David Halprin is the creator of Blogging The Boys back in 2005, and is the Editor-in-Chief. He has also written two books on football currently available at Amazon.
When the Dallas Cowboys were up for pick 12 on Thursday night in the draft, most fans probably thought Matthew Golden was going to the pick. Maybe Emeka Egbuka, but a wide receiver was the runaway favorite in most observations.
The Cowboys surprised us by swerving to the offensive line and taking a player they had rated higher than many draft experts. Tyler Booker was arguably the consensus best guard in the draft, but guard is a position that is of lesser value in the NFL hierarchy, one that is generally not taken so high.