1st Round Pick #28 Taco Charlton

[Cotton]

God damn archives. I might have to go back and edit some shit.

Love the fact that we actually have archives now. My wife drove me to Whataburger that night and had to listen to 20 minutes of me ranting.

 

[Cotton]

 

[skidadl]

Iamtdg sure does.
http://www.dallascowboyscentral.com/showthread.php?4643-2015-NFL-Draft-Chatter-Thread-4-30-5-2&p=194382&viewfull=1#post194382

 

[1bigfan13]

So here's a question, we took Byron Jones at 27 in 2015, which pick does everybody like better, him or Charlton at 28?

I feel much better about Charlton than I did Jones honestly.

Definitely Charlton.

Charlton at least had the on field production to back up his combine numbers.

 

[kidd]

Too bad the NFL doesn't play Tuesday night games.

 

[NoDak]

Here's what I was talking about yesterday. About how the 10 yard split is much more important for a Dlineman than a 40 yard time. I'd say Taco compares nicely to some pretty good pass rushers.

 

[dallen]

Yeah, I've always thought it is weird how much people care about the 40 for DEs. 10-yard is pretty much all that matters when it comes to speed. If your DE is trying to chase down someone 40 yards away from the LOS you've got other problems.

 

[Cotton]

What was the inspiration for Taco Charlton's name?
9:00 AM CT
Todd Archer
ESPN Staff Writer

FRISCO, Texas -- Whenever Taco Charlton was asked about his name after he was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round, he had roughly the same answer.

“It is thanks to my mother and grandmother,” Charlton said. “They gave me the name before I was born. It kind of stuck. I really didn’t have anything to do with it. Like I said, once your grandmother and your mom give you a name, there is no really running away from it.”

So how did he get the nickname?

“Taco was a premature baby, so I was on bed rest the complete time,” his mother, Tamara, explained. “It was during the era when Taco Bell had the commercial 'Rushing for the Border.' My mom said, ‘He’s rushing for the border trying to get out.’ And she just started calling him ‘Taco,’ so on my card she would write, ‘Just hang in there. It’s for Taco.’ Before he was even out, his name was Taco, and it always stuck with him.”

His given name is Vidaunte.

“His teachers, once they realized they would butcher his name, ‘Oh, (it’s) Taco? Great,’” Tamara said. “His first check, he worked for Abercrombie, it came in Taco Charlton. His W-2s, all his scholarship letters were Taco Charlton. I think if you actually called his name out in the mall he probably wouldn’t answer you because he’s used to being called Taco.”

 

[ravidubey]

I kind of like the idea of:

LE Irving
1 Tech Paea
3 Tech Maliek Collins
RE Taco Charlton

That's a pretty damn big D-line

It's certainly big compared with the undersized lines we've been shuffling out most of the last decade, but we still lack the 325 pound 1T/NT you can build around.

Paea is a placeholder who at least knows the position. Collins is perfect, though. I also wish Irving had better stamina.

What's plain sad that a high pick like Lawrence and a big investment like Crawford are now looking like rotation players.

 

[boozeman]

So tired of the Taco name already. I guess Cheeto is next.

 

[dallen]

So tired of the Taco name already. I guess Cheeto is next.

 

[Cotton]

So tired of the Taco name already. I guess Cheeto is next.

Lettuce not dwell on names, but instead taco 'bout the upcoming season.

 

[BipolarFuk]

So tired of the Taco name already. I guess Cheeto is next.

 

[dallen]

Joey Ickes is still whining about Taco. I think I might have to mute him

 

[Rev]

Joey Ickes is still whining about Taco. I think I might have to mute him

Just post the


It sounds bad no matter how you put it...

 

[Joe Fan]

Joey Ickes is still whining about Taco. I think I might have to mute him

All the more reason for me to like Taco.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Joey Ickes is still whining about Taco. I think I might have to mute him

His only ability to compare players is with 40 times and workout numbers. I looked at his page for like 2 seconds and realized he is some clueless Joe fan who isn't judging a guy by watching him.

 

[P_T]

It's going to be interesting watching them navigate the sticky PR situation that will assuredly arise during breast cancer awareness month...

 

[mcnuttz]

It's going to be interesting watching them navigate the sticky PR situation that will assuredly arise during breast cancer awareness month...

Pink taco?

 

[Cotton]

It's going to be interesting watching them navigate the sticky PR situation that will assuredly arise during breast cancer awareness month...

Pink taco?

Brilliant.