After so much speculation about who the Cowboys should select with the 24th overall pick in this year’s draft, maybe it’s time to ask a different question. Like whether it makes more sense to move back a few spots. Or maybe it’s worth moving up instead? We’re looking at both sides of the coin, while still exploring the names that could make the biggest impact on the offensive line and identifying the perfect 1-2 punch when it comes to this year’s draft picks.
Elsewhere, a Dallas free agent gets away, and another high-profile vet apparently could have been had for a song. We look back at what the Cowboys have learned (or haven’t) from free agency periods past, we take a contrarian’s approach to the notion that speed trumps all, and we check in with the all-time rushing champ on what’s happened to the NFL’s workhorse running backs… and get his real take on what he thought of Barry Sanders’s game. All that, plus the USFL is experimenting with technologically-advanced footballs. Here’s the News and Notes.