JJ thinks Johnny is the best player in the draft

[Fredd]

Yea, last year was comical watching Garrett sit there all pissed after they decided to pass on Floyd.

He was trying to act tough since he was flirting with charlotte the entire time...he wanted to impress her and act like a tough guy

 

[Beast_from_East]

He was trying to act tough since he was flirting with charlotte the entire time...he wanted to impress her and act like a tough guy

LOL

 

[ghst187]

Jf's moxie alone would get us two more wins

 

[Bungarian]

Not

 

[IAmLegend]

In all seriousness, if JJ takes Manziel that tells me something is awry with Romo. You don't waste a first round pick on a QB if you plan on him riding the pine for 2-3 years.

Worked pretty well for Green Bay.

 

[IAmLegend]

This just seems like a Jerry ploy to make sure Manziel pushes a player down to the Cowboys.

Exactly. Cowboys aren't going after Manziel. If they were they wouldn't be so blatant about it. THis is nothing mire than a classic JJ smokescreen leading up to the draft in hopes of forcing a team before us to snatch him up. Nothing to see here.

 

[Common Sense]

Exactly. Cowboys aren't going after Manziel. If they were they wouldn't be so blatant about it. THis is nothing mire than a classic JJ smokescreen leading up to the draft in hopes of forcing a team before us to snatch him up. Nothing to see here.

Absolutely. Check out some of birddog26's tweets about it on Twitter.

 

[NJ22]

Come on, mayne.

She works for ESPN on 1st take with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith.

Could there be anybody with less credibility?

I am inclined to believe her because she is seriously hot. Pretty logical if you think about it..

 

[xwalker]

I am inclined to believe her because she is seriously hot. Pretty logical if you think about it..

That's better logic than I see in many posts.

 

[jterrell]

various:
if you want manziel to truly excel you want to give him a year on the bench.
not two or three but definitely the one(or most of one).
let him add another 10 pounds of muscle and learn the scheme inside out.

he is a fit in dallas just from the perspective they have a QB here for AT LEAST 1 more year.
also from the perspective that TR is not playing forever and if this is a 5 or 6 win team in 2014 bringing him back in 2015 would be painful.

IF this is a 6 or less win team you expect that top 10 pick needs to become an elite pass rusher looking at current talent and needs.
So having the QB in line to take over makes sense. for a front office thinking a couple chess moves ahead that should be a mild consideration.


ALL THAT SAID, there really is no reason for a QB who is probably the 15th to 20th best overall player to drop out of the top 10. He is a QB. That's huge value modifier via position. So he won't be there at 16 unless teams somehow hate QBs all of a sudden and owners decided ot hate money....

JM is my 2nd ranked QB after Bridgewater(lower ceiling but much higher floor and day 1 guy) but I absolutely believe with Dallas situation he is their top QB and likely a very high overall ranked player. I do not believe he is their dream scenario guy however. I think that is Donald. A lot was put in place to go to a 4-3 and the key piece is an elite young 3T. Henry Melton can fill that role but he isn;t truly elite, just good at it, and to keep him will be very expensive if he does excel. If you could rotate Melton and Donald then play them togethe ron 3rd and longs... yea, that'd be pretty sweet and offer immediate reward on the field.
But much like Manziel above that is unlikely to happen if only because Donald should go before 16.

 

[Boom]

If he didn't have Romo with a mega-contract then I could see Jerry wanting Johnny even if the scouting dept. had Bortles or Bridgewater rated higher; however, I think that people are missing the fact that Jerry's biggest weakness has been that he will go to any lengths to try and prove that actions that he has already taken were valid. Proving that the Romo contract was a good idea will be a bigger issue for Jerry than trying to make a splash with a draft pick.

In addition to that, he'd be saddling the coach he wants to succeed with a new QB (and the impending controversy at any turn) in lieu of desperately needed defensive help. With that said, I wouldn't be surprised by Jerry getting distracted by new shiny objects.

 

[xwalker]

In addition to that, he'd be saddling the coach he wants to succeed with a new QB (and the impending controversy at any turn) in lieu of desperately needed defensive help. With that said, I wouldn't be surprised by Jerry getting distracted by new shiny objects.

I would also note that Jerry didn't draft any QBs in the 1st round during the years between Aikman and Romo.

 

[RS12]

 

[DFWJC]

From what I understand, the team will have a draft board that is put together by the scouts after position coach (unlike dline last year) and HC guidance.

If a pick comes up and there is debate on who to take--with 2-3 players all ranked about the same on a board--Jerry has the final say.

In other words, unless the scouts and position coaches also think Manziel is the top player, this information means nothing.
Most ranking services have Manziel in the 15-20 range, though one has him as a high as 7th.
Odds are that Dallas scouts have him somewhere between 10 and 30.