Cowboys tried to get back into the late first round

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'Boys Targeted D-Line In Late First Round

Posted by rphillips at 4/29/2011 12:28 AM CDT on truebluefanclub.com

We've all been saying it for months now: offensive line and defensive line were probably the Cowboys' top two draft priorities. They went O-Line with Tyron Smith at No. 9, but tried to trade back into the first round for some D-Line help.

 

Jerry Jones didn't name names, but the defensive linemen taken late Thursday were Cameron Jordan (24th-Saints), Muhammad Wilkerson (30th-Jets) and Cameron Heyward (31st-Steelers). Jones also hinted that running back Mark Ingram (28th-Saints) was a target.

 

The Cowboys could go defensive line with their first pick on Friday, No. 40 overall, or seek value at another position.

 

Although it's a need due to numbers -- ends Marcus Spears, Jason Hatcher and Stephen Bowen are all scheduled for free agency at some point -- Hatcher and Bowen would be restricted if the NFL decides to operate under uncapped rules similar to 2010. The league is expected to announce their plan for the new league year on Friday, which obviously could be altered by their pending motion with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis.

 

But the chance that Hatcher and Bowen remain restricted "took a little of the urgency" off their D-Line interest in the first round, Jones said.

 

-Rob

@robphillips3 (Twitter)

 

I wonder who he was trying to get.

 

Edit: lolme mispelling late. Can a mod fix that please?

Edited April 29, 2011 by SteVo

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Kinda glad we didn't get in because he'd have picked fucking Mark Ingram.

 

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