News: Garrett speaks on why a QB wasn't drafted

[IAmLegend]

We signed this kid as an UDFA, but if he makes the team he should play based on this highlight reel alone.

 

[Beast_from_East]

While I agree with you, as I usually do, the one X-factor that was not taken into consideration when they gave Romo his big contract was the back issues. Back problems are usually the beginning of the end for athletes especially ones in their 30's. That is why I would have taken a chance on Manziel especially since o-line was not a real need and our defensive targets were gone. The draft is the only way to get another possible franchise QB when you have that much tied up in another one. As one of his biggest fans, I truly hope Romo is an exception and returns 100% from his injury but speaking from experience from back issues, I have my doubts for the first time ever during Romo's career.

Good point.

If Romo's back is shot, then this obviously changes things. However, the fact that they did not even draft a QB at all with their 9 draft picks tells me they think his back is ok. I guess we shall see.

 

[wileedog]

While I agree with you, as I usually do, the one X-factor that was not taken into consideration when they gave Romo his big contract was the back issues. Back problems are usually the beginning of the end for athletes especially ones in their 30's. That is why I would have taken a chance on Manziel especially since o-line was not a real need and our defensive targets were gone. The draft is the only way to get another possible franchise QB when you have that much tied up in another one. As one of his biggest fans, I truly hope Romo is an exception and returns 100% from his injury but speaking from experience from back issues, I have my doubts for the first time ever during Romo's career.

The cap doesn't care about Romo's back.

Again, massive amounts of money are committed to Romo being the starting QB, and there is probably no worse QB you could draft to sit behind him for a couple of years than Manziel. Right or wrong, half the fanbase is itching to move on from Tony as it is. The media frenzy would be beyond horrible the first time Romo blew a game.

 

[IAmLegend]

So excited about this developmental QB.

 

[cml750]

The cap doesn't care about Romo's back.

Again, massive amounts of money are committed to Romo being the starting QB, and there is probably no worse QB you could draft to sit behind him for a couple of years than Manziel. Right or wrong, half the fanbase is itching to move on from Tony as it is. The media frenzy would be beyond horrible the first time Romo blew a game.

The cap doesn't care about it but the season depends on it now! Orton is not the answer and our 3rd stringer is a joke. IF Romo is okay and that is a big IF, we have a chance as any team always does with a franchise QB( leaving our head coaching deficiencies out of the equation). If he is not okay then it would have been a great time to try out a new possible franchise QB. I do not believe half of the fan base is against Romo. The smart ones know he is the only reason we have won as many games as we have given our head coaching deficiencies. If he can't go we are screwed with no real options now.

 

[btcutter]

“We feel in signing Brandon Weeden, he can be viewed as that developmental guy,” coach Jason Garrett said. “A first-round pick a couple of years ago, coming from a baseball background, has all the physical tools you want. We view him as in that role right now, so we wanted to be selective about anybody else we wanted to bring in here.”

At quarterback, “the best players who play typically come from the top rounds,” Garrett said. “I do think with how the league has changed, there is a demand to play those guys earlier and that changes the dynamic of taking your time to develop guys year after year and they play in years four and five. The thing you’re concerned about is developing them for somebody else. You develop them for two, three, four years and he goes and plays for another football team. We don’t think that’s a worthwhile thing. There’s been a theory around the league, teams like Green Bay for years always took a guy late and if that player develops into something that was a good thing for their team or to trade to somebody else. There were some examples of them doing that. It’s a philosophy a lot of teams, they agree with that. But when you have other issues on your team I think it becomes a little bit of a luxury to do that. When you feel good about your starter and you feel good about your backups, we feel it’s better to take a position player, a guy we know can contribute on special teams, instead of trying to develop that guy (quarterback).”

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4727869/why-the-cowboys-didnt-draft-a-qb

It's a bit of a luxury to be picking special team players too?!

 

[KB1122]

Agree that the "Green Bay Strategy" is a sucker's bet.

But Brandon Weeden sucks.

 

[btcutter]

So excited about this developmental QB.

You will feel better if you watch him against the Cowboys D. Sorry I can't find that video.

