Behold Jerry's football salvation

[the_h0wey]

Confession.

I've said some pretty dadgum ugly things on this board, and others, about Jerry Jones. Just like many of you, I know, but I'd bet few have been as specifically harsh as me. Biting digs, personal shots, fueled by disgust and anger and hopelessness. Damn near over the line a few times, I admit. Certainly beyond a point my mama would be OK with, for sure.

And so on a morning like this, I owe him the courtesy of an attaboy, and with the same intensity.

There I sat, feeling like my 40 years of fandom were hanging in the balance. Jerry found himself on the Mount of Temptation, with the football antichrist dangling the shiniest lure in the kingdom right in front of his nose. #2 jerseys could not have been printed fast enough. The lights would have been brighter than ever.

But Jerry spurred that deal with the devil and kept his faith in Will McClay. Manziel is another player for another team in another predicament altogether. Not here, where line-of-scrimmage sins are diminishing, but still remain, after years of drafting blasphemy.

Lo, our ugliest roster transgression of two years ago has been converted into the strength of this team. A decent running team from a year ago can be even better. Our battered and abused QB can now stand in with more confidence, and perhaps be required to throw less. The best defenses will not dictate to Dallas anymore.

Smith-Leary-Frederick-Martin-Free. Youth, strength, size, smarts, ability. It worked in the 90s to perfection, and I can't wait to see if this group can resurrect that bruising style yet again. Nothing is worse than offense with no offensive line, as we can all rightly attest.

This was important for Romo, as well as our next QB. Murray probably can't wipe the smile off his face, and Randle, Dunbar, and backs not yet here will have better careers for it. Dez will be better, as will all the receivers.

Even the defense will benefit greatly. Third-down conversions rest weary defensive legs.

Football-wise, the pundit criticisms are way off. Dallas HAS added six, possibly seven, defensive linemen to the team already, PLUS they'll add more tonight. Melton, Mincey, McClain, Spencer, Crawford, Bass, maybe Brent, plus tonight's newbies. None of them played here last year.

A lot of folks are enraged that Manziel wasn't picked. Good, and I wish to heck they'd leave our fan base altogether because they account for that embarrassing know-nothing band of Cowboy fans we have to tolerate. They make the rest of us look bad. We'll have another QB in a 3-4 years no matter what, and I wouldn't be surprised if Manziel is out of the league altogether by then. He might be good, but I just don't see it. I see a pizza delivery boy who's going to get crushed at this level. Certainly not worth the risk here, although Cleveland makes sense.

And adding him here would have caused unmitigated chaos - including a city-wide QB controversy the first pick Romo threw - and wouldn't have addressed a single roster need on this team. The national media would have dogpiled Jerry and Manziel mercilessly just for fun, even moreso than they do Romo, who actually is top tier. Manziel will be treated with kid gloves in Cleveland, but not here he wouldn't.

Apparently, Will McClay agrees, and God bless that man. I don't know how he cracked the code with Jerry, but he's earned his confidence and the right to counsel. Addictions die hard, and I suspect Jerry didn't sleep well last night, tossing and twitching without that Manziel fix he had in his hand.

It feels so cleansing to know that there actually is a plan, and they followed it. No doubt they wanted Donald or Barr, but it fell the way it did, and they stayed true. It will pay dividends long from now.

So I applaud Jerry, the football man. I respect the will power that took. I genuinely do. He's being praised nationally, and deservedly so.

Jerry is my GM today. Well done.

It was surprisingly refreshing.

 

[erod]

You keep going back to the RG3 thing and I don't understand why. The guy has two years in the league. Let's get him a year removed from the knee injury before we start carving his tombstone.

Russell Wilson a bus driver. I can't even wrap my head around that. Look at the numbers, watch the guy play. He's been the best QB out of that draft (better than Luck) and he's got almost no weapons around him in the passing game. When they get some legit passing targets he's going to be an absolute nightmare for defenses. And I think Manziel is better than Wilson in every facet of the game.

