I know I said this mock was so stupid that it didn't deserve a serious rebuttal, but now I feel inclined to demonstrate just how profoundly stupid it is:
DaBoys4Life;3096668 said:
1. Brandon LaFell WR LSU 6-3 209 Prototypical size and speed to be a NFL wide out at 6-3 209. Good hands route running ability can be a deep threat. Also is good at blocking. Looking at what Dwayne Bowe is doing it's enough for me to think that he is the standard for LSU wr's and hopefully Drandon LaFell won't disappoint like skyler green.
Ahhh, so Dwaye Bowe is a good NFL player, therefore all LSU wide receivers are destined to be good NFL players...
You might want to try to apply that logic to the assorted LSU wide receivers who have stunk it out in the NFL... start with Skyler Green...
But really, that's not my chief objection to this pick, I think that LaFell might be a pretty fair WR in the pros (which is why most draft websites have him the top-rated receiver going into this draft)... nope, my objection to this pick is that, like the rest of your picks, there's little to no chance that LaFell will actually BE ON THE BOARD when the Cowboys get around to picking...
This makes this pick highly unrealistic, indeed rather ridiculous... NFLDS rates Bowe the 6th best senior in this draft, and the top WR... the Boys won't be picking much before pick 20 at the very earliest, and when was the last time a draft went 20 picks before a WR was taken??
An idiotic pick... if the Boys were to go WR in the first (and frankly, I think your belief that WR is a high priority is also idiotic), then they'll likely be looking at Dez Bryant... but I'd wait until the second or third round, then look at the likes of Jordan Shipley or Jacoby Ford, or even Decker (if you go WR in the second round, no way he'll make it to around pick 85 or 90 in the 3rd round)...
2. Jason Fox OT Miami 6-7 319 I know we don't normally go the route of miami products however this Oline is hurting and hurting bad. With out a clear replacement to flo this kid is legit. Just let be known now. I can't think of a OT that i'd rather have protect Romo's blindside than this guy. No U bias either this kid is the real deal.
He might be, but if the Cowboys hope to claim him, they'd have to grab him with their first round pick... again, you seem to be just picking players you like, with no regard whatsoever to their actual draft grades... again using NFLDS as the standard for predraft player rankings, he's ranked the 34th best senior in this draft... thus, the chances of him falling to where the Boys would pick in the 2nd round, around pick 50-55, maybe even 60, are extremely remote...
3. Eric Decker WR Minnesota 6-2 215 Has a NFL sized body at 6-2 215. This kid can flat out play. He's currently hurt right now and will combine+senior bowl and pro day however the third round isn't too early for him. Excellent hands and route running ability can make people miss. Isn't the best of blockers but hell he's a WR and his pro's far out weigh his lock of blocking. 3rd round for this guy is a steal.
Drafting 2 WRs in the first 3 rounds would be STUPID... you seem to think the Boys are bereft of talent at WR, and they're not... beyond that, as I've already mentioned, NFLDS rates Decker the 57th best player in this draft, which is late 2nd round... even allowing for underclassmen to declare and push prospects further down the list, don't look for Decker to fall to pick 85-90, where the Boys will be picking...
4. Pat Angerer 6-1 235 Let's face it Bradie James is garbage. All he does is tackle. Although Pat Angerer is a tackling machine he is also good in coverage. Hard worker with a huge motor. Sounds like the perfect fit to me.
242 tackles in the last 25 games is a "tackling machine"?? and of those 242 tackles, only 7.5 of them were behind the line... he had 5 sacks in those 25 games...
You rag on Bradie James for not making enough plays behind the line, for not sacking the QB regularly, then you go and recommend a LB who makes virtually no plays behind the line, and rarely sacks the QB...
He has good speed, and would probably be an asset in coverage, making him a nice potential WILB (of course, Bradie is a SILB), but in the Cowboys' scheme (which requires the DL to tie up the blockers so that the 'backers can run to the tackle), he wouldn't be especially effective...
And once again, you have the Boys claiming Angerer at around pick 120-125, when NFLDS rates him the 91st best senior in this class... so once again, your choices are highly unrealistic, just based on VALUE... you seem to be hoping the rest of the league will be stupid, and just let good players fall to the Boys... yeah, that'll happen...
6. Nick Polk FS Indiana 6-0 215 Who are we kidding Hamlin sucks Ball sucks Watkins sucks. Our safety depth isn't anything but that. WR convert playing safety doesn't shy away from contact does really well against the run. Has 4 career forced fumbles to go with 5 INT's in his career. He also has 181 tackles.
Fact check here-- Polk has 179 tackles in 32 games played, exactly 6 of them coming behind the line of scrimmage... and 4 forced fumbles combined with 5 ints in 32 games is nothing to write home about... the truth is, Polk will probably move to SS in the pros (his speed for FS is marginal at best, but he has plus size), and there's nothing in his college numbers to suggest that he'll be anything special either in run defense or coverage...
And once again, NFLDS rates him their 136th best player, while you have the Cowboys drafting him about 50 picks later...
7. Danny Batten 6-4 252 South Dokata St. You can never have to many pash rushers. The depth behind ware is lacking. This guy has all the tools to be able to good just need to show that he can do it a big level. Expect the combine + senior bowl to make his stock sky rocket.
Problem is, Batten will be long gone before the 5th round is over... he might even go in the 4th... only somebody who hasn't really looked at the draft prospects' draft grades would have him falling to the 7th round...
Now, looking at the big picture, besides consistently having the Boys draft players who are highly unlikely to actually BE ON THE BOARD when they pick, you have spent way too many premium picks on WR help, while spending way too few premium picks on serious needs like OL depth...
Like I said, and others have said, this draft is AWFUL... thank God you have nothing to do with building the Dallas Cowboys, or we would indeed be in the same shape as the Skins...