Who is your Rico Gathers?

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Everyone hammers the first and second round players with discussion. At this point in the off-season there really isn’t much more to say about guys like Ashton Jeanty. How much more can you talk about them other than slotting them on your personal draft board and going over what if scenarios.

I love looking through the draft profiles looking for specific traits. Size, speed etc guys that maybe we could develop. Guys that are at least third rounders or later. Maybe 6th-7th rounders that have boom or bust potential.

I haven’t had the time to dig into the prospects like I do some years, but what do you guys think of:

Donte Thornton WR
Can Scattebo RB
Bhayshul Tuten RB
Desmond Watson DT
Isaiah Bond WR
Savion Williams WR
Ollie Gordon II RB
Kalel Mullings RB
Oronde Gadsden II WR/TE
DaQuan Felton WR
Deone Walker DT
Jay Toia DT

Who am I missing? Who is the road grading 350lb OG that Mel Kiper isn’t talking about? The 275lb LB who was a collegiate wrestler? The undersized 100 meter dash champion?

Who are your late round guys no one knows?
 
Man, that last game Scattebo played - that's ALL the announcers talked about was his dynamic ability to run the ball. They must have said his name 2,000 times during the broadcast. I want him. I know that isn't very scientific haha.
 
js66 said:
Everyone hammers the first and second round players with discussion. At this point in the off-season there really isn’t much more to say about guys like Ashton Jeanty. How much more can you talk about them other than slotting them on your personal draft board and going over what if scenarios.

I love looking through the draft profiles looking for specific traits. Size, speed etc guys that maybe we could develop. Guys that are at least third rounders or later. Maybe 6th-7th rounders that have boom or bust potential.

I haven’t had the time to dig into the prospects like I do some years, but what do you guys think of:

Donte Thornton WR
Can Scattebo RB
Bhayshul Tuten RB
Desmond Watson DT
Isaiah Bond WR
Savion Williams WR
Ollie Gordon II RB
Kalel Mullings RB
Oronde Gadsden II WR/TE
DaQuan Felton WR
Deone Walker DT
Jay Toia DT

Who am I missing? Who is the road grading 350lb OG that Mel Kiper isn’t talking about? The 275lb LB who was a collegiate wrestler? The undersized 100 meter dash champion?

Who are your late round guys no one knows?
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more like rounds 5-7, Her far too many really good players that are picked in the 3rd and 4th round we don't even have a 4th rounder this year I hope we can get one somehow through trades but most of those guys are not usually what I would refer to as a pet cat that would be the lower rounds plus undrafted free agents plus all the little free agents we brought in this year new guys who may or may not make the team somehow a fan gets focused on them and that's why they call it a pet cat..

I'm not sure why you're asking this before the draft,

wouldn't it be after the draft and you get to see who they picked 5 -7 and then we can pick our pet cats, because randomly throwing names up there you don't even know the Cowboys are picking them..

a pet cat would be one that's on the roster which includes undrafted free agents and all the new players brought over in the offseason, you pick out camp people that you favor and hope they make the team....
 
I like Thor Griffith, think he would be a very good choice in the 7th. Strong and an excellent choice to develop.
I like Desmond Watson........he is way too big, way too slow, but is that trashcan full of dirt when they want to run up the middle or goal line scenarios. He is a developmental guy that will either trim up or flame out........
Oronde Gadsden II -- I don't think he will fall, but he is more WR than TE but sized like a TE. This is a strange one that an innovative OC might have fun with. Would be great in goal line packages.
Deone Walker -- one of my favorites before that Senior bowl. Built like Tarzan but plays like Jane. NT size, quick feet, could be a difference maker.......but has no anchor and plays too high - many OL can get leverage on him rendering him useless. Would take an excellent coach and lots of work to get him to his potential, but if he gets there -- his ceiling is the best DL ever, but floor doesn't get him a second contract. Boom or Bust.

