Future of DE Chauncey Golston

Rotational piece. Hopefully a solid one moving forward as he puts on a little more heft.

I was gonna say he might be destined for a Dorance type of role. Dorance started out as a 200-something snaps guy for his first couple years, worked his way up to 300-something snaps in 2020 and finally blew up for 500+ snaps this year thanks mainly to Gregory and Lawrence missing a combined 16 games.

But then I looked at the numbers and Gholston actually got 400+ snaps as a rookie. I was a little shocked to realize he played that much because he sure didn't do much with all that playing time. He had roughly the same workload as Randy Gregory this year. But finished with only 1 sack and zero tackles for loss.

0 TFL's really stands out on the stat sheet, given the volume of snaps he played. I mean, Osa had 6. Watkins has 5. Bashem had 3. Gallimore had 3, and I think he only played a month. I dunno, maybe somebody who studies film will say that the stats are misleading and that Gholston actually did a good job of tying people up and they might say he did more good work with his playing time than the stat sheet shows. I dunno, it's possible.

I feel like he's gonna need to amp it up in the weight room and come back ready to be much more of a handful next year.

Denim Chicken said:

Good call on Hill, I do remember him looking good on paper.

Gallimore yes & no, I guess. I see he had a great 40' but really tanked all the agility testing.

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Although Gallimore dominated the Senior Bowl week. Both he and Bradlee Anae were supposedly unblockable.

quickccc said:

Although Gallimore dominated the Senior Bowl week. Both he and Bradlee Anae were supposedly unblockable.

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I read right here last summer Anae was an LT starter kit.

d_cowboy31 said:

Look at all the d-lineman we have drafted in recent history. Almost none of them ever turn out at all - it's pretty remarkable. It definitely makes it tough when you're rarely drafting any in the first but there are a lot of quality d-lineman that have been drafted outside the first round.

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It is crazy how bad we draft on the defensive line. In the last 8 drafts we've only drafted 1 legitimate long term franchise player (D-law). Even then it doesn't sound that great when you consider we massively overpaid for him, he wasn't a value pick (early 2nd rounder), and he's played less than 10 games for 3 different seasons.

Defensive line has been god awful in terms of drafting

stilltheguru said:

Him and Osa looked similar. Risen said the 3rd was garbage. Not just Ghoston. I'm just pointing out how dude just shock posts

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Osa looked better earlier in the year. Williams looked like a beast against us in that last game.

Denim Chicken said:

Good call on Hill, I do remember him looking good on paper.

Gallimore yes & no, I guess. I see he had a great 40' but really tanked all the agility testing.

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I think both were more first-step quickness than overall agility. Neither seems particular good at redirecting.

quickccc said:

i noticed that DE Chauncey Golston is just not talked about much among Cowboys Nation.

He was a surprise 3rd rd pick and frankly i did not come away impressed
with his rookie 2021 season.

- Post-draft, Golston was thought of among most draft guru’s as a reach in the 3rd round – ditto with CB Nashon Wright.

I admit that I have not projected him as an front line factor. But there are some factors to be considered.

- Sure he was a rookie that missed the entire summer per injury and that had to stunt his growth
and development and I only saw a mere handful of flashes from him in the entire year,
and just thought he just wasn’t much of a factor.

- Frankly i haven't seen anything about Chauncey athletically and physically stands out, not an explosive first step off the ball, or overpowering hulk like strength.

- The hope I have with him is eventually being a guy that becomes so adept and advance in techniques that he is an very productive Overachiever.

- A Michael Bennett. type ?
Not impressively physically but just shows a uncanny Knack for plays and penetration.

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He was a 4th round player, taken a rd higher. Good LE against the run, who can kick inside in the nickel. Needs development as a pass rusher. Hope is he becomes a better rotational player then Armstrong, who probably won't be resigned. DL take time, especially when he missed entire training camp. More of a developmental player at this juncture.

Glad we kept Quinn because that's probably who wanted this guy. He probably needs an offseason of peanut butter.

stilltheguru said:

What 3rd rounder was better than Osa and Gholston to make it not garbage?

