Cowboys' Secondary Salvation: Thieneman at 12?

0:00On April 15th, Dallas Cowboys sitting pretty with the 12th and 20th picks in next week's NFL draft, and all eyes are on their secondary woes. They need a safety bad. In Dylan Dianiman, the second best at his position in 17th overall prospect is heating up as a prime target at. Number 12. If they don't trade up. Over the weekend, things got messier when back up safety. Marquesa Bell got arrested on drug possession charges in Dallas per jail records, that just amps up the urgency in the back end, especially after last year's defense coughed up nearly 266 passing yards per game. Fans and analysts are buzzing because Dianiman could plug in day one with his elite college metrics, scoring an 85.3 in safety. Impact. New defensive coordinator Christian Parker has a track record molding corners and safeties, like he did with Philly's top picks a couple years back. Word is, if they hold both spots, pairing Dianiman at 12 with another starter, like Chris Johnson at 20, would lock down the secondary for years. Parker's scheme

1:03thrives there, and the D-line looks solid enough if they re-sign a pass rusher. Draft knife still a week out on Thursday, so plenty of trades and smoke screens ahead, but nailing these secondary gems could flip the cowboys. Fortunes, just got to trust the front office to drop the mic right.