Grading the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles' NFL Draft picks | NFL on FOX Pod

Dave Helman sits down with Ralph Vacchiano to talk about the NFL Draft! Within the conversation, the duo break down what their report-card grades for the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles are for their picks in the NFL Draft.

[@calripson]

If Howie wasn't a GM he would be working as an investment banker for Goldman or Morgan. Other GMs would be high school coaches. That's the difference.

[@lons5472]

Howie will write a book someday after he retirees from GM. His book will be memoir's of How i got Roger Goodall to hate me, lol..

[@jdclec7877]

🤣🤣🤣 right

[@darrenmcfeaters6683]

Guess that's why you draft poorly. You count on hired guns on 1 year contracts.

[@NPAMike]

I think the best job Howie has been doing is managing the cap. He got Hurts, Barkley, Smith and AJ Brown, Mailata, Dickerson all locked up for at least 4 years on premium deals. Then you look around the league and you see the Bengal struggle to pay Higgins and Chase, the 49ers struggling to pay Purdy, Deebo and Aiyuk and the Cowboys struggling to pay Prescott and CeeDee.

[@robertfetrow4612]

Rose man is so amazing that he drafted away a third round draft pick to not draft Micah Parsons. Just ponder that

[@diehardeaglesfansince1994]

What I don't understand is the way he does it is pretty obvious you get the deals done early so that those later huge cap numbers don't affect your roster and yet nobody else follows his path

[@NPAMike]

@@robertfetrow4612 Eagles were drafting for need in that draft. They had to take a WR in the top10 and they got Devonta.

[@NPAMike]

@@diehardeaglesfansince1994 part of it is identifying the players you need to sign early and get it done. But even if the deals don't workout longterm he somehow figured out to manipulate the language to be able to trade it like the Wentz contract.

[@robertfetrow4612]

@@NPAMike Rationalization is a beautiful thing. Traded away a high valued third round pick to allow your rival draft maybe the best defensive prospect in a decade or two isnt the stuff you build a resume off of. But because the masses overly dislike the Cowboys we overhype this GM. Its funny to watch especially how he overpaid Wentz far too early just like he did with Hurts.

[@TonyRomeNewMoney]

Last year the Eagles suffered under poor coaching and lack of defensive talent. I like the new coaching hires, our offense is stacked, we’ll see if our defense steps up.

[@SBFat]

The Cowboys draft was ok I love the offensive line picks, but my Eagles knocked it out of the park Fly Eagles Fly baby!

[@46st]

Exactly

[@Gerzhurt]

Eagles always have such a good off-season but end up doing nothing with it…bad qb

[@edwinsantiago7639]

How did Dallas has a good draft when all they talk about “he could be” “he could be” makes no sense. Dallas sucks

[@czarcastic1458]

Like last year? HAHA CHOKE eagles CHOKE

[@Subscribebytch]

It’s crazy how this offseason everyone became a draft guru and the Dallas Cowboys.. a team that’s drafted A LOT of all pro and pro bowl players in the last 8 years knows nothing about drafting. 😂

[@yahcrack]

Never let a Cowboys fan, grade an Eagles draft. 😂

[@mrcharliechhab90]

Cowboys select 1 player from draft and they will automatically give themselves A+ 😂😂😂

[@DJrCREATIONS_]

I’m a cowboys fan but I’ll give the eagles an A- because of the talent they drafted

[@DJrCREATIONS_]

@@mrcharliechhab90and u absolutely wrong I give my team a C+ because the draft picks were decent picks but nothing extraordinary

[@user-hr5ft9bn2f]

@@DJrCREATIONS_eagles fan here. I like Bebe I wasn’t as big of a fan of guyton seems a bit raw and looks like that’s Tyron’s replacement. Bebe will be good inside I think the tackle will struggle a lot this year.

[@skycole707]

He gave them an A+ lol what?

[@ThatmanShowtime]

Ski mask Howie. Since that Jalen rageor pick over justin Jefferson pick hes done alot to bring better talent through free agency and the draft but these last 4 draft hes been a Menace

[@pji1979]

Solid picks for the Cowboys, no doubt, but I think the Eagles and Commanders did much better.