And no, I don't expect a legit answer.

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Osa was a stud at times. Guy has big upside. Gholston looks like a decent rotational guy. Good third round. You will never get a straight answer out of that clown. He does the snark / sarcastic thing all the time. Thinks he is being funny reality is it’s just childish.

Whyjerry said:

Osa was a stud at times. Guy has big upside. Gholston looks like a decent rotational guy. Good third round. You will never get a straight answer out of that clown. He does the snark / sarcastic thing all the time. Thinks he is being funny reality is it’s just childish.

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Osa was probably better than everyone drafted after him in round 3 but it was garbage smh

stilltheguru said:

Osa was probably better than everyone drafted after him in round 3 but it was garbage smh

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Exactly. I wasn’t happy about the pick. I wanted a more stout run stopper. That said I remember the talk about his unusually long arms and the ability to play with great leverage. He showed that in spades. I think he was a great pick and has big upside.

He is a poor man's Dorance Armstrong.

He is a JAG

I tried to like the pick, but he sounds like a poor man's Jeremy Mincey.

stilltheguru said:

What 3rd rounder was better than Osa and Gholston to make it not garbage?

And no, I don't expect a legit answer.

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Daviyon Nixon, Evan McPherson, Anthony Schwartz, Quinn Meinerz, Wyatt Davis, Ronnie Perkins

quickccc said:

i noticed that DE Chauncey Golston is just not talked about much among Cowboys Nation.

He was a surprise 3rd rd pick and frankly i did not come away impressed
with his rookie 2021 season.

- Post-draft, Golston was thought of among most draft guru’s as a reach in the 3rd round – ditto with CB Nashon Wright.

I admit that I have not projected him as an front line factor. But there are some factors to be considered.

- Sure he was a rookie that missed the entire summer per injury and that had to stunt his growth
and development and I only saw a mere handful of flashes from him in the entire year,
and just thought he just wasn’t much of a factor.

- Frankly i haven't seen anything about Chauncey athletically and physically stands out, not an explosive first step off the ball, or overpowering hulk like strength.

- The hope I have with him is eventually being a guy that becomes so adept and advance in techniques that he is an very productive Overachiever.

- A Michael Bennett. type ?
Not impressively physically but just shows a uncanny Knack for plays and penetration.

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He was a rotational guy forced to play way too many snaps this season. I don't see a high ceiling after year 1, but hard to judge dlinemen as typically need another offseason to add more NFL strength.

kskboys said:

Daviyon Nixon, Evan McPherson, Anthony Schwartz, Quinn Meinerz, Wyatt Davis, Ronnie Perkins

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Outside of the kicker what did these guys do ?

quickccc said:

i noticed that DE Chauncey Golston is just not talked about much among Cowboys Nation.

He was a surprise 3rd rd pick and frankly i did not come away impressed
with his rookie 2021 season.

- Post-draft, Golston was thought of among most draft guru’s as a reach in the 3rd round – ditto with CB Nashon Wright.

I admit that I have not projected him as an front line factor. But there are some factors to be considered.

- Sure he was a rookie that missed the entire summer per injury and that had to stunt his growth
and development and I only saw a mere handful of flashes from him in the entire year,
and just thought he just wasn’t much of a factor.

- Frankly i haven't seen anything about Chauncey athletically and physically stands out, not an explosive first step off the ball, or overpowering hulk like strength.

- The hope I have with him is eventually being a guy that becomes so adept and advance in techniques that he is an very productive Overachiever.

- A Michael Bennett. type ?
Not impressively physically but just shows a uncanny Knack for plays and penetration.

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Idk let's uhm let him play more than 1 year to see what he is

It's not unusual for a DE to blossom in his 2nd year. It remains to be seen if Golston is one of them. I wouldn't bet the barn on it but it's possible.

kskboys said:

Daviyon Nixon, Evan McPherson, Anthony Schwartz, Quinn Meinerz, Wyatt Davis, Ronnie Perkins

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Nixon didnt even get 100 snaps lol