Draft thoughts

[ThreeandOut]

This could also be known as the "Cowboys just wasted a lot of money on their 30 official visits" draft.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

I post this every year for my own reference. I like to check back years later and go wow.

Top 50
1. Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
2. Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M
3. Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
4. Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
5. Jamal Adams S LSU

6. O.J. Howard TE Alabama
7. Dalvin Cook RB Florida St.
8. Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
9. Leonard Fournette RB LSU
10. Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky

11. Derek Barnett DE Tennessee
12. Budda Baker S Washington
13. Mike Williams WR Clemson
14. Haason Reddick OLB Temple
15. Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio St.

16. Takkarist McKinley DE UCLA
17. Tre'Davious White CB LSU
18. David Njoku TE Miami
19. Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
20. John Ross WR Washington

21. Ryan Ramczyk T Wisconsin
22. Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama
23. Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
24. Taco Charlton DE Michigan
25. Garett Bolles T Utah

26. Gareon Conley CB Ohio St.
27. T.J. Watt OLB Wisconsin
28. Cam Robinson T Alabama
29. Charles Harris DE Missouri
30. Jabrill Peppers S Michigan

31. Joe Mixon RB Oklahoma
32. Carl Lawson DE Auburn
33. Malik McDowell DT Michigan St.
34. Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee
35. Sidney Jones CB Washington

36. Dion Dawkins G Temple
37. Evan Engram TE Mississippi
38. Curtis Samuel WR Ohio St.
39. Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
40. Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina

41. Fabian Moreau CB UCLA
42. Duke Riley OLB LSU
43. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
44. Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
45. Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech

46. Quincy Wilson CB Florida
47. Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
48. Zay Jones WR East Carolina
49. Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
50. Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado

Just Missed: Dan Feeney G Indiana, Tim Williams DE Alabama, Josh Jones S North Carolina St., Gerald Everett TE South Alabama, Zach Cunningham ILB Vanderbilt.

* Caleb Brantley DT Florida was originally ranked 45th but was taken off the board. He responded by superman punching my sister.

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Pet Cats
Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
O.J. Howard TE Alabama
Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky
Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
Sidney Jones CB Washington
Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
Budda Baker S Washington
Marcus Williams S Utah
Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
Josh Jones S North Carolina St.
Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado
Gerald Everett TE South Alabama
Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
Duke Riley OLB LSU
Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa
D.J. Jones DT Mississippi
Kyle Fuller C Baylor
Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia

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Mock Draft

I tried to keep this as realistic as possible in terms of what will be available at these picks. Basically if I've seen the player near the spot elsewhere, he's available to me. Trades are not an option because I'm not going to negotiate with myself. I'm not on speaking terms.

1(28) Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Had to edit this mock late with the rumblings that Foster is sliding out of the 1st round. Not with me selecting he's not. Simply the best overall player in this draft. Would bring leadership and nasty to the defense. Budda Baker was the original selection. Too much value at 28 to pass up.

2(60) Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
I don't know how realistic it is that he's still on the board but several have him here and that's fits my criteria for making the pick. Not the popular choice. Slides in at RT for 2018. Very underrated player.

3(92) Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
The best pure cover corner in the draft. Will take over Scandrick's role. Don't want to talk anymore about this.

4(133) Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia
Gives the team the speed dynamic they've lacked on offense for quite some time and could help in the return game. Home run hitter with a ridiculous 22.6 yards per catch average with the Mountaineers.

6(211) Ifeadi Odenigbo DE Northwestern
Athletic pass rush specialist with the tools to develop. Can give Tapper a blow when he gets tired of sacking everybody all the time.

7(228) DeAngelo Brown DT Louisville
Has a shot as a block eating 1 tech keeping the linebackers clean to make plays.

7(246) David Jones S Richmond
Super sleeper has slid through the cracks based off an injury riddled 2016. 9 INTs in 2015. Special teams gunner buys him time to develop.

Draft Grade: A+ Nailed it.

No impact pass rusher in the early rounds. Oxygen masks will now be deployed.

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- I didn't plan to go heavy on defense. I'd have liked to have addressed TE and maybe with that 4th round pick but Gibson's speed is too enticing there.

- Mock drafts are meaningless. The truth is you, I and everyone else. including the teams. don't know how these players are going to come off the board. Yet we conduct mocks thinking we do. Your true mock draft will be when we go on the clock with those selections. I expect to pick a better player than the Cowboys every time when that happens. Just like last year.

- If the rumors are BS and Philadelphia lands Reuben Foster put me on suicide watch.

