Fans that obsess about Jerry doing what they do...being idiots.
Tony Pollard would be a 2nd or late 1st in a re-draft.
McGovern exceeded expectations in OTAs prior to the injury.
The coaches played Hill only at 3tech DT in the preseason then almost all of his regular season snaps were at 1tech DT...
Mike Jackson was claimed and signed to a 53 man roster. They tried to keep a 5th round pick on the practice squad. Is that a draft pick fail or a gamble that failed. Ron Leary was on the practice squad his 1st season. Was he a failed udfa signing...
Joe Jackson contributed in real games.
The 7th round DE went to IR.
In reality, the Hill pick is the only issue. They knew he was more raw than the average 2nd round pick. Taking a chance on an under-developed but physically talented DL is probably a better risk than druggie, injury risk player or criminal.
Their mistake might have been over-valuing X.Woods ability at FS. Kris Richard's evaluation of X.Woods caused them to put less value on Thornhill in the draft because they wanted a Strong Safety, not a CB/FS tweener like Thornhill.
They gambled that the SS they wanted would make it to #90 but he was picked at #81. That player started multiple games at SS as a rookie.
The Cowboys approach to the draft is light years better than the days of Jerry and Larry Lacewell drafting a player because their buddies told them the player was really good (Dwayne Goodrich, Quincy, etc..).
Their only weak spot in the process in recent years has been giving Marinelli too much input. Will McClay would have picked someone else over Taco and Hill without Marinelli's input.
Go forth Jerry obsessed fans and be free to be create idiotic threads. If CZ had existed in 1989 it would have been the same. The idiots would have gone into hiding during the 3 Super Bowl wins in 7 years but would have come out as soon as the decline started...
