Jake Butt, Tight end
With the future Hall of Famer Jason Witten in the last year of his contract and nearing retirement, the Dallas Cowboys need to find his successor sooner rather than later. That replacement could be the former Michigan star, Jake Butt.
Butt would have likely been a consideration in the first round, but unfortunately he tore his ACL in his final collegiate game. That is why he has been linked to the Dallas Cowboys so often this entire off-season and it is definitely a possibility now with the recent news that he is ahead of schedule with his rehabilitation.
In a recent interview, Butt said he could be ready as early as July (six months after his injury) or sometime in October (nine months after his injury). That could be both good and bad for the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys would’ve likely preferred to draft him with their third-round draft pick, but they may have to use their second round selection instead.
No…no…no…no…no! No need for risky injured players. This draft must hit on at least THREE defensive picks: DE, CB, SS, then go try and get depth on O with WR, TE, RB. There can be no risky draft picks. Sorry.
I don’t disagree, but the Cowboys seem to take a chance on one of these types of prospects every year. It certainly wouldn’t surprise me if they did so once again.
I would to see the Boys stay on course and grab the best available defensive player at each pick through the first 4 rounds. In fact, they need to concentrate on the secondary. You have Tapper for DE as your rookie. D. Lawrence is back and he knows he has to perform since this is the last year of his contract. That’s motivation. Go after Peppers or Bubba or Obi at 28 for Safety. If not, Conley or Kevin King may be available to shore up the CB ranks. No TE this year. We dropped Escobar and that leaves a hole for Rico to step up into. Hope he shines. If you want to go after Sydney Jones, then pray he is around at 92.
Everything you said makes sense, but don’t be surprised if they draft an offensive player if he is the highest ranked player on the board. I honestly think they would have a hard time passing up on Corey Davis if he is available the first round. But, the focus will definitely be on improving the defense.
Ok. Agree. If Davis fell into our lap then it would be a tear-filled day for Brice Butler.
They could keep Butler as the 5th WR. Bryant, Beasley, Williams, Davis, and Butler make up a really strong receiver group.
That would be a strong group. So Lucky runs out of luck or do they carry 6 WRs? …or Beasley goes back to kick/punt return? …. or We draft a returner and hope Adoree is available at #60?
I think they should have moved on from Whitehead last year instead of cutting Darius Jackson. I haven’t really seen a reason to keep him on the roster. I think the return game is starting to get phased out. I’ll take a guy that doesn’t make mistakes like Beasley any day. Maybe find an undrafted free agent to come in and compete
I could not agree more. I have wondered why they let Darius Jackson go and kept Lance Dunbar. To me that didn’t make any sense. My only consolation is that we did get David Irving from Kansas City. Still, ad a fan, I just wish we would win all of those opportunities
It was definitely a head scratching decision on their part.