[vincesanity82]

Well, that didn't take long: a few hours after the Cowboys used their 22nd pick to take Felix Jones -- better known as that guy who would occasionally spell Darren McFadden at Arkansas -- the Dallas Morning News' Jean-Jacques Taylor asks a question some fans were no doubt thinking when the Cowboys went on the clock:

You don't draft a complementary player in the first round when you have an opportunity to select a franchise back. Ever. But that's what the Cowboys did Saturday.

By drafting Felix Jones instead of Rashard Mendenhall, the Cowboys finished Day 1 of the NFL draft with a good haul instead of a phenomenal one after also selecting South Florida cornerback Mike Jenkins and Texas A&M tight end Martellus Bennett.

Taylor equates yesterday's choice to pass up on Mendenhall to the Cowboys' "ill-fated 1995 draft decision to pick a bunch of backups because their roster was so talented." Eh, that seems a tad overreactive, although I certainly understand the sentiment. Blogging the Boys puts the Jones pick in perspective:

Did the Cowboys Draft the Wrong Running Back in the First Round? - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[Lefty Noob]

Jones was the guy they were eyeing all along. Like it or not, they obviously had him rated higher than Mendenhall. I guess we'll see.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Jones was the guy they were eyeing all along. Like it or not, they obviously had him rated higher than Mendenhall. I guess we'll see.

I like him better than Mendenhall... though a lot of people don't...maybe its the Jones-Arkansas connection.

[Bette]

They got the right one.

[bears9]

Originally Posted by Bette

They got the right one.

Medenhall is the better back, that said, for what the Cowboys need, Felix Jones is the right. The Jones needed a guy with break away speed who can complement Barber, Mendenhall would not be that guy.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by bears9

Medenhall is the better back, that said, for what the Cowboys need, Felix Jones is the right. The Jones needed a guy with break away speed who can complement Barber, Mendenhall would not be that guy.

Yeah, if you are gonna keep running Barber...you still need the big home run thread...and Jones is the man to do that. On the other hand, the Steelers had Parker so Mendenhall was a fit there.