2025 Cowboy Draft

[tomodach10]

But, whose rankings? The Mel Kipers and other talking heads who know nothing about what teams really think? We aren't going to see the actual team rankings and that is all that matters. It only takes one team to think a guy has a legit "first round grade" to make it so. I always hated when everyone decided who should be taken and how good they will be and then grading the draft based on the mocks. I know it can be all we have for some players but I prefer just reading the strengths and weaknesses or even ranking that aren't mocks or looking at the visits or how much time they spent with guys at the combine for clues about both players and positions. It's still subjective of course but a little more useful.

Of course the caveat to all of this is that as a Cowboy's fan, the Cowboys actually are incompetent and if you pay attention they pretty much tell you who they like or at least what position because while they say they go BPA, they absolutely draft for position because they don't fill holes in free agency.

Team Scouting. I don't trust any of those talking heads on TV.

 

[PDay8810]

Team Scouting. I don't trust any of those talking heads on TV.

yes...I think fans who post as often and for as long as most of us are long past the Kipers of the draft world.

Will McClay and coaching is this teams only hope.

 

[UK Cowboy]

yes...I think fans who post as often and for as long as most of us are long past the Kipers of the draft world.

Will McClay and coaching is this teams only hope.

I think it's really whether or not Jerry starts to care about winning again. I really think McClay and our scouts always do their job. Any other team in the league would be happy with their personnel folks drafts averaging a couple of starters and couple of rotation guys as well as an UFA or two that make the roster every once in a while. Two things about Jerry...there are times he overruled his own people on the draft and never with good results. And, more importantly, Jerry is now going into drafts after letting 5-6 productive starters walk and asking will to cover that up. It's just not sustainable even for a guy like McClay, especially when you are handcuffing him to specific positions instead of best player available

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

I haven't paid attention to that windbag Kiper in decades lol. He's a flake.
There are some guys out there that are pretty good though, they put in the work and are plugged into the specific teams. I've seen a couple of mocks lately that had Walter Nolen going to Dallas at 12 despite having Nolen as a late 1st-early 2nd on their big board. They put Nolen to Dallas because they had talked to contacts within the Cowboys who said they were very high on the player. Factor in the cap going up $25M is really bad for Dallas in a way.....we will still be "draft and develop" while other teams will be sitting there with $100M in cap space...meaning a guy like Osa is probably going to get an idiotic offer of $23M from some team and Dallas will have a gaping hole at 3T. I think guys like that are the only ones worth listening too

And Kipers haircut is ridiculous. Just seeing that face and hair kind of annoys me TBH. The nerdy voice and really I don't think he knows anything about football

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

I know the combine has not happened.. now pretending I am GM I got my top list candidates If I stay put at 12. I am interested to see what these players do at combine. I am only listing guys I think could be there at 12. I only listed Graham because he could drop. Not sure why I think that. Pros and cons I am sure. I just think these would be BPA types at position of need. I know the TE pick won't go over well but Ferg was terrible as TE 1 last year.

Jeanty
graham
Nolen
Warren.

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

Reinforcing my thoughts on Nolen. It would be hard to pass. I remember when Aaron Donald climbed the draft board back in 2014. Nolen has Similar play strength. Similar motor. Nolen would bring much needed physicality to the defense. He seems to really like to fight through double teams. He likes contact Great pass rusher and run stopper. It's the Physicality that i see him play with against SEC lineman. He got all kinds of pass rush technique... He would immediately be the starter at 3tech...but the thing is he is around 300 pounds and plays bigger than that. He can play all over the line IMO.. I am all in.