The Landry Hat » Cuts http://thelandryhat.com A Dallas Cowboys Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 A Commentary — My First Live Experiences of Covering the Dallas Cowboys http://thelandryhat.com/2013/05/16/a-commentary-my-first-live-experiences-of-covering-the-dallas-cowboys/ http://thelandryhat.com/2013/05/16/a-commentary-my-first-live-experiences-of-covering-the-dallas-cowboys/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:46 +0000 Craig Cortemeglia http://thelandryhat.com/?p=25466 Being able to cover America’s team is a wonderful thing. As a lifelong fan of the team, I try to be open minded and unbiased when writing on issues that concern the players or team.  I was brought aboard this site in July 2012, and it has been a pleasure to do a weekly column [...]

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]]> Being able to cover America’s team is a wonderful thing. As a lifelong fan of the team, I try to be open minded and unbiased when writing on issues that concern the players or team.  I was brought aboard this site in July 2012, and it has been a pleasure to do a weekly column on the Cowboys. However, the last two weeks have been even brighter in particular with a few real cool events that I had the pleasure to cover.

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]]> With the next “big” date on the NFL calendar looming in just over three weeks with “June 1st cuts”, the Doug Free contract stalemate will soon come to a resolution.  I was fortunate enough to cover the Dallas Cowboys Home Run Derby at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Wednesday afternoon. After each participant finished their ten at-bats in the first round, the player would then proceed to come over to the first base dugout where the media was congregating.

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]]> http://thelandryhat.com/2013/05/09/doug-free-the-dallas-cowboys-a-game-of-chicken/feed/ 0 A Final Rational Look at the Dallas Cowboys 2013 Draft http://thelandryhat.com/2013/05/07/a-final-rational-look-at-the-dallas-cowboys-2013-draft/ http://thelandryhat.com/2013/05/07/a-final-rational-look-at-the-dallas-cowboys-2013-draft/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:33 +0000 Reid Hanson http://thelandryhat.com/?p=25204 Last week we looked at the controversial first round trade and subsequent pick of Wisconsin center, Travis Frederick. Today we will review rounds 2-6 applying Pass/Fail grades based on how the Cowboys answered the following: Need: Recognize team needs and assess how effectively Dallas filled those needs. Value: Assess value by determining when players would likely [...]

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]]> Last week we looked at the controversial first round trade and subsequent pick of Wisconsin center, Travis Frederick. Today we will review rounds 2-6 applying Pass/Fail grades based on how the Cowboys answered the following:

  1. Need: Recognize team needs and assess how effectively Dallas filled those needs.
  2. Value: Assess value by determining when players would likely be drafted, where positional drop-off occurs, and in the Cowboy’s case, compensation received by trading picks.
  3. Risk vs. Reward: Simply weighing the risk of the player vs. reward he may bring.

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