Cowboyny
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Historically good!Freakishly good!!!!!
Historically good!Freakishly good!!!!!
He was considered a 2nd rd prospect early in the process.
I'd tried to help them. They didn't listen.I remember all the people on a different message board critical the Tyron Smith pick because they didn’t believe Tyron could gain weight (played at ~280 lbs at USC).
I don’t remember anyone ever considering Smith as a 2nd round prospect. How early in the process are we talking...high school?
this is amazing
I count seven future HOFers in that first round and maybe 1-2 fringe HOFers.
Cowboys-Forum?I remember all the people on a different message board critical the Tyron Smith pick because they didn’t believe Tyron could gain weight (played at ~280 lbs at USC).
Probably the greatest defensive class ever.I remember all the hate, that and we cannot take a RT in the top 10. Many wanted the Cowboys to trade up for Patrick Peterson and several wanted no part of former walk-on JJ Watt. Looking back, that was a tremendous class!!
Only reason Smith didnt play LT in college was Matt KalilDifference is Smith didn't emerge out of nowhere. He was an elite athlete at the position that just needed to continue to develop.
There isn't anything close to a 1st round DT this year unless you project Rousseau to 3T.
Could be a decent year for day 2 guys thoughDifference is Smith didn't emerge out of nowhere. He was an elite athlete at the position that just needed to continue to develop.
There isn't anything close to a 1st round DT this year unless you project Rousseau to 3T.
Donald was the consensus top choice for the forum.I remember in 2014 suggesting we take Donald in the 1st round (before the combine) and got bashed for it. Anything can happen.
Donald was the consensus top choice for the forum.
Could be a decent year for day 2 guys though
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Thats where I was, and that was the narrative there. To small, too raw
That is nuts.
Donald was a consensus interior disrupting stud. We wanted to draft him. He was called an unblockable force before the combine, a consensus 1st round talent. Who on God's green earth didn't know it? I mean, they must've been living under a rock.
What??? He was the surest OT prospect coming out in years - once he got his hands on you you were done. Only the refs limited his blocking ability. Seriously, I’ve never seen a guy flagged so many times for holding on PANCAKE BLOCKS.I remember in the 2011 class, the Cowboys held the #9 pick, where they desperately needed a Tackle prospect. At the time Marc Columbo just retired and Adams left the year prior. This left them with pretty much Doug Free. They needed a Tackle in the worst of ways. Early in the process, many were disappointed that their wasn't any blue chip tackle available.
As the offseason process progressed, a 20 year old, light Right Tackle emerged out of USC named Tyron Smith. Many wanted no part of taking a RT within the top 10, nor thought he was big enough to play in this league. The actual NFL Scouts were way ahead of their media counterparts.
My point is, even if there isn't a blue chipper DT right now, doesn't mean one won't emerge during the process.
He really wasn't. Somewhat of a project.What??? He was the surest OT prospect coming out in years - once he got his hands on you you were done. Only the refs limited his blocking ability. Seriously, I’ve never seen a guy flagged so many times for holding on PANCAKE BLOCKS.
Wow.