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Phillips: 5 Takeaways From Cowboys’ Offseason Roster Reconstruction
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ways-cowboys’-offseason-roster-reconstruction
...As senior director of college/pro personnel Will McClay pointed out Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan, scheme fit factored into the Cowboys’ decision to draft Taco Charlton at No. 28 rather than settle for a pass rusher in the second round (or later) who didn’t quite match their defensive principles.
There’s a matter of upside, too. Sure, critics who wanted a cornerback at 28 can argue Charlton had one whole season of high production at Michigan. A more pragmatic view, though, is Charlton finally got to start and play his natural position as a senior and responded with 9.5 sacks.
That 4-3, pure pass rushing role is exactly what the Cowboys envision for him. No one’s saying Charlton will step on The Star campus as the best defensive end the Cowboys have had since DeMarcus Ware. That’s unfair. The Cowboys do think he’s only scratching the surface of his potential.
Their safeties coach, Greg Jackson, was on Michigan’s defensive staff during Charlton’s sophomore season and saw the young man accept tough coaching to get better. Now he has another terrific teacher and tactician in Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli. His position coach, Leon Lett, also knows a thing or two about how to be productive as a 6-6 defensive lineman...
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ways-cowboys’-offseason-roster-reconstruction
...As senior director of college/pro personnel Will McClay pointed out Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan, scheme fit factored into the Cowboys’ decision to draft Taco Charlton at No. 28 rather than settle for a pass rusher in the second round (or later) who didn’t quite match their defensive principles.
There’s a matter of upside, too. Sure, critics who wanted a cornerback at 28 can argue Charlton had one whole season of high production at Michigan. A more pragmatic view, though, is Charlton finally got to start and play his natural position as a senior and responded with 9.5 sacks.
That 4-3, pure pass rushing role is exactly what the Cowboys envision for him. No one’s saying Charlton will step on The Star campus as the best defensive end the Cowboys have had since DeMarcus Ware. That’s unfair. The Cowboys do think he’s only scratching the surface of his potential.
Their safeties coach, Greg Jackson, was on Michigan’s defensive staff during Charlton’s sophomore season and saw the young man accept tough coaching to get better. Now he has another terrific teacher and tactician in Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli. His position coach, Leon Lett, also knows a thing or two about how to be productive as a 6-6 defensive lineman...