Bob Sturm: Why Cowboys should draft a quarterback now, make sure he doesn't play his rookie year

[waving monkey]

Question: If you're picking in the top 5, are there only a few positions such as QB, LT, pass rusher and CB that you can justify taking there? I know people love Elliott, Treadwell and Myles Jack but is that the best way to spend a top 5 pick?

Bob Sturm: I want to make sure I don't paint with too broad a brush. I would never take a guard in the 1st round, but that would have cost me Zack Martin. So, you should try to look carefully at everyone without any rigid rules. That said, there are 22 positions and they are not equal. So, we only get a chance at a Top 10 pick once in a while, and you better make it count. I need special. I need generational talent. I need Tyron Smith or JJ Watt in 2010. So, I will look carefully at all the players, and deviate from my wish list if an unreal WR is available. Trouble is - and fans hate this - there are no guarantees no matter what you do. It is all a game of probabilities.

Question: Do the Cowboys have to come out of this draft with a QB in the either the 1st or 2nd rd and if they don't, is it a failure? I feel like if you really want to hit on a QB, you need to pick one of the 1st or 2nd. Sometimes, teams can get lucky later on but that's pretty rare.

Bob Sturm: I think that would be the plan for me. It is time to draft the next guy. If I wait too much longer, he will have to play the year Romo leaves as a rookie and I wish to avoid that. I want the next guy to succeed, so I wish to start his learning process in April and then not need him until the 2018 season (maybe). Now, you are right. Almost all QBs worth anything are 1st rounders. A few are 2nd rounders. And a very, very few are after that. You need to target the best in class. I think a Top 5 pick might allow you to take the guy you like the most, although Cleveland is going to be a problem there. But, I am not against a QB as high as you need to get your guy. If you are sure and he checks all of the boxes, I don't care if he won't play in 2016. He is still the next decade of your franchise if you do it right. You always make the long play when you can

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[reddyuta]

I couldnt agree more,everybody from the radio guys to sports writers see it now,Jerry needs to get our next franchise QB in this draft and hopefully he doesnt have to play for 1-2 years.

 

[Vinnie2u]

I couldnt agree more,everybody from the radio guys to sports writers see it now,Jerry needs to get our next franchise QB in this draft and hopefully he doesnt have to play for 1-2 years.

Well some guys on the Zone still want a RB or OL... Why I don't know.

 

[visionary]

Thanx Sturm
Unfortunately what you say makes too much sense for jerry and the Cowboys FO to do
They are also scared to make a high QB pick because they don't trust their own judgement

 

[Bluefin]

I couldnt agree more,everybody from the radio guys to sports writers see it now,Jerry needs to get our next franchise QB in this draft and hopefully he doesnt have to play for 1-2 years.

Jerry Jones was ready to select a QB in the first round in 2014, Johnny Manziel, he just couldn't convince anyone else in the war room to agree with him.

Jerry hasn't forgotten what it was like when Troy Aikman's career was unexpectedly cut short, the team was caught without an alternative and he has no desire to re-live the experience.

But making this decision is a team responsibility, the burden doesn't rest solely on Jerry's shoulders.

Stephen Jones, Jason Garrett and Will McClay all have strong voices as well.

Maybe a first round signal caller is worthy of having his name written on the card this year, maybe not, we shall see.

 

[reddyuta]

Jerry Jones was ready to select a QB in the first round in 2014, Johnny Manziel, he just couldn't convince anyone else in the war room to agree with him.

Jerry hasn't forgotten what it was like when Troy Aikman's career was unexpectedly cut short, the team was caught without an alternative and he has no desire to re-live the experience.

But making this decision is a team responsibility, the burden doesn't rest solely on Jerry's shoulders.

Stephen Jones, Jason Garrett and Will McClay all have strong voices as well.

Maybe a first round signal caller is worthy of having his name written on the card this year, maybe not, we shall see.

Jerry has learned his lesson.any veteran Qb who will be available will fail under Garrett's scheme.We need a Qb whose skills will overcome the predictable playcalling.

