FRISCO, Texas -- Leighton Vander Esch touts Barbacoa as the best steakhouse in Boise, Idaho. Maybe it is the signature “hot rock” filet with the flamed cognac sauce for $42 that he likes so much.
If Vander Esch, the Dallas Cowboys’ first-round draft pick, has the type of career he hopes, he can remember his dinner at Barbacoa with linebackers coach Ben Bloom on March 24 as the moment it all changed.
Bloom made the trip to Boise to get a hands-on feel for Vander Esch after seeing him excel on tape in 2017.