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

[Galian Beast]

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

I think they are saying he may one day need it. Not that he needs it now.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

I am, because Lynch needs a lot of development to realize his potential and I don't feel that this staff is capable of molding a player like Lynch into a quality NFL QB.

 

[LocimusPrime]

They should make the draft clock 2 minutes, I think that would be more exciting. If you don't make your pick within your allowed two minutes you move to the end of the round.

There should be one appointed fan from every team that can press a red button to "challenge" a pick. Once he challenges that pick, that player can no longer be drafted by that team or traded for for the next 5 years. And you have 3 challenges per draft.

Also there is a bonus pick at the end of every round that is auctioned off. The bidding for the first round bonus pick starts at 20 million, the second 10 million ect.

And yes, I'm glad we didn't get Pacton Lynch

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Woodson was a kid he was moved to safety. I think with Jack year one is a wash just as if was with Gregory. Don't get me wrong I think Gregory will develop into a good player if he can stay clean but it was not hard to see that NFL OT were not having a lot of issue taking on an undersized DE, some of these OT in the NFL are great and speed rushing is not going to work vs these guys.

I'm just not as enthused with Jack as others are. I think there are some prospect out there who will be more impactful day 1

You get Jack and he is playing in space. He isn't hand fighting every play with an offensive lineman.

 

[coogrfan]

How is doing nothing better? I keep seeing people say we should draft a LB with knee issues, or dope smokers. How's that different?.....

Here's a thought - take someone else. Anyone else.

 

[Doomsday101]

You get Jack and he is playing in space. He isn't hand fighting every play with an offensive lineman.

Sorry I just don't like having a 225 lbs LB, our RB is 225. I want bigger even on the outside, add knee injury sorry I think there are better prospect.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Sorry I just don't like having a 225 lbs LB, our RB is 225. I want bigger even on the outside, add knee injury sorry I think there are better prospect.

Sure. You can talk about the knee. But let's not pretend that people didn't have Myles as a consensus top 5 player in this draft all else equal.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

They should make the draft clock 2 minutes, I think that would be more exciting. If you don't make your pick within your allowed two minutes you move to the end of the round.

There should be one appointed fan from every team that can press a red button to "challenge" a pick. Once he challenges that pick, that player can no longer be drafted by that team or traded for for the next 5 years. And you have 3 challenges per draft.

Also there is a bonus pick at the end of every round that is auctioned off. The bidding for the first round bonus pick starts at 20 million, the second 10 million ect.

And yes, I'm glad we didn't get Pacton Lynch

I assume this is a joke because this would be a horrible idea.

 

[Doomsday101]

Sure. You can talk about the knee. But let's not pretend that people didn't have Myles as a consensus top 5 player in this draft all else equal.

He still on the board no one rushed out to get him. No doubt knee is an issue but again for me I don't like 225 lbs LB I don't want to wait to see how he does once he can get up to around 235 or 240. I'm not telling anyone here they must hate him or not want him I am only telling you that I don't. I don't think he will hold up health wise in the NFL playing the LB spot

 

[ksadler1]

Jack is a kid. He'll put on weight.

Which won't help his knee issues.....

 

[IAmLegend]

It's okay we're just never going to pick up a QB. Cant wait to see life after Romo.

I hear Quincy Carter is available.

 

[IAmLegend]

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!

We were offering our 2nd & 4th, according to Jerry. Denver got him for their 1st & 3rd.

 

[IAmLegend]

Bid For QB Falls Just Short As Cowboys Narrowly Miss Trade For Paxton Lynch
Friday, April 29, 2016 2:11 AM CDT

By David Helman
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer

@HelmanDC


IRVING, Texas – For the briefest of moments, it looked like the Cowboys had secured the future of their quarterback position – and then they hadn’t.

Late in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday, the Cowboys made an offer to trade with the Seattle Seahawks. Dallas would jump up from No. 34 overall to No. 26 with a clear goal in mind: draft a successor to groom behind Tony Romo.

“We were working real hard to get up there for the quarterback – Paxton Lynch,” said Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones.

There was just one problem – the Denver Broncos had the same idea, and their offer was better.


“Frankly, give Denver credit,” Jones said. “I thought we had it done. It was that close.”

