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http://sturminator.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-few-final-thoughts-draft-day-morning-1.html
The day has arrived. The hours have either been well spent or completely wasted, but the overdue arrival of the draft weekend is finally here.
Yesterday, I presented the audience with my best version of my Final board. This would imply that it is my final copy, but when I realized I did not place Chris Borland (he belongs at 57th) or Troy Niklas (he should be about 62nd) and then need to move everyone down, I guess it is my final 77. This works with the Cowboys pick in the 3rd round 78th for now.
For the Cowboys, I am reminded of what I wrote on January 15th - some 113 days ago. Thankfully, I am consistent in my views (on these, at least) on how this entire thing breaks both in January and now as the process has been completed.
Let's review the basic objectives as stated in January:
1) -The Cowboys must attempt to fix their defense in the draft at the expense of almost everything else on the agenda. It has been said a number of times already in this short off-season from a number of people that although everyone seems to agree that the best player available is a great starting point, this team needs to really emphasize defense in its selections. As one friend suggested, "I don't care who they take, as long as he tackles well." I think that says it pretty well.
The day has arrived. The hours have either been well spent or completely wasted, but the overdue arrival of the draft weekend is finally here.
Yesterday, I presented the audience with my best version of my Final board. This would imply that it is my final copy, but when I realized I did not place Chris Borland (he belongs at 57th) or Troy Niklas (he should be about 62nd) and then need to move everyone down, I guess it is my final 77. This works with the Cowboys pick in the 3rd round 78th for now.
For the Cowboys, I am reminded of what I wrote on January 15th - some 113 days ago. Thankfully, I am consistent in my views (on these, at least) on how this entire thing breaks both in January and now as the process has been completed.
Let's review the basic objectives as stated in January:
1) -The Cowboys must attempt to fix their defense in the draft at the expense of almost everything else on the agenda. It has been said a number of times already in this short off-season from a number of people that although everyone seems to agree that the best player available is a great starting point, this team needs to really emphasize defense in its selections. As one friend suggested, "I don't care who they take, as long as he tackles well." I think that says it pretty well.
The Cowboys have a historically bad defense that needs help at nearly every spot except the one that they overloaded on (cornerback), but the other is that they have had a historically bad defense for the last few years and in most off seasons have done almost nothing to fix it. Think about it - with the exception of the 2012 offseason of Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne, they really have not done much of anything after the 2010, 2011, or 2012 seasons except coordinator changes and some very ill-fated scheme alterations. They have never addressed safety with any conviction and it has certainly been said over and over that they haven't spent a top 80 pick on a defensive lineman since Marcus Spears in 2005. Compare that with the New York Giants who take one up there almost every year, and you can see which franchise values which path.
