Drafted by Cowboys 1st Round Pick - MLB Leighton Vander Esch, Boise St. (19th pick)

[millennial_legend]

It's called nickel that we play in 70% of the time with 2 lbs on the field. Step ur game up young fella.

Once again, yes and no. Lee is about to be 31 with an armada of injury history. Tough as nails but injury prone as heck. Even if Lee plays 3-4 more years, he'll never play a 16 game season again and that's a fact.

 

[Hoofbite]

Didn't take long for the, "top player on our board", claim to arrive just like it does in pretty much every other year and with every other draft pick.

 

[Hennessy_King]

Bull boy

Look it up.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Running around an open field with no brace and playing football are a little different. No?

Sure but if you have dropfoot you are not doing either without a brace.

 

[Bluefin]

I think when they are in the nickel....its gonna be Smith and LVE out there regardless. Well....once Lee can't go anymore.

Dallas will also have the option of using a 3 DL, 3 LB Nickel set where Jaylon Smith might rush off the edge, or he might drop with another player blitzing.

 

[Hennessy_King]

Dallas will also have the option of using a 3 DL, 3 LB Nickel set where Jaylon Smith might rush off the edge, or he might drop with another player blitzing.

I like that idea. But don't we blitz like twice a year? Do you have faith our staff will get that creative?

 

[CATCH17]

It says nothing about Jaylon man lol.

I think it does.

Maybe not though. Maybe they just aren’t going to rely on Lee staying healthy.

 

[DHCBF66]

5 teams had him off their board due to injury concerns. I would have gone Moore WR or traded back.

Name the 5 teams and show the proof!

 

[Rogerthat12]

Didn't take long for the, "top player on our board", claim to arrive just like it does in pretty much every other year and with every other draft pick.

I would prefer "he was the last on our board" claim...

 

[Miller]

 

[CATCH17]

Didn't take long for the, "top player on our board", claim to arrive just like it does in pretty much every other year and with every other draft pick.

I hate that crap too.

Tomorrow will be a 2nd round guy we had rated as a first rounder day.

 

[Verdammung]

Negative Feelings

• Had a mid round grade on him. Many players I would have picked before him, including D.J. Moore and Harold Landry.
• More importantly, how expensive could it have been to trade up two picks and get the best safety in the class?
  
• Bad at shedding blocks (have fun playing Mike buddy).
• Negative medical (likely a smokescreen.)

Positive Feelings

• High upside player. Great measurables and described as "ascending player" by Dane Brugler.
• Addresses major need.
• Seems like a likeable person.
• He isn't Rashaan Evans.
• Not nearly as terrible as the Taco Charlton pick.

C+

P.S. This does not mean Jaylon Smith was a wasted pick. It's called a 4-3 defense because it has 3 linebackers in the formation. There's also this nickel formation called 3-3-5, where you sub out a defensive tackle instead of a linebacker; Jaylon Smith blitzed a lot as an OLB in college, so it'd be nothing new for him.

 

[Roadtrip635]

I think Mel said 5 took him off the board.

Mel also said that Taven Bryan has JJ Watt type talent.

 

[Bizwah]

Didn't take long for the, "top player on our board", claim to arrive just like it does in pretty much every other year and with every other draft pick.

I don’t think they meant top player, but top player left on the board.

I like hearing they stick to their board.

 

[Hennessy_King]

There is nothing about him that screams McClain except for size and measurables. I think we are haunted by al davis' ghost. Do they watch players play at all?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I think it does.

Maybe not though. Maybe they just aren’t going to rely on Lee staying healthy.

That's exactly what I think. LVE is going to be a rookie. I'm not sure how fast they expect for him to learn the game......

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Didn't take long for the, "top player on our board", claim to arrive just like it does in pretty much every other year and with every other draft pick.

Their actions support their claims though. They could've traded up for James....could've even had Ridley.

 

[Bluefin]

I like that idea. But don't we blitz like twice a year? Do you have faith our staff will get that creative?

Rod Marinelli is not a fan of blitzing, but he will use it here and there.

And, with a 3 man Nickel DL, bringing Jaylon Smith or anyone else is still only a 4 man pressure.

 

[zrinkill]

I am gonna enjoy looking this thread up later this year.

 

[Hennessy_King]

Negative Feelings

• Had a mid round grade on him. Many players I would have picked before him, including D.J. Moore and Harold Landry.
• More importantly, how expensive could it have been to trade up two picks and get the best safety in the class?
  
• Bad at shedding blocks (have fun playing Mike buddy).
• Negative medical (likely a smokescreen.)

Positive Feelings

• High upside player. Great measurables and described as "ascending player" by Dane Brugler.
• Addresses major need.
• Seems like a likeable person.
• He isn't Rashaan Evans.
• Not nearly as terrible as the Taco Charlton pick.

C+

P.S. This does not mean Jaylon Smith was a wasted pick. It's called a 4-3 defense because it has 3 linebackers in the formation. There's also this nickel formation called 3-3-5, where you sub out a defensive tackle instead of a linebacker; Jaylon Smith blitzed a lot as an OLB in college, so it'd be nothing new for him.

Yeh the dinosaur is now gonna run 3-3-5. I'll believe it when I see it. All this pick does is scream Tampa 2.