Defensive End Free Agent?

[Beemnseven]

If there aren't any viable wide receivers or offensive linemen worth taking at #9, I wouldn't mind us taking Dan Cody of Oklahoma. He either plays DE or DT, not sure. But he is an absolute monster. Watching a clip of him during the Orange Bowl, they showed him in one of those pre-game pep talks -- he was so fired up, he passed out as soon as the players broke the huddle. Even though our defense is mostly solid, he'd be tough to pass up if he's still available.

Since Dallas loves to draft Big 12 players, I would hate to see Cody in a Cowboy uniform. He would haunt us like no other Cowboy defensive player ever has.

[PSUskinsfan11]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

If there aren't any viable wide receivers or offensive linemen worth taking at #9, I wouldn't mind us taking Dan Cody of Oklahoma. He either plays DE or DT, not sure. But he is an absolute monster. Watching a clip of him during the Orange Bowl, they showed him in one of those pre-game pep talks -- he was so fired up, he passed out as soon as the players broke the huddle. Even though our defense is mostly solid, he'd be tough to pass up if he's still available.

Since Dallas loves to draft Big 12 players, I would hate to see Cody in a Cowboy uniform. He would haunt us like no other Cowboy defensive player ever has.

I think Cody is wayyy overrated some people have him rated top 5. Did you see him vs. USC? He made one play and vanished. Pollack, Spears, and James all looked good all season and played very well in the bowl games. I would rather see us take Cody the DT from USC...he made some huge plays vs. "the best o-line in college football" according to several analyists

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by PSUskinsfan11

I think Cody is wayyy overrated some people have him rated top 5. Did you see him vs. USC? He made one play and vanished. Pollack, Spears, and James all looked good all season and played very well in the bowl games. I would rather see us take Cody the DT from USC...he made some huge plays vs. "the best o-line in college football" according to several analyists

Well, EVERYBODY from Oklahoma 'vanished' against USC the other night. But yes, I've heard David Pollack is as close as it gets to a sure thing.

Mel Kiper was saying on ESPN Radio the other day that defensive linemen are the hardest to figure in the draft. Some dominate in college and then get thrown around like ragdolls in the NFL -- Jamal Reynolds (who??) , Gerard Warren, Dewayne Robertson are recent examples. Others, very few of them mind you -- Richard Seymour, John Henderson, Jevon Kearse are everything scouts hoped they would be.

My tendency this year would be to draft offense anyway, but a part of me still feels that a pocket-collapsing, quarterback-nemesis on the D-line would be the icing on the cake for our defense.