2nd round pick since Jimmy Johnson left are busts busts busts

[exciter]

So Sean Lee and Demarcus Lawrence are good.
*Connor Williams with an honorable mention as decent.
The rest are scrubs to jags at best.
So 3 out of 31.
Not too shabby.
Bahahahaha.
BEYOND PATHETIC.

Funny how this list kinda highlights what I've been saying on how poor the drafting of defensive players has been in like, forever. Or at least 31 years that is.
New eyes needed to draft better defensive players STAT!
LOL

COWBOYS

Only 25-33% of 2nd round picks become long term multi year contributors in the league. And that's not even necessarily with teams that drafted them. Only 4.86% become elite or all pro.
Looking at that list around 11 would meet the definition of contributer putting Jerry ahead of the league at 34%!

 

[gtb1943]

Only 25-33% of 2nd round picks become long term multi year contributors in the league. And that's not even necessarily with teams that drafted them. Only 4.86% become elite or all pro.
Looking at that list around 11 would meet the definition of contributer putting Jerry ahead of the league at 34%!

AVERAGE OF THE LEAGUE
so is that your standard? We are Average and therefore that is enough?

 

[J_Allen]

I keep forgetting Pittman was not a first.

Jerry’s attempts at replacing Haley…

Shante Carver
Kavika Pittman
Ebenezer Ebuban
Greg Ellis

Greg Ellis was a game changer before breaking his leg. If he keeps up the same production he had in year 2 before breaking his leg, first ballot Hall of Famer. As for the rest of the list, I think we traded back in the draft and missed out on Tony brackens and settled for "Kavika."

Jerry actually made attempts before this list and tried trading up to draft Willie McGinnist. We settled for Shante Carver, who the Packers had a sixth round grade on. Supposedly he had a major alcohol problem.

 

[exciter]

AVERAGE OF THE LEAGUE
so is that your standard? We are Average and therefore that is enough?

Lol,
Again only 25-33% of 2nd round picks become starters or multi year contributors.
No one said anything about an average!

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

What is the common denominator? Since Jimmy left? ...and the GM traded yet another second-round pick.

“Yet another second round pick”? What are you seeing?

 

[exciter]

Greg Ellis was a game changer before breaking his leg. If he keeps up the same production he had in year 2 before breaking his leg, first ballot Hall of Famer. As for the rest of the list, I think we traded back in the draft and missed out on Tony brackens and settled for "Kavika."

Jerry actually made attempts before this list and tried trading up to draft Willie McGinnist. We settled for Shante Carver, who the Packers had a sixth round grade on. Supposedly he had a major alcohol problem.

Greg Ellis played in 13 games prior to breaking his leg.
He had totaled 7.5 sacks up to that point!

 

[plymkr]

Lot of busts in that list.
There were also some quality players that went on to get a second contract either with the cowboys or other teams.

Some like Sean Lee was an issue of his injury history but otherwise when healthy he was a hell of a player.

A LOT of busts on that list. Sean Lee, Antonio Bryant and Gurode were good. The rest, wow, complete bust land

 

[plymkr]

I’ll never forgive Anthony Fasano for dropping that TD pass in the 2007 playoff game against the Giants

 

[J_Allen]

Greg Ellis played in 13 games prior to breaking his leg.
He had totaled 7.5 sacks up to that point!

And he had two touchdowns, both in the 98 and 97 yard range. Sacks aren't the only stat for a defensive end. He was all over the field.

ESPN is showing he had two forced fumbles, one interception, three passes batted. I remember two touchdowns and they were 98 and 97 yards.

 

[exciter]

And he had two touchdowns, both in the 98 and 97 yard range. Sacks aren't the only stat for a defensive end. He was all over the field.

Lol,
And his broken leg was irrelevant to future freak plays!

 

[LouBrown]

Cap situation lol. That's laughable really. They can extend porter right now without any issues. They have plenty of ability to sign almost any non quarterback.

Yes they have a ton of space that's why not getting surplus contract value from a rookie deal doesn't matter.

