Machota: How the Cowboys draft would have looked if fans, draft 'experts' had their way

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How would you have felt if the draft turned out this way?

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Round 1, Pick 4 (4)

Popular pick: Jalen Ramsey, CB, Florida State.

The Cowboys needed more help on defense than offense and Ramsey would've significantly upgraded the back end of that unit.

Round 2, Pick 3 (34)

Popular pick: Noah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky.

Spence has off-field concerns, but he was the best pass-rusher available at No. 34 and the Cowboys certainly need help in that area.

Round 3, Pick 4 (67)

Popular pick: C.J. Prosise, RB, Notre Dame.

Since the Cowboys wouldn't have landed Elliott in this re-draft, Prosise is a starting-caliber back, and one of Dallas' pre-draft visitors, still available at this point.

Round 4, Pick 3 (101)

Popular pick: Hassan Ridgeway, DT, Texas.

Aside from some injury concerns, Ridgeway seems to be the versatile type of athletic defensive lineman that Rod Marinelli prefers.

Round 4, Pick 37 (135)

Popular pick: Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State.

At this point in the draft, you can't get a more popular player than Prescott, one of the biggest names in college football the last two years.

Round 6, Pick 14 (189)

Popular pick: Maurice Canady, CB, Virginia.

Canady, who is a couple of inches taller than Brown, was coached by the Cowboys at the Senior Bowl.

Round 6, Pick 37 (212)

Popular pick: Jalen Mills, S, LSU.

Mills has shown the ability to play multiple defensive back positions. Some experts projected him to get drafted as high as the third round.

Round 6, Pick 41 (216)

Popular pick: Daniel Lasco, RB, California.

After rushing for 1,115 yards and 12 TDs as a junior, some thought Lasco would get drafted as high as the fourth round.


Round 6, Pick 42 (217)

Popular pick: Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple.

The All-American linebacker recorded 481 tackles over the last four years. Last season he won the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's most outstanding defensive player.
 

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Spence - interviewed terribly. probably not on cowboys board
Mills - beat up his girlfriend. probably why he fell to 7th round. probably not on Cowboys board
Canday - good point in that the Cowboys coached him. could be after coaching him, they did not like him.
 

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How would you have felt if the draft turned out this way?

http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...going-pre-draft-hype-fans-familiarity-players

Round 1, Pick 4 (4)

Popular pick: Jalen Ramsey, CB, Florida State.

The Cowboys needed more help on defense than offense and Ramsey would've significantly upgraded the back end of that unit.

Round 2, Pick 3 (34)

Popular pick: Noah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky.

Spence has off-field concerns, but he was the best pass-rusher available at No. 34 and the Cowboys certainly need help in that area.

Round 3, Pick 4 (67)

Popular pick: C.J. Prosise, RB, Notre Dame.

Since the Cowboys wouldn't have landed Elliott in this re-draft, Prosise is a starting-caliber back, and one of Dallas' pre-draft visitors, still available at this point.

Round 4, Pick 3 (101)

Popular pick: Hassan Ridgeway, DT, Texas.

Aside from some injury concerns, Ridgeway seems to be the versatile type of athletic defensive lineman that Rod Marinelli prefers.

Round 4, Pick 37 (135)

Popular pick: Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State.

At this point in the draft, you can't get a more popular player than Prescott, one of the biggest names in college football the last two years.

Round 6, Pick 14 (189)

Popular pick: Maurice Canady, CB, Virginia.

Canady, who is a couple of inches taller than Brown, was coached by the Cowboys at the Senior Bowl.

Round 6, Pick 37 (212)

Popular pick: Jalen Mills, S, LSU.

Mills has shown the ability to play multiple defensive back positions. Some experts projected him to get drafted as high as the third round.

Round 6, Pick 41 (216)

Popular pick: Daniel Lasco, RB, California.

After rushing for 1,115 yards and 12 TDs as a junior, some thought Lasco would get drafted as high as the fourth round.


Round 6, Pick 42 (217)

Popular pick: Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple.

The All-American linebacker recorded 481 tackles over the last four years. Last season he won the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's most outstanding defensive player.

Good post, SSD.

I think everybody's thought about different directions we could have gone, and what the draft would have then landed us.

Time will tell if your retrospective mock may work out better than the actual. But, then again, some may flourish in a different system than ours, and would possibly not be as good of a fit with the 'Boys. For instance, both Ramsey and Mills may shine elsewhere, but not possess the CB skills to succeed in Marinelli's D.
 

