Cowboys wanted Ogbah AND Jaylon Smith 2nd round
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Another nugget courtesy of Peter King's MMQB...
The target would have been Leonard Floyd if they made the trade with Baltimore to 8 and missed out on both Elliot and Ramsey.
The target would have been Leonard Floyd if they made the trade with Baltimore to 8 and missed out on both Elliot and Ramsey.
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Makes complete sense. They got Collins in the 3rd who is a 3 Tech. This wasn't originally the plan, but since they didn't get a defensive end in the first or second, they figured they would move Crawford over and plug in Collins while the DEs are suspended. They then got an insurance policy in getting Tapper.
The question is how much of their draft were they willing to give up in order to move to 32 to get Ogbah and how much of their draft were they willing to give up to jump up from 3 back into the second to get Smith?
Would have been nice to get one of these defensive ends early. They've got to be thinking about get some veteran who gets cut in June.
The question is how much of their draft were they willing to give up in order to move to 32 to get Ogbah and how much of their draft were they willing to give up to jump up from 3 back into the second to get Smith?
Would have been nice to get one of these defensive ends early. They've got to be thinking about get some veteran who gets cut in June.
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If I didn't like that 3 tech player in Collins in that he fits a good need to rotate w/Crawford who played hurt all of last season; injury prone? Too early to know, but not a good sign for the kid. I would have a problem w/picking for need due to the suspensions, but agree this scenario makes sense as you explained it.
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Required Reading.
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This is one of the few drafts I can remember where we wanted to move several times and couldn't.
It's not like we had a philosophy of "Stand there and make a pick." and our picks were at the top of every round, we just couldn't make a deal.
It's not like we had a philosophy of "Stand there and make a pick." and our picks were at the top of every round, we just couldn't make a deal.
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That was an idea I had before bad news starting spreading about Jack's recovery. I would have considered Jack in the 1st and Smith in the 2nd.
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The fact that the Doctor who performed the surgery is on our staff quelled any worry from me about his long term outlook.
That, and his brother is on the team, for now. We had a lot of good insight about Smith and his recovery. Nothing is certain, but I like the odds.
That, and his brother is on the team, for now. We had a lot of good insight about Smith and his recovery. Nothing is certain, but I like the odds.
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The narrow miss or being slightly outbid seems to be the theme of the 2016 offseason. Happened in Free agency and happened a couple of times during the draft.
I think this is Jones the younger's influence on the elder. Time will tell whether this more frugal ("only at a price we like") approach will yield dividends.
I think this is Jones the younger's influence on the elder. Time will tell whether this more frugal ("only at a price we like") approach will yield dividends.
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Its not that they couldn't do it. They WOULDN'T. Some of these deals could've been made if they would've gave up a 3rd instead of a 4th it seems. That's what I get from it.
I wouldve liked Ogbah and Jaylan with those 2nd rounders but I have no problem with how it ended up and they shouldn't either. Some of those picks were too steep and i'm not sure if we end up with Tapper and Preskott if we do those moves.
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That seems to be the story of this draft for me. I mean I respect their scouts but I didn't like Lynch or Ogbah or Connor Cook. Especially enough to trade up for them. It seems like they may have dodged a bullet by not trading up.
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Another interesting aspect is we will know a lot more about the outcome of this draft in months, not years. According to Dr Cooper, by late summer there will be a pretty good idea what is going on with Jayon's nerve regeneration, maybe even sooner.
So starts the weekly "tingle watch" status on this kid's left foot.
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Folks, c'mon.
This is the same story in virtually EVERY draft room every year. Everybody has a Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C. Dallas executed part of Plan A and part of Plan B. What's the problem?
I'm awfully glad we didn't end up with Floyd, and I'm really glad we didn't give the farm to get Paxton Lynch, who has basically been described as alarmingly immature and stupid. There's only so many Brett Farve's that can make that work.
This is the same story in virtually EVERY draft room every year. Everybody has a Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C. Dallas executed part of Plan A and part of Plan B. What's the problem?
I'm awfully glad we didn't end up with Floyd, and I'm really glad we didn't give the farm to get Paxton Lynch, who has basically been described as alarmingly immature and stupid. There's only so many Brett Farve's that can make that work.
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You can always overpay, I'm talking about fair deals.