Troy Aikman's comments on the draft last night

[thunderpimp91]

I posted about 2 weeks ago that if one of top 5 QB is still available, you should take him.
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Then again, Tom Brady was taken in the 6th round, and look how that turned out.

Yeah, but for every Dak or Brady their are 100 Ben Dinuccis in the later rounds.

 

[starfan1]

This year is just a horrible year to suck. Its hard to properly evaluate what the problem is. I know we need talent on D for sure and I think we can get some but some of this is scheme ,no training camp and Jerry being stubborn. there is no way in hell we should go into next season with our current LB corps.

 

[Rockport]

Now Troy has said he likes what he has seen in Dak. He has said this several times.

However, last night he said, if you are in position to take one of the QB's at the top of the draft, you must do so. And I can't disagree.

Did anyone else hear this?
What do you all think about it?

I know many will agree, as some will disagree with this statement.

I stated several times, you have to consider it, no way you can not discard this theory.
Yo have a QB that is good to very good, but just seems to be missing something at times. I felt the same about Tony Romo.

So Dak on the verge of being tagged at $37 million or set to make $35 to $40 million a year. Now I won't get into the salary cap ramifications on that, but understand the thinking from many fans about it.
So a franchise QB is there, you get at a 5 year far less impact on the cap.

Can this QB do right away what Dak will do when he returns healthy from his injury. But yet still the same issues, no defense. Though I think a new DC will be better than a 3rd pick overall on defense.

What are your thoughts as of this morning.
Right now, as usual, I will wait until the end of the season, see where we pick. I do like Dak, but I am leaning very much too selecting a QB.

I don’t get where people think that if you draft QB he’s going to be the next Mahomes. It’s 50-50 he’ll be half as good.

 

[lopey]

Trade down for multiple picks in the later rounds if a QB or impact defensive player is not available. We need alot of help all over the defense and offensive line.

 

[csirl]

This is a passing league that is getting more pass orientated every year. The importance of the QB position cannot be understated. If you have a chance to upgrade, you do it without a second thought. It's negligent that the Cowboys do not regularly invest high draft picks in QBs.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

That's not really true. When Prescott was playing the offensive was ranked at the top. Now, it's embarrassing.

They were productive but slow starts have been Daks story since 2017. Most of our production came from catchup; but I’m not implying anyone can do that, Dak deserves his credit.

But maybe it’s time to consider a top QB in the draft instead of draining our cap space for Dak when it’s clear as day the entire defense needs to be gutted.

 

[mardwin]

Crap. Trade down and draft defense, defense, defense.

I hope they are in the top 3 then they can sit and draft the BPA. 4 and below should trade back.

 

[Whyjerry]

Now Troy has said he likes what he has seen in Dak. He has said this several times.

However, last night he said, if you are in position to take one of the QB's at the top of the draft, you must do so. And I can't disagree.

Did anyone else hear this?
What do you all think about it?

I know many will agree, as some will disagree with this statement.

I stated several times, you have to consider it, no way you can not discard this theory.
Yo have a QB that is good to very good, but just seems to be missing something at times. I felt the same about Tony Romo.

So Dak on the verge of being tagged at $37 million or set to make $35 to $40 million a year. Now I won't get into the salary cap ramifications on that, but understand the thinking from many fans about it.
So a franchise QB is there, you get at a 5 year far less impact on the cap.

Can this QB do right away what Dak will do when he returns healthy from his injury. But yet still the same issues, no defense. Though I think a new DC will be better than a 3rd pick overall on defense.

What are your thoughts as of this morning.
Right now, as usual, I will wait until the end of the season, see where we pick. I do like Dak, but I am leaning very much too selecting a QB.

If Dallas can take Fields they absolutely must. It is a crime Dallas has spoiled Dak’s early contract. This team needs so much work that a 40 million contract to a QB will destroy the franchise. I love Dak so that pains me to say it.

 

[Corso]

Aikman was talking a lot of nonsense last night.

The ONLY way that it makes sense to draft a QB is if we tag Prescott and get a 1st for him. Otherwise, he should be extended and we don't have a need for a QB, besides a back up.

Absolutely reasonable. No peeps from me! Um, except for this one.

 

[RS12]

Troy said what anybody with a brain already knew. If you want to be successful at football and you have a chance to upgrade the most important position in all of sports, QB, you do it. Not hard for most to comprehend.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

This team isn’t really built for a young QB. Poor defense, aging offensive line, large unmovable contracts....better to go defense in the first 3 rounds and try to salvage this roster somewhat.

 

[Corso]

If Dallas can take Fields they absolutely must. It is a crime Dallas has spoiled Dak’s early contract. This team needs so much work that a 40 million contract to a QB will destroy the franchise. I love Dak so that pains me to say it.

To be fair, I believe the 1st 2 years of Dak's contract the team still had Romo's dead money taking up a ton of space.

