Main needs ranked

[muck4doo]

I don't claim to be an expert, but this is where I see things we need:

Back up QB/Developing replacement for Romo:
I'd love to see us get Fitz or Hasselback at 2, and develop a 2nd or 3rd round choice. I don't think this QB class is worth a #4 pick. I also see Fitz and Hasselback re-signing with their teams. :/
Here we go with RG3.

1 Tech.:
Seriously, another season with Hayden?

Safety: Let free agency get us something here. Can Jones fill the FS spot? Looks like he can. Go Berry.

CB: Can Carr. Skandrick is decent, Mo shows improvement but can't stay healthy. Rather keep Jones at FS. This is the problem position we seem to have been trying to fix for forever.

LB: How much better would Jack be than McClain?

RB: McFadden proved capable, but still isn't trustworthy because of his history. I wasn't impressed with Turbin. Keep McFadden and add in draft. Wish Dunbar could stay healthy because the kid actually has talent. His health makes me doubt he comes back.

WR: Williams has been decent support for Dez, but nothing spectacular. We need a burner at that flanker spot. People will hate me for this, but might Benjamin be worth a shot in camp?

TE: I put this spot last because we always waste picks here, but I doubt Escobar returns soon.

 

[cowboyschmps3]

Agree with your rankings but I mean Fitz will go back to Jets and we Hasselback nah

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Matt Moore would be a ok backup with starting experience

 

[LittleD]

You can forget 1Tech and Safety in the early rounds because those positions are not highly valued
in the Cowboys ranking and are not "money 5" positions. Look for WR, DE, TE, QB and fast LB in
the first 3 rounds. Jerry wants sparkling new stars to market to fans not 1Techs and Safeties.

Besides Marinelli calls the shots on 1Techs and he has his "Golden Cock" all primed and ready to go.

 

[jterrell]

These needs posts do zero if they aren't close to what the front office believes.

Putting 1t at top means they are and the rest is a waste of time because we are outside reality right off the bat.

Pass Rusher was top need last season as they told us... we added Hardy and Gregory. Needs be gone... but now Hardy is free, Mincey is free and Gregory is raw as rain and could blow away with a freak gust of wind... if you wanna put a DL spot up top it is DE.

Back up QB will get serious consideration. They've told us that.

CB. No team can have two starters in the situation Dallas does and not consider the position an issue.

 

[CF74]

I don't claim to be an expert, but this is where I see things we need:

Back up QB/Developing replacement for Romo:
I'd love to see us get Fitz or Hasselback at 2, and develop a 2nd or 3rd round choice. I don't think this QB class is worth a #4 pick. I also see Fitz and Hasselback re-signing with their teams. :/
Here we go with RG3.

1 Tech.:
Seriously, another season with Hayden?

Safety: Let free agency get us something here. Can Jones fill the FS spot? Looks like he can. Go Berry.

CB: Can Carr. Skandrick is decent, Mo shows improvement but can't stay healthy. Rather keep Jones at FS. This is the problem position we seem to have been trying to fix for forever.

LB: How much better would Jack be than McClain?

RB: McFadden proved capable, but still isn't trustworthy because of his history. I wasn't impressed with Turbin. Keep McFadden and add in draft. Wish Dunbar could stay healthy because the kid actually has talent. His health makes me doubt he comes back.

WR: Williams has been decent support for Dez, but nothing spectacular. We need a burner at that flanker spot. People will hate me for this, but might Benjamin be worth a shot in camp?

TE: I put this spot last because we always waste picks here, but I doubt Escobar returns soon.

Agree with everything except TE, Witten will play till he's 50.. I'd add another DT.

 

[Sydla]

Backup QB is important but I have a hard time ranking a position that might not play a single down if things work out above a position like safety that will play every defensive down and be a key part of the defense.

 

[Kevinicus]

Put me in the group that doesn't think backup QB is ever your primary need (or even that close to the top) unless you have an extremely loaded team.

Backup qbs just aren't going to be very good with rare exceptions. There were much bigger problems on this team last year (and many years before that) that are not going to be overcome with a backup. We just have to hope our elite QB can stay healthy and mask those problems as he always has.

 

[Sinister]

Put me in the group that doesn't think backup QB is ever your primary need (or even that close to the top) unless you have an extremely loaded team.

Backup qbs just aren't going to be very good with rare exceptions. There were much bigger problems on this team last year (and many years before that) that are not going to be overcome with a backup. We just have to hope our elite QB can stay healthy and mask those problems as he always has.

