Let's clear up something right now: Will McClay and the scouts wanted T.J. Watt. The coaches wanted Taco Charlton. McClay was willing to give this to the coaches because the difference wasn't that much, but the scouts had Watt rated higher.

Let's also be clear about position. Taco Charlton is a left defensive end, the same position that Tank Lawrence plays. T.J. Watt is a right defensive end in our defense, a position that Tyrone Crawford played last year. Crawford is serviceable as the right defensive end, sometimes called the weak side end, but Dallas still drafted Dorance Armstrong to hopefully replace Crawford because he fits the profile better. When that happened, NO ONE thought Randy Gregory would be coming back.

So, after the draft in 2018, you had two players at the right side end, sometimes called the strong side, and no definitive left side end that matched the preferred profile except a 4th round pick.

Next year you get to decide whether to play Tank Lawrence, which will stop Taco's progress, or let him go and hope Taco plays as well as Tank did. You got lucky this year with Randy Gregory coming back and it seems Dorance Armstrong is a steal that rarely happens at weak side end in the NFL.

I'd be curious if they still draft Dorance if they had T.J. Watt in the fold though. After their careers are over, T.J. will have the better overall career stats-wise. Much of that has to do with the position he plays, but it also has to do with the talent each has. Taco will be a real good player in this league, another Greg Ellis. You'd love to have Greg Ellis on your team, but he's no Demarcus Ware.