Even Considering Drafting Jeanty is Insane

[baltcowboy]

Argument against, if you have a strong OL or strong rushing scheme, drafting a high rb could pay huge dividends. We saw Zeke get drafted when we had an elite line and he lead us to the #1 seed with a rookie QB and a below average defense. Cleary, Cowboys do not have an elite OL or scheme.

The counter-argument Jeanty plays with a poor OL at Boise, he can make an average line look far more better then they actually are.

I am not opposed to taking a 1st rd rb if he is the best player on your board. They had Dalvin Cook rated higher then Taco and drafted for need.

What happens if he becomes the next Sanders, LT or Peterson, you would make the same mistake the Packers did when they passed on Barry?

Remember the poster is an Eagles fan. The last thing he wants is the Cowboys to add an elite talent.

 

[rambo2]

Devin Neal instead please. Mid round pick and the guy will play for 10 years.

I'll take the under 10 years.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Argument against, if you have a strong OL or strong rushing scheme, drafting a high rb could pay huge dividends. We saw Zeke get drafted when we had an elite line and he lead us to the #1 seed with a rookie QB and a below average defense. Cleary, Cowboys do not have an elite OL or scheme.

The counter-argument Jeanty plays with a poor OL at Boise, he can make an average line look far more better then they actually are.

I am not opposed to taking a 1st rd rb if he is the best player on your board. They had Dalvin Cook rated higher then Taco and drafted for need.

What happens if he becomes the next Sanders, LT or Peterson, you would make the same mistake the Packers did when they passed on Barry?

Jeanty can make an average line look better, yes, but the average line will still sink your team. At that point you’re drafting for fantasy football stats over team success. How did the team that took Barry work out for team success? How did the Packers passing on Barry prevent their team success? Same question with AP, he put up tremendous stats in MIN, but how did they really benefit from that? He made the wild card round… 3 times his entire career? Divisional round once?

The impact a RB upgrade has on the overall team pales in comparison to lineman.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Eagles with Barkley. I think the deal is that Jeanty could very well be the bpa when Dallas is on the board.

The difference is the eagles already had an all-pro line and were ready to contend at all other positions. Also, they didn’t burn draft capital on Barkley. Even if you had your 2016 line, it’s still a bad idea. Get a mid round RB and pair him with a moderately priced FA and you’ll see the same or better team impact than burning a top pick.

 

[rambo2]

The difference is the eagles already had an all-pro line and were ready to contend at all other positions. Also, they didn’t burn draft capital on Barkley. Even if you had your 2016 line, it’s still a bad idea. Get a mid round RB and pair him with a moderately priced FA and you’ll see the same or better team impact than burning a top pick.

The deal with that will be is Jeanty better than the olinemen on the board. I think Jeanty is better. It would come down to is Jeanty better than the dtackles on the board like maybe Kenneth Grant. I could go either way with that one. I'd be ok with going with Grant and taking a running back in the 2nd or 3rd.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

The deal with that will be is Jeanty better than the olinemen on the board. I think Jeanty is better. It would come down to is Jeanty better than the dtackles on the board like maybe Kenneth Grant. I could go either way with that one. I'd be ok with going with Grant and taking a running back in the 2nd or 3rd.

The issue though is positional value.

Aubrey is better at kicking than CeeDee Lamb is at receiving, even though CD is a fantastic receiver. But does Aubrey make your team better than CeeDee? Of course not.

A good RT makes your team better than a superstar RB. If that wasn’t true then Saquon and CMC would be making 30m$, but they’re not because it is true.

You’re wanting to take the better play, yes, but he is the inferior roster upgrade. That’s the argument I’m making. A new tackle so you can dump Steele, a new DT, or Tank’s successor will make Dallas a better football team than a top 15 RB.

 

[rambo2]

The issue though is positional value.

Aubrey is better at kicking than CeeDee Lamb is at receiving, even though CD is a fantastic receiver. But does Aubrey make your team better than CeeDee? Of course not.

A good RT makes your team better than a superstar RB. If that wasn’t true then Saquon and CMC would be making 30m$, but they’re not because it is true.

You’re wanting to take the better play, yes, but he is the inferior roster upgrade. That’s the argument I’m making. A new tackle so you can dump Steele, a new DT, or Tank’s successor will make Dallas a better football team than a top 15 RB.

Another thing is that they can possibly get an olineman in free agency this time.

 

[cnuball21]

Going into the offseason the Cowboys where a better team then the Eagles. So yeah a Jeanty type player would make our line look better than it is. Dak is a better quarterback than Hurts so Jeanty would not be keyed on. The Cowboys offensive line was hot garbage in the early 90s until Emmitt came along. One player in the draft can change things like Parsons did for the Cowboys in 2021.

Going into the offseason maybe…what about going into the regular season?

Eagles had a better roster by a landslide.

Jeanty is a stud but he’s a luxury pick. Great RBs don’t make bad rosters great but they do make great rosters better.

Saquon did not turn around the Giants franchise, but yes, hes playing great in Philly partially bc of the great roster and OL. Keep in mind Philly went to the Super Bowl with a league average RB.