Richard Paolinelli
Okay, I’ve given my opinion on the Cowboys’ picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. And I’ve graded how the NFC East did overall too. Judging by some of the responses, a few of you disagree. Too bad. Because you’re dead wrong. And with half a century of watching NFL football – along with 40 years of …
Eagles Nation, tell me, please: What’s it like to have a front office that actually seems to know what it’s doing? While the Cowboys appeared to be throwing darts at the wall and picking whoever the dart hit on the final day of the draft, the rest of the NFC East got a lot better. Six …
And on the third day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys looked upon the remains of their draft board. And made a miserable hash out of it. They failed to try to move up into the fourth round. Instead, the Cowboys settled on staying put with their four picks in the final three …
Well, if you’re among the Dallas Cowboys that didn’t drink themselves into a coma or hurl themselves out of a window after Friday night’s draft picks… How y’all doing? Want to talk about it? I really don’t, but that’s what they pay me for around here so I don’t have a choice. If you had been …
We’re in the second half of the opening round of the 2024 NFL Draft, here is a list of my final pick predictions for picks 17-32 tonight made prior to the draft starting. There’s been a lot of changes and a surprise or two so far. How will the final 16 picks play out? Let’s find …
The 2024 NFL Draft has begun. Here is a list of my final pick predictions for picks 1-16 tonight. This list will be updated with the actual pick as it is made and a brief post-pick comment. So keep checking back throughout the night. A separate post will cover picks 17-32. Williams Tops The List 1. …
Here we are, on the eve of the 2024 NFL Draft, and the beleaguered fan base of the Dallas Cowboys turn their weary eyes toward The Star. They’re seeking signs of hope. A reason to believe that this season – the 29th since the last Cowboys’ Super Bowl victory – will be better. If you’re reading …
At the time of this writing, we’re roughly 80 hours from the start of the 2024 NFL Draft. We know the Dallas Cowboys have a lot of holes to fill on the roster. They’ve lost several players to free agency and retirement. They’ve only signed two outside free agents – a linebacker and a free agent …
If Roger Goodell – or any of his replacements – steps up to the podium in Detroit later this week and announces the Cowboys have drafted a tight end, kicker, or a punter… Seriously, I expect all of you to join me at The Star with lit torches and sharpened pitchforks in hand. The one area …
With so many more areas of urgent need in next week’s draft, would the Dallas Cowboys spend one of their seven picks on a defensive back? They just moved Markquese Bell back to safety from linebacker. Even without Stephon Gilmore – assuming Trevon Diggs has fully recovered – they appear to be well stocked at cornerback …
Given the issues Dallas had at stopping the run in 2023 – along with the retirement of Leighton Vander Esch – the Cowboys must draft a middle linebacker next week. Yes, the free agency signing of Eric Kendricks addressed that concern somewhat. But Kendricks is 32, on a one-year deal, and is not the long-term answer. …
In last year’s draft the Dallas Cowboys decided to address their woeful run defense in the first round. They took defensive tackle Mazi Smith out of Michigan. They come into this year’s draft still needing to address their woeful run defense. Smith is bordering on being a Taco Charlton-level – another Michigan defensive lineman drafted by …
The only certainty going into next week’s draft is that Dallas has so many needs they can’t miss with their first pick. Unless they pick another tight end. But not even Jerry Jones is that crazy. Is he? The majority of the mock drafts flooding the internet with 10 days to go before the first pick …
I swear to the Almighty, if the Dallas Cowboys draft a tight end in the 2024 Draft – in any round – I’m going to need bail money. I’m not kidding. Going into last year’s draft I pointed out Dallas’ poor history when drafting a tight end in the early rounds. They went ahead and did …
As mentioned on Thursday, most mock drafts have the Dallas Cowboys going after an offensive lineman with their first pick in the NFL draft in two weeks. A few have them taking lineman in the first two rounds. And I stand by the statement that they do not need to do so. The Cowboys more urgent …
Most of the mock drafts for next month’s NFL Draft have the Dallas Cowboys laser-focused on taking an offensive lineman. A few have them spending both their 1st and 2nd round picks on the line for that matter. All of them are dead wrong. Should the season start today, the Cowboys have the players on the …
There could be as many as six quarterbacks drafted in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft – with the first three picks expected to come from this position. The current record for most quarterbacks taken in the first round overall is six, set in 1983. Both the 1949 and 2018 drafts saw four quarterbacks …
The curious lack of movement on Dak Prescott’s contract extension continues to fuel speculation regarding the quarterback’s future. Will the Cowboys eventually extend Prescott? Will they simply let him play out his contract and let him go after 2024? They would – at best – get a third round pick in return if he departs in …
Is the time of the tax-payer-funded sports mega-palaces nearing an end? Voters in Kansas City this week may have been the first to draw a line in the sand. They rejected a measure that would replace an already existing tax to help fund a new stadium. The current tax helps pay for the upkeep of the …
Just when you thought you couldn’t hate Jerry Jones and the Cowboys’ front office any more than you already do… 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: #Ravens star RB Derrick Henry says signing with the #Cowboys would’ve been the “perfect situation” but they never reached out to him, he told @thepivot “They ain't holla at me at all. It would've been …
It really galls me to say it – and there’s still a lot of things that can happen to change this – but when it comes to the NFC East in 2024 this appears to be true: The Philadelphia Eagles – if the season were to start today – will win the NFC East in 2024. …