Are you glad we didn't get P. Lynch?

[JBell]

I'm with you on all that but like I said... The time to do that was a month ago.

If we were willing to give up our 2nd and 3rd for Lynch then we could've put together a deal to move up 2 spots for not much more than that if anything.




Since we screwed that up i'd rather just help out this years team. Again.. I'm not a Lynch fan either so there is that. If you like Lynch and his non prostyle system he played in with his 18 on the wonderlic then that is fine. Just not my cup of tea.

Yeah 18 screams bus boy if I wasn't 6'6" and had a laser rocket arm. If I'm smarter than my team's starting QB then that's worrisome.

 

[ksadler1]

I think this is exactly right. The NFL has become a "win now" league. The QB who sits and learns for a couple seasons is becoming more and more rare. The Cowboys will either pick up a veteran QB as primary backup (knowing that, if Romo goes down, the season is sunk anyway) or will stick with Moore. They may take a flyer on a QB in later rounds or experiment with a free agent. But the true path to a top draft pick QB is to have a really lousy year. Which is what will happen post-Romo.

And here I thought last year was lousy. We've got to do worse than that to get a QB? Truth is, Jerry should have been AT LEAST looking for another QB since Romo's first collarbone injury. Not saying to replace Romo, but here the FO is again with their pants down. I'm happy we got Zeke, but QB needed to be addressed years ago. We've had 2 full seasons lost because of injuries to Romo. A good FO should be more pro-active. Win now is great, but it's going on 22 years here guys. Let that sink in. You don't wait til your 37 year old, injury prone QB is on his last leg to start looking.....

 

[cej757]

If I'm Jerry I would seriously look at Cardale Jones in the 4th rd. I think he would be the perfect qb to groom behind Romo and you still get to address defense in the 2nd and 3rd.

 

[jjktkk]

For teams who do not look to the future, GB did, so has NE by using high picks to get a QB so they do not have to scramble for a QB later. Dallas made the mistake it took 5 years before they got a decent QB in Romo who did develop into a top QB.

What!?!? You just contradicted yourself. You're okay with GB, and NE looking into the future and drafting and developing QBs, but you don't want Dallas to? This makes no sense what so ever.

 

[Idgit]

We missed a big opportunity, at a reasonable cost, to address the QB position. Again.

Where beating the Rams or Eagles offers would have been foolish, beating Denver here was a no-brainer. Lynch was more valuable than any of he defenders left by a wide margin.

That said, we can still help our team a lot with that 34 pick.

 

[Doomsday101]

I understand the thinking. But what GB did with Rodgers, they did 10 years ago -- and it's a different NFL now. And what NE did, they did as a 2nd round pick, not a 1st rounder. And Garapolo is still a question mark. My view is that the Cowboys have other more urgent needs, and the QB of the future can be found in the future. A Romo/Witten/Bryant/primo O-line SB run needs to happen sooner rather than later.

Sorry I don't agree with it, I think smart teams will look not only at next season but 2 to 3 years down the road which is why NE drafted Garoppolo so that when Brady does walk away they are not stuck scrambling for a QB. If Brady stays longer there is still good value in trading Garoppolo. For teams whose starting QB is getting towards the end it makes all the sense in the world to draft a QB. Early on for Dallas it made sense to get a vet who could come in at a moments notice but when a QB is at the tail end then I think it is a big mistake not to address it and allow a young QB the time to learn the speed of the game and the complex defense they will face at this level

 

[Manwiththeplan]

I'm very glad. I was really nervous about it and couldn't enjoy the Elliott pick out of worry.

I'd like to get Spence, and I'd like to trade back into the 2nd and pick up Myles Jack.




Carr - Jones - Church - Scandrick
Lee - McClain - Jack
Spence - Crawford - Thornton - Mayowa/Crawford

Week 5 we get back Lawrence and Gregory, and then have Lawrence, Gregory, Spence, and Mayowa

That should be more than good enough of a defense with this offense.

Aren't they saying Jack needs micro fracture surgery? If so, we would never see a Lee - McClain - Jack LB core

 

[Doomsday101]

What!?!? You just contradicted yourself. You're okay with GB, and NE looking into the future and drafting and developing QBs, but you don't want Dallas to? This makes no sense what so ever.

