Mac Jones sitting there at 46? I'm taking him as either backup to Dak or ammo for a trade

"It's really just starting to pick up in terms of [calls]," Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told 105.3 The Fan on Monday morning. "I'm sure up at the top it's hot because . . . we've already seen one trade been made [by the 49ers to move up to third overall]. But probably where we sit, we're starting to get a few calls, and I think it will only pick up as we get closer to next Thursday. It will only pick up. They finally give you the call, 'Hey, if our guy's there, we'd be interested in moving up to the pick' and maybe even want to fill out a few things like what would it take and those type of things. So, you start to get yourself in a mode where you're prepared that a particular team could call if their player, whether it's a quarterback or an offensive lineman or a defensive player. They won't divulge that usually, which shouldn't surprise you, but they do say, 'Hey, we've got a player, two, or three, that if they're there, we might be willing to be aggressive and give you something to move up to that pick.'"

I see where Alex Smith is retiring from football. I'm watching a special about him right now. Amazing
person! I'm amazed that he could even walk again.

Really starting to like Horn over Surtrain as I learn more about him

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Really starting to like Horn over Surtrain as I learn more about him

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Welcome to the dark side

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Really starting to like Horn over Surtrain as I learn more about him

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Welcome to the dark side

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Horn and Diggs.... we may give up a zillion TDs but we are gonna have the nastiestt hitters!

Cornerback Rashard Robinson has been suspended the first two games of next season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Tuesday.

Robinson spent most of last season on the practice squad but was signed to the active roster in December. He appeared in four games (three starts) and had 21 tackles. He is signed through 2021.

Robinson will be eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games. He will be eligible to return to the Cowboys' active roster on the day following the team's second regular-season game.

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Cornerback Rashard Robinson has been suspended the first two games of next season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Tuesday.

Robinson spent most of last season on the practice squad but was signed to the active roster in December. He appeared in four games (three starts) and had 21 tackles. He is signed through 2021.

Robinson will be eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games. He will be eligible to return to the Cowboys' active roster on the day following the team's second regular-season game.

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Not sure if you saw this but Brian Martin moved from Inside the Star to Blogging the Boys.

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Cornerback Rashard Robinson has been suspended the first two games of next season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Tuesday.

Robinson spent most of last season on the practice squad but was signed to the active roster in December. He appeared in four games (three starts) and had 21 tackles. He is signed through 2021.

Robinson will be eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games. He will be eligible to return to the Cowboys' active roster on the day following the team's second regular-season game.

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Not sure if you saw this but Brian Martin moved from Inside the Star to Blogging the Boys.

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didnt notice that but he's one sharp cookie!

"The Dallas Cowboys have a big decision to make at No. 10 overall, with many analysts believing they have to draft a defender to help a miserable unit from last season. While I agree, don't rule out offensive tackle. Speaking to a well-respected offensive line coach this week, he said there were rumors that Dallas is very concerned about the long-term ability of Tyron Smith and La'el Collins due to injury. If Rashawn Slater is available at No. 10, he would be a dream scheme fit should they go that route." - Matt Miller

On the April 14 episode of Draft Insiders, Pro Football Network Chief Draft Analyst and NFL Insider Tony Pauline intimated that if Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell fell to No. 10 overall, the rumors are that would be too good to pass up for the Dallas Cowboys. If he is not there, the belief is they'll draft one of either Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain II or South Carolina cornerback Jaycee Horn.

"Right now it looks like if Penei Sewell falls, that is the player they are going to select. Otherwise, it's expected to be one of the cornerbacks, Patrick Surtain or Jaycee Horn."

PFF's big board https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-draft-prospects-2021-updated-big-board-player-rankings/

We get this Defense correct, we not just going to, but winning the Super Bowl.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2021/story/_/id/31286036/nfl-mock-draft-all-trades-2021-bill-barnwell-proposes-deals-all-32-picks-including-jaguars-jets-patriots

6. Miami Dolphins (via PHI)
Dolphins get: 1-10, 4-138, WR Amari Cooper
Dallas Cowboys get: 1-6, 3-81
This could work for both sides. The Cowboys have a quarterback starting a contract worth $40 million per season, and given how much they're spending elsewhere on their core, something has got to give. Cooper has a cap hit of $22 million in each of the final four years on his deal, and they notably didn't restructure his deal when they created cap space this offseason. They would be on the hook for only $8 million in dead money as part of a Cooper trade. Michael Gallup is a pending free agent after this season, and the Cowboys could very well see themselves using Cooper's money on two players.