The reason I include RG3 is that his mobility (and courage to run) is being chipped away from him, and in the pocket, he's lost and lonely. He's at a major crossroads. I think Manziel will experience that, too. That's why I don't commit a first round pick there.

Wilson had a bad stretch of games last year. He's good, but in the sense that Jim McMahon or Rich Gannon were good at this point. He's not carrying that team as much as it's carrying him. Good leadership qualities, and built much more sturdy than Manziel.

Manziel got owned by Missouri. The NFL is not a 5-receiver spread league like college, and there isn't room to run all over the place. And when he does, he can expect the hits to bring about 50 more pounds of force. Even the corners hit hard in the NFL. If he can't hang in the pocket like Steve Young, he won't make it, and at that height, he can't see where he's throwing. Brees has to play on his tiptoes and stretch high to throw the ball over the line. Manziel is a sidearmer. I see oodles and oodles of interceptions because of that.

 

[erod]

It was surprisingly refreshing.

Like a bar of Irish Spring? Wow, that's high praise. Thanks.

 

[erod]

The theme was about Clowney has been for the last year. I personally think they do like Case as a player and a prospect. That could be a possible reason why they didn't take him or take Bridgewater. I think them not taking a QB maybe an endorsement in that.

Now some of those QBs you mention are young in their careers. I think there are some good young QBs in those that you listed that are far from Busts, but I don't feel like going over each one. Yes you are right lots of QBs bust in the first round that happens. The draft is a 50/50 chance kinda thing, You can either play or you can't. That shouldn't stop you from taking a potential franchise QB.

I think Houston likes Carr more than Manziel, and they take him first tonight.

Wouldn't that be a hoot. Drafted David, then his little brother.

 

[CowboyStar88]

I think Houston likes Carr more than Manziel, and they take him first tonight.

Wouldn't that be a hoot. Drafted David, then his little brother.

I would just hope that fan base gives him a shot. They didn't do David any favors with his oline. But I think they trade out of the pick or go Jimmy G. I agree with Charlie he has the quickest release. If you can get Clowney 1 and Jimmy 2 I would take that all day over JFB. For me I like JFB but I also like Murray almost as much. I would love to take Murray and let him sit.

 

[Little Jr]

I agree on all of it until you said people who thought we should have drafted johnny should leave the fanbase. Lol I was one and I'm not going anywhere. I loved the martin pick and believe we weill have a top 10 if not top 5 ol this season.

 

[Deep_South]

And, it was about a year-ago - minus a few hours - when, after moving down and taking the Beard in the first round, and getting a third-round pick that turned into Terrance Williams, Jerry reverted to form and took Escobar in the second. Perhaps we should wait until later tonight to celebrate the new Jerry.

 

[Doomsday101]

I think Houston likes Carr more than Manziel, and they take him first tonight.

Wouldn't that be a hoot. Drafted David, then his little brother.

Not sure Houston fans will be happy with that. lol

Some of my Texan as well as Texas A&M buddies did not show up to work today, little concerned about them. lol

 

[Doomsday101]

And, it was about a year-ago - minus a few hours - when, after moving down and taking the Beard in the first round, and getting a third-round pick that turned into Terrance Williams, Jerry reverted to form and took Escobar in the second. Perhaps we should wait until later tonight to celebrate the new Jerry.

and if Escobar pans out into the TE people like Mayock expects he will people may one day sing a different tune on Escobar.

 

[theSHOW]

I'm honestly shocked, we made the right call hopefully, but as I said last night (and got ridiculed for) I wouldn't be shocked to see the Browns boast the Lombardi at the end of this season as long as Manziel is competent. They've got a good line, ace defense, and now a QB. If they add a WR2 and Tate stays healthy they could be the surprise team of the year... and the rueing will be deadly if Manziel wins a Super Bowl year one.

you can get a Browns #2 jersey online today

 

[Deep_South]

and if Escobar pans out into the TE people like Mayock expects he will people may one day sing a different tune on Escobar.

