TRADED Cowboys trade for CB Kaiir Elam from the Bills

[Pass2Run]

This guy has been a bust. Bills fans say he's a liability.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Is he a slot guy or outside only? Or a guy that can do both?

Outside

 

[darthseinfeld]

Bland is better suited as nickel cb

No. He played his best as an outside CB

 

[IceStar-D7]

Another Blue light Special.....

 

[Asklesko]

This move stinks

 

[gimmesix]

I guess all that remains in free agency now after getting Elam and Sanborn is finding a body that can stand in at No. 2 WR. I supposed we could think that's what Mingo is for since we traded a fourth-round pick in this year's draft for him.

 

[JeffInDC]

It says 70 on pff not sure what your seeing

My bad - for some reason when you to the Cowboys page on PFF and click on Elam in the roster section, it give the grade I posted. Not sure what PFF is doing…

 

[IceStar-D7]

did we really have to trade for this guy?

Jerry just loves wasting his 4th and 5th round picks....Why do we even need them???

 

[Parcells4Life]

His scouting report out of college said he was a good zone corner. He gets grilled for not being great at man. What’s Eberflus like? Zone!!

 

[KingCorcoran]

My bad - for some reason when you to the Cowboys page on PFF and click on Elam in the roster section, it give the grade I posted. Not sure what PFF is doing…

Perhaps it was his Dad.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

I looked at a Reddit thread from Bills fans before the year and most there said he showed he could play man, but he was lost in zone coverage, which is what the Bills most run. A lot said he is a good athlete and just might not fit their scheme. So there is hope....except for the fact that Eberflus mostly runs zone. We will see.

 

[stinkface]

We have done worse things by far. He has measureables but no instincts. Maybe he can't handle cold and snow and might be decent. I am a tad optimistic.

 

[Gambit]

Is it dumpster diving if he was a 1st rounder just 3 years ago?

Wait. Hold on. A team other than Dallas missed in a 1st round pick?

Unheard of I tell you. Round these parts people will have you believe only we do that

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

His scouting report out of college said he was a good zone corner. He gets grilled for not being great at man. What’s Eberflus like? Zone!!

Funny, the fans said just the opposite in this thread:

Honest opinion of Elam

 

[LysleE]

This guy was a late first round pick, but only started 12 games in 3 years on a team with a good defense; so it stands to reason they can develop their defensive players and they let him go for a couple of late round/conditional draft picks. Not a glowing endorsement.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Wait. Hold on. A team other than Dallas missed in a 1st round pick?

Unheard of I tell you. Round these parts people will have you believe only we do that

Generally our first rounders do pretty well. It's the second where we get in trouble.

 

[MikeT22]

Wait. Hold on. A team other than Dallas missed in a 1st round pick?

Unheard of I tell you. Round these parts people will have you believe only we do that

Ive never heard that

 

[Gambit]

This FO never ceases to amaze me with how ridiculous their acquiring non-talent and feeling like they hood winked the league.

Where can I see evidence of them feeling they hoodwinked anyone?

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

What'd we give up?

 

[HungryLion]

Is it dumpster diving if he was a 1st rounder just 3 years ago?

If they aren’t good in the actual NFL. Then yes.