If you're thinking about it as just getting a back-up QB then yes I can see why you wouldn't want a back-up. But this is not necessarily about next year, this is about next year and several years down the road. The Cowboys have to be prepared and if they see a QB this year who can eventually take over for Romo, then I think they have no choice but to take them.

Is Wentz that guy? Is Goff that guy? I don't know, but completely ruling out taking a QB would be mistake.

 

[RS12]

Backup QB is important but I have a hard time ranking a position that might not play a single down

Or 12 and a half games.

 

[Venger]

Any QB you draft is not going to pay off next year - it's an investment in the post-Romo future. Your best drafted QB is going to get racked up if you trot him out for 12 game in his rookie season - see Aikman, Troy.

If Romo misses 12 games, this team is DONE. Doesn't matter who you draft. This organization has shown zero ability to do anything with a QB not named Romo. There are two football teams in Texas. One managed to win games with Weeden as a backup. This 52-man clown car is one Tony Romo away from being among the worst teams in the league.

 

[BigStar]

Any QB you draft is not going to pay off next year - it's an investment in the post-Romo future. Your best drafted QB is going to get racked up if you trot him out for 12 game in his rookie season - see Aikman, Troy.

If Romo misses 12 games, this team is DONE. Doesn't matter who you draft. This organization has shown zero ability to do anything with a QB not named Romo. There are two football teams in Texas. One managed to win games with Weeden as a backup. This 52-man clown car is one Tony Romo away from being among the worst teams in the league.

That's why I say even trade up if you feel Wentz or Goff is the guy for the future (their natural talent won't be thwarted by JG/Wilson, similar to Romo's talent to have to overcompensate for their lack of meaningful coaching, etc., as I feel as a round 2-4 prospect would be subjected to under this regime). The investment (small in $) would give the team a future QB in an opp that won't likely reoccur by having the chance to pick #4 overall; trade up won't cost what it usually would. Fill needs such as DL, S, RB and WR/TE via FA and remaining draft picks.

So if the bad luck shows itself again by way of Romo injury, we can pickup a short term backup via FA (Colt McCoy/Moore) and have our young QB to learn from Romo for 2 years max; even that is wishful thinking considering Romo's health. W/out Romo long term (inj), this team isn't going to playoffs anyway so that's why I feel my plan is the smart way to go forward for this team to avoid the tragedy of the post Aikman era.

 

[big dog cowboy]

There are two football teams in Texas. One managed to win games with Weeden as a backup.

Well, he won 1 game and their defense outscored the other team so Weeds was going to get the win regardless.

 

[DallasDomination]

I don't claim to be an expert, but this is where I see things we need:

Back up QB/Developing replacement for Romo:
I'd love to see us get Fitz or Hasselback at 2, and develop a 2nd or 3rd round choice. I don't think this QB class is worth a #4 pick. I also see Fitz and Hasselback re-signing with their teams. :/
Here we go with RG3.

1 Tech.:
Seriously, another season with Hayden?

Safety: Let free agency get us something here. Can Jones fill the FS spot? Looks like he can. Go Berry.

CB: Can Carr. Skandrick is decent, Mo shows improvement but can't stay healthy. Rather keep Jones at FS. This is the problem position we seem to have been trying to fix for forever.

LB: How much better would Jack be than McClain?

RB: McFadden proved capable, but still isn't trustworthy because of his history. I wasn't impressed with Turbin. Keep McFadden and add in draft. Wish Dunbar could stay healthy because the kid actually has talent. His health makes me doubt he comes back.

WR: Williams has been decent support for Dez, but nothing spectacular. We need a burner at that flanker spot. People will hate me for this, but might Benjamin be worth a shot in camp?

TE: I put this spot last because we always waste picks here, but I doubt Escobar returns soon.

That's basically the order of importance. You nailed the ranking.

 

[DC Cowboy]

I don't claim to be an expert, but this is where I see things we need:

Back up QB/Developing replacement for Romo:
I'd love to see us get Fitz or Hasselback at 2, and develop a 2nd or 3rd round choice. I don't think this QB class is worth a #4 pick. I also see Fitz and Hasselback re-signing with their teams. :/
Here we go with RG3.

1 Tech.:
Seriously, another season with Hayden?

Safety: Let free agency get us something here. Can Jones fill the FS spot? Looks like he can. Go Berry.

CB: Can Carr. Skandrick is decent, Mo shows improvement but can't stay healthy. Rather keep Jones at FS. This is the problem position we seem to have been trying to fix for forever.

LB: How much better would Jack be than McClain?

RB: McFadden proved capable, but still isn't trustworthy because of his history. I wasn't impressed with Turbin. Keep McFadden and add in draft. Wish Dunbar could stay healthy because the kid actually has talent. His health makes me doubt he comes back.

