It’s finally draft week, which has a specific, different description for those who cover the league. Think Dante’s journey. After months of speculation and rumor, things will finally actually take place starting Thursday evening. The Dallas Cowboys currently sit with the No. 10 pick but a world of craziness sitting in front of them makes it difficult to predict how their board will look when they get on the clock.
The club most likely won’t move up to acquire a specific target, but moving out is a real possibility. In this exercise, the chance to solve a current and long-term issue takes precedence as three of their five expected top targets were wiped out before they even hit the clock. In this simulation, run on The Draft Network, the team saw three QBs go in the first three picks and then the three premier pass catchers round out the top six. Things turned disappointing fast as the top two corners went before the fourth QB came off the board to thwart most plans of moving backwards.
Now the Cowboys had to tackle the draft in a whole new light.