Dallas Cowboys Depth Chart: Kicker or why can't they get this right?

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Shayne Graham: Somebody needs a hug

With that nasty lockout over and done with, we begin our expedited trip through the Dallas Cowboys roster. One position at a time.



Depth Chart:

Quarterback

Running Back

Wide Receiver

Offensive Line

Tight End

Defensive Line



I don't know, over the past 15 years, what exactly the Dallas Cowboys have gotten right.



Kicker ain't one of them.



The Cowboys' kickers the last 10 years alone: Tim Seder, Jon Hilbert (!), Jose Cortez, Billy Cundiff, Martin Gramatica, Mike Vanderjagt, Nick Folk, Shaun Suisham, Nick Folk and David Buehler.



Shayne Graham or Dan Bailey may be added to the roll call. Graham was signed yesterday.



It's unclear the purpose. Buehler is hurt. Maybe it's to provide competition for Bailey as place kicker. Maybe Graham is a legit option.



Nonetheless, when your last consistently good -- year-to-year -- is Billy Cundiff, you have to start reconsidering things. Good teams aren't scrambling for kickers. The Cowboys are not a good team.



David Buehler

The cocky placekicker missed eight field goals a year ago and is suffering from a hip flexor already in camp. Buehler's value -- distance in kick offs -- is undone due to the kick off spot moving up to the 35-yard-line. Clearly, the Cowboys are considering all angles in fixing the kicking situation and Buehler may not be in the cards.



Dan Bailey

The rookie out of Oklahoma State currently giving Buehler all the competition he can handle in camp. A hot start has waned over the last two weeks as misses have become more frequent. Is it possible for the Cowboys to have three rookie kickers in four years?



Shayne Graham

Was cut by the Washington Redskins last week. Graham was 12-12 replacing Stephen Gostkowski in New England last season. Although, he attempted just one kick more than 40 yards. For six years, Graham was as solid as they come as a Cincinnati Bengal topping out at 131 points in a season. In 2009, his percentage dipped to 82 percent and in the wild card round of the playoffs he missed two easy field goals in a 24-14 loss to the New York Jets. He was not re-signed. Why Graham can't get a gig in two straight years is a mystery. He's not as long as he once was, but if the Cowboys hit 40-year field goals with regularity, they are going to win some games.

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