Why I feel it is Zeke or bust

[Romotil45]

What in the hell does not retaining Murray(who was approaching age 30!) have to do with whether they will draft a 20 year old?A 20 year old that some actual NFL personnel feel could be the best player in the entire draft(Bill Polian if you need an example).

I have no idea what the pick will be Thursday,but if you think it is or has been a foregone conclusion that the Cowboys have not at least considered taking Elliott with that 4th pick,then you don't have as firm a grip on this whole talent acquisition business as you think you do.

Courtesy of Stasheroo:

Go to spotrac and take a look at salaries for position. If you draft a running back at #4, he's making too 10 money for the position (guaranteed!) before he ever takes a snap.

Conversely? If you drafted Tunsil, he would be making the 32nd salary for a tackle, right in the middle of the league at the position. A spot current occupied by Doug Free (set to make $6.5 million in 2017)

To say nothing of the league wide value of the two based on position. Running backs are had in free agency and throughout the draft each and every year.

And next season is set up to be much more loaded in terms of prospects. You draft Elliott, not only are you overpaying based on what you could have had in free agency this year, you're using the #4 overall pick to do it, and you're taking yourself out of a better draft market at the position in 2017.

Lose, lose, and lose.

 

[Romotil45]

That would make a lot of sense if we were talking about baseball. Football is a totally different animal,not built on analytics. The Cowboys apparently came close to acquiring Adrian Peterson last year,but the Vikings wanted too much compensation in the form of draft picks. If it was only about salary,I believe he would be here. To assume that a front office does not value the RB position that had the all time yardage leader and won 3 Super Bowls with a run dominated offense would be pretty shortsighted imo.

Football is a business all businesses are built around analytics. To say otherwise is denial. No one pays 3 times what have too to get the same production. Your in denial Zeke will not go at 4.

 

[JoeBoBBY]

You spelled Romo and Dez Bryant wrong.

yeah but G, Romo has been around for a long time now. Dez too, although he was just getting started,.,,,,

at least I hope he was just getting started. I fear Dez got his money. And that's that.