jnday;4398521 said:
Bunting is one that has spoke of DeCastro in those terms . I have a feeling that it wouldn't change your opinion if you knew for a fact that he would be a 10 year all-pro selection . I don't know what your answer to solving the oline problem would be . I think I just place a higher value on the position than you . I am tired of serviceable being the standard .
As for the subject of free agents , there has been two or three list posted recently . With Scandrick getting paid starter money , Dallas will be shopping for mid-tier free agents IMO.
I agree with you on one major point . I don't see Dallas spending the resources to fix the oline . That would actually make too much sense .
I guess I missed the article from Bunting.
I think it's crazy to call somebody the best anything before he has had an opportunity to go to the combine but lets say, just for the sake of discussion that he does grade out that well. I would not take him at 14 because I am much more in favor of landing help via FA. Now, I acknowledge the fact that we have made some questionable calls in FA but if we can believe what many say about Callahan, then we have one of the top OL Coaches in the NFL with Cowboys now. I have to trust that he will evaluate the talent better then what we have seen in the recent past. I can't believe that we would sign another Rivera per say. I am actually more worried about the Center position then I am the Guard position at this point.
My idea on how to fix the OL is simple. Sign a good FA Guard. Use what we have now in Kosier, Holland and Dockery to battle for the starting position at the other Guard spot. We know that Kosier can do it if he can stay healthy but that has proven to be problematic at this stage of his career. Same with Holland. He has not played poorly this year, when healthy. Again, it's an issue to keep him healthy. He needs to come to camp in better shape then even last year. Dockery, we don't really know what we have there. He didn't really play this year. Between the three of those guys, I would like to see one of them win the job. The winner gets extended the rest go home. Keep the one who wins that battle on hand until one of the younger guys improves enough to become the starter. Once that occurs, replace Kosier/Holland/Dockery with the younger player and allow youth to take it's natural course. Draft a player at Guard this year (maybe in the 3rd) and develop him as well. We have two good young Tackles. If we sign a good prospect at Guard, I think that simply leaves Center to be solidified. That is what I would like to see happen this year.
If we were in a position to have more then just a single CB on the team who I felt was worthy of starting and if we had another strong pass rusher, I would absolutely embrace the idea of taking more OL high. We aren't and I just do not believe we can afford to invest a 1st round pick on a guard. I would be skeptical of doing this in the 1st round at any point, that's true. I would feel better if it were a high 20 or 30 pick of the 1st round but yeah, I would rather see us use 2nd round and lower picks for Guards because too many of them prove to be successful in the lower rounds. JMO.