sago1;1591347 said:
Why are fans so eager to give up on a player? It use to be that we waited at least a few weeks into the regular season before we started calling our first rounder a bust. Now the Cowboys haven't even played their second preseason game and already there are calls we should move 3rd round pick (OT James Marten) to another OL position.
I don't know if it is unique to Cowboy fans to expect immediate production from a first day draft pick but thank goodness Cowboy coaches are a lot more willing/knowledeable to give these players time to develop.
while I don't agree that we should give up on the idea of Marten as an NFL tackle, I see the thinking behind moving him to OG, since he's not the fleetest of foot, and was a OG for 3 years prior to his Senior season
and we did practice Free some at OG and McQ, it's all about finding the right fit, so down the road I wouldn't rule out Marten making the switch, but I think Dallas is trying to work him at RT, since he is the ideal candidate for that spot, big, strong and a mauler in the running game and at Senior Bowl workouts and practices, he was showing good feet and since he's a BC lineman, the technique part of the game shouldn't be that much of a task to get down