[@RSI24]

Remember when Chip Kelly said Howie wasn't a football guy 😂

[@eagz2898]

Look at chip now, an assistant or unemployed

[@randomanton]

He's not. But now he at least listens to football guys

[@neonphilly3519]

​@@eagz2898 he is the offense Coordinator for Ohio State

[@Rytoast99]

I read this from someone else but it fits. Howie isnt exactly a football guy, hes an financial analyst. He makes trades based on value with the goal of spending to get more back. Its just its not necessarily monetary value, but football value. He might not understand football value but he can develop a roadmap for what would be value based on what his scouts and coaches tend to pattern towards. I think thats why he does so well in drafts (outside of a few WRs) because he takes best available talent and doesnt need to lose value by unnecessarily trading up. “How does howie keep doing this? Oh hes lucky the top prospect in the position that is the biggest need just falls to him” if it happens 1 time, its lucky. If it happens 2 times, its a coincidence. If it happens 3 times, you have a trend. He must have a good indication that he doesnt need to trade away picks to secure the one hes looking for. When he does trade picks, the lower value of those picks, turn a bigger “profit” in football talent. Take AJ Brown for example, or CJGJ from the saint trade. I can go on.

[@Shinde425]

And he took that personally

[@mattblazynski388]

The amount of Eagles/Cowboys media coverage and prime time scheduling is just crazy. I guess it's just that good for business.

[@vincentwilliams2314]

Jerry likes to build through the draft to satisfy his ego so he can get credit for the team success

[@timothymarino69]

Apparently “ALL IN” means slightly better O-Line in 2027😂

[@TheProphegy]

Jerry at the end of the day isn’t chasing rings as the #1 priority anymore. All he cares about is keeping them seats full, maximizing revenue through sales and being the center of Dallas. It’s a cash cow for him, not a do or die Super Bowl chase. He’s got 3 rings and $14 billion. Cowboys is about the media, which he does well.

[@donh5856]

@@TheProphegyatleast you know this is a marketing firm that plays football. It’s all about increasing revenue. GL cowgirls

[@danieldavis2347]

Dallas had a good draft. Not getting a RB doesnt diminish the players they picked.

[@leonardmason3216]

Feel sorry for you as an Eagles fan. Jerry Jones is an idiot and you know it.

[@czarcastic1458]

They got a running back

[@Predakhann]

@@czarcastic1458 they didn’t get a RB in the draft

[@donh5856]

Bebe is the their best pick! Can’t wait for Jalen Carter to throw him around

[@robertfetrow4612]

⁠@@donh5856yet somehow the cowboys dominated the eagles for the two games that vaunted dl player played against Dallas Odd

[@christopherchmiel7872]

The Cowboys aren’t “all in” in the manner most would think. They’re all in with this roster. It appears they’re interested in clearing the books (cap) with reset in mind for 2025-2026. Players like Dak, Lawrence, Martin, Cooks along with letting Tyrone, Pollard go. The draft makes sense through that lens

[@texasvet2729]

This is 100% a soft rebuild

[@ChrisSmith-tu9bu]

Dak isn't going anywhere, not if they're smart

[@christopherchmiel7872]

@@ChrisSmith-tu9bu probably not but think they still wanted to reset the dead money pushed forward on his last contract. Basically had to if they want to resign him, Lamb, Parsons to top of the market contracts and have the flexible restructures within those contracts they’ll need to sign additional players.

[@ChrisSmith-tu9bu]

@@christopherchmiel7872 I mean they didn't HAVE to do it this way but theyre also pretty cheap

[@nickyblackburn7091]

As much as I hate the Cowboys, he is right about that comment when the Eagles won the Super Bowl we picked up Jay Ajayi on the run and we Garrett LeGarrette blunt

[@raygirard5554]

Holy Cow this a spin & Pie in the Sky Reporting. Guess Is this supposed to pacify an upset (rightfully) fanbase? •Owner refuses to negotiate with his best players Dak, Mika, CeeDee( PHL Did with it's best) •Owner Leaks we may not want CeeDee we can get 5 players for same costs! •Owner publicly disses QB. •Owner does Nothing in free agency; Yet...Drafted "lower level"players to fill 9-10 vacancies & THAT RATES a "B" ??? So, Maybe,possibly, could be, wannabe, hopefully, 🤞 best draft ever..,c'mon Man!

[@CTEagleCeltic]

“Teams have won the Super Bowl after adding RBs mid-season” Jerry meant the Eagles did. Jay Ajayi was the mid season guy… we did have Blount tho.

