agreed but they are totally different players and situations...Jaylon would have been a top 5 pick pre a devestating injury, Clark was a 2nd - 3rd rounder pre surgery and didnt have a devestating injury persay.
The risk on Jaylon to the reward potential matched at that point in the draft given our DR did the surgery (i think), and the risk reward on Clark also matched at that point in the draft (actaully might end up being a better value).
I still dont have any issue with Jaylon Smith pick, just too bad the reward never really came
- Cowboys are still taking heat for gambling such a high draft pick on someone with such a horrific injury to add with a extremely lengthy recovery period.
Mind you that was not your common ACL injury, ala Conner Williams, Blake Jarwin – that was nerve damage.
We don’t see or hear about that kind of severe injury degree from big name players around the NFL.
- Just as you said, at that time Cowboys had the actual medical surgery specialist who actually performed the surgery on Jaylon’s knee
so they felt they had as much inside information. as any team, thus an even greater urge to gamble on Jaylon.
- Yes because he was a top 10 overall talent pre-knee injury, that was the huge incentive to pull the trigger.
- My question is because of Jaylon’s scenario, is there a new direction or philosophy on avoid spending on such high picks on red flag medically injured players ..period,
in regards of injury,.. ala Georgia LB and Butkus winner Nacobe Dean or Michigan edge rusher David Ojabo, Michigan (achilles tendon tear)