My Concern with this team

[goshann]

I agree with you there are positional exceptions of course to BPA. And QB is one of them for us.

But when you say no team has drafted BPA in years, it’s just not true. We did that in 2020 and 2021 with the Cedee Lamb and Micah Parsons picks and they are now arguably our two best players.

If you go back and look at the primary needs we had in the 2020 draft, we were not looking to draft a WR early. When Lamb fell to us we wisely took him. Same with Parsons in 2021.

BPA is not needed in every round at all times of course. But to draft only for need in all 7 rounds is not wise. Especially when you have as many holes as this team does at so many positions. It is critical in round one especially to draft the best player you can (with the QB exception in some cases) early because that player needs to have immediate impact. Reaching for a player in round one because of positional need is a classic mistake.

Don’t agree. Both WR and LB were certainly identified as opportunistic/need positions when we drafted those guys. They may not have been the #1 obvious need on the list but they were on the ‘need’ list. That’s the way all teams operate.

QB is alnost never the only exception. There are almost always at least a few ‘non need’ positions that won’t get drafted (early rounds) regardless of bpa.

 

[fivetwos]

I agree with you there are positional exceptions of course to BPA. And QB is one of them for us.

But when you say no team has drafted BPA in years, it’s just not true. We did that in 2020 and 2021 with the Cedee Lamb and Micah Parsons picks and they are now arguably our two best players.

If you go back and look at the primary needs we had in the 2020 draft, we were not looking to draft a WR early. When Lamb fell to us we wisely took him. Same with Parsons in 2021.

BPA is not needed in every round at all times of course. But to draft only for need in all 7 rounds is not wise. Especially when you have as many holes as this team does at so many positions. It is critical in round one especially to draft the best player you can (with the QB exception in some cases) early because that player needs to have immediate impact. Reaching for a player in round one because of positional need is a classic mistake.

They were getting away with that for a while, but I knew it would eventually bite them and said so.

Some recent examples are Guyton….they HAD to get a LT. Clearly wasn’t ready. Mazi? Time to invest in DT finally. Big reach.

HAD to have a corner after getting Parsons instead of Surtain or Horn. They fixate on a rapper wannabe.

HAD to have a TE when Schultz walked, but then a run took many off the board early and they panicked and took a career backup with a premium pick.

If the narrative of “drafting well” was actually true, this team wouldn’t be as bad as it currently is.

 

[75boyz]

Fivetwos has kinda touched on it but the recent past's so called regular season success/mediocrity may be in a steep decline starting pretty soon.

 

[DuncanIso]

Go with Mingo at WR2.

Draft RB1 in the 1st.

RG with pick 2

Defense BPA with pick 3

 

[Praxit]

...my only concern is paying players to disappear the following year. (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿)

 

[charron]

This team is one of the most void of talent in the last few years. Missing on both Mazi and Guyton in the 1st rounds really compounds their lack of top tier free agent activity. While the hiring of BS was suspect they actually did a decent job carefully selecting some of his assistants. Can they make an impact on game day? That is what remains to be seen.

 

[cald0d30s0]

#1 Jerry

#2 Jerry

#3 Jerry

 

[kskboys]

Don’t agree. Both WR and LB were certainly identified as opportunistic/need positions when we drafted those guys. They may not have been the #1 obvious need on the list but they were on the ‘need’ list. That’s the way all teams operate.

QB is alnost never the only exception. There are almost always at least a few ‘non need’ positions that won’t get drafted (early rounds) regardless of bpa.

Sure. But Taco and Mazi were both BPA.

 

[b0xZZ]

Any list of concerns that don’t include having the highest paid QB in the league who’s at best average and worst an injury prone mess is a joke of a list of concerns

 

[jaythecowboy]

Taco was BPA. Mazi was BPA. Now what?

Mazi was definitely a need pick if you listened to the discussion in the war room from that draft. Idk about Taco but that was just bad evaluation. I thought for sure they’d take Watt.

 

[kskboys]

They were getting away with that for a while, but I knew it would eventually bite them and said so.

Some recent examples are Guyton….they HAD to get a LT. Clearly wasn’t ready. Mazi? Time to invest in DT finally. Big reach.

HAD to have a corner after getting Parsons instead of Surtain or Horn. They fixate on a rapper wannabe.

HAD to have a TE when Schultz walked, but then a run took many off the board early and they panicked and took a career backup with a premium pick.

If the narrative of “drafting well” was actually true, this team wouldn’t be as bad as it currently is.

Drafting for need is not the problem. Drafting stupidly is the problem. Overdrafting is the problem. Reaching for need is not nearly the same as drafting for need.

 

[kskboys]

Mazi was definitely a need pick if you listened to the discussion in the war room from that draft. Idk about Taco but that was just bad evaluation. I thought for sure they’d take Watt.

Mazi was simply a dumb pick. I never did understand it, except yet another example of Jerry's horrific inability to evaluate players. Taco was rated over Watt by many.

I just don't get why people argue over BPA vs Need drafting. It's nowhere near that simple. Do people even know that there are generally 4-10 players all rated about the same at any given draft spot? Sometimes more. Rating a player is not some simple black and white objective thing.

 

[kskboys]

Go with Mingo at WR2.

Draft RB1 in the 1st.

RG with pick 2

Defense BPA with pick 3

Great, so we can keep losing so we can't stop the run. More WRs and RBs and I'm sure a CB in round 3.

 

[ShiningStar]

i respect fans like to do fans things. even tho we are the only team that its fruitless to do so. We have an owner who wears 3 hats. Nothing matters until the draft. All concerns and wants go down the drain on draft day.

