By Patrick DeCola
Special to FOX Sports Southwest
The Dallas Cowboys are sending off one of the few failed draft picks from the Bill Parcells era.
Dallas is sending linebacker Bobby Carpenter to the St. Louis Rams for offensive lineman Alex Barron.
Carpenter, who failed to live up to expectations in Big D, amassed just 57 tackles in 58 career games, only three of which he started.
After pinning Doug Free as the replacement for the waived former-Pro Bowler Flozell Adams, there is no question that Dallas was in need of depth on the offensive line.
But is Barron the answer?
Adams drew criticism for his difficulty with the hard count, drawing an outrageous 29 false starts over the course of the past four seasons.
Barron was nailed for a league-high five holding penalties last year and has amassed five more false starts than Flozell had over the same period of time.
And for a certain quarterback anticipating some very necessary extra protection for the upcoming season, it is worth mentioning that Barron has allowed 33 sacks in his five year career.
Now, this isn
