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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
Has a team ever tried to play two college DEs at the OLB position in the 3-4, much less two first round DEs? Isn't this unprecidented?
Not saying it won't work, because if said players are talented enough it will work fine, but it just seems unbalanced to me.
If this team ever gets a coach who wants to move back to the 4-3, it would be a disaster.
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The 4-3 is gone in Dallas for the forseeable future
Spencer, like Ware, definitely has the athleticism to make the conversion. Hes not quite the athlete Ware is but he plays with more power and had the ability to flatten out that better than Ware (has demonstrated to this point)
And unlike Parcells/Zimmer scheme, our LB's will NOT be playing in reverse nearly as much as they have.
The Chargers had 61 backs last year with Phillips running the Bolts D.
OLB's Shaun Phillips and Shawne Merriman had 28.5 of those by themselves
Thats only 5.5 less sacks than we had 34 as a team last year
I like the OL picks--Flozell Adams will be gonne after this year and Columbo is only signed through '08.
Free will likely be our LT next year and Maten our RT in '09
The real wildcard is fromer QB soon to be WR Isiah Stanbeck in the 4th.
Cowboys Director of Scouting Jeff Ireland nearly creamed himself when talking about this guy. Says Stanbeck compares to Anquan Boldin but with 4.35 to 4.4 better speed. Not bad for a guy 6'2" and 216
He'll be used as a 4th or 5th WR, tried @ KO and punt returns, a potential holder (insert Romo joke), used on specialty plays from the shotgun. Tremendous versatility
We got a PK who at worst will be a kickoff specialist for us this year--were were 19th in the league in average opponent starting position. Folk had a very good leg and had the best combine workout.
One of the 2 corners we drafted in the 7th will beat out our 5th CB and the other will at worst wind up on the PS if he clears wavers
And I havent even mentioned Clevelands number 1 next year who many of us hope turns into Darren McFadden