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The Dallas Cowboys appeared to have addressed some needs
this off-season with some masterful moves in both the NFL draft and free agency
but I feel they also ignored a few areas first and foremost the center spot. They must either feel new offensive line
coach, Bill Callahan, can get incumbent center, Phil Costa, to play better or
when they were finally ready to grab a center none of what remained where any
better than Costa. Since we are in a
period of almost no real football news, I thought it might be helpful to look
at apparent areas of weaknesses and see what guys playing this fall on
Saturdays deserve a little extra attention from all Dallas Cowboys fans. The first guy on my radar is Khaled Holmes (the number 48th
rated prospect via NFL Draft Scout), the starting center at USC, and pivot man
for Heisman front-runner Matt Barkley.
Holmes is about to become a three year starter on the USC
offensive line and should be able to really distinguish himself this year
against some other prominent draft prospects such as Aaron Tipoti (136th)
and the Cal Bears on September 22nd, against Utah on October 4th
and their standout tandem of Star Lotulelei (#3 rated) and Dave Kruger (280th),
and against UCLA on November 17th and Cassius Marsh (69th). Besides being a Rimington Award candidate Holmes
also is an Academic All American candidate and has already received his
bachelor degree and is now working on his master’s degree. Holmes also comes from a football family with
a father who played at Michigan in the 1970s and a brother, Alex, who played at
USC in 2003 and 2004 and for the Dolphins in 2005. Any guess who was on the staff with the
Miami Dolphins during that year? Right Coach Garrett who I am sure is very
familiar with Khaled and will become even more familiar if we continue to have
blunders at center during pivotal moments this season. Certainly a player to watch this fall on
Saturdays for all Cowboys fans is Khaled Holmes.
