Hall of Fame Cowboys QB Roger Staubach would take Johnny Manziel No. 1 in draft

[Alexander]

The way Manziel plays, I'm sure he reminds Roger of himself.

I agree. If you took Staubach's scrambling and Romo's gunslinging, you pretty much have Manziel.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Who is going to argue with Roger?

That is his opinion. I don't agree with it. More importantly I don't see where this has anything to do with the Cowboys.

 

[Alexander]

Roger sees the greatness in Johnny Football. He would provide great entertainment for the Dallas fans. Just do it Jerry. Go get Johnny Football.

I want this to happen badly. Not because I am especially fond of Manziel, but I would love to see most of the fan base (especially those who hate the Aggies as well) go insane.

 

[jnday]

Almost all of the QBs are polarizing this year. A lot of the opinions out there are diametrically opposed. Never seen anything like it.

Good point. There is not the first QB prospect in this draft that doesn't spark a bitter debate about their abilities and failures. It was only a few months ago that this class was labeled as the class to get a franchise QB. Now, every QB has huge questions surrounding their draft rankings. I have doubts about every single one if them. There may not be an elite QB in the whole bunch. There is not any sure things like Andrew Luck in this class. That is for sure.

 

[Alexander]

Good point. There is not the first QB prospect in this draft that doesn't spark a bitter debate about their abilities and failures. It was only a few months ago that this class was labeled as the class to get a franchise QB. Now, every QB has huge questions surrounding their draft rankings. I have doubts about every single one if them. There may not be an elite QB in the whole bunch. There is not any sure things like Andrew Luck in this class. That is for sure.

That lack of a clear cut prospect everyone loves has added to the nitpicking. There is a lot of bickering in the draftnik and pundit communities, all of them trying to one up each other.

 

[jnday]

I want this to happen badly. Not because I am especially fond of Manziel, but I would love to see most of the fan base (especially those who hate the Aggies as well) go insane.

The fan reaction is the entertainment that I speak of. We are talking about years of endless debate that would provide entertainment of the highest quality. Another thing to watch is the posters that are dead-set against picking Johnny Football. A certain number of them would do a 180 because they feel like supporting all of the team's decisions is being a good fan.

 

[DallasEast]

I do not think this has anything to do with Dallas and Manziel. It was more a statement of how he likes what Manziel brings to the table and would take him at 1 over Clowney.

If that is the case, I would agree with the DMN that it was worthy of publication (i.e. newsworthy). Still, such action would warrant questioning why the DMN does not publish many more articles like this one prior to the draft each year? Namely, ex-player/coach likes x-player for x-reason before the draft. An ex-Cowboys legend gave his opinion about a potential high round draftee. Where are the other articles the DMN could write of ex-Cowboys or ex-NFL players offering their opinions of thirty or so top picks for next month's draft? I would think that is a lot of potential site content which would otherwise needlessly go down the drain.

 

[Moderately_Askew]

The fan reaction is the entertainment that I speak of. We are talking about years of endless debate that would provide entertainment of the highest quality. Another thing to watch is the posters that are dead-set against picking Johnny Football. A certain number of them would do a 180 because they feel like supporting all of the team's decisions is being a good fan.

Don't be asinine.

If the Cowboys picked Johnny Football I would absolutely hate the pick, I would feel the team made a poor decision. I would, however, support Manziel because he would be a Cowboy and I would hope for the best.

 

[DallasEast]

That is his opinion. I don't agree with it. More importantly I don't see where this has anything to do with the Cowboys.

The DMN quoted Staubach from his NFL AM interview on NFL Network. It would be interesting if other ex or current Cowboys are interviewed under similar circumstances, on NFL Network or elsewhere, and see the DMN publish articles just like this one about Manziel and other players eligible for the draft.

 

[jnday]

Don't be asinine.

If the Cowboys picked Johnny Football I would absolutely hate the pick, I would feel the team made a poor decision. I would, however, support Manziel because he would be a Cowboy and I would hope for the best.

Good for you. I can understand your position, and you are not one of the posters that I was referring to.

 

[Rockport]

I'm not so sure that he isn't right in that assessment... (Please! No disrespect intended.) Tony has had his failures and everyone like to knock on him but Tony isn't the reason we haven't gone deep in the playoffs. Yes, he has thrown int's but that is after he has put us in a position to win. It wasn't Tony that gave up on routes (cough! Austin and Craytonx2) it wan't Romo who dropped sure touchdowns (again Crayton - 1 in the endzone). It wasn't Romo who couldn't stop the other team even once. It wasn't Romo who gave up sack after sack (even tho he was the recipient of them). It wan't Romo who couldn't block the dlinemen to allow a rushing game. It wasn't Romo who couldn't run the ball in the endzone from the 1" line. Yes, Romo has thrown untimely interceptions but he has often thrown them while trying to overcome the rest of the teams definciencies. If you give Romo the team that either Staubach or Aikman has and I would be willing to bet my house that Romo wins multiple Superbowls. Call me a Romo apologist if you want but I think we win with him in spite of the team. Without him we suck horribly.

