We now know that there were several points in this draft where the results could have been very different based on the Cowboys plans. Below are three options for the Cowboys for the first four rounds based on options they were considering but that eventually didn't happen. Are there any of these options that you would have preferred over how the draft actually played out for the Cowboys?
Option 1
The Cowboys trade a 2nd and 3rd round pick to move up to Seattle's 1st to take Lynch. The first four rounds look like this:
Round 1 E Elliot RB
Round 2 P Lynch QB
Round 4 (#101) C Tapper DE
Round 4 (#135) C McGovern OG
Option 2
Ogbah falls to the Cowboys at 34 without a trade-up. The Cowboys trade their 3rd and 4th round (#101) picks to move back into the 2nd round for Smith.
Round 1 E Elliot RB
Round 2 E Ogbah DE
Round 2 J Smith LB
Round 4 (#101) D Prescott
Option 3
The Cowboys move up in round 4 to take Cook giving up picks 101 and 189 in round 6.
Round 1 E Elliot RB
Round 2 J Smith LB
Round 3 M Collins DT
Round 4 C Cook QB
Round 4 (#135) C McGovern OG
In most cases, I selected the players actually selected in their original slots for those slots not impacted by a trade. In the options where a QB was taken earlier, I slotted in the offensive lineman McGovern from Missouri at pick 135 as he was available at that point and he was on the Cowboys list of pre-draft visitors.
