We all know the draft grades will start to trickle in from the major pundits, and there’s usually not that much substance to them, and some have traces of bias in them obviously. So when you’re looking at some draft grades stick to the guys that blog the Cowboys, like our site here, and your other favorite Cowboys blogs, you get more realistic opinions and we tend to

This marks the first draft class under Jason Garrett, and it’ll be highlighted by Tyron Smith, OT, USC. Here’s the draft class top to bottom: April 28-30, 2011 (Garrett) 1 | 9  Tryon Smith, OT, USC 2 | 40  Bruce Carter, LB, North Carolina 3 | 71  DeMarco Murray, RB, Oklahoma 4 | 110  David Arkin, OG, Missouri St 5 | 143  Josh Thomas, CB, Buffalo 6 | 176  Dwayne

The Cowboys select David Arkin, OG, Missouri St. with #110 Pick. Ok, this pick addresses one of the two guards; Kyle Kosier or Leonard Davis. Supposedly the Cowboys want to re-sign Kosier, so this may ultimately be Davis’ replacement. Looks to have a durable background, no major medicals. Plays with a mean streak, plays angry. Good good. For the sake of instant commentary,

The Cowboys turned down a trade offer from the Jaguars and stayed at #9 to take Tyron Smith. Looks like Smith was the pick all along. So, Smith completes the offensive tackle needs; however, the Cowboys still have some weaknesses on the line – the guards. How does this come into play for the 2nd and 3rd rounds? Is Rahim Moore, FS, UCLA, the target? Some would say the safety

We’re in the heading into the homestretch and the question remains; Who Will the Cowboys draft? Not only do all the fans want to know who we’re drafting, but they absolutely know that the brain trust must hit on their draft picks. To me, the first three picks should be immediate contributors. I got together with my message board moderators and surveyed them on who they

With Dallas Day coming on this coming Friday, we now know a few players who will be at Valley Ranch: Jonathan Nelson, FS, Oklahoma; Jimmy Young, WR, TCU; and Jason Teague, CB, TCU. ESPN Dallas Blog also has some other names that have been scheduled for visits: Among the players scheduled to visit are Louisville RB Bilal Powell, USC T Tyron Smith, Boston College T Anthony Castonzo,

The Cowboys continue to explore all options for offensive line help, and they will host another massive guard in Will Rackley, OG, Lehigh. Rackley measures in at 6’3” 309lbs, considered to be a 3rd round grade, Rackley is moving up draft boards and can go earlier by some estimations. The National Football Post is also reporting the same news on Rackley’s visit