I've got to say, I think the Cowboys have done a fantastic job. None of the guys they have added are stars, but they have freed up the Cowboys to take the best player available in the draft, regardless of position
Time will tell. What I do like for sure is the positions they targeted. Like you said, Fill your weaknesses in FA and then go BPA in the draft. It's how you set your team up for the long run. But, these are the exact moves they have made in recent offseasons and seemed to have failed on more often than not. If I had to guess I would say you are right. I think we look back on these signings, when combined with the draft, and say we are better gong into 2018 than leaving 2017
I think he is the starting RT and Collins moves to LG
might be but I remain in the camp of swing tackle and drafting a guard. This team needs to build depth. The fall off when players get hurt is much to great
I think the Cowboys will be wheeling and dealing on draft day. There's no way ten draft picks make this team, I think Jerry will be on a roll. Besides, the draft is in Dallas, you know Jerry will love that roar when the Cowboys move up. Almost as much as watching Goodell get booed out of the stadium
You know, I do think we need a stud DT/DE to take this DL to the next level, but if we don't come out of the draft with one it will be fine too. Lawrence/Irving/Collins/Crawford with Price playing some 1 tech and Taco and the other guys rotating in could be pretty good. Ideally we add one more starter/first guy off the bench type from the draft, but I wouldn't say it is a position that we MUST come out of the draft with an early round pick at.
I think it is a great time to double down on positions in the draft. Why not take two stud OL, or two premium picks at LB or DL. Why not add a WR and TE in the first two rounds. I like the idea of making a weak position strong or a strong position elite, especially with the Cowboys depth chart where it is
Safety is still a major need IMO.
I'm hoping we land Marcus Allen out of Penn State in round 2. I think that kid is gonna be a stud
we better not draft a TE in the 1st two rounds!!!
Since it seems to be rumored all over the place...I like the idea of moving Collins back to Guard. Actually, I never wanted to move him to Tackle other than to try and keep Leary and play all 5 guys. If we go form left to right with Smith/Collins/Frederick/Martin it gives us an insane wall to run behind and also protect Dak. So if you put a FA or draft pick at RT that struggles a little it's very easy to give him help with a TE or RB or pulling OL depending on the play. More importantly, I just always felt he was a better Guard than Tackle. I think he is a good RT that could be a really good RT, but he does have some footwork and balance issues from time to time that aren't as big of a deal at LG and it allows him to use his power more. So, I hope we move him and focus on getting a RT. Sign one (or two) and then draft one and have an open competition for the RT and the swing Tackle spots.
If we took Mark Andrews from OU in round 2, I would have no problem with it at all. He'd start here for ten years
The Cowboys are set up pretty well. If they decided to go OL in round one or two, they could go OT or OG, and then Fleming and Martin would become quality depth.Martin should be good depth at both C and G. Wonder if they think he has starting potential.
If Collins moves we become incredibly strong up the middle with Z Martin/Fred/Collins starting and M Martin/someone else backing up. This would leave T Smith and Fleming at T and a need to add another OT for sure. If Smith goes down again we have Fleming and?
If Collins stays at T we are very strong there with T Smith/Collins starting and Fleming manning the swing Tackle. Then we have Z Martin/Fred/M Martin(?) starting? Also need to add another player.
I won't pretend I think Martin or Fleming will be great players or even definite starters but I really like what the team did here. I also don't think it takes us out of the market for an OL early in the draft if one is sitting there, but it does make it OK if we skip it because the right guy isn't there. Everything will depend on Collins and hopefully the team decides soon where they want to play him and just keep him there - Now of course, there is a good chance the team already has decided or even that the whole "move" was a creation of talk radio and message boards and was never contemplated by the team.
In summary I would still like to add a player early in the draft and I think we will, but really like what I see here.
Another thing to like Fleming is 25 and Martin is 24. Team gets a
