If No QB taken in the first do we bother later

[BrAinPaiNt]

If we don't take a QB in the first round we will bother to take one later?

And by taking one later, I mean with the idea of one later being viewed as successor to Romo vs just a Backup QB?

Maybe it is just me but I don't think they bother taking a QB till the later rounds IF they do not take one at 4. And if that is the case I don't think they will view that later round QB as a project that will take over for Romo down the road as much as they view them as a backup QB project.

Of course this is all speculation on my part.

I would not be shocked at all if they do not take a QB at 4...if they don't take a QB at all.

 

[texbumthelife]

If we don't take a QB in the first round we will bother to take one later?

And by taking one later, I mean with the idea of one later being viewed as successor to Romo vs just a Backup QB?

Maybe it is just me but I don't think they bother taking a QB till the later rounds IF they do not take one at 4. And if that is the case I don't think they will view that later round QB as a project that will take over for Romo down the road as much as they view them as a backup QB project.

Of course this is all speculation on my part.

I would not be shocked at all if they do not take a QB at 4...if they don't take a QB at all.

I really don't foresee a situation where the team comes out of the draft without having addressed the position, unless they're able to get someone young in free agency. I think that fourth round comp pick is going to a QB, even if they have to reach.

 

[egn22]

Dak Prescott is my choice if we pick QB later. I hope that's the route we go. Trade back, get more picks

 

[DBOY3141]

I don't think they take one at all. I think they sign RGIII to a two year deal in FA and roll with Romo/RG/Moore. Go defense heavy in the draft. JJ is sold on Romo being the man for 3 more years.

JJ's time is now. I don't think he is looking at 10 years from now.

 

[Alexander]

If we don't take a QB in the first round we will bother to take one later?

And by taking one later, I mean with the idea of one later being viewed as successor to Romo vs just a Backup QB?

Maybe it is just me but I don't think they bother taking a QB till the later rounds IF they do not take one at 4. And if that is the case I don't think they will view that later round QB as a project that will take over for Romo down the road as much as they view them as a backup QB project.

Of course this is all speculation on my part.

I would not be shocked at all if they do not take a QB at 4...if they don't take a QB at all.

Really depends on free agency. If they get a veteran, I think the draftee becomes less and less important. They will not have a chance to get very many reps.

 

[Alexander]

JJ's time is now. I don't think he is looking at 10 years from now.

Same as it ever was--

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Really depends on free agency. If they get a veteran, I think the draftee becomes less and less important. They will not have a chance to get very many reps.

Kind of figure that is how it goes.

Like last year they get DMC and some others...then pass on the RBs that come to them in the draft almost to the point of trying to be too cute.

Oh well,...nothing has happened yet but still I tell you not to assume in another thread and I am assuming in this one.

Yes...hypocritical

 

[RS12]

The visits to Valley Ranch will be very interesting this year. I do think they draft a QB. Just may not be who we want.

 

[gimmesix]

If we don't take a QB in the first round we will bother to take one later?

And by taking one later, I mean with the idea of one later being viewed as successor to Romo vs just a Backup QB?

Maybe it is just me but I don't think they bother taking a QB till the later rounds IF they do not take one at 4. And if that is the case I don't think they will view that later round QB as a project that will take over for Romo down the road as much as they view them as a backup QB project.

Of course this is all speculation on my part.

I would not be shocked at all if they do not take a QB at 4...if they don't take a QB at all.

I wouldn't be shocked if they don't take one, but I believe they should at some point. I think our expectations for QBs taken after the first round are low based on how poorly we've done it (other than Romo in FA). However, if we're not going to take Romo's successor in the first, we should take a QB we can try to groom for the job at some point.

If that later-round shot fails, then we go back to looking at eventually replacing him with a first-rounder.

 

[DFWJC]

It depends on who we like and who is available.

A recent example would Derek Carr and Oakland.
They loved the guy but there was Khalil Mack staring at them with the 5th overall pick in the draft
So they took him.

Then, when the 4th pick in the second round came around, Derek Carr was still not taken, so they grabbed him.

Not bad.

I think you just have to see how the draft unfolds.

 

[AzorAhai]

Unless one of the big 3 falls to our 2nd Rd pick, I have zero interest in another QB just to be a future b/u. You either draft one who has the potential to be a franchise QB or you go all in on Romo. I see no reason to waste a pick on a total project QB.

 

[Kaiser]

I think the 3rd/4th round QBs like Prescott are much, much better value than taking Goff or Wentz at 4. I'd much rather come out of the draft with Myles Jack and Prescott than Wentz and a backup DB.

