B-
Dallas Cowboys
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B-.
by psicosis6878yahoocom ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 1 steals
· 6 reaches
The war room fell hard for Nathaniel Watson, and it showed at pick No. 223: 36 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.
Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Green steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Christian Haynes in Round 2, Pick 24, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A premium they did not need to pay, Ainias Smith a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 103 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
James Williams in No. 125 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Curtis Jacobs in pick 183 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A conviction pick on Omar Speights at Round 6, Pick 38 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They reached into another round for Nathaniel Watson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jalen Green slipping to No. 242 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
They went early on Zion Logue in pick No. 256, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
