Based on free agency through today

[Acceptablename]

All right. Have to adjust my needs picks based on today's free agency and trades.

12 WR Luther Burden III, Missouri (WR is the only need position we haven't addressed)

44 DT Alfred Collins, Texas

76 RB RJ Harvey, Central Florida

149 CB Alijah Huzzie, North Carolina (wanted to take a CB earlier than this, but didn't work out valuewise)

171 LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma

174 QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana

204 C Jake Majors, Texas

211 RB Ja'Quindon Jackson, Arkansas

239 DL Ty Robinson, Nebraska

247 CB Tommi Hill, Nebraska

If nothing else I like your flexibility

 

[gimmesix]

Not difficult if not picking for need

1: Harmon (DT) or Simmons (LOT)
2. Johnson (iowa RB)
3. Schweisinger (LB)

Can do this if we run FA the right way but we dont

You feel those are top-end starters. Not everyone feels that way. Harmon would even be considered a reach at 12. Fans get invested in certain players, but it doesn't mean those are the ones who will succeed. Burden is actually a value pick compared to Harmon at 12, especially if using PFF's rankings, which is what I used. (Harmon is 22 on their board.)

If I wasn't picking for need, their board says I should go with DE James Pearce Jr. at 12.

 

[CCBoy]

Cowboys Re-Signing OL Dakoda Shepley To Two-Year Contract​

By
Tony Camino
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March 13, 2025

Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 reports the Cowboys are re-signing OL Dakoda Shepley to a two-year deal.

https://nfltraderumors.co/cowboys-re-signing-ol-dakoda-shepley-to-two-year-contract

 

[Pass2Run]

No way they draft 2 RBs that early.

Of all teams, we know we can get a RB in the later rounds.

I'm sad. I still wish they had kept Rico. I guess I'll never figure that one out. They should have matched any offer.

Oh well.

 

[Pass2Run]

Yeah, I'll probably switch it up at some point. For the moment, I just thought it would be interesting to take look at our FA signings and try to figure out needs priorities for a draft. I think needs always need to be considered, but not to the point where you are passing up much better players, which I could be accused of doing with these drafts.

Drafting for need is the worst thing you can do. Foolish teams draft for need.

Smart teams add depth so you're never forced to draft for need.

The more you draft the best player, the better your team gets as a whole.

I believe you should never draft for need. There are other ways to acquire needs. In the draft, go get the best player(s).

 

[gimmesix]

Drafting for need is the worst thing you can do. Foolish teams draft for need.

Smart teams add depth so you're never forced to draft for need.

The more you draft the best player, the better your team gets as a whole.

I believe you should never draft for need. There are other ways to acquire needs. In the draft, go get the best player(s).

I think there's a balance there between BPA and need. A lot of teams use tiers because there is not much difference in a group of players. It may be three players in the first tier, five in the second, four in the third and so on. I believe in drafting from the best tier available when it's your pick. If that best tier also has a position you need, then you take the player at the position you need.

I don't think any teams use actual 1-500 rankings where player 80 should be necessarily taken before player 81. However, if 80 is in a 75-80 tier, then you would take 80 instead of 81 no matter the position.

It's all about trusting your evaluations, but the deeper you get into the draft, the larger the tiers get, so it's much easier to find a player within that tier who meets a need.

 

[Pass2Run]

I think there's a balance there between BPA and need. A lot of teams use tiers because there is not much difference in a group of players. It may be three players in the first tier, five in the second, four in the third and so on. I believe in drafting from the best tier available when it's your pick. If that best tier also has a position you need, then you take the player at the position you need.

I don't think any teams use actual 1-500 rankings where player 80 should be necessarily taken before player 81. However, if 80 is in a 75-80 tier, then you would take 80 instead of 81 no matter the position.

It's all about trusting your evaluations, but the deeper you get into the draft, the larger the tiers get, so it's much easier to find a player within that tier who meets a need.

I hear you. You make good points. I've just always liked our drafts when we draft BPA.

To your point, Tyler Smith, for example, sort of fits what you're saying. Not sure if he was a tier but they hit on the player at a position of need that year.

To my point, we got Lamb and Parsons by drafting BPA. Those two guys, as so-called Super Stars, give you an identity and keep you routinely competitive. Although I'd say Tyler Smith isn't some slouch either so I also get your reasoning. Sometimes the stars align -- no pun intended.

 

[baltcowboy]

If the Cowboys sign Kupp, I won’t have any idea who they will draft. I think that will be good thing. When does the 30 visit start.