What are you talking about? I have said many time I WANT DALLAS TO GET QB FOR THE FUTURE. I'm not contradicting anything

 

[Doomsday101]

We missed a big opportunity, at a reasonable cost, to address the QB position. Again.

Where beating the Rams or Eagles offers would have been foolish, beating Denver here was a no-brainer. Lynch was more valuable than any of he defenders left by a wide margin.

That said, we can still help our team a lot with that 34 pick.

True, according to Jones Dallas had no clue as to what Denver was offering as they were also in contact with the Seahawks. Cowboys seem to think they were going to be able to pull this off but did not get the chance to counter Denver

 

[Vero_F250]

If we were offering our 2nd and 3rd round picks, trade value chart says:
34th pick - 560 pts.
67th pick - 255 pts
Total = 815

Denver gave up
31st pick - 600 pts.
94th pick - 124 pts.
Total = 724

I know the chart isn't really used by all teams the same way, but we gave 91 points more, which equates to a high 4th round pick. Since Denver got the pick, I suspect we were offering our 2nd and 4th.

Dallas offered a 2nd and 3rd. The reason Seattle took Denvers offer was because Seattle stayed in the first round, giving them the coveted 5th year option on their player.

 

[Canadian BoyzFan]

Hell ya. Did not want. Also giving away more picks......egad.

 

[Gooch]

Dallas offered a 2nd and 3rd. The reason Seattle took Denvers offer was because Seattle stayed in the first round, giving them the coveted 5th year option on their player.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2016/04/29/first-round-snap-reactions/83693736/

 

[Vero_F250]

I just had a bad thought.....



What if we take Connor Cook...

Broaddus last night kept saying "someone please take Cook so Jerry won't..."

Yikes.

 

[Idgit]

True, according to Jones Dallas had no clue as to what Denver was offering as they were also in contact with the Seahawks. Cowboys seem to think they were going to be able to pull this off but did not get the chance to counter Denver

That sucks. They should have dipped into next year's picks for the guy. Having him on the roster now to develop is more important than adding a QB high in 2017 would be.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I'm not happy about it at all.

The kid has massive amounts of talent and will be a star in this league. Elway and Kubiak know how to develop QB's and he's going to be their franchise QB. He's going to sit on the bench for a year, learn the playbook, the defenses and refine his technique. And he's going to dominate because he's such a great underneath and deep passer. They'll star using more pistol with him and giving him zone read option plays.

Quite frankly, this organization has not shown the ability to develop a defense in the past 20 years. We are still clueless about secondary play. We still think it's 1995 where you can go cheap on safeties and find cover corners that can't tackle. We think the solution tot he problem is to get a pass rush when we can't stop pick plays to save our life. We think we'll get more interceptions with a pass rush despite the fact we can't switch up coverages and the opposing QB always knows where to go with the ball.

I don't see keeping these picks helping us (we can't draft a good 2nd rounder that can stay healthy to save our life) and I don't see any of them having the potential that Lynch has. That's why in just a short amount of time John Elway has won a Super Bowl overseeing the Broncos and we are still spinning our wheels with a coach that thinks clapping is the cure for what ails us.





YR

 

[Idgit]

Broaddus last night kept saying "someone please take Cook so Jerry won't..."

Yikes.

I don't think we take a QB at 34. That 5th year option was important in this case. And Stephen Jones made it pretty clear we're looking defense now.

Broaddus is clueless when it comes to anything remotely tactical.

 

[Doomsday101]

That sucks. They should have dipped into next year's picks for the guy. Having him on the roster now to develop is more important than adding a QB high in 2017 would be.

Well maybe a 3rd or a 2nd but I would not have giving up my 1st next year to the seahawks.

 

[garyv]

I want Spence

I want Dodd more than Spence

 

[Idgit]

Well maybe a 3rd or a 2nd but I would not have giving up my 1st next year to the seahawks.

Yep. Next year's 2 and a fourth this year would probably have gotten it done though.

 

[manster4ever]

I feel like we dodged a bullet there.

We were offering our 2nd & 3rd round pick for that guy. We desperately need defenders and since we didn't get Wentz or Goff i'd rather just sell out on winning now.

Thank you Denver!

absofriggin'lutely. He's beyond raw...I can't believe Elway did that.