Very, very well said. Most folks that criticize Romo do so because the freak heads at ESPN tell them what to think. All of Romo's so called choke performances come after he's trying to make up for defensive inefficiencies and having to outscore the other team. No running game, no offensive line to speak of and everything else you mentioned.

 

[Doomsday101]

Don't be asinine.

If the Cowboys picked Johnny Football I would absolutely hate the pick, I would feel the team made a poor decision. I would, however, support Manziel because he would be a Cowboy and I would hope for the best.

Fully agree. I don't take it out on the player and if by chance we got Manziel I would support him as a member of the team and hope that my feelings today about him were wrong. I did not think the selection of Escobar was a good one but does not mean I attack Escobar, my hope is that he will develop and have a good long career in Dallas even if I would not have made that pick.

 

[CashMan]

Interesting to see 'Russel-Wilson-type-player' associated with first-pick-in-the-draft status. Honest question: who thinks the Texans would give up their #1 for Russell Wilson at this point. Is that just a no-brainer?

I typically am one to downplay the value of draft picks most of the year, but I have to say, I'd expect a better player than Wilson for my #1 overall. But given the possibility of a flat-out bust, maybe that's too optimistic...

I agree, but I think Wilson is an exception to the rule. Kaepernick's completion % is not good, so who else is like Wilson?

I think Bortles is the guy, although Bridgewater looks good, something tells me, it is too good to be true, and Johnny Football has bust written all over him.

 

[Gadfly22]

1. Staubach is very much a gentleman and would find it hard not to say nice things about another athlete, especially a QB.

2. Maybe Manziel is destined to be the next Big Thing -- but college success based on the game I've seen from him smacks of Tim Tebow to me. In short, I consider him a high-risk gamble that the Cowboys can't afford in a high draft round.

3. Despite the success of Wilson and Kaepernick and the predicted domination of the read option, I think the NFL game in the long run still requires the classic tall strong dropback QB in the Luck mode, with mobility and evasiveness a big plus. That's where I'd like the Cowboys to go when it comes time to draft Romo's successor.

 

[Doomsday101]

1. Staubach is very much a gentleman and would find it hard not to say nice things about another athlete, especially a QB.

2. Maybe Manziel is destined to be the next Big Thing -- but college success based on the game I've seen from him smacks of Tim Tebow to me. In short, I consider him a high-risk gamble that the Cowboys can't afford in a high draft round.

3. Despite the success of Wilson and Kaepernick and the predicted domination of the read option, I think the NFL game in the long run still requires the classic tall strong dropback QB in the Luck mode, with mobility and evasiveness a big plus. That's where I'd like the Cowboys to go when it comes time to draft Romo's successor.

I agree. Frankly I would be more excited about getting Aaron Murray in the mid rounds of the draft.

 

[lostar2009]

Opinions on this guy are all over the place. Some love his talent and others are convinced he will fail at the next level. Not even considering the off the field "stuff" that bothers a lot of "experts".

Yea they may differ but to pass on the guy until the 4th round?

 

[burmafrd]

Roger played fairly wild his first two years here- it was the injury he got after the SB year that finally made him think about not running so recklessly. I think he sees a lot of how he was coming out of college as a player in Manziel. It is interesting since otherwise it would be very hard to find two more different people then Johnny Manziel and Roger Staubach.

 

[Doomsday101]

Roger played fairly wild his first two years here- it was the injury he got after the SB year that finally made him think about not running so recklessly. I think he sees a lot of how he was coming out of college as a player in Manziel. It is interesting since otherwise it would be very hard to find two more different people then Johnny Manziel and Roger Staubach.

True a lot fans do not remember or were not around but there were numerous times Landry would get after Roger for taking off and running. Landry believed strongly in his system and sometime Roger would do his own thing. In the SB vs Miami in the 1st half Roger was leaving the pocket way too soon leaving WR who were open down field standing by themselves waving their arms and Landry got after him. Later in the game Roger started connecting by being more patient in the pocket.

This is not a knock on Roger I grew up watching him and loved every min he was in Dallas almost cried like he did when he retired

 

[Zordon]

If he goes to Houston, the Cowboys will lose a generation of fans in this state.

 

[Doomsday101]

If he goes to Houston, the Cowboys will lose a generation of fans in this state.

Some will turn to Houston but if Jonny Football is a bust then it will be short lived. According to ESPN poll most think Houston should take Clowney even a vast majority here in Texas. Not all Houston fans would be happy with Manziel if he is selected

Houston fans wanted local boy Vince Young as well, I'm sure they are damn happy he did not end up with their team. lol