talent as Huff.
Actually Mike Mayock had Whitner on his mock at that pick…I was scratching my head at that too.
looks to me like we’re gonna get the option of any LB or tweener we want. are we still gonna grab carpenter? or do we gamble on wimbley or lawson?
New thread everyone….go up one
I had two new threads I was talking in and lost them both…..this is the only one available to me now. The site is way too busy
slide server not handling traffic
Same here Slide,can’t hardly logon…
I thought we were on a new server?
This is brutal! I give up.
Rafael,
If it’s going to be this bad during the season, it will suck! It’s great that this blog is doing so well, but you’ll lose a lot of people if this keeps up. Perhaps you should start charging for membership, if that’s what it takes to be able to handle the increased traffic!
Good to see Allen gone. I didn’t want us to take a risk on an injured db. If you don’t have your hip, you’re useless.
Lawson or Cromartie??
Or Carpenter?
Offensive tackle justice
Man I was hoping Miami would pick Cromartie. Could you imagine our dilema? Greenway, Justice, Lawson, Carpenter, or even trade down.
Justice, Carpenter, Lawson. Do we trade down two or three slots and get whichever one falls?
pick smart lawson and carpenter left trade down to KC if possible
anybody knows what is the ranch report is reporting about julius jones trading heating up???
Linus no way we take an OT in the 1rst,they take 2-4 years to develope,we need our first to be a playmaker,a starter.BP,TO,Bledsoe,Glenn aren’t gonna be around that long…..I saw Carpenter
bobby carpenter it is
bobby carpenter is our Man!!!!!YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobby Carpenter, Excellent Choice.
I guess that means we dont get White. LOOL
Carpenter! Perfect fit for all the reasons already discussed ad nauseum.
BTW doesn’t Palisades owe Raf some money for camp expenses now? lol
The JJ rumor is that we supposedly are concerned bc of his injuries. If we tarde we would look for a RB in R1 (which obviously didnt happen)…that site sucks.
is the site giving anyone else fits??? The server must be getting pounded.
Love the pick BTW…..
yeah the site is slow…too many people here I guess….
ManTab,
I’ve been asked by my sources — who are real insiders — about them. They suspect the RR guys are making inflammatory stuff up right before the draft to increase subscriptions.
Now give me an OL or two, a safety and a space eating NT. Then throw in a WR in the last rounds, and I’ll be happy. All holes or semi-holes addressed.
with Justice falling to us, i was a little suprised we didnt take him, but solid pick in Carpenter
Raf, ‘
Keep up the good work my man. This is definetly the best Cowboys site around.
How’s Austin? you guys kicking it there?
I would’ve liked to see an Offensive lineman as well, but anyways, I trust the Tuna also…definetly trust him more than myself doing the picks….or Jerry….
2nd round ideas?
what was new england thinking, leaving deangelo williams on the table?
SF still has a long way to go, but Lawson and Vernon Davis will surely help them.
Watson would be a great 2nd round pick. He would complete our great/young front-7.
look for guards / db in 2nd round.
I’m personally thinking safety first, then if no value available, take the OL
What about McNeil?
maybe Ko Simpson?
I would really like Ko. he could be an impact FS. But look for Watkins in the 3rd.
A WR might be good, as T.O. and Glen are both getting up there. I think maurice Stoval may be available at 49, and I like him a lot.
God bless Minnesota Vikings!!! I dunno about Buffalo—I had fantasies of getting Whitner in the second round!
WR holms just got snagged by Pittsberg. I Didn’t think he would last long
justice just may drop to our 2nd pick, or mcneil too. maybe even chad jackson??
check this out from nfl.comhttp://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/carpenter_bobby kinda diss carpenter a lil bit
sorry kinda got screwed up heres the link again http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/carpenter_bobby
or even lindale white?
