How much is enough draft help at linebacker?

[TheMarathonContinues]

And we didn't make the playoffs

And you think that was because we didn’t draft a receiver but traded for Pickens?

 

[Sandyf]

Have to think at this point that there are 2 or 3 guys they really want out of the top 12. IMO, 1st choice is a green dot guy and that would be Styles.

No way Styles makes it to 12 so if he makes it 6 then that is where Dallas considers trading up. Probably another 2 on Day 3 then 3 or4 UDFAs.

 

[JayFord]

I have to ask

Was LB bad last year because of Eberflus or a combination of Eberflus and Players

I say both….im not sold on Overshown and i honestly think if theres no 1st round grade on a LB you take edge and corner and address LB in the second

 

[Ironicalicon]

I feel every great defense needs a master communicator. It's usually the Mike LB since he pretty much never comes off the field. From what I've heard Sonny Styles can be that guy and most analysts I've come across say it would be no problem at all for him.

I understand we need Edges. We need DBs.

That said, If you can draft Sonny Styles, draft Sonny Styles. I don't know where the top mock guys have him going but I wouldn't even be opposed to moving up a little if the price is not too high. The only player I'd take instead would be Caleb Downs, who I'd also be okay with trading up for.

 

[JayFord]

I feel every great defense needs a master communicator. It's usually the Mike LB since he pretty much never comes off the field. From what I've heard Sonny Styles can be that guy and most analysts I've come across say it would be no problem at all for him.

I understand we need Edges. We need DBs.

That said, If you can draft Sonny Styles, draft Sonny Styles. I don't know where the top mock guys have him going but I wouldn't even be opposed to moving up a little if the price is not too high. The only player I'd take instead would be Caleb Downs, who I'd also be okay with trading up for.

Styles wont go past NY and if he does he wont go past Was because Was LB room is as bad as ours if Wagner doesnt come back

If Styles is at our pick we should take him quick

 

[gimmesix]

I was doing a mock draft and have been fiddling around targeting linebackers primarily in that second round sweet spot. There are about 4 premium linebackers in that sweet spot that I believe would likely really help us.

There is a tier below that that primarily has Kyle Louis in that tier, and one might argue that’s a tier by itself.

Then lower you have Perkins/York, etc.

Suppose the Cowboys take an OLB/Edge early: one of Bain/Reese/Bailey/Mesidore/Faulk (I don’t care for him) Howell or Thomas. Do you think Kyle Louis and a lower tier linebacker (Perkins/Elarms Orr/York/) is enough help this year on defense at ILB?

I ask that because I believe there may very well be higher valued players than ILB on the board when Rodrigues/Hill/Golday/Trotter are on the board.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

At this point, I'd go one early and one third day. I think right now we are worse off at starting ILB than any other position on defense.

At OLB/DE, we have a player who showed promise as a rookie (Eze) and a player we traded for as a starter (Gary). At DT/DE, we have Quinnen and Clark and the third starter (Ogbinnia, Bullard) won't be on the field as much as them. At S, we have Thompson, Hooker, Locke and Bell. At CB, we have Bland, Revel and Durant. We could certainly upgrade all of those positions, but we at least have some options there if we don't, even if they don't work out like we want.

At ILB, we have Overshown, and that's it. Counting on Shemar James to be the other ILB starter is asking too much IMO. Unless we trade for an ILB, then I think we have to target one with one of our first-round picks. Now, I'm not saying we have to take an ILB at 12 or 20, but I do think we should move around with at least one of those picks with that in mind.

Depthwise, we've got James and nothing else really, just a player (Justin Barron) who was on the practice squad last year. I do think we'll ultimately more Liufau back to ILB, but he hasn't shown he can play either LB spot.