I also think there is a decent chance Lynch drops to our pick at 34.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

I think they wait until the 4th round to take a QB if they do not take one at #4. That is, providing one of the top three prospects is available at # 34 which is highly unlikely.

If they do have to wait until the 4th round, the prospect would have to be someone they can feel can serve as a backup and they groom to replace Romo in the future. I doubt they take a QB prospect in the latter rounds just so he can be a backup.

 

[Chuck 54]

Unless they truly fall in love with one of the top 2 QB's, I just don't see any way or reason to draft a QB with the #4 selection.
It's like you suffered through the turmoil of a season ruined by injuries, and now when you have a top pick on a day one starter and future impact player at any of several positions, you are going to pass on that selection for a developmental QB who may not start for 2- 3 years at best. Has that ever been done in modern history? Most teams that select a QB when they don't need one yet are selecting in other rounds or later in round 1 from a position of strength.

I just can't see this being done.

That said, to answer the original question, I think they should approach every round of the draft the same way as the first round....if the top rated player on your board is a QB, take him in rounds 3-7. However, if you look at these draft-able developmental QB's and you see similar traits in a guy who can be signed as an undrafted free agent, then you may decide to draft another player at a position where he will contribute in some way instead.

It's wrong to just say, we must draft a QB in any round or at all. NO, you don't have to draft a QB. You can sign QB's in free agency; you can gamble on undrafted QB's. Unless the QB's rating and your team need line up to make him the top player on your board, you draft someone else at another position.

All you read on here is BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE (with need breaking ties or close ratings), but for some reason, the same folks want to say, "WE MUST DRAFT A QB NOW!"

Draft the best player available, especially when your need for a starting QB is still 2-3 years away. Draft the best players for your team, and make sure you acquire a solid backup QB for Romo now. That backup QB is the only one we MUST acquire now. The future QB must be acquired because he is the best player on the board or later when the need is high and you're going to play him.

 

[Chuck 54]

I think they wait until the 4th round to take a QB if they do not take one at #4. That is, providing one of the top three prospects is available at # 34 which is highly unlikely.

If they do have to wait until the 4th round, the prospect would have to be someone they can feel can serve as a backup and they groom to replace Romo in the future. I doubt they take a QB prospect in the latter rounds just so he can be a backup.

We aren't going to draft our backup QB this year for 2016. Even if you draft a QB at #4 and Romo is injured for a few games, you have to have a veteran backup QB who can win games....period.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

QBs have always been the exception to the rule in the NFL.

For the wait until 2-3 years later crowd.

This is the type of thinking that got us to OVER draft Quincy Carter (yes over draft even in the 2nd). We screwed the pooch by making a last ditch effort to help Aikman so we had no first round pick. Because...Hey we did not need a QB we needed to help the QB (the one with the back and concussion problems who as at the tail end of his career) but instead we gave up to first round picks for a WR and thought we could just use a high end draft pick for a future QB when the time came...well the time came and we had no ammo and were not in position to take a QB in the first.

This is the argument many are making here.

If they feel one of these guys is a Franchise Player at 4....they should take him....even if that means he "might" sit a few years before becoming the full time starter.

We seen the future of the Cowboys last season without Romo and it was freaking ugly.

 

[Gaede]

I think the 3rd/4th round QBs like Prescott are much, much better value than taking Goff or Wentz at 4. I'd much rather come out of the draft with Myles Jack and Prescott than Wentz and a backup DB.

I also think there is a decent chance Lynch drops to our pick at 34.

Agree completely.

 

[tm1119]

I think they will still take a Qb at some point even though I don't agree with it. Unless a guy we really liked falls to our 2nd it's most likely going to be a waste of a pick. You're more or less scratching a lottery ticket trying to find a starting QB after the 2nd round. I know I'm beating a dead horse at this point, but developing a QB is more or less a myth

 

[Nightman]

If we don't take a QB in the first round we will bother to take one later?

And by taking one later, I mean with the idea of one later being viewed as successor to Romo vs just a Backup QB?

Maybe it is just me but I don't think they bother taking a QB till the later rounds IF they do not take one at 4. And if that is the case I don't think they will view that later round QB as a project that will take over for Romo down the road as much as they view them as a backup QB project.

Of course this is all speculation on my part.

I would not be shocked at all if they do not take a QB at 4...if they don't take a QB at all.

The only one I think we could get at Round 2 or later is Connor Cook. MSU runs a pro offense and become QBU.

I liked Dak Prescott when I thought we could get him in the 6th and stash him, but his stock has risen into the 2-3rd round. Too high to Practice Squad.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

If Romo does play for another 3-4 years, you can hope a guy like Hackenburg can develop in time. He's a guy with 1st round potential but a high bust potential.