CFZ Let Wil McClay lead

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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...was-a-mistake-i-wish-we-wouldve-selected-him/

With the 28th-overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select ... Taco Charlton. While there are plenty of examples of teams such as the Dallas Cowboys getting skewered for a draft decision, few have and will continue to haunt them like the decision to turn their back on T.J. Watt to grab Charlton out of Michigan. It was initially a decision Vice President of Player Personnel Will McClay stood in front of the train for, but there were always loud whispers emanating from within the organization that it wasn't nearly as much McClay pounding the table for Charlton as it was the coaching staff -- primarily defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli.

The Cowboys are now readily admitting that was not the case, at least not entirely (if at all). Team exec Stephen Jones now publicly places the blame on Marinelli, in a Friday interview with 105.3FM the Fan. When asked if the Cowboys outright regret selecting Charlton over Watt, Jones was unequivocal.

"Absolutely," he said. "You always do that if you're truthful and you're honest. The harder part of that is he was in serious contention [to be our pick]. I think the biggest issue was we were playing a 4-3 there with Rod [Marinelli] and Rod was concerned about how he'd hold up against the run in the 4-3 -- didn't have that same concern with Taco [Charlton]."

Yet still under Marinelli and his 4-3 scheme, we had no qualms or concerns about drafting a 237 pound Randy Gregory in the 2nd round out of Nebraska.

Watt (252 lbs at draft time) was already 15 pounds heavier than Gregory (at draft time)coming out of college. Go figure.

 

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EXACTLY!

What good is a HC if your not getting the guys he wants for his style of play.

You'll get the players for the scheme and coaches, ... but let McClay decide and configure what style " players need to be drafted in what rounds.

Draft value vs reaching .

 

[blueblood70]

My one big wish list going into the offseason with players per free agency, trades and NFL Draft is ...let guru Wil McClay lead the way.

- Sure Stephen "Cap Boy" Jones will determine the contract dollar amount this team will commit to certain players whether on the roster, or from outside.
And no doubt has a hand in what draft picks and rounds will be determined in any possible trades

- But McClay's groups scouts, film studies, and evaluate the outsiders, both from around the NFL, and especially in the NFL draft.

- And the NFL draft is most definitely where i want McClay leading and determining the players selected in respective rounds.

- No Defensive Coordinator in his ear urging him to hurry and pick this and that player early on ..
No more Taco Charltons and Nahshon Wrights in early rounds.

It's not always gonna be a golden fleece with McClay, and we'll get the Escobars, Josephs, McGovern but I've become to trust him with hits- mistakes.
He's won more than he has lost. And he won't buckle to what media and fans want.

- Many questioned the LVE pick, but he was lights out his rookie year and Pro bowl, many questioned Lamb pick over defensive picks, he's a Pro Bowler
and easily our lead feature WR.

- Many questioned the Tyler Smith pick in first round last year. But he's a bright spot for this team last year and looks to be our future star at LT.

like that not been happening the last 5 years.. come on people hes the GM been for while but Jerry likes the title and the rep, Fans wont admit it they like mocking jerry call for change but pay attention to the last 5-10 years of Mcclay having influence on drafts and other player personal decisions.. doesn't matter if hes not tilesd as GM ihe is is acting GM.

you all want to believe otherwise and act like you have hidden camera around the star and know differently, show me your plugged in to point you know the actual haps at the star.. too many of us, the results and moves its obvious Jerrys just mouthpiece not. Like many corporate structures decisions are being made by group think tank ie all coaches , scouts, staff and owners bring in ideas and then they make decisions. Jerry no longer an acting king doing crazy things and not listening. Hes the queen of England, not much power, just prestige.

regular GMs on other teams make bad moves and bad decisions, so pointing out some bad draft picks or FA moves to say it must be Jerry, umm show me perfect Normal GM types ? ill call you a liar.

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-re-sign-personnel-vp-will-mcclay

notice in that story around 2014 how he started becoming more involved, ive seen the draft, FA and many changes being made that felt different since and some of our best assembled teams and team records started around that time. each change in his titles and new contracts you can nearly see the decisions feel a lot different,.

 

[blueblood70]

No one is perfect. It's NEVER happened in this league. Even the great Jimmy Johnson has some big misses. Overall McClay has far more hits than misses for the Cowboys. To judge him strictly off of not drafting TJ (and his knee history going into that draft) isn't a fair evaluation.

we knew that was going to happen focus on a few mistakes' vs all the hits and positive influence WM has had on the Jones family. its why 90% of those posters i have on Ignore. Tired of the negativity,

 

[john van brocklin]

That’s Stephens spot……..he’s got a lock on it

 

[eromeopolk]

McClay still needs to look at the type of players the coaches want. He can find the players and present them to the team. But the coaches still need input.

I think Jerry has not been involved with any of these decisions as much as the fans still claim.

McClay was a coach that had more success in the league he coached than any Jonesboys Head Coach in the last 27 years. I am sure he knows what the coaches need.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Drafting has improved. No doubt.


But some of you guys are falling for McClay the same way you did for Garrett, Kris Richard, Brian Stewart, Kellen Moore, etc.

He is solid. Fans evaluate him by his hits, and not his misses and lionize him. We also drafted Chaz Green, Conner McGovern, Trysten Hill, Neville Gallimore, Kelvin Joseph, Nashon Wright, Chauncey Golston, and Jalen Tolbert with day 2 picks