SDogo;3919289 said:
I think it has more to do with plethora of prospects they have ranked closely. If you take into account that Dallas grades DE's and OT's similar and their interest lies in Tyron Smith, Anthony Castonzo, JJ Watt and Cameron Jordan the odds that you can trade down even 7 spots and still likely land one of those guys while obtaining additional picks is good then those are the types of moves that can give you flexibility to get a player that drops at the end of Round 1 or beginning of Round 2 when your select in the top 10.
I have to take a little issue with that line of thought.
Dallas has a clear need at OT. The need at DE might be there but they absolutely cannot go another year without addressing OT.
OT has to be the top, or tied for the top, priority. FS is the only position that you can make an argument for as the biggest need.
If you have equally rated guys, some who play at a position of serious need and some who do not, the guys that play at the position of need have to be a priority. You can't reasonably settle on a guy at a position that isn't needed nearly as much because you have them rated similarly.
I really hope that Dallas doesn't try to get too cute and misses out on one of the better OTs in the draft because they had a non-needed position player rated right along with those OTs