Dallas has 10 selections over seven rounds, tied for second-most in NFL

[Risen Star]

I don't know what they'll do with those picks but I do know that whatever it is it will be done well.

 

[KingCorcoran]

You calling me Delusional? You may be as delusional as they are also. You have no idea how much they know. But it is logical they know more than you think they know.
Just because you hate them that is your reasoning,

They most likely sat in meetings, going over who is on their board and why.

I do not have any “idea how much they know”. Nor do you. It is “logical” to conclude Jerry and son are as useful as breasts on a fish based on results over the last three decades. They are as dumb as stumps and have no place in the contemporary NFL.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I do not have any “idea how much they know”. Nor do you. It is “logical” to conclude Jerry and son are as useful as breasts on a fish based on results over the last three decades. They are as dumb as stumps and have no place in the contemporary NFL.

But they are fancy dressers and likely read GQ.

 

[big dog cowboy]

It's McClay and his scouts' job to study those players in-depth and tell the Joneses who they should pick.

There is no universe where McClay tells Jerry Jones who to pick.

 

[KingCorcoran]

But they are fancy dressers and likely read GQ.

Good point. Credit where credit is due.

 

[gimmesix]

There is no universe where McClay tells Jerry Jones who to pick.

What do you think McClay is there for? He's the guy who is doing all the work and gives the Joneses their options. That's his job. He isn't there to make the pick, but he is there to advise.

Do our fans really think that Jerry and Stephen are spending their time studying these nearly 300 draft picks and choosing them based on their research?

McClay gives them the information and they make the picks. Now, they may say, we need a OL, who's the best OL available?

I just think fans give the Joneses too much credit. McClay's job is to provide them with the personnel information they need to make decisions.

 

[gimmesix]

You calling me Delusional? You may be as delusional as they are also. You have no idea how much they know. But it is logical they know more than you think they know.
Just because you hate them that is your reasoning,

They most likely sat in meetings, going over who is on their board and why.

They have a structure in place with a person they hired (McClay) to guide who they pick. I doubt their knowledge of the draft picks goes very deep because that's a lot of information to assimilate.

You may have 20-30 players on the board at a position. You think the Joneses are going to process information about that many players at one position? I think they are going to ask the guy they hired to do that to tell them who they should be looking at during the draft. I think they are going to look at the value chart set up by McClay and the scouts. I think they are going to ask the coaches what they need and what they want. And I think they are going to choose based on that input.

Do you think a player like Nahshon Wright was picked because the Joneses had extensively studied his film and thought he was the best player available at that point? No, he was picked because Quinn wanted a long corner whose skillset somewhat matched Richard Sherman's and McClay provided a name or a couple of names who fit that. The Joneses made the decision to draft the corner based on the information over other positions that the coaches wanted. It was their decision, not their information.

The only players the Joneses are likely familiar with are those who were brought in for visits and those they have seen play personally.

As far as the hate comment goes, I believe fans give the Joneses too much blame for the picks. That's the opposite of hate.

 

[jazzcat22]

I do not have any “idea how much they know”. Nor do you. It is “logical” to conclude Jerry and son are as useful as breasts on a fish based on results over the last three decades. They are as dumb as stumps and have no place in the contemporary NFL.

With thinking that why are you fan?

 

[big dog cowboy]

McClay gives them the information and they make the picks.

Yeah that's not what you said the first time.

 

[KingCorcoran]

With thinking that why are you fan?

Why is anyone?

 

[ICP]

We sure do love our 5th and 6th round comp picks around here.

What else is there to get excited about?

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Just draft good football players, regardless of round. Usually, the tape doesn't lie. Rely on the tape and the interviews. That's why I would not be mad if we drafted a guy like Donovan Edwards from Michigan with one of those day 3 picks. He's a solid RB. Also, his team mate Mullings. He's a big running back. In round 3, we just need to find a starter. We have no choice.

We should have more faith in the late rounds.
Take a look at this list of cowboy greats taken in the late rounds. Rayfield Wright anyone?
Blimey, how about Roger Staubach and Kenny Gant?
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...f-the-9-best-late-round-picks-in-team-history

 

[Chasing6]

This from USA Today:

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cowboys-mock-draft-dallas-selects-100550038.html
Dallas ... is armed with 10 selections over seven rounds, tied for second-most in the league.

10 selections over 7 rounds?
Trust in Yoda to screw it up....

10 selections over 6 rounds.

3 out of the first 3 rounds and 7 out of the last 3 rounds.

 

[BigD_95]

That’s why we don’t need to trade down

agreed - we need to package these and trade up

 

[gtb1943]

With thinking that why are you fan?

to spite you

 

[gtb1943]

We should have more faith in the late rounds.
Take a look at this list of cowboy greats taken in the late rounds. Rayfield Wright anyone?
Blimey, how about Roger Staubach and Kenny Gant?
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...f-the-9-best-late-round-picks-in-team-history

most of those were back with there were twelve rds or more. When Roger was picked, there were seventeen rounds in the draft. And there were fewer teams. Back then there were few undrafted players that made it big in the NFL. Much fewer than now.

 

[BigD_95]

This from USA Today:

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cowboys-mock-draft-dallas-selects-100550038.html
Dallas ... is armed with 10 selections over seven rounds, tied for second-most in the league.

10 selections over 7 rounds?
Trust in Yoda to screw it up....

I would be happy with that mock draft

 

[gtb1943]

anyone boasting about having a lot of fifth rd picks need to remember how few fifth rd picks ever make decent starters, let alone stars.

 

[Praxit]

...what are the chances they get Viable characters to play ball? 50/50. Roll em'

 

[gimmesix]

Yeah that's not what you said the first time.

Semantics.

Telling them who to pick is the same as them saying they want an OL, and McClay gives them the name of the OL they should take IMO.

I don't think anything I've said on this topic would indicate that I think McClay makes the picks. My only purpose was to dispel the idea of Jerry and Stephen having some kind of deep knowledge about all of the players available in the draft and relying on their own knowledge. If they were going to do that, why even have McClay? He is their draft guru.

The Joneses have said several times before that the draft is a collaborative process. They rely on input from McClay and the scourts and input from the coaches to make their choices. Now, Jerry may go off the rails at times (such as the others having to talk him out of drafting Manziel), but for the most part, I doubt he and Stephen know a DaRon Bland from a Nahshon Wright. They just know what their coaches tell them they prefer and the names McClay gives them to meet those preferences. Now, maybe he has to sell them on a player, but I don't see too much selling going on in the war room during the draft. There do seem to be times when McClay lets them know they can get their 100th-ranked player at 200 and they celebrate wildly after making that pick.