- Let's get this out of the way early. I am absolutely biased towards using premium picks (1st and 2nd rounders to me) on the OL or DL. Other than the QB, I don't think there is another position or group of players that affects a game more than the OL and DL. So I got into most drafts just hoping that a stud at OT or OG or OC or DT or DE or even OLB (edge) is sitting there for us to pick in the first two rounds.
- Conversely, I don't care how big a stud a RB is, I just don't see the value in taking one really high. I just don't. Yes, I get BPA and certainly there is a scenario where a TB is easily the best player available but that gap between him and what's available in the first, for example, has to be massive for me. I'd rather take a small reach on a DT in the first than take a TB. I absolutely do not, under any circumstances, go chasing a TB in the first round using a premium or mid round picks to trade up. That's just ****** roster building right there. The reality is this is a capped league. Resourcesd are not finite. Teams have continually shown that if you invest in the OL you can then patch up the RB position with minimal resources. You don't need to throw a first round pick (or trade up in the first) for a TB to build a good run game that can win in January/February. Plow your money and your top picks into the lines. That's how you build a championship roster. Not go chasing a shiny, flashy toy in a TB.
- TE is an interesting situation. To me, it's just above RB in terms of value. Ferguson is a nice prospect but he has a ceiling. I think we can get by with him but he's also not a guy that I look at and say, yeah, we good there. You can absolutely upgrade that position. But again, I can't really justify using a first round pick on one unless he's such a freak of nature and complete player. Unfortunately, that's not the case here. Mayer is the best all around guy but he has limitations. Washington looks like a freak but he has real downside. Kincaid is basically a big WR. The board would have to be pretty barren for me to consider a TE at 26 as a great pick. LaPorta at 58? OK, then I can get behind something like that.
- I've come around on Drew Sanders. Not sure I would use 26 on him, but if he's there at 58? I'd think long and hard. The reality is the Cowboys don't value DT. They don't seem to mind that certain teams can just rough up their DT rotation. So in order for Dallas to be a great D they have to get after the QB and create turnovers. Sanders is a piece that Quinn could probably use, paired with Parson, at LB that could create havoc.
- I am firmly in the get your TB in the 3rd-5th round camp. There are a lot of guys in that range - Bigsby, the kid from Pitt with too many letters in his name, Spears, McIntosh, Evans. Grab one there. Not at 26. And for freaksakes, not at 15 because Jerry got stupid and traded away a 2nd round pick to do it.
- I am not high on this WR class. Yeah, I know there are Hyatt fanboys out there and people think JSN is really good but again, looking at how the Cowboys build their roster and what they have and what they have done, I can't justify a guy like Hyatt, for example, at 26. Yeah, he runs fast. So did Carl Lewis, but he couldn't catch a football. The comparison is crude but the point is with how Dallas does things, they typically need their #1 to play and play alot and make an impact. Hyatt is a stach and hope guy. He's too raw to expect an impact early. He's not taking snaps from Gallup or Cooks. I just can't use a first round pick on a lay away.
- I hope they take a QB late. Kid from UCLA, kid from Purdue. Just fill the pipeline with QBs and maybe you get lucky and one hits. Late round picks are a total crap shoot. I'd rather take a flier on a QB late than some ridiculous project WR or LB.