[@MrDufDaddy]

As long as Howie's not picking a WR he's gold. Not only took Reagor instead of Jefferson, but JJ Arciega-Whiteside with DK Metcalf on the board a year ealier. Yeah, the Eagles could be rock JJ and DK. The Eagles secondary is looking much better now and with depth. Slay, Bradberry, Mitchell, DeJean, CJGJ, Blankenship, Brown, Maddox, Ringo. If Sydney Brown can come back strong from the ACL this is a very solid unit.

[@sweway2772]

He IS ALL IN on a reset to this team. Setting this team up for down the road.

[@jeanpayano1506]

Guyton and Bebee will be monsters.

[@josegarcia9650]

A 3 headed monster on the O line. Smith, Guyton, and Beebe. That's way more important than a RB. No team in recent history has won the Superbowl because they had an elite RB.

[@jeanpayano1506]

@@josegarcia9650 yep and they have Martin on the right side too im actually pleased they drafted this way

[@user-pq3tf8xu3k]

Lol....Uh no.....like your enthusiasm, got to keep some kind of hope alive....

[@bass518man]

The claim that Howie spent the first half of round 1 trying to trade up keeps getting repeated, despite no reports of him trying to trade with any of the teams in front of him coming to light. Usually when a team is trying hard to trade up, specific reports come out about who they made offers to.

[@toddr737]

Whoa, get it right. It wasn’t Howie who wanted Raegor over Jefferson - it was Super Bowl coach Doug Peterson and the WR coach! Don’t hang that pick on Howie!!

[@robertfetrow4612]

Yet he did trade a 3rd pick away to not pick Micah parsons Oh the things people choose to ignore

[@TenaciousStudent]

I will never believe a G5 CB is the best available in the draft when they are “locking up” inferior competition. DeJean was the best at the position this year and provides an unreal level of versatility and special teams return benefits.

[@diehardeaglesfansince1994]

It's not just luck Howie Roseman knows Whether or not he needs to move up or stay Pat by predicting what other teams are going to do

[@frankbardon]

Smith and the cowboys center were excellent last year… how exactly did their line get better than last year with two rookies?

[@MIKELIN8]

DeJean didn't fall in the Eagles lap...Howie had to make a trade to get him, trading 2 second round picks for him and a third.

[@amb9541]

How does Howie keep doing what? They haven't had lots of production from previous drafts outside of Smith and Carter(he tailed off at the end even). Every year they rely on old players and mid season trades lol

[@vincesavage3086]

How many superbowls have the eagles been to since Howie was the gm? And what has Dallas done since Jerry took over as gm? Exactly 😂

[@randomanton]

He puts the team in good position with his roster moves(for the most part} ... Especially the past few years. Eagles had good roster, but he's not a player or coach,.. only so much he can do at GM

[@NPAMike]

Dickerson was an all pro, got the Center of the future, finding Mailata in the 7th round, getting Hurts in the 2nd round.

[@dansinclair1274]

@@vincesavage3086 Hey brains Philly only has 1 get over yourself by the way Philly is S hole.

[@dansinclair1274]

Pilly is always claiming they had the best draft best Fee Agency pick ups you name it. They lost their best OL. The pressure is on them as the Cowboys won the East last year while they faded and lost how many games towards the end of the Season? They were lucky to make the playoffs.

[@tommigun102470]

Love the Cowboys drafting linemen! Not sexy but that's what they need. Now they'll get some cheap FA

[@diehardeaglesfansince1994]

Yes but how fast did he make up for that Jalen reagor pick?

[@didiermontagnier6114]

The Boys need a RB but didn’t address the need until the late rounds. way to go all in 😂. Unless all in means bringing back old Zeke 😂. as in old in btw, It was Peterson who wanted Raegor. Roseman would have drafted Peterson because he was great value where they were picking.

[@hemlo7494]

All the Eagles need now is coaching, something they did not have last season.

[@undisputedtruth4954]

Howie is doing his job as well as it can be done, whereas the Jones's are determined to continuously draft well. Philly is actively chasing a championship, and Dallas is stuck on stupid.

[@coganblaster]

The Iggles won the draft & still gained a 2025 3rd, 4th, & 5th. THAT'S how you keep it rolling. Fire the Jones family.

[@edtorres5889]

I gave the Cowboys a C -

[@tedjones6476]

EVERYbody in The NFC East got better except Dallas.....who stayed the same at BEST

[@ryanwestmoreland9827]

I would appreciate it if people would stop bringing up Howie passing on Justin Jefferson to draft Jalen Reagor. We get it, he made a major mistake! What GM doesn’t? The thing is he made up for that but drafting Heisman trophy winner Davonte Smith, and trading for AJ Brown.

