A scouts perspective

A scouts perspective

Saturday, April 28, 2012

What Dallas could of had they not traded for Claiborne

Okay, I wanted to do a quick revist of the draft for Dallas to see what could they have done had they not traded for Claiborne.

1. David Decastro, plug him in day one at center or even left guard and whichever of the free agent signings put at center (Bernadeau most likely)
2. Jerel Worthy - DE from Michigan State, he's strong, quick penetrating one gap tackle who will take over Kenyon Coleman's spot on the line and give Dallas a player similiar to Cullen Jenkins.
3. Dwight Bentley - CB from U. LA-Lafayette, super quick, competitive corner who would instantly become a good nickel corner and be able to stick with fast receivers in the slot. One of most impressive corners at the Senior Bowl.
4. Jarius Wright - WR from Arkansas, very small and extremely fast. He's a gamebreaker and be exciting to watch wright and Bentley go at it in practice. He would get a shot at returner but he would make a living as a slot receiver and guy you want the ball in space to.

I keep all the remaining the picks as is...

This draft class would solidify both Dallas' offensive and defensive lines as well as giving it a very talented 3rd receiver and nickel corner who would contribute immediately. The cowboy brass said they wanted to come away with 3 starters in this class and I count 2 starters with 2 top reserves who play as much as regular starters.  Everyone one of these players were available at each one of Dallas' picks had they not pulled the trade to acquire Morris Claiborne.

Despite these players being available, I have zero faith that Jerry Jones would have made the same decisions.  He made it public that had he not traded their 2nd round pick, it would have been used on Bobby Wagner, a inside linebacker.  That logic considering you already have Sean Lee, Dan Connor and Bruce Carter (2nd round pick from 2011) tells me all I need to know about the decision making in the Dallas war room.  They are not about taking the best players available nor buy into the idea that being good at the line of scrimmage on both sides with a excellent QB is the way to a championship.

Still, it is fun and sad at the same time to speculate what should have been this weekend and sad to see why this team consistently falls short in December and not able to withstand injuries.

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