2nd round pick since Jimmy Johnson left are busts busts busts

[the playmaker]

2025	44°	Donovan Ezeiruaku	DE	Boston College
2024	56°	Marshawn Kneeland	DE	Western Michigan
2023	58°	Luke Schoonmaker	TE	Michigan
2022	56°	Sam Williams	DE	Mississippi
2021	44°	Kelvin Joseph	CB	Kentucky
2020	51°	Trevon Diggs	CB	Alabama
2019	58°	Trysten Hill	DT	Central Florida
2018	50°	Connor Williams	G	Texas
2017	60°	Chidobe Awuzie	CB	Colorado
2016	34°	Jaylon Smith	LB	Notre Dame
2015	60°	Randy Gregory	DE	Nebraska
2014	47°	DeMarcus Lawrence	DE	Boise State
2013	31° (59°)	Gavin Escobar	TE	San Diego State
2012	45°	Mike Jenkins	CB	South Florida
2011	40°	Bruce Carter	LB	North Carolina
2010	59°	Sean Lee	LB	Penn State
2009	—	Nessuna scelta al 2° giro	—	—
2008	61°	Martellus Bennett	TE	Texas A&M
2007	53°	James Marten	OT	Boston College
2006	53°	Anthony Fasano	TE	Notre Dame
2005	42°	Kevin Burnett	LB	Tennessee
2004	54°	Jacob Rodgers (Newhouse)	OT	Texas Christian
2003	55°	Al Johnson	C	Wisconsin
2002	37°	Antonio Bryant	WR	Pittsburgh
2002	41°	Andre Gurode	C/G	Colorado
2001	54°	Quincy Carter	QB	Georgia
2000	49°	Idi Amin	DT	—
1999	38°	Wayne Hamrick / Alonzo Spellman (etc.) — Mariano G.) / quant'altro	—	—
1998	60°	Ryan Lilja / Greg Ellis era 1° giro, etc.	—	—
1997	56°	Ebenezer Ekuban / etc.	—	—
1996	54°	Kavika Pittman	DE	UTEP

 

[the playmaker]

What is the common denominator? Since Jimmy left? ...and the GM traded yet another second-round pick.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Lot of busts in that list.
There were also some quality players that went on to get a second contract either with the cowboys or other teams.

Some like Sean Lee was an issue of his injury history but otherwise when healthy he was a hell of a player.

 

[Coogiguy03]

EXACTLY!!! We might as well trade them all, we have bad luck in round 2

 

[JayFord]

Thats why im ok with it

The 2nd round is for DAY 1 STARTERS not bench players/maybe we can fix em/or diamonds in the rough…..

Thats what rounds 4-7 are for

 

[JayFord]

EXACTLY!!! We might as well trade them all, we have bad luck in round 2

Its not even bad luck its improper evaluation

 

[fivetwos]

I keep forgetting Pittman was not a first.

Jerry’s attempts at replacing Haley…

Shante Carver
Kavika Pittman
Ebenezer Ebuban
Greg Ellis

 

[Momanpr100]

That’s why I’m not mad at the trade at all

 

[fivetwos]

2025	44°	Donovan Ezeiruaku	DE	Boston College
2024	56°	Marshawn Kneeland	DE	Western Michigan
2023	58°	Luke Schoonmaker	TE	Michigan
2022	56°	Sam Williams	DE	Mississippi
2021	44°	Kelvin Joseph	CB	Kentucky
2020	51°	Trevon Diggs	CB	Alabama
2019	58°	Trysten Hill	DT	Central Florida
2018	50°	Connor Williams	G	Texas
2017	60°	Chidobe Awuzie	CB	Colorado
2016	34°	Jaylon Smith	LB	Notre Dame
2015	60°	Randy Gregory	DE	Nebraska
2014	47°	DeMarcus Lawrence	DE	Boise State
2013	31° (59°)	Gavin Escobar	TE	San Diego State
2012	45°	Mike Jenkins	CB	South Florida
2011	40°	Bruce Carter	LB	North Carolina
2010	59°	Sean Lee	LB	Penn State
2009	—	Nessuna scelta al 2° giro	—	—
2008	61°	Martellus Bennett	TE	Texas A&M
2007	53°	James Marten	OT	Boston College
2006	53°	Anthony Fasano	TE	Notre Dame
2005	42°	Kevin Burnett	LB	Tennessee
2004	54°	Jacob Rodgers (Newhouse)	OT	Texas Christian
2003	55°	Al Johnson	C	Wisconsin
2002	37°	Antonio Bryant	WR	Pittsburgh
2002	41°	Andre Gurode	C/G	Colorado
2001	54°	Quincy Carter	QB	Georgia
2000	49°	Idi Amin	DT	—
1999	38°	Wayne Hamrick / Alonzo Spellman (etc.) — Mariano G.) / quant'altro	—	—
1998	60°	Ryan Lilja / Greg Ellis era 1° giro, etc.	—	—
1997	56°	Ebenezer Ekuban / etc.	—	—
1996	54°	Kavika Pittman	DE	UTEP

Look at the third round. Not a whole lot better.

They’ve done better in the 4th and 5th, but the fourth is now Jerry’s personal play round. Used to be the second but Stephen must have manipulated some power away.

 

[diamonddelts]

The Leatherface curse. No Dallas player can overcome it.

 

[LouBrown]

This is about league average.

There is really no point in constantly doing this exercise without a comparison to other teams.

 

[TheMightyVanHalen]

Define bust. There's a lot of grey area with that label. For me at least. Tony Mandarich is the definition of a bust, imo. DeMarcus Lawrence was not a bust under any definition of the word.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Eze is a bust?

 

[davey999]

Italian Wikipedia? Cool

 

[charron]

What is the common denominator? Since Jimmy left? ...and the GM traded yet another second-round pick.

Traded a 2nd for a better CB than he could draft in the 2nd and instantly the best CB on this team. How is that bad?

 

[LouBrown]

Traded a 2nd for a better CB than he could draft in the 2nd and instantly the best CB on this team. How is that bad?

The downside is that you don't get surplus contract value.

With the cap situation right now, though, that's not a big deal.

 

[Jipper]

Traded a 2nd for a better CB than he could draft in the 2nd and instantly the best CB on this team. How is that bad?

The only bad part is a 14 gsme contract vs a 4 year one

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

The Leatherface curse. No Dallas player can overcome it.

TCM - love it.

 

[the playmaker]

EXACTLY!!! We might as well trade them all, we have bad luck in round 2

is really "bad luck".....or bad GM?

 

[big dog cowboy]

There are a lot of good players on that list. Lots of players who aren't busts at ALL.