[@rolandrothchild8889]

The Cowboys' RB was spent on acquiring Trey Lance with that 4th round pick.

[@Jerrellwest]

Nonsense

[@rolandrothchild8889]

@@Jerrellwest That's not a reasonable rebuttal.

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

I can assure you daLLas isn't on our radar this season.

[@jrockofages5413]

To me, Washington made the greatest strides. It may soon be more than a 2 horse race in the East

[@emc59789]

Ofc he gave cowboys a B dude’s one of the biggest cowboy fan on tv 😂

[@jordanp1146]

All In means giving your second and 3rd year players significant playing time going all in on your investments ex. Mazi Smith Sam Williams Demario Overshown Jalen Tolbert

[@joelmartinez2278]

Lol....they signed Elliot this morning 😅😅😅😅

[@justingarza6364]

The eagles try to stop the pass, cowboys load up to ground and pound… pollard had a 1000 yards and 6tds for 10 mil, between zeke Rico and deuce you don’t think they can get that production for 3 mil…. Eagles lost dline depth and gas early run right at em over and over and over… zeke fits that stratagt

[@mintcarrier]

😂

[@stevegold2784]

Zekes old and grey and slow

[@transer1337]

Whatever you gotta tell yourself lol

[@litoshibainu]

Poor delusional soul 😂😂😂

[@user-kk9gy4gy6k]

Go watch Zeke speed his rookie year compared to now. He’s slow

[@IanRobinson2yt]

I'd interpret Jerries 'all in' as more a case of 'at the end of my tether' with these players. Basically they all have this year to prove they deserve to wear that Star on the helmet, if not they are free to go somewhere else because Jerry isn't going to pay them a dime. It's a simple premise of making your staff earn the right to represent you, can backfire big time when they refuse to sign after an outstanding year. I can see Dak walking as he has no draft, no tag clause and a few others will probably not bother trying at all - hoping to get out 100% healthy and ready to roll into a new team. Time will tell

[@Jerrellwest]

Ive never seen a fanbase that lies to themselves more than Cowgirl fans😂 its sad!

[@czarcastic1458]

Dallas rocks.

[@vincesavage3086]

​@@czarcastic1458😂😂

[@tummytickler2470]

as an eagles fan dave is by far my favorite cowboys media guy, straight shooter both ways and not the usual bs

[@davidlawrence8051]

The cowboys usually win the draft because they dont listen to mainstream media. The eagles draft always gets good grades but ends up being decent not great. Cowboys most All Pros and pro bowlers drafted since 2012. Eagles always fall for the sexy pick and it works occasionally. They fall in love with atheleticism and every season theyre signing alot of free agents to replace their draft picks. Logic people

[@vincesavage3086]

But where have the cowboys been in the last 30 years? Logic people 😂

[@David-cw5kl]

Lol man the Cowboys fan really are delusional

[@jimmyrudd3649]

Eagles going win the NFL East

[@cowboy7271]

April fool 😂

[@Marksacrificeschickens]

@@cowboy7271man you cowboy fans are delusional

[@dallascowboyshighlights9632]

2024 Draft grades can be handed out in a couple years.

[@darrenmcfeaters6683]

All draft picks arent guarantees.

[@solar3687]

Cowboys better draft,better team ...

[@johnbeeler25]

The birds are going to bounce back in 2024.

[@guadalupechavarria1227]

Howie doesn't always make the right moves. Remember CeeDee Lamb a few years back. They wanted him fired big time.

[@ENB90]

Ceedee Lamb? I think you mean Justin Jefferson

[@guadalupechavarria1227]

@@ENB90 Nope! CeeDee Lamb. Watch philly500!

[@joeytracey387]

Bebe was the only impactful player

[@Tmindful182]

LOL cowboys fan gives cowboys a B. Does that include Zeke Elliot starting RB?

[@PontFlair]

IF ANYONE were to say the Cowgirls had a better draft than the Eagles, it's pure lies or they're a Cowgirls "fan". ☑️🦅🦅🦅🦅✅️

[@user-pq3tf8xu3k]

Poor, poor, poor Helmut. He looks so defeated that the picks cowboys got this 2024 draft are busts...They might as well tank the season and restart next year, so they can get better picks....🤷‍♂️ Its probably only way to go "All In."

