--Owner Jerry Jones wasn't up to his usual tricks of the trade when it came to the 2009 NFL draft. He had made 51 draft-day trades from 1989 to 2008. But he wasn't quiet either.

The Cowboys made three trades over the two-day draft weekend.

--QB Stephen McGee didn't finish his career at Texas A&M as the starter but he doesn't lack confidence. His stock increased leading up to the draft and he believes he will be a better pro than he was in college because he will play in a system that suits his skills. Texas A&M had him as a running quarterback in a running offense. He has always seen himself as a passer and points to a number of passing records he set in his prep days.

"Certainly, if I would've been in a pro-style offense for all four years I could pretty much guarantee you I would be a first-round draft choice and I could have been in an offense that displayed my talents a lot better," McGee said. "But most importantly and first and foremost, I think any great quarterback will lay aside his own individual interest for the best interest of the team."

--The Cowboys believe they got a steal in Cincinnati CB Mike Mickens, who was chosen in the seventh round. Projected as high as a fourth-rounder, Mickens dropped in the draft because of a late-season knee injury that kept him out of the Senior Bowl and the Combine. Mickens led the NCAA in interceptions last season and is considered a playmaker. The Cowboys believe he is healthy enough for drills and will be ready to go in August.

"It's not a matter of if he's going to be ready for camp or not. It's more of an issue of how well he's responded to his injury and can he get back to where he was," club vice president Stephen Jones said. "And after looking at him and visiting with him we certainly feel like he can do that.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "Yes I did. I remember being six or seven years old and there's a video of me in the front yard with a Dallas Cowboys helmet and jersey on with my dad throwing passes to me. I had Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith posters on my wall. I had the Dallas Cowboys' Wheaties box after they won the Super Bowl autographed. That's what I grew up around. Certainly when you put that star on there's a lot more pride that goes into wearing it." -- Quarterback Stephen McGee on growing up a Cowboys fan in Burnett and dreaming of one day playing for the Cowboys.