Could somebody explain to me why this team drafted a TE in the 2nd round?

[Coogiguy03]

It wasn't that we selected the wrong one, it's that the right one's weren't available when the Cowboys picked. They were already off the board, so it's a fair argument that the Cowboys should have passed on a TE at that time. The only reason to have taken a TE in the 2nd round was to get one of the top guys, and Schoonmaker was the 5th TE taken. The Cowboys had seen enough of Ferguson the year before to know he could play, even if they didn't yet fully know to what level, and they didn't take a TE that was assured to be a notable upgrade.

Well they also could have tried to trade up to get one but I hear what you're saying

 

[john van brocklin]

why this team drafted a tight end in the second round. That ruined the whole draft for me. Could have gotten a linebacker or an offensive lineman, positions of need. I just didn't get it. Please let me know your opinion on this.

Poor decision by the GM.
What other reason could it be ?

 

[john van brocklin]

Jerry likes two types of players in the 2nd round....project/injury with high potential or TEs!

FACT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jterrell]

why this team drafted a tight end in the second round. That ruined the whole draft for me. Could have gotten a linebacker or an offensive lineman, positions of need. I just didn't get it. Please let me know your opinion on this.

Because it was an epic TE draft.
Dallas has done very well leaning into the strengths of a draft.

4 or 5 TE from this draft class will be very, very good.
I'd just say we took the guy with the longest odds among the top 5 taken to do so.
Injury history, mediocre production at Michigan.
They took a guy based on his RAS scores essentially.
Great athlete; strong in blocking technique. Body hasn't held up at all.
Raw as a receiver.

 

[kskboys]

The ONLY reasoning to take a TE in the 2nd would be if one of the studs slipped. Sam Laporta, for instance.

 

[kskboys]

Because it was an epic TE draft.
Dallas has done very well leaning into the strengths of a draft.

4 or 5 TE from this draft class will be very, very good.
I'd just say we took the guy with the longest odds among the top 5 taken to do so.
Injury history, mediocre production at Michigan.
They took a guy based on his RAS scores essentially.
Great athlete; strong in blocking technique. Body hasn't held up at all.
Raw as a receiver.

We have? I'm trying to see it that way, but I don't. Where did we lean into the strength of a draft?

 

[morasp]

I feel sorry for rookie players getting drafted by the Cowboys.

 

[kskboys]

Since the TE's who were worthy of that pick were gone, taking one at all there was just foolish. Guys of the Schoonmaker ilk could've been gotten in the 4th. Durham maybe, or maybe Davis Allen.

 

[Reid1boys]

why this team drafted a tight end in the second round. That ruined the whole draft for me. Could have gotten a linebacker or an offensive lineman, positions of need. I just didn't get it. Please let me know your opinion on this.

I read it in here, they wanted a good blocking TE, and because they are so incompetent, they felt they needed to get him in the 2nd rd, and not the 4th or 5th since all of the good blocking TEs ould be gone by then. The Cowboys use a lot of 2 TE sets, making that pick much needed.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Because it was an epic TE draft.
Dallas has done very well leaning into the strengths of a draft.

4 or 5 TE from this draft class will be very, very good.
I'd just say we took the guy with the longest odds among the top 5 taken to do so.
Injury history, mediocre production at Michigan.
They took a guy based on his RAS scores essentially.
Great athlete; strong in blocking technique. Body hasn't held up at all.
Raw as a receiver.

with that description they feel like they got the greatest TE in history!!

 

[exciter]

why this team drafted a tight end in the second round. That ruined the whole draft for me. Could have gotten a linebacker or an offensive lineman, positions of need. I just didn't get it. Please let me know your opinion on this.

Well, if you paid any sort of attention to what has been said by the staff writers and to McCarthy’s offensive strategy his preference is a 12 personnel base offense. Moore’s reluctance to stay in 12 personal 2 seasons ago is what precipitated his moving on despite producing a top 10 offense for multiple seasons. To run it you need multiple TE’s that can both catch and block. It’s why there was a 2nd round rated TE as one of the 30 visits. Don’t be surprised if they look at another player who can do both in this draft as Hendershot doesn’t exactly meet the blocking criteria of what is preferred!

 

[JW82]

why this team drafted a tight end in the second round. That ruined the whole draft for me. Could have gotten a linebacker or an offensive lineman, positions of need. I just didn't get it. Please let me know your opinion on this.

It was bizarre then and now.

