Is anyone kind of upset

[Bigdog]

I'm not.

Durant - good player, always hurt. He only played 5 games last year and we went 13-5. Not a huge loss IMO.
Carter - I'm a Tar Heel fan and love Carter, but his inconsistent play was not worth what he got paid.

Exactly what I was thinking.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I agree we lost some good players, but I don't think the drop off is huge. Brinkley has shown he can play in the league. Gaz is known by our LB coach who has shown he can coach up players, so I'm excited about his potential. Hitchens should get better in year 2. Any games from Lee will be a bonus and if he plays 5, he off-sets the loss of Durant.

RoMac would be good to get back and if we do, then LB's are still IMO a strength.

I think you need 3 healthy LBers. Lee missed the season and Durant missed the final 12 games. But we still had Hitchens, McClain and Carter. We currently only have 2 proven LBers and one of them (Lee) missed the last 28 games.

 

[jterrell]

I share your thoughts on getting a LB at 27 (although I do think Kendricks would be worth it and a good pickup at 27).

I sort of share your thoughts on RB in the first as well but I do think the way this draft and Free Agency is shaping up that RB might be the BAP by a long shot at Dallas' pick. I anticipate DE to be well picked over. I don't think Malcom Brown will be there at 27 and he's about the only DT I think they might take in the 1st. Kendricks is probably the only LB they'd want in the first but he could very well be gone too. At Safety, I don't think there is a guy in this draft that Dallas would take at 27.

Cornerback might have a guy there that the team views as worth the 27th, but it might not either.

So, if there simply isn't a defensive player left that Dallas views as the 27th overall pick, I could see them going offense there. OT might have the BAP but I really don't think Dallas wants to do that, no matter how staunchly they want to follow BPA. Same goes for WR. The TE position doesn't have a chance of being the first pick.

In the case that it does work out this way and Gurley or Gordon is there at 27, then I think that will be the pick.

I still think Kendricks might be there though and the question is, would they take LB or RB if both Kendricks and Gurley or Gordon are there. I'm not sure because the team isn't crazy about spending a first round pick on LB or RB.

I tend to believe RB will be BAP at 27, 60 and 91.
That's kinda what I have seen doing mock drafts.
I mean even local radio in discussing teams that need RBs has a very small list.

Hendricks looks special. If he is there at 27 I'd strongly consider him even after this Ro resigning.

And if Gurley got a totally clean bill of health and showed me in a team workout he can do everything 100% right now I'd consider him at 27 anyway regardless of my RB sentiments.
But not sure which way I'd go I had to choose between those two. Probably Hendricks just because I think he lasts longer in the league. But it's all odds at this point which is why no one drafts perfectly.

 

[CATCH17]

Alright good deal... We signed back McClain..


Now we have to worry about them drafting a corner.

 

[Sydla]

Carter and Durant were playing at an "elite" level last year?

 

[Picksix]

Alright good deal... We signed back McClain..


Now we have to worry about them drafting a corner.

Sounds like you're doing a lot of worrying over something you have you have no control over. You also seem to have you're mind made up that the two clearly biggest needs are pass rusher and RB. A couple issues with this:

1) The team may not see it the same way you do. I'm sure they feel the need to continue to add to the pass rush. As for RB, maybe not. Still have Williams, Randle, and McFadden. They also have the best OL in the game. And its been shown repeatedly that you can get great RBs later in the draft.

2) Even if they agree with you that pass rusher and RB are the top two needs, that doesn't mean you take one. That would be drafting for need, and you get in trouble when you do that.

If a player like OO is there, and he's the top player on the board, take him. Gurley? Gordon? Absolutely. But say their top player is Kendricks or Kevin Johnson. If the guy will make us a better team and help us win championships, I have no problem with it.

 

[HellCrowe]

Alright good deal... We signed back McClain..


Now we have to worry about them drafting a corner.

CB would be a great pick with one of our top 2 picks. Worrying? More like hoping. We need an upgrade.

 

[xwalker]

Carter and Durant were playing at an "elite" level last year?

Hitchens started over Carter in weeks 12 thought 16. Odd that they would keep an elite player on the bench to start the game.

 

[AsthmaField]

Hitchens started over Carter in weeks 12 thought 16. Odd that they would keep an elite player on the bench to start the game.

Even more odd that Marinelli would play Kyle Wilber over an elite LB...

Hmmm, curious.

 

[Sydla]

Well shoot, if Carter and Durant were "elite" and got replaced by Wilber and Hitchens, those two must be all-universe.

 

[CATCH17]

CB would be a great pick with one of our top 2 picks. Worrying? More like hoping. We need an upgrade.

