Can the Dallas Cowboys get away with this building their “championship defense” via the draft? Yes, they can, but it may take too much time. Rookie contracts in the NFL are good for essentially 5 seasons. The first 4 seasons are negotiated based on where the rookie is picked in the draft. The team will then have the option of a fifth year (on first round picks) with the player if they want to keep him. For this approach to work the Cowboys would have to hit on 2 picks for a four-year span to be able to field at least 8 good to great players. Is this possible? It’s a possibility but unlikely. For the Cowboys to be able hit on 8 good players over a 4-year period they would need to be Nostradamus. Let’s be honest it’s taken them the last three drafts to find a solid pass rusher and if you ask me they still haven’t. To put some context to the likelihood of this happening, let’s look at the Cowboys roster and see which players have been productive pl...