They diss everyone not rated to go in the top 10. By their logic, their will be absolutely no one picked after the 1st round that will ever be considered a sleeper, or perhaps even make it to the pro bowl some day. We all know that’s not true
hard to believe winston justice has fallen this far
jets are having a good draft, rebuilding there o-line right away
seattle may take chad jackson
justice won’t get by houston in the second round IMO. they need a tackle desperately
most likely right, clam
Mike, agreed 100%…wish we would be fixing ours also
lot of 1st round suprises
despite the fact that houston passed up on reggie bush, if they got both williams and justice, i think it would be a coup for them. considering they were thinking of trading down for dbrick, getting the second rated tackle in the draft in the second round is a bargain
agree clam
Wow, the Jets are having a great draft. They picked the #1 OT and the #1 C. they can still get Spencer, Jean-Gilles, Justice, Winston, Jimmy Williams, Sinorice Moss, DeMeco Ryans, Lendale White… they pick again in 5 picks. They should have 3 impactful starters in from their first three picks. I bet they’re happy not to have traded.
so lets recap who has been passed up thus far? justice, white, jackson…i can’t think of too many others…anyways thought i’d start discussing the second round…i’d like to see max jean giles personally what are u guys thinkin out there?
cant believe houston passed on justice. thats pretty dumb
man the giants grab another DE?!?! are they nuts?! umenyiora, strahan, and last years stud pick justin tuck! thats four DE! OMG this is nuts
Is it possible for both Palisades & Raf to be correct? Could they both owe each other a trip to Oxnard (gezundheit)?
watch the jets get justice, too
Jimmy Williams has fallen out of the first round. I’m amazed. I wonder what he’s like personally. He must have a really distasteful character. He’s 6′3″ 206 lbs and runs a 4.36 forty.
I was certain he was a top 15 lock.
Tags the man!!!!
I am very happy to see Vince Young going 3rd and Leinnart sliding to 10th
The Giants just drafted Kiwanuka? What about Strahan and Umenyora? Friggin’ ponderous. Makes zero sense. Like us drafting Lendale White.
I dont think the jets are getting 3 offensive linemen in the 35 first pick….isn’t that too much money tied up in OL
si.com has a good list of best available ranked….plenty to choose from.
traded to washington so…
would be a hell of a line in a few years
anyhoo…
if williams or justice falls to us i think we should grab them on value alone
i agree clam
my mind is gettin messed up right now too many scenarios. do we grab gabe watson if he drops to us?
washington took roger mcintosh? any good…. jumped 18 spots for there 6th and next years 2nd
I dont think the packers can afford not to take a linemen
i vote no on Watson, and LMAO at the deadskins pick
green bay should take justice
is it me or is espn site messed up??
i am flabberiusifdhted that chad jackson and lendale white are still on the market. i really doubt both will be available by dallas 2nd round pick. but……………… like vandy said…. me and raf gets what we both wanted?? he really did win the bet given that we were fighting over 1st pick, but hell, if lendale white is the 2nd pick, i dont care if i lose the bet. ill take it. maybe cowboys figured that lendale white won’t be picked in the first round and invited him over few days ago knowing he may be available at 2nd round for cowboys pick.
could whites drop have to do with him failing a drug test???
wow if we took williams with our second..i can only think of one word to describe the lethal combo of him and roy williams. “ouch!” lets hope a receiver’s head won’t get dislodged from their body as they cross the middle. on second thought that would be pretty nice =)
list of remaining draft picks that i’m looking at-
jimmy williams
jeff king (tight end, one of those sleepers)
chad jackson
obviously lendale white
we’d have the “williams” bash bros of mighty ducks lore
sayoonara chad jackson
LOL new england just cock blocked the broncos. ouch!
lol at cock blocked, now they take lendale white?
or sincore moss?
my short list is justice, williams, winston maybe, giles, latui, simpson….guess thats not really that short
broncos just got f&*^%$d
I’d rather have walker than Jackson…I don;t know now who got pumped…
bye bye williams
mike vick reunites with jimmy williams. my list just got jacked. white still on the board. my xmas wish still intact.
was that a trade for j walker?
yah broncos gave the packers there 2nd for him
beagles and justice, could we be getting the safety we need??
palisades,
yeah we should call them the atlanta hokies. with michael vick, deangelo hall, and jimmy williams..you got some speedsters there mos def
if we do, it aint gonna be bullocks…hes gone too
Simpson wont last till the 49th pick….
