CFZ Brett Kollmann Thoughts On Dallas Draft (Bootleg Football Podcast)

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Gotta keep it 100 here and be honest in that Kollman's old youtube video break downs were tragically off.

I appreciate he likes the Dallas class and it is smart to like Dallas' classes because they have "hit" about 8 out of 10 years.
But his personal scouting was just so bad that I stopped taking him seriously.
 

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Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

IMO— if our goal is to win in the playoffs, then we needed to get more skill and speed around Dak. Going 3 out of 4 of our first 4 picks on D was a surprising strategy.

That said— I love the picks on D and am looking fwd to what DQ will be able to do with this D. We essentially doubled down on our strength and want our identity to be on D.

On offense— it is clear they want to be more effective in running the ball and using more multiple TE sets. If Schoonmaker is an elite blocker as advertised, then we will not need a stud 3rd WR from a production standpoint:

WR1 Lamb
WR2 Cooks
TE1 Schoonmaker
TE2 Ferguson
RB1 Pollard

In that base formation, we can run or pass at will and the play-action game should be strong— which is where Dak is at his best IMO. Keep his pass attempts under 30 per game, and this offense can be a better compliment to the D.

Far too many turnovers and 3 and outs last year. We fell behind the chains too often and our short yardage ground game was inconsistent.

This draft was not sexy. But IMO what it does is essentially trade stats and production for what really matters: wins. Run the ball efficiently. Stop the run. Control TOP. Protect the ball. Force a lot of turnovers.

This recipe will work if we can execute effectively.
Running the ball more is the worst decision this offense can make. They ran it way too much.

"Run the ball, stop the run, control TOP," as an approach, is the best way to ensure you can't win a Super Bowl. None of the league's serious contenders do that.

I don't hate the draft, but the only way they improve is to get more consistent in the passing game.
 

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I think people need to understand that the defense might actually be better but it is likely to perform worse because of the slate of quarterbacks we're going to play.
Defense has a very real chance to be better just based on health at CB.
The Dallas defense was arguably the best in football last year when fully healthy.

The interior injuries (iDL and ILB) and the CB injuries really zapped us.
We are much deeper at CB with Gilmore plus the draft class.
 

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Running the ball more is the worst decision this offense can make. They ran it way too much.

"Run the ball, stop the run, control TOP," as an approach, is the best way to ensure you can't win a Super Bowl. None of the league's serious contenders do that.

I don't hate the draft, but the only way they improve is to get more consistent in the passing game.
That is just untrue.
Both NFC championship game participants were top 7 in rushing.

The NFL is not complicated. As defenses adjusted to the value of the passing game by adding more and more DBs to the field the requirement to run the ball increases.

Looking closer to home the worst rush offense last year was Tampa and Dallas emasculated them and sent Brady into retirement on their home field with a molly whopping.
The next week they faced a top 7 rush offense and struggled to get possessions or get that offense with a kid QB off the field.
The large SF DL stayed fresh and won the battle versus Dallas OL all day.

The blueprint to beat Dallas is to take them into deep waters and tire out Micah and the smaller but faster defense.
 

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That is just untrue.
Both NFC championship game participants were top 7 in rushing.
Ok well one of those offenses was terrible and the other a) uses QB runs and b) depends on the vertical passing game to open up space for the run.
 

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Running the ball more is the worst decision this offense can make. They ran it way too much.

"Run the ball, stop the run, control TOP," as an approach, is the best way to ensure you can't win a Super Bowl. None of the league's serious contenders do that.

I don't hate the draft, but the only way they improve is to get more consistent in the passing game.
Dak has only lost 4 games in his career when:
Cowboys Rush for more than 100 yards.
Hold opponent to less than 100 rushing yards.
 

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Dak has only lost 4 games in his career when:
Cowboys Rush for more than 100 yards.
Hold opponent to less than 100 rushing yards.
Most quarterbacks have great records when they do that, because it means they're winning the whole game. Correlation does not prove causation.

Two of those were last year - Jax and GB - where they gave up a total of 519 yards and 7 TDs passing.

The Bears ran for 240 yards and the Cowboys beat the brakes off of them. The run game - specifically stopping it - does not matter.
 

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This is a podcast (Bootleg Football) that I always try to catch, mainly because one of the best football guys around, Brett Kollmann, is on there. Kollmann really knows the in’s and out’s of football. He knows just about everything there is to know about the NFL game, from a technique and technical standpoint. He always gives some great knowledge and I always try to catch his stuff. He is fantastic IMO. More football knowledge than just about anyone else you can watch.

