NeonDeion21
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When the draft started on Thursday I was aware of a few things. One, that Anthony Barr was the Dallas Cowboys main target. He went 9th to the Minnesota Vikings. Two, that Aaron Donald was our next target. He went to the St. Louis Rams at 13 after they turned down an offer from us to move up and take him. Ryan Shazier was our 3rd target. The Pittsburgh Steelers took him the pick before we did.
I knew despite the media frenzy that at 16 we were not going to take Johnny Manziel. I assumed at that point that we would make a deal with the Cleveland Browns and trade down. Our target then would have been Jimmie Ward. But with Manziel in a free fall the Browns knew they could get him lower and save themselves a little and they didn’t opt for the trade. Dallas then did the best they could have at that point. They took the guy rated highest and need on their board, Zach Martin.
Martin can play all five spots on the Offensive Line. He is the 8th player the Cowboys have drafted from Notre Dame. The last was OT Sam Young in 2010. The questions have been will he play RT, RG, or LG. The answer for now is he will be our RG. Bernadeau is back to being our top backup at Guard and Center. Am I saying Martin has already won the job? No, but I am saying he will. This kid is a fantastic football player. He is a two time Captain at Notre Dame. He started 52 consecutive games for them. He is a guy noted for being the first to practice, the last to leave. In short, he was a fantastic choice.
Read the rest at: http://all22breakdown.com/?p=1479
I knew despite the media frenzy that at 16 we were not going to take Johnny Manziel. I assumed at that point that we would make a deal with the Cleveland Browns and trade down. Our target then would have been Jimmie Ward. But with Manziel in a free fall the Browns knew they could get him lower and save themselves a little and they didn’t opt for the trade. Dallas then did the best they could have at that point. They took the guy rated highest and need on their board, Zach Martin.
Martin can play all five spots on the Offensive Line. He is the 8th player the Cowboys have drafted from Notre Dame. The last was OT Sam Young in 2010. The questions have been will he play RT, RG, or LG. The answer for now is he will be our RG. Bernadeau is back to being our top backup at Guard and Center. Am I saying Martin has already won the job? No, but I am saying he will. This kid is a fantastic football player. He is a two time Captain at Notre Dame. He started 52 consecutive games for them. He is a guy noted for being the first to practice, the last to leave. In short, he was a fantastic choice.
Read the rest at: http://all22breakdown.com/?p=1479
