ST: Cowboys remaining confident in first-round pick Taco Charlton

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I'm still cool with Taco. He needs to get as many game snaps this season as they can afford to give him and then another offseason of seasoning in the weight room. I see him more as a LDE due to his lack of bend, but he might be able to beef up into a bullish type RDE like Greg Hardy was in Carolina. He's still just a young pup at this point. The one thing going for him is that he seems durable and has yet to show any propensity to get in trouble off the field. That has to be seen as somewhat of an upside compared to the past DE's we've drafted/signed.
 
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mcompact said:
I'm still cool with Taco. He needs to get as many game snaps this season as they can afford to give him and then another offseason of seasoning in the weight room. I see him more as a LDE due to his lack of bend, but he might be able to beef up into a bullish type RDE like Greg Hardy was in Carolina. He's still just a young pup at this point. The one thing going for him is that he seems durable and has yet to show any propensity to get in trouble off the field. That has to be seen as somewhat of an upside compared to the past DE's we've drafted/signed.
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Yeah!! He's not in detox or prison...that's promising. Its hard to get sacks from a cell block.
 
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What else do you expect them to say? Another defensive first round bust, we're getting good st those.
 
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KingintheNorth said:
I'm one of the biggest critics of this Front Office on this board and I still think he was a solid pick at 28. TJ Watt might have been a consideration but he was far from a sure thing with his injury history and size.

We supposedly wanted Adoree Jackson badly, but he went 10 picks higher. We also were believed to want Takkarist McKinley, which may have been why Atlanta jumped ahead of us to get him. We have overpaid in the past to move up so I'm not going to be a hypocrite and complain that we didn't move up. Taco was the right pick and fans expecting the 28th overall pick to come in and dominate from day one aren't being realistic.

Next off-season, a true edge rusher at RDE will be needed. We may end up Franchise Tagging Demarcus Lawrence but even then, the team needs to address the position since that's only a 1-year lease.
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I think Taco was over drafted. That doesn't mean he can't turn into the next JJ Watt, but right now his production indicates he was overdrafted and a huge reach.
 
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TheHerd said:
Injuries were his back story, right? I recall Dane talking about him on the draft show.
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He wasn't what we were looking for. But sometimes you take the best player and adapt you defenses to the player's strength. Who knows what the right move was.
 
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jobberone said:
I'm sure you're not alone.
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The Cowboys have lost four of their last six games...starting from last year.

Taco will be showing up about when that string reaches a positive run.
 
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CCBoy said:
The Cowboys have lost four of their last six games...starting from last year.

Taco will be showing up about when that string reaches a positive run.
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Taco has shown less flashes than Tapper. Taco could turn into the dominant DL we hope for but Right now I wouldn't hold my breath. He needs time in the weight room because he probably won't get it done based on speed. He had better work on his technique and strength.

Right now the lack of any spark brings the word potential bust at least in the conversation. 100 snaps. Only 3 tackles. That isn't awe inspiring stuff.

Hopefully they will move him to LDE where he has a better chance of success.
 
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Taco has shown less flashes than Tapper. Taco could turn into the dominant DL we hope for but Right now I wouldn't hold my breath. He needs time in the weight room because he probably won't get it done based on speed. He had better work on his technique and strength.

Right now the lack of any spark brings the word potential bust at least in the conversation. 100 snaps. Only 3 tackles. That isn't awe inspiring stuff.

Hopefully they will move him to LDE where he has a better chance of success.
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(chuckling to self) as compared to what? Just how many on carpet plays has Tapper achieved to date?

Taco already has adequate size and speed, to be a factor. He now has to get use to the yoke of playing in the NFL. How long that takes, you and I, both, have no clue. But the coaching staff, who lives and produces in the NFL on just such matters, do know about the player. Not all talked through staff, is fluff and media candy.

Sorry, I will chose to go with the Parcells time table and give a lower first round player much more of his first season to get settled and part of what is going on with the rest of the team. Give him the skills, and he will grow stronger and better as well.
 
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Irvin88_4life said:
That can't stay healthy. I couldn't imagine Watt on this team and getting injured with you fans. Always complaining
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I'm not complaining. I know Watt wasn't gonna be our guy, and I don't like him as much as many on here. Pittsburgh has a totally different d, on so many levels.

I'm just pointing out Taco will forever be tied to Watt. Kinda like Ellis and Moss. Very unfair and kinda silly.
 
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haleyrules said:
Like any rookie..he will need some time to adjust and learn how to play in the NFL.
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Agreed . . . expectations on this website have been highly unrealistic.

Rookie DE's are seldom sufficiently productive until year two or later.

Nevertheless, his production vs. the running games have been okay.
 
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