 

[Hardline]

Not the year to draft a QB in the first two rounds. There is too much good talent in this draft that could net three new starters. I am fully comfortable letting a rookie QB start once Romo calls it quits. Romo's backup can be gotten in free agency. And besides there are no franchise QBs in this draft class.

 

[Alexander]

Well some guys on the Zone still want a RB or OL... Why I don't know.

RB, why not? Oh yes, we are going to take the McFadden/Dunbar fun ride.

 

[Bluefin]

Jerry has learned his lesson.any veteran Qb who will be available will fail under Garrett's scheme.We need a Qb whose skills will overcome the predictable playcalling.

That is on the coaching staff and the veteran QB.

If the regular offense is too "Romo friendly," the staff must have a different package designed for the backup and that player needs to be vocal about what he likes and dislikes.

 

[Alexander]

That is on the coaching staff and the veteran QB.

If the regular offense is too "Romo friendly," the staff must have a different package designed for the backup and that player needs to be vocal about what he likes and dislikes.

Honestly, I think we are making a lot more out of this than needs be.

The offensive system Garrett has employed during his tenure here has just been awful. It is clear now it is less about the design and more about what Romo added. No tweaking is going to make it better.

And what team has ever designed one scheme for the starter and another for what the backup likes?

 

[Vinnie2u]

RB, why not? Oh yes, we are going to take the McFadden/Dunbar fun ride.

In the First no... Who's gonna hand him the Ball?

 

[hornitosmonster]

Well some guys on the Zone still want a RB or OL... Why I don't know.

QB, WR, CB, LB, DL, and RB are all areas of need.

 

[Alexander]

In the First no... Who's gonna hand him the Ball?

Um, Romo? I thought he was good for another five years?

 

[Vinnie2u]

RB, why not? Oh yes, we are going to take the McFadden/Dunbar fun ride.

In the First no... Who's gonna hand him the Ball?

Um, Romo? I thought he was good for another five years?

Romo will be doing commercials for once a day Boniva in 2 years... Osteoporosis meds.

 

[Bluefin]

The offensive system Garrett has employed during his tenure here has just been awful.

Without Tony Romo? Yes.

With him? No.

No tweaking is going to make it better.

Systems get tweaked every off-season, it's a normal part of football.

Coaches review everything, what worked, what didn't, what others had success doing, and make adjustments.

Romo is well known for tinkering with his game every off-season and constantly looking to refine his mechanics.

And what team has ever designed one scheme for the starter and another for what the backup likes?

Any team that has a different type of QB as the primary back-up?

It was recently mentioned that the Houston Texans do it and they brought it over from the New England Patriots.

 

[Alexander]

QB, WR, CB, LB, DL, and RB are all areas of need.

The whole roster minus most of the OL, LS and PK is pretty much a need. Our lack of depth and quality across the board was very evident as they all flailed around all season.

 

[Kolemmitt]

Bob Sturm: I think that would be the plan for me. It is time to draft the next guy. If I wait too much longer, he will have to play the year Romo leaves as a rookie and I wish to avoid that. I want the next guy to succeed, so I wish to start his learning process in April and then not need him until the 2018 season (maybe). Now, you are right. Almost all QBs worth anything are 1st rounders. A few are 2nd rounders. And a very, very few are after that. You need to target the best in class. I think a Top 5 pick might allow you to take the guy you like the most, although Cleveland is going to be a problem there. But, I am not against a QB as high as you need to get your guy. If you are sure and he checks all of the boxes, I don't care if he won't play in 2016. He is still the next decade of your franchise if you do it right. You always make the long play when you can.

I think some of you are ignoring these parts. I think most of us agree that if there was a Mariota,or a Winston that we would pull the trigger, but I don't see one of those guys in the draft. Now, I am not a scout and I have not been paid to coach for a few years, so I may very possibly be wrong in my determination. If the scouts see a guy worthy of a top 5 pick then go for it, but I do not want us to be desperate and take a QB just for the sake of taking a QB especially because it comes at the cost of a potential franchise type player at another position.

