Washington LB Shaq Thompson is scheduled to visit the Cowboys, Vikings and Colts.
We previously blurbed a combination of visits and workouts and wanted to clarify which ones were in-house trips, since those matter more for some teams. "In the workouts, teams really just want to see how well I can move. I'm still young, so I have room to grow and get a little bit bigger. I'm 228 pounds and have been as heavy as 230," Thompson wrote. Evaluators both inside and outside the NFL have listed Thompson as a linebacker, safety and running back.
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-corner-blog/article17585660.html#storylink=cpyTwo running backs are among the first visitors to Valley Ranch for pre-draft visits with the Cowboys.
The team almost has filled its 30 allowed visits for national prospects, with the first group getting to town Monday night. Georgia running back Todd Gurley and Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon are among the first group scheduled to visit Valley Ranch.
Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon, Indiana’s Tevin Coleman, Boise State’s Jay Ajayi and Nebraska’s Ameer Abdullah are other running backs scheduled to visit Valley Ranch, according to owner Jerry Jones.
UCLA inside linebacker Eric Kendricks, Kentucky defensive end Alvin Dupree, Washington outside linebacker Shaq Thompson, LSU defensive end Danielle Hunter, USC cornerback Josh Shaw and Arizona State free safety Damarious Randall also were scheduled to arrive to town Monday night.
The Cowboys also are expected to welcome Mississippi State linebacker Benardrick McKinney, Wake Forest linebacker Kevin Johnson and UCLA defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa, among others, in the coming days.
The team will host its annual Dallas Day for local prospects Friday. Players from local colleges, including TCU, as well as players who went to a DFW high school are allowed to workout for the Cowboys at Dallas Day.
I like this as well. I think we scheduled a lot of these visits before the Hardy signing though and I hope our team hasn't changed their minds a bit since. Honestly, I wouldn't let the Hardy signing impact my draft at all. If the best player on the board is a DE you take him.Good, at least we're starting to bring in 1st round types on the DL.
I don't think the front office is that dumb anymore. 10 years ago? Maybe, but not now.I like this as well. I think we scheduled a lot of these visits before the Hardy signing though and I hope our team hasn't changed their minds a bit since. Honestly, I wouldn't let the Hardy signing impact my draft at all. If the best player on the board is a DE you take him.
Well and I think similar things about LBer. Right now we have a lot of guys but that crowed could get thinned out quickly by injury prone players and guys who have a history of retiring.I don't think the front office is that dumb anymore. 10 years ago? Maybe, but not now.
I think the structure of the Hardy contract shows that the braintrust knows it can't bank on him without contingency plans, so if we end up not taking a DE high I think it's just because we liked other prospects better, not because we think DE is solved by Hardy.
By my count, he's got visits with around 15 teams.
I like him but my concern is that he will go higher than he should because of the lack of safety talent. I'd love to have him with our third round pick but I just don't know if he will still be there. The second seems too high.By my count, he's got visits with around 15 teams.
Only watched him a little. While he looks athletic, I don't think he's a guy that is the kind of FS we need but never seem to try to get.
Supposedly he is a "second round lock" per some pundits.I like him but my concern is that he will go higher than he should because of the lack of safety talent. I'd love to have him with our third round pick but I just don't know if he will still be there. The second seems too high.
Yea, the talent just isn't really there.Supposedly he is a "second round lock" per some pundits.
Sorry, I don't see it.
He reminds me a lot of Jaiquawn Jarrett a few years ago...massively overrated and ended up being a bust after being taken in the 2nd by the Eagles.
Lookit, I want a single high safety as bad as always, but not supporting forcing the issue.
While I want to replace Wilcox and/or Church, that guy better be a sure thing.Yea, the talent just isn't really there.
I'd rather go CB in the 2nd with someone like Darby or Rollins than Randall. I'd be fine with him in the 3rd though.