OXNARD, Calif. -- Brian Urlacher is bound for the Pro Football Hall of Fame next week. Leighton Vander Esch is headed for his first padded practice Saturday. It's too soon by miles to mention anything more than they are similar in stature while roaming the middle of the field.
Yet Urlacher was the first thing I thought of Thursday morning, just watching the Cowboys' huge first-round pick sliding side to side in a walkthrough practice. And when I asked Head Coach Jason Garrett about Vander Esch looking like the perfect fit for his position, he said this:
"There are different profiles for different positions.