2025 Draft Chatter Thread

[Chocolate Lab]

Here's a question for discussion: What are some things that could happen based on the way our beloved braintrust thinks? Not the way you think, or the way they should be done, but the way they think.

Here are a few of mine:

I wouldn't be surprised if they don't take a DT as high as we'd like because they stupidly think/hope Mazi will be good enough. And ignore 3T for too long because they just paid Osa. Jerry may think between a first rounder and a big new contract, we don't need to do much on the inside DL.

I wouldn't be surprised if they don't go WR as early as we think because CeeDee has the big contract and they're going to force him the ball anyway, so spending a first on a second WR would be a waste.

Same on LB. They might be overoptimistic on Murray because he was a first rounder. By Mingo logic, they probably had a good draft grade on him.

We need a CB badly (unfortunately), but they may be doing the "hope is a strategy" plan on Elam. Plus I'm sure they expect Diggs to be 100%.

I hope this changes with the Mazi bust, but it might not... we know they've loved the risky SPARQ types who may not love football or have good football instincts. Until shown otherwise, I'd still bet on those guys.

What are some of yours?

 

[boozeman]

You guys aren't at all worried Booker could be Chance Warmack?

The athletic profile is not that bad but yes. We need athletic linemen that can move and pull.

 

[Bipo]

The athletic profile is not that bad but yes. We need athletic linemen that can move and pull.

 

[1bigfan13]

Here's a question for discussion: What are some things that could happen based on the way our beloved braintrust thinks? Not the way you think, or the way they should be done, but the way they think.

I get nervous with the 2nd round pick. The Cowboys have developed a habit of getting too cute with that pick in recent years.

 

[GShock]

No real surprise, but beyond the injuries, I think they will look at the 2026 FAs in the secondary - Bland, Wilson, and to a lesser extent Butler, Thomas, Mukuamu (and Hooker on the last year of his deal), look at what we are paying Diggs, and hedge pretty hard, which may mean reaching on a CB. Don't know that they will go that high on a safety - not really been their track record.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I get nervous with the 2nd round pick. The Cowboys have developed a habit of getting too cute with that pick in recent years.

I agree.

If you give me the keys to the car, so to speak, I feel pretty damn confident I can come out of this draft with 3 starters with our first 3 picks. WR, DT and RB.

But you start to get cute and that's how you end up with dudes like Schoonmaker in the second round as a backup. That's how you whiff on a Bossman. The second round should be a layup, don't shoot for the fences. Just go get a guy who will be a 5-10 year starter in the NFL. We need those guys because we bleed them every offseason.

 

[Prodigal_Son]

Id rather draft a pure Center at some point and move Beebe to G.

 

[shoop]

If I am guessing what they may do that is stupid. Ignore DT until at least the second and then take someone that is a reach because whoever they thought (Williams) was going to be there is gone.

Waiting until the 3rd for an RB and missing out on the ridiculously talented ones that will go in rounds 1-2. I think there is a pretty big drop off after the top 5 maybe 6.

Taking an oft injured player in the first 3 rounds because of potential.

Players I would prefer to avoid.
Ewers, shough, gabriel
RJ Harvey
Seth Mclaughlin
Denzel Burke

 

[Bipo]

Booker's report by Brugler if anyone is interested. I figure he's a high possibility now considering Schrager's pretty good accuracy.

 

[ravidubey]

Here's a question for discussion: What are some things that could happen based on the way our beloved braintrust thinks? Not the way you think, or the way they should be done, but the way they think.

Here are a few of mine:

I wouldn't be surprised if they don't take a DT as high as we'd like because they stupidly think/hope Mazi will be good enough. And ignore 3T for too long because they just paid Osa. Jerry may think between a first rounder and a big new contract, we don't need to do much on the inside DL.

I wouldn't be surprised if they don't go WR as early as we think because CeeDee has the big contract and they're going to force him the ball anyway, so spending a first on a second WR would be a waste.

Same on LB. They might be overoptimistic on Murray because he was a first rounder. By Mingo logic, they probably had a good draft grade on him.

We need a CB badly (unfortunately), but they may be doing the "hope is a strategy" plan on Elam. Plus I'm sure they expect Diggs to be 100%.

I hope this changes with the Mazi bust, but it might not... we know they've loved the risky SPARQ types who may not love football or have good football instincts. Until shown otherwise, I'd still bet on those guys.

What are some of yours?

So OL in the first after a basic trade down that’s underwhelming but still nets our missing 4th rounder.
RB in the second. I don’t think they wait
LB in the third. They love their LBs and also need depth with the injury recovery for Overshown
CB with the 4th they picked up earlier. Also a position of need
TE in the 5th because they also love this position
DT in the 5th because the depth is there, even by this idiotic front office’s reckoning
CB in the 6th to fill out ST depth and a puncher’s chance at finding a gem (unless they sign Gilmore, then they go RB)
RB/(WR if they get Gilmore) flier in the last round for the same reasons as DT in round 5. Too much RB talent in this draft


WR? “We lack our guys.”

 

[Prodigal_Son]

If I am guessing what they may do that is stupid. Ignore DT until at least the second and then take someone that is a reach because whoever they thought (Williams) was going to be there is gone.

Waiting until the 3rd for an RB and missing out on the ridiculously talented ones that will go in rounds 1-2. I think there is a pretty big drop off after the top 5 maybe 6.

Taking an oft injured player in the first 3 rounds because of potential.

Players I would prefer to avoid.
Ewers, shough, gabriel
RJ Harvey
Seth Mclaughlin
Denzel Burke

What’s your issue with Harvey?

 

[Prodigal_Son]

Don’t love that Schrager has us pass on Mason Graham to take the OG either.

 

[shoop]

What’s your issue with Harvey?

6th year senior. Finally caught on in years 5 and 6. Looks like he could be a liability in pass pro and is projected as part of a shared backfield. Described as quick not fast. Not sure he will have nearly the same results against nfl talent.

 

[mcnuttz]

Maybe we don't need 1st round olineman now that we have offensive coaches with a philosophy who can teach.

Playmakers are needed badly.

 

[shoop]

Maybe we don't need 1st round olineman now that we have offensive coaches with a philosophy who can teach.

Playmakers are needed badly.

Would be nice to see them continue to develop talented players from other rounds.

 

[bbgun]

 

[boozeman]

I just want to remind everyone of “right kinda guy”.

 

[Rev]

I just want to remind everyone of “right kinda guy”.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Good though. Jerry will eventually ignore him, but maybe he'll listen for a year or two.

And please don't put any of Garrett's evil on poor Schotty. He's not a contemptible backstabbing redheaded fraud asshole.

 

[boozeman]

Good though. Jerry will eventually ignore him, but maybe he'll listen for a year or two.

And please don't put any of Garrett's evil on poor Schotty. He's not a contemptible backstabbing redheaded fraud asshole.

I agree that there is a deeper level of fuckery when you are talking about Garrett.

But it started it out this way, if you recall.

Garrett was one of those say the right things coaches that very dumb fans fell in love with.

Some of the rest of us saw the greasy smiling backstabber that he was.

I do think that Schottenheimer's kid is a far more genuine sort.