WR: Williams has been decent support for Dez, but nothing spectacular. We need a burner at that flanker spot. People will hate me for this, but might Benjamin be worth a shot in camp?

TE: I put this spot last because we always waste picks here, but I doubt Escobar returns soon.

with the # of good DTs in the draft I think a good will be there at 34, so if it was "me", I would go with a CB, say Ramsey, with the 1st pick and DT with the 2nd pick. Although something in me wants Elliot, the RB from OSU.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I don't claim to be an expert, but this is where I see things we need:

Back up QB/Developing replacement for Romo:
I'd love to see us get Fitz or Hasselback at 2, and develop a 2nd or 3rd round choice. I don't think this QB class is worth a #4 pick. I also see Fitz and Hasselback re-signing with their teams. :/
Here we go with RG3.

1 Tech.:
Seriously, another season with Hayden?

Safety: Let free agency get us something here. Can Jones fill the FS spot? Looks like he can. Go Berry.

CB: Can Carr. Skandrick is decent, Mo shows improvement but can't stay healthy. Rather keep Jones at FS. This is the problem position we seem to have been trying to fix for forever.

LB: How much better would Jack be than McClain?

RB: McFadden proved capable, but still isn't trustworthy because of his history. I wasn't impressed with Turbin. Keep McFadden and add in draft. Wish Dunbar could stay healthy because the kid actually has talent. His health makes me doubt he comes back.

WR: Williams has been decent support for Dez, but nothing spectacular. We need a burner at that flanker spot. People will hate me for this, but might Benjamin be worth a shot in camp?

TE: I put this spot last because we always waste picks here, but I doubt Escobar returns soon.

DE - Hardy is gone and pass rush is king on defense
QB - Romo replacement
CB - if Carr takes a paycut this moves down.
RB - Should be options in top 100. DMC should not be a bellcow.
DT - Hayden bleh
LB - Needs speed and a SAM
TE - Hanna is gone, Swaim showed nothing, Escobar is on the mend. Witten needs to have his snaps reduced from 100%.
S - Jones moving here helps and there are bodies to compete for the other spot
OG/C - Leary is due a second round tender. Smith Leary Fred Martin Collins please. without Bern depth a real concern.
WR - Have starters and some depth but could use a talent infusion. Street sucks.
OT - I'm seeing a swing tackle future for Doug Free. He would be a good one though long in the tooth.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Main need to me is dl. It doesn't really matter who the backup qb is. Romo goes down 4 or more games again the season done.

 

[Idgit]

DE - Hardy is gone and pass rush is king on defense
QB - Romo replacement
CB - if Carr takes a paycut this moves down.
RB - Should be options in top 100. DMC should not be a bellcow.
DT - Hayden bleh
LB - Needs speed and a SAM
TE - Hanna is gone, Swaim showed nothing, Escobar is on the mend. Witten needs to have his snaps reduced from 100%.
S - Jones moving here helps and there are bodies to compete for the other spot
OG/C - Leary is due a second round tender. Smith Leary Fred Martin Collins please. without Bern depth a real concern.
WR - Have starters and some depth but could use a talent infusion. Street sucks.
OT - I'm seeing a swing tackle future for Doug Free. He would be a good one though long in the tooth.

This is just about exactly how I see it, too.

 

[darthseinfeld]

You can forget 1Tech and Safety in the early rounds because those positions are not highly valued
in the Cowboys ranking and are not "money 5" positions. Look for WR, DE, TE, QB and fast LB in
the first 3 rounds. Jerry wants sparkling new stars to market to fans not 1Techs and Safeties.

Besides Marinelli calls the shots on 1Techs and he has his "Golden Cock" all primed and ready to go.

1 Tech. No.

But another DT could be a pick in ine of the first 2 rounds. One that is a 3 Tech even with Crawford in hand. They like to be able to rotate players and would probably prefer two 3 Techs in the nickel as opposed to a 3 Tech and a DE. I think another 3 Tech would be in the field for more than 60% of snaps

Word is they really like Nkemdiche

 

[jobberone]

If you're thinking about it as just getting a back-up QB then yes I can see why you wouldn't want a back-up. But this is not necessarily about next year, this is about next year and several years down the road. The Cowboys have to be prepared and if they see a QB this year who can eventually take over for Romo, then I think they have no choice but to take them.

Is Wentz that guy? Is Goff that guy? I don't know, but completely ruling out taking a QB would be mistake.

If you're talking about a developmental QB who is also the backup then I'm on board.