Re doing the Cowboys 2015 draft

[Vinnie2u]

Man you can do the same thing for 31 teams.

 

[Eddie]

Many pundits believed Claiborne was the best defensive player in the draft. I really can't hate on the front office for making a move that unanimously praised at the time.

Also, giving up a second stunk, but the value was solid for the trade up, it just stinks the player didn't turn out.

Moral of the story ... don't give up multiple draft picks for a single player. It doesn't work out.

 

[lwehlers]

Wow

in my opinion none of the players in last years draft even showed that they can be starting caliber players in the future other then jones. Gregory looked lost and did not even resemble the player he was at Nebraska. we really need this guy to pick it up next season so we do not have to sign players like hardy in the future. picking a injured player in the third round like green was stupid. Langford or david Johnson would have been starting running back for the us by atleast midseason.

 

[Eddie]

Gregory will be fine with another off season under his belt. Lawrence stepped up in his 2nd year ... and he doesn't have Gregory's ceiling.

Here's to hoping Chaz Green can unseat Free.

 

[Risen Star]

Many pundits believed Claiborne was the best defensive player in the draft. I really can't hate on the front office for making a move that unanimously praised at the time.

Also, giving up a second stunk, but the value was solid for the trade up, it just stinks the player didn't turn out.

Because that's what you look for in a front office when it's all said and done. Spare me the results. How popular was it at the time?

I think I've made my point and Go Cowboys.

 

[robjay04]

Because that's what you look for in a front office when it's all said and done. Spare me the results. How popular was it at the time?

I think I've made my point and Go Cowboys.

All I'm saying is the value was there for the trade up and most front offices were very high on Claiborne. You have to stick to your board, nobody knows for sure how a player will react in a pro game.

 

[Nova]

Many pundits believed Claiborne was the best defensive player in the draft. I really can't hate on the front office for making a move that unanimously praised at the time.

Also, giving up a second stunk, but the value was solid for the trade up, it just stinks the player didn't turn out.

Yeah I remember that much. I remember watching the combine and seeing he and Janoris Jenkins clearly on a different level with their fluidity. Just never watched any game tape on him and just took everyone's word for granted.

I can't fault them much either because of the situation we were in at the time. We had Rob Ryan in our ears preaching "no fly zone".

 

[StarBoyz83]

None look like awesome picks yet but I still like jones and gregory.

 

[basstapp]

I would have been thrilled with Bryce petty in the 3rd... no wait I actually still prefer Chaz Green.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Well if people re did the 2014 draft most would've not drafted Lawrence if you asked them this a year ago. I always hate these type of conversations because you never know how a player would perform if they were a Cowboy. I don't think it's a given to assume because they had success at one place means it would translate elsewhere.

 

[Risen Star]

All I'm saying is the value was there for the trade up and most front offices were very high on Claiborne. You have to stick to your board, nobody knows for sure how a player will react in a pro game.

It comes down to results. No front office has ever made a trade they didn't think they were getting value at that time. This is a cop out way of looking at it for fans of teams with bad management. Was it a good decision? What were the results?

 

[Plankton]

It comes down to results. No front office has ever made a trade they didn't think they were getting value at that time. This is a cop out way of looking at it for fans of teams with bad management. Was it a good decision? What were the results?

All you have to do to determine whether it was a good trade or not was - did you get good return on investment for what you sacrificed?

Considering that the Cowboys didn't bother picking up Claiborne's fifth year option, the answer is a resounding no.

At the time, I didn't hate Claiborne as a player. I wouldn't have traded up for him, though. I wanted Fletcher Cox when it was announced that they had traded up. That being said, and I felt this way at the time, the Cowboys were sacrificing another potential starting caliber player in making the trade, and they weren't one player away. They needed a lot of additional talent on the team. I didn't like the trade then, and it's even worse now.

 

[dallasdave]

The Chaz Green pick should have been Jeremy Langford and the Damian Wilson pick should have been Stefon Diggs. I'd still take Gregory at 60.

 

[dallasdave]

Because that's what you look for in a front office when it's all said and done. Spare me the results. How popular was it at the time?

I think I've made my point and Go Cowboys.

 

[cowboys1981]

It's really hard to call it a fail given the circmstances the team has went through as a whole.

 

[CF74]

Mo actually looked good his rookie year until he got hurt...

 

[Alexander]

Let's revisit this in three years when it comes time to talk extensions.

 

[Eddie]

Man you can do the same thing for 31 teams.

Yeah, but 31 other teams weren't 4-12.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Just wait until Gregory packs on another 25 lbs.......he's going to rise to his knees and.........

 

[cmoney23]

You can't judge your draft against all the "super steals" that come along. It's not practical or honestly fair to the process.

You also need to let a draft class"brew" for a few years before you judge it fully.

This was a great draft. Jones can play. Solid starter for years. Gregory showed, before his injury, he can play. DL is s very hard transition. And we landed Collins in this "draft "also"