Draft day is going to tell us if the team is rebuilding , going through the same ol, and how some fans refuse to accept it.

Anyone wanting a RB in round 1, which if Jerry does take, tells us, its all over. No RB is going to get you over the hump. we are not 1, 2 3 or 4 players away from even relevancy. We have a stacked defense and teams still run over us.

The team is in disarray for 2 reason, the number 1 reason is Jerry, the number 2 reason is, its what Jerry wants.

The present and future of the team will be decided on draft day. PLease please please please please please please for the 30th year in a row sit there and act surprised when we are dead in April, its actually getting pathetic.

 

[kskboys]

i respect fans like to do fans things. even tho we are the only team that its fruitless to do so. We have an owner who wears 3 hats. Nothing matters until the draft. All concerns and wants go down the drain on draft day.

Draft day is going to tell us if the team is rebuilding , going through the same ol, and how some fans refuse to accept it.

Anyone wanting a RB in round 1, which if Jerry does take, tells us, its all over. No RB is going to get you over the hump. we are not 1, 2 3 or 4 players away from even relevancy. We have a stacked defense and teams still run over us.

The team is in disarray for 2 reason, the number 1 reason is Jerry, the number 2 reason is, its what Jerry wants.

The present and future of the team will be decided on draft day. PLease please please please please please please for the 30th year in a row sit there and act surprised when we are dead in April, its actually getting pathetic.

A WR would be even worse.

The ONLY thing that would even come close is dipping into this very deep DT pool and building a DFront for the ages. No, we are not that smart. Last time this happened, Jerry gave up our 2nd to trade up for MO. I expect more of the same.

 

[Blast From The Past]

If the drafting philosophy is to build from the outside in then we are screwed, chewed and tattooed. They need to build in the opposite direction. Oline and dline should be built if the right players are available at the time to draft. But they are not the super star players that the Cowboys desire apparently. Rb's can be found later in this draft and so can a wr but we shall see how they build this team soon. We need to stop the run! And run the ball and that starts with the oline!

 

[CyberB0b]

While any team can win a championship in any given year (unless they are a complete bottom feeder) this Cowboys team is not one of the favorites to hoist a Lombardi next year. This team should keep that in mind when the draft rolls around later this month.

1. Concern #1: The perceived “need” at WR2 and the scarcity of players who can step in as a day one starter in this draft seems to be hinting at a forced WR pick at #12. I view this as another potential “Taco” situation in that this seems to be a weak recover class overall and there may not be a receiver worthy of the #12 pick.

2. Concern #2: Running back depth is deep and we have a need at running back. This situation eerily reminds me of the year that the draft was very deep at DE and we had a need at DE. The team kept kicking the can down the road round after round and ended up missing entirely on the deep pool of players at that position because the team under rated the run on talent that was on the board.

3. Concern #3: This draft seems to be very “needs” driven by the Cowboys and usually when the Cowboys draft for needs they fail miserably. We can’t afford to come out of this draft with wasted picks on players that can’t play.

4. Concern #4: This team is weak up the middle on both sides of the ball. While this team shouldn’t “force” need picks in those areas, if the BPA lines up with an up the middle positional group the Cowboys should not devalue those critical up the middle players in favor of a money 5 position.

5. Concern #5: The Cowboys shouldn’t hesitate to double dip a positional group if that’s where the BPA lines up. 2 RBs? No problem if that’s the way it lines up. 2DTs? Pull the trigger if that’s the way it falls.

As you can see, my concerns all have some element of how the Cowboys prioritize “needs”. If this team drafts based on need I predict that this draft will be largely a whiff and a miss. And this team can’t afford that.

Just draft the BPA and then fill in to the extent possible in the second round of free agency and UDFAs.

The roster is the worst it’s been in years. They haven’t hit very well on recent drafts, and obviously have done nothing during FA to fix it. You reap what you sow, and farmer Jerry hasn’t planted any seeds.

 

[fivetwos]

Drafting for need is not the problem. Drafting stupidly is the problem. Overdrafting is the problem. Reaching for need is not nearly the same as drafting for need.

Semantics, pretty much. They either blew the pick or they didn’t.

The problem is annually they go into the draft expecting to fill “needs.”

Now I do understand that things are different than years ago, but I mean expecting to have 3-4 draft picks who are effective starters immediately is never gonna add up. They end up short at several positions, it’s obvious, and coordinators exploit it.

For the life of me I’ll never understand how they got absolutely gashed up the gut vs GB, then proceeded to do nothing about fixing it. Really, how does anyone operate that way?

 

[fivetwos]

If the drafting philosophy is to build from the outside in then we are screwed, chewed and tattooed. They need to build in the opposite direction. Oline and dline should be built if the right players are available at the time to draft. But they are not the super star players that the Cowboys desire apparently. Rb's can be found later in this draft and so can a wr but we shall see how they build this team soon. We need to stop the run! And run the ball and that starts with the oline!

The HC literally comes right out and says they need to build from the outside in.

I’m beginning to think it’s all some sick joke.

 

[ShiningStar]

The HC literally comes right out and says they need to build from the outside in.

I’m beginning to think it’s all some sick joke.

the draft will tell us two things, the realists and the happy fans. (the words happy fans was turned to happy fans, lol) Regardless of what i want to think of Schott, he signed up for this. I personally feel if he hasnt, he ll see where this team goes on draft day. That first pick tells us the truth regardless of what fans want to see.