It couldn't be more simple: You look at Dallas draftees that aren't drafted at or after where the general consensus says they should be drafted, then you call them a reach (or scrub), belittle the Cowboys front office incessantly, and completely shut your mind to the possibility of that player being very good. Then, even if that player does turn out to be good, you can still say it was a bad pick because he could have been had later.
It is a no lose proposition for you.
However, it completely bypasses any rational thought about a player the team likes and wants being chosen by another team before his consensus draft position. It also incorrectly assumes that you win the draft by not picking guys higher than where Kiper, Mayock, etc. says they should go rather than getting guys that fit your system and are good players.
In the case of Hitchens, you will always be able to say you were right because Dallas could have gotten him later, when the truth is that you are part of a club so exclusive that you might be the only person that cares where he was drafted if he does turn out to be a good player.
It is certainly nothing to brag about and frankly, maybe something that you'd want to cover up around knowledgeable football fans.
Are these "knowledgeable football fans" the same Melvins waiting years to find out stiffs like Matt Johnson and Phil Costa can't play? Those geniuses?
I think I want to remain stupid.
But you are correct. When the only information I have, whether it be my eyes or eyes of others I trust, comes from a poorly run Cowboys team that a player is worthy of that investment I show absolutely no faith in that evaluation. Because their track record tells me not to.
The bottom line in all this is this is yet again a case of a realist dealing with the temper tantrums of homers. That's what every one of these discussions is always about. A group of men who act like children when they read honest talk on their failure of a football team. They. just. can't. stand. it. So lash out on the guys capable of admitting the reality.
My opinion of Anthony Hitchens didn't change from May 8th to May 10th. Yours did. Simply because of the team that drafted him. I'll never be that kind of "intelligent" fan. I'll always remain consistent.
On the flip side of that, we have DeMarcus Lawrence. I was preaching the value of this player for months in the winter to mostly crickets. There's even an infamous youtube scout on here who told us he lacked quick twitch to his game but has since completely altered his opinion of him now that he's on this roster. The Cowboys have drafted him. I still love the player and his pro potential. I'm consistent. You're not. The problem is you. Not me.
I know as much about Lawrence as I do Hitchens. How come nobody tells me I know nothing about Lawrence? That I need to wait years? Because the opinion is positive to the franchise. So it soothes the sensitive souls of the membership here.
Is Zack Martin a good pick? How do you know? Shouldn't you wait years before thinking that? How can anyone have a single opinion on anything in the draft until years later when it's completely obvious to anyone with vision?
Anthony Hitchens will never be a good player in the NFL. When I'm proven right, come back and apologize. Or forget all about it and defend the next stiff in Cowboys colors while telling me I know nothing.