 

[jazzcat22]

I don’t get where people think that if you draft QB he’s going to be the next Mahomes. It’s 50-50 he’ll be half as good.

Oh I understand that, there are no guarantees. They know what they have in Dak, and he shown he can win. It could be a tough dilemma.
I am not opposed to a trade down if they can get 2 #1's and 2 #2's, maybe also a #3 type of a deal.

 

[CouchCoach]

One thing to consider about this draft, this one is the closest to the Elway/Kelly/Marino and Manning/Rothliesberger/Rivers drafts since 83 and 04. Are there thorns among the roses? Without a doubt but there are roses as we've seen with some of the emerging QB's like Mahomes, Murray, Allen, Herbert, Burrow and Tua with Jackson, Mayfield and Jones on the cusp.

There is a very good reason why these young QB's are showing up. It's all changed from make him fit our system to fit our system to him. The NFL doesn't like to admit it but the college offense effect is all over the NFL.

If one of these hot prospects is available, you pull the trigger regardless if the OT or CB makes more sense and addresses a need. Even if you are doing the long term deal with Prescott, which I would not do because of the cap effect and so many holes on the team. But even if they did, I would still take the QB and I would showcase him whenever I got the chance to increase his value in the market and on the team.

Look at the effect of the presence of that guy in PHL and GB. Think Rodgers is having that MVP season because Love's in the wings. He remembers how Favre performed when he was drafted.

This reminds me of one of my short conversations with Bob Lilly when I asked him if it was true that took shots just for practice and he replied that he did for important practices before big games. I asked why and he replied that he didn't want his backup taking his spot. I was shocked, I was talking to the best DL in Cowboys history and one of the GOAT and he was worried about his job? Such was the madness of coaches like Landry, Lombardi, Grant and Noll.

QB's respond differently to the pressure of his replacement on the team, we've seen both sides of that with Wentz and Rodgers.

 

[CouchCoach]

I posted about 2 weeks ago that if one of top 5 QB is still available, you should take him.
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Then again, Tom Brady was taken in the 6th round, and look how that turned out.

But let's see the list of all the other 6th round QB's.

 

[sunalsorises]

Definitely take the QB. Dallas is another year or two away from shedding some debilitating contracts anyway. By then, that pick can be flipped for more picks or the pick works out and they have a cheap QB going forward.

 

[Rayman70]

the major caveat is do we really know how to gauge the players in the draft due to the odd year that is 2020?I would be leary of drafting a QB high. We have Dak..we know how good he is. Drafting a QB means we are in full rebuild mode...

 

[HungryLion]

I believe in Dak. I think Dak is more than good enough to win a title. I am a big fan of his.


That being said. The cowboys scouts and front office needs to do their due diligence on the QB’s in the draft. They need to scout them heavily.

If a Fields or Wilson is available to pick and the FO believes they can be an elite QB. Then you gotta take them.

what I wouldn’t do, is trade up for a QB. And what I wouldn’t do is reach for a QB that should be a mid to late first rounder and you take them, just to take a QB.

But if you have the 3rd or 4th pick. And Wilson or fields is there. And you think they are a top QB prospect worthy of the pick with elite potential. Then I am fine with pulling the trigger.

 

[Jake]

Now Troy has said he likes what he has seen in Dak. He has said this several times.

However, last night he said, if you are in position to take one of the QB's at the top of the draft, you must do so. And I can't disagree.

Did anyone else hear this?
What do you all think about it?

I know many will agree, as some will disagree with this statement.

I stated several times, you have to consider it, no way you can not discard this theory.
Yo have a QB that is good to very good, but just seems to be missing something at times. I felt the same about Tony Romo.

So Dak on the verge of being tagged at $37 million or set to make $35 to $40 million a year. Now I won't get into the salary cap ramifications on that, but understand the thinking from many fans about it.
So a franchise QB is there, you get at a 5 year far less impact on the cap.

Can this QB do right away what Dak will do when he returns healthy from his injury. But yet still the same issues, no defense. Though I think a new DC will be better than a 3rd pick overall on defense.

What are your thoughts as of this morning.
Right now, as usual, I will wait until the end of the season, see where we pick. I do like Dak, but I am leaning very much too selecting a QB.

Jerry & Son couldn't build a winner around Dak when he was cheap. There's no chance they can do it when he's expensive.

 

[Rayman70]

I would not take a QB in the top 5 as we have way too many needs on this team. I would love to trade back and pick up draft picks. If we use one of those draft picks on Mac Jones from Alabama, I will be happy. He is a prospect we can develop behind Dak. He is in the running for the Heisman this year and might not be a top 5 pick but he is playing real well and probably moved in to the first round draft status.

agree. Trade down a couple times if we can and accumulate picks. We need bodies everywhere.