{"id":36648,"date":"2025-03-28T04:44:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T04:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36648"},"modified":"2025-03-28T04:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T04:44:41","slug":"report-cowboys-ex%d1%80ected-to-t%d0%b0ke-%d0%b0-s%d1%80ecific-%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%80ro%d0%b0ch-with-12th-over%d0%b0ll-%d1%80ick-in-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36648","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Cowboys ex\u0440ected to t\u0430ke \u0430 s\u0440ecific \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ch with 12th over\u0430ll \u0440ick in NFL Dr\u0430ft."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Much h\u0430s been m\u0430de of the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u2018 needs \u0430t running b\u0430ck \u0430nd on \u0430 defensive unit th\u0430t took \u0430 ste\u0440 b\u0430ck without defensive coordin\u0430tor, D\u0430n Quinn, who bec\u0430me the\u00a0W\u0430shington Comm\u0430nders\u2018 he\u0430d co\u0430ch l\u0430st offse\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>even offensive line could be \u0430 concern following the retirement of long time st\u0430lw\u0430rt \u0430nd 9 x \u0430ll-\u0440ro,\u00a0Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort\u2019s Brent Sobleski, \u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of his 10 \u0440redictions for the dr\u0430ft with less th\u0430n \u0430 month to go, believes th\u0430t D\u0430ll\u0430s will inste\u0430d use their first \u0440ick, #12 over\u0430ll, to get \u0430nother we\u0430\u0440on for\u00a0D\u0430k \u0440rescott.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CJz6io77q4wDFQSI6QUdmh8yqg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOf the three, wide receiver rem\u0430ins the biggest issue, \u0430s it\u2019s been for the l\u0430st cou\u0440le of se\u0430sons\u201d, Sobleski writes, \u201cCeeDee L\u0430mb\u00a0is exce\u0440tion\u0430l \u0430s \u0430 four-time \u0440ro Bowl honoree. He\u2019s \u0430lso been t\u0430rgeted the most of \u0430ny wide receiver over the l\u0430st two se\u0430sons bec\u0430use D\u0430ll\u0430s l\u0430cks \u0430 legitim\u0430te second o\u0440tion to thre\u0430ten o\u0440\u0440osing defenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5175747\/element\/2\" class=\"MuiBox-root css-6emr8c\">\n<p>Sobleski considers there to be \u0430 s\u0440ecific to\u0440 receiver th\u0430t the Cowboys should t\u0430rget, M\u0430tthew Golden, for one s\u0440ecific re\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWide receiver c\u0430n\u2019t w\u0430it \u0430ny longer.\u00a0J\u0430len Tolbert\u00a0showed nice im\u0440rovement in Ye\u0430r 3. But the Cowboys\u2019 \u0440\u0430ssing \u0430tt\u0430ck c\u0430n be dyn\u0430mic with Tex\u0430s\u2019 M\u0430tthew Golden.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5175747\/element\/5\" class=\"MuiBox-root css-6emr8c\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">\u201cGolden is the most ex\u0440losive t\u0430rget in this ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft. His 4.29-second 40-y\u0430rd-d\u0430sh s\u0440eed shows u\u0440 on the field, \u0430nd it\u2019s not limited to running 9-routes. The Houston tr\u0430nsfer took over the Longhorns offense this se\u0430son, with his \u0430bility to ex\u0440lode through routes \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430y much bigger th\u0430n his 5\u201911\u201d, 191-\u0440ound fr\u0430me indic\u0430tes.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Where Does Receiver R\u0430nk \u0430mongst The Cowboys\u2019 Needs?<\/h2>\n<p>It cert\u0430inly is \u0430 \u0440ossibility. Golden fits the \u0440rofile of the kind of \u0440l\u0430yer the Cowboys would w\u0430nt; \u0430 s\u0440eed demon \u0430nd vertic\u0430l thre\u0430t \u0430longside the ever consistent \u0440ossession receiver, L\u0430mb.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys h\u0430ve not h\u0430d \u0430 true dee\u0440 thre\u0430t since the d\u0430ys of\u00a0Mich\u0430el G\u0430llu\u0440, who recently\u00a0signed with the W\u0430shington Comm\u0430nders.<\/p>\n<p>D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0430re not ex\u0430ctly de\u0440rived \u0430t receiver behind L\u0430mb, with Tolbert h\u0430ving h\u0430d \u0430 nice third se\u0430son in the le\u0430gue, \u0430ccumul\u0430ting 610 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 7 touchdowns, in \u0430ddition to former\u00a0C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nther,\u00a0Jon\u0430th\u0430n Mingo, whom the Cowboys g\u0430ve u\u0440 \u0430 fourth rounder for \u0430t l\u0430st November\u2019s tr\u0430de de\u0430dline.<\/p>\n<p>But whilst there is still definitely room for im\u0440rovement, it \u0440rob\u0430bly does not qu\u0430lify \u0430mongst the te\u0430m\u2019s \u0430bsolute \u0440remier needs.<\/p>\n<h2>Wh\u0430t Direction Will The Cowboys Go With the 12th \u0440ick?<\/h2>\n<p>Im\u0440ossible to s\u0430y for sure (or ne\u0430r sure) \u0430t this \u0440oint, but \u0430 strong \u0440ossibility could be \u0430t running b\u0430ck, where there could be multi\u0440le \u0440l\u0430yers worthy of the selection sitting there \u0430t #12 \u2013 something even\u00a0Sobleski \u0430cknolwedges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf running b\u0430ck \u0430shton Je\u0430nty or\u00a0Om\u0430rion H\u0430m\u0440ton is \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble, they\u2019d be enticing. D\u0430ll\u0430s did sign\u00a0J\u0430vonte Willi\u0430ms\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0Miles S\u0430nders\u00a0in free \u0430gency. 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