BTB: Draft Rumors. Two Cornerbacks the Cowboys are supposedly eyeing

[darthseinfeld]

As the 2017 NFL Draft comes ever closer, the rumors just keep coming. This latest one arrives from Tony Pauline over at Draft Analyst. It concerns one of the Cowboys biggest positions of need, cornerback, but it would be a little bit of an unusual pick for Dallas.

I’m told the Dallas Cowboys haveAdoree' Jackson as a first-round target, and we’ve had the cornerback being selected by the team in our past three mock drafts.
Jackson doesn’t fit the usual thresholds the Cowboys like in their cornerbacks. He’s not very tall or big, checking in at 5 foot 10 and 186 pounds. Dallas usually likes their corners in the six foot range. What Jackson is, though, is a world-class athlete who could also add some spark on special teams. He has excellent ball skills and good hips, but he’s under-sized and probably more suited as a slot corner.

NFL.com says:

BOTTOM LINE There are two things teams love -- ball production from cornerbacks and return men who can play meaningful snaps on every down. Jackson fits those criteria. His lack of size and length are concerns, but he has the athleticism to step right in as a slot corner on the next level. His combination of coverage and return talent could make him an early impact player.
Our own Joseph.Hatz says:

As strictly a cornerback there are a lot of things to really like about Jackson, especially his speed, smooth athleticism, excellent ball skills, and feisty nature. Conversely, his tendency to give up explosive plays and the lack of size are concerning, especially because he may not have the size or physicality to hold up playing press technique on the outside full-time in the NFL.

To me, the only way to justify selecting him at 28 is if the team commits to using him as their full-time punt and kick returner. None of this stuff about “only in certain situations” or “he’s too valuable on defense to risk back there full-time”. No, this could be the best return man in the league right out of the gate, and if only judging him as a cornerback without the return potential I’d probably say he should go somewhere in the mid to late second-round. So with that said, if you want to spend the 28th pick on him it has to be with the intent to utilize him to the fullest, and that means he’s back there to return every punt and every kick.

Tony Pauline has another corner that supposedly is receiving some love from the Cowboys.

Another cornerback the team likes an awful lot is Cordrea Tankersley of Clemson.

While I can’t imagine they’d takeTankersley in Round 1, he’s a name to remember for the Cowboys on Day 2 should they grab a pass rusher in the first frame.

NFL.com on Tankersley:

BOTTOM LINE Has an impressive body of work as a lockdown, boundary cornerback but he has some holes in his transitions that could open the door for more separation on the next level. While he's not always the most fluid in coverage, his 6-foot-1 frame and eight interceptions will be the two numbers some teams will focus heavily on. If he runs well at pre-draft workouts, his stock could soar thanks to his size and production.
Our own Joseph.Hatz:

Conclusion: The ball skills, size, and physicality are extremely intriguing, and I believe he would be an excellent fit as a strictly outside corner, particularly in a press and/or Cover-3 heavy scheme. With that said, he lacks versatility as far as being able to play in the slot, and he is especially poor playing in space, lacking fluidity and ideal change of direction. He also has a reputation for grabbing and attracting flags downfield. For these reasons I feel like there will certainly be better options on the board at 28, and likely even somewhere in the 40-45 range if the Cowboys were to trade down. However if he is available at 60 I think he would make for an excellent pick at that point, projecting as a potential long-term starting “number two” type

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[Bowdown27]

It all depends who falls. If a dlinemen falls we go dline in round 1 and cb in 2 and vice versa.

 

[darthseinfeld]

It all depends who falls. If a dlinemen falls we go dline in round 1 and cb in 2 and vice versa.

And those always seem to be the hardest positions to read. CB in particular. Teams need numbers at the CB position so its someone what rare a team is set at CB. Just about any team can draft one

 

[Dallas_Cowboys50]

Jackson is the one guy I think I will pull my hair out over at #28.....#60 fine but not #28

 

[darthseinfeld]

Jackson is the one guy I think I will pull my hair out over at #28.....#60 fine but not #28

Wouldnt mind the pick. Very high upside. Could wind up the best CB out of this class in 2 or 3 years. High football character too.

