Jerry says he's not drafting a qb early in next years draft

[pgreptom]

The only way I'd be sure we have a franchise Q B is if it's in the first round. I have no confidence in Jerry finding one in the later rounds. He lucked out on Romo.

Jerry didn't luck out. Peyton gave him that gift... Jerry had nothing to do with it. My whole point is... we are doomed. You're not finding another franchise QB out of Eastern IL undrafted.

 

[Sb or Bust]

So Jerry says he won't invest a high pick on QB this upcoming draft. Does this mean he would use a 3-5th rounder? Tajh Boyd and Aaron Murray are projected by cbs sports to be available in 3-5th. Man can dream can't he?

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Jerry didn't luck out. Peyton gave him that gift... Jerry had nothing to do with it. My whole point is... we are doomed. You're not finding another franchise QB out of Eastern IL undrafted.

He lucked out that he had Peyton on his staff.

 

[TheSport78]

This is inaccurate. Jerry didn't say he wouldn't draft one early, but stated (paraphrasing) that it's too early to have discussions about it.

 

[Nirvana]

The Cowboys owner and general manager also said that a 33-year-old Romo having a second back surgery in the last eight months will not force him to spend an early-round draft pick on a quarterback in April.

“You’d like to every spring pick up a quarterback,” Jones said. “I think the real issue and maybe your question would be, ‘would you seriously consider using a significant draft pick for a quarterback?’ That’s early. That’s way too early to do that with the way things are today with my expectation of Tony’s career, which I think will be for several years to come, it’s too early to be drafting a highly ranked or if you will costly quarterback.”

The Cowboys have not drafted a quarterback since using a fourth-round pick on Stephen McGee in 2009.

http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***...l-not-spend-high-round-draft-pick-on-qb.html/

 

[khiladi]

Jerry wasted Romo's good years. He should have hired a competent coach after Parcells left. It's all just been a waste.

People don't realize that this is Jerry's biggest blunder. In order to show the world that he can win as GM with his hand-picked chosen one, he essentially put at risk the franchise QB that could have gotten it done. I've been saying for years now, Garrett is getting Romo killed back there with his Mike Martz style offense, with long vertical routes that get QBs destroyed. Not once did thus clown ever adjust to the pressure. All they did was attempt to keep plugging "holes" in the OL. Well look at what we have here...

 

[jesusdlg]

We urgently need to fix the Defense with some help on OL. But Defense needs to be a priority during 2014 draft!!

Offense will be fine, we just need a Defense to stop other teams on a permanent basis.

 

[blindzebra]

So your plan would be to wait until the last possible moment to draft a qb and just pray that there are some good ones coming out that year.....those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.

I am saying our bed is made. There are too many needs on defense to waste a pick on a QB that may not play for two or three years. The best way to win in the remaining Romo years is to wait.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

Yeah. What a grand experience post-Aikman was.

See most people learn from their past experiences. Jerry doesn't seem to & it wouldn't matter anyway because he's a "football guy" & knows best.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

This is inaccurate. Jerry didn't say he wouldn't draft one early, but stated (paraphrasing) that's it's too early to have discussions about it.

Glad you said that because that's what I thought I heard as well. He just said it's too early to discuss that, and with Tony not even out of sedation from his surgery this morning, he's right.

Maybe he said something later in the interview when I wasn't listening as closely, but at least early on when he was first asked about it, that's what he said.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

The process continues. Jerry is determined to win a title with this coach and this QB. Nothing ever changes.

Stephen says it will happen sooner than later!

 

[jazzcat22]

I don't see a QB being drafted at all this year, unless in the later rounds one is there that drops to them. This is Orton's last year of his contract I believe. So do they resign him [probably depends on his performance too].
Or sign another FA, or draft one, than can be a backup [without any NFL experience, so doubtful] and hopefully develop as Romo did.

I can see them waiting until the 2015 draft before even thinking of looking at higher round QB.

