Don't Force The Pick

[foofighters]

I have thinking about the least desirable direction that I believe the Cowboys have a realistic chance of going in the draft which would be a worst case scenario for the team. I have come to the conclusion that taking a receiver in the first round is probably the least desirable outcome.

Make no mistake about it. We need a receiver and Dez needs to go. TWill is unreliable, Butler is gone. But the team should not panic and try to force a square peg into a round hole by grabbing a receiver in the first round.

None of the receivers appear to be first round talents and there is usually talent to be found later on in the draft at receiver. I wouldn't be opposed to drafting a couple somewhere in this draft class. But we don't "need" to be pressured to draft a guy high to replace Dez even if we cut Dez.

A later round guy 2-5 could be just as effective as Dez for a fraction of the cost. It doesn't take a 1st round choice to replace the slug we call Dez.

Ya, sometimes that bugger is pretty crusted in your nose. You pick too hard and you're bleeding all over the place.

 

[northerncowboynation]

We should have been developing another WR for a few years now. I realize they don’t grow on trees but they have acted as if we were fine.

Yep, agree. I don't know that I'd expect a WR right out of the draft to replace Dez's numbers but we can certainly draft one to push T Will in year one and who knows how high their ceiling could be.

 

[glimmerman]

Yep, agree. I don't know that I'd expect a WR right out of the draft to replace Dez's numbers but we can certainly draft one to push T Will in year one and who knows how high their ceiling could be.

Would love to have a young tall super fast WR that has plenty of cardio. Run him on a lot of deep stuff. Let Dak take that quick look to see if he has streaked open. Throw some deep shots to him. Stretch a secondary. Keep them honest.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

We should have been developing another WR for a few years now. I realize they don’t grow on trees but they have acted as if we were fine.

Well they have been fine. The problem to me has been tight end. Witten really limits our offense.

 

[glimmerman]

Well they have been fine. The problem to me has been tight end. Witten really limits our offense.

We know that The Cowboys won’t kick Witten to the curb. He will maybe have a more limited role this year if and only if another TE steps up and is a complete TE. Rico is a wildcard.

 

[Rockport]

Ya, sometimes that bugger is pretty crusted in your nose. You pick too hard and you're bleeding all over the place.

Don't pick your nose then.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

We know that The Cowboys won’t kick Witten to the curb. He will maybe have a more limited role this year if and only if another TE steps up and is a complete TE. Rico is a wildcard.

I'm fine with a limited role. I'd cut him but he deserves to go out on his own terms. But he has to play limited.

 

[glimmerman]

I'm fine with a limited role. I'd cut him but he deserves to go out on his own terms. But he has to play limited.

I think the way opposing defenses played us this year in taking away short stuff effected his effectiveness.

 

[GMO415]

They did last year

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I think the way opposing defenses played us this year in taking away short stuff effected his effectiveness.

Actually I think teams allowed for Witten to get those two yard catches.

 

[glimmerman]

Actually I think teams allowed for Witten to get those two yard catches.

A shame it wasn’t 3rd and 1 all the time.

 

[CouchCoach]

It is too early to speculate on the needs until all the FA decisions are made. What do they do with Lawrence, Hitchens and Irving? That alone could dictate what happens with that pick. They've already hinted at no NT with the 1st. However, LG may be the top spot on the board and they could trade down for that, unless there is one of those crazy OL runs, and pick up another pick or two.

I don't see a WR worthy of that 19 pick, including Ridley who will probably go earlier because of a thin draft at WR.

I think the key to this draft in round 1 all depends on Hitchens and Lawrence and if they're still Cowboys. And both want big $ because they realize this is not a deep FA. I would rather the Cowboys get a FA WR that is proven at the NFL level.

 

[cern]

#1 draft picks should be immediate contributors and starters. if such a player is there when we pick, take him. hopefully, he will be. hopefully, a wr or lb.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

A shame it wasn’t 3rd and 1 all the time.

Yeah I know....but it's always 3rd and 6 lol.

 

[Tristan]

I think Calvin Ridley is absolutely a blue chip talent and a legit top ten caliber player. The more I watch of this guy the more I see a Antonio Brown, Tyrek Hill with a little more size.

