Garrett interview with Dak

[DeaconMoss]

They got lucky. Plain and simple. All his pre-draft stuff made everyone shy away from him. And his workouts were awful. If they were so high on him why did they wait to the 4th? Because they had the same reservations everyone else did. He's been good so far, for a rookie. I truly hope he continues to play this way and the yips don't show up. Because if so, Dallas will be in a good spot to shore up the Defense financially.

 

[pdub0351]

Just for the record, Dak's DUI was dismissed, and just in the past week, the officer who arrested him has been terminated from service after several complaints from Starkville residents and more than one accusation of targeting Mississippi State football players. He should have never gotten the DUI. Dak won't blame the officer, but I will.

 

[Idgit]

Just for the record, Dak's DUI was dismissed, and just in the past week, the officer who arrested him has been terminated from service after several complaints from Starkville residents and more than one accusation of targeting Mississippi State football players. He should have never gotten the DUI. Dak won't blame the officer, but I will.

Dak came out and took responsibility for the incident. That's all I really need to know. It wasn't that damning in the first place when you really look at the circumstances. I know everybody says it was a factor in his draft stock, but I don't believe anybody who looked into it and then talked to him about it couldn't put it in context. It wasn't a big deal then, and if it scared teams off, they need to seriously consider how they manage their estimations of off-field issues.

 

[pdub0351]

Dak came out and took responsibility for the incident. That's all I really need to know. It wasn't that damning in the first place when you really look at the circumstances. I know everybody says it was a factor in his draft stock, but I don't believe anybody who looked into it and then talked to him about it couldn't put it in context. It wasn't a big deal then, and if it scared teams off, they need to seriously consider how they manage their estimations of off-field issues.

I think it worked out for him and Dallas as could as it could have considering everything. He landed in the best possible place he could. And if it took him getting a DUI for that to happen, then I bet Dak wouldn't change anything.

 

[mullet]

Thank you, Scott Linehan.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

If more composed, than why did they want Lynch and Cook more, even trying to trade up for both. I'm sure Prescott was impressive, but we lucked into him.

There was reports Dallas was drafting Dak even if they got Lynch or Cook

 

[Irvin88_4life]

They got lucky. Plain and simple. All his pre-draft stuff made everyone shy away from him. And his workouts were awful. If they were so high on him why did they wait to the 4th? Because they had the same reservations everyone else did. He's been good so far, for a rookie. I truly hope he continues to play this way and the yips don't show up. Because if so, Dallas will be in a good spot to shore up the Defense financially.

That's not true. If you like a prospect and most likely he doesn't go until end of 4th or 5th you don't draft him in the first, second or third round. You take you Zeke, Jaylon and Collins.

Anthony Brown was highly rated by our scouts. Should we take him in the 3rd instead of Collins even though Brown could be had in the 6th?

 

[gimmesix]

If more composed, than why did they want Lynch and Cook more, even trying to trade up for both. I'm sure Prescott was impressive, but we lucked into him.

Sadly, I think scouts fall into traps in the draft of thinking a player must be better because others rate him as being better. In other words, as a scout, you might think a guy is a second-round talent, but if you talk to all your scouting buddies and they rate him as a fourth-rounder, you're not going to tell your team to take him in the second. You're going to lower your expectations.

I believe most teams know, or at least have an educated guess, for when a player will be taken. Look at the trade for Lynch that we were trying to make or the trade for Cook. Dallas understood where they were valued. Teams don't want to reach for a player so they pay attention to how the other teams regard him.

 

[dogunwo]

If they were so high on him why did they wait to the 4th?

Because the draft is a gamble. They could have also had good intel that led them to believe that no team would take him before the 5th, so they gambled and took other players that they didn't feel would be there later.

I don't see how anyone could say it was luck considering they met with Prescott more than any other player in the draft.

 

[aikemirv]

The way it works on a Cowboys board:

Take a player early .... "they reached"!!!!!

Take a player later and he does well - "Jerry is so lucky"!!

oh the irony!

 

[Doomsday101]

They got lucky. Plain and simple. All his pre-draft stuff made everyone shy away from him. And his workouts were awful. If they were so high on him why did they wait to the 4th? Because they had the same reservations everyone else did. He's been good so far, for a rookie. I truly hope he continues to play this way and the yips don't show up. Because if so, Dallas will be in a good spot to shore up the Defense financially.

If Dallas was not sold on Dak at all they did not have to draft him at all. Sure there is some luck involved with every pick

 

[vlad]

I keep wondering why they had the others ahead of him - did they not think they could fix his accuracy issues, etc? I mean the guys intangibles and mind seem off the charts. We got so lucky here, which is great. Broncos turning us down, Raiders jumping us for cook...a comp pick in the 4th.

 

[ShiningStar]

winning cures all

 

[aikemirv]

If Dallas was not sold on Dak at all they did not have to draft him at all. Sure there is some luck involved with every pick

Exactly, and if Lynch and Cook were rated that much higher maybe they try to give up more to get them. The draft is all about value. Where did they rate Cook and Lynch to the other QB's coming down the line and how did they rate them compared to the players they took like Collins and Tapper to other DE's and DTs down the line.

I know it is not fantasy football but if there is a Te in the 3rd round who is going to average 4 pts more per game than the next TE, then I take him because the WR or RB I take may only average 1 pt more than those available later.

 

[Clove]

Looks like the gods are shining on the Cowboys. Imagine if we got a Super Bowl caliber QB in the 4th round for pennies on the dollar, which allows us to draft a stud running back and will allow us to draft all defenders next season. We could become a dominant team because of Dak's 4th round dollar.

 

[Doomsday101]

Exactly, and if Lynch and Cook were rated that much higher maybe they try to give up more to get them. The draft is all about value. Where did they rate Cook and Lynch to the other QB's coming down the line and how did they rate them compared to the players they took like Collins and Tapper to other DE's and DTs down the line.

I know it is not fantasy football but if there is a Te in the 3rd round who is going to average 4 pts more per game than the next TE, then I take him because the WR or RB I take may only average 1 pt more than those available later.

Dallas like every team ranks the players no one had Dak rated as high so Dallas stayed to their board. They liked Lynch but with the 4th overall did they choose Lynch? No because he was not rated as high as some others so Dallas took Zeke whom they did have rated that high. Dak was not the last prospect to be picked and Cowboys could have gone a different direction at that pick. By doing their homework on Dak they saw enough to select him at that point. Was there some luck? sure anything outside the top half of the 1st rd there is luck that you get the players who wanted before someone else gets them

 

[Verdict]

I'm curious who was the player we lost was that got us the compensatory pick we used on Dak. Anyone know for sure? The Cowboys deserve a medal or award for that one, whoever it was that they let get away.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

If people read an article specifically about how well the team scouted Dak before selecting him and immediately chime in with a variation of 'they lucked into him,' there's nothing you can do to change their perspective.

Embarrassing sometimes . A lot of times actually .

 

[visionary]

If more composed, than why did they want Lynch and Cook more, even trying to trade up for both. I'm sure Prescott was impressive, but we lucked into him.

This is the point

All this stuff is no more than a crock

If the Cowboys truly thought Dak was a franchise QB better than Goff and Wentz they would have been crazy not to take him at 4 th overall but they wait until their comp pick in the 4th round? Yeah, he really really impressed them lol

 

[visionary]

If people read an article specifically about how well the team scouted Dak before selecting him and immediately chime in with a variation of 'they lucked into him,' there's nothing you can do to change their perspective.

You just keep saying stuff that reinforces how apt your username is