My guess is Ko Simpson
if simpson is gone then who would be the best ssafety left and would he be worth a second?? or do we look at guard?
Roger Macintosh??? HOLY SMOKES. I can just imagine that the Redskins’ war room… it’s full of chimpanzees hanging from monkey bars throwing bananas at Danny Snyder who’s working the phones, getting advice from his monkey crew. “What’s that you say, monkey? Trade with the Jets to get the 35th pick in order to draft a linebacker who will only be a special teamer his whole career and will still be on the board in the early 4th round? OK… Done and done… the Jets agreed! I love you monkeys. We’re going to the Super Bowl!”
giles is a larry allen clone lemme tell ya. my short list is gettin smaller with only eric winston, max jean giles, and ko simpson left. lets hope they last
Darnel Bing is the other safety left according to espn. At Guard you have Gilles…or you take McNeil or Winston (tackles)
u guys still think we can get a fourth rounder?
maybe trade up to get 1 of them??
clam625, let’s hope so….doubtful tho’
a legit team this year will be carolina panthers. i give them props for their offseason moves- 1-2 punch with deangelo williams and their starting rb. 1-2 punch with steve smith and keyshawn johnson.
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i really really want reggie mcneal but its lookin less likely by the minute w/o a fourth rounder…i was disappointed we couldnt trade down for carpenter
after the second pick jj will be on the ticket broadcast
tennesse needs a RB, they may go with white
So the Cowboys will be facing the following in ’06:
1. Mercedes Lewis, Lefty, S.Smith, F. Taylor
2. Clinton Portis, S.Moss, Brandon Lloyd, Randal-El
3. Vince Young
4. Bunkley, Javon Walker, Westbrook
5. Mario Williams
6. Kiwanawaka, Plaxico, SinMoss, Shockey, Strahan, Unemyiora
7. De Angelo Williams, Steve Smith, Keyshawn
8. Clinton Portis, S.Moss, Brandon Lloyd, Randal-El
9. Leinart, Edge, Fitzgerald and Boldin
10. JoAddai, Manning, Harrison, Freeney and Wayne
11. Cadilac
12. Kiwanawaka, Plaxico, SinMoss, Shockey, Strahan, Unemyiora
13. Reggie Bush, McAllister, Brees, and Horn
14. Vick, Dunn, White, Jenkins and Kerney
15. Bunkley, Javon Walker, Westbrook
16. E.Sims, ROY, M. Williams, K.Jones, Sh.Rogers,
What’s your point?
Nothing specific, just thought it would be interesting to note the first rounders and other premium players that we will see first hand this year.
Their opponents will face Bledsoe, JJ, TO, Glenn, Whitten, Ware, Spears, Carpenter, Williams, Newman, Henry, etc…..
My point is I’m happy about our odds.
Didn’t Denver get Walker in a trade with GB? GB got their 37th pick which they then traded to ATL, in which they picked Jimmy Williams….lotta stuff to test my memory though so not totally sure
and thepalisades just had his heart brokin
Add lendale to that list.
Only point it out cause GMoney has him as an iggle
haha i actually got a prediction right. lendale to the titans. so much for the campaign
Strange draft. Lotta reaches. Good trade up by Philly for Justice.
Looks like the 49 pick will have it’s choice of any from the following:
Eric Winston OT
Daryn Colledge OT
Marcus McNeil OT
Ko Simpson S
Darnell Bing S
Max Jean-Giles G
Charles Spencer G
Could Gabe Watson last until our 3rd?
Wish we could trade Kevin Burnett for a late 2nd/early 3rd. Looks like a wasted pick with Carp.
The closer he got to 49 the more I wanted him. Probably for the best we need OL/FS help the most. He would have been a glamor pick
I would trade down about three sports if that gives us a fourth…I have no idea about the values…
it’s a trade….what did we get?
We skipped the 4th round. Huh. Bur got a pick in the 5th and 6th. Interesting. aurice stovall it still out there.
YES!!! Anthony Fisano!!