If u watch his highlights and focus on his separation ability it is scary, he leaves track star dbs lost and in mudd constantly (see FSU game) Last time I saw a guy in college blow by people like him was Will Fuller ND.
The thing I like most about him is he seems to be attacking from everywhere like AB, short, deep, inside, out, he just keeps coming all day.

I saw an interview with one of his defensive teamates, the mlb i believe. They asked him about Ridley and he said that nobody can even come close to covering him one on one and they dont even dare single him in practice or he abuses them, said hes on another level from everone else as far as his speed, skill and explosion and extremely hard work to stop.

Other than him I think its an awful wr year even tho theres a few guys with some upside I wouldnt draft anyone but Ridley in the first but him, id trade up for if he slips past ten or so

 

[CowboyRoy]

I have thinking about the least desirable direction that I believe the Cowboys have a realistic chance of going in the draft which would be a worst case scenario for the team. I have come to the conclusion that taking a receiver in the first round is probably the least desirable outcome.

Make no mistake about it. We need a receiver and Dez needs to go. TWill is unreliable, Butler is gone. But the team should not panic and try to force a square peg into a round hole by grabbing a receiver in the first round.

None of the receivers appear to be first round talents and there is usually talent to be found later on in the draft at receiver. I wouldn't be opposed to drafting a couple somewhere in this draft class. But we don't "need" to be pressured to draft a guy high to replace Dez even if we cut Dez.

A later round guy 2-5 could be just as effective as Dez for a fraction of the cost. It doesn't take a 1st round choice to replace the slug we call Dez.

You mean dont force it like we did with Soft Taco?

And YES Dez needs to go.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Yep, agree. I don't know that I'd expect a WR right out of the draft to replace Dez's numbers but we can certainly draft one to push T Will in year one and who knows how high their ceiling could be.

You could go out and sign a middle of the road FA WR that could easily give us the production Dez gave last year.

 

[McKDaddy]

I think Calvin Ridley is absolutely a blue chip talent and a legit top ten caliber player. The more I watch of this guy the more I see a Antonio Brown, Tyrek Hill with a little more size.

If u watch his highlights and focus on his separation ability it is scary, he leaves track star dbs lost and in mudd constantly (see FSU game) Last time I saw a guy in college blow by people like him was Will Fuller ND.
The thing I like most about him is he seems to be attacking from everywhere like AB, short, deep, inside, out, he just keeps coming all day.

I saw an interview with one of his defensive teamates, the mlb i believe. They asked him about Ridley and he said that nobody can even come close to covering him one on one and they dont even dare single him in practice or he abuses them, said hes on another level from everone else as far as his speed, skill and explosion and extremely hard work to stop.

Other than him I think its an awful wr year even tho theres a few guys with some upside I wouldnt draft anyone but Ridley in the first but him, id trade up for if he slips past ten or so

I wouldn't trade up for him but I think someone may get a Marvin Harrison type player

 

[northerncowboynation]

You could go out and sign a middle of the road FA WR that could easily give us the production Dez gave last year.

Well not exactly. Dez is ranked 34 out of 200 WR's in Yards/game. Middle would be 100 out of 200 and that would be Ricardo Lewis at 22 yards/game. I know what you mean though. Here are a few lower than Dez in yards/game, i know there is more than yards/game but since we're comparing.... Mike Wallace, Alshon Jeffery, Amari Cooper, Nelson Agholor, Desean Jackson, Emanuel Sanders to name a few, so it's not as easy as you might think. Hard to compare because each had a different QB and offensive scheme but there is a small sample of some top names that had fewer yards than Dez

 

[CowboyRoy]

Well not exactly. Dez is ranked 34 out of 200 WR's in Yards/game. Middle would be 100 out of 200 and that would be Ricardo Lewis at 22 yards/game. I know what you mean though. Here are a few lower than Dez in yards/game, i know there is more than yards/game but since we're comparing.... Mike Wallace, Alshon Jeffery, Amari Cooper, Nelson Agholor, Desean Jackson, Emanuel Sanders to name a few, so it's not as easy as you might think. Hard to compare because each had a different QB and offensive scheme but there is a small sample of some top names that had fewer yards than Dez

Ok.........now throw in the 16 million salary into the mix. From my seat that spells...............bye bye.