Dallas Cowboys, 6th Round (167th Pick): DE Erik Walden
Know Your Dallas Cowboys —
This blog has covered two drafts, and I have wanted the Cowboys to take a shot on at least one receiver (and not the quarterback-turned-receiver that we got last year). Ain’t going to happen this year, either. Two running backs, two corners, a tight end, and a defensive end.
This analysis from NFL.com doesn’t give me confidence:
Walden only had two sacks as a senior, but still produced 22.5 during his time at Middle Tennessee State. He has the frame to be a rush linebacker in Miami’s 3-4 scheme.
There is much else out there about Walden, but here is what ...
Do you feel a draft?
Uwe Blog —
Mike Jenkins: $10 says he's pounding Dallas strip clubs with Pacman in eight months I am wont to remember a busier weekend in Dallas sports. Golf, Rangers, Mavericks, Stars and the NFL draft. The NFL Draft is interesting. It's important, no doubt, but it's one of the few sports events where the journey ...
Get to know Erik Walden
The Phinsider —
On Wednesday, all of us here at TP had the honor of chatting with Dolphins WR Brandon London live on the site for over an hour. One of the questions that Brandon was asked was which Dolphins player he felt would break out in 2009. London's answer was one many probably didn't expect. Said Brandon:
Good question. I think a guy who will really explode on the scene this year will be...OLB Eric Walden. He played only special teams last year but I like what I saw on film in the special teams meeting. He knows how to get to the ball and how to make plays. He came to us late but now that he has a whole offseason with us he's really ...
