Nextyearfordaboyz
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30 minutes ago, WizardHawk said:
I don’t even know if we can say that. Why draft a 330 lb guy to turn around and have him drop weight and play under 300. Weird situation regardless.
They’ve publicly admitted they expected more from him. They admitted he didn’t fit what their defensive coach needed. And we know he was 12th or 13th best on the board.
He may ultimately become a beast. TBD. But he’s not what they expected when they drafted him. The eval was clearly off, and if they had it to do over again, they would take the trade from KC and draft Bergeron.
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50 minutes ago, Dallas94Ware said:
I bet McClay regrets those words. And Jerry regrets that pick.
To be fair. I never thought Mazi was a bad pick. Just the WRONG pick.
You’re moving the goal posts on the conversation. The argument is about whether they forced a pick. They didn’t. Clearly they misevaluated. That’s another story.
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6 minutes ago, Dallas94Ware said:
There were still other options such as Porter Jr that were definitely ahead of Mazi.
Not according to the Cowboys. Dallas was debating between their 12th and 13th players on their board. They did not zone in on “defensive tackle no matter what”.
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PSA - reminder not to read too much into Clarence Hill and Jane Slater reports this week.
Hill has historically been the biggest sucker for a bad source in all of Cowboy media. And Jane absolutely got got by her sources last year.
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15 minutes ago, Dallas94Ware said:
Ideally you spend it on an LT if you aren't passing up a better player from elsewhere. They can't go into this thing thinking LT in round 1 is a must or bust. Otherwise you end up with a subpar player who might answer a need, but likely be gone in a few years at best. And in round 1 that's a wasted pick. At worst they end up picking another Mazi.
So much to unpack here…
-I am not reaching for a tackle, but if you don’t get one, you are almost certainly going to have to move Tyler Smith. That’s what I was saying.
-I agree with you on reaching. The good news is, an OL is very likely to be right at the BPA line when we pick. Else, probably trade down.
-We may have missed on Mazi, but it had nothing to do with some desperate reach for need. That’s not at all in line with the reality of what happened.
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47 minutes ago, Dallas94Ware said:
Center is very possible even with JPJ possibly gone. Graham Barton is definitely a solid prospect at center who can start on day 1. Moving out to guard and Tyler to tackle is also an option depending on what happens in camp at LT, and id suspect they likely add a guy later in the draft to at least compete there.
Drafting Barton and playing him anywhere but center would be wild. You end up with worse play relative to 2023 at three OL positions (LT, LG, C) if you play him at guard.
51 minutes ago, Dallas94Ware said:I'd be against moving Tyler, as it would remind me too much of what they did to Lael Collins - he went from top 5ish guard to top 15-20ish RT. It wasn't a good enough trade off for me regardless of RT being more "valuable" ... I would hate to see a potentially perennial all pro guard become a possible pro bowl selection every few years at tackle.
I’d like to keep Tyler Smith at guard, too. But you better spend your first pick on LT if you want that to happen.
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On the last Draft Show, Broaddus said he’s heard from several teams (not Dallas) that they’ve given Jackson Powers-Johnson a clean bill of health.
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In a vacuum of 1 pick, I think center in the first is the right move. TJ Bass at LG is probably your best bet at replacement level play from the current backups.
But the deeper I dig into the center class, the more I think I want LT first. It’s borderline unprecedented. I can’t ever remember one this deep. There are 7 guys, maybe more, that project as starters, and 3rd round probably nets you an immediate starter.
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On 4/21/2024 at 7:34 PM, CT Cowboy Fan said:
I’m starting to think Barton is the apple of their eye. The possibility of him being there at 24 are pretty high and his position flex really helps them with the pickle they have trying to fill these holes in the OL. He’s the pick at 24 unless one of the top 6 OTs falls somehow. If the OTs and Barton are off the board, they trade back if they have a dance partner.
I agree that Barton feels like an exceptional fit and exactly the type our front office would love. Sure seems like Pittsburgh might preempt us there, unfortunately.
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6 minutes ago, CT Cowboy Fan said:
I’m taking this Brooks talk with a grain of rice. Last year at this time all the insiders were pumping up Michael Mayer. It would be so irresponsible to take another RB in the 1st. Literally the definition of putting the horse before the cart.
I’m pretty confident no one is talking about Brooks in the first round except for one person on this forum.
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32 minutes ago, TVScout said:
I went back and watched tape of him. He checks all the boxes for measurables and athletics. But his entire bag of techniques has to be emptied and refilled. No punch. Feet are too close together. Plays on his heels. If you want to draft a project it might be wiser to pick Kiran Amegadjie.
We didn’t watch the same player, I guess. Certainly some technique needs some work. So did Tyler Smith. My guy is a natural athlete, terrific mirror athleticism, and I disagree about the punch… I see a guy buries people. Get him in with Duke Manyweather, and he’s a walk-in starter at LT.
