In case you are not following, at the start
of the day the Cowboys had the 18th pick. Then they decided to trade down,
which they did with the San Francisco 49ers. At the end of the day, the moved all the way down to 31st, while picking
up ONLY an additional third-round pick, at no. 74.
In contrast, when the St. Louis
And that pick no. 74 simply paled in
comparison with what the New England Patriots managed to get from the Minnesota Vikings when they traded out of the first round: A second-, a third-, a fourth-
and a seventh-round pick.
And when it was finally the Cowboys' turn
to pick, they picked OC Travis Frederick who, although generally regarded as
the best OC available, was also projected as a third-round pick.
Perhaps Jerry thought he was using that
pick no. 74 when he selected Frederick
When the selection was announced, I hated
it. I was telling myself that Jerry was being Jerry again, and he has no idea
how to run a draft.
But a couple of hours later, I have calmed
down and started to think that he actions may actually make sense.
It takes two to tango. It takes two to get married.
And it takes two to get a trade done. Of course the Cowboys would love to get
as much value as possible when they traded down, but every trade is different.
I would love to think that when it was
their time to pick at 18, that 49ers' trade proposal was the best they had and
when they looked at their draft board, all the players they loved were probably
gone. So they didn't stand pat and decided to trade down.
As for Frederick Frederick
Wishful thinking? I hope not.
