FMIA nugget on the Cowboys and Drew Henson

[tunahelper]

I vividly remember when Henson played in his one start. I remember hoping/praying that Henson and Julius Jones would turn into the next generation of Staubach/Dorsett or Aikman/Emmitt.
Good times.

I think he was worth the look. Everyone thought he had talent but he chose baseball. Turned out he was not the answer.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Drew Henson? Back in the days when the Cowboys were afraid to spend a first round draft pick on a QB.

Oh wait................

 

[DallasEast]

Drew Henson? Back in the days when the Cowboys were afraid to spend a first round draft pick on a QB.

Oh wait................

 

[Chasing6]

BP wanted nothing to do with him. That was all Jerry and his baseball kick.
One problem was he admitted early on that baseball was his first love and football was a fallback.
That said a lot there

Bill had very specific requirements for a QB coming out of college, designed to reduce the risk of drafting QB. I wish GM Jeruh would have learned those requirements.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What stands out to me is Jerry signed him to an 8-year contract.......I'm not sure if this is true. I certainly don't remember

Yeah that doesn’t sound right at all…

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I think he was worth the look. Everyone thought he had talent but he chose baseball. Turned out he was not the answer.

I think that’s typically a sign of a guy chooses baseball and “settles” for football? Not even worth a look though think there have been some success stories but not since the 80s.

 

[leeblair]

I vividly remember when Henson played in his one start. I remember hoping/praying that Henson and Julius Jones would turn into the next generation of Staubach/Dorsett or Aikman/Emmitt.
Good times.

Henson should have been a starter in the NFL, but he didn't play ball with Parcells mind games.
Romo did, and Henson got cut, but he played well when he had his chances.

 

[KingintheNorth]

To be fair, we were so starved for a decent QB back then.

He was compared to guys like Elway and Aikman.This is a guy who beat out Tom Brady at Michigan. 6'4" 235 with a cannon for a right arm.

I followed him around at training camp one year. I wanted him to be good so badly. Instead, some kid wearing #9 was routinely outshining Henson and Quincy Carter.

 

[mrmojo]

Henson should have been a starter in the NFL, but he didn't play ball with Parcells mind games.
Romo did, and Henson got cut, but he played well when he had his chances.

Im old and my memory is fading, but I dont recall Henson ever playing "well" for the Cowboys.

 

[windward]

Im old and my memory is fading, but I dont recall Henson ever playing "well" for the Cowboys.

That one drive down 30-3 vs Baltimore in the 4th. Stuff of Legends.

 

[CWR]

Aww the good ole days. When this organization didn't waste ten years on a QB who wasn't taking them to the round table of elite teams.

Lol as if they are even remotely comparable.

 

[windward]

Lol as if they are even remotely comparable.

We’re at the point where people are glamorizing the era between Aikman and Romo…

 

[windward]

Aww the good ole days. When this organization didn't waste ten years on a QB who wasn't taking them to the round table of elite teams.

2001-2004 was literally the worst era of Jerry’s Cowboys.

 

[fivetwos]

I recall being furious with Parcells for refusing to play Henson.

We all learned why.

 

[CowboysLakerBamaFan]

As a Yankee/Cowboys fan, it was a double whammy how he didn’t work out lol

Do you like the Lakers too?

 

[J817]

Drew Henson? Back in the days when the Cowboys were afraid to spend a first round draft pick on a QB.

Oh wait................

If I remember correctly (and I may not be). We traded a bunch of 1st round picks for the great Joey Galloway. Which is why Jerry had to be creative when finding a QB (Drew Henson, Chad Hutchinson, drafting Quincy in the 2nd round etc…). So back then it wasn’t an option to draft a first round QB.

 

[J817]

Do you like the Lakers too?

He says while ignoring the Knicks emblem in his photo.

Just teasing

 

[windward]

If I remember correctly (and I may not be). We traded a bunch of 1st round picks for the great Joey Galloway. Which is why Jerry had to be creative when finding a QB (Drew Henson, Chad Hutchinson, drafting Quincy in the 2nd round etc…). So back then it wasn’t an option to draft a first round QB.

I’m pretty certain that if Dallas had a first in 2001, Jerry would have tried his damndest to trade up for Michael Vick.

 

[JW82]

Same.

And admittedly I was on the Henson wagon over Romo.
Those were some "fun" years of Jerry going for baseball QB's

I had a custom #7 Henson jersey.....

 

[KJJ]

The 8 year deal voided to 4 years with modest playing time.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1758167