ESPN: How Dallas Almost Missed on Dak, over and over

[DFWJC]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...owboys-almost-missed-qb-dak-prescott-2016-nfl

Pretty funny stuff. I'd forgotten about a few of these..like Foles, etc.

This was funny too.

 

[DFWJC]

 

[tyke1doe]

Sometimes it's all about luck, which some would call fate.
Bledsoe goes down, Brady comes in.
Romo goes down, Dak comes in.

 

[speedkilz88]

This reads like a really bad children's book. Shefter's explanation of the Paxton Lynch negotiations is incorrect. Denver didn't come into play until late when Seattle called them. Why else would Seattle tell Dallas that they had to give them a 2nd and a 3rd if Denver was already offering a 1st and 3rd? That would make no sense.

 

[Chuck 54]

They keep making a big deal about this. They only looked twice.

1. They inquired seriously about moving back into round one for Lynch (nothing wrong with that)
2. They inquired about a trade up for Connor Cook who appeared to be a good value after dropping (nothing wrong with that)

To me, seems like due diligence. Those were the only two opportunities that may have led to not drafting DAK; however, we were wise and didn't overpay, not even a tiny bit for Cook, and we selected DAK.

The rest of the QB seeking was related to finding a veteran backup after Moore went down. Every fan on here was calling for bringing in a veteran at that point; some wanted a veteran instead of Moore.

The Cowboys didn't do anything stupid, and they didn't just stumble into Prescott. No one knew until he showed consistency in a couple of preseason games that he might be okay without a veteran backup.

 

[Reality]

The media, and even some fans, are assuming that IF the Cowboys drafted Lynch that they would not have drafted Prescott just like they are assuming that if they signed or traded for a FA veteran quarterback before the season started that Dak would have never been discovered. They are wrong on all accounts. Even if Dak was the 3rd or 4th string quarterback going into camp, the coaches would have seen his abilities in practice and preseason games, if not this year, definitely by next year.

 

[Reality]

The Cowboys didn't do anything stupid, and they didn't just stumble into Prescott.

Exactly! No one is mentioning that when Kellen Moore was lost to injury right before training camp, Jerry came out and said, we're going to see what we have with Prescott and Showers first. No one is mentioning that when Romo went down, the Cowboys openly said they were looking for a veteran "backup" quarterback, not starter.

The only "luck" factor that you can say about the Cowboys is that Dak Prescott turned out to be better and ready quicker than they (and anyone else) ever imagined. There was no "luck" in drafting him nor "luck" in starting him.

 

[Verdict]

It is really good to see that the Cowboys are not overpaying to get what they want. Fair compensation is good, a favorable trade even better. Over paying is a recipe for disaster in waiting.

 

[Elusive6thRing]

The football Gods clearly felt sorry for us after punking us for 20 years. We were so used to screwing up we kept trying to the Gods said "nope, it's your time, we won't allow it" Paxton Lynch "nope, it's your time we won't allow it" Connor Cook "nope, it's your time we won't allow it" Nick Foles "nope, it's your time we won't allow it" Josh McCown "lol we got you no no no you aren't trading for no Josh McCown" Dak was our fate all along.

 

[Verdict]

Exactly! No one is mentioning that when Kellen Moore was lost to injury right before training camp, Jerry came out and said, we're going to see what we have with Prescott and Showers first. No one is mentioning that when Romo when down, the Cowboys openly said they were looking for a veteran "backup" quarterback, not starter.

The only "luck" factor that you can say about the Cowboys is that Dak Prescott turned out to be better and ready quicker than they (and anyone else) ever imagined. There was no "luck" in drafting him nor "luck" in starting him.

True, but those facts don't fit the narrative that the Cowboys' front office is inept, so they won't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

 

[Deep_South]

The Cowboys took Dak and all of the other teams had passed on him up to that point. The rest of it is pretty much irrelevant. Criticizing the team that actually selected him instead of the ones who didn't seems pretty silly to me. We got him, they didn't.

 

[Kaiser]

I think the interest in Conner Cook is overrated in the media also. Having a guy on your board and having some interest is different than saying you are targeting a guy and willing to overpay in a trade for him. The media narrative was that Oakland traded up for Cook to beat out the Cowboys but I've never seen that Dallas was pushing hard for the move. They were pushing hard for Lynch and they did a ton of work scouting Dak Prescott. I think the interest in Cook is mostly media talk.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Goofus and Gallant.....
Glad we got Gallant.

 

[JD_KaPow]

This reads like a really bad children's book. Shefter's explanation of the Paxton Lynch negotiations is incorrect. Denver didn't come into play until late when Seattle called them. Why else would Seattle tell Dallas that they had to give them a 2nd and a 3rd if Denver was already offering a 1st and 3rd? That would make no sense.

Because Dallas drafted early and Denver late, so our 2nd and 3rd were better than Denver's 1st and 3rd. Denver offered 31 and 94. Seattle asked us for 34 and 67.

 

[DFWJC]

Because Dallas drafted early and Denver late, so our 2nd and 3rd were better than Denver's 1st and 3rd. Denver offered 31 and 94. Seattle asked us for 34 and 67.

beat me to it

 

[DandyDon1722]

Sometimes it's all about luck, which some would call fate.
Bledsoe goes down, Brady comes in.
Romo goes down, Dak comes in.

Yep Jimmy wanted a linebacker, James Francis in the 1990 draft and Pittsburgh took him before us so we had to "settle" on Emmitt Smith.

 

[bsbellomy]

I think the interest in Conner Cook is overrated in the media also. Having a guy on your board and having some interest is different than saying you are targeting a guy and willing to overpay in a trade for him. The media narrative was that Oakland traded up for Cook to beat out the Cowboys but I've never seen that Dallas was pushing hard for the move. They were pushing hard for Lynch and they did a ton of work scouting Dak Prescott. I think the interest in Cook is mostly media talk.

Yes, so after losing out on Cook, Dallas is going to come out say "we really wanted Cook but had to settle for Dak".

 

[Toruk_Makto]

The media, and even some fans, are assuming that IF the Cowboys drafted Lynch that they would not have drafted Prescott just like they are assuming that if they signed or traded for a FA veteran quarterback before the season started that Dak would have never been discovered. They are wrong on all accounts. Even if Dak was the 3rd or 4th string quarterback going into camp, the coaches would have seen his abilities in practice and preseason games, if not this year, definitely by next year.

It is a pretty fair assumption that of we'd given up a 2nd and 3rd to grab Lynch that we pass on Dak. We still had Moore who they like for some reason after all.

 

[Denim Chicken]

I will be eternally grateful to Oakland for saving us from Cook.

 

[QT]

Yep Jimmy wanted a linebacker, James Francis in the 1990 draft and Pittsburgh took him before us so we had to "settle" on Emmitt Smith.

We also settled on Michael Irvin, after Sterling Sharpe and Tim Brown were drafted.