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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
If we draft 8s at positions of need and the better teams picking behind us are drafting 9s and 10s as BPA, then in a few years we are going to be playing teams full of 9s and 10s with a team full of 8s. A team full of 9s and 10s beats a team of 8s every time.
The numbers/grades are of course not absolute, but relative to the players still available around them.
That's why BPA is always the best long term strategy. We weren't a position or two away from the NFC championship. If we strictly adhere to BPA, in a few years, then we're the team stocked full of 9s and 10s.
I totally agree with you, and would love to get a stud DL that can make a QB worry an entire game and really hope it lines up with BPA.
The Cowboys will continue to invest in guys with 10 talent and 1 character and get burned.
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Again I am not discounting BPA. Thats just silly. However dont discount Need either. You have to evaluate all of it with every pick. In the later rounds BPA is probably king. Im not so sure we werent a player or two away. Maybe im being uber optimistic but I think a strong edge rusher and a good safety/cb could have made a world of difference against GB. There were sooooo many times this past year I said damn we need a pass rusher. Don't remember ever really thinking damn we need a stud wr.
Not saying either to grab 8 need players constantly over the years vs the 9-10's.
However - again - a couple of 8's on D in the first round would have imo put us into the second round. One game from that conference championship. Where as a 9 on offense would have made it less of a blowout vs GB. D was without a doubt our weakness. Lets fix it and try and win now. Once we get to that next level BPA away. Thats a luxury you can afford when you are solid on both sides of the ball and a SB contender.