So the consensus so far is that the draft hasn’t been a disaster. But I’m really wondering what the Cowboys’ plan to win games is with exactly one offensive skill position player worth a shit.
Sanders isn’t good enough to be someone’s #1, and he’s too immature to be a #2. The last fucking thing any NFL franchise wants is their backup/developmental QB rocking the boat in any way.
They overdrafted Booker a little but it’s fine. Smith-Booker-Beebe-Hoffman-Guyton should be a good starting 5 and they can jettison Steele’s sorry ass after this season I think.
We’re talking about Jerry and Stephen. Could’ve been way worse.
Maybe Europe gets involved to broker a deal? It wouldn't be as good as a deal brokered by a U.S. that is standing behind Ukraine, but it's probably Ukraine's best option at this point. Russia keeps all the territory and Ukraine gets some weak-ish security guarantees.
I'm calling it right now - Shedeur falls, the Cowboys pay a kings' ransom to Philly for #32 and pick him, and Jerry crows about how he got "top-10 talent at number 32".
Signed, a battered Cowboys fan.
I imagine there's all kinds of ways that guys part ways with a program. To me it sounds like:
Butler: "Good luck at your next stop. Turn your badge in to Dolores on the 2nd floor."
Niblett: "I just spoke with Coach So-and-So at UNT, he and I go way back. He said they could really use a guy like you and they'd love to bring you in for a visit."
So just to kind of sum up where we're at with portal needs/wants:
QB - All set
RB - They seem fairly happy here. No visitors/interest that I can remember. Maybe they look at a Velton Gardner break-glass-in-case-of-emergency type guy.
WR - Definitely seems like they'd take another badass with experience. Wouldn't everyone?
TE - Likely done with Endries?
OL - Flood doesn't seem like a portal guy, and we're looking at a huge high school class, so I don't see it.
IDL - Gotta be done with 5(!) additions from the portal so far.
EDGE - I could definitely see it. We brought in the Stanford guy for a visit. Would have to be someone they think can contribute.
LB - This one I'm not sure. Seems like Spence is getting good reviews. Depth chart is a little light in underclassmen though. If the right guy came along that had a few years to play like Watson, seems like it'd make sense.
DB - I wouldn't think so unless it's a guy that's just too good to pass up. The depth chart is stacked and crowded.
P - Done
K - Done
Thoughts?
I could definitely see a 6-man rotation unless and until Corbin melts down or someone else gets hurt. They've got to think about limiting innings for Rocker and Leiter, too. Rocker pitched <50 last year, Leiter around 100 I think.
I don't get the point of letting the guy flail in the majors like this. Send him down to AAA to work this shit out. These games count the same as ones in September.
Now that we're on the subject, is it weird that we haven't pursued any transfer EDGE/DE/Buck/Jack/whatever? We seem a little thin there, especially considering Vasek's injury history. They must really like what they're seeing out of Zina and Terry?
I just checked and Ouellet is 80 and Scola is 83. I think technically they could be elected (any Catholic male is eligible), but they won't even be at the conclave so it seems pretty unlikely. So yeah, I don't think I'd be willing to put money on them.