Death, Taxes, and the Dallas Cowboys refusing to use premium resources on the safe position.

We’ve all asked the organization to spend a lot on a solid security option. We’ve all said it’s been a long time since the team had security they could count on. We have all been continually disappointed with what the group has invested behind the backs of their defense.

Over the past five years, the Cowboys have technically pitched some resources at the security post, they just haven’t been state-of-the-art. For the third time in that streak, the Cowboys drafted a safety in the sixth round, which is how they like to operate.

Can Israel Mukuamu be a better option than either of his predecessors?

Israel Mukuamu has the potential to be a solid safety option for the Dallas Cowboys

In the first few moments after the Cowboys drafted Israel Mukuamu from South Carolina, it became apparent that they were getting someone with insane athleticism. Mukuamu is approximately 6’4 ” tall and weighs 205 lbs. which means he is quite long and muscular.

Obviously, Mukuamu’s length fits Dan Quinn’s pattern and while the Cowboys defensive coordinator likes that length in his cornerbacks, the team announced on day one that while Israel was playing the corner at the university, they planned to use it safely.

That’s the interesting thing when it comes to Israel Mukuamu, that the Cowboys had a plan from the start with him. It certainly looks like more initial progress than Dallas with either of their sixth round options in recent memory and while that bar is somewhat low, it’s something.

The two safes who have heard their names called out by the Cowboys in the sixth round lately are of course Xavier Woods (2017) and Donovan Wilson (2019). Taking collateral in the sixth round is becoming a kind of model here, as is the idea of ​​players rising to a point of legitimate liability.

While things didn’t end the way everyone wanted them to with Xavier Woods, there is no doubt that he surpassed his draft day supply while wearing a star on his helmet. Donovan Wilson believes he has a bigger role than ever this season and will have the opportunity to do so himself.

Given Wilson’s status on the roster as well as Damontae Kazee’s presence, Mukuamu is unlikely to have a legitimate opportunity to contribute in 2021, but his physical gifts separate him from most and is something the organization clearly love. Ultimately it can be kind of slow burn, but patience is a virtue and all that jazz.

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