I get what you're saying. Really hard to fault this pick. They had a lot of options. I like the Elliott pick. I don't see it as having less of a long-term affect than picking Ramsey. Sure, it should put us back to the level of our 2014 offense (if everyone stays healthy), but it helps in a lot of ways. One, it probably helps our defense more in the short-term than Ramsey/Bosa would've. Look at our 2014 roster. The defense was worse than our current defense is. It was awful. But our commitment to the running game hid their blemishes. Also, we're nearing the time to look for Romo's heir apparent. Our next young QB is gonna be very lucky having the best O-line in football protecting him and the ability to hand it off to a back like Elliott. And it could help extend the career of Tony Romo (our best chance of winning another Super Bowl) with Elliott's running and blocking abilities.
I agree the Ramsey pick seemed exciting. We'd have possibly the two most athletic DBs in the entire league in the same backfield. Our defense needs a lot of work. Ramsey would've been a step in the right direction but it wouldn't have made us an elite defense, maybe not even a very good one. Elliott makes our offense dominant tomorrow. This defense needs a lot of work. Hopefully we start addressing it the way we've been addressing our offense for years. Sure, the offense still needs some addressing - Romo's heir, Witten's heir, a #2 WR, and a RT - but no unit in the NFL is perfect and this unit is already one of the best. This defense needs a few years of work before it's anywhere close to what our offense is. Ramsey would've been a good move. It really was a matter of making our offense elite right now or putting our defense on the track to rebuilding.