In this video, they’re going over his and EJ Snyder’s favorite draft classes. They don’t like draft “grades” but they do like some team’s drafts more than others, so they each pick their top 3 draft classes. I recommend watching the whole thing if you have time but it is pretty long, so at least go to the part about Dallas. I will give you the times to skip to below.

Kollmann has Dallas as his 3rd favorite draft class and in the video he goes over the class and why he likes it so much. Then, After EJ talks about the Cowboys draft, Brett talks specifically about Mazi Smith and why he liked that pick so much.

It is another viewpoint on the Dallas picks and will let Cowboys fans see the players from a different perspective. But more than that, it is a viewpoint from one of the few guys out there that I really appreciate his understanding of football. I highly recommend him in any video / Podcast.

They start talking about the Cowboys draft at about the 3:20 min mark.

They talk specifically about Mazi Smith at about the 10:00 min mark.


Makes a lot of sense.

But once again I fear the FO has failed to take care of our biggest weakness and that is the Oline and the huge hole at guard. Depending on Tyron has been a fools errand for 5 years. And now were also depending on Steele who is injured.

They could have signed a starting caliber guard in FA or drafted one high and they failed to do both.

This happens EVERY year. We will be starting guys like Walenzko and or Chuma and possibly both sooner than later.
 

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Dak has only lost 4 games in his career when:
Cowboys Rush for more than 100 yards.
Hold opponent to less than 100 rushing yards.
Just goes to show how important running the ball is to this football team.
 

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Most quarterbacks have great records when they do that, because it means they're winning the whole game. Correlation does not prove causation.

Two of those were last year - Jax and GB - where they gave up a total of 519 yards and 7 TDs passing.

The Bears ran for 240 yards and the Cowboys beat the brakes off of them. The run game - specifically stopping it - does not matter.
Do you really believe in what you just said?
 

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Makes a lot of sense.

But once again I fear the FO has failed to take care of our biggest weakness and that is the Oline and the huge hole at guard. Depending on Tyron has been a fools errand for 5 years. And now were also depending on Steele who is injured.

They could have signed a starting caliber guard in FA or drafted one high and they failed to do both.

This happens EVERY year. We will be starting guys like Walenzko and or Chuma and possibly both sooner than later.
Just like Steele.
 

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Defense has a very real chance to be better just based on health at CB.
The Dallas defense was arguably the best in football last year when fully healthy.

The interior injuries (iDL and ILB) and the CB injuries really zapped us.
We are much deeper at CB with Gilmore plus the draft class.
Say what? :lmao2:
 

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Makes a lot of sense.

But once again I fear the FO has failed to take care of our biggest weakness and that is the Oline and the huge hole at guard. Depending on Tyron has been a fools errand for 5 years. And now were also depending on Steele who is injured.

They could have signed a starting caliber guard in FA or drafted one high and they failed to do both.

This happens EVERY year. We will be starting guys like Walenzko and or Chuma and possibly both sooner than later.
It seems that way now but I think they’ll address it by signing some depth or maybe even a starter before the season starts. This team isn’t the team you’ll be seeing opening day/night.
 

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Good looking out. Been watching Kollmann's channel for awhile now, but never watched the Bootleg Football channel. That was some good stuff. I cannot tell you how excited I am to see this defense this year!
 

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Gotta keep it 100 here and be honest in that Kollman's old youtube video break downs were tragically off.

I appreciate he likes the Dallas class and it is smart to like Dallas' classes because they have "hit" about 8 out of 10 years.
But his personal scouting was just so bad that I stopped taking him seriously.
Pretty arrogant from a guy who thought Travis Frederick was a huge reach on a 5th round prospect and if you had to take a C it should have been Brian Schwenke.
 

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Ok well one of those offenses was terrible and the other a) uses QB runs and b) depends on the vertical passing game to open up space for the run.
My man you are making zero salient points and not even approaching any factual data.
Eagles ran to set up deep passes.
49ers were great all year with a pop gun offense that ran the ball and played defense.

Say what? :lmao2:
Maybe you hit your head real hard since last year?
Dallas gave up less than 20 points 6 times in the first 7 weeks of last season.

After injuries hit they gave up 20 or more 5 of the last 7 regular season games.
 

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Pretty arrogant from a guy who thought Travis Frederick was a huge reach on a 5th round prospect and if you had to take a C it should have been Brian Schwenke.
Schwenke at least got a ring before he retired. :p
 

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My man you are making zero salient points and not even approaching any factual data.
Eagles ran to set up deep passes.
49ers were great all year with a pop gun offense that ran the ball and played defense.


Maybe you hit your head real hard since last year?
Dallas gave up less than 20 points 6 times in the first 7 weeks of last season.

After injuries hit they gave up 20 or more 5 of the last 7 regular season games.
And once LVE and or Hankins were out they couldn’t stop the run
 
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