One word: Reach

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Fredrick was considered a reach even when we traded back and that turned out ok. I am hoping Smith is the same, but I do have a feeling this was definitely more of a reach than what T.Fredrick was. Disappointed we drafted a project player with a high ceiling rather than an instant starter.
 

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This franchise continues to have a different grading scale for the draft. That would be fine, if it produces playoff wins but Dallas knows that has not happen for closing in on three decades.
Sure, there are those that will say, look at all the Pro-Bowl "success" the Cowboys have drafted in the 1st round. Maybe better than any organization.
My rebuttal to that: Do not care about personal players achievements !

This franchise is equivalent to the Detroit Lions/Cleveland Browns in how poor they are in playoff wins
The bottom of the barrel. The 3 WORST teams in producing playoff wins in 3 decades. Don't care about Pro-Bowls, 1,000 rushing yards, receiving yards, interceptions, TD passes, sacks, tackles, etc.....

WIN playoff games.........period.

Dallas draft appears have ingredients of either reaching for a player and/or taking player and then using him differently than what he did in college. Draft a LB and use him at DE. Draft a OT and move him to guard or opposite his position say RG to LG. The NFL is a big learning adjustment to begin with and then to apply these rookies in a different position is another animal.

Now, over the years, the Cowboys also love to draft grades that fall to the 2nd rd because of "issues" and once again, the team takes another "issue" 2nd rounder. There is a reason why Dallas has been horrible with past 2nd rounders. Then little success with 5th rounders and later.

This draft strategy, along with sub par/poor coaching, has crippled this organization for far too long.
I can't argue with any of this.
 

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Reach doesn’t have to be a bad word. It’s just the context of where you are drafting. 1st round reaches are tough to stomach. 2nd round similar but at that point you are looking high upside. I think rounds like the 5th today you could reach on all 4 and it’s ok as long as there is a massive ceiling and high potential. We are on this board because we are Uber-fans and parse too much but at a certain point the draft is a crap shoot and it’s all a reach. With that said I think where we have the most reach issues is in the 2nd
 

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This franchise continues to have a different grading scale for the draft. That would be fine, if it produces playoff wins but Dallas knows that has not happen for closing in on three decades.
Sure, there are those that will say, look at all the Pro-Bowl "success" the Cowboys have drafted in the 1st round. Maybe better than any organization.
My rebuttal to that: Do not care about personal players achievements !

This franchise is equivalent to the Detroit Lions/Cleveland Browns in how poor they are in playoff wins
The bottom of the barrel. The 3 WORST teams in producing playoff wins in 3 decades. Don't care about Pro-Bowls, 1,000 rushing yards, receiving yards, interceptions, TD passes, sacks, tackles, etc.....

WIN playoff games.........period.

Dallas draft appears have ingredients of either reaching for a player and/or taking player and then using him differently than what he did in college. Draft a LB and use him at DE. Draft a OT and move him to guard or opposite his position say RG to LG. The NFL is a big learning adjustment to begin with and then to apply these rookies in a different position is another animal.

Now, over the years, the Cowboys also love to draft grades that fall to the 2nd rd because of "issues" and once again, the team takes another "issue" 2nd rounder. There is a reason why Dallas has been horrible with past 2nd rounders. Then little success with 5th rounders and later.

This draft strategy, along with sub par/poor coaching, has crippled this organization for far too long.

I don't think their drafting has been the problem lately. I think the problem is still their unwillingness to use free agency to add difference makers into the lineup. I do agree that drafting a player and then trying to move him to another position is overused by Dallas. Position flex is overrated by the Cowboys front office. But drafting tackles to play guard is a really common thing in the NFL. We had success with Zack Martin, although Zack is a guy who probably would be all-pro at right tackle too. I would have preferred that Dallas had just drafted an NFL ready guard but the two guys that fit that description were gone already. They took Tyler Smith because they had a major hole in the roster at LG and needed to fill it. This was a failure of free agency.

The problem is Smith is raw but seems to have potential. The Cowboys are making a huge bet that Smith can learn to play LG and at the same time fix his feet and hands to avoid all the grabbing he did in college. I am skeptical he can do it in his rookie season, but I am willing to give him a chance. I do think we could see a rough rookie season from him. I hope I am wrong.

The other two picks by Dallas were pretty good I think. Jalen Tolbert might be a really good player for Dallas.
 

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I see the usual suspects are rushing to defend ownership that averages a wild card playoff win every decade. Jerry and his ego thank you from the bottom of his wallet.
When you read the comments on this board and see how many fans are straight up delusional, you really have to come to the conclusion that this fan base deserves Jerry. The apathy and low standards among many of the fans is appalling.
 

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this guy has no clue, show him our playoff record for the last 27 years and super bowl trophies. geez, find another team.

"How bout dem Cowboys?"
 

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I don’t see any reaches. I just don’t see any value picks. Fans tend to measure draft success in terms of getting guys a round or two lower than they were slated to go. Not saying it’s a bad way to go about it. But it’s funny: You’re rewarded for picking players that numerous teams passed up.
 

