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After what could, at best and very charitably, be called a dismal second round overall, the NFC East rebounded nicely in the third round. The Eagles, which led the way in Thursday’s opening round, got the round started off on the right food. The Giants took advantage of a potential Top 50 player falling to them …
It would be hard to argue against the NFC East having had the best first round of any of the eight divisions on Thursday. What a difference a day makes. After all four teams made solid picks, and the Eagles all but stole the round with two defensive linemen from a championship team, Friday’s effort was …
As the 2nd round of the NFL Draft is set to be later today, many prospects that were favored to be picked in the 1st round are still on the board. Players such as University of Kentucky Quarterback Will Levis, University of Penn State Joey Porter Jr., and University of Notre Dame Tight End Michael Mayer, …
With the Dallas Cowboys on the clock at 26th, they were fielding calls to trade down. One potential trade partner would have been the Kansas City Chiefs. Talks between the teams ended when the Chiefs announced who they planned on drafting. The Chiefs were interested in the player the Dallas Cowboys wanted. The Cowboys found their …
Well, that was quite the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft last night now, wasn’t it? It started off with a bang with the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans wheeling and dealing. It ended with the Philadelphia Eagles pretty much winning the first round. Like it or not Cowboys faithful, the Eagles committed grand theft …
The Dallas Cowboys have selected Defensive Tackle Mazi Smith from the University of Michigan with their 1st-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Cowboys added another weapon for Dan Quinn to use on a loaded defense for Dallas. At 6-foot-3, 323 pounds, Smith can plug a hole. The biggest weakness of the Dallas defense for …
(UPDATED THROUGH THE 30th PICK) The Eagles entered tonight as the early favorites to have the best first round of the 2023 NFL Draft among NFC East teams. It must be nice to have a GM that can build a team to make the Super Bowl and have a Top 10 pick in the next draft …
For a lot of NFL fans, the NFL draft marks a particularly special time during the calendar year. The acquisition of new, young talent from amongst the best of the college ranks provides an opportunity to forecast the futures of our favorite teams. If you’re active in Cowboys Nation, especially on Twitter, then you know the …
The 2023 NFL Draft is only a few hours away. For the most part, we have a pretty good idea how the first 10 picks will play out. What remains to be seen is how the night will play out for Dallas. They only have three options: Move up, stay put at #26, or move back …
If you have followed along with this mock draft series, you know the ultimate goal was to figure out the best way to attack each round to provide good value at positions of need. Those mocks can be found here: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0. I only did five rounds for the series, but …
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell recently wrote an article where he projected trades for all 31 first-round picks. In it, he had the Cowboys trading down with the Indianapolis Colts. The move from 26 to 35 would net them two fourth-round picks (one this year and one in 2024). I love the idea of a trade down this …
This is the last exploratory version of this mock draft series. I take everything I’ve learned from this series and map out a draft plan for the Cowboys that I will use as a guide for my final mock draft coming out the day of the draft. If you want to see where this journey has …
The Dallas Cowboys have positioned themselves in this upcoming draft to take the best player available at pick number 26. The acquisitions of Stephon Gilmore and Brandin Cooks have been unanimous crowd pleasers. Re-signing Dante Fowler, Johnathan Hankins, Leighton Vander Esch and Donovan Wilson addressed some notable holes on the defensive side of the ball. So, …
Whispers about The Star have the Cowboys targeting a quarterback in the later rounds of this year’s draft. The top players at the position are going to be gone by the middle of the first round. So what does that leave for Dallas? The possibilities are TCU’s Max Duggan, UCLA’s Dorian Thompson-Robinson or even Houston’s Clayton …
With the NFL draft in a few days, Jerry Jones spoke with the media Monday about what the team might do with their first-round pick, No. 26, on Thursday. As usual, Jerry Jones said in the first round the Cowboys could trade up, trade down, or stay at 26 and pick. We all know Jerry loves …
As the draft nears a small wave of support for the Cowboys taking a tight end in the first round has grown. The top targets of interest at the position are Michael Mayer, Darnell Washington, and Dalton Kincaid. But does spending a first-round pick — and the money that goes with it — on a tight …
With only two versions of this series left, I encourage you to go back through the previous ones (linked here: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0). The purpose of this series is to find the round(s) to draft positions the Cowboys seem to be targeting. The goal is not necessarily to make each mock draft the best, but …
In a little less than 90 hours from when this post goes live, the Dallas Cowboys will likely make their first pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. Barring an ill-advised trade out of the round the Cowboys will send up the card and we’ll know who the newest player is. What that player’s name will be …
By the time five rounds of the NFL Draft are in the books, teams are looking for diamonds in the rough. The Cowboys have managed to do so as well as any other team. In the sixth round they’ve selected four players of note. In 1962 they selected defensive end George Andrie and 11 years later, …
Okay, folks, this is really a post that is about to be made. The Cowboys have drafted two kickers in the Jerry Jones era. Nick Folk in 2007 and David Buehler in 2011. Neither was very good. The best success they have had was with Dan Bailey who they signed as an undrafted free agent following …
The Cowboys seem to be allergic when it comes to 5th-round picks in the NFL Draft. In 19 of their 62 drafts, they have traded away their pick in the fifth round. But when they have picked a player in the fifth, they’ve made it count. Nowhere is that more apparent than in 1985. The Cowboys …
