And now, for a post-1st round Cowboys mock...

[Deep_Freeze]

Robinson was not signed to be a WR3. If he was, we wouldn't have cut him and re-signed him (twice) in a roster bubble dance with Fiametta. Robinson was a winning lotto ticket and OTree was a bust.

I don't care what round we pick to address WR, but we need more options (including street FA) if we want the best odds of a WR3 emerging.

Well we will roster churn regardless, watch the cuts (like we did with Robinson) and such so even if we don't pick another WR, they are easier to find than some other positions of need.

Robinson was signed as a WR3 though, don't think anyone would consider him over Miles or Dez.

 

[dez_for_prez]

Would love to have Hanna, TE from Oklahomma in the 5th. I think he will turn to a stud.

 

[fifaguy]

You knew somebody had to do it... LOL...

With Claiborne on board, and no 2nd round pick, I'm not projecting them to make some move that gets them back into the 2nd round... I'd love to be wrong, though... so we start with the third round:

3) Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma... 5-10, 195 pounds, 4.45 second 40... the NCAA's all-time receptions leader (349 catches) is the slot receiver of Jason Garrett's dreams...

4a) Philip Blake, C, Baylor... 6-2, 316 pounds, 5.2 second 40... it looks like Blake is the Cowboys' second choice at center, behind Peter Konz (who will be gone before they pick in the 3rd round)...

4b) Hebron Fangupo, NT, BYU... 6-1, 325 pounds, 5.15 second 40... this stumpy widebody is climbing the draft charts recently... after two picks for the offense, it's time to get back to improving the defense, which has more problems...

5) Taylor Thompson, TE, SMU... 6-6, 260 pounds, 4.55 second 40... Thompson is one of the more fascinating prospects in this draft to me, he played TE in high school, but was converted to DE in college... then while getting ready for the offseason workouts, he threw scouts and observers for a loop by dropping 15-20 pounds and trying to make the move back to TE... as a converted DE, he has the physicality (and the size) to make a nice blocking TE, and he apparently caught the ball really well in offseason workouts... he has the straight line speed to stretch a defense... I like Rhett Ellison and James Hanna as late round TEs too, but Thompson intrigues me... the Boys have a need for help at TE since Martellus Bennett went to New York, I'd certainly advocate grabbing either Thompson, Ellison or Hanna late...

6) Brandon Hardin, S/CB, Oregon State... 6-3, 216 pounds, 4.45 second 40... a big corner in college who projects to safety in the NFL... even after drafting Claiborne, the Boys are not quite set at DB, they could still use some help at safety... alternatively, the Boys might want to draft a linebacker here, perhaps Miles Burris, Emmanuel Acho or Jerry Franklin; they really haven't addressed linebacker at all in this draft... back to Hardin, he was a special teams stud at Oregon State and could help the team there while trying to earn playing time on defense...

7) Donald Stephenson, OT/OG/C, Oklahoma... 6-6, 316 pounds, 4.95 second 40... a bit of a surprise pick here, the Cowboys at this point have Doug Free, Tyron Smith and Jermey Parnell (resigned for 3 years today) at tackle, and nothing else... it seems to me that some quality depth is badly needed at tackle... FWIW, I like Jeff Adams from Columbia a lot as a tackle in the late rounds too, but Stephenson gets the nod because of his ability to fill in at literally any position on the offensive line...

Works for me...

Would really like a DE in there. Not satisfied with the dline yet.

 

[Ren]

A later pick of a WR would be good with someone who fell, or we could always sign our old friends Roy Williams or Crayton off the street if we want.....:

People joke about it a lot but i honestly would not mind bringing Crayton back as a stopgap #3