I guess my point to all who are concerned the Cowboys might not be selecting instant plug and play players with mid round draft choices:
Anthony Hitchens was virtually plug and play, and that's only because the organization recognized his aptitude, skill set, and talent that would allow for that success. Just because a Michael Bennett was a very, very good player in college doesn't mean he is the de facto starter at the 1T because "he's better than Hayden". We don't know that. We make think that "probably" he's better but the scouts and coaching staff have identified players through the process that they think are best bets to be successful in the DC system with DC coaching.
Rod Marinelli doesn't look like he's pouting because we didn't select Jarrett or Bennett, Brown or whoever we passed or got selected by another team.
Yes we'd like a RB, RB makes us nervous. But adding a 4th Rd RB doesn't mean they are better than what we have on the roster. The organization felt that Chaz Green has the potential upside superior to the immediate offering of whatever RB was on the board. Are they right? Who knows. The only certainty is uncertainty.
I see a youthful team on Defense now, with enough vet leadership, a skyrocketing physicality, and speed everywhere necessary. A pedestrian front 4 now looks like a potentially lethal pass rush if D Law takes the next step and Gregory matures enough by EOTC.. an iffy LB core has kept form and will add talent. A pedestrian secondary gets a player with interplanetary athleticism...
I see a youthful team on offense with the youngest and best OL assembled in YEARS that has selected what they feel is a terrific swing tackle candidate, top flight weaponry outside and perhaps a pedestrian RB group. Yes it's reason to be concerned, but to say the team has failed this draft is stunning. A 12-4 Cowboys team has improved AND gotten younger. Would I feel better if Murray had been retained? Yes.
But the organization has a plan that's clear: it wants youth, speed, intelligence and wants to play a physical football game versus ANY team and will take its chances that we are going to be bigger and badder than you are, and has weapons to counter whatever advantage you might have at a particular aspect of a football contest.
I'm digging this Cowboys plan personally. Plugging and Playing 3rd/4th round players is a recipe for disaster if you are this close to a Super Bowl. You will see the Cowboys version of JD's "Devil's Cut'. The best players will be squeezed rather than forced onto the field and be delicious disaster for opponents in short order.
