2025 1st round pick 16 is Walter Nolen DT

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the more i thought about it - the more i thought dattass would take nolen to pair with parsons - and we would take booker

nobody knows of course but i think the cowboys may have set us on a different course - would monti have gone nolen over booker had they both been available?

doesn't matter much now - but we do play the cowboys in dattass this year - if nolen ends up getting a sack on booker im gonna be one happy hippie
 

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The Cowboys have always been at their best with a star at guard, and Zach Martin just retired. We're very fortunate that the Cowboys have such a high value on the position.

It does make sense for them considering their division. They need someone who can potentially block Jalen Carter, Dexter Lawrence and Jer'Zhan Newton.
 

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Same thing in AZ. Back in the day, every old man in AZ was wearing a shirt with the sleeves cut off, shorts, flip flops, dirty ball cap, long hair and scraggly beard or grizzly 5 o'clock shadow. Seemed like the AZ uniform.

Hey maaaan......
Other than the cap and long hair, I was starting to feel personally attacked...
 

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Man I love Nolen's combination of Power and Quickness. He can really jolt OL off their feet! However he isn't just a power guy.

Here is a nice pre-draft analysis from some Bucs fans. There is the play against Wake Forrest where he launches the Guard backwards through the air. He does something similar against fellow first rounder Will Campbell. Then there is also the quickness and athleticism he has as a big guy:

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I'm excited that Ole Miss had him play 60-70 snaps in some games. Considering our rotation tendencies I doubt we ask him to play that much, at least early on.
 
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