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If i were Dallas I would make an attempt to land both of these players.  For Chad Johnson I would offer Cinci our 2009 first round pick and Akin Adoyele.  This would reunite Akin Adoyele with Mike Zimmer and would give the Bengals a blue collar linebacker with 3-4 experience.  That would give the Bengals Adoyele and Thurman in the middle of their D which would be a good start to rebuliding their defense as long as Thurman can stay out of trouble.  With their 4th round pick the Bengals could address other needs as well as ridding themselves of Chad Johnson.  With Johnson no longer in Cinci, they would have the cap room to resign TJ Houzmanzadeh, who is looking for a new deal. They also have Chris Henry, who is a good no. 2 WR, so Carson Palmer would still have to solid weapons to throw to.

For Pacman, I would offer Tennesee a 5th round pick and nothing more for Pacman. In my opinion, Pacman has too many legal problems to give up more than a 5th round pick for him.  After trading for Pacman, the Cowboys will need to restucture some contracts to be able to  fund their draft.  Their are several ways they could do this.  First of all, the Cowboys would release Terry Glenn.  While Terry has had some good years for the Cowboys, keeping a 34 year old WR who is having serious knee problems is not a good idea.  After Glenn is released, the Cowboys should restructure the contracts of Chad Johnson and Terrel Owens.  While many think TO and Ocho Cinco wont get along, Drew Rosenhaus is both of their agents, so he would be the peacemaker.  Add that to the fact that TO is getting older and that his SB chances are less and less each year, I think he will be willing to restructure his contract if it means getting a ring.  Chad Johnson would be a little harder to renogotiate with, but I think he wants a ring bad enough to take Market Value instead of going to a team that can give him tons of money but has no weapons around him.  After this has been done, i think Dallas will have the room to fund their draft.

Dallas has two first round selections this year.  At no. 22 I would take Miami S Kenny Phillips with pick no. 22.  His rookie year Phillips would put some pressure on Roy Williams to perform better this upcoming season.  If Roy somehow does manage to bring his game back up to true probowl level, Kenny Phillips would just play special teams his first year and then replace Ken Hamlin at FS.  But the more likely scenario is for Phillips to sit a year and the take over for Roy Williams after his first year.  With Williams gone, that would give Dallas cap room to negotiate a new deal with Ken Hamlin.  For pick no. 28, I would trade down with the Ravens.  The Ravens would recieve pick no. 28 and our third round selection.  In return Dallas would recieve the Ravens 2008 second round pick and their 2009 first rounder.  With Dallas now picking in the second round, I would take RB Chris Johnson from East Carolina.  He would give Dallas the speed back needed to complement Barber plus he is a very good reciever out of teh backfield and a good kick returner.  Whlie Chris Johnson will most likely never be able to carry the load by himself, that is ok because he would be splitting time with Barber.  With Dallas' second second round pick I would select CB Tyvon Branch from UCONN.  While he needs some work to be a truly reliable corner, that is ok because his rookie year  he will only have to play the dime CB position.  He would also give Dallas some depth, because he is able to play safety as well.  He would also be able to make a big impact on special teams, where he would potentially be a faster version of Keith Davis at the very least.  With no 3rd,4th, or 5th round pick I will move on to the 6th round to where we swapped picks with the Dolphins in the Jason Ferguson deal.  With our 6th round selection I would select ILB J Leman to help out on special teams and take Akin Adoyele's spot on the roster.  While Leman has little to no upside, he will stay out of trouble and you can count on him to come in and work his tail off every day.  With our 7th round pick, I would select Cameron Colvin from Oregon.  Many of you probably read the SI article about him and how he was ranked higher than Calvin Johnson coming out of highschool, but his career has been derailed by injuries.  This pick is somewhat of a gamble, if Colvin could get healthy sometime and return to his old form, he could be a solid reciever for the Cowboys in 2-3 years.

After the draft, the only question is who will play ILB next to Bradie James.  Bobby Carpenter and Zach Thomas would compete for this job, along with nickel backer Kevin Burnett.  While Carpenter may seem like somewhat oof a bust so far in his pro career, he has  done a solid job when he has had the chance and his biggest problem seems to be getting on the field.  If Carpenter fails, Dallas would still have Thomas and Burnett to look at for ILB.  I doubt Burnett would even compete for this job, due to his size, but he he could somehow make the transition he could become a playmaker.  At the very least, Burnett will be one of the nickel backers next year.  If neither of those two guys can win the job at ILB, Dallas at least has Zach Thomas to plug in there if all else fails. 

Here is what my basic depth Chart  would look like after the Draft:

QB: Tony Romo, Brad Johnson

RB: Marion Barber, Chris Johnson, Tyson Thompson

FB: Deon Anderson

LT: Flozell Adams, Doug Free

LG: Kyle Kosier, Pat McQuistan

C: Andre Gurode, Cory Procter

RG:  Lenoard Davis, Joe Berger

RT: Marc Colombo, James Marten

TE: Jason Witten, Anthony Fasano,

WR:Terrel Owens, Chad Johson, Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin, Isiah Stanback, Sam Hurd, Cameron Colvin

RDE:Chris Canty,Stephen Bowen

NT: Jay Ratliff, Tank Johnson

LDE: Marcus Spears, Jason Hatcher

LOLB:Greg Ellis, Anthony Spencer

ILB:Bradie James, Bobby Carpenter, Zach Thomas, J Leman

ROLB:DeMarcus Ware, Kevin Burnett 

CB:Terrance Newman, Anthony Henry, Pacman Jones, Tyvone Branch

FS:Ken Hamlin, Pat Watkins

SS:Roy Williams, Kenny Phillips

K:Nick Folk

P:Mat McBriar

With this roster I think Dallas could beat anybody and would out them in a good positon to be succesful in 2008.  One thing that must change for Dallas to win is for Tony Romo to not throw as many INTs as he did last year.  If that improves, I think Dallas would have to be the favorite to represent the NFC in the SB.