One would be Gallup, who would get a new deal shortly after this trade. The other would be Florida tight end Kyle Pitts, with whom team owner Jerry Jones is reportedly infatuated. The Dolphins already have a poor man's version of Pitts in Mike Gesicki, and while they could draft one of the wideouts in this year's class, the Miami-born Cooper would be an immediate No. 1 target over the next few years for Tua Tagovailoa. A receiving corps of Cooper, Will Fuller, Devante Parker and Gesicki would rank among the scariest in football. Then again, so would Gallup, Pitts, CeeDee Lamb and either Blake Jarwin or Dalton Schultz. This trade would allow the Cowboys to play more two-tight-end sets, which could help restart their running game in 2021.

Dolphins fans who had visions of adding a young superstar to their lineup might not like the idea, but ask yourself this: Would you rather have Pitts or, say, the combination of Cooper and Northwestern lineman Rashawn Slater? Heck, there's a good chance that the Dolphins could add Cooper, trade down and still land one of the top-tier wideouts at No. 10. I think Miami will stay put at No. 6 after trading back up, but if we have to include another move for them, locking in a star wideout and staying in the top 10 is an easy victory. And if the Cowboys plan to move on from Cooper in the next year or two, adding Pitts would keep their passing attack humming.

or Cowboys sit at 10 and see what offers come to them>

10. Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys get: 1-14, DE Danielle Hunter
Minnesota Vikings get: 1-10, 2-44, 4-115
There's a scenario in which the first nine players off the board all play offense: the five quarterbacks, Penei Sewell, Kyle Pitts, Ja'Marr Chase and one of the two Alabama wide receivers (DeVonta Smith or Jaylen Waddle). The players on the board at No. 10 would include the remaining Alabama wideout, Slater and Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons. It's not a great fit for the Cowboys, who probably want to look toward help on the edge or in the secondary.
They can address both of those problems by trading down and grabbing a star edge rusher in the process. Hunter, who went to high school in Texas, missed all of 2020 with a neck injury amid reports that he was unhappy with his contract. George Edwards, who was formerly the defensive coordinator in Minnesota, is on Dallas' staff as a senior defensive assistant. The Cowboys would still be in position to take a player such as Alabama corner Patrick Surtain at No. 14. (They'll figure out the cap later.)

By the Johnson chart, this deal would value Hunter as roughly equivalent to the 25th pick in a typical draft; given that he's coming off neck surgery and is due for a meaningful raise, that's probably close to fair value. The Vikings would be moving up to grab Slater, who would step in as their left tackle after they cut Riley Reiff. The Giants (No. 11) and Chargers (No. 13) would both be plausible candidates to take Slater ahead of Minnesota, who would then have to address its holes on the edge later in the draft. The second-rounder it gets from the Cowboys would help make up for the second-rounder it shipped off to the Jaguars as part of the ill-fated deal for Yannick Ngakoue last year.

Cowboys restricted free agents WR Cedrick Wilson and DT Antwaun Woods both signed their tender sheets to return to the team for the 2021 season

With today's trade of Orlando Brown to KC, Baltimore now will have the 27th and 31st overall picks Thursday night. (trade partner?)

the best picks ever 1-32: https://theathletic.com/2527753/2021/04/22/the-ultimate-nfl-draft-round-from-lawrence-taylor-to-drew-brees-the-best-picks-ever-at-each-slot/?source=freeweeklyemail

11. Michael Irvin
Team: Dallas Cowboys
Draft Year: 1988
College: Miami
Position: Wide receiver
Analysis: This was the first truly difficult call between a current and former player, but it was hard to stray from two objective facts: Irvin is the only Hall of Famer in the group, and he's a three-time Super Bowl champion. However, he was a First Team All-Pro just once (1991), the only season he ever led the league in receiving yards. It also started a stretch in which he eclipsed 1,000 yards seven times in eight seasons. Irvin also set a record in 1995 with 11 games of at least 100 yards.
Then there's defensive lineman J.J. Watt (Houston Texans, 2011), a three-time Defensive Player of the Year and five-time First Team All-Pro. He is a slam-dunk Hall of Famer. Watt also hasn't had any postseason success, but that's more on the organization than him. Conversely, could the juggernaut Cowboys have won three Super Bowls without Irvin? That's too subjective and unfair to Irvin.
Linebacker DeMarcus Ware (Dallas Cowboys, 2005) is also a likely Hall of Famer, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004) will have a case as well.

17. Emmitt Smith
Team: Dallas Cowboys
Draft Year: 1990
College: Florida
Position: Running back
Analysis: Smith is the all-time leader with 18,355 rushing yards and 164 rushing touchdowns. He was the NFL's rushing leader four times in a span of five years, surpassed 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons and is a three-time Super Bowl champion, one-time MVP, four-time First Team All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowler and a member of the All-1990s Team.
Guard Steve Hutchinson (Seattle Seahawks, 2001) is the only other Hall of Famer among No. 17 picks.

well, kinda Dallas for about 2 minutes

29. Steve Wisniewski
Team: Dallas Cowboys
Draft Year: 1989
College: Penn State
Position: Guard
Analysis: Drafted by the Cowboys before a trade to the Los Angeles Raiders, Wisniewski has a strong case for the Hall of Fame but hasn't gotten the call. He missed just two games in 13 seasons, was a two-time First Team All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowler and member of the All-1990s Team.
There weren't any Hall of Famers in this group.

