Cowboys Have Company In Battle Of Attrition

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Bill Jones, 'The Daily Score' for CBS 11 Sports | CBSDFW.COM

There’s an old saying in the National Football League that the NFL stands for not for long. Here’s more evidence that’s true.

As has been well documented, the Cowboys only have four players left on their roster from the 2006 through 2009 drafts. Jason Hatcher is the 2006 representative. Anthony Spencer and Doug Free remain from 2007. Orlando Scandrick is all that’s left from 2008. And, the Cowboys are now 0-for-12 in 2009.

But don’t think the Cowboys are the only team that has cornered the market on swinging and missing on draft day. Upon further review, research shows that half the league’s teams have four or fewer players left from those four drafts.

Not surprisingly, Oakland and St. Louis are at the bottom of the attrition heap. Each has only two draft picks from those years still on its roster.



Taking it a step further, a total of 23 NFL teams have five or fewer players remaining from the 2006-09 drafts. Thirty of the 32 teams have seven or less.

Also not surprisingly, Atlanta and Green Bay stand above the rest. Each has a dozen players and nine starters from those four drafts still playing for them. It’s a testament to not only drafting well, but also managing salary caps so they can keep their own draft picks once they reach free agency.
 
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The 0-12 in 2009 is the most alarming one.

That was just four years ago. Those guys should be all over this teams depth chart.
 

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The 0-12 in 2009 is the most alarming one.

That was just four years ago. Those guys should be all over this teams depth chart.
I agree. They should be something to show for these drafts. I don't know if Garrett's draft are going to be much better in the long run, but it couldn't be any worse.
 
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The NFL Network had A Football Life of Jimmy Johnson and was talking about the Herschel trade. He said that it was not the amount of draft picks that mattered, it was drafting smart. Hindsight wins every historical decision and every draft pick has some probability of not succeeding, but I thought McGee(toughness, good leader) Phillips (short area quickness and good hands), Williams (speed)and Buehler (leg strength) all had some strong or unique quality that Dallas could use. Mickens, Hamlin, Hodge, and Smith were the right idea. It just seems so improbable that none of them worked out. Was it that Dallas just had bad luck or bad talent evaluation?
 
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