C
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the C.
by mtz1109 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 1 steals
· 7 reaches
Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cowboys shredded theirs for Blake Watson. He came off 72 spots early, and the room will hear about it.
They banked enough surplus on Wallace to cover a lot of smaller sins. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.
So much rides on Jordan Morgan that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Zach Frazier at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Ja'Lynn Polk in No. 64 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No edge and no loss on Trey Benson in pick 81; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They paid up for Christian Mahogany at slot 87 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Jaylan Ford in pick No. 173 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trevin Wallace. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A big swing on Blake Watson at the 216th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Evan Anderson at slot 233 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Taking Caedan Wallace in pick 244 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board had cheaper options than Trey Taylor at the 252nd pick, and it noticed. A minor need, but a need all the same.
