Last Updated: Sunday, April 14, 2002 10:59 AM
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Note: The Dallas Cowboys have three selections in round six of the draft after being awarded two compensatory draft picks. Don't be surprised to see pick #179 traded in a draft day deal.
Charles
Stackhouse - FB - Mississippi State - #179
The blocking back that will help as Dallas moves forward in the West Coast offense. A complete fullback that can block and catch the football out of the backfield. Ole Miss running backs/special teams and assistant head coach Rich Bisaccia said of Stackhouse: "His role has been to be the guy who sets the tempo for us in the way in which he blocks people. He's a great pass protector for us, and he's the one back for us a lot. We think he's a leader vocally and physically. And his role is to really be our tough guy."
Now, my fellow fan, a tough guy at fullback is a recipe for success, and Stackhouse is most definitely a team player. In an interview last season, the throwback fullback was vocal in knowing his role.
"Oh, yeah," said Stackhouse, one of the team's three captains. "I'm down for whatever it takes to help this team win games.
"I feel like I'm a good blocker. And it's just the way I was taught to play the position. I'd rather go out there and make a good block than go out there and run it and not gain a yard. We've got great tailbacks; my job is to lead the way through that hole."
Josh
Scobey - RB - Kansas State - #208
The sixth-round has been kind for teams looking at running backs-- just ask the Denver Broncos. Here Scobey is a value selection. He has a strong work ethic, and the K-State coaches have said he is "the best worker the program ever had". He ran a 4.42 forty at the combine, but the knock against him is that he doesn't breakout for the long touchdowns. For fans of the Dallas Cowboys and Emmitt Smith, that hasn't been a problem that has worried us for years. More importantly, Scobey is not a back that fumbles. He holds onto the ball, hits holes quickly, and can bounce outside if the hole doesn't develop. He makes a decision quickly, and can also catch the ball in a pinch. More than a third-down back, Scobey can carry 20 times a game without wearing down.
"I feel like I'm an every-down back and I can take the pounding for four quarters," said Scobey. "It's something I've always done. That's my roots."
Kurt
Vollers - OT - Notre Dame - #209
Vollers-- or frankly, your favorite offensive tackle prospect available this late in the draft is necessary when you see the likes of Char-ron Dorsey and Aaron Gibson on the active roster. A big guy who is nasty, Vollers won't take any crap. At 6' 7" and over 325 pounds, Vollers is a developmental prospect who has more upside than Char-ron Dorsey, a 2001 draftee who was given a significant opportunity last year. Unfortunately, Dorsey was flagged time after time for holding, and unless he improves, will not make the 2002 roster. Aaron Gibson is a fatter, slower, and more lazy version of Dorsey and the main reason that I advocate using a valuable late-round selection for an offensive tackle.
Vollers has played left and right tackle in college, and would be a versatile backup for the Cowboys. Improving every year, his progress and improvement was evident to former Fighting Irish Head Coach Bob Davie.
"Kurt Vollers is a guy that the upside was pretty high because of his body type, his quickness," Davie said. "It doesn't surprise me what he's done. Because he's matured, he's turned into a really good football player."
With the Cowboys, it's unlikely he would be forced to start right away, so
he would have time to further develop. Eventually, he could be a quality starter
for the 'Boys in the Erik Williams mold-- minus the video camera of course.
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