Twitter: Interesting tidbit about Cowboys players

[Mr Cowboy]

 

[Teague31]

We like our guys?

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

McClay deserves a raise

 

[DCBoysfan]

Saw this on X, it's a very impressive stat.

 

[stilltheguru]

The trolls will find a way to bash McCray and co still. This won't make a dent when agendas reign Supreme

 

[Cowboys22]

Having the most drafted players and/or undrafted rookies signed by you still in the league means someone, or lots of someones, are doing something right. They deserve the benefit of the doubt on draft day as opposed to meaningless rankings put out by whoever.

 

[Cowboys22]

We like our guys?

So do other teams as this information would suggest.

 

[Havic]

Keep churning

 

[maryquality]

Sounds like our scouting department is top notch!!

 

[EPL0c0]

This is why I'm OK with the Trey Lance trade. If McClay had a hand in it, I trust him and that it was a good move for the team.

 

[JD_KaPow]

We like our guys?

The NFL likes our guys.

 

[JD_KaPow]

Having the most drafted players and/or undrafted rookies signed by you still in the league means someone, or lots of someones, are doing something right. They deserve the benefit of the doubt on draft day as opposed to meaningless rankings put out by whoever.

I think this is absolutely true, but just playing devil's advocate, I can imagine one way in which it could be a bad thing.
I can imagine a team that makes "safer" picks in the later rounds, guys with high floors but low ceilings, who are more likely to stick in the NFL as backups but less likely to become stars. I don't have any reason to believe the Cowboys tend that way, just noodling.

I do think the Cowboys are an appealing destination for undrafted free agents (a la Romo taking less money to come here over Denver), which is a built-in advantage unrelated to personnel evaluation. But it still means the team is doing something right.

 

[Runwildboys]

Half of them are still on the team!

 

[JD_KaPow]

The Ravens have been universally lauded for their drafting acumen for years, particularly when Ozzie Newsome was there. The Patriots have historically been pick accumulators, routinely having a dozen or more picks in the draft. Not sure about the others. But to be that far ahead of even the Ravens is impressive.

 

[Qcard]

Cowboys are great at talent acquisition, good to average at talent developing and horrific at going ALL out....

 

[CowboyFrog]

Cowboys are great at talent acquisition, good to average at talent developing and horrific at going ALL out....

They were average to well below average for the 10 years (known as the Dark days of JG) at development but the last several seasons have gone to great at it...

 

[shabazz]

This is why I'm OK with the Trey Lance trade. If McClay had a hand in it, I trust him and that it was a good move for the team.

MCClay wasn’t told about it……neither was @Rockport

 

[stilltheguru]

Take notice of who goes quiet in these threads

 

[Jumbo075]

This is why I'm OK with the Trey Lance trade. If McClay had a hand in it, I trust him and that it was a good move for the team.

Both McClay and McCarthy had huge roles in the trade for Trey Lance, even though Jerry didn't consult with either one of them when San Francisco called. It was the past recommendations of McClay an McCarthy that convince Jerry it was a good trade. He didn't need to ask them at the moment the 49ers called, because they had already expressed their opinions about Lance in the 2021 NFL draft. Jerry came right out and said that it was the 2021 draft evaluation of Lance that he relied upon to inform the trade. His only other concern was the health of Lance.

Go back and listen to what Jerry said after the trade. He explicitly states is was Lance's draft grades that caused him to pull the trigger. Who did the draft grading? McClay and McCarthy.

 

[gimmesix]

I think more evidence is needed to understand what this really means. For instance, my theory for Dallas having a higher draft success rate (as measured by roster retention) than other teams is that it is tied to the Cowboys limited or ineffective use of free agency. If you are bringing in cheap players who fail more often than succeed, then you are more likely to keep a mediocre draft pick over that cheap FA. Instead of cutting a mediocre draft pick, we keep him because we have nothing better.

Of course, to prove that theory, I'd have to do a roster comparison that I'm too busy and too lazy to perform.