A better draft strategy than standing pat in draft order

[Kingofholland]

The Cowboys enter the upcoming draft with 10 of the draft’s 257 picks. With holes at almost every position group on this roster, and with this organization’s refusal to take free agency as a serious way to upgrade the roster, we need a plausible approach that can upgrade this team quickly in the upcoming 2025 draft. Here are the Cowboys current picks by round:

• Round 1: No. 12
• Round 2: No. 44
• Round 3: No. 76
• Round 5: No. 149
• Round 5: No. 174 (compensatory pick)
• Round 6: No. 204 (from Lions)
• Round 6: No. 211 (compensatory pick)
• Round 7: No. 217 (from Titans)
• Round 7: No. 239 (from Packers)
• Round 7: No. 247 (from Chiefs)

It’s great having 10 picks but only 3 of them are in the top 100. That gap between pick 76 and 149 is huge. Having 7 picks in the back end of the draft decreases the chances of immediate impact. Five of those current picks will be in rounds 6 and 7 where most of those players will be STers or deep backups at best.

So…what if we could get aggressive and do a couple of trade downs to give us 5 picks in the top 100 instead of just 3?

• Trade down at 12 to pick up an extra 2nd or 3rd round pick.
• Consider trading a current player on the roster in a draft pick trade.
• Use some of the compensatory picks at the bottom to sweeten a deal.

Bottom line for me: Having only 3 top 100 picks and having 7 picks from rounds 5-7 is not enough help. We should convert some of the compensatory picks and round 6 and 7 picks into less overall picks but more in the top 100.

Without some move ups, our draft picks will mostly be bottom of the talent pool.

All depends on who's there at 12, if there are a few guys there the team can say they would be happy to draft and can pickup an extra 3rd a few spots down I think it makes a lot of sense.

It's really about how many at bats you get and sticking to bpa in the draft. So I'm with you if the right trade comes along.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I understand wanting to trade down. But the truth is, you actually can find players in later rounds. It's not about your draft position. You can draft a player in round 1 that's a complete bust or draft Mr. Irrelevant and nail a pick that beats out your busted round 1 pick.

It's more than that. The Cowboys need more picks because of them not using FA to build the roster.

 

[blueblood70]

It's more than that. The Cowboys need more picks because of them not using FA to build the roster.

Look I know they don't do blockbuster stuff in free agency but don't say they don't when you use the word don't as if they don't even bring in free agents at all none of them that are on your list but I'm pretty impressed with the stuff they've done this offseason compared to last anything is better than last offseason..

You are on here every day do we need to see the transaction list not only free agents that they've already brought in but the ones they made sure didn't become free agents that kept on their own team that's a pretty active offseason so don't act like they sat on their hands I mean last year they brought in Kendricks waited till after the draft and brought in a bunch of fair parts that's not the case this year that's a solid group they brought in so far...

So a better use of the word would be they don't bring in big name free agents they don't do high risk free agents but the word budget doesn't even work either because Kendricks came in here last year but the Eagles did this you want to see the Yang and the Yang two of their defensive players they brought in were allegedly budgeted minded they were kind of like the linebackers we brought in this year I think it was a safety and I don't know a linebacker if I'll say a corner they did pretty well but the $17 million they spent on Huff just got flushed down the toilet last year so they're better picks in free agency we're the ones that they spent less money on it's kind of ironic right?

Look last year was a disastrous offseason and I know they don't do a lot as far as things that would impress a fan base but this offseason has been very active and I'm content with it at this point and it's not over...

To say they're not participating in free agency is acting like only the free agents in the first 10 days with the big names that make the biggest money are the only ones that can make an impact on your team and I'm going to say that's untrue....