You know what they say about opinions...well, you know, everybody has one and the other guy's stinks!
I love the draft. My wife thinks I must be mentally deficient to watch the draft on TV. She thinks it's boring. HA, this from a woman who has watched Moonstruck about 20 times.
You gamble your fortune and reputation on a college kid in the draft. He may be blessed with the physical skills of Achilles, but his heel may be a weak brain or weak character. The NFL Draft on television was the first American Idol, Mel Kiper the first Simon Cowell.
The challenge is: pick the right guy, at the right position, at the right time. Pray that he's durable, smart and dedicated.
I went online at random and looked up mock drafts that went to the second round, just to see if there were any consensus picks for the Cowboys at 51. Here are the results...
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Player |
Position |
College |
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Dorell Scott |
DT |
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Alphonso Smith |
CB |
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Patrick Chung |
SS |
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Michael Hamlin |
S |
|
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Emanuel Cook |
SS |
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Sean Smith |
CB/S |
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Juaquin Iglesias |
WR |
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Michael Hamlin |
S |
|
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Matt Shaughnessy |
DT |
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Emanuel Cook |
SS |
We have Emanuel Cook from South Carolina and Michael Hamlin from from Clemson in a run-off. My take from this unscientific sampling:
90% felt our primary need was defense.
70% thought our primary need was in the defensive backfield.
50% thought Safety was a primary need.
20% thought our primary need was along the D-line
Patrick Chung is the only name I recognize from some of the comments made on this site and I would be delighted to get him. The other names are just the opinions of other fans in regards to who would be the right player for the right position at the right time for the Cowboys and you know what they say about opinions.