Geez, I sure wish you’d look at the glass half full, rather than han half empty all the time. Guess, I’m not going to teach an old dog new tricks anytime soon, huh? Lol
I’m not arguing your grade, that’s your opinion. Trust me, If I had to give a grade strictly on the picks.. I’d prob give ‘em a B maybe B- (only because I wanted a safety earlier in the draft). Side note: Include Amari Cooper as our 1st, it’s easily an A draft. Imo
Was Hill a reach? Probably. But let’s be honest, quality DL (exp interior DL)were flying off the board. The FO believes (Marinelli) Hill can be that true 3T that most have been clamoring for. And if he turns out to be a starter playing at a high level, nobody will care if we reached for him. (Nobody cares that we ‘reached’ for Travis Frederick bc he’s an AllPro)
As far as Pollard, I don’t agree drafting Pollard means anything in terms of Zeke. Pollard is the upgraded version of Tavon, Dunbar, Lucky Whitehead, etc. He’s like having all those players in one. Pollard can run between tackles as a RB, move out wide as a WR, and still has the speed like Tavon. I have more faith in Kellen Moore to utilize his talents and Pollard has more ability than others before him. Zeke will be feed on a regular basis as usual, not to mention Zeke’s blocking abilities are superior and needed. Zeke will be spelled by Pollard/Weber throughout the season to attempt to keep Zeke fresh for the playoffs, but by no means does this reduce his role or importance on the team. The improvements (addition of Fredrick and McGovern) on the OL hopefully will only catapult the run game. I see the direction their going and it seems they want to get back to a dominate run game of 2016. The defense is better than last year on paper regardless of what people think. If the Offense can control the clock and run the ball down opponents throats, the Defense will be able to attack and bully teams.
No one is talking about the de facto second wave of player acquisition.. we other teams are forced to let good high priced players go after the draft. Personally I believe Dallas isn’t done adding a few more player like a veteran RB, Safety, etc.. we have a very good, young team.. now is the time to see the glass half full.
And yes, my glass is full of kool aid.