[@wyodrifter5539]

Cowboys are tanking lol can’t wait

[@jaysonstevens1953]

It's been said more than once but Jerry Jones will go down as the worst general manager of any sport in anytime in sports History

[@dansinclair1274]

Rather Tank than lose the last half of the season like Philly did with all that hype. Your O line is not the same you guy might be 500 at best. Washington will win the East this year.

[@bjv2323]

Cowboys have beaten the eagles 9 of 13 games

[@dansinclair1274]

No Replies to this one. Eagle fans can't do math. By the Way Philly is a S hole.

[@Outlaw2739]

They have eagles ah A every after Ringo Dean Nolan Davis Ricks and none start , Dallas still won the division w/ a B or C draft

[@user-zb7tg5hi3t]

Won the division and went home after the first playoff game lol

[@Outlaw2739]

@@user-zb7tg5hi3t both went home first rd the big spender wasn’t a winner KMSL😂

[@David-cw5kl]

And got smacked by the youngest team in the league with a seed that just got invented lol

[@Outlaw2739]

And got smack a Bradyless 3teams dumped Mayfield w/ all dem A grade draft picks and FAs. P.S week earlier got smacked by the team that got smacked by the Pack. KMSL

[@Gerzhurt]

If howie was so great he’d have drafted a qb by now lmao

[@Jerrellwest]

Bro, Dak is gonna lose his job this season. Yall better focus on Trey Lance 😂

[@edwinsantiago7639]

Please don’t comment anymore, you look smarter when you don’t comment

[@srt8_lockdown782]

He drafted a qb that got them to a super bowl....what has dak done? Dude hasn't even touched a nfc championship fi3ld

[@vincesavage3086]

Well we know Jerry isn't any good, because he would have drafted a qb and got Derrick henry 😂

[@edwinsantiago7639]

Dallas can’t even pay their players 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ajsmith2697]

Jerry is not “All In,” he’s tanking for a QB next year 😮

[@Zeitgeistmusic997]

Last yr was their yr if they hadn't let Ezekiel go. Stuff like that is the story of the cowboys since 1996. Dumbness. I know the multiverse and I know last yr was their year and don't care who agrees

[@neetrab]

Cowboys get a "B"????? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MasonAce4545]

Lol I keep seeing this fascination with the eagles like who is afraid of Jalen hurts with Kellen Moore as his off coordinator 😂😂

[@vincesavage3086]

But it wasn't that long ago that every cowboys fan was calling him a boy genius until dak proved that he's a Stat padder and got him fired...now watch what he do to the Lil boys😂

[@MasonAce4545]

Lol you watched ESPN too much they called him that. Again who is really afraid of a running back under center?😂😂😂

[@David-cw5kl]

@@MasonAce4545How does a running QB get to a Super Bowl in his first 3 season but Dak can’t even get to a championship game in like 9 ? Lol ahh man gotta love it

[@MasonAce4545]

Another ESPN watcher lol you type of fans believe it’s all about the quarterback 😂😂😂😂

[@toddbeckwith2769]

These guys make, talk about it, and none of them has any practical experience.its the guy next to you at the bar. They like Howie R because he acts like its fantasy football. You guys talk like the wheels fell off dallas last year. The last time they met I'm thinking mudhole, after they stank. Dallas lost in playoffs bc if the middle. How are you an Analyst and don't see that, center, big SEC nose, big mike linebackers, you don't change every year and win. Watch what they are SLOWLY building. Stop being made you had no clue who anybody drafted.

[@timcasey1428]

Let's go birds, and Dallas sucks as always!

[@ZmannR2]

Eagles don’t a have a QB so….

[@lasaywilliams7812]

Cowboys draft gets a A+

[@joshprout1726]

Another delusional fan. Even cowboy players know it wasn’t great

[@enigma0165]

​@joshprout1726 they actually wasn't that bad, but definitely not A+

[@leonardmason3216]

I love the delusional fan. We need them so we can continue to laugh at them lol

[@joshprout1726]

@@enigma0165 they needed immediate impact players. Could of filled the most center position with Barton at 24 but traded back to get a project for their first pick.

[@enigma0165]

@@joshprout1726 well, only time will tell if it was good or bad one thing for sure Eagles got lot better.

[@Xx21.]

The cowboys did awful let’s be serious

[@imemailingmybrother]

So funny to grade rookies BEFORE they ever play with the men 😂