Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin

[juck]

Best C in Draft. Love it!

 

[honyock]

Not looking good for good at all thus far.
Frederick is not a fleet-footed ZBS guy at all. Not sure what that means about the scheme we'll run.

I do think he is a day 1 starter the question is at RG or OC?

Those are my questions as well. How does he fit in what Callahan wants to run? And where, at center or guard?

 

[CIWhitefish]

All you guys saying that you "like the pick" and that it fits a need -- I love your enthusiasm, but this was a HUGE reach for a guy with "average athleticism" according to scouts, and who had a 3rd round grade on him. Especially after a catastrophic trade down where we ended up with only an extra 3rd round pick, which will most likely end up being a busted pick anyways thanks to our joke of a GM.

It was just a bad night for the Cowboys, no matter how you slice it. Typical Jerrah draft.

So the whole war room was high fiving because of a busted pick huh? Just because they didn't pick who "experts" thought doesn't mean he's a bust. Dang this place is knee-jerk central.

 

[jrumann59]

I know Michael Irvin wanted Elam, I just do not think small safeties have long life expectancies, 5'9 is Elam too short to cover TEs, too short stature to be an in the box guy, too short to help with the new taller WR in the game, so unless he read plays well he would have been upgrade against McCray but a push for the now departed Sensy. Frederick was a slight reach, I do believe we get Warford with 47 though.

 

[theogt]

If this dude plays C for us for the next 12 years, no one will care that he was a reach.

 

[Stinger_Splash]

Best C in Draft. Love it!

Also the slowest first center drafted in 20 years .

 

[CIWhitefish]

If this dude plays C for us for the next 12 years, no one will care that he was a reach.

Completely agree.

 

[Deep_South]

I think it is going to take some great picks to get our post-draft grade up to a "C-".

 

[Teague31]

If this dude plays C for us for the next 12 years, no one will care that he was a reach.

This.

 

[Mactin]

Anyone else feels they should not have traded? Don't see why they would do that.

 

[jrumann59]

So the whole war room was high fiving because of a busted pick huh? Just because they didn't pick who "experts" thought doesn't mean he's a bust. Dang this place is knee-jerk central.

I am willing to bet many here would have said, "Larry who when Allen was drafted."

But it does look like we maybe going back to man on man blocking.

 

[RastaRocket]

Also the slowest first center drafted in 20 years .

Good thing it isn't his job to run routes.

 

[TheMightyCowboy]

Frederick just said he was shocked and thought he was a second or third round pick.

Thats the most damning thing Ive ever heard.

 

[juck]

Finally a real Center!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Parcells4Life]

I know Michael Irvin wanted Elam, I just do not think small safeties have long life expectancies, 5'9 is Elam too short to cover TEs, too short stature to be an in the box guy, too short to help with the new taller WR in the game, so unless he read plays well he would have been upgrade against McCray but a push for the now departed Sensy. Frederick was a slight reach, I do believe we get Warford with 47 though.

if we get Warford you can put us in the Super bowl in 2 years. Garrett is building this team his way and he knows building a dominant OL is the best way to do that.

 

[RastaRocket]

If Jerry had done that we would have taken Floyd at 18

Trade already happened so based on the situation I will trust them until proven otherwise.

 

[Sasquatch]

If this dude plays C for us for the next 12 years, no one will care that he was a reach.

Shoot, I'll be happy with a couple of 3rd/4th and 1 conversions next year.

 

[newlander]

Every time I think they hit a new low. Mayock almost fell over said he had a 3rd round grade.

...and Mike had a VERY good night both predicting and evaluating.....Eisen snickered and they IMMEDIATELY switched to Baltimore picking Elam, who should have been OUR pick....Michael Irvin looked like he was in shock. What a JOKE:bang2:

 

[Hamson]

Anyone else feels they should not have traded? Don't see why they would do that.

For more value with later round picks. Watch what BB and the Pats do with all their picks.

 

[jrumann59]

Anyone else feels they should not have traded? Don't see why they would do that.

It depends on what grades they had on the guys left on the board. They felt with what amounts to 2 seconds on the trade there was more value in the later part of the first and more value in 2-4rounds.