The selection of Tulsa offensive tackle Tyler Smith brought out a lot of frustration among Cowboys Nation. Part of that came from passing up what we believed were much better prospects, and part of it came from the idea that the team just used their most precious draft resource on a player who has a lot to clean up before he’s ready to contribute on the field. That is certainly not encouraging.
A couple of weeks ago, Smith was a player specifically mentioned as someone who could totally mess up the Cowboys draft if selected at 24.