I haven’t watched Amegadjie, so 🤷🏻♂️ if he’s better than Kingsley, then sweet. We should be talking about him more.
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The Athletic reported this morning that Payton Wilson is missing an ACL in one of his knees. I know that scared us off of Tajae Sharpe. Wilson already 24.
I wonder if Wilson is really going to drop. And if we are going to pass anyway.
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54 minutes ago, WizardHawk said:
Not out or saying he can’t transition, but leery of Mims if the plan for him is LT.
You feel better about Guyton making that switch?
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It’s hard for me to fathom a scenario where we draft something other than offensive line at our first pick and feel really good coming out of the draft. The likelihood of being forced to reach on a guy at #56 is high. As opposed to the first round, where the talent is very likely to match the pick at OL.
It feels similar to 2021, where we were desperate for a cornerback but then Surtain and Horn were taken, so we forced the leftovers pick with Kelvin Joseph.
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1 hour ago, Dallas94Ware said:
I think people are expecting too late a pick for Brooks. With all the hype linking him to Dallas I watched him a lot today. I can really see why he gets the attention. And I'm no pro scout. I was barely a flicker on a candle during my coaching and scouting days. So if I see it. They do too ... If he really lasts till 54, Id be so happy.
But realistically, in your scenario, Brooks would have to be the guy at 32nto ensure they get him. Knee or not, I see a ton of Todd Gurley there. And despite his flash in pan sizzling out fast due to a degenerative knee problem of his own, that kid was electric, star studded, and bound for greatness before that injury resurfaced.
Runningbacks fall, and this one is coming off an ACL. If he’s long gone, so be it. Give me Benson.
For the love of god, don’t take him with your first pick.
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Trade back with KC - #24 (740 points) for #32, #95, #154 (738 points)
#32 - Kinsgley Suamataia, LT
#56 - Jonathan Brooks, RB (would consider small trade up to ensure you land him)
#87 - Trevon Wallace, LB
#91 - Tanor Bortolini, C
Then you’ve got 5 picks to play with on day 3. A bunch of comp picks in 2025 you can use. Trade for a vet maybe. Or package to get a mid 4th rounder to add quality depth to DT or WR.
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2 hours ago, Dallas94Ware said:
Brooks in the first round is looking more and more likely. Unless Dallas makes a move back up high into the 2nd or late in the first, he is going to be the 24th pick.
And I'm going to break my TV.
Not a chance
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26 minutes ago, Dallas94Ware said:
I would totally understand if they let Lamb play out his fifth year, tag him, then let him play out that sixth year before finding that payday elsewhere.
This, you cannot do. You have to take a trade haul if you don’t plan on re-signing him long term.
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3 hours ago, plan9misfit said:
I have a very hard time believing that we’d reach on a 2nd round WR with that many talented offensive linemen still on the board.
In these mocks, it’s often easy to read between the lines based on their wording, if they have real intel or are just throwing stuff at the wall.
This was clearly just a knee jerk reaction to the CeeDee news. Nothing to see here.
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9 hours ago, WizardHawk said:
I don’t remember where Tyler Smith was ranked initially, but wonder if Coleman might have the same type of last minute surge. Seems most view him outside top 100, but there’s a lot to work with.
I think he’s easily a top-75 pick, perhaps a good deal higher. But I don’t think he works his way into the first round. He’s such a known quantity, compared to Tyler Smith, who people were working to figure out.
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21 hours ago, Rtnldave said:
You're probably right, but 2 quality Olinemen AND, what many consider to be one of the best RBs in the draft, in 3 rounds? That's a good haul.
Certainly.
i’m actually kind of surprised we haven’t been tied to Coleman more.
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7 hours ago, plan9misfit said:
I think we should also be mindful that trading down in the 1st may also be likely in order to either gain another 3rd round pick or recoup the 4th rounder we gave up to trade for Lance.
I will be surprised if the don’t trade down, because of this. Mims is the one guy that seems realistic to fall to #24 that would give me pause. But I’m not sure the Cowboys even love him. None of the tea leaves point that direction.
Trade down, add another 3rd, and draft Kingsley, Guyton, JPJ, Barton, or Frazier and let’s rock.
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19 hours ago, plan9misfit said:
I totally agree. I’m failing to understand the logic behind his statement. If anything, it could be reasonable to say that the long term careers of the players who make it in the league may be shorter due to extended times in college, but even that’s a stretch.
Yeah. It makes sense that you would have a single year of shallow draft (this year). Then, it balances.
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24 minutes ago, Rtnldave said:
Hey boys, been very busy this year. Since I haven't had time to do my own work, I've researched dozens of mocks and this is the one I would like to see happen.
This would be excellent. I have trouble believing we’ll wait that long on LB.
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