 

[texbumthelife]

If they truly saw Weeden as that "developmental guy" they would have given a longer deal.

 

[jnday]

When was the last "developmental QB" who ever amounted to anything?

It doesn't exist.

Draft a talented top QB prospect and forget this ideal of getting lucky at developing one.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

So excited about this developmental QB.

I can see what they say about him having pressure in his face. That interior line looked awful. Yeah he shouldn't have thrown it anyway but I would hope our interior line would give him a better shot than that.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The cap doesn't care about it but the season depends on it now! Orton is not the answer and our 3rd stringer is a joke. IF Romo is okay and that is a big IF, we have a chance as any team always does with a franchise QB( leaving our head coaching deficiencies out of the equation). If he is not okay then it would have been a great time to try out a new possible franchise QB. I do not believe half of the fan base is against Romo. The smart ones know he is the only reason we have won as many games as we have given our head coaching deficiencies. If he can't go we are screwed with no real options now.

That is a lot of words to say pretty much nothing.

 

[Redball Express]

I'm interesting in seeing Weeden this pre season, I understand he is 30 I also understand he does not have the same wear on him as QB at that age.

Think what you want...

Saw this guy a couple of times..

once in a win and once a loss.

Cleveland is really bad, folks.

How exactly do you win there?

And how does that make you a bust coming from there.

It did not help Rob Ryan either who was a refuge from Cleveland..

 

[Galian Beast]

A lot of cowboys fans have sight but absolutely no vision. The idea isn't to get a franchise QB out of Weeden. The idea is that you could have a veteran stop gap between him and Romo if you're able to develop him properly.

Rather than signing a quarterback high (who still may or may not turn into a player) you can get a guy like Weeden, develop him, let him play at the team's convenience when Romo is absolutely done, and when he becomes a starter, you can proceed to draft a quarterback high.

When you have all the pieces together on offense already, it's much easier to just plug in a QB.

 

[HappyOnions]

I have nightmares what is going to happen here post Romo. Ideally you luck into one with a draft pick, but seeing how long it has taken this team to fix Safety, Offensive line, etc....we may need to go through a couple of QBs until we find one we can win with.

I wasn't crazy with most of the mid round guys this year, but some were interesting. Not sure any of those guys are plus starters in the NFL, but we need to keep our eyes open. I just hope we are not caught with our pants down when Romo is not longer a very good QB.

It's not like the Romo years have brought loads of success. It's not like the 90's dynasty is coming to an end all over again.

We will be fine without Romo because quite frankly, Romo hasn't brought much success here. I'll probably catch some heat for saying that but it's the truth.

Romo's expectations and perception here far outweigh his accomplishments. Not to say it isn't a team thing, but to be afraid of life after mediocrity seems silly.

 

[casmith07]

A lot of cowboys fans have sight but absolutely no vision. The idea isn't to get a franchise QB out of Weeden. The idea is that you could have a veteran stop gap between him and Romo if you're able to develop him properly.

Rather than signing a quarterback high (who still may or may not turn into a player) you can get a guy like Weeden, develop him, let him play at the team's convenience when Romo is absolutely done, and when he becomes a starter, you can proceed to draft a quarterback high.

When you have all the pieces together on offense already, it's much easier to just plug in a QB.

I don't even think it goes that far. I think they're developing him into a quality backup and that's it.

They want to develop him to be able to play as well as Orton last year.

 

[NickZepp]

Weeden as a developmental guy? Isn't he like 30?

 

[Alexander]

Weeden as a developmental guy? Isn't he like 30?

Yes, but he is a young thirty. Or something.

 

[KB1122]

Why would you want a veteran stopgap? You want to get higher in the draft.

That said, Weeden won't even be a good backup. So that's good news.

 

[Galian Beast]

It's not like the Romo years have brought loads of success. It's not like the 90's dynasty is coming to an end all over again.

We will be fine without Romo because quite frankly, Romo hasn't brought much success here. I'll probably catch some heat for saying that but it's the truth.

Romo's expectations and perception here far outweigh his accomplishments. Not to say it isn't a team thing, but to be afraid of life after mediocrity seems silly.

You need to look around the NFL.