Bills GM Admits 1st-Round Trade Was Direct Move To Block Cowboys From Getting TE

[TheMarathonContinues]

I'm skeptical of all these post draft explanations. Until I see a leaked draft board, I'll take whatever the cowboy mouth pieces say with a grain of salt.

Why would they lie about that lol? If they wanted a tight end why take Mazi?

 

[Zekeats]

Cowboys didn’t need a TE round 1

They didn't need one in round 2 either

 

[CATCH17]

Exactly. I think so too. That’s how they ended up with a guy like Wright.

What’s even more impressive is I didn’t need to meet with Laporta to know fans were undervaluing him and thought he was as good if not better than Mayer.

 

[big dog cowboy]

What’s likely..

Bills jumped us for Kincaid thinking we wanted a TE.

What really happened..

Dallas was debating Laporta (their #1 TE in the draft) vs Mazi vs trading down.

(that post deserved 3!)

 

[big dog cowboy]

They didn't need one in round 2 either

They wanted to improve the run blocking.

They drafted the TE they consider the best run blocker in this class.

He wouldn't have been there at 90. Easy to see why he was the pick at 58.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

This. When people think other teams do certain things to specifically stop the Cowboys is laughable.

No NFL front office in the modern era stops to think about how they can stop Dallas lol.

It's not just Dallas but every team moves up in front of teams to get the player that team would have taken or who they think that team might take. Otherwise why trade up

 

[Cowboysheelsreds058]

I don't think the Cowboys were going to take Kincaid in the first so the Bills are admitted the Cowboys smokescreen fooled them.

Lol

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What’s even more impressive is I didn’t need to meet with Laporta to know fans were undervaluing him and thought he was as good if not better than Mayer.

Did not get the Kinkaid and Mayer hype. I mean as second rounders I got it. Not as firsts.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I don't think the Cowboys were going to take Kincaid in the first so the Bills are admitted the Cowboys smokescreen fooled them.

That’s exactly what happened.

 

[CATCH17]

Did not get the Kinkaid and Mayer hype. I mean as second rounders I got it. Not as firsts.

I had Kincaid as a 1.

Everyone else was a 2nd rounder to me.

I still think Musgrave is the guy that might end up being the beast of this class though.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I had Kincaid as a 1.

Everyone else was a 2nd rounder to me.

I still think Musgrave is the guy that might end up being the beast of this class though.

I mean as far as Cowboys go. I’d never take any of these tight ends in the first. But I wouldn’t as a Bill either and they did.

 

[DUO_CORE]

Should Jerry sue?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

It's not just Dallas but every team moves up in front of teams to get the player that team would have taken or who they think that team might take. Otherwise why trade up

I think they do it to get their guy but I think it’s assuming who that team wants.. it was clear to see the Giants would go receiver so Eagles traded up to get him. Cowboys are fooling these teams into thinking they want a certain position.

 

[Macnalty]

You love to knock on the front office, don't you ? I guess they should of traded 4 years worth of #1 picks to get into the top 3 and pick the legendary Dalton Kincaid. Would that make you impressed with the FO ? Dallas wound up with a better, more unique player. There's 10 Dalton Kincaids in this draft. Not nearly as many Mazi Smiths.

To be clear the FO has earned no respect over the time of ownership. I am not sure many would argue this point.

 

[Jarntt]

if we wouldve drafted a TE in the first i dont know what i wouldve done

i wouldve spammed FO hate all over this board Reddit style

Wow, the team sure dodged a bullet then...

 

[Irvin88_4life]

I think they do it to get their guy but I think it’s assuming who that team wants.. it was clear to see the Giants would go receiver so Eagles traded up to get him. Cowboys are fooling these teams into thinking they want a certain position.

Oh I agree. The TE talk in the first round was a smoke screen.

Teams do trade in front of teams to keep them from getting certain players though

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Oh I agree. The TE talk in the first round was a smoke screen.

Teams do trade in front of teams to keep them from getting certain players though

Yeah it for sure happens.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Why would they lie about that lol? If they wanted a tight end why take Mazi?

Why would they lie? Very good reasons. The last thing you want is for your first round pick to think he wasn't your intended pick. That's not a good intro to the team. (lol)

 

[DandyDon52]

well it will be interesting to see how the 3 TE's do the next 3 years, kincaid,Mayer, and Luke S.
I only saw hl reels, but I liked mayer best.
Luke was good, but he seems to go down too easily, and came up short of 1st down on several plays because he is easily tackled.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Oh I agree. The TE talk in the first round was a smoke screen.

Teams do trade in front of teams to keep them from getting certain players though

The fact they took a TE in round 2 makes it pretty obvious TE was a consideration in round 1. Dallas normally just follows their draft board and until that board is leaked by accident, we have no idea where Mazi was relative to Kincaid.

Nobody expected the Cowboys to draft a first round DT, or i'm 99% sure somebody would have jumped in front us for Mazi.