Fore Left! said:
The best team that had an extremely mediocre defense that couldn't stop anyone when it mattered. I will take the guy who had 9 picks in his first 3 years in the league while the Cowboys best DB had 2. The multiple All Pro.
The OL had a ton to do with Zeke's success in 2016.
Yes....and as I keep stating a single cornerback like Jalen Ramsey would not have been enough to make the Cowboys a great defense because he is not a defensive end or tackle.
Would Ramsey have all of those interceptions in Dallas without that fantastic Jacksonville pass rush? How would he do with the non existent pass rush that the Cowboys D would have provided him.
The Cowboys went with the sure thing and it worked.
Do you know why when you look at a Hall of Fame player (lets say an Aaron Rodgers, or Ed Reed) and then you look at all the marginal and mediocre players that were drafted around them and wonder why other teams missed.....its typically because they followed some antiquated "rule" about drafting.
I remember when you weren't supposed to draft a quarterback shorter than 6'4 at the top of the draft until Aaron Rodgers made all the teams that passed him up look stupid.
Ed Reed lasted until the bottom of the 1st round (despite an amazing college career at Miami) because he's not over 6 ft.
If you have a top 10 draft pick then you have to go BPA.
If Penei Sewell or Kyle Pitts would have lasted until 10 I would have taken them regardless of the Cowboys needs on defense, because you can always pick up good defensive players in the 2nd and 3rd round.
Once Joey Bosa came off the board there were no other players graded at the level of Ezekiel Elliott. The Cowboys won 3 Super Bowls with the combination of a great tailback and a great offensive line.
Their last two really good teams in 2014 and 2016 followed this combination.
I was 100% wrong when I initially thought it was a bad idea to take Zeke Elliot that high after I watched the Dallas Cowboys go 13-3 with a rookie quarterback in 2016.