 

[morasp]

Lance on NFL.com had him ranked 41st overall. It was a value pick and despite being hampered by a foot injury in training camp he looked good when he was on the field. I remember the whining when they took Schultz 137th overall in 2018. It also took him a while to adjust to the NFL. He had a total of 13 catches in his first two seasons. Parcells knew what he was talking about when he said players get three years to show something. If you want to whine about a pick whine about Kelvin Joseph which was a huge reach and clearly a need pick on a player with well documented of the field issues. They could have had a number of good players like Nick Bolton who the Chiefs drafted.

Overview​

Versatile combination tight end capable of performing a variety of tasks in one-, two- or three-tight end sets. Schoonmaker steps foot on the field ready for action as a run blocker and does a nice job of competing in the entry and sustain phases of the block. He will need to add more muscle and play strength but already has a feel for creating run-lane angles with his footwork. He has the athletic talent to run a slightly expanded route tree, but he needs to do a better job of competing aggressively for catch space and meeting throws with extended hands. He could see action early but might need a year or so before he works himself into a full-time TE2 role.

Strengths​

* Gets off the ball and into his routes with adequate quickness. * Fluid feet to get in and out of route breaks. * Sinks into soft spots of zone, allowing spacing from defenders. * Able to drop and dig out the low throws. * Displays the fortitude necessary for NFL run blocking. * Generates lift from hip explosion into contact. * Keeps a wide base into and through his sustain blocks. * Impressive feel for hand resets as base blocker.

 

[OmerV]

Well they also could have tried to trade up to get one but I hear what you're saying

That doesn't disagree with what I said about the reason to draft a TE in the 2nd round would be to get one of the top ones. If they traded up that would be what they were trying to do.

 

[kskboys]

I read it in here, they wanted a good blocking TE, and because they are so incompetent, they felt they needed to get him in the 2nd rd, and not the 4th or 5th since all of the good blocking TEs ould be gone by then. The Cowboys use a lot of 2 TE sets, making that pick much needed.

The Cowboys desperately needed to stop the run, making D picks even more much needed.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Breaking News: At the point of the draft, there was a run on TE's we needed one, and selected the WRONG one clearly!!! This team is constantly looking for a "blocking tight end" they've been looking for once since the dawn of mankind

why did we need one? we had Fergi. is it that the team didn't know what they had?

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

OK tell us what tight end should they have gotten? Brenton Strange was the next one taken is that your man?

why take a TE? perhaps in the 4th. the team didn't know what they had in Fergi. so they drafted an older, injured TE who is known for his blocking.

 

[kskboys]

why did we need one? we had Fergi. is it that the team didn't know what they had?

Well, we have been very bad at personnel evaluations for a long time.

 

[Pentagruel]

They picked a TE second round last year because they had the idea to play big with two TE and an extensive run game. They were hoping to grind down opponents because they panicked at Dak’s interceptions the previous year. This idea was both poorly conceived and executed.

Dak has flaws but turnovers isn’t really one of them and never has been. One outlier year should not have caused them to create a drastic change in the offense. While it was poorly conceived and erroneous it was even more poorly executed. They misjudged the efficacy of the OL and of their running back, while even the amateurs on this board could see that playing smashmouth football with Pollard as really the only back was not gonna work well. An extra blocking TE wasn’t gonna change anything when your bread and butter for such a system just wasn’t there.

It took until after the SF game for McCarthy to throw in the towel on this gameplan and the Cowboys promptly reverted back to a more wide receiver, Dak focused offense and to no surprise things immediately improved. That leaves us with a TE that we no longer need one but because we have a good one in Ferguson.

The front office wanted to build a stronger, tougher short yardage game but they went about it the wrong way. They should have beefed up the line more and gotten a primary running back.

This offseason I would have been for picking up a RB like Henry this offseason even though it’s not good value technically speaking and drafted heavy on the OL which this particular draft is very strong in. I also would have assessed the coaching of the OL cause I think that’s another area that could use improvement. If they want to lessen the burden on Dak, which let’s be honest, they absolutely need to do for the higher pressure games where he gets in his own head and crumbles, this is how they should go about it. Maybe they can get all these pieces in the draft alone, we will see.

 

[raven55]

he couldn't even block so what did that help and already tired of everybody saying help DAK HELP DAK just how much is help is he gonna git someone to put the ball in the endzone while he sits on the bench staring at his I-PAD with his head tucked between his legs