I worry about the lines and Quarterback and feel like we can pluck guys from anywhere if the lines and QB are good.



Im really liking the shape of our front 7 defensively but another pass rusher or 2 would be nice.

I don't really care what we throw out there at corner or safety as long as they are serviceable.

 

[xwalker]

I think you need 3 healthy LBers. Lee missed the season and Durant missed the final 12 games. But we still had Hitchens, McClain and Carter. We currently only have 2 proven LBers and one of them (Lee) missed the last 28 games.

I think they need more than 3. Lee and McClain could be out injured at any time. They really over loaded against injury with Lee/McClain/Hitchens as the likely starters with Brinkley, Gachkar, Rivers, Watson and Wilber as backup options.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I think they need more than 3. Lee and McClain could be out injured at any time. They really over loaded against injury with Lee/McClain/Hitchens as the likely starters with Brinkley, Gachkar, Rivers, Watson and Wilber as backup options.

I mean you need 3 good healthy LBers per game. We had 5 total last year but Lee and Durant missed most or all the season. The guys we had behind our top 3 healthy LBers were not reliable. I like the 3 guys (Brinkley/Rivers/Gachkar) we signed for depth purposes. I was disappointed early in the offseason when it looked like they'd be our starters. But I'm very happy with them as guys who would step in in case of injury.

 

[xwalker]

I mean you need 3 good healthy LBers per game. We had 5 total last year but Lee and Durant missed most or all the season. The guys we had behind our top 3 healthy LBers were not reliable. I like the 3 guys (Brinkley/Rivers/Gachkar) we signed for depth purposes. I was disappointed early in the offseason when it looked like they'd be our starters. But I'm very happy with them as guys who would step in in case of injury.

The LB depth is very solid now. Maybe be of any position. They paid a little exta to get the depth with Gachkar/Brinkley but it's worth it, IMO considerig The history of Lee and RoMc.

 

[slick325]

I tend to believe RB will be BAP at 27, 60 and 91.
That's kinda what I have seen doing mock drafts.
I mean even local radio in discussing teams that need RBs has a very small list.

Hendricks looks special. If he is there at 27 I'd strongly consider him even after this Ro resigning.

And if Gurley got a totally clean bill of health and showed me in a team workout he can do everything 100% right now I'd consider him at 27 anyway regardless of my RB sentiments.
But not sure which way I'd go I had to choose between those two. Probably Hendricks just because I think he lasts longer in the league. But it's all odds at this point which is why no one drafts perfectly.

Kendricks appears to be a Will. Draft him at 27 and play him at SAM in 2015 then what? He moves to Will and Lee goes back to MLB? Despite the Cowboys thinking Lee's natural fit is at the Will.

I'm all for BPA and figuring out how to fit the best pieces together. Just wonder if this is the move they make.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I think they need more than 3. Lee and McClain could be out injured at any time. They really over loaded against injury with Lee/McClain/Hitchens as the likely starters with Brinkley, Gachkar, Rivers, Watson and Wilber as backup options.

Good point. Considering that the injuries at LB were one of the main things that ruined us the past two seasons, I'd say it was worth it.

 

[unionjack8]

i am more bothered that they thought brinkley was worth anything more than the vet minimum . worst signing of the offseaon by a long long way, just hate this pickup from every angle oissible.

gachkar i do like though

 

[jterrell]

Kendricks appears to be a Will. Draft him at 27 and play him at SAM in 2015 then what? He moves to Will and Lee goes back to MLB? Despite the Cowboys thinking Lee's natural fit is at the Will.

I'm all for BPA and figuring out how to fit the best pieces together. Just wonder if this is the move they make.

Not sure there is that big a gap between various LB spots as we make out.
Most of the guys have played 2 if not all 3 positions.
Kendricks would be a good long-term piece.
Not sure we have that in Sean Lee considering injury and salary.

Dallas has done very well drafting just top level talent.
Hendricks is that... so I worry very little about where he plays because he can probably play all 3 spots.
He reads very similarly to Sean Lee coming out and is nearly the same size.
Love the ball skills.

 

[slick325]

Not sure there is that big a gap between various LB spots as we make out.
Most of the guys have played 2 if not all 3 positions.
Kendricks would be a good long-term piece.
Not sure we have that in Sean Lee considering injury and salary.

Dallas has done very well drafting just top level talent.
Hendricks is that... so I worry very little about where he plays because he can probably play all 3 spots.
He reads very similarly to Sean Lee coming out and is nearly the same size.
Love the ball skills.

Can't argue with you on that...just put good players on the team and figure it out.