BTB: Averaging The Mocks: Dallas Cowboys Take Luke Kuechly

[robert70x7]

Originally Posted by Goku

exactly. if you're going to draft another ILB, they should have used last year's pick on oline. what's the point of drafting Carter, knowing he won't contribute until 2012, only to draft another ILB? cmon guys this would be terrible.

You can't predict the future. Brooking and James put Carter a year behind.

[Teague31]

good player, wrong position given the needs elsewhere.

[realtick]

I like Kuechly but I don't see much difference between he and Lee; I think they're similiar type players. I think taking him would be redundant, especially if we're staying in a 34.

If your going to go ILB, go Dont'a Hightower and put some thump next to Lee. Let Carter be the utility guy and passing down specialist.

[robert70x7]

Originally Posted by realtick

I like Kuechly but I don't see much difference between he and Lee; I think they're similiar type players. I think taking him would be redundant, especially if we're staying in a 34.

If your going to go ILB, go Dont'a Hightower and put some thump next to Lee. Let Carter be the utility guy and passing down specialist.

So having two typical, potentially great 3-4 inside linebackers would be redundant?

I'm sure the Dolphins never wanted two Zach Thomas

[Goku]

Originally Posted by robert70x7

You can't predict the future. Brooking and James put Carter a year behind.

what do you mean put him behind? anybody with some sense would have known james and brooking were on their last legs.

[gmoney112]

I could live with it. The linebackers are the heart and soul of the 3-4 so if he's the best player available then you take him and find a way to put him on the field.

[JonJon]

Originally Posted by casmith07

I think we would give Bruce a long look opposite Ware if this were to happen.

That would be an extremely fast LB corps - Ware, Lee, Kuechly, Carter, Butler.

It's a possibility. Bruce and Spencer are both the same height (6'3"), and yahoo sports has Spencer listed as 257 lbs while Carter is 246. I don't know how much more Carter can gain, but 250 would seem ideal. We all know he can drop into coverage and make plays against the run. The biggest question however would be his pass rushing skills.

[fanfromvirginia]

Modified BPA (BPA minus QB and a couple other positions we're good at). If Kuechly happens to be that guy, take him. To me, there's no way Kuechly is that guy if DeCastro is on the board but I'm not convinced DeCastro will still be around.

Good drafting strategy is built on year in and year out finding the special guys and grabbing them, for the most part regardless of where they play. It doesn't matter what we needed when we grabbed Ware or Witten or Smith or Murray or Lee or Jenkins -- what matters is we got the right guy.