It was a night that wasn’t guaranteed to have much quarterback drama, given how the draft began. As was long expected, this year’s top two quarterbacks went early – Jared Goff was the No. 1 overall pick, with Carson Wentz right behind him at No. 2. Despite an offseason of discussion, there was no real opportunity for Dallas to draft a quarterback with their No. 4 pick, and they opted instead for running back Ezekiel Elliott.

To hear it from team executive vice president Stephen Jones, though, their interest in Lynch picked up as the first round of the draft wound down.

“When it fell about halfway through the draft, it started really getting our attention that it might be something that we could get our hands around,” he said.

It’s been well-documented by now, but the Cowboys’ concerns at quarterback are one of the NFL’s most compelling story lines. Tony Romo is six weeks removed from surgery to strengthen the broken collarbone that ruined his 2015 season. Behind him sits Kellen Moore, as the Cowboys opted not to bolster their quarterback depth during free agency.

At 6-7, 245 pounds, Lynch offers an intriguing – if raw – option as a potential backup and possible future starter.

“He’s a top prospect – got probably the highest upside in the draft,” Jerry Jones said. “Congratulations to Denver.”

Of course, the Broncos’ own quarterback concerns justify the move. Peyton Manning retired earlier this offseason, and 2012 draft pick Brock Osweilier signed with Houston in free agency. At the time the Broncos made the trade, they had only Mark Sanchez as a viable option to lead their offense in 2016.

“We made a big push. We tried,” Stephen Jones said. “A lot of times you can get those things done, and this time it didn’t come our way.”

Denver sent their No. 31 pick and their No. 94 pick to Seattle in exchange for No. 26. It was an offer Jerry Jones said was better than his own – though not for lack of trying.

“We offered something that was probably less than Denver,” he said. “But had we known that would get it done, in hindsight, we would have sweetened the pot – but they didn’t radio us in to Denver to tell us what they were doing over on the other side.”

It might have been a disappointing result, but it likely isn’t the end of the Cowboys’ efforts to secure a rookie quarterback. Goff, Wentz and Lynch are all off the board, but Dallas has done extensive work on four other quarterbacks – all of whom remain available heading into Days 2 and 3 of the draft.

“We’ll re-evaluate and look at where our situation is with the remaining quarterbacks,” Stephen Jones said. “I wouldn’t necessarily say that we’re out, but I wouldn’t necessarily say that we’re all in, either. It’s something we’ll evaluate as we go. If the right quarterback hangs in there again and we like him, then we really wouldn’t rule out anything.”

 

[Frosty]

It's okay we're just never going to pick up a QB. Cant wait to see life after Romo.

That's my beef with the Zeke pick....love Zeke but this team has so many holes to fill on defense. They failed to address the QB position in FA an now the Cowboys are getting the ash an trash of the QB market

Lynch would be the perfect QB to groom. Elway and the Broncos out smarted the Jones. Now they will reach for a QB at 34 or later...Sure thought Jerry and Stephen were serious about fixing the QB position. In the end, it's just lip service to please the fans.

Elway = Superbowls
Stephen and Jerry = hype and hope

 

[bayeslife]

Great so we would have gotten Lynch if Seattle just told us Denvers offer. The more I learn how close we were the more pissed I get.

 

[coogrfan]

That's my beef with the Zeke pick....love Zeke but this team has so many holes to fill on defense. They failed to address the QB position in FA an now the Cowboys are getting the ash an trash of the QB market

Lynch would be the perfect QB to groom. Elway and the Broncos out smarted the Jones. Now they will reach for a QB at 34 or later...Sure thought Jerry and Stephen were serious about fixing the QB position. In the end, it's just lip service to please the fans.

I'm no Jerry apologist but this seems a little harsh. Seattle wanted a 1st rd pick as part of the deal, and we didn't have one. That's not being "out-smarted".

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

We should send Elway a fruit basket for saving Jerry from himself.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I do want a QB this draft though.

 

[Direwolf63]

Lynch was the last QB in this draft that I saw as being a potential successor, so at this point, I don't even think it's worth wasting a draft pick on QB this year.

This.

 

[slick325]

I'm glad they didn't give up Day 2 in order to get him. Giving up the 2nd and 3rd would've been painful since I hope Dallas gets two defensive starter types.