He just isnt a microwave draft pick

 

[gmoney112]

Jackson is the one guy I think I will pull my hair out over at #28.....#60 fine but not #28

I like Jackson a lot. I think he's going to be a human highlight reel in this league. I think he could immediately come into Dallas and be the best corner we've had since Newman (and sporadic Claiborne moments). I also think he'll come in and be one of the best return men in the league.

But anything this late is tempting to call smokescreen.

 

[Dallas_Cowboys50]

Wouldnt mind the pick. Very high upside. Could wind up the best CB out of this class in 2 or 3 years. High football character too.

He just isnt a microwave draft pick

he'd be a helluva reach at 28, and I know he probably wouldnt last til 60 but still...

 

[stilltheguru88]

he'd be a helluva reach at 28, and I know he probably wouldnt last til 60 but still...

They said the same about Frederick too.

 

[darthseinfeld]

he'd be a helluva reach at 28, and I know he probably wouldnt last til 60 but still...

Wouldnt say that. He is a guy to me team scouts will value more then media scouts will. Media scouts tend to favor microwave players more then NFL scouts do. Adoree has most of the traits to develop into a top CB.

 

[Dallas_Cowboys50]

Wouldnt say that. He is a guy to me team scouts will value more then media scouts will. Media scouts tend to favor microwave players more then NFL scouts do. Adoree has most of the traits to develop into a top CB.

Draft Show guys dont have a 1st round grade on him.....

 

[Dallas_Cowboys50]

They said the same about Frederick too.

yea, and Frederick was a rare case of being the exception to the rule....

 

[gmoney112]

Draft Show guys dont have a 1st round grade on him.....

Who are the draft show guys?

Most of them are just paid to create "talking points". There are very few that are actually any good. Most of them are downright bad most of the time.

 

[Alexander]

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Walterfootball first started this about Jackson in early March. Pauline recently wrote about it and has been mocking about it for a while.

Now even Benjamin Allbright is mocking it.

It is a little scary.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Draft Show guys dont have a 1st round grade on him.....

Draft show guys are two media guys and one failed scout. Not to knock them too much because I value there input ( Bruger in particular) you have to understand that media scouts and pro scouts look at players in a completely different way. Media scouts are more generalized

 

[Alexander]

But anything this late is tempting to call smokescreen.

It is not "late" if you have been paying attention to the rumor mill for a while.

 

[stilltheguru88]

yea, and Frederick was a rare case of being the exception to the rule....

It's not rare at all though. Every year there is a (reach) that pans out. Hell, people thought Zeke was a reach lol.

 

[gmoney112]

Walterfootball first started this about Jackson in early March. Pauline recently wrote about it and has been mocking about it for a while.

Now even Benjamin Allbright is mocking it.

It is a little scary.

They got it from me.

Not really, but it was strange when BTB jacked my offseason post about my strategy to just be more effective in passer rating differential (i said the same thing last year), and then passed it off as their own. So I know some guys read the forum at least.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Walterfootball first started this about Jackson in early March. Pauline recently wrote about it and has been mocking about it for a while.

Now even Benjamin Allbright is mocking it.

It is a little scary.

Alot of us saw this coming during the season. We all know how much the Cowboys love world class athletes.

 

[InDakWeTrust]

yea, and Frederick was a rare case of being the exception to the rule....

I don't believe we were rumored to be linked with Frederick at all.
Byron Jones had been put in our draft slot since his combine workout.

 

[Alexander]

Draft show guys are two media guys and one failed scout. Not to knock them too much because I value there input ( Bruger in particular) you have to understand that media scouts and pro scouts look at players in a completely different way. Media scouts are more generalized

Agreed, two different things. The media people are a little different from the evaluators like Brugler who provide a different commentary.

That is like the old days when people thought Rich Gosselin was a genius and would make a great GM when all he was doing was revealing what he was told. That is all anyone is doing right now.

If someone hasn't been talking about it for weeks, prior to the last few days, they are completely lying if they claim they "called it".

We are basically in the stage where the information starts to come together.