It's over..Give me T. Smith

[realtick]

Those concerned over whether he can play left or right tackle, should consider Michael Oher. When he first came to Baltimore, he was the team's starting RT before he eventually was moved over to LT.

 

[baj1dallas]

The next Jacob Rogers?

 

[ThreeandOut]

Those concerned over whether he can play left or right tackle, should consider Michael Oher. When he first came to Baltimore, he was the team's starting RT before he eventually was moved over to LT.

Any tackle that we take in the first round will need to be able to start immediately for us at RT but also have the ability to swing over to LT if needed.

 

[DeaconBlues]

At 9? NO way! I didn't get to watch him in college being I was on the East Coast.

I only draft starting LT's that high. Just me though....

If you need a RT, draft a RT. At #9. The team needs to stop being cute and start fixing holes. The biggest problem with Dallas is the OL.

 

[burmafrd]

So now the problem would be Free. He will not sign with us without making LT money. Now I happen to think Free can be a better RT then LT. BUT no way does he want to take the cut in money you get that way. If we draft Smith then he WILL be our LT in the future. Free is a FA this year, right? I am amazed that from the pictures, he is not blubber but looks ripped. Gaining this much weight in a little over 2 months is unusual.

 

[CATCH17]

If we're going to draft a Right Tackle in the 1st round than please trade down to do it.

Carimi is going to be a heck of a player in this league and you can add picks and acquire him as well.

 

[JBS]

So now the problem would be Free. He will not sign with us without making LT money. Now I happen to think Free can be a better RT then LT. BUT no way does he want to take the cut in money you get that way. If we draft Smith then he WILL be our LT in the future. Free is a FA this year, right? I am amazed that from the pictures, he is not blubber but looks ripped. Gaining this much weight in a little over 2 months is unusual.

This is bogus..first of all you have no idea what Free would sign for..common sense says you are probably right but you dot know..on top of that, Free has been a solid LT for 1 year..Does he all of a sudden deserve top LT money? No..Plus, we sign Smith to a rookie contract..we have 4-5 years before we have to worry about Smiths next contract..

 

[CATCH17]

The next Jacob Rogers?

Not a chance.


But worst cast scenario is this guy won't be able to keep his mass and we basically drafted Martellus Bennett.

 

[supercowboy8]

So now the problem would be Free. He will not sign with us without making LT money. Now I happen to think Free can be a better RT then LT. BUT no way does he want to take the cut in money you get that way. If we draft Smith then he WILL be our LT in the future. Free is a FA this year, right? I am amazed that from the pictures, he is not blubber but looks ripped. Gaining this much weight in a little over 2 months is unusual.

right, Free is a free agent so it doesn't matter if Smith can be the LT of the future. If we don't resign Free we don't have a LT today and we will still be needing a RT because Colombo is done.

We have to resign Free no matter you think he can be a better RT than LT, we don't have a LT that can play right now other than Free. Smith is not a day one starter at LT, he couldn't even play LT in the Pac 10, so no way do I want him protecting Romo's blindside.

 

[realtick]

So now the problem would be Free. He will not sign with us without making LT money. Now I happen to think Free can be a better RT then LT. BUT no way does he want to take the cut in money you get that way. If we draft Smith then he WILL be our LT in the future. Free is a FA this year, right? I am amazed that from the pictures, he is not blubber but looks ripped. Gaining this much weight in a little over 2 months is unusual.

Dallas can maintain Free at LT and renew his contract.

Dallas can draft Tyron Smith and play him at RT.

If down the road the Cowboys decide that it's time to move T. Smith to LT and Free back to RT, it should be no problem at all. Free will be making LT money while playing RT.

What beef would he have?

 

[supercowboy8]

If we're going to draft a Right Tackle in the 1st round than please trade down to do it.

Carimi is going to be a heck of a player in this league and you can add picks and acquire him as well.

I agree, Carimi is a day one starter at RT in the NFL and will be for the next ten years.

 

[realtick]

If we're going to draft a Right Tackle in the 1st round than please trade down to do it.

Carimi is going to be a heck of a player in this league and you can add picks and acquire him as well.

I see the potential that everyone else sees in Tyron Smith. I wouldn't be opposed to selecting him.

However, I would not shed a tear if we traded back and took Gabe Carimi...love that guy.

 

[burmafrd]

Dallas can maintain Free at LT and renew his contract.

Dallas can draft Tyron Smith and play him at RT.

If down the road the Cowboys decide that it's time to move T. Smith to LT and Free back to RT, it should be no problem at all. Free will be making LT money while playing RT.

What beef would he have?

Problem is that we are going to have to pay Smith as an LT as well.

 

[CATCH17]

I see the potential that everyone else sees in Tyron Smith. I wouldn't be opposed to selecting him.

However, I would not shed a tear if we traded back and took Gabe Carimi...love that guy.

Yeah I see the potential too it's just I don't like selecting a Right Tackle @ 9.


I would rather go DE than RT @ 9 as well.

 

[JBS]

I see the potential that everyone else sees in Tyron Smith. I wouldn't be opposed to selecting him.

However, I would not shed a tear if we traded back and took Gabe Carimi...love that guy.

I agree as well..I am pretty much sold on OL in the first rd..Smith at 9 or Carimi in a trade down works for me.

 

[AKATheRake]

Yeah I see the potential too it's just I don't like selecting a Right Tackle @ 9.


I would rather go DE than RT @ 9 as well.

+1

Rather Carimi than Smith. Rather draft DE with 9th pick than any of the tackles, let alone RT.

 

[Randy White]

at #9, without a single doubt, and MAYBE consider trading down, depending on who's available at #9 and what the offers are. No freaking way do I take him unless it's in the 16th-20th range ( or later ).

 

[Randy White]

If you need a RT, draft a RT. At #9. The team needs to stop being cute and start fixing holes. The biggest problem with Dallas is the OL.

Strategies like that it's what's led this franchise to overreach and overpay for:

Shante Carver
The entire 1995 draft
Kavika Pittman
David LaFleur
Greg Ellis
Ebenezer Ekuban
The entire 2000 draft
The entire 2001 draft

and it didn't worked out too well..

 

[38 Special]

Problem is that we are going to have to pay Smith as an LT as well.

Simply not true. Smith will be under a rookie contract which after the new CBA will likely have nothing to do with the position he plays. By the time Smith's rookie contract is up, Free will be 33 years old, and we'll probably need a new LT or swap the two by then anyways.

 

[Woods]

So, Doug Free is out already? The guy steps in, plays extremely well, and you want to replace him without seeing if he can be even better?

Let's replace that Romo guy, or that Witten guy. Let's draft a wide receiver to take Bryant's place.

C'mon, Smith may be all that and a can of beer, but we don't need a LT right now. If we draft him to play RT and he shows soemtime he is better than Free, great, but it should not be a plan.

You completely misinterpreted my post.