- I really hope I'm wrong but I think we're setting up for a real stinker draft class. All signs point to the team being fixated on a couple of positions. That's bad news, man. Fans are for it of course. They want instant impact. Draftniks aren't. Team building is the way to go in the draft and you don't do that force feeding picks at current needs. So if you want to break all ties with a defensive player I can live with it but you've lost me if you're playing the "we can go DE in round 1, CB in round 2, S in round 3" game. It's a terrible failure of a philosophy.

Best. Sports. Event. Of. The. Year. I can't wait to buckle down on Thursday with all the answers and a Do Not Disturb sign on the basement door.

Go Cowboys.

Do you really think Foster is the best player in the draft?

Overall I would be happy if the draft fell this way. I don't mind taking a RT but was wondering if a corner like Jones or Tabor makes it to 60 why not double dip at corner......a duo of Jones and Lewis with Brown is a great young trio for the future

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Nope. I think draftin Foster would be sticking to the board and taking the best player. Foster is a complete linebacker and IMO, one of the top 5 talents in this draft.

Perhaps there is a bit of cautiousness with Jaylon that would go into this pick, but it wouldn't be the reason. The reason would be because of Foster's talent.

Also having Foster, Jaylon and Lee would be insane at the LB spots

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

I didn't say I wouldn't take a DE or CB at 28.

What I like about your list is no QBs before the Dallas choice. That's not likely and it is possible up to 4 QBs go before #28. Which will likely push down a highly rated DE and a DB near #28.


If #26 Conely or #33 McDowell are there - it already happened.

 

[jday]

I post this every year for my own reference. I like to check back years later and go wow.

Top 50
1. Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
2. Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M
3. Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
4. Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
5. Jamal Adams S LSU

6. O.J. Howard TE Alabama
7. Dalvin Cook RB Florida St.
8. Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
9. Leonard Fournette RB LSU
10. Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky

11. Derek Barnett DE Tennessee
12. Budda Baker S Washington
13. Mike Williams WR Clemson
14. Haason Reddick OLB Temple
15. Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio St.

16. Takkarist McKinley DE UCLA
17. Tre'Davious White CB LSU
18. David Njoku TE Miami
19. Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
20. John Ross WR Washington

21. Ryan Ramczyk T Wisconsin
22. Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama
23. Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
24. Taco Charlton DE Michigan
25. Garett Bolles T Utah

26. Gareon Conley CB Ohio St.
27. T.J. Watt OLB Wisconsin
28. Cam Robinson T Alabama
29. Charles Harris DE Missouri
30. Jabrill Peppers S Michigan

31. Joe Mixon RB Oklahoma
32. Carl Lawson DE Auburn
33. Malik McDowell DT Michigan St.
34. Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee
35. Sidney Jones CB Washington

36. Dion Dawkins G Temple
37. Evan Engram TE Mississippi
38. Curtis Samuel WR Ohio St.
39. Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
40. Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina

41. Fabian Moreau CB UCLA
42. Duke Riley OLB LSU
43. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
44. Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
45. Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech

46. Quincy Wilson CB Florida
47. Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
48. Zay Jones WR East Carolina
49. Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
50. Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado

Just Missed: Dan Feeney G Indiana, Tim Williams DE Alabama, Josh Jones S North Carolina St., Gerald Everett TE South Alabama, Zach Cunningham ILB Vanderbilt.

* Caleb Brantley DT Florida was originally ranked 45th but was taken off the board. He responded by superman punching my sister.

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Pet Cats
Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
O.J. Howard TE Alabama
Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky
Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
Sidney Jones CB Washington
Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
Budda Baker S Washington
Marcus Williams S Utah
Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
Josh Jones S North Carolina St.
Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado
Gerald Everett TE South Alabama
Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
Duke Riley OLB LSU
Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa
D.J. Jones DT Mississippi
Kyle Fuller C Baylor
Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia

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Mock Draft

I tried to keep this as realistic as possible in terms of what will be available at these picks. Basically if I've seen the player near the spot elsewhere, he's available to me. Trades are not an option because I'm not going to negotiate with myself. I'm not on speaking terms.

1(28) Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Had to edit this mock late with the rumblings that Foster is sliding out of the 1st round. Not with me selecting he's not. Simply the best overall player in this draft. Would bring leadership and nasty to the defense. Budda Baker was the original selection. Too much value at 28 to pass up.

2(60) Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
I don't know how realistic it is that he's still on the board but several have him here and that's fits my criteria for making the pick. Not the popular choice. Slides in at RT for 2018. Very underrated player.

3(92) Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
The best pure cover corner in the draft. Will take over Scandrick's role. Don't want to talk anymore about this.

4(133) Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia
Gives the team the speed dynamic they've lacked on offense for quite some time and could help in the return game. Home run hitter with a ridiculous 22.6 yards per catch average with the Mountaineers.

