The Cowboys require their owner and general manager Jerry Jones to make deliberate moves during the 2021 Draft, targeting specific positions in their roster.
FRISCO – Since he took control of the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, the owner and CEO of Jerry Jones he has agreed to 161 transactions, of which 68 have come as of draft day.
That’s where the nickname comes from Jerry ‘the Merchant’
Jones has made bold moves no one expected, such as moving up the national team to take the cornerback Morris Claiborne in 2012 with the sixth overall team, in a trade with the St. Louis RamsA year later, Jones designed a movement for the Cowboys fell 13 places in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers to select the center Travis Frederick on team N ° 31.
In some years there have been a number of transactions that are staggering Cowboys, as in 2008, then Dallas agreed to eight day transactions. Then there were three years in which Cowboys They have not been moved once during the design: 2000, 2011 and 2015.
The Cowboys have 10 choices in the 2021 NFL DraftOnly the Philadelphia EaglesWith 11 they own more.
The Cowboys they need me to reappear Jerry the merchant
They don’t need the crazy uncle Jerry negotiating transactions just to move, which appeared to be the case in 2009, a concept that focused on special teams and ultimately one of the worst in the history of the Cowboys
The cowboys need a determined Jerry to perform the moves
In the free service of the NFL, the Cowboys they focused on quantity over quality and added 10 players, but none with an impact on the salary cap of more than $ 2.5 million. They were not going to spend too much in the open market and for years have considered that the way to make a living as an organization is through design.
With so many expensive players already on the roster, like the quarterback Roof Prescott, runner Ezekiel Elliott, defensive line DeMarcus Lawrence, linebacker Jaylon Smith and offensive linemen Tyron Smith Y Zack Martin– the Cowboys they have to meet their choice of concept this year to enrich the depth and to strive for a balance in relation to the salary ceiling.
For many, it could mean using all 10 draft picks is the best way to secure costs, but there’s no way that 10 draft recruits, plus a few undeclared free agents, would be in one final team of 53 men remain. Before people get carried away with reclaiming sixth and seventh round success stories, there are many more failures and players than ever before.
Despite the registration of Cowboys 6-10 in 2020, they still believe – rightly or wrongly – that they have a talented roster and that it will be difficult for a rookie to earn a spot in the last 53. Dallas you need to strategically target players in specific positions.
During last year’s design, the Cowboys specifically made that kind of move by giving the picks in the fifth rounds of 2020 and 2021 to the Eagles to select the center of Wisconsin Tyler BiadaszThey described You mourn as “flashing light”, meaning they had it much higher on their evaluation table than the total 146th squad. This season, Cowboys to consider You mourn its titular center.
Staying fixated on squad 10 this year makes more sense because Cowboys they could choose the best defender available if the top nine are offensive players. Until now, the needs of Cowboys They are clear: defensive, defensive and more defensive. Maybe pick an offensive lineman there too.
The second round selection of the Cowboys arrives on turn # 44. What happens if they give up that selection along with # 75 or # 99 to move up in order at the start of the second round, or even the last part of the first round, to recruit someone? such as defensive suits Christian Barmore from AlabamaNo team wants to take as little defensive action as the team looks like. Cowboys, Y Barmore could contribute in that area.
The Cowboys they have two selections in each of the third, fourth, and sixth rounds due to previous trades or offsetting turns. They can also have shifts from 2022 onwards if needed to specify the movements.
A few times, in recent drafts, Jones He has regretted some moves that, in hindsight, worked better than they ended in the end. He thought that Cowboys they looked too conservative Martin instead of the quarterback Johnny Manziel in the 2014 Draft. Martin could one day participate Larry Allen as the best offensive lineman in franchise history.
In 2016 Jones He couldn’t get over not being able to keep the quarterback Paxton Lynch by redemption in the first round. The Cowboys they ended with Prescott in the fourth round, and he was just awarded a $ 160 million four-year deal as his franchise quarterback.
With advice from the executive vice president Stephen Jones and the vice president of personnel Will McClay Jerry the Trader can make his mark on the 2021 Draft
it is time for Jerry the merchant be fearless.