With The 9th Pick In The 2011 Stampede Blue Community Mock Draft, The Dallas Cowboys Select...

by mgrex03 on Mar 3, 2011 8:00 AM EST in Community Mock Draft

Nate Solder - OT, Colorado

Pick made by Addai Another Aday:

There were a lot of ways the Cowboys can go with their first pick. They have big needs on both offensive and defensive lines, as well as cornerback and safety. With Dareus, Peterson, and Amukamara gone, it came down to Cam Jordan or Nate Solder. I went with Solder because of Tony Romo getting injured. I think that protecting the QB that he just signed to a big contract will drive Jerry Jones to go with the big OT from Colorado. In a division with Trent Cole, Brian Orakpo, and the Giants D-line, OTs are at a premium.

On paper, the Cowboys should have on of the most explosive offenses in the league, with playmakers like Bryant, Witten, Austin, Barber, Jones, and Choice. Not one of the 3 running backs went over 1000 yards last season. Complicating things further was QB Tony Romo going down with injury. Jerry Jones loves big offensive lineman, and Solder definitely fits that way of thinking. Solder can come in and start at either tackle spot from day one. Which side of the line he plays on depends not on him, but on a competition between Colombo and Free. Solder would be an upgrade over either player.

If Solder is taken 9th overall, it'll be the first time since 1981 that the Cowboys have taken an OT in the first round (Howard Richards). Also, it'll be the first Colorado OL taken in the first round since 1997, when Chris Naeole was taken 10th overall by the Saints.

Nate Solder Scouting Report from Mocking the Draft

The Redskins, and TouchdownColts, are on the clock...

Pos	Team	Player	Pos	School	Drafter
1	Carolina	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn	palco
2	Denver	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson	chad72
3	Buffalo	Marcell Dareus	DT/DE	Alabama	Buffalo_Bill_Cody
4	Cincinnati	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia	beerbrunch
5	Arizona	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	JesusNinja13
6	Cleveland	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina	nickfromnaptown
7	San Francisco	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska	nopuntintended
8	Tennessee	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri	Aerostar193
9	Dallas	Nate Solder	OT	Colorado	Addai Another Aday
10	Washington				TouchdownColts
11	Houston				SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs
12	Minnesota				Mr. Indianapolis Colts
13	Detroit				Bradman721
14	St. Louis				VolsnCards5
15	Miami				metallicolts
16	Jacksonville				Collin McCollough
17	New England				mgrex03
18	San Diego				ColtsFanFromHawaii
19	N.Y. Giants				erockrap
20	Tampa Bay				Sir Sci
21	Kansas City				FreeneyAteYourLunch
22	Indianapolis				BlueVol03
23	Philadelphia				AnotherWriter
24	New Orleans				ushoe
25	Seattle				Vikings55Thunder
26	Baltimore				JaredCounterman
27	Atlanta				fiftycal2004
28	New England				mgrex03
29	Chicago				DClark#44
30	N.Y. Jets				Eltoasto
31	Pittsburgh				emiller17
32	Green Bay				sanders_fan89

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Comments

There secondary needs help

either the top rated Safety or the top rated LB in my IMO

But Addai makes a good point about their OL being weak and Solder an upgrade, especially in that divison with all those All-Pro DE’s, but i dunno yet if i’m sold on Solder being the best OT in the draft…

by dezznutz1001 on Mar 3, 2011 11:56 AM EST reply actions

Terrible pick in my opinion

I think nearly all scouts and the media agree that Solder is a raw talent. His play is not worthy of first round but his atheleticism and strength is probably top 10. On balance this puts him mid to late first round and there are much better OT’s on the board at this point.

Your statement that “Solder can come in and start at either tackle spot from day one” is just plain wrong. Thats the opposite of what Solder can do.

Hank Baskett IS A WANKER

by ColtsUK on Mar 3, 2011 1:24 PM EST reply actions

Not sure about this...

This might be a little bit of a reach pick for an OT. And besides, isn’t Doug Free a pretty good LT? They might need a RT though to replace Mark Columbo if he doesn’t improve.

by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 3, 2011 3:42 PM EST reply actions