Yeah, Gurley if he's there. I'm sorry he would just be a monster in the Dallas offense. Good luck stopping them on 3rd and 1. And good luck having to deal with the play action passing game. When they fake the handoff to Gurley the whole defense would be moving forward and Dez and Williams would be running down the field with their hand up, waving at Tony.
If he is gone (I really hope he's not), then maybe Gordon, depending on how the Cowboys like him. If not that, then possibly OO if they like him (and I'm not convinced they do), or some other DL guy they like.
I could even see a corner if someone they really like is there like another pet cat of mine Kevin Johnson. Very good prospect and worth the 27th pick IMO.
If they do go defense in the first, then by all means, Ajayi or possibly Coleman. I like both, but Ajayi best. And Dallas loves them some Boise State players, so I'd think Ajayi is definitely on their list.
With knowing that Murray is gone, it really opens up a wide array of possibilities for the first two picks. It changes this draft into a pretty damn good layout for Dallas. If they go BPA, they can get 3 really good players for the team, no matter what position they play.
It is extremely nice to trust the team and their talent evaluations. They've been spot on since 2010. They are doing a lot right.
It IS extremely nice to trust the talent evaluators on this team, it has been awhile since at least I could say that. They are doing a lot right, I believe Jerry/Stephen have finally realized you don;t need to be the smartest guys in the room, you just need to hire the smartest guys in the room.
Man, I dream about Gurley in the backfield, their third down conversion would go through the roof (it was good last year) and the big plays because of play action would take stress off of the D and score a lot of points, 8 men in the box is a Dez dream.
Gurley is my dream scenario, but sadly, I think he will show something before the draft, that will make this a pipe dream, there is no doubt in my mind that this is his plan.
So most likely we will go D in RD1, I like OO, because I think he has 2 upsides, If Lawrence is going to be our WDE pass rusher, OO for the Bruins was the guy who had responsibility for stopping the run, his power and length made him a force and he always sealed the edge. But I also think he has the bend to be a pass rusher.
I am probably pissing in the wind, because I agree the Boys do not like him as much as I do. I would be OK with M. Brown if they went tackle, I don't think they go corner because of Patmon, I think they really like him, but MC is a wild card.
But if they do go D RD 1, I would be all over Ajayi or Coleman late 2nd, you might be right about the Boise connection.
If they go D in RD 1 who are you following?
If there where LB's in RD1 that where worthy of the pick it would be possible if they do not do something with McClain, but once you get past Fowler @ Beasley I don't see one and they both could be top 10/15.