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2018 Draft Series Ronnie Harrison and Rashaan Evans

   

The Dallas Cowboys inactivity in free agency is scaring their fans. I can't blame fans for being concerned. This team underperformed last season and failed to meet expectations. From a fans perspective, it appears they're content with bringing back the same team. This is making it extremely difficult to put a finger on what they may do in this upcoming draft. I've been preaching defense all off-season and would love for them to take that approach. The one thing I can say is that the Cowboys can’t afford to be safe in free agency and safe in the draft. I’m going to close out my 2018 draft series with two players that could really help the Cowboys, but their both scheme players. That means, alone they won’t stand out as difference makers, but with a good unit and the right pieces around them, you can get two great players.


Ronnie Harrison was a very productive player in college and has a skill set that the Cowboys need. If we’re keeping it real the Cowboys need all the defensive talent they can get. Harrison is a big safety measuring in at 6’3,  215 lbs and he plays big! He is more than willing to come up and lay a big hit on a ball carrier. Harrison was best when playing in the box. Considered that he played with a great playmaker like Minka Fitzpatrick at the other safety position he wasn’t asked to be a ball hawk. That is one of the question marks that I have with taking a player like Ronnie Harrison.
Take into account Kam Chancellor with the Seattle Seahawks. Kam is able to play in the box and robber across the middle because Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman hold down the deep areas of the field. When Earl Thomas missed time and Chancellor has to cover he was exposed. I see the same in Harrison. How much of his success was his own ability? How much was the result of playing with other great athletes on the Alabama Defense!
The Cowboys still have a need at safety and if you believe that Xavier Woods can be the coverage safety than the Cowboys can afford to draft a guy like Ronnie Harrison in the first round. If the Cowboys want to rely on Harrison to be the guy in the secondary that’s ball-hawking and roaming sideline to the sideline, we may end up seeing Roy Williams (the Safety) all over again. True Cowboys fan know exactly what I'm talking about! I like Harrison but if the other guys in this series are gone and he is the best available player then I would draft him and make it work. I would also consider another Alabama defensive player, Rashaan Evans.

Rashaan Evans

        


     Rashaan Evans fills a need that the Cowboys desperately need filled, linebacker. Sean Lee has been the cornerstone for the Dallas Cowboys defense for some time now. He is often injured and the Cowboys can't afford to continue to count on Lee moving forward. Evans will bring an athletic element to the Cowboys defense. He is still raw but has the right measurables that will tempt a team to take him in the first round.

      Evans fits that new hybrid linebacker mold. At 6’3, 235 lbs he has the frame to play well in space. In college, he wasn't asked to be the playmaker the Cowboys need but he stood in games. He has good instincts, good speed, and should fit in perfectly with Sean Lee and Jaylon Smith. Evans won't have that Alabama front four in front him, but he would give the Cowboys a solid player for years to come.

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