Cowboys considered two QBs in draft

Risen Star said:
While the Cowboys did not have any plans on drafting a quarterback after acquiring Milton, as two names slipped, they became more of a consideration for Dallas: Shedeur Sanders and Quinn Ewers.

Sanders is someone that Jerry Jones pounded the table for in Thursday night’s press conference to be drafted by a quarterback-needy team. While conversations did continue behind closed doors, there was an expectation that Dallas would have had to trade back into the fourth round to get him. That obviously never made it further than the concept phase, and Sanders was finally selected with the No. 144 selection by the Cleveland Browns, just five picks before the Cowboys went on the clock for the first time on day three.

Ewers was someone that Schottenheimer saw throw at Texas’ Pro Day back in 2024 for receivers Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell, and he had kept his eye on the DFW-raised signal-caller. His name was another that got thrown around in the draft room on day three, but Dallas resorted to filling needs at other spots. Ewers was finally selected in the seventh round by the Miami Dolphins.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article305244341.html
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Yuck on both.
 
America's Cowboy said:

(Click speaker icon ^^^ in video to hear sound.)

Baker Mayfield was just as cocky (maybe more), yet he got drafted #1 overall.

There is an obvious double standard throughout the NFL ownership, teams and coaches.
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Just out of curiosity, what is the implied double standard?

We are all speculating on why Shedeur Sanders fell in the draft. We have some rumor and innuendo but little facts other than what we saw him do in college. And honestly, I watched him play in college and I thought in any other draft he would be a 3rd or 4th round pick.

I just think that Shedeur's talent on the field did not match up to his talk off the field. The question for NFL GMs and coaches had to be, if I draft this guy will he be willing to sit for 2 or 3 years and learn behind a veteran QB or will he be a prima donna about it? I think the conclusion was he felt entitled to a starting role and was not going to sit on the bench without making waves and creating a distraction. But this is speculation too.
 
darthseinfeld said:
I wonder if we are why Cleveland moved up. I know they were talking about the Eagles in the telecast
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I don't think it's coincidence. We had 2 fifth round picks and the whole world knows Jerry and Dieon are buds. It's very likely given the value in round 5, Sanders would have been the pick. We don't have an established backup QB. Sanders would have been perfect and all the buzz he gets that other teams may have feared would get drowned out in Dallas anyway. This team is always in the spotlight. We might have even taken him in round 4 if we hadn't traded it away. Sticking him behind Dak to learn his craft for a few years could have been a rare stroke of genius (and luck) for this front office.
 
Flamma said:
This is a bit different than Aikman and Walsh. Not different like night and day, different like apples and Apache helicopters. Why would you draft Gabriel first, then Sanders? It makes no sense.
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\ Cleveland had nothing to lose rolling the dice on a 5th round pick. If he doesn't pan out, so what? Most 5th round picks don't pan out. It's a huge upside pick with very little downside.

So, Dillon and Sheduer will battle it out for QB3. OR, Cleveland may just eat Deshaun Watsons final 2 years on his deal and move on to the younger guys. They hate Watson and can't wait to get rid of him. Flacco is 40. Who knows what he's got left. Both rookies may make the roster.
 
Sheepherder said:
Personally, lm glad they didn't get Sanders. I think he is way over-hyped. I also believe he thinks too highly of himself.
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The ego is can live with but not bothering to study and comprehend a playsheet several teams gave him is a non-starter.

The same teams that revealed this said Bo Nix gave them more correct feedback on these same playsheets that they expected
 
Risen Star said:
Sounds to me like a team that's desperate to move on from Prescott.
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Not get.

Dak is too expensive to cut, due to the restructuring.

Which gave us the cap to sign some FAs and OSA.

Maybe March 2027, post June cut.

Scrub QBs until then. 1M league minimum.
 
The Eagles got the QB steal of the draft. Little surprise...they outthink the Cowboys on everything.
 
Creeper said:
Just out of curiosity, what is the implied double standard?

We are all speculating on why Shedeur Sanders fell in the draft. We have some rumor and innuendo but little facts other than what we saw him do in college. And honestly, I watched him play in college and I thought in any other draft he would be a 3rd or 4th round pick.

I just think that Shedeur's talent on the field did not match up to his talk off the field. The question for NFL GMs and coaches had to be, if I draft this guy will he be willing to sit for 2 or 3 years and learn behind a veteran QB or will he be a prima donna about it? I think the conclusion was he felt entitled to a starting role and was not going to sit on the bench without making waves and creating a distraction. But this is speculation too.
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Show tapes to back up your criticism of Shedeur. I can easily show tape where I feel he was worthy of being taken in the first 2 rounds.

Here, I will give you a little piece to show Shedeur does have an NFL worthy arm...



Now show us your proof that Shedeur doesn't have an NFL arm...???
 
Thank goodness that we traded for Mingo at 114 and that Sanders was gone when we drafted Blue.
 
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