4th Round Pick Anthony Hitchens from Iowa

Anthony Hitchens from Iowa Selected in the 4th Round by the Cowboys. My instant reaction was a major reach at a position that was not a need. Hitchens is not a Will backer, he is not a speed backer. There is a lot this guy does not do well, he is a good college linebacker who does not project well to the NFL. I thought he fit best as a 2-down backer in a 3-4 scheme available in the 6th round. Instead the Cowboys took him to be a 'Mike' backer in their 4-3 scheme to either backup Sean Lee who start at inside backer and move Lee to the Will. I thought of this idea prior to the draft as I had Chris Borland as a 1st round talent who fell to the 49ers in the 3rd round. It would of put Lee in a more playmaking position at the Will and hopefully having just a good a player at the Mike. The problem with this is they would take a drastically downgrade with Hitchens as a starting mike backer. I just see him as a backup who just doesn't have the lateral quickness to make plays on the sideline, not fluid enough in coverage and not fast to diagnose plays. Let me be clear, this is not a knock against the player at all. Hitchens will work hard to try and prove he can overcome his weaknesses in Dallas. My problem is why they chose to go in this direction versus going after Pierre Desir or Telvin Smith. Both of them would of upgraded the defense, Telvin would likely have won the Will starting job & Desir would give Cowboys a better scheme fit than Claiborne at a far bigger discount.