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I'm willing to bet Byron was right at the top of our board when we picked. He was as high as the 20s on some draft boards (as low as the 60s on others), but he had the kind of athletic traits the Cowboys team seems to value.Taco was indeed forced, Cowboys initially had Charlton pegged as a 2nd round projection, but they were so paranoid about the DEs going off the board by the time they were up in the 2nd round
that they decided to reach for DE edge rusher in the first round.
Problem was McClay group had already pegged and graded TJ Watt as a better edge rusher prospect than Taco, but were so heavily influenced by Marinelli to go with length, size and scheme fit
that rid Watt out of the consideration picture.
It's unfortunately recorded history to whom we decided to go.
Taco really seems like a Marinelli pick, just like taking Trysten Hill and just like passing on Sharrif Floyd.
The Cowboys seem to have a very good draft preparation process: the leaked boards of past years look very good, and last year's draft certainly looks strong. Where they get into trouble* is when Jerry breaks the process by letting one voice have too much say during the draft. Marinelli seemed to hold a lot of sway. So far (one draft in), it seems like they're following the process, which is a good thing.
*Frederick turned out great of course. A bad process can still lead to a good outcome in the end. But give me a good process every time.