Cowboys must draft a back!

[rambo2]

Backs ranked between 75 and 110:
Wright
Corrum
Allen
Lloyd
Irving

Backs ranked between 60 and 70:
Benson
Brooks

 

[DUO_CORE]

Quarter or Running?

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Don't need one. Zeke is coming back.

 

[rambo2]

Don't need one. Zeke is coming back.

It's going to be interesting and exciting on who they get in the draft and how it works out. Will they get Benson or Brooks in the 2nd or will they wait until the 3rd? At this point I would think they would go with Benson or Brooks, but what if a Payton Wilson or a Corley is available in the 2nd? It will be a hard, but exciting choice.

 

[Redsfan_83]

No, they are set up to draft one in the 2nd or 3rd round.

says who? If they feel this is a need, the one they want may not be there late 2nd. Pretty clear this is the plan but.....but....

 

[rambo2]

says who? If they feel this is a need, the one they want may not be there late 2nd. Pretty clear this is the plan but.....but....

They would want more than 1. They either get Benson or Brooks in the 2nd or one of Allen, Wright, Irving, Corrum, or Lloyd in the 3rd.

 

[NDGAEDE]

Isn't it funny that the running game was so bad last year and that this year it will be even worse?

 

[rambo2]

Isn't it funny that the running game was so bad last year and that this year it will be even worse?

How will it be worse? They very well may have an upgrade at center and running back. Would Jackson Powers-Johnson or Barton and Benson or Brooks be an upgrade?

 

[plasticman]

They were interested. They kept missing out as they went off the board. They are more interested now and the board falls well for them to get one in the 2nd or 3rd round. They should get a good one between 56 and 87.

I agree with those who say they shouldn't draft one in the 1st round. As far as last draft is concerned, they could have been trying for one in the 2nd or 3rd like you say. There were no RB's available at their draft position, the next RB after their 2nd round pick was 13 picks later.

In the 3rd round it was 25 picks later so they would have obviously lost a great deal of value.

I'm projecting them to take Braelon Allen in the 3rd.

 

[Sydla]

Like who?

In that range you are looking at guys like Allen, Estime, maybe the kid from Tennessee.

 

[Sydla]

Zekes not washed but I would like to add J. WRIGHT

LOL, Elliott is washed. His only value here would be as a blocker and maybe short yardage guy.

 

[Sydla]

I am perplexed why people list Allen as a target but not Estime. Now, to be clear, I wouldn't take either with a premium pick and prefer other guys to both, but it seems Estime gets knocked for his 40 times and apparent lack of explosiveness but Allen might be an even bigger plodder.

 

[zrinkill]

Quarter or Running?

We need both.

 

[NDGAEDE]

How will it be worse? They very well may have an upgrade at center and running back. Would Jackson Powers-Johnson or Barton and Benson or Brooks be an upgrade?

We will have two new starters on the OL, same crummy blocking scheme and coach, and a rookie at RB. How could it not be worse?

 

[rambo2]

We will have two new starters on the OL, same crummy blocking scheme and coach, and a rookie at RB. How could it not be worse?

They main problem with the running game was with the center that left. Our coach is a good coach. The rookie runner would be an upgrade.

 

[NDGAEDE]

They main problem with the running game was with the center that left. Our coach is a good coach. The rookie runner would be an upgrade.

Time will tell. But I don't look at any of the runners in this draft as better than Pollard. It's an awful class for RBs.

 

[CATCH17]

Brooks in the 2nd is just crazy to me after a knee injury.

 

[Malhavoc]

Brooks in the 2nd is just crazy to me after a knee injury.

It‘s something they always seem to do. I have no doubt he’s better than just about all of our recent 2nd round picks. But enough already with these injured players.

 

[rambo2]

Time will tell. But I don't look at any of the runners in this draft as better than Pollard. It's an awful class for RBs.

It is not an awful class.

 

[Brooksey]

Not a great year to draft a back sadly

It lacks blue chip top ten talent or 1st round talent but it's very deep, it's a loaded draft class.