It All Leads Back to the Cowboys Philosophy of Acquiring QB Talent

[black label]

please draft more qbs

 

[rambo2]

please draft more qbs

It will be hard o find one this year.

 

[black label]

It will be hard o find one this year.

still have to roll the dice

 

[rambo2]

Well look around the NFL right now and find great backup QB's. I'd wager less than half the 32 teams have somebody they'd trust to win a game.

This is why there are so many rules in place to protect QB's. It's hard to find a quality starter. It's even harder to find a quality backup. And with the salary cap and limited draft picks, good luck convincing the fan base it's a good idea to use a high pick on a guy that will probably never see the field.

No matter how you feel about Dak, even he was picked 135th because the Cowboys thought he'd be a good backup for Tony Romo.

Half of the teams can't win with their starting qb.

 

[rambo2]

still have to roll the dice

undrafted free agent

 

[ultron]

Here’s a stat line for you:

13 for 23
141 yards
6.1 avg passing yards per play
1 interception
5 sacks taken
2 fumbles, 1 lost
56.6 QBR

This is a stat line from Super Bowl 50. The Quarterback’s name is Peyton Manning and his Broncos won 24-10.

Do you know how badly the Cowboys would lose if Dak put up a stat line like this? This isn’t an individual sport, it’s the most team oriented sport in the history of man kind. If everyone doesn’t show up and play lights out - we won’t win anything. It’s really not on Dak; or any one particular man.

 

[TWOK11]

Would Aikman have been Aikman without Steve Walsh? I often wonder.

Um, yeah. Because Steve Walsh was terrible and never a threat to Aikman.

People are pretending that starting caliber QBs just grow on trees. Many NFL teams don’t have ONE starting caliber QB. And now we’re acting like all the teams that know what they’re doing keep two around just so the starter doesn’t get comfortable?

 

[black label]

undrafted free agent

k rofl

 

[Bullflop]

It's ridiculous that we have two imposters inhabiting the Cowboys' front office. They enjoy posing as knowledgeable "football guys," despite lacking anything resembling an actual recognition of football talent. If they had an ounce of good sense, they'd hire a good GM. Unfortunately for the team and its fans, that's way too much to ask. Let's face it, we're screwed, barring an epic miracle. Sadly, it looks like that's why the FO refers to it as "entertainment," rather than a legitimately professional contest. They have no idea how to effectively manage a pro football team. Learn to love it -- it won't change anytime soon!

 

[Rockport]

My problem with Jerry Jones is that he finds a quarterback with the talent to start and he's done.

Since Jimmy's departure 29 years ago, the Cowboys have drafted 1 quarterback in the top three rounds of the NFL draft. Jerry has been forced to overpay his starting quarterbacks because he chooses to have zero other options at the position.

If the Cowboys had followed a simple process of drafting one quarterback in the top three rounds every three years he wouldn't have been forced to pay Dak a HOF/SB MVP contract. He would have created a level of competition that enhanced the performance at that position and he quite possibly would have had future excellent trade value.

Instead, he finds one potential starter and checks off the position for the next ten seasons. He fills the backup role with some marginal performer with limited skills and no future potential.

Now with a 17 game regular season schedule the need for additional options at QB become even more critical. So long as one quarterback is still in the 4 year rookie contract window, it isn't necessary to push a fifth of the cap in one direction. I can see doing this with a guy that took the team to a championship. Otherwise, Jerry is just paying for unrealized potential.

From 1993 to 2021 there have been 143 quarterbacks drafted in the top three rounds, an average of 4.5 quarterbacks per team and the Cowboys have drafted one..

 

[rambo2]

It's ridiculous that we have two imposters inhabiting the Cowboys' front office. They enjoy posing as knowledgeable "football guys," despite lacking anything resembling an actual recognition of football talent. If they had an ounce of good sense, they'd hire a good GM. Unfortunately for the team and its fans, that's way too much to ask. Let's face it, we're screwed, barring an epic miracle. Sadly, it looks like that's why the FO refers to it as "entertainment," rather than a legitimately professional contest. They have no idea how to effectively manage a pro football team. Learn to love it -- it won't change anytime soon!

Only 8 Gms won their division. Jerry is one of them.

 

[Flamma]

It’s true but don’t get it mixed up. Jerry didn’t want to pay Dak. It was Stephen who wanted Dak. The Cowboys SHOULD draft a QB this year. Dak has 3 years left on his deal and theres a potential out after 2023. Maybe the guy they draft will be ready to take over in 2024.

I don't think that's their intention. The structured his contract in a way so that they can restructure after this season to make his cap hit 18 Mil next year instead of 33 mil. If that happens, he won't be going anywhere after 2023. If not, then there might be trouble.