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This franchise continues to have a different grading scale for the draft. That would be fine, if it produces playoff wins but Dallas knows that has not happen for closing in on three decades.
Sure, there are those that will say, look at all the Pro-Bowl "success" the Cowboys have drafted in the 1st round. Maybe better than any organization.
My rebuttal to that: Do not care about personal players achievements !

This franchise is equivalent to the Detroit Lions/Cleveland Browns in how poor they are in playoff wins
The bottom of the barrel. The 3 WORST teams in producing playoff wins in 3 decades. Don't care about Pro-Bowls, 1,000 rushing yards, receiving yards, interceptions, TD passes, sacks, tackles, etc.....

WIN playoff games.........period.

Dallas draft appears have ingredients of either reaching for a player and/or taking player and then using him differently than what he did in college. Draft a LB and use him at DE. Draft a OT and move him to guard or opposite his position say RG to LG. The NFL is a big learning adjustment to begin with and then to apply these rookies in a different position is another animal.

Now, over the years, the Cowboys also love to draft grades that fall to the 2nd rd because of "issues" and once again, the team takes another "issue" 2nd rounder. There is a reason why Dallas has been horrible with past 2nd rounders. Then little success with 5th rounders and later.

This draft strategy, along with sub par/poor coaching, has crippled this organization for far too long.
Cowboys have 16 people in the HOF and zero of them are at LB.
Not saying Parsons is a future member, just alittle surprising.

Here we are, Dallas, once again, surprises their minion fans with a head scrather.

Cowboys love to walk down the draft shopping aisle for damaged merchandise.
Jaylon Smith, Vander Esh, Tristan Hill(off field issues), Taco Charlton(off field issues) and now we add yet another damaged issue player. That could be a bargain, but why with your 1st pick?

Is Parsons a "good" pick? Time will tell. But once again, this franchise forgets what made the Cowboys the ----Team of the 90s. THE OFFENSIVE LINE !

Did I want a CB(Horn/Surtain) YES, but they were gone. So Slater was sitting there. Grab him to improve that OL that is "damaged". ***What good is offensive weapons when your QB is laying on his back, RB can't run through OL holes because there aren't any & WRs don't have time to run their routes. What does Dallas do? There CBs are gone so let's go shopping down the damaged aisle again. Does Dallas need LB help? yes ! But this franchise used their 2018 1st rd pick on LVE who had neck issues and several teams didn't have LVE on their board. Stayed away, but not the Cowboys. So now Dallas has to use another 1st rd pick to cover up their issue at LB because LVE can't stay on the field. Jaylon Smith has regressed and Sean Lee retired and we all know his health issues.

1st rd picks have to be STUDS(anchors) ~ ESPECIALLY Top 10 pick guys. Players that should be with your team for a decade+. Will Zeke be w/ Dallas 10+ yrs? He sure is regressing like J Smith.

Tyron Smith was a great Top 10 pick. Has been a decade long player. Sure his health is failing him but has been on that OL for quite awhile and had your future OT sitting in front of you with Slater. He wouldn't be a jersey seller, but would rebuild that weakened OL that is needed to protect your massive investment at QB.
 

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OK, the biggest issue I have is a 5th round corner that no one ever heard of. Shades of Nashon Wright last year. But I assume it is a Quinn pick so I am open minded.

Tyler Smith isn't the guy I would have taken, at least not at the spot we took him, but it isn't an awful pick. He pretty much went in the range many had him projected at.
 

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One word: Predictable! As usual some fans have already come to a conclusion on our draft before we’ve seen any of these players in training camp or preseason games.
 

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It's my favorite time of the year, watching Jerry GM the hell out of the draft!
 

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This franchise continues to have a different grading scale for the draft. That would be fine, if it produces playoff wins but Dallas knows that has not happen for closing in on three decades.
Sure, there are those that will say, look at all the Pro-Bowl "success" the Cowboys have drafted in the 1st round. Maybe better than any organization.
My rebuttal to that: Do not care about personal players achievements !

This franchise is equivalent to the Detroit Lions/Cleveland Browns in how poor they are in playoff wins
The bottom of the barrel. The 3 WORST teams in producing playoff wins in 3 decades. Don't care about Pro-Bowls, 1,000 rushing yards, receiving yards, interceptions, TD passes, sacks, tackles, etc.....

WIN playoff games.........period.

Dallas draft appears have ingredients of either reaching for a player and/or taking player and then using him differently than what he did in college. Draft a LB and use him at DE. Draft a OT and move him to guard or opposite his position say RG to LG. The NFL is a big learning adjustment to begin with and then to apply these rookies in a different position is another animal.

Now, over the years, the Cowboys also love to draft grades that fall to the 2nd rd because of "issues" and once again, the team takes another "issue" 2nd rounder. There is a reason why Dallas has been horrible with past 2nd rounders. Then little success with 5th rounders and later.

This draft strategy, along with sub par/poor coaching, has crippled this organization for far too long.
Ok, now what are you going to do about it?
 
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