You're saying the same thing as me, go kick a wall dummy

 

[J_Allen]

Lol,
And his broken leg was irrelevant to future freak plays!

It took him 3 years to get back to even 7.5 sacks over a 16-game season. My guess is you never saw him play that year.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/1445/greg-ellis

 

[ICP]

Wasn't Greg Ellis drafted in the 1st round and Dallas 2nd rounder Flozell Adams? If so I would say Gurode, Lee, Adams, and D-Law were the good picks from the list.

 

[ICP]

Jimmy was fired in February of 94 as I recall. Although I may be mistaken

Assuming by “post Jimmy Johnson” means after he left the Cowboys following the 1993 season (with 1995 being the first draft after the Barry Switzer transition)

 

[exciter]

It took him 3 years to get back to even 7.5 sacks over a 16-game season. My guess is you never saw him play that year.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/1445/greg-ellis

Lol,
I was watching the game when he broke his leg.
As I had been all season.
And there was never anything to indicate that he was going to be more than an just above average player!

 

[charron]

Yes they have a ton of space that's why not getting surplus contract value from a rookie deal doesn't matter.

You're saying the same thing as me, go kick a wall dummy

Resorting to name calling sounds like you got your feelings hurt.

 

[Hardline]

The Cowboys drafted
Idi Amin
Military officer and former President of Uganda in 2000?

 

[LouBrown]

Resorting to name calling sounds like you got your feelings hurt.

Boo hoo.

You going to admit that you were wrong and/or can't read?

 

[DAL1180]

Assuming by “post Jimmy Johnson” means after he left the Cowboys following the 1993 season (with 1995 being the first draft after the Barry Switzer transition)

The draft in 94 was held after Jimmy left

 

[CT Dal Fan]

2025	44°	Donovan Ezeiruaku	DE	Boston College
2024	56°	Marshawn Kneeland	DE	Western Michigan
2023	58°	Luke Schoonmaker	TE	Michigan
2022	56°	Sam Williams	DE	Mississippi
2021	44°	Kelvin Joseph	CB	Kentucky
2020	51°	Trevon Diggs	CB	Alabama
2019	58°	Trysten Hill	DT	Central Florida
2018	50°	Connor Williams	G	Texas
2017	60°	Chidobe Awuzie	CB	Colorado
2016	34°	Jaylon Smith	LB	Notre Dame
2015	60°	Randy Gregory	DE	Nebraska
2014	47°	DeMarcus Lawrence	DE	Boise State
2013	31° (59°)	Gavin Escobar	TE	San Diego State
2012	45°	Mike Jenkins	CB	South Florida
2011	40°	Bruce Carter	LB	North Carolina
2010	59°	Sean Lee	LB	Penn State
2009	—	Nessuna scelta al 2° giro	—	—
2008	61°	Martellus Bennett	TE	Texas A&M
2007	53°	James Marten	OT	Boston College
2006	53°	Anthony Fasano	TE	Notre Dame
2005	42°	Kevin Burnett	LB	Tennessee
2004	54°	Jacob Rodgers (Newhouse)	OT	Texas Christian
2003	55°	Al Johnson	C	Wisconsin
2002	37°	Antonio Bryant	WR	Pittsburgh
2002	41°	Andre Gurode	C/G	Colorado
2001	54°	Quincy Carter	QB	Georgia
2000	49°	Idi Amin	DT	—
1999	38°	Wayne Hamrick / Alonzo Spellman (etc.) — Mariano G.) / quant'altro	—	—
1998	60°	Ryan Lilja / Greg Ellis era 1° giro, etc.	—	—
1997	56°	Ebenezer Ekuban / etc.	—	—
1996	54°	Kavika Pittman	DE	UTEP

There are several errors on this chart. Ekuban was a 1st round pick in 1999, not a second in 1997. Team had no 2nd round pick in 1998, Ellis was their 1st and Ryan Lilja was never a Cowboy. The second round pick in 1999 was Solomon Page and the 2nd round pick in 2000 was Dwayne Goodrich.