Should the Cowboys trade up to get Darren Mcfadden in the NFL draft? Depends on which Cowboys first-rounder you're talking about. I'm still not ruling out the possibility of packaging a deal to take Darren McFadden, the best player in the draft. If he falls to four or five, which some mock drafts show, Cowboys will take a shot. Or should. If they don't, I wouldn't have a problem taking a flyer on the other Roy Williams. Or is he now the real Roy Williams?
Roy Williams I get, but why in the hell would the Cowboys trade up to draft Darren Mcfadden? Nothing against McFadden, this is more an indictment against drafting any running back with a top-5 pick. I know, I know, Cowboys have two picks this year thanks to the Browns and Brady Quinn.
But running backs are pretty easy to replace -- look no further than the current roster. Julius Jones was the Cowboys second-round pick in 2004, and a year later, Cowboys found some guy named Marion Barber ... in round 4. Barber didn't get his first start until the 2007 postseason, but he's clearly the best back on the team.
Cedric Benson and Cadillac Williams are two top-5 examples. One's a chronic underachiever and the other's career could be over after a serious knee injury. The Cowboys have drafted pretty well recently and I can't imagine they'd give up so much to take a guy they don't really need. Even with two No. 1 picks in their pocket.
