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When it came time for the Cowboys to draft, they decided Felix Jones was a better selection over Rashard Mendenhall with the 22nd pick of the draft. Coach Wade Phillips liked Johnson's speed and ability to make people miss, but for what the Cowboys wanted to do, Jones was a better pick to complement Marion Barber. Last Sunday, Jones rushed 15 times for yards with no touchdowns. He had yards rushing on 19 carries and two touchdowns, including the game winner in the fourth quarter.

Several Cowboys players also remember teams that went in another draft direction. Safety Gerald Sensabaugh was a fifth-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in He tried to remember who remains in the NFL from that Jaguars draft class. Guard Khalif Barnes , a second-round pick who now plays for the Oakland Raiders , is the only holdover. Jason Witten said he can understand why other players use fallen draft status as motivation. In , Witten was the fourth tight end taken. I think really good players, that's their mindset anyway.

Moss remembers the day the Cowboys let him go by as if it were last night. Or an hour ago. There were off-the-field issues with Moss that concerned not only the Cowboys but other teams.

The Cowboys were in a similar situation this past spring when they selected Dez Bryant , who also had off-the-field concerns. But unlike Bryant, whom the Cowboys chose with the 24th pick of the first round, Moss was left on the board dangling. You can follow him on Twitter or leave a question for his weekly mailbag. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Draft slights can fuel jilted players, haunt teams. Dallas Cowboys. Copyright KTRE.

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