Sean Lee is closing the book on his playing career.
After 11 seasons that his share of ups and downs, Lee is deciding to retire.
Lee will retire ranked eighth in Cowboys history in tackles, with 995 career stops.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Lee's career was often derailed by injuries, as he missed 58 total games throughout his career, including the entire 2014 season. He missed at least five games in a se
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makes LB a bit more important in the draft. Wish we had kept Joe Thomas

Cowboys have a decision to make concerning linebacker Leighton Vander Esch. They need to decide if they will be picking up his fifth-year option. Vander Esch was a first-round pick in 2018 so the Cowboys have the rights to exercise that option, but it will cost the team $9.145 million for his rights in 2022. That's a lot of cash for an oft-injured linebacker who has been inconsistent.

The deadline to make that decision is May 3rd. It looks like the Cowboys will push right up to that deadline as Stephen Jones said today that they will wait until after the draft to make a determination. That will give them a small window between the draft and the deadline to work out their options.

So if Surtrain is off the boards, could Dallas trade back and pickup Michah Parsons, the best LB in the draft?

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So if Surtrain is off the boards, could Dallas trade back and pickup Michah Parsons, the best LB in the draft?

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So if Surtrain is off the boards, could Dallas trade back and pickup Michah Parsons, the best LB in the draft?

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I dont think he will be there past 12. Parsons may be there at 15. Barmore at late teens or even 20

Not in any order. Off top of my head. Farley. Samuel. Joseph. Newsome. Campbell. Stokes. Robinson. https://t.co/nMAOZx4wS1

— BryanBroaddus (@BryanBroaddus) April 26, 2021

Cowboys meet with Greg Rosseau

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https://insidethestar.com/should-robert-griffin-iii-be-a-backup-qb-option-for-cowboys/

" Like last year, the Cowboys may be waiting to pull the trigger on a free agent QB until after the 2021 NFL Draft. They didn't sign Dalton until about a week after the draft last year and could be holding off on Griffin, Alex Smith, or any other veteran options until they see how this draft unfolds.

Waiting is a dangerous game, of course, with 31 other teams to worry about. If Dallas doesn't strike soon on one of these veteran passers, they may be stuck hoping for the best from their in-house options.

Only Mike McCarthy and Kellen Moore can say for sure how much value is seen Robert Griffin III for the Cowboys. But as long as he's seen as a scheme fit, Griffin's experience and mobility make him one of the more attractive options left in free agency. Bringing the former Baylor star back to Texas could be a smart move for Dallas in 2021."

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Please no...he has bust written all over him

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https://insidethestar.com/should-robert-griffin-iii-be-a-backup-qb-option-for-cowboys/

" Like last year, the Cowboys may be waiting to pull the trigger on a free agent QB until after the 2021 NFL Draft. They didn't sign Dalton until about a week after the draft last year and could be holding off on Griffin, Alex Smith, or any other veteran options until they see how this draft unfolds.

Waiting is a dangerous game, of course, with 31 other teams to worry about. If Dallas doesn't strike soon on one of these veteran passers, they may be stuck hoping for the best from their in-house options.

Only Mike McCarthy and Kellen Moore can say for sure how much value is seen Robert Griffin III for the Cowboys. But as long as he's seen as a scheme fit, Griffin's experience and mobility make him one of the more attractive options left in free agency. Bringing the former Baylor star back to Texas could be a smart move for Dallas in 2021."

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Not being a homer but I agree with this.

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https://insidethestar.com/should-robert-griffin-iii-be-a-backup-qb-option-for-cowboys/

" Like last year, the Cowboys may be waiting to pull the trigger on a free agent QB until after the 2021 NFL Draft. They didn't sign Dalton until about a week after the draft last year and could be holding off on Griffin, Alex Smith, or any other veteran options until they see how this draft unfolds.

Waiting is a dangerous game, of course, with 31 other teams to worry about. If Dallas doesn't strike soon on one of these veteran passers, they may be stuck hoping for the best from their in-house options.

Only Mike McCarthy and Kellen Moore can say for sure how much value is seen Robert Griffin III for the Cowboys. But as long as he's seen as a scheme fit, Griffin's experience and mobility make him one of the more attractive options left in free agency. Bringing the former Baylor star back to Texas could be a smart move for Dallas in 2021."

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He would be great in the lockerroom too

is there a way to get that add out of the way on PFF so that you can accept or reject trades