I think we should fill safety and edge in FA, then use 12 and 20. Then take best player which is at 12 which is likly to be styles, Delane or mccoy. If the quality isn’t there at 20 maybe trade back, hopefully add a 3rd
A simple trade down.
It’s only simple if there’s someone there a team wants and they aren’t too far down. It happens a lot but would happen more if it was simple
We can trade down. There is amazing talent to be had in the 2nd and 3rd round. This is a very deep draft especially for corners, safeties and linebackers.
When it comes to safeties and corners this is one of the deepest drafts in over a decade.
Always teams moving around.
We still have the kids from Notre Dame. LUFU he’s a fantastic linebacker, but we don’t use him to his abilities. He’s going to play outside. I can’t wait to watch him.
I don't believe either of them are 3 down Mike LB's.
Agreed.
Absolute Slander. In half of 2024 DO showed more than Carpenter did his entire career….much more.
I think he could be
And always more that want to move but it’s too far, no one willing to trade, can’t agree on trade.
There’s better talent in the first. That’s why they go in the first. Teams miss in every round but odds of a player being a starter goes down with every rnd
Yes, of course there is. That's why they go first. However, it seems the Cowboys are the only team that has repeatedly missed on second-, third-, and fourth-round defensive picks.
I think we’ve failed at developing players. Wright has developed into a solid player. And we’ve reached for position way too much, especially at DT. Taco and mazi weren’t just not top talent but literally not nfl quality players. Those are huge misses. If you pick a guy who doesn’t live up to first rnd pick that’s bad. But if he’s not even worth a roster spot that’s really bad. We’ve had success trading down either way lamb and Micah. Though they probably weren’t the targets so trading down may have protected us from ourselves. Of the guys likely to be there at 12 there’s 4-5 I’d take. If they are all gone then that means someone else fell. It’s really hard to see a scenario there’s not a player at 12 worth the pick. 20 is different, there’s probably not 20 first rnd prospects since there never is. I don’t mind trading down but just can’t gamble like we did either Micah. We got lucky because that trade down realky lowered the talent availible. At 20 that’s not as big a risk. There’s gonna be 15-20 guys who just based on talent are really second rnd graded players. By 12 there’s still a few first rnd graded players likely to be there. A trade doen at 20 might add a 3td. Worth it if you can still get a guy who can help day one and add a 3rd. But it really comes down to who’s there when you get on the clock
If the player we’re targeting isn’t there, I’d be fine with trading down and picking up extra picks. That’s especially true if we’re looking for a pass rusher. The only ones I’d feel good about taking there are Rueben Bain or Bailey. If neither of them is available, then I’d go with Thieneman.
Downs will probably run at his pro day. But there’s plenty of film to see how fast he plays. I think position aside, he’s the best player in the draft. But a safety sure isn’t going top of the draft. I don’t see him falling past bengals at 10. Safety is a big need and if no pick 12 worthy players are there I’m fine with trading down.But if styles or delane is there I’m picking one of them. There are a few good safeties but they won’t get past middle of the 2nd and I don’t think adding a 2nd with a trade down is likely, unless maybe Simpson is there and a team goes for him. He had a very nice workout at combine. We need to figure out what likely and unlikely. What’s unlikely should be signed in FA
