When the Cowboys drafted former Georgia Tech RB Tashard Choice in the fourth round of the NFL draft last Sunday I was truly ecstatic knowing that he can come in and provide them with a great backup to MBIII.

If you saw him 'do work' at Tech and you saw him 'do more work' at the Senior Bowl then you know he's the real deal. The Cowboys got very lucky when he was still available in the fourth round. Jerry Jones took a lot of heat from Cowboys fans for his decision to pass up Rashard Mendenhall in favor of taking Felix Jones in round one, but I bet a lot of those same fans felt a whole lot more at ease when Jerry made his 'Choice' in round four.

Here's my interview with Tashard..

Tashard Choice Interview Download 

With Choice I think the Cowboys get a guy who can step in for MBIII in case of emergency. I know Felix Jones is a very good RB, but I think Jason Garrett wants to use him in a different kind or role that wouldn't require him to be a 'between the tackles, 20 carries a game' kind of RB. There is no doubt Choice can carry the load if needed, just look at his numbers from last season.

Date	Opponent	Surface	Result	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD
09/01/07	@ Notre Dame	Grass	W 33-3	26	196	7.54	2
09/08/07	Samford	Grass	W 69-14	11	110	10.00	2
09/15/07	10 Boston College	Grass	L 10-24	15	31	2.07	0
09/22/07	@ Virginia	Grass	L 23-28	5	19	3.80	0
09/29/07	21 Clemson	Grass	W 13-3	32	145	4.53	1
10/06/07	@ Maryland	Grass	L 26-28	32	135	4.22	1
10/13/07	@ Miami (Fla.)	Grass	W 17-14	37	204	5.51	0
10/20/07	Army	Grass	W 34-10	9	24	2.67	1
11/01/07	9 Virginia Tech	Grass	L 3-27	Did not play
11/10/07	@ Duke	Grass	W 41-24	24	170	7.08	2
11/17/07	North Carolina	Grass	W 27-25	33	142	4.30	0
11/24/07	2 Georgia	Grass	L 17-31	25	134	5.36	1
12/31/07	+ Fresno St.	Turf	L 28-40	12	69	5.75	0
	Totals			261	1379	5.28	10

Can you say 'Workhorse RB'? With all those 20+ carry games that's definitely his M.O. no matter what level of football you are playing at.

Here's the video I referred to in the interview..



Now that's a guy I want leading my team each and every time out. The best part is that he not only talks the talk, but he also walks the walk folks!

Tashard Choice may just turn into one of the biggest steals of the 2008 NFL Draft.