Picks On Defense, Money On Offense: 2021 Dallas Cowboys War Room Thread

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I'm about to check out brehs. :unimpressed:

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Same. I so sick right now. They played with Milton Williams and got burned. Now the Crowley, TX breh is going to wreck havoc in Philly for a decade.

 

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Osa Odighizuwa's scouting report from Dane Brugler's Draft Guide
BACKGROUND: Osawaru “Osa” (Oh-suh) Odighizuwa (Oh-DIGGY-zoo-wuh) was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Virginia and Brooklyn before moving to the Portland area with his mother and brothers in 2002. He attended David Douglas High School where he lettered in football, track and wrestling. Odighizuwa played inside and outside on the defensive line and earned conference defensive player of the year honors as a junior and senior. While he was disruptive on the football field, he was even more accomplished on the wrestling mat as a three-time state champion. Over his final two prep seasons, Odighizuwa went undefeated in Oregon’s 6A heavyweight division – he finished 46-0 as a junior and 45-0 as a senior.

A three-star defensive tackle recruit out of high school, Odighizuwa was the No. 43-ranked defensive tackle in the 2016 class and the No. 3 recruit in Oregon (two spots ahead of QB Justin Herbert). He decided to follow in his brother’s footsteps and committed to UCLA as a junior before other schools made a push.Odighizuwa was also a top-ranked wrestling recruit, but UCLA doesn’t have a wrestling program and he decided to be football only. His older brother (Owa) played defensive line at UCLA and was a third-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2015 NFL Draft, playing only two years in the NFL. His older brother (Ihoghama), wrestled collegiately at Oregon State. His mother (Abieyuwa) came to the United States from Nigeria when she was 23 years old. Odighizuwa accepted his invitation to the 2021 Senior Bowl and earned the top defensive lineman award on the National team.

STRENGTHS: Long, lean-muscled frame with explosive limbs…naturally powerful…strikes with his hands to snatch, control and disengage…uses his length to extend into contact and maintain spacing…lateral burst to attack the edges, dip and get underneath blockers…able to bully once he gets his momentum going downhill…keeps his hips low to combat down blocks…gets his flailing arms into passing lanes, forcing quarterbacks to look elsewhere…immediately finds the football at the snap and sees through blockers, not taking himself out of the play…high-volume snap count (64.3 defensive snaps per game in 2020) and doesn’t take plays off…experienced and productive at various positions on the defensive line…durable and finished his career starting 27 straight games.

WEAKNESSES: Long-legged and needs space to unfurl and redirect his lower body…his pads get upright as a rusher and too easily slowed through contact once blockers reach his frame…needs to unleash his hands and be consistent with his fundamentals as a pass rusher…needs more of a varied rush attack (never had more than 4.0 sacks in a season)…impatient at times with his run fits and can be quicker to recognize blocking schemes…his older brother had a short-lived NFL career and scouts must be convinced that Osa’s mental make-up is the opposite.

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at UCLA, Odighizuwa played nose tackle in defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro’s 3-4 base scheme, seeing snaps everywhere from the zero to five technique positions. He became a starter as a sophomore and finished his career with more tackles for loss (27.5) than games started (27). A threetime state champion wrestler in high school, Odighizuwa translates several of those traits (balance, toughness, leverage) to the football field, using his powerful hands and backfield vision to defeat blocks and pursue the football. As a pass rusher, he needs to weaponize his rush moves and trust his technique to unlock his ability. Overall, Odighizuwa needs to improve his efficiency as a pass rusher, but he has disruptive qualities with his length, power and quickness and he shouldn’t be scheme-dependent in the NFL.
 

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Chauncey Golston's scouting report from Dane Brugler's Draft Guide
BACKGROUND: Chauncey Golston was raised in the Detroit area and attended East English Village Preparatory Academy, the high school that produced former Iowa defensive back Desmond King. He lined up at defensive end/tackle on defense and right tackle on offense and was a team captain as a junior and senior. Golston earned Honorable Mention All-City honors as a junior with 53 tackles and 13.0 sacks. As a senior, he finished with 43 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks and a defensive touchdown, earning First Team All-City, All-Metro and All-State honors.

A three-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Golston was the No. 41 strongside defensive end in the class and the No. 24 recruit in the state of Michigan. He received interest from FBS-level programs, but not many offers. Iowa was recruiting his high school teammate Cedrick Lattimore and decided to make it a package deal, signing both players. Golston accepted his invitation to the 2021 Senior Bowl.

STRENGTHS: Scouts need two measuring tapes for his wingspan, arms and hand measurements…thrusts his long arms into blockers to create movement…physical hands to push-pull, swat or slap blockers, creating his own rush lanes…lateral agility to slip through gaps…instinctive with a natural GPS for the football, trusting his eyes to play out in front…fueled by maniacal effort in pursuit, making tackles downfield based on pure hustle…physical slam down tackler…uses his length to find passing lanes (10 passes defended, three interceptions)…inside/outside versatility…high character player and team captain (head coach Kirk Ferentz: “He’s an absolute delight…the guy just has a really positive energy”)…consistent production with 27.0 combined tackles for loss the last three seasons.

WEAKNESSES: High cut, long-legged and plays high…not a great bender…agile, but not a fast-track player and won’t win many races vs. blockers to the corner…loses his balance through contact, getting bumped from his path mid-rush…extends and locks out, but needs to be more aggressive as a block shedder…his hand placement can get erratic, falling off his target…needs a moment to collect his feet and redirect.

SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Iowa, Golston was the left defensive end in defensive coordinator Phil Parker’s four-man front, reducing inside in pass rush situations. Lightly-recruited out of high school, he out-worked higher recruits, became a captain and posted steady production with at least 8.5 tackles for loss each of the last three seasons. While his speed is average, Golson plays downhill with physical hands and excellent play recognition, competing with tone-setting effort. His tall pad level and tight hips work against him and he needs to better stack and control blocks instead of just punching. Overall, Golston doesn’t have desirable bend or explosive traits, but he is long, strong and doesn’t quit working to the ball. He projects as a high-intangible NFL role player who can line up inside and outside
 

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I’m even more checked out now than I was the past several months.

Even if Parsons and Joseph turn out to be starters, it doesn’t change the fact that this front office has no goddamn clue how to maneuver on draft day. Or how to handle Free Agency. Or how to construct a competitive roster.

This isn’t a knock on any of the players we’ve selected. I’m just over holding out hope that this team can show any sort of aggression and initiative to go and improve position groups on this team.

This beta, archaic, conservative 1980s front office would let a first round graded position of need player get picked 2 spots ahead of them in the 4th round because they’re afraid of giving up a compensatory 7th round selection several years down the road
 

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Today sucked for two reasons...

1. Not getting a safety
2. Not moving up to get a superior DL prospect

We have 11 picks in this draft. The most of any team. WHY???? :why:
This idiot Stephen thinks we need more cheap players bc we are paying the QB a ton :mindblown:


This retard is really going with quantity over quality
 

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This is the same typical losing formula we've seen when it comes to drafting defense. We grab a solid guy with our first rounder
2nd round pick is a gamble with some high talent guy with an issue that will have him miss half of his career suspended or injured. The 3rd round, we draft guys that will just be fill-ins. This team is terrible at drafting defense.

What really irks me is that we take that cheap approach to free agency as well. The likelihood is that most of our free agents probably won't finish half of the season and most of these rookies are going to get spanked. We better hope our offense puts up around 40 to 50 a game.

Unless Quinn is a miracle worker, I see a 9 and 7 season at best.
 
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