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Spence - interviewed terribly. probably not on cowboys board
Mills - beat up his girlfriend. probably why he fell to 7th round. probably not on Cowboys board
Canday - good point in that the Cowboys coached him. could be after coaching him, they did not like him.

Yup.

I'm sure with the interview and former drug issues, the Cowboys scratched him off completely, unless he was still there in the 4th.

After the Hardy drama, doubt they wanted another guy with DA stigma in the lockerroom.

Other than that, I like this draft as well.
 

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I was more in the trade down (from 4) camp, but that is a good looking draft.
May have even waited later on RB though vs Prosise in the 3rd.
 

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How would you have felt if the draft turned out this way?

http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...going-pre-draft-hype-fans-familiarity-players

Round 1, Pick 4 (4)

Popular pick: Jalen Ramsey, CB, Florida State.

The Cowboys needed more help on defense than offense and Ramsey would've significantly upgraded the back end of that unit.

Round 2, Pick 3 (34)

Popular pick: Noah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky.

Spence has off-field concerns, but he was the best pass-rusher available at No. 34 and the Cowboys certainly need help in that area.

Round 3, Pick 4 (67)

Popular pick: C.J. Prosise, RB, Notre Dame.

Since the Cowboys wouldn't have landed Elliott in this re-draft, Prosise is a starting-caliber back, and one of Dallas' pre-draft visitors, still available at this point.

Round 4, Pick 3 (101)

Popular pick: Hassan Ridgeway, DT, Texas.

Aside from some injury concerns, Ridgeway seems to be the versatile type of athletic defensive lineman that Rod Marinelli prefers.

Round 4, Pick 37 (135)

Popular pick: Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State.

At this point in the draft, you can't get a more popular player than Prescott, one of the biggest names in college football the last two years.

Round 6, Pick 14 (189)

Popular pick: Maurice Canady, CB, Virginia.

Canady, who is a couple of inches taller than Brown, was coached by the Cowboys at the Senior Bowl.

Round 6, Pick 37 (212)

Popular pick: Jalen Mills, S, LSU.

Mills has shown the ability to play multiple defensive back positions. Some experts projected him to get drafted as high as the third round.

Round 6, Pick 41 (216)

Popular pick: Daniel Lasco, RB, California.

After rushing for 1,115 yards and 12 TDs as a junior, some thought Lasco would get drafted as high as the fourth round.


Round 6, Pick 42 (217)

Popular pick: Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple.

The All-American linebacker recorded 481 tackles over the last four years. Last season he won the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's most outstanding defensive player.


Prefer the real draft. I am real pleased with ALL selections with DAK probably being the weakest selection and the most to prove ability to stay on the roster long term.
 

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Jerry wanted to sell jerseys and get cute on draft day. I hope it works out for him.


Im fine with everything from the 3rd round on. I'm even fine with the Zeke pick. I just don't feel like what we did was the best way to build the team.
 

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I like the fan mock better but truly believe the fans would have traded down at 4 and dropped a few slots.
Drafting Zeke at 4 was stupid but that doesn't mean it can't work out just fine in the long run anyway.

The fans don't have the same character concerns as the team thus why they'd take the questionable guys.

I would have taken Spence at 34 for sure. We badly need pass rush talent and risk is lessened at 34.
Spence was probably the best pure pass rusher in this entire class. And I'd have been willing to take more risks after trading down and acquiring more picks.
 

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Jerry wanted to sell jerseys and get cute on draft day. I hope it works out for him.


Im fine with everything from the 3rd round on. I'm even fine with the Zeke pick. I just don't feel like what we did was the best way to build the team.


R1-Zeke- a future and prennial Pro Bowl player
R2-Jaylon Smith-if healthy, see a similar results to Zeke.
R3-Collins- if a permanent anchor to the DL then this is an excellent pick.
R4-Tapper will challenge both Tank and Gregory to cleanup their personal lives. Love this pick.
R4-DAK-DAL investigated Dak thoroughly in pre-draft visits. View this pick the weakest pick
R6-Brown-only knockdown is his height of 5'11 but an excellent pick.
R6-Frazior-if Barry Church cloned. Hopefully as good in run support but can cover someone. A skill Church cannot do.
R6-Jackson-Big back with super measureables. Very optimistic with this pick.
R6-Gathers-will become the biggest and most athletic TE in NFL. Just watch and copy Jason Written. This is an excellent gamble and super pick once Written trains this man to follow him to future Pro Bowls.
 

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they already have two second round character conern picks sitting on the bench suspended.
 
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