My guy not on the list. Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech. He should be a 5th rounder or later. He set the all time record for rushing at Texas Tech, and they have had several RB make it to the pros. Good size, Good feet, Good quickness, Good vision. Is not a home run back, but can be the bell cow that daily just takes the ball and help you move it down the field, and can block ad catch so no one knows what you are actually going to do with him. This is the guy when you have the lead in the 3rd or 4th qtr that you just hand the ball to, and drive down the field eating up time.
 
Good post but Rico Gathers? Dude never amounted to anything but the longest person I have ever seen out for a concussion at that time. I'd rather find a Jay Ratliff. ;)
 
Willie Lampkin. 5 foot 10 275 pound center out of UNC with a wrestling background. Was man handling much bigger players at the Senior Bowl. Epitpme of low man wins.
 
RS12 said:
Willie Lampkin. 5 foot 10 275 pound center out of UNC with a wrestling background. Was man handling much bigger players at the Senior Bowl. Epitpme of low man wins.
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This kid has so much hype around him lol. I’ve been hearing about for months lol
 
Nash Hutmacher. I never bet against wrestlers on the line and he was an elite wrestler. He's done it throughout college so he's had to shed weight. He finally will be focused on football only and I could see him hitting his stride year two in the league.
 
blueblood70 said:
I'm not sure why you're asking this before the draft, wouldn't it be after the draft and you get to see who they picked 5 -7 and then we can pick our pet cats, because randomly throwing names up there you don't even know the Cowboys are picking them..
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Mainly because we have 5 picks in the 6th/7th round. We have a lot of lottery tickets to select and was wondering who is out there while we throw darts at the dartboard.

I like Desmond Watson, 450lb+ DT. Wasn’t invited to the combine but would have out benched anyone there. As a 6/7th round developmental situational guy, I’d give him a shot.
 
DanTanna said:
Man, that last game Scattebo played - that's ALL the announcers talked about was his dynamic ability to run the ball. They must have said his name 2,000 times during the broadcast. I want him. I know that isn't very scientific haha.
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Man looks like a meatball with legs and I don't mean that in a negative way.
 
Xizor said:
Good post but Rico Gathers? Dude never amounted to anything but the longest person I have ever seen out for a concussion at that time. I'd rather find a Jay Ratliff. ;)
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I’d love to find a Ratliff, but I said Gathers because he was ex basketball and was a developmental guy. A guy with huge upside but is a project.

Maybe I should have said a Bob Hayes type player? I’m all for experimenting with an NCAA sprinter or 6’10” WR.

I like a sleeper draft pick, with tremendous boom or bust potential in the 7th round. We have the first pick in the 7th which may give us first choice of these type players. We have two other 7ths as well.
 
I think Skattebo can be good for a RB rotation. I'd rather wait to take a RB in the 2nd-4th than reach in the 1st for any of the RBs in this draft (even Jeanty)
 
Tommy Mellott, QB Montana State

I was scouting him as a QB. I like how quick he is at making decisions. His TD to INT ratio was great. I really think he made some great throws on tape.

But at less than 6’0, he’s reportedly going to be transitioning to WR in the NFL. I like him there too. He ran a 4.39, and is one of the most electric running QBs you’ll ever watch. He makes good things happen when he takes off

The Cowboys have met with him. I want him in the 6th or 7th as a project of some sort. Don’t care if it’s QB or WR.
 
DoctorChicken said:
Tommy Mellott, QB Montana State

I was scouting him as a QB. I like how quick he is at making decisions. His TD to INT ratio was great. I really think he made some great throws on tape.

But at less than 6’0, he’s reportedly going to be transitioning to WR in the NFL. I like him there too. He ran a 4.39, and is one of the most electric running QBs you’ll ever watch. He makes good things happen when he takes off

The Cowboys have met with him. I want him in the 6th or 7th as a project of some sort. Don’t care if it’s QB or WR.
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The Cowboys aren't drafting a QB. I wish they were but they won't. Have to protect Dak's fragile ego.
 
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