6(211) Ifeadi Odenigbo DE Northwestern
Athletic pass rush specialist with the tools to develop. Can give Tapper a blow when he gets tired of sacking everybody all the time.

7(228) DeAngelo Brown DT Louisville
Has a shot as a block eating 1 tech keeping the linebackers clean to make plays.

7(246) David Jones S Richmond
Super sleeper has slid through the cracks based off an injury riddled 2016. 9 INTs in 2015. Special teams gunner buys him time to develop.

Draft Grade: A+ Nailed it.

No impact pass rusher in the early rounds. Oxygen masks will now be deployed.

----

- I didn't plan to go heavy on defense. I'd have liked to have addressed TE and maybe with that 4th round pick but Gibson's speed is too enticing there.

- Mock drafts are meaningless. The truth is you, I and everyone else. including the teams. don't know how these players are going to come off the board. Yet we conduct mocks thinking we do. Your true mock draft will be when we go on the clock with those selections. I expect to pick a better player than the Cowboys every time when that happens. Just like last year.

- If the rumors are BS and Philadelphia lands Reuben Foster put me on suicide watch.

- I really hope I'm wrong but I think we're setting up for a real stinker draft class. All signs point to the team being fixated on a couple of positions. That's bad news, man. Fans are for it of course. They want instant impact. Draftniks aren't. Team building is the way to go in the draft and you don't do that force feeding picks at current needs. So if you want to break all ties with a defensive player I can live with it but you've lost me if you're playing the "we can go DE in round 1, CB in round 2, S in round 3" game. It's a terrible failure of a philosophy.

Best. Sports. Event. Of. The. Year. I can't wait to buckle down on Thursday with all the answers and a Do Not Disturb sign on the basement door.

Go Cowboys.

Solomon Thomas is not in the top 50?

 

[Risen Star]

Solomon Thomas is not in the top 50?

How unprofessional of me. I completely missed him. Yes. Put him in at 8.

 

[Risen Star]

What I like about your list is no QBs before the Dallas choice. That's not likely and it is possible up to 4 QBs go before #28. Which will likely push down a highly rated DE and a DB near #28.


If #26 Conely or #33 McDowell are there - it already happened.

There's pretty much a consensus that there aren't really any 1st round value QBs in this class. Watson was supposed to be but disappointed.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

There's pretty much a consensus that there aren't really any 1st round value QBs in this class. Watson was supposed to be but disappointed.

Hopeful for 2, might get that and best for us.

 

[Risen Star]

Hopeful for 2, might get that and best for us.

All the rumblings I'm hearing is 2 are going in the top 12. Could be 3 or 4 gone before the Cowboys pick.

 

[Carson]

All the rumblings I'm hearing is 2 are going in the top 12. Could be 3 or 4 gone before the Cowboys pick.

Good. The more go, the more talent drops to us.

 

[Avery]

Foster will go in the top 15 is my guess.

 

[Risen Star]

Do you really think Foster is the best player in the draft?

Overall I would be happy if the draft fell this way. I don't mind taking a RT but was wondering if a corner like Jones or Tabor makes it to 60 why not double dip at corner......a duo of Jones and Lewis with Brown is a great young trio for the future

I do really think that. I have Foster, Garrett, Allen and Hooker in the top tier but if forced to choose I'd take Foster out of that group.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

I do really think that. I have Foster, Garrett, Allen and Hooker in the top tier but if forced to choose I'd take Foster out of that group.

I don't disagree but I have Garrett number 1. That being said I would run to the podium if he is there at 28 being the number 1 prospect.

 

[jday]

How unprofessional of me. I completely missed him. Yes. Put him in at 8.

Actually, I honestly was hoping you did so on purpose. If you forgot about him, maybe the rest of the league will...

 

[Rogerthat12]

 

[DFWJC]

I wonder if that really includes rookie UDFAs vs just draft picks.

 

[Risen Star]

The Pro Bowl is a popularity contest. The Cowboys are the most popular.

Show me All Pros.

 

[Rogerthat12]

I wonder if that really includes rookie UDFAs vs just draft picks.

I think it was just draft picks, not counting Romo or others.

 

[Rogerthat12]

The Pro Bowl is a popularity contest. The Cowboys are the most popular.

Show me All Pros.

Regardless, they have a significant amount as opposed to other clubs, no need to disregard this fact.

The Cowboys are usually not popular in that span since we lost so much.

Prepare for the smack... 2000-2017...17...only behind Panthers and tied with SH!http://i1133.***BLOCKED***/albums/m600/DWAREZIZ/C7cKCNQVwAAUX9K.jpg

 

[tyke1doe]

This stat tells you all you need to know about Cowboys coaching.