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Dallas Cowboys Offseason 2016: Did Cowboys Gamble On The Right Linebacker?

Prognostications have been all over the map with the two five-star studded linebackers entering their rookie seasons. Did the Cowboys gamble on the right one?

The pick at 34 will be the determining factor in how the Cowboys' 2016 draft is judged from here until eternity. Jaylon Smith, the multi-talented sure-fire top five prospect is everything you dream about in a linebacker, if he can play. By now, we are all familiar that in addition to tearing his ACL and LCL (both repaired), Smith also stretched his peroneal nerve. By doing so, he gave himself a nasty case of drop foot, meaning the ability to lift his left foot is impaired.