Hat tip to @
adbutcher.
You may have noticed...I fancy myself a wordsmith. But up until now the word that collectively best described this year's draft class has escaped me. I've alluded to it; I've said things like "a certain attitude about them" and "a youthful energy" all the while describing my way around a word that somewhat encompasses all of that: exuberant.
Granted, their shared qualities as players don't end there. There is also confidence, intelligence, bravado (not the arrogant variety, but convinced), and focus that just seems to permeate off everything they say and do.
Now, perhaps I'm getting way ahead of myself on patting these kids on the back and certainly you could point to last year's draft success as a potential accelerant to those feelings, but at the same time there is a side of me that says, "screw it! So what if they don't ever meet your expectations. You are a Cowboys fan; you deserve to love your team again and not just parts of it."
Can we be honest? Most of us were thrilled to see Carr, Claiborne, Church and Wilcox go. Are concern was the massive hole that was left in the secondary. That led many of us to believe they were handcuffed to addressing the secondary first. And then they didn't, opting to address the quickly diminishing pass rusher position instead.
As we all know now, that proved to potentially be genius, as the Cowboys were able to add not just talent, but talent that seemingly fits what Marinelli wants to do. They fit this locker room, the physicality, athleticism, and skillset requirements like a glove.
Again, too soon to tell if this yields immediate returns, but next season and beyond is looking better than it has in 10 years.
Thoughts?
