tyke1doe said:
He really wouldn't be a wasted pick. The question is whether he can be a starter. I say he can.
I would put him a bit above Mark Clayton, the Ravens receiver.
maybe not a wasted pick, but what would you rather have, a starting OLB to solidify our D and make us not have spend all to much focus on it anymore, or a potential future starter? id like to see our Defense solidified with a solid LB in round 1 to make everybody on it benefit as a whole. ware will benefit in the sense that a solid SOLB will be a good decoy that will take some pressure off of him, allowing him to be more open to rush the passer. our DBs will get better as we will have more pressure on their QB and our Dline will have it easier with another solid LB behind them.
now if we get holmes who gets better? Crayton maybe since they would compete for the #3 spot, but really nobody benefits from this. he would be nice to have in the future, but next years draft might address the WR position early. this year i say we stick to a WR on day 2.
True, we don't. But with this deep a draft at those positions, I still think the Cowboys can get a starter in Rounds 2 and Rounds 3 for either position, linebacker most likely in the second and an offensive lineman in the third.
our 4 big needs, in order are OLB, FS, OL, NT then you can bring in the need of WR and backup QB. but hey i see us drafting in this order OLB, OL, FS, NT.
we should try to address our biggest needs on day 1, so with 4 big needs and 3 picks, we need to choose which of the 4 we will address, and if we addrssed WR on top of the 4 thats 5 positions to fill with 3 picks. i say OLB round 1, OL round 2, FS round 3. the idea of filling a future need in this years draft with the #18 or even #49 scares me, i think with the first we should get a sure-shot starter and with the second atleast get depth at Oline or draft a FS to compete/start.
Crayton doesn't have the speed that Holmes does. I can see Crayton playing opposite Holmes in two years.
Crayton may not have crazy speed, but it has been proven that speed doesnt always translate into NFL talent. Crayton can run routes and that is how he gets open, Holmes uses speed. DB's in the NFL are much faster than in college and cleaner routes > speed when matching up against NFL DB's. btw you are comparing a potential first rounder to a 6th rounder. or pick #18 to pick #224. id take the #224 that is slightly slower than the #18 who cant run routes as well and is faster. but i agree that holmes would learn to run routes with a bit of nfl experience and will prove to be a solid WR in the NFL. id like to see him opposite of crayton but not because he is our first round pick in the 2006 draft.
You're entitled to your opinion. But what Holmes has going for him is that he has deep speed and he's play for a big-time program.
And while I agree with BPA, if the remaining linebackers and offensive linemen are of equal value between the mid-first and the second round, why not take the best player from another position.
Granted, I'm not a Holmes supporter. It wouldn't bother me if we passed on him. But it's just my opinion that the Cowboys will try to beef up their offense.
It's just one opinion.
i see your point, and holmes is a solid WR but is he really that much better than what we could get in next years draft? and is it really worth it to draft a WR in the first when we have bigger needs to fill? i like your idea of beefing up the offense, but id rather beef up our defense as each player we'd draft for our defense would make others on it better. and i think we can get a solid #4 in round 5-7. as for the future, TO plays younger than he is, crayton is young and has proven to be a solid #3 and could evolve to be a #2 very soon, and glenn he has prolly 2 years left in him. this gives us next years draft to look into the WR position.
