I don’t have issues with displaying names/number of past drafted DL, I would like think McClay can re-group his troops and come up with a better strategic evaluation of how they evaluate
DL talent and draft board value.
My issues still with the team is Scheme fit.. Coach preference and Coach/Position value, and how i think It’s impacting how the Cowboys draft/acquire DL via draft, FA, trade
1) Scheme fit - if cowboys have no issues drafting a 237 lb randy Gregory to instantly making him a 4-3 DE with his hand into the ground, why would they (Marinelli?) have an issue with a 252 lb. TJ Watt
(who was 15 pounds heavier) with his hand in the ground ? to me, the better coaches make that happen.
2) Coach preference – I wouldn’t have a problem with Marinelli’s preference, ( just as jimmie johnson had his own DT preference too) and I know some here on the board have in their minds with prototype “ fatties” but I feel so long as we can get average weight 300 pound guys that play much bigger than their suggested size, and prove they make it difficult on a regular basis- I’m fine with that. But the problems is… it’s still ever a revolving door of JAGs nick hayden, terrell mcclain, cedric thorton, stephen paea, Richard ash, brian price, antwuan woods etc., etc.
3) Coach/position value – it’s a reason why this team remains having such a trend of JAGs , decent types but never difference makers. Never one that alter/ changes the dynamics of how teams have to run the ball against us. And that seems to be because we have such low regards for the 1 tech role. With only the cedric thorton FA signing/ failure, we have tinkered with bargain based FA and very late round chimes but still we have come up empty.
Is it Marinelli or McClay that is buying into, or selling this philosophy that we don’t have invest higher and more when it comes to that 1 tech role ? We can continue to go cheap and low value and still come up rosy? We can’t get a 4th round pick guy who excelled vs run and one of the better run defending DT prospects in the NFL draft ?
it's not like McClay & co haven't been trying with the likes of Dlaw, Gregory, Maliek, Tapper, Taco and Hill, and even Irving off another team's practice squad.