I agree, he might be a good player down the road, but he was of little help last year for a 2nd round pick. We were an 8-8 team with many needs that needed a difference maker and instead we got a tight end who couldn't block. It wouldn't be so bad, but Jerry did the same thing with MartyB, who did turn into a player who performed to his draft position after a few years - for the Bears.

 

[Lonestar94]

Attaboy jerry.

Smh @ this thread

 

[yimyammer]

lol, that didn't last long

 

[waving monkey]

erod that certainly was a good article. and pointing out the obvious about JFB was well just obvious.
there was a huge controversy over JFB and observing the results between the two was appropriate.
no reason to get your skirt blown up . It's happy day

 

[Zordon]

Attaboy jerry.

Smh @ this thread

reading this thread after last night is pretty funny.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Let's compare:
Giants:

1st. Beckham...good pick...was a 1st rd grade

2nd. Winston Richburg C...........
Draft Projection
Rounds 3-4

3rd. Jay Bromley DT......
Draft Projection
Rounds 4-5



Eagles:

1. Marcus Smith OLB........
Draft Projection
Rounds 3-4

2. Jordan Mathews WR......
Draft Projection
Rounds 2-3....so it's about right

3. Josh Huff WR.....
Draft Projection
Rounds 5-6


Jerry's not looking too bad from here

 

[xwalker]

I'm sorry I take issue with you telling fans who wanted Johnny that they know nothing and should leave this fandom.

Who are you? The end all? I will never turn my 30 years of being a fan if this team in. Just because I wanted to look towards the future means nothing. It's sad that a few group of posters here would rather gloat and bait other fans because they didn't get the guy they wanted.

I'm sure he is just tired of the endless Manziel threads.

Drafting Manziel was an all-time bad idea when all of the circumstances are considered. About 99% of the Pro Manziel people didn't understand the cap ramifications and/or were not realistic in how much the hype of having him and Romo on the team together would be a major distraction.

 

[jnday]

I'm sorry I take issue with you telling fans who wanted Johnny that they know nothing and should leave this fandom.

Who are you? The end all? I will never turn my 30 years of being a fan if this team in. Just because I wanted to look towards the future means nothing. It's sad that a few group of posters here would rather gloat and bait other fans because they didn't get the guy they wanted.

I agree 100%. The very same McCla had Manziel rated very high on his boards. He must be stupid too. I would like to see the OPs reaction if Romo goes down with another back injury and the team is stuck with Weeden playing QB for a few years while Jerry fumbles around looking for a real QB. The fans wanting to gamble on Romo's age and health , along with Jerry, has forgotten the post Aikman years. To top it off, I have never seen a team and fans so scared of getting some competition at the QB position. We should do without a stud, young QB so there will be no QB controversies in the media. That is the way to build a champion. Make sure that their QB has no competition and no replacement when he retires. Jimmy wasn't afraid to draft Walsh. Landry had Danny and Roger after he had Morton and Roger. The posters that didn't want Manziel can't have it both ways. They praise the team for having a high rating on Martin, but the same scouts are stupid for having Manziel rated high because he is going to be a bust. I have stated before that I am not a big Manziel fan and I have never watched more than one quarter of any game that he has played in, but I do see that he has talent. The Cowboys saw it too. Fans have been saying for years that they wish a top QB prospect would fall like Rodgers did and when it happens, they praise the team for not taking him. Go figure.

 

[jnday]

I'm sure he is just tired of the endless Manziel threads.

Drafting Manziel was an all-time bad idea when all of the circumstances are considered. About 99% of the Pro Manziel people didn't understand the cap ramifications and/or were not realistic in how much the hype of having him and Romo on the team together would be a major distraction.

I keep hearing about the cap ramifications. Is Martin cheaper? If Romo goes down with an injury, will his salary still hit the cap? Yes it will. Cutting an overpayed Orton would have helped pay a top QB prospect's salary and the backup QB prospect would be the future at the position. There is no future QB on the roster and it will never be if the team continues with this short-sighted management.

 

[tyke1doe]

Me thinks the praising of Jerry Jones is a bit premature. One sane moment does not erase a legacy of futility. But I guess we must grasp hope where we find it. Sigh.