I also think there are a few guys that we could get in round 2 or 3 that could potentially be good pros if they are not forced into action right away, which would be the situation in our case. I really like what the Broncos did in 2012 and they are reaping the rewards for it now.

 

[Alexander]

Without Tony Romo? Yes.

With him? No.

The whole fiasco this season should have shown exactly what Romo means. Minus him, we were like the Colts without Manning. It is a corner that you cannot paint your way out of. Especially when you are a stubborn inflexible coach like Garrett has proven to be.

Systems get tweaked every off-season, it's a normal part of football.

Coaches review everything, what worked, what didn't, what others had success doing, and make adjustments.

Romo is well known for tinkering with his game every off-season and constantly looking to refine his mechanics.

I don't care what Romo wants to do anymore. We are beyond the times where he will try to be more like Brady and so on.

The struggles he has gone through while playing under Garrett has hampered his career and his legacy.

It is not on Romo to tinker. It is on Garrett to understand his career as a Dallas head coach relies on him doing something to his offense (or abandoning it for someone else's concepts) to make it capable of functioning without him. It is a challenge I don't think he is prepared for in the least.

He's coasted for a long time.

Any team that has a different type of QB as the primary back-up?

It was recently mentioned that the Houston Texans do it and they brought it over from the New England Patriots.

There are still core foundations in every offense that dictate this direction.

The Patriots draft QBs in Mallett and Garoppolo who were experienced with spread concepts.

You don't have a QB that does one thing, has complete autonomy to audible as Romo does, and then expect the backup to do the same in the system.

In other words, they need to scrap the passing offense down, dumb it down massively.

They apparently did not do that this year or they assumed that Weeden was smart enough to handle it.

Judging by the way they yanked back on the reigns from game one, they did not prepare that way.

Garrett does not prepare for simplicity. There is a real difference when talking about Garrett's special brand of offense and talking about other teams.

 

[Bleu Star]

Question: If you're picking in the top 5, are there only a few positions such as QB, LT, pass rusher and CB that you can justify taking there? I know people love Elliott, Treadwell and Myles Jack but is that the best way to spend a top 5 pick?

Bob Sturm: I want to make sure I don't paint with too broad a brush. I would never take a guard in the 1st round, but that would have cost me Zack Martin. So, you should try to look carefully at everyone without any rigid rules. That said, there are 22 positions and they are not equal. So, we only get a chance at a Top 10 pick once in a while, and you better make it count. I need special. I need generational talent. I need Tyron Smith or JJ Watt in 2010. So, I will look carefully at all the players, and deviate from my wish list if an unreal WR is available. Trouble is - and fans hate this - there are no guarantees no matter what you do. It is all a game of probabilities.

Question: Do the Cowboys have to come out of this draft with a QB in the either the 1st or 2nd rd and if they don't, is it a failure? I feel like if you really want to hit on a QB, you need to pick one of the 1st or 2nd. Sometimes, teams can get lucky later on but that's pretty rare.

Bob Sturm: I think that would be the plan for me. It is time to draft the next guy. If I wait too much longer, he will have to play the year Romo leaves as a rookie and I wish to avoid that. I want the next guy to succeed, so I wish to start his learning process in April and then not need him until the 2018 season (maybe). Now, you are right. Almost all QBs worth anything are 1st rounders. A few are 2nd rounders. And a very, very few are after that. You need to target the best in class. I think a Top 5 pick might allow you to take the guy you like the most, although Cleveland is going to be a problem there. But, I am not against a QB as high as you need to get your guy. If you are sure and he checks all of the boxes, I don't care if he won't play in 2016. He is still the next decade of your franchise if you do it right. You always make the long play when you can

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Yup....

 

[Bleu Star]

Thanx Sturm
Unfortunately what you say makes too much sense for jerry and the Cowboys FO to do
They are also scared to make a high QB pick because they don't trust their own judgement

SADLY, I think you're onto something.