 

[tantrix1969]

Glad you said that because that's what I thought I heard as well. He just said it's too early to discuss that, and with Tony not even out of sedation from his surgery this morning, he's right.

good to hear

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

People don't realize that this is Jerry's biggest blunder. In order to show the world that he can win as GM with his hand-picked chosen one, he essentially put at risk the franchise QB that could have gotten it done. I've been saying for years now, Garrett is getting Romo killed back there with his Mike Martz style offense, with long vertical routes that get QBs destroyed. Not once did thus clown ever adjust to the pressure. All they did was attempt to keep plugging "holes" in the OL. Well look at what we have here...

I always thought that Martz was overrated too. The minute that Jerry brought Garrett in before he hired a Head Coach, the future was already set. Then he decided between Wade and Norv as head coach knowing that their power was limited. Garrett's been here since 2007 and I can't forget that he was in charge of that offense all those years. He's had plenty of time to learn to be a coach in this league.

 

[visionary]

Thinks Tony will be back in time for OTA's and says it's too early to invest a high draft pick in a qb. Said he's gone through this before with Aikman so he's experienced and He thinks Romo still has a long career ahead of him.

what JJ has learned from the Aikman experience:

find out that 30+ year old starting QB has significant back issues
'believe' that it is no big deal and said QB will play for a long time
figure out ways to sell this to fans and media
do not develop a back up plan

hope that you luck out by getting a top 10 franchise QB as an undrafted FA

 

[Blackspider214]

Yeah Jerry had nothing to do with Romo. That was all Parcells and Payton. They saw something in him. Parcells wanted to keep him around and Payton and one other guy developed him. Heck if it was not for Quincy getting arrested in 2004 or whenever, Romo would have been cut. It all fell into Jerry's lap. Or god knows how many other stinkers we would have placed under center.

And Jerry had no part of Aikman, either. That was Jimmy.

That is why no one has any faith in Jerry. He has single handedly destroyed the Cowboys since the early to mid 90s.

 

[Blackspider214]

I always thought that Martz was overrated too. The minute that Jerry brought Garrett in before he hired a Head Coach, the future was already set. then he decided between Wade and Norv as head coach knowing that their power was limited. Garrett's been here since 2007 and I can't forget that he was in charge of that offense all those years. He's had plenty of time to learn to be a coach in this league.

Garrett interviewed for a job and did not get it so he stayed here. And we are paying the price. He's had one good season and that was 2007. And even then, he was overrated. We had a very solid OL, good running game and a solid defense. He was not this offensive genius people were claiming at the time.

Now he has been exposed. He can't develop any type of gameplan and has no feel for the flow of the game and how to adjust.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Yeah Jerry had nothing to do with Romo. That was all Parcells and Payton. They saw something in him. Parcells wanted to keep him around and Payton and one other guy developed him. Heck if it was not for Quincy getting arrested in 2004 or whenever, Romo would have been cut. It all fell into Jerry's lap. Or god knows how many other stinkers we would have placed under center.

And Jerry had no part of Aikman, either. That was Jimmy.

That is why no one has any faith in Jerry. He has single handedly destroyed the Cowboys since the early to mid 90s.

I remember when Parcells made Romo the starter. Jerry didn't seem to be that behind it at the time.

 

[MikeT22]

I am saying our bed is made. There are too many needs on defense to waste a pick on a QB that may not play for two or three years. The best way to win in the remaining Romo years is to wait.

I remember hearing these same excuses late in Troy's career and even right after he retired. But the successful teams in the league don't wait til they are desperate, they plan ahead. Doesn't even have to be a 1st rounder. I've seen several quality QB's recently that were drafted in rounds 2-4.

 

[noshame]

The guy has had 2 back surgeries in a year, he's 34 at the start of next season, his replacement should be on the roster next year. If anybody thinks Tony just had a cyst removed earlier you're daft.
I suppose if Orton does as well as I think he will, he could be a stop gap for a couple of years, but if a blue chip QB is within reach, you need to pull the trigger.